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Virginia Deed Research
— Purpose of this section is to document deeds/court matters that may be
related to tracing of this line.
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Ref. # |
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Name |
Description |
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24 Dec 1741 |
Goochland |
De-1-11 |
Chastian, Ren to James Robinson |
(11-7-94 Copied, illegible) 179 A south side
of James River part of 379 acres granted by patent to Capt Peter
Chastain on 9 Jul 1724. Signed by Rene, John s (spouse?) Judith and
John Jr. Check to be sure of relationship of signers to Ren2,
son of Pierre. Page 3 was Judith's relinquishment of dower, assumed
wife of Ren2 |
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10 Mar 1747 |
Albemarle |
CO-345 |
Shatteen, Reny guard. of James Sublett |
(11-7-94) (Vir. Chastains pg 133, book 43,
1750?) |
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• Aug 1748 |
Albemarle (Amherst from in 1761) |
De-1-129 |
Sharstead, James
witness, sale of 580 A from John Thrasher to James Smith |
(11-7-94) Both sides Buffalo River near
Blue Mountains - Where is this, present day - Amherst Co, on the
Southeast corner? |
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15 Aug 1751 |
Albemarle
Rec 1755 ? |
W2, pg 20 |
William Witt Will, Peter Chastain witness &
Exec. |
(Vir Chastains pg 133) |
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• Nov 1751 |
Albemarle
(Amherst from in 1761) |
De-1-361 |
Sharstead, James
150 A to Wm Cabell |
(11-7-94) Huff's Creek East side of
Tobacco Row Mountains - this creek drains into the Buffalo River
which is possibly the land referred to in the 1748 deed above. (This is
about 5 mi N NE from present day city of Amherst). Property could be as
close as 12-15 miles to the Otter Creek property sold below in
1812/1832. Perhaps this James retained part of the land, continued
living there, untaxed, until 1791 & 1792 when taxed as "Buff'" Could
then have turned 65 (1748 deed witness - 21 years = born circa 1727 + 65
= 1792) and become exempt? 100 A bought 1799 by James Jr. & Phoebee to
sell in 1812. Let Grandson Robert farm in 1804-1806, then Senior sold
1812 but not recorded until 1832 as result of lawsuit after James Sr.
deceased. How did all 230 acres wind up on both sides of Otter creek,
which appears to be near James River on west side of Tobacco Row
Mountains? |
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1753 |
Albemarle |
De 1-460 |
Chastain, Rene 200 A to Robt Holt - Check,
from or to? |
(11-7-94) |
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16 Aug 1756 |
? |
34:116 |
Chastain, Peter |
Vir Chastains page 134 refers to patent book
34:116 where Peter was granted land |
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1761 |
Albemarle |
De-3-15 |
Chastain, Anne (wife of Rev. Ren) 100 A from
James Ford (her father) |
(11-7-94) Branch of Slate River called the
Pond branch joining William Southern... to John Massy's line {Buckingham
Arvonia} |
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13 Apr 1789 |
Amherst, rec Apr 1789 |
De-E-329
maybe error
F-G 1785-1796 |
Shasteen, Jesse, wife Elinor and Elizabeth
Wade, 50 A to Jacob Puckett for 35£, recorded in 1789 in land tax
alterations pg 3. |
(11-2-94, copied, illegible) North fork of
Davises Creek, formerly owned by John Wade...James Cull's
line...William Allen's part...Archibald Coffey's (Jesse married his
widow Elinor) line...Samuel Denny dividing line...by a grave yard.
Jesse and his wife received when Elinor’s first husband Archibald Coffey
died |
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Ref. # |
Date |
County |
Page |
Name |
Description |
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1789 |
Amherst Land Tax, Partitions of Land |
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Nowland, James 60 A
to Shastead, James taken out of 100 that was at (? Jame
Gate...)(perhaps james Gatewood) |
Note that Nowland James had 200 A in 1789b
and in 1790 B had 140 and 100 |
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17 Jun 1799 |
Amherst, rec 17 Jun 1799 |
De-H-159
Part of H-I 1796-1802 |
Shastead (&Shattead),
James 100 A from Ambrose Gatewood, Sr. & wife for 50£ (Why not bought
by James Jr. and wife Phoebee?) |
(11-2-94, copied, illegible) Same as below,
plus on Otter Creek...to Jeremah Whitten line, to William Davis's new
line crossing the big branch...to a white oak on a ridge. Wit Benjamin
Shackleford, Thomas Jenkins, Roland Biass (sp?). Marginal Note in Index
“1812” sent to James Shastead”. Why wasn't Phoebee on this deed?
