1779 Craven County Tax List

Below is a transcription of names found on the 1779 Tax List. These original scans can be found here at the NC Digital Collections Site.

I am not transcribing all of the property values, only the names. If you see a name that is of interest to you, just find the corresponding page in the gallery below and you will be able to see that individual’s record in details.

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North Carolina Craven County. A list of the assessment in the District No. 3 for the Year 1779. Returned by Benjamin Williams, James Pearce and James Perkins. Assessors.

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Levi Dawson
Thomas Hall Ser.
Lewis Coventon
William Speight
John West
Chosewell Dixon
Thomas Hall Junr
Benjamin Clark
Daniel West
John Vendrick Junr.
Isaac Reed
John Vendrick Senr.
Thomas Harper Senr.
William Carraway
David Purify
James Hollis
Nicholas Purify
William Speight
James Arthur
Peter Hyman
William Tyre
Jesse Williams
Joshua Cuthril
Nathl. Gabriel
William Gatlin
Thomas Franklin
Mary Miller
Daniel Vendrick
William Hall
Hannah Hukins (Hannah Meekins – sp?)
Evan Rice
John Daw
John Banks
Thomas Cuthrill
Samuel Lawson
Michael Hyman
William West

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Thomas Spight
Rachel Pitts
Rachel Hyman
William Hollis
John Baker
Isaac Hollis
Lawrence Blakey
Thomas Jordan
Joseph Simpkins
Wm. Edgrington (sp?)
Asa Bryan
Ann Brinson
James Brinson
Jonathan Perkins
Ann Green
Moses Caten
George Carpenter
John Vendrick
Thomas Cuthrell
Samuel Hoover Ser.
Susannah Carraway
Thomas Simmons
Hezekiah Johnston
Lucretia Price
Avery Bowden
Joseph Norten
Cason Brinson
Gideon Tingle
William Dixon
Henry Hoover
Jacob Jones
Samuel Smith
Elizabeth Tingle
John Burch
Sarah Bryan
Isaac Barrington
Sarah Winfield
James Witen
Harmon Gaskins
William Whitford
Thomas Whitford
James Arthur
Jurden Griffin (or Judea Griffin – sp?)

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Francis Willis
Thomas Gaskins
Joshua Gatlin
John Gatlin
John Bedscot
William Granberry
Joseph Willis
Henry Truwhitt
Coventon Searls
William Hartley
William Lawley
Martin Whitford
James Willis
William Clark
Elizabeth Lewis
Jacob Ipock
James Gatlin
Moses Ernul
John Ipock
Samuel Willis Junr.
Edmund Pearce
Joseph Willis
Simon Bexley
Ann Gaskins
David Gatlin
Caleb Willis
Samuel Willis Senr.
John Harris
John Morgan
Aaron Ernul
Edmund Pearce
James Willis Junr. (or Senr. ?)
Thomas Harris
William Wain
Stephen Hill
John Bright
Lazarus Gatlin
Francis Dunn
James Reel
Arenton King
John Clark
William Gaskins
Abraham Warren

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John Thomas
Dennis Perdew
Zebulon Rice
John Willis
Edward Williams
Abraham Warren Junr.
Andrew Morgan
Stockwell Bright
Thomas Walker
Solomon Tingle
John Gatlin
Matthias Taylor
Thomas Willis
Joshua Willis
Edward Gatlin
John Dunn
Peter Ipock

Poll Taxes as follows

[Column 1]

John Caton
Willim White
(name torn)
Richd Horsends
James Snow
William Caton
John Parkinson
John Scott
Thos. Muckle
James Price
Abraham Harper
Married Men

[Column 2]

James Reed
Edmund Perkins
Israel Tingle
Hezekiah Hollis
James Hoover
Thomas Harper
John Cuthrell
Zachariah Hollis
Amos Cuthrill
Abraham Vendrick
John Harper
Samuel Hoover
Jesse Willis
Single Men

[Column 3]

Richard Willis
James Mandley
William McIntosh
William Hill
Joseph King
David Hill
Ezekiel Everton
Married Men

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David Pearce – Single man

A True Copy
Christr. Neale C.C.

