Captain Robert Williamson’s District, 1806

 

Robert C. Carpenter, Contributor

Kathy Gunter Sullivan, Transcriber, 2010

 

Robert C. Carpenter:

Capt Williamson's tax company included present southern and central Lincoln County including Lincolnton. Its southern boundary was the South Fork River and just north of Indian Creek and Capt. Carpenter's district. It bounded Capt. Davis's district on the west. I am not clear what tax companies it bounded on the east and north. It included both sides of the South Fork River, parts of Howards Creek and Indian Creek. It also included Michaels Creek on the east side of the South Fork River and included down the river to Jonas Friday at near Hardin in Gaston County. It also stretched up Clarks Creek to include lands just south of Salem Lutheran and Reformed Church. It also appears to have stretched to near the Daniels Lutheran and Reformed Church area including the Wise, Warlick, and Sepaugh families.

 

This company was another mixed company of German and English speaking with a preponderance of Germans. Many English speaking people came to Lincolnton after the town was formed. I counted a total of 77 names on the list. I also counted 60 German names on the list. Many Germans like Dellinger, Carpenter, Friday, Quickel, Ramsour, Warlick, House, Engel, Hedick, Hevner, Reinhardt, Wise, and Shuford were some of the earliest settlers arriving prior to the American Revolution. Others like the Hoke, Benigh, Hines, and Philip Rudisill arrived after the Revolution.

 

This district appears to conform to part of but not all of the 6th Company of the 1790 Lincoln County census. Interestingly one of the richest persons was not included on this tax list: John Fulenwider, who owned the High Shoals Iron Foundry. He may have been taxed separately since I have found separate tax returns for him later.

 

This Company was fairly affluent with some ownership of slaves and ownership of town lots, where commerce, trades, and shops could be found. There were 33 black polls taxed, which is higher than some German areas but less than some English speaking areas. The tax company had two cotton gins and two stud horses.

 

Kathy Gunter Sullivan:

This return is in two different hands. The atrocious first part of the list appears to be Justice Peter Hoyle’s handwriting. He was the Justice appointed in 1806 to receive the sworn statements of residents as to their taxable property.

 

In 1805 patrols appointed for Williamson’s district were Daniel Warlick, John Shuford, Philip Canceller, and David Ramsour.

 

Captain Robert Williamson’s District, 1806

Lincoln County Tax Lists 1805 [sic]-1806; box no. CR.060.701.4, North Carolina State Archives.

 

Tax List of Capt Williamson District for 1806

 

Names of Men	Land	Town Lots	WP	BP
Michel Qugel	750			2
Joseph Morris	311	1	1	1
Conrod Weaver	369	1	1
Martain Fryday	440	1	1	1
Moses Moore	100		1
Paul Cox Gardeen for James Hoggan	250 140		1	1
Henry Holman			1
Anthoney Hause	395		1
Peter Stemmey	220		1
Henry Hellerbran	1480
George Aderholt	500		1	1
Jacob Engel	240		1
Henry Dilliner	1600	3		1
Jacob Trorbough	140		1
Henry Hoke	500		1	2
John Hoke	324	1	1
James Suleven	450
Joshua Hafer [?]			1
Samul Suleven	100		1
Danel Warlick Cotton Gin 46 Saws	1139		1	3
Abraham Smith	460		1
Elija Cox	200		1
John Propes		1
Jacob Fox [?]		1
John Suleven	100		1
James Gorden			1
Jones Hedick	225		1	1
Andrew Hedick	477	1
Jones Hedick for the Estate of Nicholas Detter Deceased	300
Jacob Hevner	360		1
John Bartlet			1
John Lepole			1
David Carpinter	250		1
Fredrick Aderhold	462
Elias Blackburn	200		1
David Bulener	800		1	1
Michel Dillener 1 Stud Horse at 20/ [shillings]	930		1
Christian Rinehart Senr Cotten Gin 36 Saws	1749	1		9
Jacob Finger	260
George Kislar	250		1
Phillip Anthoney	300		1	1
Paul Anthoney	300		1	1
Michel Delliner Guardn of [children of] George Dilliner Deseased	520
David Ramsour	250		1
Jacob Wike	101		1
Henry Kisler	100		1
Jacob Wise	250		1
Henry Wise	250	1
Philip Shuford			1
Micheal Sumrow	404		1
Fredrick Hoke	692		1	2
George Anderson			1
Robert Ramsey	600		2
Jacob Seabach Jnr			1
John Mosteler	300		1
Philip Dellinger	330		1
Philip Hines		2	1
Adam Benigh	332		1
George Lantz	530		1
Jonas Fryday	1180		1	3
Christean Horse	900
Wm Ramsey Junr		1	1
Saml Lantz	100		1
Danl Shuford	200		1
John Ramsour Senr	696		1	2
Peter Mostiler Senr	400
Ann House	450
David Zimmerman	688		1
David Wise	200		1
Philip Rudesale	265		1
Robert Ramsey	600	2
Jacob Seabach Junr		1
John Shefer			1
Jacob Sebough	100		1
Miche Engel	147
Robert Williamson		1	1
Henry Carpinter	900		1	1
Abner Mull	54		1

 

Land 28,198

White Polls 65

Black Polls 33

Studs 2 at £1 [per season]

Cotton Gins [two] 82 Saws