Captain Alston's District

© 2002- Sue Ashby


List of the Taxable Property in Chatham Co. for the year 1815 as per return of the Justices Appointed to
Receive them.
The Categories, by column are:
1. Persons Names 8. In Retailing
2. No. of White Polls 9. Season of Stud Horses ( how much they are worth)
3. No. of Black Polls 10. No. of Stores (I'm not sure this is stores or stoves?)
4. Improved Lots in Pittsboro 11. Valuation of Town Lots
5. Unimproved Lots in Pittsboro 12. Quantity of Land (acres)
6. Improved Lots in Haywood 13. On What Water Courses
7. Unimproved Lots in Haywood 14. Whom Adjoining
15. Valuation (of all property) `

NOTE: The men who are  listed only, as a 'white poll' are probably, young men, without any land and "possibly", still living at home.
It is my understanding, according to N.C. law, men had to be counted as a 'poll' when they became 21 years of age and exempted at age 50, at this period of time.
However, IF there IS acreage and there is NO poll then, you may be sure that the man is exempted for being over age or physically impaired.
Example: Isaac Arrington is at least 21 years old but has no land. Daniel Beal is at least 50 years old, with land, or else is impaired, physically.

Column Numbers:
      1                                                    2    3     4  5   6   7      8                 9      10    11        12                        13                  14                                15
Alston, Phillip 1 7 ` ` ` ` $4.80 ` ` ` 878 on Deep River Thomas Waddell $4750.00
     "          "     for
Thos. McCarrolls's
Children
` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 1269 ` near Haywood $1000.00
Arrington, Isaac 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Beal, Daniel ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 120 Bear Creek ` $240.00
Beal, Thomas, Sr. 1 2 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 1200 Bear & Cedar 
Creek
` $240.00
Beal, Joshua 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Burns, James 2 3 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 533 Georges Creek
& Rocky River
` $900.00
Bryan, Reding 1 2 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 632 Deep River ` $2000.00
   "           "     for
Rich'd Wallis
` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 390 Rocky River adjoining William Petty $200.00
Bryan, John ` 3 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 389 Deep River ` $1500.00
Buchanan, Mary 1 2 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 470 Deep River ` $900.00
Burns, Reddick 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 179 Rocky River Widow Gillmore $447.00
Brooks, Abner 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 300 Tysons Creek ` $150.00
Bryan, Aaron 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 50 Waters Rocky 
River
` $100.00
Burns, William 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 160 Waters Georges
Creek
` $150.00
Burns, John 1 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 600 Waters Georges
Creek
` $1000.00
Bryan, Allen 1 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Brantly, Kirk 1 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 178 Deep River ` $500.00
     "          "     for
John Cox
` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 119 1/2 Deep River ` $500.00
Bennett, Judith ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 451 Waters Georges 
Creek
` $700.00
Burns, Thomas 2 3 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 1000 Waters Georges
Creek
` $1000.00
Caudle, John 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 230 Waters Deep
River
` $400.00
Carlisle, Robert 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Coggin, Robert 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Clark, Patrick ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Collins, James 1 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 275 Bear Creek Glass $700.00
Dowdy, Joab  for
Thomas Dowdy's 
Heirs
` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 134 Deep River ` $168.00
Dowdy, William, Sr. ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 100 Deep River ` $400.00
Dowd, Richard 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 955 Cedar Creek William Cox $1500.00
Dowdy, William
(Hatter)
1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 250 Georges Creek T. Neal $500.00
Dowdy, Joab 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Durham, Isaac 1 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 185 Rocky River & Bear
Creek
` $277.00
Durham, Isaiah 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 85 Rocky River Gillmore $170.00
Dowdy, Wm.   son of
Sarah
1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Dowdy, Benjamin 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Dowdy, Thomas 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 253 Georges Creek ` $400.00
Ellis, William 11 `` `` `` `` `` `` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Fooshee, Gabriel 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 76 Deep River Brantlys $300.00
Fields, Henry 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Fooshee, William 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Fields, Jeremiah 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
`Farish, Thomas 2 9 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` $25 1014 Deep River, &c &c ` $3952.00
Galloway, Thomas Jr. 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Gunter, Isham 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Galloway, Thomas, Sr 1 2 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 1154 Cedar Creek Alston $1450.00
       "               "          "
for Patterson's Estate
` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 280 Waters of Deep
River
` $175.00
Galloway, Thomas, Sr
for Alex'r Munn
` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 320 Cedar Creek Thomas Galloway $320.00
Green, Jonathan 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 147 1/2 Bear Creek J. Dowdy $150.00
Gorden, Thomas ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 210 Water of Cedar
Creek
` $250.00
Glass, William 1 2 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 460 Bear Creek James Carter $1350.00
   "            "     for
Thos. Glass
` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 200 Bear Creek James Carter $600.00
Gilbert, Wilson 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 150 Waters Bear Creek ` $150.00
Gillmore, Samuel 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 290 Waters of Rocky
River
A. Riddle $400.00
        "            "       for
Estate J (or S.?)
Gillmore
` 2 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 346 Rocky River ` $500.00
Green, Thomas 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 147 1/3 Bear Creek ` $150.00
Gillmore, John 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 250 Waters Georges
Creek
` $300.00
Hunt, Archibald 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Hart, Merrell 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 68 Georges Creek William Dowdy $68.00
Hurley, Elijah 2 2 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 470 Deep River ` $1200.00