Bought by Senior, then given to Jr. and wife Phoebee by 1812 when they
sold? |
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1811 |
Amherst, rec 19 Aug 1811 |
Will book 5 page 66
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James Shasteen appt.
guardian for Patsey Chaskey (?Shasteen?)
(TODAY a
guardianship bond is required by an assigned person who handles the
property and monies of a minor or otherwise incompetent person.
Subject to its specific terms, this bond guarantees an honest accounting
and faithful performance of duites. These bonds are customarily filed in
a probate court.) |
(11-2-94, copied) Purpose of document
not clear & definitive. No mention made of minor so assume for elderly
or widowed Patsey Chaskin (Shasteen), who may have been Phoebe (James
wife), James Sr’s wife after his death, or someone else. Signed (not
really signed, stated signed and sealed & ck’d) by James Shasteen,
Patsey Shasteen and Abner Padgett so assume Patsey was not a minor, nor
so infirm as to require a guardian. May be more like a modern day power
of attorney given by a widow to her son so he can transact her business.
This would fit if this is James Sr widow James Jr and Robert were
going to be disposing of parents property. Abner Padgett involvement
as brother or father to Patsey? Assume all Chaskey, Chaskin spellings
refer to Shasteen as “signed”, but could be other relation to Padgett. |
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• 15 May 1812 |
Amherst, rec 15 Oct 1832 |
Deed Book v U pg 117
Part of T-V 1829-1836 |
James Shastead,
Sen 130 A to John & R.S. Ellis for 70£ (a mercantile
partnership) |
(11-15-94 copied, illegible) Recording of
this deed by Court in 1832 as result of suit by Richard S. Ellis
surviving partner of the late mercantile concern of John & Richard S.
Ellis plantiff against William Davis and
Robert Shastead, William
Shastead, Edmund Shastead, Francis (DIL? )Shastead and
Elizabeth Shastead, heirs at law of James Shastead
dec'd, defendants. (WHY NOT JAMES JR b
1785? AND DOES THIS MEAN THESE WERE ALIVE IN 1832?
(Omitted James, John - deceased? Thought
Robert deceased by 1830 census - Also see land and personal property tax
work, looks like group preparing to leave town, selling land,
establishing guardianship, etc. Took land proceeds in goods?
Descript: Both
sides Otter Creek and the mill and all the premises...adjoins
lines of Wm Davis, Henry S. Davies dec'd and Robert Knuckles, Ofc
(sp?). Possession 1 Oct 1812 with privilege to seed this fall and make
any buildings at any time forthwith, all the premises are to be will
taken care of...Teste: Bennett Tinsley, Sandon Tuley, Linza Burks.
Note that both this property and the 100 A
sold above were on the lines of Wm Davis and Robert Knuckles confirming
the land was together and meaning that the two James' had at least about
230 acres together on Otter Creek in Southwest Amherst County probably
very near the James River to have a mill but we only have purchase of 60
and 100. |
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14 Sep 1812 |
Amherst, rec 15 Nov 1813 |
De-M-380 part of M-N 1811-1818 |
Shartead James,
Jr. & wife Phoebe 100A to
John & R.S. Ellis et al (a mercantile
partnership) for 60£ |
(11-2-94, copied, illegible) Otter Creek, a
branch of James River, on William Davis' new line...Robert Knuckles
xxx?)...wit: Richard Eubank, Charles Burks son David, John H Zevely
(sp?), John Tardy, Peter Markham |
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Schedule of Amherst Co.,
Personal Property Tax Roles – Analyzed
in an attempt to relate the various James in the area from 1780-1814.
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Year |
Jesse |
James
("Pedlar"
in 1790) |
James
"Buff"
in 1791,1792 |
James
"J River"
in 1790 |
Robert |
James
"Jr."