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North Carolina Craven County. A list of the assessment in the District No. 4 for the Year 1779. Returned by Thos. Shine, Francis Delamar & Thomas Delamar, Assessors.

1. William Carraway
2. Joseph Crispin
3. Francis Sparrow
4. Sidney Crispin
5. Ja. Clayton
6. Thomas Pearson
7. Thomas Nelson
8. Mary Oliver
9. James Conway
10. Elizabeth Fulsher
11. John Biggs
12. Jos. Good
13. Wm. Carraway Dr.
14. Jno. Biggs Junr.
15. Saml Sparrow
16. Fra. Bond
17. William Bush
18. Ann Bryan
19. William Shine
20. Charles Chaneawulf (sp?)
21. Wm. Whitley
22. John Biggs
23. Elizabeth Dawson
24. Joshua Fulsher
25. Mary Hayson? Widow?
26. Bradly Craven

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27. Joseph Atherly
28. Thos. Carraway
29. William Dawson
30. Ja. Nelson
31. Abel Broughton
32. William Dawson
33. John Carraway
34. Elijah Thomas
35. Wm. Clayton
36. Joseph Edmondson
37. Thomas Sparrow
38. Roderick Sparrow
39. Joseph Green
40. Jesse Fulsher
41. Jno. Broton
42. Mason Lewis
43. Eli Hudson
44. John Murrow
45. Joseph Carraway
46. Anthony Moore
47. Jesse Vendrick
48. Vinton Carmady
49. George Paris
50. Nathl. Carraway
51. Ephraim Fulsher
52. Francis Ackis
53. Ebenezer Gutry
54. Elizabeth Bush
55. John Neal
56. Barbary Ackis
57. James Wharton
58. Joseph Brooks
59. David Wharton
60. John Tillman

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61. Joshua Broadwater
62. John Riggs
63. Wm. Brooks
64. Thomas Wharton
65. Lewis Whethington?
66. Gideon Rice
67. John Carruthers
68. Joseph Lewis
69. Jesse Bryan
70. Nancy Fipps
71. Nathaniel Draper
72. Needham Bryan
73. Thomas Willis
74. Jacob Lewis
75. John Avery
76. Miller Riggs
77. George Paul
78. Job Ives
79. Rebecah Spring
80. Lydia Fulsher
81. John Paul
82. John Morris
83. Joseph Tingle
84. Jeremiah Willis
85. Reuben Hammontree
86. Elizabeth Harper
87. John Ives
88. Thos. Clayton
89. Jesse Holton
90. Nathan Stanbeck
91. Abel McBay

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92. Nathaniel Fipps
93. Aron Carraway
94. Nathaniel Lewis
95. Jane Squires
96. Ephraim Rice
97. John Mews
98. Hopkins Waterman
99. Giles Riggs
100. John Martin
101. George Holton
102. Thomas Bateman?
103. Hezekiah McCotter
104. James Ball
105. Amos Squires
106. John Wright
107. John Mollison
108. Febbin Gilgow
109. William Willcocks
110. Boaz Squires
111. Samuel Harrison

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Poll Tax Married Men

1. Joshua Lewis
2. Harmon Hukins
3. Joseph Hill
4. Peter Horsends
5. James Willcocks
6. Robert Brothers
7. Joshua Lindsay
8. Charles Howard
9. John Savege

Poll Tax Single Men

1. Griffin Hammontree
2. William Ives
3. Major Lewis
4. Shadrack Riggs
5. Francis Delemar Junr.
6. William Simmons
7. Thomas Carraway Junr.
8. Richard Cary

