~1760- 1765503,511 |
1810 and 1830
Federal Enumerations Augusta County, Virginia
Estimated birth of John Brawford |
1765- 1770503,511 |
1810 and 1830
Federal Enumerations Augusta County, Virginia
Estimated birth of Jane (Jean) Berry |
1785501 |
Augusta County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Listing
District 1, James Ramsey Commissioner
Jno. Brafford
1 White Titheable John (~24)
6 Horses
21 Cattle |
6 June 178621 |
Augusta County,
Virginia Marriage Licenses, Marriage Bonds and
Marriages
Samuel Miller and Ann Braford, daughter of Samuel Braford;
surety, John Braford. |
2 Dec. 178821 |
Augusta County,
Virginia Marriage Licenses, Marriage Bonds and
Marriages
John Brafford and John Berry, surety John Brawford and Jane Berry, daughter of
Charles Berry |
22 May1788501 |
Augusta County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Listing
District 1, James Ramsey Commissioner
Person Charged with Tax: John Brawford
White Titheables > 21: John Brawford (~27)
3 Horses |
8 April 1789131 |
Augusta County,
Virginia, Will Book 7, page 168
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I Charles Berry Senr. of the County of Augusta in the
State of Virginia, farmer, Being Very Sick and weak in Body but of Perfect Mind
and Memory Thanks be Given to Almight God for the same and Calling to mind the
Mortality of my Body and Knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Die do
make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following,
First I Recommend my Soul into the hand of God that Gave it and my Body to the
Earth to be buried in a Christian Like and decent Manner at the Discreation of
my Executors and as Touching Such Worldy Estate as it hath Pleased God to bless
me in this life I give and Dispose of the Same Manner and for following Impremis
I Give and Bequeath to my beloved wife Mary Berry the one half of my moveable
Estate after my Just Debts and funeral Chages is paid By my Executors and my
Plantation that I now Live on for her Support During widowhood or Natural Life
and my two oldest Negroes Viz Tom and Mack for her support and my son Robert
Berry The Property Land and Negroes is to Equally for the Support of my Beloved
Wife and my son Robert Berry dureang my Beloved Wifes Life and at her Death the
whole of s.d property Property to Become the Property of my Son Robert Berry and
his heirs and assigns for Ever- Only if the Two Negroes have any Increase they
are to be at my Wifes Disposal. Item I give and Bequeath to my son John Berry my
Plantation or Tract of Land above and Joining the tract I now Live on to be his
and his heirs and assignes for Ever the s.d Two Tracts to be Equally Divided
across to be in Each an Equal part and my Negro Boy Named Andy to be his for
Ever. Item I give and Bequeath to my Son Charles Berry my Plantation or Tract of
Land Lying in Washington County on houlstone and my Negro Boys Named Tom to be
his and his heirs and assigns for Ever, Item I give and Bequeath to my Daughter
Challe Berry my Negro Girl Named Lucy and my Mare Named Mige a Saddle at five
Pounds price Two Cows and a heifer her bed and furniture to be hers and assigns
for Ever, and She is to have her living off the Plantation I now live on with
her Mother and Brother Robert till she is Married, my Negro Girl Named Fan (?) I
leav at the Disposeal of my Executors to be Continued with my Daughter Elizabeth
Henry as Long as they think fit and then to be Disposed of as they think proper.
Item I give and Bequeath to my daughter Jean Brawford my Negro Girl Named Jude
to be hers and her heirs if she has Lawfull Issur If she dies without Issue then
to be Returned to my Executors for the use of my Family, I likewise Bequeath to
my Son James Berry and to my Daughters Elizebeth, Mary and Jean to Each of them
five shillings Sterling in Room of their Birthright the remainer of my of my
Moveable Esate I Allow to be Equally Divided Between my Two Sons John and
Charles Berry, and I do Constitute and appoit my Beloved Wife Mary Berry
Exectrix and my Beloved sons James and John Berry Executors of this my Last will
and Testament, and do Disannule all other Wills By me heretofore made Ratifying
and Confirming this to be my Last Will and Testament in Witness whereof I have
hereunto Set my hand and seal this Eighth Day of April one thousand Seven
hundred and Eighty Nine
Signed Sealed Published
Pronounced and Declared
By the s.d Charles Berry Senr. Charles Berry (seal)
to be his Last Will and Testament
in Presence of
Jo MKiney [?]