Hurley, Amos ` ` ` ` ` ` ` $4.80 ` ` 430 Deep River R. Bryan $835.00
Johnston, Joab 1 2 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 170 Deep River George Willson $900.00
Johnston, Benjamin 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 175 Waters of Georges Creek ` $175.00
Johnston, Phillip 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Johnston, Lewis 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Lawhon, William 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 100 ` Shadrach Weaver $100.00
Ledbetter, Alsa 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 375 Bear Creek S. Bright $500.00
Ledbetter. William 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Lea, Woodson 1 3 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 406 Deep River ` $1200.00
Lea, Joseph 1 7 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 300 Deep River Brantlys $2000.00
May, Joseph 1 3 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 186 Bear Creek Vincent May $200.00
Montgomery,John  ` 10 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 750 Deep River Geo. Wilcox $3500.00
May, Letticia ` 6 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 640 Bear Creek Vincent May $1000.00
May. Vincent 1 5 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 369 Bear Creek ` $700.00
Malone, Joseph 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Mattox, Mial 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 75 Deep River ` $150.00
McCollum, Duncan 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 70 Pocket Creek ` $100.00
McDaniel, Joel 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
McIver, John (Big) ` 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 300 Buffalow
Creek
John McIver $300.00
McIver, John (Little) ` 1 ` ` ` 3 ` ` ` $18 690 Buffalow Creek John McIver $750.00
McDonald, George 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
McIver, Daniel 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 60 Buffalow Creek ` $60.00
McIntyre, Archibald 1 2 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 437 Cedar Creek Thomas Galloway $737.00
McIver, Duncan, Sr. 1 3 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 350 Buffalow Creek ` $1000.00
MDuffee, Angus 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
McIntosh, John 1 2 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 650 Deep River M. Jones $2055.00
      "             "   for
Ann Gordon
` 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 125 Deep River John McIntosh $300.00
McInnis, Miles 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 274 Deep River John McIntosh $400.00
McIver, Alexander 1 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 150 Deep River M McGuinn? $600.00
McIver, John Jr. 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 300 Waters Buffalow Creek ` $500.00
       "         "     "    for
John McIver (Bow/Baw/Bon)?
1 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 370 Buffalow Creek ` $700.00
McIver , Evander ` 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 239 Waters Buffalow Creek ` $400.00
McIver, Donald 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 350 Waters Buffalow Creek ` $400.00
McMillan, Murdock ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 803 1/3 Deep River
(in small tracts)
` $1500.00
McDonald, Donald 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
McKenzie, Murdock 1 8 ` 1 ` 1/3 ` ` ` $50 747 Deep River
(in small tracts)
` $7160.00
       "               "      for
Aaron Tyson &  Co.
` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 19961/2 Deep River, 
Indian & 
Tysons Creek
` $2062.50
      "                 "     for
Aaron Tyson's Executors
` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 611 Deep River McKenzie & others $1743.00
      "                 "     for
Murdock McKenzie & Co.
` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 25493/4 Lawless, Georges & Indian Creek ` $2008.50
Neal, Thrashly 2 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 188 Georges Creek William Dowdy $300.00
Nicholson, Chrsitian ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 215 ` ` $161.25
Oldham, Ephraim 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 100 Bear Creek D. Beal $100.00
Oldham, John 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Palmer, Robert 1 7 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 1004 Deep & Rocky
River
` $3840.00
Perry, Albert 1 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Parish, Johnston 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 190 Rocky River Wm. Pattishall $250.00
Pattishall, Benjamin 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 200 Rocky River J. Parish $235.00
Poe, Jesse 2 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 445 Georges Creek J. Burns $600.00
Richardson, Stephen 1 1 ` ` ` ` ` $2 ` ` ` ` ` `
Riddle, Anderson 1 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 400 Waters Georges Creek ` $600.00
Smith, Martin 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 150 Deep River A. Husley $210.00
Sinclair, Johnson  McFaggin (Sr) ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 50 Pocket Creek Thos. Thompson $25.00
Sinclair, John Jr 2 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 180 Waters Deep River ` $200.00
Smith, John P. 2 3 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 170 Deep River Joab Johnston $1000.00
Stone, Asa 1 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 100 ` ` $75.00
Seat, Thomas 2 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 240 Waters Deep River ` $500.00
Stone, Alexander 2 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 100  Lick Creek ` $75.00
Seat, John 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 150 Rocky River ` $700.00
Tyson, Cornelius 1 3 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 91 Deep River A. McBryde $2250.00
     "              "     for
William Tyson
` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 7 Deep River
including the mill & ferry
` $2000.00
Tyson, John Jr. 1 5 ` ` ` ` $4.80 ` 1 ` 1241 1/2 Deep River in
small tracts
` $3135.00
Temples, Samuel 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 209 Deep River Robert Palmer $2000.00
Tomlinson, Ann ` 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 52 Waters Deep River ` $52.00
Tysor, Lewis ` 2 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 478 Waters Georges Creek ` $52.00
Temples, Joab 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Thompson, John ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
       "             "    for
his Mother, Susannah
Thompson
1 1 ` 2 ` ` ` ` ` $10 450 Cedar Creek Shadrach Weaver $600.00
Waddill, Thomas 2 8 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 635 Deep River P. Alston $3000.00
Willcox, George 1 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 530 Deep River J. Johnston $2800.00
Weaver, Shadrach 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 300 Cedar Creek R. Dowd $500.00
Watson, Robert 1 2 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 350 Deep River T. Farish $900.00
White, John 1 3 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 400 Rocky River N. Stedman $800.00