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Captain William C. Nelson's District, 1815

List of taxables in Captain William C. Nelson’s district

Craven County A.D. 1815

Persons Names

Acres of Land

Free
Poll

Slaves

Valuation of Land

Amyett, Darius

 

1

 

 

Barry, James

 

1

 

 

Bradley, Nancy

75

 

 

37.50

Bragg, John Esq.

475

 

8

375.00

Bryan, Jesse

640

 

 

480.00

Benners, Sarah

118

 

 

118.00

Cook, Samuel

140

 

4

350.00

Carraway, Thomas

 

1

 

 

Cottle, James

147

1

 

347.00

Cook, Samuel Junior

 

1

 

 

Carraway, Edward

100

 

 

325.00

Carraway, Edward Senior

250

 

3

725.00

Carraway, William

50

 

 

125.00

Carter, Theophilus

 

1

 

 

Carter, George

60

 

 

120

Cully, John

170

1

 

265

Casy, John

50

 

 

25

Cummins, Benjamin

150

 

 

255

Dixon, William

125

1

 

125

Dixon, James

50

1

 

50

Ferguson, Nathan

50

1

 

200

Forbes, Edmond

 

1

 

 

Ferguson, Matthew

50

1

 

200

Ferguson, Hannah

100

 

 

50

Godett, William

118

 

 

118

Golden, Lemuel

 

1

 

 

Gregory, John

100

 

 

50

Grover, John

100

 

1

500

Herritage, Stephen

118

1

 

118

Hamilton, William

20

1

2

70

Do. for Thomas Ferguson

45

 

 

180

Ditto for Lovey Ferguson

20

 

 

80

Hill, James

50

1

 

50

Hall, John

240

 

 

180

James, Comfort

270

 

5

324

Jones, James T.  $1200

620

1

7

300 
900

Jones, Abigail

 

 

3

 

Jackson, Laney

50

 

 

200

Joscelin, Hannah

300

 

3

225

Johnston, Thomas

205

1

2

500

Ditto for James Johnston

55

 

 

55

Johnston, Henry

 

1

3

 

Jones, James

200

 

 

200

Jones, William

1382 ½

1

15

2114

Lewis, Richard

250

1

 

375

Lovit, William for Dorcas Fulford

400

 

 

400

Mason, Benjamin

275

1

 

575

Mason, Nancy

132

0

2

660

Masters, William B.

75

1

 

225

Martin, James C.

126 ½

1

 

110.67 ½

Ditto for Nancy Thornton

100

 

 

50

Mason, John

298 ½

 

2

670

Ditto for Mary Houston

80

 

 

160

Masters, John

 

1

 

 

Masters, James

 

1

 

 

Mitchell, Benjamin

50

1

 

25

Masters, Enoch

180

 

2

250

Masters, Samuel

146

 

 

324.49

Ditto for Joseph Masters

195 ½

 

 

349.24

Ditto for Sally Cook

195 ½

 

 

349.24

Mahains, Adam

160

 

2

160

Nelson, John

225

1

2

900

Nelson, Robert C.

150

1

1

900

Neale, John

 

1

 

 

Neale, Abner

57

1

2

172.50

Nelson, Thomas

225

1

4

730.50

Ditto for Joseph Wise

300

 

 

300

Nelson, William C.

225

1

5

805.50

Neale, Benjamin

101

 

 

50

Nelson, John S., Esquire

1298 ½

1

19

3481

Neale, Coll. Philip

826

 

9

1166

Neale, Chr. D.

950

1

11

2259

Austin, Thomas

 

1

 

 

Owen, John

137 ½

1

 

237.50

Oliver, Richard P.

275

1

2

481.25

Phelps, Isaac

120

1

 

84

Parsons, Thomas for heirs of S. Quinery

300

 

 

450

Parsons, Richard

 

1

 

 

Pittman, John

50

1

 

12.50

Parsons, John Senr.

1040

 

 

725

Priestly, John

100

1

 

100

Perkins, Jonathan

160

1

 

830

Pittman, Thomas Senr.

350

 

2

175

Pittman, Thomas Junr.

50

1

 

50

Paul, Elijah

50

1

 

100

Rew, Southy  $1570

354

1

4

1570

Royal, Elizabeth

129

 

 

123.75

Royal, James P.

 

1

 

 

Royal, Tolson

 

1

 

 

Richards, Silas

 

1

 

 

South, James

75

1

 

187.50

Stewart, Andrew

540

 

1

1440

Sparrow, Paul

300

 

1

1200

Simmons, Elizabeth

50

 

 

200

Simmons, James

 

1

 

 

Stewart, Kendal P

 

1

 

 

South, Benjamin

175

 

 

456

Smith, Job

 

1

 

 

Sammons, Robert

51

 

 

50

Smith, Joseph

100

 

 

100

Staunton, Mary

50

 

 

100

Sparrow, Thomas Esq.

& for Will. T. Sparrow

64

1

5

128

For Heirs of Stephen Delamar

381

 

 

768

Vail, Bond

100

 

 

100

Vail, Benners Esquire

4499

1

32

6945

Wallace, Stephen

300

 

 

225

Wallace, Susan

100

 

2

200

Do. for Susan Wallace minor

300

 

 

150

Wallace, Richard M.

246

 

 

79

Wallace, Joseph

835

 

8

1076

Whitehurst, William

80

 

 

55

Wallace, Nancy

120

 

 

120

=George, Peter

64

 

 

64

George, Elijah

100

1

 

100

Hamilton, James

20

1

 

80

Hawley, Mary

150

 

 

120

Hawley, John

 

1

 

 

Hamilton, John

150

1

2

75

Masters, Christopher N.

 

1

 

 

Smith, Gibbin

 

1

 

 

Gilbert, William

50

 

 

50

Aggregate

25929

61

177

45192.14 ½

 The foregoing lists taken by me I believe to be correct, (signed) C.D. Neale, J.P.

[Note there was also a column for Stud Horses between the Slaves column and the Valuation of Land column, but no numbers were recorded in that column. The column has been omitted from this table.]


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