Jacob Patton
Mary Patton
Wm (his mark) Trotter
Henry (his mark) Minger |
17 Dec 178721 |
Augusta County,
Virginia Will Book 7, page 132
Samuel Braford's will--To wife, Ann; to daughter, Mary Braford, unmarried; to
son, John, 209 acres adjoining Thos. Mitchel; to son, James, 201 acres; to
daughter, Ann; to son, Hugh; to son, Samuel; to daughter, Rachel; to daughter,
Elizabeth; to grandson, Samuel Hays, son of daughter Elizabeth, infant. If
Samuel Hays die infant, then his legacy to go to his sister, Elizabeth
Christian.
Executors, two sons-in-laws, Patrick Christian, of Augusta County, and Samuel
Miller, of Rockingham County.
Teste: Wm. Shields, Samuel Hunter, Peter Frenger.
Proved, 21st April, 1789, by the witnesses. Executors refuse to qualify.
Administration granted John and James Brawford |
~1794-180021,503 |
1810 Federal Census
Augusta County, Virginia
Augusta County, Virginia Will Book 8,
page 145
Two Unidentified females born. One of these daughters was named Mary Brawford. |
8 Jan. 179421 |
Augusta County,
Virginia Will Book 8, page 145
Anne Braford's (Bradford) will--To daughter, Elizabeth; to granddaughter,
Elizabeth Christian; to daughter, Rachel, to daughter, Mary; to daughter, Anne;
to granddaughter, Mary Braford, daughter to John Braford; to granddaughter, Anne
Bradford, daughter to Samuel Bradford.
Executors, Patrick Christian.
Teste: John Christian, Cornelius Ruddle, Jacob Vanlear.
Proved, 20th January, 1795 by Christian and Ruddle. Executor qualifies |
30 June 179521 |
Augusta County,
Virginia Marriage Licenses, Marriage Bonds and
Marriages
Hugh Torbett, Jr., and Hugh Torbett, surety. Hugh Torbett, Jr., and Mary
Brawford, of age, daughter of Saml. Brawford, deceased, sister to John Brafford. |
