Thursday, February 21, 2019

Barren

Have you ever re-looked at some tax records and discovered that you can now figure out who these people might be when before they were just a list of names found in that county?

Well, that has been my experience as I'm going back thru some of my Crawford Kentucky research in hopes that it leads me back another generation.

I've recently re-looked at Madison, Lincoln and Garrard county tax lists and combined with land records, I have a much better understanding of who the various Crawfords listed in these tax roles are. Since I have deeds indicating James Crawford (husband of Martha Knight) lived in Barren County, Kentucky, I decided to re-look at those tax records.

I first searched the Barren County KY tax lists some time ago. Based on the "V20-0014" notation on my notes, I'm guessing I used the American Genealogical Lending Library to research these records at home.




Unfortunately, at the time, I didn't know enough about the family for this information to help me.

Since that time, I've discovered a couple of land records that place James Crawford in Barren County, KY. The first one I found was for the sale of 200 acres of land on the Marrowbone in 1821. The second deed was for the sale of Rebecca (Rebekah) Crawford's land in Garrard County, KY in 1804.

These deeds and my additional knowledge about the families and neighbors has made easier for me to figure out the Barren County, KY tax records.

  • David Crawford who is listed in 1799 and later is an unknown (image 10)
  • James Crawford who is found on image 31 with 200 acres on the Marrowbone
  • The Dooley and Douglass families are found in these early tax lists.
  • By 1800, James Crawford owned an additional 50 acres on the Marrowbone and 200 acres in Cumberland County (image 67)
  • By 1802 William Sellers is listed with 100 acres of land in Barren County (image 141)
  • By 1802, there is a second James Crawford (image 119)
  • By 1805 James Crawford Jr is listed with 50 acres of land on the Marrowbone (image 275)
  • By 1806, William Sellers is no longer listed as owning land on the Marrowbone. There is a James Crawford owning 50 acres of land on the Marrowbone (image 335)
  • In 1806, there is a James Crawfford owning 190 acres of land on the East Fork of the Barren River (image 372)
  • By 1808, no Crawfords are listed owning land on the Marrowbone
Based on this information, I've developed some theories:
  • James Crawford shown in the tax list owning 200 acres on the Marrowbone is the James Crawford who sold 200 acres of land on the Marrowbone in 1821
  • James Crawford listed as 'little' or 'junior' is the other James Crawford who migrated to Preble County - the one married to Sally Smith Duggins
  • William Sellers is the William Sellers who purchased land in Ohio as a tenant in common with James Crawford
  • The Dooley and Douglas families in the Barren County tax records are the same Dooley and Douglas families from Garrard County, KY
  • James and Martha left Barren County earlier than James and Sally - thus arriving in Preble County earlier 
I will need to find land and/or court records to help prove these theories.

Notes from the tax lists:

Barren County Kentucky
FS Film 7865 DGS 7834396

image 4 - 1799

Image 9 - C

Image 10
Crawford David — 1 male > 21, 1 horse
Note: David Crawford is between two Cochrans

Image 20 - S
No Sellers

Image 26 
1800

Image 31
 - C
Crawford James - 200 acres Barren Marrowbone - Thomas Minor - 1 male > 21, 3 horses
Cole Stephen - 200 acres Barren Marrowbone Stephen Cole 1 male > 21, 1 black > 16, 1 total black, 4 horses


Image 32
Dooly Moses Junr — 200 acres Barren Marrowbone - Moses Dooly 1 male >21 - 2 horses
Douglass John — 200 acres Barren Marrowbone - John Douglass 1 male over 21, 1 horse

Image 40
Railsback John 200 acres Barren Marrowbone John Railsback 1 male > 21, 1 male >16, 3 horses

Image 41 - S
No SELLERS

Image 47 1800 #2

Image 50 - C (faint - watercourses mostly illegible)
No Crawford

Image 58 - S - No Sellers

Image 61 - 1801

Image 66 - C

Image 67
Crawford David - 200 acres Barren Skaggs Creek - Sparker - 1 male > 21, 1 hors
Crawford James - 200 acres Barren Marrowbone - Minor -
Crawford James - 200 acres Cumberland S Creek BBay - 
Crawford James 50 acres Barren Marrowbone D Allen 1 male > 21, 4 horses
NOTE: All three James Crawford properties lumped together for the 1 male >21, and 4 horses

