BURGESSES IN THE 1787
PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX
LISTS OF VIRGINIA

 

 

Note:  In 1987 Netti Schreiner-Yantis and Florene Speakman compiled and published a three-volume set, The 1787 Census of Virginia, listing all of the individuals recorded in the 1787 personal property tax lists of Virginia.  They picked this particular year because most of the lists were readily available, and more information was recorded about the tithables in this particular year than in the surrounding decades.  The lists record, in the following order:  the person charged with the tax, the number of white males between the age of 16-21, the number of slaves over the age of 16, the number of slaves under the age of 16, the number of horses, and the number of cattle.  All of the Burgess names have been abstracted from the volumes and are enumerated below.

 

 

Accomack County

None  

Albemarle County

None  

Alexandria City

None  

Amelia County

None  

Amherst County

None  

Augusta County

Section A

William Burgess

0-0-0-3-8

Section B

Robert Burgess

0-0-0-2-1

John Burgess Sr. (next entry)

0-0-0-0-3

John Burgess Jr. (next entry)

0-0-0-2-5

Bedford County

None  

Berkeley County (West Virginia) (Section A)

Francis Burgis

0-0-0-2-0

(listed in 1788 delinquent roll as “Moved [to] Maryland”)

Botetourt County

None  

Bourbon County (Kentucky)

 

None  

Brunswick County

None  

Buckingham County

None  

Campbell County

None  

Caroline County

None  

Charles City County

None  

Charlotte County

None  

Chesterfield County

None  

Culpeper County

None  

Dinwiddie County

None  

Elizabeth City County

None  

Essex County

None  

Fairfax County (Section A)

Thomas Burgass

0-0-0-0-0

 

Charles Burgess

0-0-0-2-0

Fauquier County

Section B

Dawson Burgis

0-1-0-1-2

Garner Burgis (+ Edn.)

0-3-7-7-12

Section C

Edward Burgess (+ Wm. 16-21)

1-0-2-3-2

Fayette County (Kentucky)

None  

Fluvanna County (Section A)

John Burgess

1-1-1-3-8

William Burgess (next entry)

0-0-0-2-7

Franklin County (Section A)

John Burgess

0-0-0-1-0

Frederick County

None  

Fredericksburg Town

None  

Gloucester County

None  

Goochland County (Section A)

William Burgess

0-0-0-1-3

Greenbrier County (West Virginia)

None  

Greensville County

 

None  

Halifax County

None  

Hampshire County (West Virginia)

None  

Hanover County

None  

Hardy County (West Virginia)

None  

Harrison County (West Virginia)

None  

Henrico County

None  

Henry County (Section B)

John Burges (+ David)

0-0-0-2-16

Woody Burge

1-2-0-8-26

(Later known to have used the name Burgess)

Isle of Wight County

None  

James City County

None  

Jefferson County (Kentucky)

None  

King and Queen County

None  

King George County (Section B)

Lunsford Burge (also called Burges)

0-0-0-0-0

 

King William County

None  

Lancaster County

None  

Lincoln County (Kentucky)

None  

Loudoun County

Joseph Burgess

0-0-0-2-1

Louisa County

None  

Lunenburg County

None  

Madison County (Kentucky)

None  

Mecklenburg County

None  

Mercer County (Kentucky)

None  

Middlesex County

None  

Monongalia County (West Virginia)

None  

Montgomery County (Section C)

Edward Burgess

1-0-0-4-4

Nansemond County

 

None  

Nelson County (Kentucky)

None  

New Kent County

None  

Norfolk County (Section A)

John Burgess (+ John Jr.)

0-0-1-3-14

George Burgess

0-0-0-0-0

George W. Burgess

0-7-12-2-10

James Burgess

0-0-0-0-0

Northampton County

None  

Northumberland County

None  

Nottoway County

None  

Ohio County (West Virginia)

None  

Orange County (Section A)

Moses Burgess (+ stud horse)

1-1-3-3-7

Petersburg Town

None  

Pittsylvania County (Section B)

Thomas Burgass (not tithable)

0-3-0-4-18

William Burgass (next entry)

0-0-0-10-0

 

Edward Burgass

1-0-0-3-6

Mordica Burgass (next entry)

0-0-0-1-0

Benjamin Burgass (next entry)

0-0-0-2-4

Thos. Burgass (next entry)

0-0-0-2-10

Powhatan County

None  

Prince George County

None  

Prince William County

None  

Princess Anne County

Section A

Henry Burgess

0-0-1-2-10

Section B

Landfarge Burgess

0-1-0-2-11

William Burgess

0-0-1-3-12

Randolph County (West Virginia)

None  

Richmond City

None  

Richmond County (Section B)

James Burgess

0-0-0-2-9

Rockbridge County (Section B)

Thomas Burgess

0-0-0-4-4

Rockingham County (Section B)

Henry Burges

0-0-0-2-1

Russell County

None  

Shenandoah County

None  

Southampton County (Section B)

Henry Jno. Burgess

1-19-14-5-27

Spotsylvania County

None  

Stafford County (Section A)

Rubin Burgess

1-0-0-2-7

William Burgess

0-0-0-1-2

Surry County (Section A)

Thomas Burgess

1-0-0-1-1

John Burgess

0-4-4-3-13

Thomas Burgess (not tithable; listed with Wm. Collins)

Sussex County

None  

Warwick County

John Burges

0-0-0-0-7

Washington County

None  

Westmoreland County

Section A

Joseph Burgess

1-0-0-0-11

James Burgess

0-0-0-0-4

Section B

William Burgiss

0-0-0-2-6

Williamsburg City

None  

Winchester City

None  

York County

None