Tryon County} Jany Court 1779
James Cook In being assessed a
Fourfold Tax for not giving in an account of his Taxable
property in due time, Came into open Court and Made it
appear that he was abroad at the time the Taxables was
given in. When it was ordered that the said James Cook
pay only £5 instead of the Former assessment
Copy
Test Andw Neel CC
[The word “abroad” in this context
does not mean Cook was traveling in Europe. It simply
means he was away from home.]
Alexander Moore, John McLean, John Milligan
Lincoln County Miscellaneous Records; Taxes 1779-1868,
Box
no. CR.060.928.6, North Carolina State Archives.
Tryon
County}
Jany
Court 1779
Ordered that Alexander Moore John McLean and John
Milligan pay only nineteen shillings Each for the Tax
for the year 1778 instead of the former Assessment
Copy
Test
Andw Neel CC
James Senter’s Taxes
Lincoln County Miscellaneous Records; Taxes 1779-1868,
Box
no. CR.060.928.6, North Carolina State Archives.
[Cover:]
James
Center Abatement
Tryon
County.
January Court A.D. 1779.
James
Center Senr came into Court
and made it appear that he was assessed a Fourfold Tax
for not giving in an account of his Taxable property in
due time, and having made it appear that he had not an
opportunity to give in when he offered by reason of the
Magistrate being abroad. It was ordered that said James
Center Senr pay only the Sum
of £3 instead of the former Assessment
Copy
Test Andw
Neel CC
[The word “abroad” in this
context does not mean the Justice of the Peace was
traveling in Europe. It simply means he was away from
home.]
Hugh McGee and son Thomas
Lincoln County Miscellaneous Records; Taxes 1779-1868,
Box
no. CR.060.928.6, North Carolina State Archives.
State of
North Carolina
} this Day hugh
Mcgee Came before
Tryon
County
} me and being Sworn according to [law]
Deposeth that
his Son Thomas Mcgee
is not of the age of twenty
one years before August
next and that he has no taxable Estate
in his hands but what he
hath given in to be taxed accord=
=ing
to Law Sworn Before me this 18th Day of
January 1779
[signed] James
Johnston
to Mr
James Rutledg [Rutledge is
the Tax Collector]
[This is evidence that
Thomas McGee was born August 1758.]
1778 Delinquents in Capt. Robert Alexander’s District
Lincoln County Miscellaneous Records; Taxes 1779-1868,
Box
no. CR.060.928.6, North Carolina State Archives.
[Cover:]
Rutlidge his Return
The State of
North Carolina}
January the 21st 1779
Tryon
County } Thomas
Aspey [Espey]
Esquire & Wm Yancey being appointed to Settle and Return
to the Court there oppenians
[opinions] to the Court of our said County In Regard of
the Delinquents Returned by Mr. James
Rutlage Collector In the
District of Capt Robert Alexander our Judgments is as
follows Viz
Wm
Cronicle Junor being
in the Contenalton Service
is Exe[m]pt from Paying Tax at this Time
Likewis [The
delinquents are numbered 1-6]
George West A
Delnquant
1 The State of
North Carolina
Wm West
2 Tryon
County
Robert West
3 The
Deposition James Rutlage
Barney
West 4 Being
first Sworn Sayeth
Wm
Anderson 5 that
those Delinquents
Jonathan F Jenkins[?]
6 Given in by him have No
Taxable property as he
Knows off or Can find at
present Sworn before me Wm Yancey
[signed] James Rutledge
Thomas McGee A young person
proved by his Fathers Deposition to be under the age 21
years and having No Taxable property Except himself Give
in is Exempt from Taxes
Returned by us
Wm Yancey
Thos
Aspay
James Rutledge, 1778 Tax Collector
Lincoln County Miscellaneous Records; Taxes 1779-1868,
Box
no. CR.060.928.6, North Carolina State Archives.
