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Location: Lancaster, Virginia
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Contents 1 OVERVIEW 1.1 Taxes By Year 1.1.1 1653 1.1.2 1655 1.1.3 1656 1.1.4 1657 1.1.5 1658 1.1.6 1659 1.1.7 1660 1.2 Taxes By Name, Years, Alphabetically 2 SOURCES

OVERVIEW

This page identifies colonists appearing in the tax records of Lancaster County, Virginia Colony, by date, between the county's founding in 1651 and the American Revolution in 1776.

Taxes By Year

1653

Lancaster County assessed its colonists for taxes, based on their tithables (male labor force), 25 Oct 1653.^[1] Among those listed (in alphabetical order): Mr. [James] Bagnall 5 tithables, Ja[mes] Bonner 3, Tho[mas] Bourn 3, Ca[pt] [William] Brocas 14, Fra[ncis] Browne 2, Mr. [Rowland] Burnham 11, Mr. [Edward] Boswell 4, Mr. [Thomas] Brice 6, Maj. Jo[hn] Carter 12, Mr. Thomas Carter 5, Sir Hen[ry] Chicheley 17, W[illia]m Clapham Sen'r 5, W[illia]m Clapham Jun'r 6, Mr. [Francis] Cole 5, Mr. John Cox 3, John Edgecomb 2, Mr. John Edwards 4, Cap. [Moore] Fantleroy 4, Cap. Hen[ry] Fleet 12, Mr. David Fox 10, Mr. Andrew Gilson 4, John Gregory 2, Thomas Griffin 2, Row[land] Haddaway 2, Will[iam] Harper 2, Toby Horton 3, Mr. [Edmund] Kempe 16, Thomas Kidd 3, Mr. Lambert 12, Mr. Row[land] Lawson (unspecified), Col. [_____] Loes 12, Mr. Richard Loes 3, Jo[hn] Merriman 3, Mr. [______] Moore 5, W[illia]m Neesam 5, John Nichols 2, Mr. [John] Paine 5, [Richard] Parrott 4, Mr. [Thomas] Powell 3, Thomas Powell 2, Jo[hn] Sharpe 6, Mr. [William] Smart 10, Mr. Toby Smyth 3, Mr. Geo[rge] Taylor 6, Dominik [Therriott] 4, Clem[ent] Thrush 3, Mr. [Robert] Tomlyn 6, Mr. W[illia]m Underwood 5, Mr. Abr[aham] Weekes 3, W[illia]m White 2, Mr. Tho[mas] W[illia]ms 2, Mr. Ja[mes] Williamson 9.

Ten wealthiest colonists in 1653, in terms of tithables:

1. Henry Chicheley, 17 tithables
2. Edmund Kempe, 16 tithables
3. William Brocas, 14 tithables
4. John Carter, 12 tithables
5. Henry Fleet, 12 tithables
6. [_____] Loes, 12 tithables
7. Rowland Burnham, 11 tithables
8. David Fox, 10 tithables
9. William Smart, 10 tithables
10. James Williamson, 9 tithables

1655

Lancaster County assessed its colonists for taxes, again based on tithables (male labor force), twice in 1655. The first assessment was 6 Feb 1655.^[2] Among those listed (in alphabetical order): Robert Armstrong 3 tithables, Mr. Ja[mes] Bagnall 4, Cyprian Bishop 2, James Bonner 3, Thomas Bourne 5, Mr. Robert Bradshaw 6, Mr. Thomas Brice 9, Ca[pt] [William] Brocas 12, Fra[ncis] Browne 3, Rob[er]t Bryan 1, Mr. [Rowland] Burnham 12, Maj. J[oh]n Carter 12, Mr. Thomas Carter 4, Sir Henry Chicheley 24, W[illia]m Clapham Sen'r 5, W[illia]m Clapham Jun'r 7, Francis Cole 5, Mr. John Cox 4, Evan Davis 3, Walter Dickenson 6, John Edgecomb 2, John Edwards 4, Cap. [Moore] Fauntleroy 7, Cap. Henry Fleet 11, Mr. David Fox 16, Mr. [Andrew] Gilson 4, Mr. Thomas Griffin 5, Thomas Griffin 1, Widd[ow] [Margaret] Grimes 4, W[illia]m Harper 3, Toby Horton 3, Mr. [Edmund] Kempe 5, Thomas Kidd 3, Richard Lawson 6, Mr. Row[land] Lawson 3, Richard Lewis 3, William Leech 12, Mr. [Richard] Loes 3, La[dy] Lunsford 12, Thomas Marsh 3, John Meredith 5, J[oh]n Merriman 2, Rob[er]t Moss 4, John Needles 2, W[illia]m Neesham 6, J[oh]n Nichols 1, J[oh]n Paine 7, Tho[mas] Paine 6, Mr. Richard Porrott 5, Thomas Powell 2, Thomas Robinson 2, Mr. John Sharpe 14, Mr. Toby Smyth 6, Mr. Geo[rge] Taylor 3, Silvester Thatcher 3, Dominic [Therriott] 4, William Thompson 3, Cle[men]t Thrush 6, Rob[ert] Tomlin 4, Mr. Raleigh Travers 7, Abr[aham] Weekes 3, Tho[mas] Whitlock 5, Tho[mas] W[illia]ms 2, Mr. [James] Williamson 7, Mr. [Thomas] Willis 2, Robert Young 2.