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Pursuant to an Order of Court Appointing the Subscribers ??? in the Districts of Capt. Adams Tooley & Capt. John Carney formerly by Capt. John Nelson met and do assess as follows (Viz)

Richard Dobbs Spaight
Whitfield Barlow
Jonathan Baley
John Foy
Thomas Lovick
John Hawks
Thomas Evans
Ann Lovick
Absalom Taylor
Samuel Chapman
John Norwood
Joseph Bishop
Richard Foscue
William Ives River Shore
Two Negroes belonging to the Estate of George Lovick Dec. in the Possession of the above William Ives and not given is valued to … 800
John Porter
John Dunn?
William Ives Brices Creek
John Toulson?
John Dunn Junr.
Thomas Dunn
Henry Sikes
Joseph Loftin
Frances Stewart
Edward Murphey
Edward Murphey Adm. of Elizabeth Ellis
Charles Jones
Obediah Allways
Bazell Smith
640 Acres Land on Mount Pleasant in the care of Bazell Smith
Thomas Roe Guardian to Leonard Acreman
Jacob Sykes
William Winn
George Perkins
Roger Bradshaw
John Ives
Peter Physioc
Peter Physioc Exr. of Luke Roe
Benjamin Towlson
Abraham Jones Poll Tax Married Man
James Handcock Junr.
Littleton Davis
William Sheppard Foster
David Guard Poll Tax Married Man
Henry Allways
Thomas Stampton
James Bishop
One Negroe belonging to the Estae of John Lovick Decd in the Poss. of Henry Sikes not given in.

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Thomas Bradshaw
Thomas Smith
John Knox
John Bishop …. Quaker
John Bishop and John Turner Exer of Leonard Loftin Dec’d
John Taylor
John Shapley Poll Tax Married Man
Bryan Cavener
Thomas Roe
Thomas Roe Guardian to Sarah Acreman
John Winham Poll Tax Married Man
Sarah Bootey
Prichard Williams Poll Tax Married Man
Morgan Smith Sanders Poll Tax Married Man
William Handcock
Riger Handcock
John Goodson Langworthy Poll Tax Married Man
Cason Styron
John Foster Poll Tax Married Man
Joshua Taylor
Stephen Henry
Edward Young Single Man
A Negroe Man belonging to Roger Jones in the Possession of Edward Young not given in
Charles Johnston
Charles Johnston Guardian to Sarah Masters
Charles Johnston Do to Anne Masters
Charles Johnston Do to Joseph Masters
James Handcock Senr.
William Dunn
John Fooker
Matthew Stevens
John Hall
John Whitehead Poll Tax Married Man
John Roe
William Porter Poll Tax Married Man
John Riggs
Joshua Burkenshell Poll Tax Married Man
Perrin Almond
Perrin Almond Guardian to his Brother & Sister (Quakers)
William Jeasop?
Daniel Frzier Poll Tax Married Man Quaker
Jeremiah Parsons
Richard Hickman
William Stewart
Bartholomew Howard
Joseph Horsends Poll Tax Married Man
Thomas Parsons Junr.
Benjamin Cummings
Humphrey Smith

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Humphrey Smith Trustee for Richard Lancaster
Stephen Hains
Eli Nelson
Robert Young
Charles James
Charles James for Charles Rew
Solomon Northon
Stephen Wallis
James Cummings
John Cummings Poll Tax Married Man
John Pittman
Benjamin Wallis
John Martin Poll Tax Married Man
Richard Neale
James Royal
Thomas Nelson
Thomas Nelson Guardian to Joseph Moss
Slocomb Forguson
Slocomb Forguson Adm. to James Godfrey Dec’d
Richard Martin Wallis
Fracis Carraway
James Sampson
David Royal
Adam Ferguson
John Parsons Senr.
Beverly Rew
Mary Bartlett
Samuel Oliver
John Mason
John Parsons Junr.
William Biggs
James Seavern
John Bragg
Richard Wade
William Whitehouse
Robert Wallis
John Rooks
John Stanton
Jacob Copes Poll Tax Married Man
Joseph Masters
Henry Johnston
Francis Culley Poll Tax Married Man
Thomas Frazier Poll Tax Single Man Quaker
Roger Jones
Roger Jones Exr to John Walker
Evan Jones
Lovick Jones
William George
Benjamin Mason

