CHATHAM COUNTY TAX LIST FOR 1815
©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 only listed, 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.  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.

So, from this we can presume that, Able Brewer has no land and is at least 21. But, we don't know how young, since we have no 1814 tax list to compare with,  to see if this is his first time on the list.
But, we can know that William Burns is over 50, as he isn't listed as a white poll.

 Captain R.C. Cotten's Dist.

Column Numbers
        1                                     2    3    4  5  6     7     8     9    10   11     12                              13                                        14                                  15
Ashby, James 1 `   ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 92 Rocky Branch William Petty, Sr. $92.00
Auld, Henry U. 1 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 320 Haw River Geo. Dismukes $640.00
Brewer, Able 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Bright, Robt. Jun'r 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 200 Stinking Creek Isaac Bright $150.00
Bryan, Abraham 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 50 Robertsons Creek Abner Gunter $125.00
Bright, John 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Brown, John 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Bland, Henry 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Brewer, Henchia 1 2 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 308 1/2 Rocky Run William Pattishall $500.00
Burns, William ` 5 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 780 Turkey Creek Beverly Guthrie  $780.00 } `
       "            " ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 197 Indian Creek Thos. Clegg         $197.00 } `
       "            " ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 10 Harlands Creek Jno. May              $500.00 } (Total)
$1497.00
Bland, James 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Blalock, Julius 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Bland, John ` 1 ` 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` 200 Robertsons Creek Francis Farrell $300.00
Bland, William
  "           "		 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 1581/2
72		 Haw River
Harlands Creek		 Burwell Williams           }
Jehu Peoples $72.00             }		 (Total)
$502.00
Bright, Isaac 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 158 Robertsons Creek Willis Gunter $ 300.00
Bland, Thomas 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Bland, Francis 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Burns, John 1 3 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 1963/4 `  William Burns $400.00
Cock, John ` 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Cocke & Williams ` ` ` ` 1 ` ` ` ` 1 ` ` ` `
Cummins, Daniel 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 72 Rocky River Thos. Clegg $100.00
Copeland, John
& David		 2 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 300 Haw River Ben Gunter $800.00
Cotten, Roderick 1 16 1 1 ` ` ` ` 368 Robertsons Creek John Henderson $4,000.00
  "              " ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 400 Turkey Creek Zach'h Harman $800.00
  "              " ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 820 Harlands Creek Wm. Rosser $410.00
Cotten, Rich'd C. 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Clark, Mrs Frances ` 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Carlisle, Molly ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 40 Rocky River Daniel Cummins $40.00
    "            " ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 60    "           " Benj'm Johnston $60.00
Clegg, Thomas 1 4 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` Rocky River Blake Brantley $1,700.00
Clegg, Isaac 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Dismukes, George ` 8 ` ` ` ` 1 ` ` ` 860 Brooks Creek Mrs. Prince $3,000.00
     "                  " ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 227 Lick Creek `  $50.00
Dismukes, William ` ` ` ` 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Dismukes, Elisha 1 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 668 Camp Branch Thos. Clegg $668.00
Davis, Jordan 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 137 Robertsons Creek Rich'd Gunter $250.00
Fike, John 1 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 133 Dry Creek Isaac Petty $133.00
Fooshee, Elijah H.M.  1 4 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 700 Robertsons Creek R. Cotten $2,500.00
Fooshee, Joseph ` 7 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 131 Haw River Basel Manly $400.00
       "              " ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 175 Deep River Red. Bryan $400.00
Farrell, Dr. Francis ` ` ` 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` 111 Haw River John Bland $200.00
Fike, William 1 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 107 Dry Creek John  Fyke $300.00
Fooshee, Elijah (via?) 1 7 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 175 Haw River Robert Thompson $500.00
Fooshee, Daniel (of John) 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 100 Haw River Robert Ward $500.00
Freeman, Lewis ` 1 ` 5 1 ` ` ` ` ` 50 Bear Creek John Hart $100.00
Gunter, Abner 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 114 1/2 Robertsons Creek Rich'd Gunter $250.00
Goodwin, William 1 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 200      "                    " M. McQueen $300.00
Gunter, Richard 2 4 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 285 Haw River D. Copeland $1,500.00
    "             " ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 150 Stink(ing?) Creek Frances Willis $400.00
George, William 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Gunter, Isham ` 2 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 148 Turkey Creek Wm. Marks $300.00
George, Emsley 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
George, Presley 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
George, John 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Hackney, Joseph 1 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 88 Haw River Robert Ward $150.00
`Hogewood, William 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Hackney, John 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Hackney, William ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 128 Robertstons Creek James Sanders $400.00