Ten wealthiest colonists in 1655 (Feb), in terms of tithables:

1. Henry Chicheley, 24 tithables
2. David Fox, 16 tithables
3. John Sharpe, 14 tithables
4. William Brocas, 12 tithables
5. John Carter, 12 tithables
6. Rowland Burnham, 12 tithables
7. William Leech, 12 tithables
8. Lady Lunsford, 12 tithables
9. Henry Fleet, 11 tithables
10. Thomas Brice, 9 tithables

The county assessed again, 7 Dec 1655.^[3] Among those assessed (in alphabetical order): Mr. Ja[mes] Bagnall 6, Cyprian Bishop 1, Ja[mes] Bonner 5, Mr. [Humphrey] Booth 7, Mr. [Thomas] Bourne 6, Mr. [Thomas] Brice 7, Fran[cis] Browne 3, Mr. Rowland Burnham 12, Maj. John Carter 21 (“both sides”), Mr. Thomas Carter 4, Sir Henry Chicheley 29, [William] Clapham Sen 5, Mr. [William Clappam [Jr] 4, Mr. [John] Cox 3, Mr. [John] Curtis 6, Evan Davis 6, Hen[ry] Davys 2, John Edgecomb 2, Capt. [Moore] Fauntleroy 5, Cap. Henry Flete 19 (includes his upper plantation), Mr. David Fox 14, Mr. Jo[hn] Gregory 3, Thomas Griffin 7, Will[iam] Harper 2, Toby Horton 6, Toby Hurst 2, Mr. [Edmund] Kempe 5, Thomas Kidd 3, Mr. Rich[ar]d Lawson 5, Mr. Row[land] Lawson 4, William Leech 10, Mr. [Richard] Loe 3, "the Lady Lunsford" 14, Sam'l Man 4, Mr. George Marsh 4, John Meredith 3, Mr. John Merryman 3, Jo[hn] Needles 3, Will[ia]m Neesham 7, John Nichols 3, John Paine 1, Tho[mas] Payne 4, Mr. [Richard] Perrott 6, Mr. [Thomas] Powell 6, Thomas Powell 2, John Robbinson 1, Thomas Robinson 2, Mr. [Ralph] Rowsey 6, Tho[mas] Rowsey 1, John Sharpe 13, Jo[hn] Sherlock 2, Mr. [Toby] Smith 7, Vincent Stanford (unspecified), John Taylor 3, Mr. Geo[rge] Taylor 6, Mons’r [Dominic] Therryott 3, Silvester Thatcher 3, Clement Thrush 4, Mr. [William] Tignoll [Tignor] 8, Mr. [Robert] Tomlyn 4, Mr. Raleigh Travers 6, Mr. William Underwood 6, Abraham Weekes 3, Daniell Welsh 2, John Welsh 2, William White 4, Thomas Whitlock 7, Tho[mas] Williams 3, Mr. [James] Williamson 4, Mr. [Thomas] Willis 1, Rob[er]t Young 2.

Ten wealthiest colonists in 1655 (Dec), in terms of tithables:

1. Henry Chicheley 29
2. John Carter 21
3. Henry Fleet 19
4. David Fox 14
5. "the Lady Lunsford" 14
6. John Sharpe 13
7. Rowland Burnham 12
8. William Leech 10
9. Mr. [William?] Tignoll [Tignor?] 8
10. [Humphrey] Booth 7
11. Thomas Griffin 7
12. Will[ia]m Neesham 7
13. Tobias Smith 7
14. Thomas Whitlock 7