p. 364

Thomas Masters
Enoch Masters
John Dukes Poll Tax Single Man
John Hambleton
Thomas Pittman
John Thomas
Thomas Cook
Samuel Cooke
Thomas Cook Junr.
Peter Duke
Nehemiah Cullen
James Duke Poll Tax Single Man
Thomas McLin
John Carney
John Carney Guardian to James Carney
John Carney Guardian to Sidney Carney
John Carney Guardian to the Heirs of John Cook Dec’d
James Tignor
Thomas Parsons Senr.
Richard Smith
Richard Smith for James Smith Dec’d
Abner Neale
Francis Horton Quaker
John Howard Quaker
Mary Pittman
James Jones
John Benner
John Young
Charles McLin
Richard Lovett
John Bryan
John Bryan Exr to Francis Dawson
John Bryan Exr to Christopher Dawson
John Bryan Guardian to Francis Shine
John Bryan Guardian to Timothy Tobey
John Bryan Guardian to Silas Kelsey

(SIGNED)
John Turner
John Nelson
Adam Tooley

A True Copy
Christopr Neale C.C.

p. 365

Persons Names of Capt. Charles Roaches and Capt Allens Company’s // Joseph Allen, Joseph Bryan, Lewis Jones Assessors

1. William Adams
2. Joel King
3. Thomas Gatlin
4. John Spiers Ser.
5. Martha Cooper
6. Jeremiah Warren
7. Jonathan Atherly
8. Stephen Worsley
9. John Williams
10. John Anderson Miller
11. Charles James
12. Benjamin Fillingim
13. John Chapman
14. Isaac Kemp
15. Margaret Filligim
16. Jarvis Fillingim
17. Thomas Pollard
18. Joseph Letchworth
19. John Mitchell
20. John Bryan
21. John Butler
22. Charles Roach
23. David Sutton
24. Charles Marshall
25. Joseph James
26. Hannah Kemp
    27 Samuel Fillingim
27. William Williams
28. Jonas Anderson
29. David Adams
30. Joshua Kemp
31. William Lewis
32. Thomas Fornes
33. Joel Willis
34. Jacob Blount
35. Ann Harvey
36. Ann Blackledge
37. Elisha Baker
38. Samuel Wiggins
39. William Ha??
40. Joseph Anderson
41. Isaac Gardner
42. Edward Gatlin
43. Thomas Green
44. Eleanor Yeomans
45. Shadrach Gatlin
46. William Fipps
47. Weeks Chapman
48. Hardy Gatlin
49. John Smyth
50. John Dubberly
51. Jacob Phillips
52. Arthur Butler
53. William Smyth
54. Levi Gatlin
55. Jeremiah King
56. William Wherry
57. David Roach
58. Joseph Campbell
59. James Campbell
60. Anthony Wherry
61. Francis Roundtree
62. William Jarrel
63. Isaac McKinney
64. Charles Taylor
65. John Nelson
66. William Dubberly
67. Eliazer Nelson
68. Willoughby Adams
69. John Hill
70. William Nelson
71. Jacob Johnston
72. John Fillingim
73. Aaron Cox
74. Anthony Mills
75. Micajah Patrick

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77. Ruth Fornes
78. Thomas Slaughter
79. Joseph Charlton
80. John Pollard
81. Peter Anderson
82. Thomas Murphey
83. John Anderson SEnr.
84. Hardy Nelson
85. Thomas Anderson
86. Solomon Oliver
87. Elizabeth Letchworth
88. Robert Fillingim
89. George Nelson
90. John Kearney
91. Jacob Warren
92. William Butler
93. William Winnum
94. Richard Manker
95. Nathan Hendricks
96. Ezekiel Adams
97. John Avery
98. Jacob Jarral
99. William Jarral Wicked
100. Horsington Warren

