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• Volume 35 • Spring 1997 • Number 2 •

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In This Issue: Legislative Petitions 99

Legislative Petitions: The Ten Thousand Name Petition 10/Jean Pickett Hall

Burned County Gleanings: Gloucester County Land Tax Lists 115Roger G. Ward

Amelia County, Virginia, Tithables, 1739 125Joanne Lovelace Nance

French and Indian War Bounty Land Certificates 134Barbara Vines Little

County Loose Papers:Will of Ann Pierce of Charles City County 143

Lyndon H Hart III

Property Settlement of Robert Moseley of Buckingham County,Virginia, and Logan County, Kentucky 145

Mary Beth Lozo

Allason Papers: Shenandoah Store Day Book, 1761-1763 149Peggy Shomo Joyner

John Mercer's Land Book ; 164

Wesley E. Pippenger

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MAGAZINE OF VIRGINIA GENEALOGY, VOL. 35, NO.2

[1November 1776]

[The third part is addressedJ "To the Honourable, the Delegates & Senators,Representatives of the Common Wealth of Virginia, assembled at the City ofWilliamsburg.

The Memorial & Petition of the Descenters from the Church of England, &others, in the Counties of Albemarle and Amherst, humbly sheweth" [with thefollowing signatures:]

Charles LewisCharles Lewis JunrGeo GilmorJno ColeJohn MarksBennet Henderson

[second column]Charles L Lewis-hil MazzeiJames KerrDavid AllenWm IrvinAndrew WallaceWm Shelton

[third column]James HarrisBartlet DaviesMasias JonesJohn WoodsWm McCordJames Read

David EpersonRobt McColiock

[fourth column]James BlackJohn MorrisWm WallaceJohn McCollockJohn AllexanderJohn WallaceJames WoodsDavid McWilliams

[next pagefirst column]John ReadNathan WoodsDavid Woods

Henry KerrSaml Kan [Karr?]Josiah WallaceRichd PilsonWm Pilson

Thomas WherryJohn JamesonSaml Jameson

Thomas CraigJohn CraigThos Jameson

Micajah ViaJohn McCordSaml McCordWilliam WoodsWm TamerlinsonJohn BlackJohn Black

Wm RamseyJames Keton

William Norris /Chas Whitlock VWm FretwellCharles Mills

John WherreyWm Morris Senr

Gilbert Kan [Karr?]

John HaggardJohn BaileyDavid HendersonThos AndersonJames WoodsonThos Jerman

[second column]

Daniel MaupinSaml BocockAlexr Mckenzie

Banes[?] BurnetZac: ColleyWm Bannel

John RogersJno WilliamsJno DaviesSaml StockdonDavid GravesJohn Stockdon

Alexr RamseyJohn DallensJohn BranhemBen: DavieBarnet Branhem

Joseph AndersonThos EvansEdward Nash

Presley DollensWm HuntsonWm PilsonEdwd Johnson

Hugh Alexr

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I! THE TEN THOUSAND NAME PETITION!i

Jas: BirgetIsaac HardenAlexr McWilliamsAlexr JamesonWm ClevelandNeal McGleester

Henry WoodWilliam EadsJohn GarlandJames BurtonArchles ForbisWm Forbis

[third column]Thos Eads

Thos Horral [Howal?]Wm Hibbits [Nibbits?]William [Hibets] JunrThomas [Hibbits]Andrew [Hibbits]Chas TeatWilliam Teat

James WrightJames Right JunrJacob WrightWm Shelton

Saml DanneyJohn Denney

Jason DenneyThos ForlonZack: ForlonJohn forlon

William BayensJohn BayensRobt BayensJohn Bird SenrAbner BirdBartlet Bird

Jessey SheltonValentine SheltonGeo SheltonRobert SheltonWill: More

Jas MtgomeryDavid Mt.gomeryWm WrightJosiah WoodJohn Wood

[fourth column]Richd WoodJohn WoodJames WoodPeter MartainGeo MartainChas Martain

Henry WoodyMartain WoodyJohn WoodyDavid WoodyJohn TomsonJas TomsonWm TomsonJames AlexrJohn Alexr

Andrew WrightBartlet EadsWm FitzPatrick

Robt WrightSaml Seat [Scot?]Geo: Blain

Will Laveing[?]Wm WaltonJno JohnstonMask LeakJohn WhartonBeza: MaxwellThos MaxwellAlexr BlainGeo: Blain

Thos ApplinJas LyonJohn Dauson

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The Ten Thousand Name Petition

[p.l] [This petition was read to the General Convention at Williamsburg onOctober 16, 1776.]

