HALIFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA
PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX LISTS


Note:  the numbers usually indicate the person charged with the tax and/or number of titheables at that address (first digit), the number of slaves under and over the age of sixteen (second and third digits, or sometimes just the second digit [with the total number of slaves combined]), and total number of horses (fourth digit). Additional digits usually record other livestock in those years when such property was taxable. Zeros straight across indicate no taxable personal property and no tithables (a minor or female as head of household). There were separate land tax rolls to record the taxation of real property. The levy of 1808 was never taken.  The county was split into two districts. The numbering of these districts was not consistent from year to year.

 

1782-84

None  

1785 (South District)

Josias Burgess

1-0-0-0-0

1786-87

None

1788 (South District)

Elias Burges (Mar. 12)

1-0-0-2

1789 (Northern District)

Drury Burge

1-1-1-2

1789 (South District)

Mordica Burges

1-0-0-1

1789 (Third Section, South District)

Mordica Burges

1-0-0-2

James Burges

1-0-0-11

1790

Drury Burge (July 28)

1-1-1-1

1791

Drury Burge (Mar. 26)

1-1-1-2

1792-93

None  

1794 (Northern District)

Henry Burge

1-0-1-2

1795 (Northern District)

Henry Burge

1-0-1-1

1796 (Northern District)

William Burge

1-3-0-1

Henry Burge

1-0-0-1

1797 (Northern District)

William Burge (Mar. 26)

1-2-0-1

Henry Burge (Apr. 20)

1-0-1-2

1798 (Northern District)

Richard Burge (Mar. 23)

1-0-0-1

Henry Burge (Mar. 23; next entry)

1-1-1-1

William Burge (May 28)

1-2-0-1

1799 (Northern District)

Henry Burge (Mar. 14)

1-1-0-2

Richard Burge (May 20)

1-0-0-0

William Burge (June 15)

1-1-0-1

1800 (Northern District)

William Burge (Mar. 24)

1-1-0-1

Henry Burge (Apr. 11)

1-0-0-1

1800 (Southern District)

Thomas Burgess (Apr. 21)

1-0-0-3

1801 (Northern District)

William Burge (Mar. 23)

1-1-0-1

Henry Burge (Mar. 23; 3 entries down)

1-0-0-1

1801 (Southern District)

Thomas Burgess (July 10)

1-0-0-0

1802 (Northern District)

William Burge (Mar. 24)

1-1-0-2

Richard Burge (Mar. 24; next entry)

1-0-0-0

1803 (Northern District)

William Burge (Mar. 28)

1-0-0-0

John Burge (Mar. 28; next entry)

1-1-0-1

Henry Burge (Mar. 28; next entry)

1-0-0-0

1804 (Northern District)

William Burge (Aug. 4)

1-1-0-1

Richard Burge (Aug. 4; next entry)

1-0-0-0

Henry Burge (Aug. 4; next entry)

1-0-0-0

1804 (Southern District)

John Burge (Apr. 13)

1-0-0-0

Gardner Burge (May 30)

1-0-0-0

1805 (Northern District)

William Burge (Mar. 25)

1-0-0-1

Henry Burge (Mar. 25; next entry)

1-0-0-0

Richard Burge (Mar. 25)

1-0-0-0

Mary Burge (Apr. 13)

0-1-0-1

1805 (Southern District)

Jonathan Burgess (May 7) + $4

1-0-0-1

Gardner Burge (July 6)

1-0-0-0

1806 (Southern District)

Gardner Burge (Apr. 12)

1-0-0-1

Jonathan Burgess (Apr. 18)

1-0-0-2

1807 (Southern District)

Guardner Burge (Apr. 7)  

1808

Never taken

1-0-0-1

1809 (Southern District)

Gardner Burge (Mar. 18)

1-0-0-1

1810 (Southern District)

Gardner Burge (Mar. 22)

1-0-0-1

1811

None  

1812 (Southern District)

Gardiner Burge (Apr. 16)

1-0-0-1

1813 (Southern District)

Gardiner Burge (May 19)

1-0-0-3

1814 (Southern District)

Gardiner Burge (undated)

1-0-0-1

1815 (Southern District)

Gardner Burge [later Burgess]

1-0-0-0

1816 (Southern District)

Gardner Burge

1-0-0-0

1817 (Southern District)

Gardner Burge

1-0-0-0

1818 (Southern District)