1807, 9, 10 |
William |
Edmond |
John |
Land
Tax
Rolls |
Comments
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b 1750-60
spec 1760 |
1777 to 1780 or 1782 in Rev War per Otter pg
29
b 1761
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James from
1748-51,
b est 1727 |
Where birth to 1789? With “Buff”
War?
b pre 1762
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b est 1782
prop tax |
Grandson of “Buff”?
b est 1785
prop tax |
b est 1786
prop tax |
b Jul 1787
fam record |
b est 1790
prop tax |
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Pedlar is probably a location in Amherst,
as is Buffalo.
Taxes first column heading = White males
16 or over
2nd col = Negroes > 16 3rd col = Negroes
<16
4th col = Horses 5th col = stud horses,
tiding carriages & ordinary (?) and/or cattle |
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d 1841 |
d Feb 1841 |
d est 1812-13 |
bet 1815-30 |
1825-27 |
1828-30 |
Aft 1841 |
12 Nov 1851 |
1825-27 |
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Est death of men. James J River had to die
after 1812 due to taxes and land sales. |
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21 Nov 1785 |
4 Nov 1788 |
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18 Apr 1782 |
7Feb 1804 |
m pre 1823 |
Prob. |
3 Jul 1823 |
3 May 1815 |
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Married – Nancy Kennedy Shasteen said 1783
or 1784 married |
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Eleanor Wade Coffee |
Nancy Kennedy |
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Phoebe Pagett |
Nancy Caskey |
Martha
unknown |
Not
Known |
Susana Whitten |
Hanna Whitten |
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bet 1815-30 |
a 1850 |
a 1860 |
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a 1860 |
a 1820 |
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Estimated death of wives |
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1782-
1784 |
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1782 first tax rolls found (1782-4
looked at all three different times for Shasteen)
1783 WAR OVER, 1784 TREATY OF PARIS
OFFICALLY WAR OVER |
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1785 |
1 - - - 1
married |
1 - - - - |
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Pg 9 one line apart Jessie Shasteen, James
Shatteen
Nov 21, 1785
Jesse, batchelor, m Elinor Wade Coffee widow, daughter of John and
Elizabeth Wade. Elinor born about 1755 and died before 1830 |
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1786 |
1 - - - 2 1 |
1 - - - - - |
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Both Shasteen page 8 one line apart no a b
section to rolls |
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1787 |
1 - - - 4 0 |
0 - - 1 3 |
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1787a pg 21 Jessey Shasteen, 1787b pg
28 James Shasteen
• Note 0 for persons, noted under persons
>21 Jas Shasteen - perhaps old man father?
• 1787 VA census Shasteen, James 190
Amherst B 0001 horse 3 cattle
Shasteen Jessey
179 Amherst A 1004 horses 0 cattle |
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1788 |
1 - - 4
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1 0 1
married |
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1788a pg 25 Jesse Shatteen 1788b pg 10
James Shasteen
• Nov 8, 1788 James
m Nancy Kenedy |
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1789b |
Sell land |
1 - - 2 |
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(Have copy
If red) |
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1789a none 1789b pg 13 James
Shasteen
1789 Jesse/Elinor/sister sell 50 A to
Puckett, saw on land tax rolls WHY not taxed prior yrs? |
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1 - - 1 Ped |
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1 0 0 0 J Riv
Buy land |
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b-60 |
1790a none 1790b pg 12 James
Shasteen (J River) pg 13 James Shasteen (Pedlar)
1790 Land tax Partitions James
Shastead 60 a fr. James Nowland 100,
taxed 60A to 1800 |
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To KY |
1 - - 1 Buf |
1 - - 1 |
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b-60 |
1791a none 1791b pg 13 James
Shasteen, 3 lines down James Shasteen (Buf)
James (Jesse’s bro)
To Madison Co., KY in Oct 1791 per pension records per Otter pg 29 |
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1792b |
KY tax lists |
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1 - - 1 Buf |
1 - - 1 |
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b-60 |
Jesse In 1792 tax lists Madison Co.,
KY, 1801 to Wayne Co., KY (Otter pg 30)
(both pg 12 one James Buf) |
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1793b |
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1 - - 1 |
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b-60 |
1793 a none b pg 13 James Shalteen |
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b-60 |
1794-1795, Not listed, WHY? 1794 a b
none |
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1795 |
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b-60 |
1794-1795, Not listed, WHY? 1795 a b
none |
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1796b |
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1 - - 1 |
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b-60 |
1796 a none b pg 12 James Shasteen |
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1797b |
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1 - - 1 |
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b-60 |
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1798b |
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2 - - 1 |
Rob 16 |
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b-60 |
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1799b |
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2 - - 1 |