[Cover:] Tax Memorandom
Memorandom
Jany 1779
W[hite]
Pole Taxes
623.10.6
Delinquents & Abatements
100.17.0
Remainder
522.13.6
Paid
part
401.16.4
Remains
120.17.2
My
Commissions
31.7.2
Remains Due in
Whole 87.10.0
Public
Tax
458.9.8
County
Tax
64.3.8
My
Commissions of the Public Tax
27.10.2
of the
County
Tax
3.17.0
Remains Due of the Public
Tax 29.3.2
County
Tax
Due
60.6.8
Erors
Excepted [signed] Jas Rutledge
Tryon
County Tax Collectors 1778 Returns
Lincoln County Miscellaneous Records; Taxes 1779-1868,
Box
no. CR.060.928.6, North Carolina State Archives.
John
Walkers pub[lic]
Tax £389.12.6
County
Tax
54.10.4
Richard Singleton p[ublic
tax] 112.2.2
County
Tax
24.1.10
William Gilbert p[ublic
tax] 414.11.4
County
Tax
53.6.0
Wm
Newell p[ublic
tax] 214.17.10
County
Tax
23.5.2
Thos
Espey p[ublic
tax] 437.16.8
County
Tax
61.6.0
John
Camp p[ublic
tax] 166.5.0
County
Tax 23.5.0
James
Rutledge 433.5.0
County
Tax
60.6.8
James
Stone 440.4.4
County
Tax
73.10.0
April
1779 Recd from Jas. Miller £129.6.8 Including a Receipt
for a Claim of £25 for his Extra Services as
Shff being [obliterated in
photocopying] 1778
Settlement of 1778 Taxes Collected
by Colonel James Miller, Sheriff of
Tryon
County
Lincoln County Miscellaneous Records; Taxes 1779-1868,
Box
no. CR.060.928.6, North Carolina State Archives.
24th
July 1779. Then Received from James Miller
Esqr the Sum of £226 in part
of the Tax for the Public Buildings of
Lincoln
County the
County
Tax and the Tax for Salisbury Court House.
I say Rec’d per me Andw
Neel CC
1778 Taxes Collected
by Colonel James Miller, Sheriff of
Tryon
County
Lincoln County Miscellaneous Records; Taxes 1779-1868,
Box
no. CR.060.928.6, North Carolina State Archives.
Rec’d
of Col. James Miller £3,433.2.8 on account of his
Collection as Sheriff of Tryon County in the year 1778
[signed] Robt Lanier
Treas[urer]
Salisbury District
May 9th 1782
Settlement of 1778 Taxes Collected
by Colonel James Miller, Sheriff of
Tryon
County
Lincoln County Miscellaneous Records; Taxes 1779-1868,
Box
no. CR.060.928.6, North Carolina State Archives.
Octobr
Term 1783
Robt
Alexander Jno Willson & Jno
Barber Esqrs
You
are apointed to
Setle With James Miller as
Sheriff for the year 1778 By order of
Court
Test Jo. Dickson CC
[The
cover has a series of calculation totaling £548.31.5.]
Settlement of 1778 Taxes Collected
by Colonel James Miller, Sheriff of
Tryon
County
Lincoln County Miscellaneous Records; Taxes 1779-1868,
Box
no. CR.060.928.6, North Carolina State Archives.
[Cover:] Resolve of Committee Coln
J F Miller
A
Settlement with
Col. Miller Sheriff for year 1778
Lincoln
County a Settlement pursuant to an Order of Court
viz to the Public and County
Tax for the year 1778 the Sum of 5178.14.10 [minus]
4663.4.6 [equals] Ball. £515.10.4
By
Receipt Commissions in Lifting Tax Money etc the Sum of
£4663.4.6
The
Committee alows Mr. James
Miller the Ballance above
viz 515.10.4 in Lieu of the
Delinquents in the Several Companies and hereby makes a
Final Settlement
[signed:] Jno Wilson Robt Alexander Jno Barber
[The
October 1783 minute docket of Lincoln County Court of
Pleas and Quarter Sessions records this settlement.]
