531232 Berkeley Co Land Book log
2/12/2004 7:37:09 PM FHC Oak
More stuff 28-Feb-04
1782
[Entered Nov 27 1782]
1st Batalion
No Beeler
No Acres; Price of Acr; Lots; Amount(LSD); NS Tax
Martin Helm - - 1 10 - - 2 ()
Elizabeth Helm 133 5/ 33/5/- -/3/4
Moses Helm
174 6/3 54/7/6 -/6../6
Moses Hunter 410 8/4 179./7../6 1./5../7
William Rankin 100 5/0 150/-/- -/15/Richard Stephenson Exrs? 230 6/3 7/17../6 -/8../7
2nd Batalion
p 22
Alexander Barnett 140 10/- 70/-/- -/10../6
Benjamin Beeler 666 20/0 666/-/- 5../17../7
William Ba?urnett 100 10/
50/
-/7../6
John Crane 213 15/- 159/15/- 1../6../7
Dolphin Drew 425 425 15/- blank amount 318/158 2/13/2
No Helm
Benjamin Rankin 155 17/6 161/17/6 1/7/9
Ann Stephenson 196 20/ 196/-/- 1/14/4
[Washingtons also here – thousands of acres[
1785
Different format
Lots; No Acres Price of acre; Value -/-/- ; Tax -/-/-
1st Battalion
No Beeler
Martin Helm 1; - ; 10/-/- -/2/William Rankin -; 600 3/7 107/10/- ; 1/1/6
Richard Stephenson Exr 240 4/6 51/15/- -/10/44
2nd Battalion
Alexander Ba?u?rnett -; 40 7/2; 50/3/4 ; 0/10/ ½
No Beeler
James Crane -; 200 8/11 90/19/- ; 0/18/1½
No Helm
Brgjnm? Rankin -; 155; 14/4 367/13/- ; 3/13/7
Smith Rankin ; 200 5/5 54/3/4 ; “/”/” – may mean 1/6/3 or may mean 0/0/0
Ann Stephenson ; 196 14/4 ; 140/9/4 ; 1/3/1
Land Tax 1785
1st Battalion
James Fulton ; 200 2/8 ; 26/13/4 ; -/4/David Hunter 1; - ; - ; 20/-/- ; -/3/Martin Helm
1; -; - ; 10/0/- ; -/1/6
William Rankin ; 600 3/7 ; 107/10/0- ; -/16/1 ½
2nd Battalion
Alexander Barnett ; 140 7/2 ; 50/3/4 ; -/7/6 ¼
John Crane ; 213 ; 10/9 118 / 4/ 9 ; -/17/3
James Crane ; 204 8/11 ; 90/19/- ; 0/18/1 ½
Dolphin Drew 425acres 10/9 228/6/9 2/5/8 ¼
William Drew 100a 14/4 71/14/4 ; 14/4
David Fulton ; 142 8/11 ; 63/6/2 -/16/[General Horatio Gates!]
Bryan Rankin 155 14/4 111/1/8 1/2/3
Smith Rankin 200 5/5 154/3/4 ; can’t read - /10/4?
Benjamin Rankin ; 155 ; 14/4 111/1/3 ; -/16/8
Ann Stephenson ; 196 14/4 140/9/4 1/1/1
Revenue Land Tax 1785
Berkeley Co 2nd Battaliion; May 83 to May 1784 Transference of
Land
Moses Hunter 150ac 5/5 per ac to James Oldham
What follows appears to be transfers May 84 – May 85
To whom now charged lots acres; price amount tax ; to whom formerly
Philips & Helm 1; - ; - ; 10/-/- - ; Thos ??
1787
1st few pages of Battalion 1 difficult to read
James Fulton 250 ac 2/8 33/6/8 - /10/William Hammon ; 310 ; 10/9 166/12/6 ; 2/10/Martin Helm 2 Lots; 25/0/0; -; -; 1/5/William Helm 1 Lot 5/0/0 Yearly rent of lot; ; ; -/5/William Rankin ; ; 600 ; 3/7 107 / 10/ - ; 1/12/3
Very hard to read – can’t read some C’s, R’s, may be missing Crane, Rankin
Moses Hunter 3L 30/6/0 ; 210; 5/5 ; -/-/- … nothing
End reads: “I Moses Hunter Clerk of the said County do Hereby … “ Sgnature
Another year, unmarked?
Alexander Burnett ; ; 140 7/7 ; 50 / 3 / ½ ; ; -/13?/4
Benjamin Rankin 155 14/4 111/1/8 ; ; 1/13/?
Smith Rankin
200 5/5 54/3/4 ; ; ?/16/?
Last page says 18 Feb 88 Rec’d
Land tax 1788
John Barnett 84ac 12/6 ; 52/10/- ;/16/James Fulton 150 2/3 20/-/-= ; -/6/John Helm 1 Lot 5./8.. ; ; =/5/5
Maritn Helm 2 12.. ; ; ; -/12/Mosees Hunterexn 3 L 27/-/- 325 6/6& 30 6/4 152 /13/4 ; 3/12/6
William Helm 1 2/-/10 ; ; -/2/6
There seem to be several different systems; need to back and do it all over.
Some of the later books are very hard to read.