Hamblet, William Sr. ` 4 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 300     "                      " Charles Williams $300.00
Hearn, Hasten 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Harman, Meriman 1 3 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 700 Turkey Creek B. Lightfoot $525.00
      "              " ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 249 Bear Creek John Nall $60.00
      "             " ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 320 Shaddox Creek John Falkner $80.00
Harman, Mrs Rebecca ` 4 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 166 2/3 Turkey Creek Joseph Scurlock $500.00
Harman, Zachariah 1 2 ` ` ` ` ` 4 ` ` 333 1/3     "            " Rebecca Harmon $500.00
     "              " ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 217 Brush Creek County Line Road $50.00
Husketh, Nathaniel ` 5 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 644 Haw River Jones Brewer $2050.00
Husketh, Isham 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Howard, Mrs. Dorcas ` 4 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 129 Haw River Geo. Thompson $400.00
Hill, Thomas ` 6 ` ` ` 4 ` ` ` ` 457 Robertsons Creek R. Cotten $1300.00
"       "  for Mr. Hill's Estate ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 226 Haw River Hasten Poe $800.00
Harman, George 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Harman, Joseph ` 1 ` 1 ` ` 48 ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Henderson, John Sr.  5 3 1 ` ` ` ` 1458 ` ` $1200.00
      "               "     for
Donaldson & McMillan & Co. 		 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 435 ` ` $200.00
Henderson, John Sr. for Hugh Willson ` ` ` ` ` ` 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Henderson, John Jr. ` 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 150 Haw River Joseph Harmon $200.00
Hayes, Wm. (L.?)  1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
"              "    for 
Hayes & Lightfoot		 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 1 ` ` ` ` `
Jones, Atlas by 
Z.  Harman		 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 300 Stinking Creek Hezk. Harmon $30.00
Jones, Edward ` 11 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 1600 Haw River $2220.00
    "         "          for
Samuel R. Jocelyn 		 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 250 Dry Creek Edward Jones $250.00
Jones, Edwards  for
W. Norfleet		 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 500 Haw River Rich'd Stamford $2500.00
Johnson, Richard 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 188 Stinking Creek Rich'd Gunter $376.00
Johnson, John A. 1 1 ` 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
      "                "  for
Jas. L. White?		 ` ` 1 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Lasater, Canon 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Lightfoot, Bartholomew 1 14 ` 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` 620 Harlands Creek ` $5,000.00
         "                 "  ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 487 Robertsons Creek ` $3000.00
         "                 " ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 450 Stinking Creek ` $225.00
         "                 " ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 200 Stinking Creek ` $300.00
         "                 " ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 100 Robertsons Creek `$125.00
         "                 " ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 402 Barns Branch ` $100.50
         "                 " ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 205 Lick Creek ` $51.25
         "                 " ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 386 Shaddox's Creek ` $96.50
Stinton, Joseph 1 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Marsh, Charles, Sr. 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 244 ¼ Robinsons Creek
(Robertsons Creek)		 James Taylor $600.00
Lucas, Mrs. Mary ` 21 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 737     "                 "
on Haw River		 Pittsborough $2000.00
Millican, Quaintin 2 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 167 Brooks Creek Mrs. Prince $400.00
Massey, Thomas 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Morgan, Anderson 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Marks, William 1 5 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 395 Stinking Creek Hezekiah Harmon $700.00
    "           " ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 125  Robinsons Creek
(Robertsons Creek)		 Isaac Bright $200.00
Massey, James  ` 5 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 227 3/4        "              " James Taylor $500.00
Marsh, Charles, Jr.  1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Manly, Basil ` 11 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 630         "             " James Taylor $1280.00
      "       " ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 186 Haw River John Williams  $1500.00
      "        "  ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 100 Robinsons Creek Colo.  Taylor $200.00
Manly, Basil for John Brown's Estate ` ` ` ` ` ` 5 ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Manly, Basil for John Brown ` ` ` ` ` `4 ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Morgan, Fereby ` 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 270 Haw River ` $500.00
Marks, John 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Neal, Stephen 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Neal, Younger  1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 43 Robinsons Creek Richard Gunter $150.00
Neal, William 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 150         "               " William Hackney $500.00
Patisall, Charles 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Petty, Guilford 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Petty, Raiford 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 125 Dry Creek Isaac Petty $125.00
Petty, Isaac 1 2 ` ` ` ` ` ` 86 ` 302   "        " Nathaniel Husketh $600.00
Petty, James 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 197 Robinsons Creek John Petty $250.00
Petty, Jesse 1 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 251 1/2 Rocky River Thomas Clegg $1000.00
Petty, Alford  1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Petty, Stephen 1 7 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 814 Robinsons Creek John Petty $1760.00
    "        "    for
Spencer Stewart's Estate		 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 233 3/4          "            " John Petty $235.00
