{"title":"Botetourt County, Virginia Genealogy","description":"\u003cp\u003eGenealogy books including census transcriptions and more!\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"1815-directory-of-virginia-landowners-botetourt-county-virginia","title":"1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners: Botetourt County, Virginia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is the Botetourt County, Virginia entry in the series of 1815 Virginia Landowners Booklets. It's an alphabetical listing of all 1815 landowners found in this county, as well as the accompanying description of the location of said property. A helpful resource for Virginia genealogy!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout this series:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1782 the General Assembly of Virginia enacted new tax laws which created within each county an enumeration of land and certain personal property. These early land tax laws required a tax commissioner in each district of a county to record a list of the names of persons owning land or town lots, the quantity of land owned and its value, and the amount of tax owed. By 1813, a brief geographic description (usually citing an adjacent stream, road, or other landmark) was required; in 1814, the distance and direction from the courthouse for each parcel was also added to the tax rolls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe present work is an alphabetical listing of all 1815 landowners found in each county, as well as the accompanying description of the location of the said property. We have not included the number of acres, taxes assessed, or any transactions between landowners which may have been noted on the tax rolls; also, in many cases the geographic location was provided as \"adjacent to John Smith\", etc. and, while useful many times to a genealogist, was considered to be beyond the objectives of this project. The reader is encouraged to consider the information here-in as an \"outline\" of early landowners in Virginia rather than a \"text\" due to the year-to-year variation in information provided to the clerk (or recorded by the clerk), omissions, lack of \"identifiers\" to determine if \"same name\" was also \"same person\" within a district or across districts, marginal quality\/clarity (in a few cases) of the microfilm copy, and, not least, errors on the part of either the original clerks or the current author while transcribing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome of the approaches to utilizing the 1815 landowner information include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eobserve distinct clusters of the same surname within a county in order to clarify the common surnames such as \"Smith\", \"Anderson\", etc;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eidentify non-resident landowners and their county (or state) of residence (these people often being former residents of the current county);\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edetermine neighbors with different surnames (often being relatives);\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003euse the 1815 information as a \"bridge\" from the 18th and 19th century deed\/will books to the 17th and 18th century land grants\/patents in the county;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eevaluate the 1810 to 1840 census information which generally grouped neighbors;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esubstitute this information for missing deed\/will books in the \"burned\" counties; and, clarify\/enhance vague deed\/will information in the counties with more complete records. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFORMAT OF PRESENTATION: Each entry is listed as: Surname, name, personal identifiers (if any); location\/place-name of land; miles\/direction from the 1815 courthouse. If multiple owners are listed for a property, the listing is duplicated under each of the owner's surnames (i.e \"Smith and Brown\" is also listed as \"Brown, --see Smith\"); when multiple owners share a common surname, the property is only listed once. When a landowner had land at more than one location\/place-name, the miles\/direction listing for each parcel is in the same sequence as the location listing (i.e. James RV, Slate CK; 12N, 5SW.). In the few cases where a landowner had \"many\" parcels, the miles\/direction notation is attached to the location listing (i.e. Sandy RV- 5NE, Willow CK-7S, etc.