Married Men Poll Tax

1. William Tyre
2. Abraham Ernul
3. Joseph Ernul
4. Benjamin Beesley
5. John Summers
6. James Jarrel
7. Thomas Worth

Single Men Poll Tax

1. Charles Anderson
2. Jeremiah Barns
3. Thomas Brown
4. Charles Butler
5. John Spiers
6. Levy Cox
7. Abraham Cox
8. Henry Kite Married
9. Thomas Kemp
10. Sacker Dubberly

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Capt. Allens Company begins

1. Thomas Coleman
2. John Allum
3. Henry Jarrel Junr.
4. Edward Cannon Senr.
5. Benjamin Hickman
6. Rachel Rountree
7. Henry Cannon Senr.
8. Henry Jarrel Senr.
9. Joseph Peters
10. John Jackson Junr.
11. Samuel Grainger
12. Britain King
13. John Jackson SEnr.
14. George Browning
15. Thomas Philips
16. Joseph Jackson
17. Edward Patrick
18. Ann Causey
19. Caleb Wiggins
20. David Smyth
21. Elizabeth Cannon
22. Elizabeth Wingate
23. Thomas Melvin
24. Moses Spivey
25. John Maglohorn Junr.
26. Edward Clark
27. Hugh Pugh Senr.
28. Etheldred Peters
29. Joseph Jackson Senr.
30. William Dunmark
31. Miles Hutchens
32. Samuel Smyth
33. Daniel Browning
34. William Stafford
35. William Moore
36. George Truluck
37. Thomas Tuttle Senr.
38. William Murphy
39. Thomas Fish
40. Robert Weatherington
41. Walter Jones
42. Henry Smith
43. John Rountree
44. Robert Hutchens
45. Edward Ross
46. Willis Ship
47. John Philips
48. Hugh Pugh Senr.
49. John HArdy
50. David Cannady Senr.

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51. Hardy Cooker
52. John Wheeler
53. Thomas Tuten Junr.
54. William Quinney
55. Jesse Smyth
56. Joseph Homes (Joseph Holmes)
57. John Browning
58. Shadrach Tuten
59. John Wiggins
60. William Clark
61. William Jordan
62. David Fife
63. Edward Cannun large
64. John Moore
65. Benjamin Allen
66. Frederick Jarrel
67. William Thomas
68. George Turnage
69. Joseph Smyth
70. David Cummings
71. Daniel Weatherington
72. Jacob Fulsher
73. Edward Gardner Senr.

Married Men Poll Tax

1. Charles Ross
2. Peregrin Browning
3. Mary Lines
4. William Bentley
5. Sarah Tuten
6. Millister Quinnily

Single Men Poll Tax

1. David Cannady Junr.
2. Mason Brooms
3. John Ship
4. James Coleman
5. Zachariah Tuten
6. Shadrack Quinily
7. Joseph Taylor
8. Jeremiah Macglohorn
9. John Grubs
10. John Cannady
11. John Cummings
12. Henry Cannon Junr.
13. Thomas Philips Junr.
14. Thomas Moy
15. Elijah Chance
16. Levin Ross
17. Samuel Bran???
    The Estate of Shadrach Allen Dec’d not given in by the Executors by the Assessation Last Year was about Eight Thousand Pounds to…
18. John Allen and Shadrach Allen
    Executors of the aforesaid estate
19. Jesee Gardner
20. Edward Gardner
21. James Moore not given in Married Men
22. James Phillips not given in Poll Tax
23. Wm. Barret not given in young man’s poll tax

Winney James
Benjamin Williams
Jonathan Citral

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