1656

Lancaster County assessed its colonists for taxes, again based on their tithables (i.e. their male labor force), 5 Nov 1656.^[4] Among those assessed (in alphabetical order): Mr. Ja[mes] Bagnall 5, Cyprian Bishop 2, William Bluford 6, Ja[mes] Bonner 5, Mr. [Humphrey] Booth 7, Mr. [Thomas] Bourne 6, Hugh Brent 1, Mr. [Thomas] Brice 7, Fran[cis] Browne 3, Mr. [______] Browning 2, Geo[rge] Bryer 3, Mr. [Rowland] Burnham 14, Col. [John] Carter 23, Mr. [Thomas] Carter 9, Sir Henry Chicheley 34, Mr. [Robert] Chowning 3, [William] Clapham Sen 3, Mr. [William Clapham Jun] 6, Mr. [_______] Cobb 5, Mr. [[Conway-166| [Edwin] Conoway 4, Mr. [John] Curtys 3, Mr. Edward Dale (unspecified), Evan Davys 5, Hen[ry] Davys 3, Rich[ar]d Davys 3, Mr. [Walter?] Dickenson 4, John Edgecomb 3, Capt. [Moore] Fauntleroy 9, Cap. Henry Fleet 14, Richard Forman [sp?] 4, Mr. David Fox 13, [________] Goodrich 9, Mr. [Thomas] Griffin 7, Widd[ow] [Margaret] Grymes 4, Mr. [________] Hawkins 4, Rob[er]t Hopkins 4, Tho[mas] Hopkins 3, Toby Horton 6, W[illia]m Hutchins 2, Mr. [Edmund] Kempe 6, Thomas Kidd 4, Charles King 2, Mr. Rich[ar]d Lawson 6, Mr. Row[land] Lawson 3, W[illia]m Leech 5, Mr. [Richard] Loe 3, Col. [_______] Loe 10, Mr. [Henry] Lucas 5, "Lady Lunsford" 14, Thomas Maidstone 2, Mr. George Marsh 5, Jo[hn] Meredith 1, Mr. Jo[hn] Merryman 2, Mr. [Peter] Montague 5, Will[ia]m Neesham 6, Jo[hn] Newman 3, Hen[ry] Nichols 2, Ja[mes] Nichols 2, Mr. Jo[hn] Nichols Sen 9, Jo[hn] Nichols 3, Mr. John Paine 5, Mr. Tho[mas] Payne 7, Mr. [Richard] Parrott 4, Mr. Cuthbert Potter (unspecified), Mr. [Thomas] Powell 6, Thomas Powell 3, Jo[hn] Robinson 3, Tho[mas] Robinson 2, Mr. [Ralph] Rowsey 8, John Sharpe 3, Jo[hn] Sherlock 2, Mr. [Toby] Smith 5, Capt. [________] St____ 9, Mr. Geo[rge] Taylor 4, Jo[hn] Taylor 3, John Taylor 2, Silvester Thatcher 5, Dominic Therryott 3, Clem[en]t Thrush 6, Mr. [William] Tignor 8, Nathan? Tomlyn 3, Mr. [Robert] Tomlyn 6, Rich[ard] Tomlinson 1, Mr. [Raleigh] Travers 7, Mr. W[illia]m Underwood 6, Abraham Weekes 3, Dan[iel] Welsh 4, Tho[mas] Williams 5, Mr. [James] Williamson 17.

Ten wealthiest colonists in 1656, in terms of tithables:

1. Henry Chicheley 34
2. John Carter 23
3. James Williamson 17.
4. Rowland Burnham 14
5. Henry Fleet 14
6. "Lady Lunsford" 14
7. David Fox 13,
8. Col. [_______] Loe 10
9. Thomas Carter 9
10. Moore Fauntleroy 9
11. [________] Goodrich 9
12. John Nichols Sen 9
13. Capt. [________] St____ 9

1657

Lancaster County assessed its colonists for taxes, again based on their tithables (i.e. their male labor force), 16 Dec 1657.^[5] Among those assessed (in alphabetical order): Ja[mes] Allison 3, Jo[hn] Bell 1, Ja[mes] Bonner 8, Mr. [Thomas] Bourne 5, Hugh Brent 2, Mr. Tho[mas] Carter 5, Sir Henry Chicheley 24, Mr. [Robert] Chowning 4, Mr. [William] Clapham Sen 3, Mr. [William Clapham Jun] 6, Mr. [_______] Cobb 5, Mr. [_______] Conoway 4, Mr. [Henry] Corbyn 12, Mr. [John] Curtys 5, Mr. Edward Dale 2, Walter Dickenson 5, Jo[hn] Edwards 4, Col. Henry Fleet 9, Mr. David Fox 11, Widd[ow] [Margaret] Grymes 2, Nich[olas] Hale 3, Mr. [Thomas?] Harwood 9, Tho[mas] Hopkins 4, Toby Horton 6, W[illia]m Hutchins 1, Jo[hn] Jackson 2, Mr. [Edmund] Kempe 6, Tho[mas] Kidd 5, Charles King 1, Mr. [Rowland] Lawson 4, [William] Leech 7, Col. [_______] Loe 9, "Lady Lunsford" 12, Ja[mes] Markham 4, Mr. [George] Marsh 15, Jo[hn] Meredith 3, Jo[hn] Merryman 2, Mr. [Peter] Montague 5, Jo[hn] Needles 3, Will[ia]m Neesham 6, Hen[ry] Nicholls 3, Ja[mes] Nicholls (unspecified), Jo[hn] Nicholls 2, Jo[hn] Pines 3, Mr. [Richard] Parrott 7, Cuthbert Potter (unspecified), Mr. [Thomas] Powell 5, Roger Radford 2, Jo[hn] Robinson 3, Mr. [Thomas] Robinson 4, Vinc[ent] Stanford (unspecified), Bryan Stott 2, John Stott 3, Capt. [________] St____ 6, Mr. [George] Taylor (obscured), Jo[hn] Taylor 3, Dom[inic] Therryott 4, Mr. [Raleigh] Travers 8, Edward Webb 2, Abra[ham] Weekes (obsured), Dan[iel] Welsh (obscured), Mr. [William] White 8, Tho[mas] Williams 3, Mr. [Thomas] Willys 5.