Gardner Burge

1-0-0-1

1819 (Southern District)

Gardner Burge

1-0-0-1

1820 (Northern District)

John P. Burgess (Feb. 21)

2-3-2-4

1820 (Southern District

Gardner Burge (Mar. 30)

1-0-0-1

1821 (Northern District)

John P. Burgess (Feb. 13)

5-5

1821 (Southern District)

Gardner Burge (Mar. 19)

0-1

1822 (Northern District)

John P. Burgess (Feb. 6; + carriage)

4-4

1822 (Southern District)

Gardner Burge (Apr. 9)

0-1

1823 (Northern District)

John P. Burgess (Feb. 18; + carriage)

4-5

1823 (Southern District)

Gardner Burge (Mar. 5)

0-1

1824 (Northern District)

John P. Burgess (Feb. 16; + carriage)

3-4

1824 (Southern District)

Gardner Burge (Feb. 28)

0-1

1825 (Northern District)

John P. Burgess (Feb. 11; + carriage)

4-5

1825 (Southern District)

Gardner Burge (Feb. 16)

0-1

1826 (Northern District)

John P. Burgess (Feb. 21)

2-4

John P. Burgess Jr. (next entry)

0-2

1826 (Southern District)

Gardner Burge (Mar. 24)

0-2

1827 (Northern District)

John P. Burgess (Feb. 12)

3-3

John P. Burgess Jr. (next entry)

0-2

1827 (Southern District)

James Burge (May 19)

0-1

1828 (Northern District)

John P. Burgess (Feb. 7)

3-3

John P. Burgess Jr. (next entry)

0-2

1828 (Southern District)

Gardner Burgess (Feb. 2)

2-0-0-2

James Burgess (next entry)

1-0-0-1

1829 (Northern District)

John P. Burgess Sen. (Feb. 3)

4-3

John P. Burgess Jr. (next entry)

0-2

Williamson Burgess (next entry)

0-1

1829 (Southern District)

James Burgess (Feb. 11)

1-0-0-1

Gardner Burgess (Mar. 6)

2-0-0-2

1830 (Northern District)

John P. Burgess Jr. (Feb. 12)

1-3-0-2

John P. Burgess Sr. (Feb. 13; 4 down)

1-5-0-3

1830 (Southern District)

Lindsey Burgess (Feb. 20)

1-0-0-0

Gardner Burgess (Feb. 26)

1-0-0-2

1831 (Northern District)

John P. Burgess Jr. (Feb. 1)

1-4-0-1

John P. Burgess Sr. (Feb. 2: 4 down)

1-4-0-4

1831 (Southern District)

Gardner Burgess (Mar. 17)

1-0-0-2

1832 (Northern District)

John P. Burgess (Feb. 10)

4-2

1832 (Southern District)

Gardner Burgess (Mar. 29

2-0-0-2

 

1833 (Northern District)

James B. Burgess (Feb. 3)

1-1-0-3

John P. Burgess (next entry)

1-0-0-1

1833 (Southern District)

Gardner Burgess (undated)

2-0-0-2

1834 (Southern District)

Garner Burgess (Feb. 19)

2-0-0-2

John S. Burgess (Mar. 1)

1-0-0-0

1835

None  

1836 (only one district hereafter)

Gardner Burgess

1-0-0-1

John Burgess (next entry)

1-0-0-1

1837

Gardner Burgess (Feb. 18)

1-0-0-2

John Burgess (next entry)

1-0-0-0

1838

Gardner Burgess (Feb. 21)

0-2

1839

Gardner Burgess (Apr. 16)

1-2

1840

Gardner Burgess (Mar. 19)

1-0

1841

None  

1842

Henderson Burgess (Apr. 15)

0-1

 

1843

None  

1844

None  

1845

Henderson Burgess (undated)

1-0

John Burgess (next entry)

1-0

Gardner Burgess (next entry)

1-0

1846

Henderson Burgess

1-0

Gardner Burgess (next entry)

1-0

John Burgess (next entry)

1-0

1847

Henderson Burgess (next entry)

1-0

John Burgess (Mar. 26)

1-0

1848

Henderson Burgess

1-0

John Burgess (Apr. 13)

1-0

1849

John Burgess

1-0

Henderson Burgess

1-0

1850

Henderson Burgess

1-0

John Burgess

1-0