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Jefferson County (W.Va.)--History--18th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Berkeley County, Virginia (W.Va.) Tax Records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2008.321
Scope and Contents Three Tax ledgers and five Execution Books for Berkeley County, Virginia kept by Abraham Davenport, Sheriff, and Braxton Davenport, Deputy Sheriff. Jefferson County was formed from Berkeley County in 1801 and some of the tax books cover both time periods. Tax Books: 1790-1792, Abram Davenport, Sheriff; 1791-1802, Abram Davenport, Sheriff, and B. Davenport, Deputy Sheriff and 1801-1803, Abraham Davenport, Sheriff Execution Books: 1791, Abram Davenport, Sheriff;...
Dates: 1790-1813

Frederick County (Va.) Merchant's Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame2u
Scope and Contents

Ledger B account book of an unknown merchant in Frederick County, Virginia or possibly the current Jefferson or Berkeley Counties, West Virginia.  526 pages.

Dates: 1790-1792

Jefferson County, Virginia (W.Va.)Tax Records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2008.320
Scope and Contents

Ten tax books for Jefferson County, Virginia from 1814-1878 and one Execution Book for 1825-1830. Braxton Davenport and William B. Magruder, Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff, were the tax collectors. 1814-1815, South District, 1814-1815, North District and 1817, 1816, 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1862 and 1878.

Jefferson County was created from Berkeley County in 1801. See Mss. Acc. 2008.321 Berkeley County for tax lists prior to 1801 and overlapping years.

Dates: 1814-1829

Manuscripts - People and Family Names

 Collection
Identifier: 01/Mss. 39.2 Man3a
Scope and Contents

An artificial collection of papers created from material acquired during the 1930's and 1940's.  Mostly letters, financial records, published material and official records of individuals in Virginia and elsewhere.  Includes documents and signatures of well known people, such as Benjamin Harrison, John Randolph and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Dates: 1621-1949; Majority of material found in 1800's