Hi all,
Here are a couple of references I abstracted several years ago. Hope it
helps someone.
Janet Paxton
Yorba Linda, CA
Magazine of VA Genealogy, Vol. 28, May, 1990, No. 2
pg. 131: Hugh Corrothers, 300a, Augusta Co., on a br. of Luney's Mill cr.
12 Jan 1746
pg. 136 Note: If an individual left VA before 1782, it will be difficult to
trace him... After the year 1782 we have the beginning of state-wide records
for personal property and land taxes which, since they are reasonable
complete, give the researcher an excellent key to locating the residence of
many heads of household. One of the most inclusive of these tax lists, the
personal property returns for 1787, has now been indexed and published by a
member of the VA Genealogical Soc., under the title "The 1787 Census of VA"
in 3 volumes. If the migrating ancestor was head of a household, or a white
male tithable over 21 years of age, his/her name should appear in these
lists. There are 2 other publications for this time period, "Heads of
Families at the First Census of the U.S. Taken in the Year 1790: Records of
the State Enumerations, 1782 to 1785, VA" published by the U.S. Census
Bureau. And "VA Tax Payers, 1782-87, Other Than Those Published by the U.S.
Census Bureau," by Augusta B. Fothergill and John Mark Naugle. Useful for
the ensuing period 1800 to 1820 are the published decennial census returns
for thos years: Madeline W. Crickard, "Index to the 1810 VA Census"; Netti
Schreiner-Yantis, "A Supplement to the 1810 Census of VA: Tax Lists of the
Counties for Which the Census is Missing"; and Jeanne R. Felldin, "Index to
the 1820 Census of VA."
Obituary Notices: Watchman of the South, a newspaper which began publication
in Richmond, VA, on 31 Aug 1837. It was an official publication of the
Presbyterian Church, appearing weekly.
Died at his residence near Lexington, the 6th inst., Andrew Alexander, Esq.,
aged 75 years, 10 months, a native of Rockbridge Co. Eldest of 9 brothers
and sisters, among whom there was not a death from Dec. 1821 when Mrs.
Caruthers died in Lexington until the death of Mrs. Turner in August last in
Mississippi. Mr. Alexander became a member of Monmouth Church, which then
included Lexington, in 1790, under the ministration of the Rev. Wm. Graham.
15 Feb 1844
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