1658

Lancaster County assessed its colonists for taxes, again based on their tithables (i.e. their male labor force), 31 Oct 1658.^[6] Among those assessed (in alphabetical order): Ja[mes] Allison 3, Mr. [William] Ball 3, Jo[hn] Bell 2, James Bonner 5, Mr. [Thomas] Bourne 5, Edward Boswell 4, Andrew Bowyer 2, Hugh Brent 2, Rich[ard] Bridger 3, Mr. Edward Carter 4, Col. John Carter 21, Mr. Tho[mas] Carter 4, Randolph Chamblett 3, Thomas Chetwood(mentioned, no number), Sir Henry Chicheley 35, Mr. [Robert] Chowning 2, Will[iam] Clapham Sen 4, Will[iam] Clapham Jun] 7, Mr. Connoway 3, W[illia]m Copeland 1, Mr. Henry Corbyn 20, Mr. [John] Curtys 6, Mr. [Edward] Dale 3, Hen[ry] Davys 4, Walter Dickenson 4, Mr. [Thomas] Duncombe 9, Mr. [John] Edwards 7, Lt. Col. [Henry] Fleet 8, Mr. [David] Fox 18, Nicholas George 3, Nich[olas] Hale 3, Will[iam] Harper 2, Toby Horton 3, Jo[hn] Jackson 2, Mr. [Edmund] Kempe 5, Rob[er]t Kempe 1, Tho[mas] Kidd (obscured), Charles King 1, Edward King 5, Mr. [Rowland] Lawson 5, W[illia]m Leech 8, Lady Lunsford 14, Edward Lunsford 1, Mr. [Thomas] Madestard 2, Sam[uel] Man[n] 6, Ja[mes] Markham 3, Jo[hn] Meredith 2, Jo[hn] Merryman 3, Patrick Millar 4, Mr. [Peter] Montague 4, Jo[hn] Needles 5, W[illia]m Neesham 4, Hen[ry] Nicholls 4, Jo[hn] Nichols 2, Mr. Rich[ar]d Perrott 6, Jo[hn] Pines 5, Mr. Cuth[bert] Potter (unspecified), Mr. [Thomas] Powell 5, Tho[mas] Powell Jun 4, John Sharp 4, John Simpson 7, Capt. [______] St_____ 6, Vin[cen]t Stanford 5, Brian Stott 2, John Stott 3, Robert Taylor 3, Mr. Taylor 5, Mr. [Dominic] Therryott 3, Mr. [Raleigh] Travers 9, Geo[rge] Vezey 3, Abraham Weekes 5, John Wells 2, Dan[iel] Welsh 4, Jo[hn] Welsh 3, Mr. [William] White 7, Tho[mas] Williams 6, Tho[mas] Williams 4, Mr. [Thomas] Willys (obscured).

Ten wealthiest colonists in 1658, in terms of tithables (among those legible):

1. Henry Chicheley, 35
2. John Carter, 21
3. Henry Corbyn, 20
4. David Fox, 18
5. Lady Lunsford, 14
6. Raleigh Travers, 9
7. Thomas Duncombe, 9
8. Henry Fleet, 8
9. William Leech, 8
10. William Clapham] Jr., 7
11. John Edwards, 7
12. John Simpson, 7
13. William White, 7

1659

Lancaster County assessed its colonists for taxes, again based on their tithables (i.e. their male labor force), 30 Nov 1659.^[7] Among those assessed (in alphabetical order): Mr. [William] Ball 4, Jo[hn] Bell 2, James Bonner 5, Mr. [Thomas] Bourne 4, Hugh Brent 1, Nath[aniel] Browne (unspecified), Col. John Carter 30, Thomas Chatwyn 2, Thomas Chetwood(unspecified), Sir Henry Chicheley 37, Stephen Chilton (unspecified), Mr. [Robert] Chowning 3, Will[iam] Clapham Sen 4, Will[iam] Clapham Jun] 6, Arth[ur] Clarke 2, Mr. Connoway 2, W[illia]m Copeland 1, Mr. [Henry] Corbyn 22, Mr. [John] Curtys 7, Mr. [Edward] Dale 4, Hen[ry] Davys 4, Walter Dickenson 5, Mr. [Thomas] Duncombe 5, Mr. [John] Edwards 5, Mr. [______] Edwards 2, Lt. Col. [Thomas] Ellyott 14, Col. [Henry] Flete 10, Mr. [____] Flower 2, Mr. [David] Fox 14, Nicholas George (unspecified), Nich[olas] Hale 3, Will[iam] Harper 2, Jo[hn] Hashwood 5, Toby Horton 4, Will[iam] Hutchins 3, Jo[hn] Jackson 4, Mr. [Edmund] Kempe 5, Mr. Matt[hew] Kempe 10, Rob[er]t Kempe 2, Tho[mas] Kidd 2, Charles King 2, Mr. [Rowland] Lawson 3, Mr. [William] Leech 8, Will[iam] Ludford 1, Edward Lunsford 1, Thomas Maidstone 1, James Markham 2, Mr. [George] Marsh 8, Jo[hn] Meredith 3, Jo[hn] Merryman 2, Patrick Miller 3, Mr. [Peter] Montague Jr. 4, Lambert Moore 2, Jo[hn] Needles 5, Mr. [William] Neesham 5, Robert Neesum 5, Hen[ry] Nichols 4, Jo[hn] Nichols 1, Mr. [_____] Patteson 5, Mr. [Richard] Perrott 8, Tho[mas] Philips 1, Jo[hn] Pines 6, Rob[er]t Pollard 4, Mr. Cuth[bert] Potter 8, Thomas Powell 2, Howell Powell 1, Mr. Powell 5, Jo[hn] Sharp 3, Sir Gray Skipwith 5, Col. Robert Smith 25, Brian Stott 1, Tho[mas] Stott 2, Jo[hn] Taylor 2, Robert Taylor 3, Hen[ry] Thatcher (obscured), Mr. [Dominic] Therriott 2, Will[iam] Thompson 2, Will[iam] Thompson 1, Mr. [Raleigh] Travers 8, Sam[uel] Tucker 2, Geo[rge] Vezey 3, Abr[aham] Weekes 3, Jo[hn] Wells 3, Dan[iel] Welsh 4, Jo[hn] Welsh 5, Tho[mas] Williams 2, Tho[mas] Williams 2, Mr. [Thomas] Willys 2, Will[iam] Wroughton 4.