To the Honourable the Speaker and House of Delegates

[The Peti]tion of the Dissenters from the Eccl(esi]astical Establishment in theCommonwealth [of Virginia]Humbley showeth

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Contents

In This Issue: Duplicates? 3

Nat Turner's Rebellion 5

William L. Byrd

Henrico County, Virginia Record Book No.2, 1678-1693 8Julia M. Case

F<enoh ,nd Indi,n W", L,nd Bnunty Certifioo'" 21 /

Barbara Vines Little

Legislative Petitions: The Ten Thousand Name Petition 26Jean Pickett Hall

Handle with Care: County Loose PapersNathaniel Fox's Will 43

Lyndon H. Hart III

John Mercer's Land Book 47

Wesley E. Pippenger

Allason Papers: Shenandoah Store Day Book, 1761-1763 55Peggy Shomo Joyner

Amelia County, Virginia, Tithables, 1736 74Joanne Lovelace Nance

Inflation and Pricing: How Much Is That In Real Money?Edgar MacDonald inside back cover 1

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"". support them in their just Rights and equal privileges. And your Petitionersshall every pray."

Stephen JohnsonGeorge HamtonJohn DelanyDavid CastlemanJames SmallwoodJacob Sowers JUli.John KerchevailJacob LaRue

Edward DobynsJohn LaRueRobert CollinsThomas Hamton

Elijah AndersonThos. GibsonJohn SumerwellJosies Johnston

[second column]Soloman Woters

Joseph AndersonWilliam Death

Jos. CraigJarred Wellman

Bennitt Willman[?]William SmallwoodWilliam PrielEdmen PalmerBamit SimsCharles LoveSamuel LaRue

Moses SpicerBenj. MorrisWm. Frost

Hugh FergisonJohn Anderson Juner

[third column]John MedfordJohn MarrWillm. MCLureJohn AndrsonTomas LaneWm DeallThomas ColsonFrancis MCorrnick

Jesper BallBenja McBond[?]-?- NicholsonMartin Baker

George CalmesJohn BarriorJohn ObannonCera Lews

[p.I03] [Xa-13] [Jacob Faress was a delegate at Goose Creek representing BeaverCreek Baptist Church on October 13. 1787, with Joseph Anthony.]

Robt Fries or FrierWilliam Buchanan

Daniel McCreayJames FoxWilliam FoxMichael DreakThos. Rider

Richd. VallandighamJohn BaylesJoseph GardnerMatthew WhiteCharnock SelfJames Marshal

James Dickey

Isaac Rees

Robt. Muir[?]Spencer WigintonAlon Davis-?- DonaldsonSamuel Marshall

Jno. NoddingAlexander Chambers

Robt. LoydThomas Larker

Henry Boggess[second column]Thomas Jer[?]Jolm Donedall

Timothy CaringtonWilliam JenkinsJohn Harl

Danniel BradlyGeorge CumminsAlexander HammeIton

Hezekish BaleyZackariah Liles

Jame~ ElliotJonathan CoockWilliam Latimore

Spencer BuckhannanDetter Foreman

John Harper

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)9] [Xa-7]:orge Pulinilliam Catlettilliam Jones

lms Elgen110dam Trussell'lomas Trussell

.aptish Chessher:;;njamin Thomasjeorge Petty:amuel Davis;tmes Brown

;eorge Green,ames Scurlock.!ames Andersonjames BellJames Kooch or KeechWilliam Smith

William BethellDaniel Orc-

John BryanAgustin SmithAgustin Smith Jur.John BurymanBen. Buryman[second column]

John Baptes AndersonWm Simson

James BridgesMoore Hoff

Paul[?] HoffJa Ewell

George BuselSamuel Organ

Charles Love

Robert ElginIsaac MurphyAbednego AdamsGeorge ThomasJohn Burdett

George ReeveJohn WyattSam Baker

Richd. Northerd[?]Peter Conway[?]John AshbyJames SmithWilliam SmithJames GillisonWilliam Preston

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-,... right and equal Prevaledges and your Petitioners shall ever pray"

Ges. DuncanWm. Alleson

Wm. HanyGathusiel[?] Urkley[?]James BoltonJosiah Jenkens

Joseph HendersonRobert Berryman-'?- Grig jrChandler Porche[?]Saml CoxJohn R--'?- Burt

William Kinetich[?]

[second column]Peter MooreRobt. CoffieRichd. V BealeJohn SimmsJohn CullinsWm TomblinIsaac DavisJohn JonesJames FrazerJohn Ellcock

Benjn. BaseyJohn RussellIsaac GibsonWm. Johnson

Geo. Fowler

[third column]Hans HenrickWm Dickens

George Thomins[?]Wm. StrongDixon RobinsonWm. Winston

Wm Hogin

Jolm Hitsfork /Samuel HillJohn Whitlock

Jno. Grishamjr. .

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