Petty, William, Sr.  ` 8 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 420 Camp Branch B. Lightfoot $600.00
    "            " ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 400 Haw River Isaac Petty $800.00
    "            " ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 130    "      " Abner Minter $260.00
Petty William, Jr.  1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Petty, John ` 3 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 415 Robinsons Creek Stephen Petty $1245.00
Poe, Hasten 1 3 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 394 1/4 Haw River Geo. Thompson $1500.00
Poe, Jacob F.  1 3 ` ` 1 ` ` ` ` ` 135 Haw River W. Stedman $135.00
Poe, Reuben ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 150 Haw River Robert Thompson $300.00
Phillips, James ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 80 Rocky River Thomas Clegg $100.00
Poe, William  1 3 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `430 Robinsons Creek Charles Marsh $860.00
Pace, Hardy 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Pattishall, William Jr. ` 3 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 300 Lick Creek Alex'r Sloan $150.00
       "               " ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 300 Rocky River John Hurley $600.00
Pattishall, John 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 103 Rocky River Wm. Pattishall $206.00
       "            " ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 5 1/2 Rocky River James Burns $5.50
Pattishall, William, Jr. 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 100 Rocky River James Burns $200.00
Prince, Mrs. Mary ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Richardson, Samuel 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 140 Brooks Creek John Henderson $140.00
Riddle, Mrs. Jane ` 5 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 157 Robinsons Creek Mrs. Lucas $1000.00
  "                "     for
Wm. Riddles' Estate		 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 800 Robinsons Creek Mrs. Lucas $2000.00
Riddle, Richard ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 50  3/4 Haw River Mrs. Lucas $100.00
Riddle, William 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Rosser, William 1 3 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 352 1/2 Turkey Creek R. Cotten $250.00
St. Lawrence,
Mrs. Elizabeth		 ` 1 ` 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Sanders, James 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 119 1/2 Robinsons Creek Wm. Hackney $400.00
Stallings, Joseph 1 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 250 Harlands Creek B. Lightfoot $750.00
Straughan, Isaiah 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Straughan, Willie 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Swann, John Jr. ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 206 Robinsons Creek John Henderson $600.00
Sexton, Joel 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Scurlock, William 2 3 ` 3 2 ` 2 48 ` ` 423 Robinsons Creek Col. Hill $2000.00
      "             ' ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 287 Haw River W. Stedman $750.00
Stedman, Winship 1 2 ` 3 3 ` ` 48 ` ` 576 Haw River William Scurlock $905.00
      "              " ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 12 1/2 Robinsons Creek Pittsborough $100.00
      "              " ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 1/2
£		 327 1/2 Rocky River Jehu Peoples $750.00
      "              "   for
James C. Poe		 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 138 1/2 Haw River Jehu Peoples $700.00
Stedman, Winship  for A. Kinchens  Estate ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 200 Rocky River John Hurley $400.00
Stedman, Winship 
for Thos. White's Estate		 ` 1 ` ` 2 ` ` ` ` ` 366 Rocky River Wm. Petty $150.00
Stedman, Winship
for Sam'l Hopkins		 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 200 Near the road leading from Pittsb'o to Ramseys Mill Ramsey $200.00
Stedman, Winship
for Gen' l Thomas Brown's Estate		 ` ` ` 2 1 14 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Stedman, Winship 
for Josiah Reddick		 ` ` ` 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Scurlock, Joseph ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Taylor, James ` 33 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 1489 Deep River Thomas Waddle $5000.00
     "          " ` ` ` ` 2 ` 2 ` ` ` 796 Robersons Creek James Massey $1500.00
Taylor, James  for
Joseph Taylor		 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 650 White Oak ` $812.50
Taylor, James for
George Baskerville		 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 306 Rocky Branch William Petty $100.00
Thornton, Seth 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Torry, Sam' l F. 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 4 Robinsons Creek Pittsborough $50.00
Taylor, Mrs. Sarah ` 4 ` 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
Thompson, Geo. W.  1 7 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 488 Haw River Mrs. Howard $1500.00
      "        "  ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 150 Haw River Geo. Dismukes $200.00
Williams, James 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 114 Robersons Creek John Williams $240.00
Ward, Robert ` 8 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 340 Haw River M. Bynum $1200.00
Williams, Mark 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
West, Jesse ` 2 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 292 Robinsons Creek B. Lightfoot $500.00
Willis, Francis 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 600 Stinking Creek Rich. Gunter $600.00
Waters, Mrs. Mary ` 4 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 40 Robinsons Creek Jos. Scurlock $320.00
Womble, Philip 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
White, Luke 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 100 Haw River John White $100.00
Womack, Green 1 2 ` ` ` ` ` ` 1 ` 300 ` ` $50.00
Williams, Burwell 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 158 Haw River Wm. Bland $316.00
Waddle, John ` ` ` 1 ` ` ` ` ` ` 50 Robinsons Creek Pittsborough $250.00
Williams, Charles J 1 4 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 200 Brooks Creek Wm. Hamblet $500.00
Williams, John, Esq. ` 14 ` 1 3 ` ` ` ` ` 2556 Haw River ` $5055.50
      "            " ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 175 Deep River Pattishall $131.25
Warden, William ` ` ` 3 1 ` ` ` ` ` 600 ` ` $300.00