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b-60 |
June 17, 1799 James Shastead
buys 100 A from Ambrose Gatewood
& wife |
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2 - - 1 |
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60 |
1800 James Shastead taxed on
60 A (pg 16) |
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1801b |
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2 - - 1 |
.Rob 21 |
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160 |
1801-1807 James Shastead taxed
on 160 A (pg 23) |
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1 - - 2 |
1 - - - |
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160 |
Property tax hereon refer to both James and
Robert as Shatead (pg 25) |
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1803b |
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2 - - 2 |
1 - - 1 |
.James 16 |
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160 |
(pg 26) |
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1804b |
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3 - - 3 $36 |
1 - - 1 $17 |
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Wm 16 |
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160/133 |
7 Feb 1804 Robert m Nancy Caskey in
Rockbridge Co., VA (both pg 26) |
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1805b |
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3 - - 2 $26 |
1 - - 1 $12 |
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160/133 |
1804-1806 Robert taxed on
133A (both pg 30) (when
acquired, sold by James SR?) |
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1806b |
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2 - - 2 |
1 - - 1 |
1 - - 1 (Jr.) |
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160/133 |
(Robt pg 22, James Jr 23 James 23) |
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1807b |
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1 - - 2 |
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1 - - - WM21 |
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160/0 |
(Jas pg 20, Will 21) |
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1808 |
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not coll |
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0/0 |
1808 No taxes collected |
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1809 |
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3 - - 3 |
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1 - - - (Jun.) |
1 - - - |
1 - - - Ed 21 |
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100/0 |
1809-1815 James taxed on
100 A (Jas pg 21 Jr 21, Will 22 Ed
22) |
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1810 |
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3 - - 1 |
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- - - 1 (Jr.) |
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100 |
1810 census, James in Amherst,
Robert in Rockbridge, land in Amherst! (both pg 24) |
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1811 |
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1 - - 3 (Sr.) |
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1 - - 1 |
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1 - - 1 J 21 |
100 |
1811 - Gurardianship for
Patsey Chaskey signed by James & Patsey Shasteen (all pg 24) |
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1 - - - (Sr.) |
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1 - - 1 |
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100 |
• 14 Sep 1812 - James,
Jr & Phoebee sold
100 A (Jr significant?) (Js pg 24, Ed
25) |
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1814 |
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not listed
1814-1833 |
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100
100 |
• 15 May 1812 James
Sr. sold
133 not rec'd until 1832 (Sr.
Significant?)
1814 - Ross Co Hist.-James
SR b 1807 came to OH with father Robert when 7 in 1814 |
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May 1815 John m Hannah in Galllia Co., OH |
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Will Bros. - William set. in Gallipolis,
Gallia Co., OH for 2 yrs, 1819 to Ross Co. die 1853? |
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1820- Ross Co., OH census has Robert,
John & James |
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1 Feb 1821 John m Susan Campbell in
Gallia Co., OH |
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1826 - Co., Hist - James came w/
parents in 1826 |
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1827 - Ross Co sale to Edward |
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1828 - Ross Co judgement against
William, James and Edmund |
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1830 - Ross Co census, fam of Robt &
James
Henry Co census - Edmond & William |
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As result of Chancery suit Richard Ellis vs
Wm Davis, heirs of James Shastead Sr. & heirs of John Ellis, deed
recorded 15 May 1812 James Shastead, Sen to John & R. S. Ellis 130A |
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1836 - Independence tax rolls -
William, E., Jacob, & Alonzo |
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1837 - Independence tax rolls -
William, Ed., and Shasteen & Thomas |
Note: Chapter 8 of Martha Gerber Rittenger book
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It seems possible that the
father of the Shasteens who migrated to Ohio was James Chasteen, Sr., born not
later than 1730 because he is listed eight times, from June, 1746 through
November, 1747, on the Muster Roll of the Virginia Militia. To have been a
member of the Militia, he would have to been born not later than 1730 since the
minimum age for service was 16. He seems to have lived throughout his life in
Amherst and Rockbridge Counties, Virginia. It is well to note that the
different spellings of Shasteen were used at random.