1797502 |
Augusta County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Listing
District 1, James Ramsey Commissioner
John Brawford
1 White Titheable John (~37)
1 Black >16
1 Black <16
7 Horses |
~1800-1810503 |
1810 Federal
Enumerations Augusta County, Virginia
Three unidentified males born. |
1800502 |
Augusta County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Listing
District 1, J. Ramsey, Commissioner
John Brawford
1 White Tithable John (~40)
1 Black > 16
1 Black <16
5 horses |
1801502 |
Augusta County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Listing
District 1, J. Ramsey, Commissioner
John Brawford
1 White Tithable John (~41)
2 Black > 16
5 horses
Tax: 1.48 |
1803502 |
Augusta County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Listing
District 1, M. Austin, Commissioner
John Brawford
1 White Tithable John (~43)
2 Black > 16
7 horses
Tax 2.84 |
1809502 |
Augusta County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Listing
District 1, M. Austin, Commissioner
John Brawford
1 White Tithable John (~49)
2 Black > 16
8 Horses
Tax: 2.28 |
20 Mar 1810502 |
Augusta County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Listing
District 1, M. Austin, Commissioner
John Brawford
1 White Tithable John (~50)
3 Black > 16
1 Black <16
11 Horses
Tax: 3.08 |
1810503 |
Federal Census Augusta County, Virginia
John Brawford
3 males < 10 |
|
1 male > 45 |
John (~50) |
1 female < 10 |
|
2 females 10 - 16 |
|
1 female 26 – 45 |
Jane (~45) |
1 slave |
|
|
23 Mar 1811540 |
Augusta County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Listing
District 1, M. Austin, Commissioner
John Brawford
2 White Tithables John (~51), ?
2 Black > 16
11 Horses
Tax: 2.20 |
6 May 1812540 |
Augusta County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Listing
District 1, M. Austin, Commissioner
John Brawford
2 White Tithables John (~52), ?
2 Blacks > 16
11 Horses
Tax: 2.20 |
March 1813517 |
Augusta County, Virginia, Will Book
11, page 217
An Inventory of the personal Estate & [--?--] of James Berry Deceased as
appraised by Alex Samuel Black and Samuel McCutchen this ____ day of ______
$ Cts
To one Black horse |
60.00 |
To one B-- mare |
25.00 |
To one Bay horse |
70.00 |
To one bay do |
15.00 |
To one yearling foall
|
25.00 |
To one negroe man Dick
|
200.00 |
To one negroe man Tom
|
350.00 |
To one negroe man Eli
|
163.34 |
To one negroe Girl -
Hannah |
183.00 |
To one negroe girl Susy
|
160.00 |
To one negroe girl Sally
|
130.00 |
To one negroe girl Phebe
|
70.00 |
To one cow |
19.00 |
To one black Do bell on
|
10.00 |
To one red & white
heiffer |
6.50 |
To one red & white cow |
9.00 |
To one brindle cow |
9.00 |
to one bull |
9.00 |
To one black Steer |
9.00 |
To one black cow bell on |
9.00 |
To one hooked cow |
8.00 |
To one black brindle cow white face |
7.50 |
To one red heiffer |
5.50 |
To one brindle steer |
5.00 |
To one brindle cow |
8.50 |
To one red cow white face |
10.00 |
To one Brindle cow |
8.50 |
To one red heiffer |
5.00 |
To one black spotted cow |
9.00 |
To one red yearling steer |
4.00 |
To one brindle heiffer |
3.50 |
To one red heifer white face |
6.50 |
To thirty eight head of sheep |
30.00 |
To Eight head of hogs |
12.00 |
To 3 sows & Eighteen pigs |
6.00 |
To Cutting bow, [---?--] & [---?--] |
“.75 |
To one Iron ford |
“.25 |
To one Waggon |
3.00 |
To one set of plow Irons 2 clevies |
2.50 |
To one plough and tackling |
5.50 |
To one shovel plough |
“.75 |
To one Ditto |
1.00 |
To one [--?--] |
“.50 |
To Two Mattocks & three hoes |
1.34 |
To Waggon gea. |
10.50 |
To Eight [----?----] |
1.00 |
To one [------------?-----------] |
1.30 |
To two [------------?-----------] |
1.30 |
To ten [---?--] |
13.39 |
To Bench tools |
3.50 |
To one hand ax |
“.75 |
To one wash Tub |
“.50 |
To [----?-----] |
“.50 |
To one pair of punchers, hammer, & curry comb |
“.25 |
To one [----?----] |
“.25 |
[Unreadable] two wedges and shovel |
1.92 |
To [---?--] & sickle |
[unreadable] |
To one pickling tub |