Ten wealthiest colonists in 1659, in terms of tithables (among those legible and specified):

1. Henry Chicheley, 37
2. John Carter, 30
3. Robert Smith, 25
4. Henry Corbyn, 22
5. Thomas Elliott, 14
6. David Fox, 14
7. Henry Fleet, 10
8. Matthew Kempe, 10
9. William Leech, 8
10. George Marsh, 8
11. Richard Perrott, 8
12. Cuthbert Potter, 8
13. Raleigh Travers, 8

John Carter Group (alphabetically): Mr. [William] Ball 4, Col. John Carter 30, Will[iam] Clapham Sen 4, Will[iam] Clapham Jun] 6, Arth[ur] Clarke 2, Mr. Connoway 2, Walter Dickenson 5, Mr. [John] Edwards 5, Mr. [____] Flowers 2, Will[iam] Hutchins 3, Mr. Matt[hew] Kempe 10, Edward Lunsford 1, Jo[hn] Meredith 3, Tho[mas] Philips 1, Howell Powell 1, Thomas Powell 2, Jo[hn] Taylor 2, Sam[uel] Tucker 2, Will[iam] Wroughton 4.

Henry Fleet Group (alphabetically): Hugh Brent 1, Col. [Henry] Flete 10, Toby Horton 4, Mr. [Rowland] Lawson 3, Thomas Maidstone 1.

Cuthbert Potter Group (alphabetically): Sir Henry Chicheley 37, Mr. [John] Curtys 7, Mr. [Thomas] Duncombe 5, Jo[hn] Jackson 4, Lambert Moore 2, Mr. Cuth[bert] Potter 8, Sir Gray Skipwith 5, Col. Robert Smith 25.

William Leach Group (alphabetically): Lt. Col. [Thomas] Ellyott 14, Mr. [William] Leech 8.

Edmund Kempe Group (alphabetically): Jo[hn] Bell 2, James Bonner 5, Mr. [Thomas] Bourne 4, Will[iam] Harper 2, Mr. [Edmund] Kempe 5, Patrick Miller 3, Jo[hn] Needles 5.

Henry Corbin Group (alphabetically): Thomas Chatwyn 2, Mr. [Robert] Chowning 3, W[illia]m Copeland 1, Mr. [Henry] Corbyn 22, Rob[er]t Kempe 2, Tho[mas] Kidd 2, Will[iam] Ludford 1, James Markham 2, Mr. [George] Marsh 8, Mr. [Peter] Montague Jr. 4, Hen[ry] Nichols 4, Mr. [_____] Patteson 5, Mr. [Richard] Perrott 8, Robert Taylor 3, Hen[ry] Thatcher (obscured), Will[iam] Thompson 2, Abr[aham] Weekes 3, Dan[iel] Welsh 4, Jo[hn] Welsh 5, Tho[mas] Williams 2, Mr. [Thomas] Willys 2.