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(Sample page is from Orange Co., VA 1815 Directory of Landowners)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Papyrus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52734913708323,"sku":"SO-NPP-VD10","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/9279\/2867\/files\/010Botetourt_2d60b54a-d511-4e05-a269-3257177de25f.webp?v=1740162768"},{"product_id":"botetourt-county-virginia-revolutionary-publick-claims","title":"Botetourt County, Virginia Revolutionary \"Publick\" Claims","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is the Botetourt County entry in the series of Virginia Revolutionary \"Publick\" Claims booklets containing useful information about the contributions of ordinary people to the Revolutionary War.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Continental forces and Virginia militia units were engaged in winning independence, American quartermasters and provisioners struggled to provide these units with all the necessities of life, from meals and guns to meat, fodder for horses, the horses themselves, firewood, and every other type of material. Much of this was requisitioned from the civilian population and certificates were issued payable in either continental or state funds, depending on the units supplied, upon presentation to court authorities. Thousands of these certificates issued to Virginians were duly entered by the courts, and they provide a fascinating insight into the period of the Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese \"Publick\" Claims booklets contain interesting and useful information about the contributions of ordinary people to the Revolutionary War. They provide some details of people's service in the militia or as guards for prisoners of war; they indicate where some bodies of troops were at particular times; and they identify providers of horses, wagons, cattle, grain, or other supplies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMuch of the information in these booklets cannot be found anywhere else, which makes the surviving records particularly valuable. Also remarkable is the fact that records survived from virtually every county in the state at that time with the exception of the newly formed Kentucky counties. This makes the collection even more valuable in covering areas which heretofore in this time period have suffered from a lack of personal data.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an extremely important genealogical tool for searchers in Revolutionary-era materials.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Papyrus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53539284123939,"sku":"SO-NPP-PC08","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/9279\/2867\/files\/08Botetourt.webp?v=1745348923"},{"product_id":"botetourt-county-virginia-1810-census-by-john-vogt","title":"Botetourt County, Virginia 1810 Census by John Vogt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Vogt's transcription of the Botetourt County, Virginia 1810 Census, from the original images.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrations, map, rough alpha index (as given by the enumerator).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the first surviving census for Botetourt, since both the 1790 and 1800 censuses have been lost. The transcription is in the rough alpha order of the original document for easy reference. Botetourt was an important and populous county in the mountainous foothills of southwestern Virginia and it was situated along two main thoroughfares westward, the Valley Road and the east-west Buckingham Road from the coast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis and other 1810 censuses are transcribed by the author from the original images, and while many of Virginia's censuses are available online, they oftentimes are replete with misreadings. Caveat emptor!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSurnames found in this