RICHMOND, VA - CENSUS - 1782 Taxlist, Wardship 2 ----¤¤¤---- Title: Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790. : records of the state enumerations, 1782 to 1785. City of Publication: Washington Publisher: G.P.O. Date: 1908 Page Count: 193 Notes: At head of title: Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of the Census, S.N.D. North, director. Includes index. The First Census of the United States (1790) comprised an enumeration of the inhabitants of the present states of Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, and Virginia. A complete set of the schedules for each state, with a summary for the counties, and in many cases for towns, was filed in the State Department, but unfortunately they are not now complete, the returns for the states of Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Virginia having been destroyed when the British burned the Capitol at Washington during the War of 1812. For several of the states for which schedules are lacking it is probable that the Director of the Census could obtain lists which would present the names of most of the heads of families at the date of the First Census. At the census of 1790 the state of Virginia was returned with a population of 747,160, leading, by more than 300,000, Pennsylvania, the second state of the Union in point of population at the First Census. The loss of Virginia's original schedules for the First and Second censuses is so unfortunate that every endeavor has been made to secure data that would in some measure fill the vacancy. The only records that could be secured were some manuscript lists of state enumerations made in the years 11782, 1783, 1784, and 1785; also the tax lists of Green-brier county from 1783 to 1786. These documents were on file in the State Library and could not be removed there from. Through the courtesy of the State Librarian and the members of the Library Board, an act was passed by the legislature allowing the Census Office to withdraw the lists for the purpose of making copies and publishing the names, in lieu of the Federal census returns. The counties for which the names of the heads of families are returned on the state census lists are 39 in number, and contained in 1790 a population of 370,000; 41 counties with 377,000 population are lacking; this publication covers, therefore, only about one-half of the state. A copy of the enumerator's list for the city of Richmond has been obtained, and the data are presented on page 112. Wardship No. 2 Name Age Occupation Time of Residence Lots improved and their numbers Slaves tithable Slaves not tithable Cattle Horses Mares Colts Mules Wheels Billiard tables Misc Adams, Richard 56 Merchant 8,9 8 10 8 3 6 Adams, Elizabeth 45 Adams, Thomas Bowler 22 Adams, Richard 21 Adams, William Adams, John 8 Adams, Samuel 6 Adams, Tabitha 24 Adams, Elizzbeth Griffin 23 Adams, Ann 18 Adams, Sarah 16 Adams, Ailcea 13 Free mulattoes or negroes In lot or rear of residence; Brazilde Romo, Hannah, his wife, a tithable, and Grace, a tithable; 1 horse, 1 mare; tenant to Mr Adams. Lease for 10 years, 18 months resi- dence P Humphrey Baine, Nancy Baine; 1 horse; ten- ant to Mr Borum; were there 12 months. Negro permitted to hire themselves; Rachael belonging to John Gun, Junr. Armistead, William 28 Merchant 4 3 2 2 Armistead, Sucanna 20 Armistead, Ann 1 Free mulatto Bridget Anderson tenant in Crouch Tenement Armistead, Isaac 30 Ship Carpenter 3 1 Free mulatto, Peter Robertson; name not given belonging to Isaac Armistead Beckley, John 26 Atto. At law 4 2 Craig, Adam 22 1 2 Hay, Charles 18 Free mulatto Kate Robertson, 26; Nancy, a slave tithable or hire; 1 horse. Tenant to Charles Lewis Wardship No. 2, p. 113 Boush, John 32 Auditor 1 1 1 2 Boush, Ann 26 Nell, negro, permitted to hire; belonging to John Boush Bridgwater, James 23 Waterman 3 months 2 Bridgwater, Elizabeth 28 Swine, Mary 54 Stanhope, William 8 Stanhope, Polly 6 Bridgwater, Daniel 27 Waggoner 3 months 1 4 Bennet, James 30 Sippling 1 2 2 1 Bennet, Rebecca 29 Bennet Nathaniel 14 Bennet, William 13 Bennet, Nancy 12 Bennet, Polly 10 Bennet, Lucy 8 Bennet, James 7 Bennet, Susanna 5 Bennet, William 45 1 1 Bennet, Ann 29 Bennet, Polly 14 Bennet, Nancy 12 Bennet, Sally 9 Bennet, Jennie 6 Bennet, William 5 Bennet, Barlary 3 Borum, William 24 Ship Carp. 1 Clark, John 36 Cabinet Maker 1 1 Thompson, Molly 28 Roberts, Charles 14 Thompson, William 10 Crouch, John 23 Storekeeper 5 3 Drummond, James 25 Shoe Maker 5 weeks Ferguson, Charles Edward 30 or 3Watch Maker Ferguson, Sally 21 Ferguson, Polly 3 Franklin, William 27 Cooper 1 Franklin, Lucy 27 Franklin, Elizabeth 9 Franklin, Delphia 6 Franklin, William 4 Humphreys, Joshua 39 Watch Maker 3 1 1 1 ordinary li Humphries, Anne 36 Humphreys, David 12 Humphries, Elijah 10 Humphreys, Mary 7 Humphreys, Charles 6 Humphries, Parry 4 Humphries, Joshua 8 Redding, Emelia 18 Hill,Judy 9 Hubbard, Sarah 40 Washer & Sunp4 weeks Hubbard, Betsy 19 Hubbard, Pattie 15 Montgomery, Alexander 28 Joiner 7 months 1 1 Montgomery, Margaret 25 Montgomery, Jannet 4 Montgomery, Peggy 1 1/2 Newman, Edward 27 Joiner 10 months 1 Newman, Anne 64 Adams, Tabitha 20 Perry, William 25 1 Perry, Sarah 24 Rose, William 48 Keeper O Jail Rose, Mary 48 Rose, Polly 17 Rose, Thomas 14 Rose, Peyton 6 Roper, John 35 Ordy Keeper 2 1 8 4 1 1 ordinary li Roper, Elizabeth 30 Clarkston, Mary 18 Clarkston, Matthew 16 Clarkston, Davis 13 Craddock, Robert 16 Tankard, Stephen 50 Ordy Keeper 8 7 5 1 1 ordinary li Tankard, Martha 45 Tankard, Peggy 47 Tankard, John 16 Wardship No. 2, p. 114 Taylor, Mary 23 1 Williams, Lecrutia Tucker, Valentine 46 Shoe Maker 1 week 1 Edwards, Thomas 20 Typler Total, 100 43 30 33 23 4 12 ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. 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