1660

Lancaster County assessed its colonists for taxes, again based on their tithables (i.e. their male labor force), 15 Nov 1660.^[8] Among those assessed (in alphabetical order): Mr. [William] Ball (obscured), Mr. Band__ 6, Jo[hn] Bell 2, Jo[hn] Bell 2, James Bonner 3, Epp___ Bonnison 5, [Thomas] Bourne 6, Hugh Brent 1, Col. John Carter 30, Lt. Col. [Edward] Carter 6, Thomas Chatwyn 2, Sir Henry Chicheley 39, Mr. [Robert] Chowning 3, Widdow [Elizabeth] Clapham 7, Will[iam] Clapham Sen 3, Mr. Connoway 3, W[illia]m Copeland 1, Mr. [Henry] Corbyn 21, Mr. Jo[hn] Curtys 12, [Edward] Dale 3, John Dan___ 10, Hen[ry] Davys 5, Minor Doodes 5, Mr. John Edwards 7, John Edwards 2, Lt. Col. [Thomas] Ellyott 21, Col. [Henry] Flete 10, Mr. [____] Flowers 2, Mr. [David] Fox 14, Nich[olas] Geo[rge] Sen 2, Rowland Haddaway 4, Nich[olas] Hale 4, Jo[hn] Haselwood 5, Tho[mas] Hill 4, Widdow Hill, 4, Toby Horton 4, Tho[mas] Humphreys (unclear), Will[iam] Hutchins 3, Jo[hn] Jackson 3, Dan[iel] Johnson 3, Mr. [Edmund] Kempe 5, Mr. Matt[hew] Kempe (named as gentleman and high sheriff but tithables unspecified), Rob[er]t Kempe 2, Tho[mas] Kidd 2, Charles King 2, Mr. [Rowland] Lawson2, Mr. [William] Leech 9, Mr. [Thomas] Madestard 1, James Markmun 2, Mr. [George] Marsh 6, Jo[hn] Meredith 2, Jo[hn] Merryman 2, Patrick Miller 4, Mr. [Peter] Montague Jr. 4, Lambert Moore 2, Arthur Nash 4, John Needles 7, W[illia]m Neesham 4, Hen[ry] Nichols 4, Jo[hn] Nichols 2, Rob[er]t Osborne 3, Hum[phre]y Owen 5, John Paine 5, Mr. [Richard] Perritt 12, Jo[hn] Pines 5, Rob[er]t Pollard 5, Mr. Cuth[bert] Potter 7, Mr. [Thomas?] Powell 6, John Rayney 2, Jo[hn] Sharp 4, Jo[hn] Simpson 4, Sir Gray Skipwith 6, Col. Robert Smith 30, Bryan Stott 1, Tho[mas] Stott 2, Jo[hn] Taylor 2, Rob[er]t Taylor 4, Mr. [Dominic] Therryott 7, Will[iam] Thompson 4, Mr. [Raleigh] Travers 10, Geo[rge] Vezey 4, Geo[rge] Wadding 8, Mr. [Abraham] Weekes 5, Jo[hn] Wells 1, Dan[iel] Welsh 5, Rich[ard] White 3, Will[iam] White 2, Tho[mas] Williams Sen 2, Tho[mas] Willys 3, Will[iam] Wroughton 4.

Ten wealthiest colonists in 1660, in terms of tithables (among those legible and specified):

1. Henry Chicheley, 39
2. John Carter, 30
3. Robert Smith 30
4. Henry Corbyn, 21
5. Thomas Ellyott, 21
6. [David] Fox, 14
7. John Curtys, 12
8. Richard Perrott, 12
9. Henry Fleet, 10
10. Raleigh Travers, 10
11. John Dans[___] 10,