[unreadable] |
To two barrells |
2.00 |
To one [--?--] keg |
“.34 |
to one [----?----] |
5.50 |
To one meal chest |
1.67 |
To one old Table |
“.50 |
to two old pales |
“.25 |
To two old [--?--] and sifter |
“.42 |
To three ovens and Two pots |
6.00 |
To one pot rack |
1.25 |
To one Kettle and hooks |
4.00 |
To one mans saddle briddle |
7.75 |
To one mans saddle do |
1.00 |
To one womans saddle & briddle |
11.00 |
To one womans Do & bridle |
4.00 |
To one womans Do & Do |
10.00 |
To four sacks [--?-] |
“.25 |
To nine bees caps |
9.00 |
To one stove |
2.50 |
To one [--?--] stove |
“.17 |
To three old casks & old chest |
“.50 |
To four waggon boxes & old Irons |
“.75 |
To Leather |
1.00 |
To [-----?-------] |
5.00 |
To fifty wirghts of wool |
“.17 |
To one table with falling leaf |
12.50 |
To two wheels & [-----?----] |
4.50 |
To two set of dog Irons |
4.00 |
To three pair of [---?--] |
4.00 |
To two boxes & five bottles |
1.17 |
To one small table |
1.25 |
To one tea stand |
1.” |
To one big wheel |
1.00 |
To Eight old chains |
2.00 |
To one set of spools |
“.42 |
To Woolen yarn |
6.00 |
To Linen yarn |
3.00 |
To one old table |
1.25 |
to one [--?--] board & furniture |
25.00 |
unreadable |
3.50 |
To [---?---] |
3.50 |
To one set of [--?-------] |
“.25 |
To one set of Bearer mounting |
4.83 |
To [-----?----] hinges |
-.50 |
To one padlock |
-.25 |
To one desk & bookcase |
20.00 |
To [----?---] books |
10.00 |
[first two unreadable lines] |
|
to one old [----?-----] |
4.00 |
To show brushes |
“.12 |
To [------?--------] candlestick [----?---] |
“.50 |
To one pair of saddlebags |
3.00 |
To looking glass |
“.34 |
To one old chset |
1.25 |
To one gun and shot pouch |
9.00 |
To one bedstead and furniture |
16.00 |
To one bedstead and furniture |
16.00 |
To one bedstead & furniture |
22.00 |
To one bedstead & furniture |
22.00 |
To one bedstead & furniture |
16.00 |
To one bedstead & furniture |
15.00 |
To two [-----?---] |
12.00 |
To one ditto |
4.50 |
To one rug |
1.50 |
To sixty eight bushells of wheat |
39.67 |
To one hundred [--?--] bushels of rye |
50.42 |
To one still |
72.00 |
To one sword |
3.00 |
To three new books |
3.00 |
To one [----------?-----------] |
2.00 |
To one pair of [---?---] |
“.50 |
To one pocket Book |
“.50 |
To one note on Robert
Sheetes due 1st June in the year 1805 |
182.50 |
To one note on [? poss. Brents] due 25th December
1807 |
161.54 |
To one note on Robert Berry |
50.00 |
To fork in the hands of Charles Berry Senr. |
74.00 |
To an account on John Brawford |
40.00 |
To an account on Richard Berry |
20.00 |
the aforegoing list of property was
appraised by us
Alex. [unreadable]
Sam.l Black
Samuel McCutchen
Augusta March Court 1813
This inventory & appraisment of the Estate of James Berry dec.d being
returned is ordered to be recorded. |
26 April 1813540 |
Augusta County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Listing
District 1, M. Austin, Commissioner
John Brawford
2 White Tithables John (~53), ?
1 Black > 16
11 Horses
Tax: 3.25 |
16 Mar 1816540 |
Augusta County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Listing
District 1, M. Austin, Commissioner
John Brawford
3 White Tithables John (~56), ?, ?
1 Black > 16
8 Horses
Tax: 2.14 |
22 April 1817540 |
Augusta County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Listing
District 1, M. Austin, Commissioner
John Brawford
4 White Tithables John (~57), ?, ?, ?
1 Black > 16
9 Horses
Tax: 4.68 |
1830511 |
Federal Census Augusta County, Virginia, page 70
John Brafford
2 males 20-30 |
|
1 male 60-70 |
John (~70) |
1 female 60-70 |
Jane (~65) |
|
1830 - 1840511,512 |
1830 and 1840 Federal Enumerations, Augusta County, Virginia
Death of Jean (Berry) Brawford |
1840512 |
Federal Census Augusta County, Virginia
John Brawford
1 male 20 - 30 |
|
2 males of 30 - 40 |
|
1 male of 70 - 80 |
John (~80) |
1 female < 5 |
|
1 female 20 - 30 |
|
|
1840 - 1850512 |
1840 Federal Census Augusta County, Virginia
Estimated time range for death of John Brawford |