RICHMOND, VA - CENSUS - 1782 Taxlist, Wardship 4 ----¤¤¤---- 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 117. Wardship No. 4, p. 117 Name Age Occupation Time of Residence Lots improved Slaves Slaves not Cattle Horses Mares Colts Mules Wheels Billiard Misc and their numbers tithable tithable Tables Harvey, John 33 State Register 7 mo 1; 601 5 6 1 2 4 Harvey, Margeret 25 Harvey, Gabriella 10 Harvey, Amelia 8 Lewis, Robert 18 Robertson, Colin 25 McKeand, John 40 Merchant 19 1/2 years 1 4 6 4 2 McKeand, Elizabeth 31 McKeand, Elizabeth Carter 9 McKeand, Jeannett 7 McKeand, Priscilla 5 McKeand, John 2 McKeand, Willis 1 Kennon, Judith 10 One hired negro of Mr. Watson Free Mulattoe Turkey Smith and four other wenches in kitchen adjoining auditor's office Irvin, Charles 35 Merchant 2 years 1 3 Baine, Robert 30 Rose, Alexandria 27 Gordon, Fleming 18 Buchanan, James 45 Merchant 25 years Buchanan, Alexandria 30 Wardship No. 4, p. 118 Price, John White 19 Hayes, James 23 Printer 2 years 1 1 Hayes, John 22 Hunter, Miles 25 Simmon, William 25 Webb, Foster 22 Treasurer 2 years 1 Free negro Kate, her husband and one young wench Lyon, W. 35 Treasurer 2 years 1 Nelson, Alex 30 Merchant 6 months 1 1 Hired negro Davy, Mrs Mills York Heron, James 28 Car, James 17 Skipwith, Fuller 19 Oldham, William 23 Planter 6 months 1 2 1 ordinary license Coulter, Alex 22 Saddler 2 weeks Nicholson, George 24 Merchant 7 months 1 1 1 Nicholson, Andrew 19 Heath, Henry 18 Younghusband, Isaac 18 Ross, Davis & Co Merchants Pennock, William 30 Merchant 7 months 3 3 2 3 4 Pennock, Anne 21 Vandeval, David 21 Lewis, Robert 18 Punter, Henry 23 Currie, James 25 Physician 12 years 3 1 2 Hay, William 33 Merchant 3 years 3 5 1 Hay, Elizabeth 28 Hay, John 6 Simmons, James 21 Smith, W 18 Crouch, Richard 50 Crouch, Elizabeth 42 Crouch, John 22 Crouch, Richard 18 Crouch, Stephen 16 Crouch, Elizabeth 12 Crouch, Robert 5 Crouch, Polly 2 Hired negro George of William Burtons, tender at the warehouse Harrison, Benjamin 54 Governor 1 year 7 9 2 1 2 Harrison, Sady 52 Bassett, Miss 18 Harrison, Sattey 13 Harrison Benjiman 30 Merchant 4 months 1 1 2 Denholm, Archibold 25 Cormick, M 33 Formicola, Lerafino 39 Taver Keeper 19 months 10 7 3 3 6 Formicola, William 28 Formicola, Eva 2 Radcliffe, Thomas 23 Brown, John 45 Stewart & Hopkins 21 Merchants 3 months 1 3 2 Cox & Higgans 21 Merchants 6 months 1 3 Thruston, Charles 17 Hogg, Richard 37 Tavern Keeper 11 years 10 8 5 7 2 1 ordinary license Younghusband, William 37 Younghusband, Bettsey 11 Younghusband, Mary 4 Brown, Nancy 35 Williams, James 21 Anderson, James 42 Smith 10 months 1 2 Anderson, Hannah 41 Anderson, Billy 15 Anderson, James 7 Anderson, Henry 4 Anderson, Robert 9 mos. Apprentices 9 Banks, Henry 21 Merchant 2 years 1 1 4 Banks, Hunter & Co Merchants 2 years 1 1 4 Foushee, William 31 Physician 5 years 6 2 3 6 Foushee, Mrs 25 Foushee, John 6 Foushee, Nancy 3 Foushee, Charlotte 6 mos. Free negro Thomas Jacob Wardship No. 4, p. 119 Ramsey, James 20 Smith, Wm. 20 Jones, Samuel 27 Boardinghouse 5 months 2 1 4 1 Jones, Mary 25 Maxwell, Capt Hunter, James 35 Merchant 7 months Hunter, Mary Anne 34 Hunter, John 4 Hunter, Adam 1 Kem, William 50 Capt Young gives in one negro hired of Colo. Davies refuses to given in his property in a house adjoining J Hunter's. Mr. Abbey Peggy McLin her daughter and a child also Mr Tewer a Soldier, works in the laboratory, his wife and child one horse. Also in the adjoining house assembly house Mr Jones, a child, and a negro girl. Also in J. Hunters, Mrs Roades, Molley Tye, and four children. Also in Mrs. Streaker's 8 children, four orphan children (Barkers). Three heard of cattle one mare belonging to her eldest son who is lame. Total, 151 66 54 30 46 4 2 28 ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com ___________________________________________________________________