Taxes By Name, Years, Alphabetically

• James Allison: 1657, 58
• Robert Armstrong: 1655 (Feb)
• James Bagnall: 1653, 55 (both), 56
• William Ball: 1658, 59, 60
• [____] Band[___]: 1660
• John Bell: 1657, 58, 59, 60
• Cyprian Bishop: 1655 (both), 56
• William Bluford: 1656
• James Bonner: 1653, 55 (both), 56, 57, 58, 59, 60
• Epp[___] Bonnison: 1660
• Humphrey Booth: 1655 (Dec), 56
• Edward Boswell: 1653, 58
• Thomas Bourne: 1653, 55 (both), 56, 57, 58, 59, 60
• Andrew Bowyer: 1658
• Robert Bradshaw: 1655 (Feb)
• Hugh Brent: 1656, 57, 58, 59, 60
• Thomas Brice: 1653, 55 (both), 56
• Richard Bridger: 1658
• William Brocas: 1653, 55 (Feb)
• Francis Browne: 1653, 55 (both), 56
• Nathaniel Browne: 1659
• [_______] Browning: 1656
• Robert Bryant: 1655 (Feb)
• George Bryer: 1656
• Rowland Burnham: 1653, 55 (both), 56
• Edward Carter: 1658
• John Carter: 1653, 55 (both), 56, 58, 59, 60
• Thomas Carter: 1653, 55 (both), 56, 57, 58
• Randolph Chamblett: 1658
• Thomas Chatwin: 1659, 60
• Thomas Chetwood: 1658, 59
• Henry Chicheley: 1653, 55 (both), 56, 57, 58, 59, 60
• Stephen Chilton: 1659
• Robert Chowning: 1656, 57, 58, 59, 60
• William Clapham Sr: 1653, 55 (both), 56, 57, 58, 59, 60
• William Clapham Jr: 1653, 55 (both), 56, 57, 58, 59
• Widdow [Elizabeth] Clapham: 1660
• Arthur Clarke: 1659
• [______] Cobb: 1656, 57
• Francis Cole: 1653, 55 (Feb)
• [______] Conoway: 1656, 57, 58, 59, 60
• William Copeland: 1658, 59, 60
• Henry Corbyn: 1657, 58, 59, 60
• John Cox: 1653, 55 (both)
• John Curtis: 1655 (Dec), 56, 57, 58, 59, 60
• Edward Dale: 1656, 57, 58, 59, 60
• John Dans[___]: 1660
• Evan Davis: 1655 (both), 56
• Henry Davys: 1655 (Dec), 56, 58, 59, 60
• Richard Davys: 1656
• Walter Dickenson: 1655 (Feb), 1656, 57, 58, 59
• Minor Doodes: 1660
• Thomas Dunscombe: 1658, 59
• John Edgecomb: 1653, 55 (both), 56
• John Edwards: 1655 (Feb), 57, 58, 59, 60
• John Edwards: 1653, 59, 60
• Thomas Elliott: 1659, 60
• Moore Fauntleroy: 1653, 55 (both), 56
• Henry Fleet: 1653, 55 (both), 56, 57, 58, 59, 60
• {___] Flowers: 1659, 60
• Richard Forman [sp?]: 1656
• David Fox: 1653, 55 (both), 56, 57, 58, 59, 60
• Nicholas George: 1658, 59, 60
• Andrew Gilson: 1653, 55 (Feb)
• [_____] Goodrich: 1656
• John Gregory: 1653, 55 (Dec)
• Thomas Griffin: 1653, 1655 (both), 1656
• Widdow Margaret Grymes: 1655 (Feb), 56, 1657
• Rowland Haddaway: 1653, 60
• Nicholas Haile/Hale: 1657, 58, 59, 60
• William Harper: 1653, 55 (both), 58, 59
• Thomas Harwood: 1657
• John Haselwood: 1659, 60
• [______] Hawkins: 1656
• Thomas Hill: 1660
• Widdow Hill: 1660
• Robert Hopkins: 1656
• Thomas Hopkins: 1656, 57
• Toby Horton: 1653, 55 (both), 56, 57, 58, 59, 60
• Thomas Humphreys: 1660
• Toby Hurst: 1655 (Dec)
• William Hutchins: 1656, 57, 59, 60
• John Jackson: 1656, 57, 58, 59, 60
• Daniel Johnson: 1660
• Edmund Kempe: 1653, 55 (both), 56, 57, 58, 59, 60
• Matthew Kempe: 1659, 60
• Robert Kempe: 1658, 59, 60
• Thomas Kidd: 1653, 55 (both), 56, 57, 58, 59, 60
• Charles King: 1656, 57, 58, 59, 60
• Edward King: 1658
• Mr. Lambert: 1653
• Richard Lawson: 1655 (both), 56
• Row[land] Lawson: 1653, 55 (both), 56, 57, 58, 59, 60
• William Leech: 1655 (both), 56, 57, 58, 59, 60
• Richard Lewis: 1655 (Feb)
• Richard Loes: 1653, 55 (both), 56
• [_________] Loe?: 1653, 56, 57
• Henry Lucas: 1656
• William Ludford: 1659
• Lady Elizabeth Lunsford: 1655 (both), 56, 57, 58
• Edward Lunsford: 1658, 59
• Thomas Madestard: 1658, 60
• Thomas Maidstone: 1656, 59
• Samuel Mann: 1655 (Dec), 58
• James Markham: 1657, 58, 59, 60
• George Marsh: 1655 (Dec), 56, 57, 59, 60
• Thomas Marsh: 1655 (Feb)
• John Meredith: 1655 (both), 56, 57, 58, 59, 60
• John Merriman: 1653, 1655 (both), 56, 57, 58, 59, 60
• Patrick Miller/Millar: 1658, 59, 60
• Peter Montague Sr: 1656, 57, 58
• Peter Montague Jr: 1659, 60
• [______] Moore: 1653
• Lambert Moore: 1659, 60
• Robert Moss: 1655 (Feb)
• Arthur Nash: 1660
• John Needles: 1655 (both), 57, 58, 59, 60
• Robert Neesum: 1659
• William Neesam: 1653, 55 (both), 56, 57, 58, 59, 60
• John Newman: 1656
• Henry Nichols: 1656, 57, 58, 59, 60
• James Nichols: 1656, 57
• John Nichols Sr: 1653, 55 (both), 56
• John Nichols Jr.: 1656, 57, 58, 59, 60
• Robert Osborne: 1660
• Humphrey Owen: 1660
• John Paine: 1653, 55 (both), 56, 60
• Thomas Paine: 1655 (both), 56
• Richard Parrott: 1653, 55 (both), 56, 57, 58, 59, 60
• [_____] Patteson: 1659
• Thomas Philips: 1659
• John Pines: 1657, 58, 59, 60
• Robert Pollard: 1659, 60
• Cuthbert Potter: 1656, 57, 58, 59, 60
• Howell Powell: 1659
• Thomas Powell: 1653, 55 (Dec), 56, 58, 59
• Thomas Powell: 1653, 55 (both), 56, 57, 58, 59, 60
• Roger Radford: 1657
• John Rayney: 1660
• John Robinson: 1655 (Dec), 56, 57
• Thomas Robinson: 1655 (both), 56, 57
• Ralph Rowsey/Rowzee: 1655 (Dec), 56
• Thomas Rowsey/Rowzee: 1655 (Dec)
• John Sharpe: 1653, 55 (both), 56, 58, 59, 60
• John Sherlock: 1655 (Dec), 56
• John Simpson: 1658, 60
• Grey Skipwith: 1659, 60
• Robert Smith: 1659, 60
• Vincent Stanford: 1655 (Dec), 57, 58
• Bryan Stott: 1657, 58, 59, 60
• John Stott: 1657, 58
• Thomas Stott: 1659, 60
• William Smart: 1653
• Toby Smith: 1653, 55 (both), 56
• [______] St_____: 1656, 57, 58
• George Taylor: 1653, 55 (both), 56, 57
• John Taylor: 1655 (Dec), 56, 57, 58, 59, 60
• John Taylor: 1656
• Robert Taylor: 1658, 59, 60
• Henry Thatcher: 1659
• Sylvester Thatcher: 1655 (both), 56
• Dominik Therriott]: 1653, 55 (both), 56, 57, 58, 59, 60
• William Thompson: 1659, 60
• Clement Thrush: 1653, 55 (both), 56
• [William] Tignor/Tignoll: 1655 (Dec), 56
• Nathan? Tomlin: 1656
• Robert Tomlin: 1653, 55 (both), 56
• Richard Tomlinson: 1656
• Raleigh Travers: 1655 (both), 56, 57, 58, 59, 60
• Samuel Tucker: 1659
• William Underwood: 1653, 55 (Dec), 56
• George Vezey: 1658, 59, 60
• George Wadding: 1660
• Edward Webb : 1657
• Abraham Weekes: 1653, 55 (both), 56, 57, 58, 59, 60
• John Wells: 1658, 59, 60
• Daniell Welsh: 1655 (Dec), 56, 57, 58, 59, 60
• John Welsh: 1655 (Dec), 58, 59
• Richard White: 1660
• William White: 1653, 55 (Dec), 57, 58, 60
• Thomas Whitlock: 1655 (both)
• Thomas Williams: 1653, 55 (both), 56, 57, 58, 59, 60
• Thomas Williams: 1658, 59
• James Williamson: 1653, 55 (both), 56
• Thomas Willis: 1655 (both), 57, 58, 59, 60
• William Wroughton: 1659, 60
• Robert Young: 1655 (Dec)