One speculation is that James
Chasteen could be the son of Pierre "Peter" Chastain who was born in France in
1663 and died in Virginia in 1761. Several other descendants were told that the
family was of Irish origin. Many Irish immigrants settled in the Shenaodoah
Valley.
According to the Amherst
County, Virginia personal property tax records, James Shasteen was the only
Shasteen to pay taxes for a long period. However, about 1802, Robert Shastead
shows up on the tax rolls with James. By 1805, James Shastead, Jr. appears with
James. In 1807, William Shasteen appears, and by 1809 Edmond is added, making a
total of five Shasteens' appearing on the Amherst County roll. On June 17,
1799, James Shastead bought 100 acres for L50 from Ambrose Gatewood and wife
Margaret.
In 1810, Robert Shasteen and
Edmond Shasteen appear on the Rockbridge County,
Virginia person property tax records. In 1811, James Shasteen appears. Since
the Shasteens paid personal property taxes in both Amherst and Rockbridge
Counties, they may have farmed land which lay in both counties, possibly on the
border. After 1817, there are no Shasteen names appearing in the Rockbridge.
In a Rockbridge County,
Virginia records appears the following: "Robert Chastain to marry Nancy Caskey,
daughter of Archibald Caskey, deceased. Date of Bond February 7, 1804. Married
by Samuel Houston, Pastor of the High Bridge Presbyterian Church. Surety Joseph
Grigsby.” The Presbyterian Church was organized in 1746 in an old log building
by Reverend John Blair. The stone church was built in 1756, nineteen years
after the first settlement in Rockbridge County. This church lies along US
Interstate 81, on right side of road going South. Sam Houston's old home is
located about ½ mile North on the opposite side of US Interstate 81. Some
burials in the cemetery include those of the Padgett, Rice and Ballew families.
James Chastain of Amherst County married to a Phoebe Padgett of Amherst County
which adjoins Rockbridge County to the east.
The Caskey name may have been
written Cassidy. Lucas Cassidy left Rosslea in County Fermanagh, Ireland around
1750. In 1773, the Irish paper News Letter reported that emigrants were paying
3 pounds, 5 shillings for a full passage across the Atlantic. Fifty years
earlier, when trade was just opening up, the cost for the journey was 7 to 9
pounds. The six-week journey aboard overcrowded ships brought the emigrants
close to death with disease and pestilence, shortages of water and food, and the
brutalities of ship masters and crew. Piracy was another danger they faced on
the high seas. They faced these dangers because of crop failures, economic
depression, and a desire to own property . Many arrived with little except the
clothes on their backs
Note: Amherst formed 1761, Rockbridge 1778, Note also that
part of Virginia became Kentucky 1780-1789 and also some became West Virginia.
For a generic list of Personal Property Tax List column headings use the
following as a guide: 1)Name of individual charged with tax 2) Number of white
male tithables over 16 3) Blacks over 16 4) Blacks over 12 and under 16 5)
Horses, etc 6) Carriage wheels 7) Ordinary licenses 8) Stud horses 9) Rates of
covering and season 10) Amount of tax
Note: In my research of tax rolls
I also found in Franklin Co.,
VA 1786-1803 tax roles many variations on
the spelling of Shasteen for
William who appears to be the father of
George, Valentine, Robert, Barnett, Ren, John
and Thomas.
Variations start with Shasteen (William) in 1786 and go on to include Shashteen,
Shatteen, Shatten Shasteen. Franklin Co was formed out of Bedford {from
Albermarle and Lundnburg in 1753}, Henry and Patrick in 1785. These are
generally viewed as probable
descendants of Peter Chastain, JR b circa 1708 and are the subjects of the book
“Little Otter”
who migrated to Indiana.
Note: Tithable age-
Frequently
researchers attempt to use tithable lists to establish an exact age for an
individual. When free males appeared for the first time in the household of an
individual having their surname, they were at least sixteen years of age. When a
free male appeared in his own name rather than in the household of another, he
was probably twenty-one years of age. Tithable lists, however, should not be
used to establish the exact year when someone was born. http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/tax/rn17_tithables.htm
Miscellaneous
– Variations on name not found on: Albemarle
1785 census, Amherst
1779 1785 Petition,
1783, 1785 Heads of Household Index,
Rockbridge 1778 Tithe
List, 1783 Tax List |
