BURGESSES IN THE 1704
VIRGINIA QUIT RENT ROLLS

 

Note:Between 1920-26 The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography published the 1704 quit rent rolls of Virginia.These included lists of the individuals charged for land taxes in all of the counties of Virginia save those belonging to the Northern Neck Proprietorship (Lancaster, Northumberland, Westmoreland, Richmond, and Stafford Cos.).Also excluded were the inhabitants of the then newly-founded Huguenot town of Manakin.The lists simply give the names of those paying the quit rent (one shilling for every fifty acres of land), and the numbers of acres assessed.

Accomack County

 

None  

Charles City County

 

None  

Elizabeth City County

 

None  

Essex County

 

None  

Gloucester County

 

None  

Henrico County

 

None  

Isle of Wight County

 

None  

James City County

 

None  

King and Queen County

 

Wm. Burgess—100 acres  

King William County

 

Edwd. Burgis—150 acres  

Middlesex County

 

None  

Nansemond County

 

None  

New Kent County

 

None  

Norfolk County

 

Geo. Burges—200 acres  
Robt. Burges—535 acres  

Northampton County

 

None  

Prince George County

 

None  

Princess Anne County

 

None  

Surry County

 

None  

Warwick County

 

Stephen Burgess—128 acres  

York County

 

None