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Footnotes

1. ↑ 1653 Tax Assessment. Tax Assessment Record, 24 Oct 1653. Lancaster County, Virginia Colony, Deed & Will Book 1, 1652-1657, pp. 90-94. Available online without restriction courtesy of FamilySearch here. Accessed 4 Feb 2024.
2. ↑ 1655 Tax Assessment. Tax Assessment Record, 6 Feb 1655. Lancaster County, Virginia Colony, Deed & Will Book 1, 1652-1657, pp. 174-178. Available online without restriction courtesy of FamilySearch here. Accessed 8 Feb 2024.
3. ↑ 1655 Tax Assessment. Tax Assessment Record, 7 Dec 1655. Lancaster County, Virginia Colony, Deed & Will Book 1, 1652-1657, pp. 234-239. Available online without restriction courtesy of FamilySearch here, as transcribed in 1961 Transcription. Fleet, Beverley. 1961. Virginia Colonial Abstracts: Vol. XXII, Lancaster County 1652-1655. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Pages 106-109. Available online without restriction courtesy of HathiTrust here. Accessed 29 Jan 2024.
4. ↑ 1656 Tax Assessment. Tax Assessment Record, 5 Nov 1656. Lancaster County, Virginia Colony, Deed & Will Book 1, 1652-1657, pp. 302-307. Available online without restriction courtesy of FamilySearch here. Accessed 23 Mar 2024.
5. ↑ 1657 Tax Assessment. Tax Assessment Record, 16 Dec 1657. Lancaster County, Virginia Colony, Order Book, 1655-1666, pp. 40-44. Available online without restriction courtesy of FamilySearch here. Accessed 30 Mar 2024.
6. ↑ 1658 Tax Assessment. Tax Assessment Record, 31 Oct 1658. Lancaster County, Virginia Colony, Order Book 1655-1666, pp. 60-64. Available online without restriction courtesy of FamilySearch here. Accessed 24 Jan 2024.
7. ↑ 1659 Tax Assessment. Tax Assessment Record, 30 Nov 1659. Lancaster County, Virginia Colony, Order Book 1655-1666, pp. 100-105. Available online without restriction courtesy of FamilySearch here. Accessed 25 Jan 2024.
8. ↑ 1660 Tax Assessment. Tax Assessment Record, 15 Nov 1660. Lancaster County, Virginia Colony, Order Book 1655-1666, pp. 131-132. Available online without restriction courtesy of FamilySearch here. Accessed 10 Apr 2024.