book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbbot; Able; Adams; Aid; Akins; Alderson; Allen; Alstott; Alverson; Amen; Amix; Amy; Anderson; Argabright; Armentrout; Armstrong; Arnold; Arthur; Ashton; Asken; Astin; Aston; Avis; Aylstock;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBackster; Bags; Bailey; Bails; Baker; Bandy; Baning; Barber; Barger; Barnes; Barnett; Barrot; Barrott; Bartee; Bartlett; Barton; Baskit; Batchelor; Baughman; Baxley; Bayne; Beaker; Beale; Bean; Bear; Beath; Beckner; Becknor; Bell; Belt; Bennet; Bennett; Besacker; Bess; Betts; Bice; Biggs; Bigles; Bilbro; Billups; Bishop; Bishup; Black; Blair; Blaze; Bless; Blunt; Bocama; Bogan; Boggess; Bolinger; Bolton; Book; Booker; Booth; Booze; Boozer; Bott; Boulton; Bowen; Bower; Bowers; Bowin; Bowyer; Bowyers; Boyd; Bradford; Bradley; Breckenridge; Brewbaker; Briant; Brickey; Bright; Britz; Britze; Broadwater; Brooks; Brothers; Brough; Broughman; Brown; Brownlee; Brubaker; Bruch; Brugh; Brunemer; Brunermer; Buchanan; Burger; Burkholder; Burns; Burrell; Burwell; Bush; Bussy; Butcher; Butler; Butt;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCahoon; Calbreath; Caldwell; Callehan; Calwell; Campbell; Camper; Cardin; Carlton; Carpenter; Carper; Carrol; Carter; Cartmill; Carus; Carvan; Carver; Carvin; Casey; Chadwell; Champ; Chandler; Chapman; Cherry; Chinoweth; Circle; Claburn; Clag; Claig; Clapsaddle; Clare; Clark; Cleage; Clem; Clingingpeal; Cloig; Clop; Cloyd; Coalter; Cobb; Coddler; Coffman; Cole; Coleman; Collender; Commerford; Compton; Cook; Coon; Cooper; Cop; Covey; Cox; Cradock; Craft; Craig; Crawford; Crenshaw; Crews; Crist; Crites; Crosley; Cross; Crow; Crowle; Crush; Cunningham; Custard; Cutlar;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDagger; Damewood; Daniel; Darley; Darr; Darue; Davenport; Davidson; Davis; Davison; Day; Deal; Dearduff; Deaton; Deeds; Deids; Delaney; Delbridge; Delong; Delzell; Demsey; Denton; Depue; Depue; Derick; Dew; Dickson; Dierduff; Dill; Dilman; Dilmon; Dilmor; Disher; Divine; Doble; Dockerty; Dodd; Doner; Donner; Donovan; Douglas; Douthat; Drake; Draper; Drummond; Duckwiler; Dudden; Duke; Dwyer;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEakin; Eakins; Eakles; Earheart; Earley; Eckiss; Edgar; Edington; Edsler; Eller; Elmore; Endres; Engleheart; English; Eonos; Erwin; Eubanks; Evans; Eversole;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFalls; Farrier; Farros; Fellows; Ferguson; Ferril; Ferrior; Ferrol; Fesler; Filson; Finney; Firestone; Fisher; Fitgerald; Fizer; Flanighan; Fleming; Fletcher; Flint; Fluck; Fore; Fouglesong; Fout; Fowler; Frances; Francisco; Francises; Frank; Frankeybarger; Franklin; Frantz; Freeman; French; Fringer; Fry; Fudge; Fullheart; Fultz; Fulwiler; Funk; Fuqua; Furlong; Furrow;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGalloway; Gant; Garner; Garot; Garst; Garver; Garwood; Gates; Gaty; Gaunt; Gengrey; George; Gillaspie; Gilleland; Gilliland; Gilmor; Gish; Givens; Gladden; Glassburn; Glenn; Glyn; Godfrey; Godwin; Goff; Goheen; Good; Goodman; Goodwin; Gordon; Gorman; Gormon; Gortnor; Grabill; Grady; Gray; Green; Greenlee; Greenwood; Grey; Griast; Griffin; Griss; Grisso; Grist; Grodian; Gross; Ground; Grub; Gulliford;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHack; Hacket; Hackett; Hadaway; Hagins; Hall; Haller; Hambrick; Hamilton; Hammett; Hammock; Hammon; Hammot; Hampton; Hanan; Hancock; Haney; Hannah; Hanson; Hardy; Harlow; Harman; Harras; Harris; Harrison; Harshbarger; Hartman; Harvey; Hasbarger; Hatten; Hawkins; Haymaker; Haynes; Hays; Haze; Hazlewood; Head; Hearter; Heartman; Heck; Hedrick; Helmendollar; Helms; Henderliter; Henderson; Hendrickson; Henfrey; Henley; Henning; Henry; Hepler; Hess; Hewit; Hickle; Hill; Hinor; Hinton; Hively; Hock; Hoffman; Holdeway; Holley; Holloway; Holstine; Holycross; Hoofager; Hook; Hoons; Hoover; Horn; Horn; Houlhen; Housman; Houtz; Howard; Howell; Howry; Huddle; Hudson; Hughs; Humes; Humphries; Hurst; Hymes; Hypes;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdle; Iler; Inchminger; Irby; Ireland; 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McConnel; McConnell; McCoy; McCrery; McCrosky; McCue; McCullum; McDarmit; McDonald; McDoulald; McDowell; McElwain; McEvers; McFall; McFarren; McFerran; McGowan; McKaha; McKee; McKinney; McKinny; McKnight; McNeal; Means; Medford; Meeks; Megget; Merrit; Michell; Middlecauff; Middlekauff; Middleton; Middows; Millephant; Miller; Milum; Minick; Minkey; Minnick; Mintor; Mitchel; Moderwell; Monroe; Mooman; Moomaw; Moore; Moorman; Morgan; Morris; Mosley; Moss; Moudy; Mouls; Mucklehany; Mucklewain; Mulling; Murphy; Murray; Muse; Myers;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNace; Nace; Nave; Neal; Neighbors; Nelson; Nevil; Newall; Newhow; Newman; Newton; Nice; Nicely; Niedy; Nighburt; Night; Nininger; Niswanger; Noftsinger; Norrell; Norville; Nutter;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eO'Neil; Old; Oldham; Olford; Olinger; Otinger; Ovenchain; Overhalts; Oversham; Owens;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePackson; Painter; Pannel; Parrish; Pate; Patisal; Patterson; Paxton; Peal; Peck; Peeling; Pefley; Pence; Persinger; 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