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On this page: Only some of my surnames as seen on my index page.



Bertie County NC  Corn  Tax List - 1715-1716


1ST CORN LIST:     
[NOTE KG:  a "E" above the line seems to = "er"

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   The last Gen ll CEt  I gave the GovernE an act what corn was in my hand so
I thought was sufficient, not being my s elfe & sent at the wording the
Acts(?), of wch I have several & issue(?) desired a Copy from Ye Clerk but
cannot have them. The list of Corn p_ me is undE written and who are insolvent
I know not only McLanderson did not send his full complimt by reason of his
servants __gligence _in hi__ _osence (suddenly faded).  I am __ yE humble
servant
                                                      JOHN JKiklefield(?)
 
Wm Davis _?_            - 1
Wm White & Robt Hosea - 2
Jno Dip _(?)  Tho: Snoden. Jno White  3 (overwritten with a 4.  ?)
Jno Jones - 3
Richd Sanderson  5

The two last lines not in one Precinct more p_ls me(? faded)
there being as they sd no collectE in their pa__ to(?) 
receive corn - 
       ____ Ear _ June _th 1716 & JOHN JKIKLEFEILD (smeared)

On reverse:  JOSEPH JESOP
                   ESQ.
                           THESE(?)  [unreadable from bleed-through]
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2ND CORN LIST:

A LEST OF CORNE BROUGHT AN FOR YE YOUSE OF YE CONTRY UPON THE SOWSWEST-SIDE OF
PERQUIMENS AS FOLLOWETH THIS 16 OF YE 12 MO.1716* AND SENTE
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John Johnson  1
James Smith  1
John Masson 1
Hugh davis  1 
John Williams  1
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3RD CORN LIST:

ACCUSANTS (sic) RETURND TO YE GOVERNR BY THE RECEIVERS OF THE CORNE LEVY - - -
- - - -

Mr Maderns List
John Avery -
Will Ralf -
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Mr Ralfs List
none of my names here.
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4TH CORN LIST FROM N.E. NC 

BENOFFORD (hole) ___ (unreadable)  CORNE LIST
Mr. Clark  List

Wm Jones ........ 1
Henry Smith........................  1

NOTE:  The foregoing list is prob. for Bath or Beaufort because of the
(Lionel) Reading- (James) Leigh association there.  Bath cre. 1696, discon.
1739; Beaufort (of Bath) cre. 1712.  Scribe sometimes crosses "t-s" &
sometimes not.

5th Corn Tax List

NOTE:  About 6 names are lost from the bottom of the page.  This list will 
be difficult to read because the scribe uses many 17th century writing 
characteristics & extensive abbreviations.

  NOTE: From here down were written
page, beginning

Jhn Smith...........  1x                         
Henery Haress....... 1x 
Lews Williams..........2x 
Ameny? Williams..... 1x                          
John Williams........ 1x                          
Willam Broun........ 1                             
Willam Dough(s?).... 1x
Tho. Broun............ 1x                           
Dilgrem(?) Williams 1x                    
(torn away)

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1715/1716 - but the list is not dated.

The people lived all over NE NC and according to Kay, there are
about 10 lists. All are not here. Some are done by Raymond Winslow 
for the NCGSJ - Nov 1986. 

According to Winslow, the Colony was strapped for money during the 
Tuscarora War. Winslow states " Wartime needs were partially met
by raising levies of corn from the province's taxpayers.  At that time a
special sort of tax list called "corn list" came into use, showing the
number of bushels of corn received from each person named therein".
"There was no entries from devastated Craven Precinct, two districts of
Chowan Precinct report no names and Hyde and Beaufort precincts seem to be
under-reported."  This would explain why a lot of the early residents of
Bertie Co do not appear.

Winslow says the originals can be found at the NC Archives - Corn Lists, No
dates, 1715 - 1716 stack file number CCR.190

See entire transcription of data at: 
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/bertie/census/corn.txt

Transcribed by Kay Gunn