Image 68
Dooly Moses — 200 acres Barren Middle fork of - 1 male > 21, 5 horses
Imge 69
Duglass John 200 acres Barren Little Barren - 1 male > 21

Image 79 - R

Image 79
Ralsback John - 200 acres Barren Marrobone - 1 male >21, 2 males >16, 2 horses

Image 90 - 1801

Image 94 - C

Image 95
Crawford James - 1 male > 21, 2 horses - no mention of land

Image 96-97 - no Dooley or Douglass
Image 104-105 - no Railsback
No SELLERS

Image 111 - 1802

Image 118 - C

Image 119
Crawford James (small) ?jr - 1 male > 21, 2 horses
Crawford James (big) Senr - 200 acres Barren Marrowbone - Thos Minor - same AND 50 acres Barren  Marrowbone - Thos Minor - same - 1 male > 21, 4 horses

Image 122
Dooley 
Douglass Nathan
Douglass John

Image 141
Sellers William 100 Barren [to]Bob - Jacob Lasland - same - 1male > 21 1 horse


Image 149 - 1803

Image 157 - C

Image 158 - 
Crawford David - 1 male > 21, 1 horse
Crawford James - 200 acres Barren Marrowbone - Minor
200 acres Cumberland Spring Ck - D Day same, 50 acres Barren Marrowboon DAlley - 1 male > 21, 6 horses
Crafford James Jr - 50 acres Barren Marrowbone- Dooley - same 1 male > 21, 2 horses

Image 161
Crawford James - 200 acres Barren E Fk BBarren - Jos Gest - same - 1 male > 21, 8 horses
Dooley Moses Senr
Dooley George
Dooley Thomas
Douglass William
Douglass Samuel
Douglas Nathan
Douglas John
Douglas George

Image 162
Dooley Rubin
Dooley Abner
Dooley Moses Jr
Douglas John

Image 190
Sellers William 130 acres Barren L Barren J Railsback - same - 1 male > 21, 4 horses

Image 203 - 1804

Image 213 - C

Image 214 - no land listed for these Crawfords
Crawford James (little) 1 male > 21, 2 horses
Crawford Jaems 1 male > 21, 1 horse
Crawford David 1 male > 21, 3 horses
Crawford James (taylor) 1 male > 21, 3 horses

Imge 217
Crawford James (big 200 barren Marrowbone - Miner - same ; 200 acres Cumberland Spring Ck - Ray - same - 50 acres Barren - Marrowbone - Alley - 1 male > 21, 6 horses


Image 219 - Douglass

Image 248 - S

No Sellers

Image 262 1804 Added

Image 263 1805

Image 273 - C

Image 274
Crawford David - 1 male > 21, 2 horses

Image 275
Crawford James Senr 200 acres Barren Marrowbone - Thos Minor - Same; 200 acres Cumberland - Spring Ck - Robert Phay - same , 1 male > 21, 8 horses
Crawford James Jr - 50 acres Barren - Marrowbone - Abner Dooley - same - 1 male > 21, 2 horses
Crawford James - 190 acres same E F B Barren - same- same - 1 male > 21, 2 horses

Image 277 - D
Nathan Doulgass

Image 278 - Dooley
Image 279 - George Douglass

Image 313 - S

Image 315
Sellers william - 100 acres - same - Little Barren- Jacob Railsback - same - 1 male > 21, 5 horses


Image 329 1806

Image 334 - C
Crawford James - 50 acres Barren Marrowbone A Dooley - same 1 male > 21, 1 male > 16, 1 horse

Image 335
Douglass George and others

Image 358
No Sellers

Image 369 - book 2 1806
Image 371- C
Image 372 - Crafford James - 190 acres Barron East Fork Barron - same - 1 male > 21 , 3 horses

Image 385 - S
No Sellers

Image 392 - 1807

Image 398 - C

Image 400 
Crawford James - 190 acres - Barren - E F B Baren - J Crawford same - 1 male > 21, 1 horses

Image 421 - S
No Sellers

Image 431 - 1807
Book 2
Image 435 - C
Image 436 David Crawford - 100 acres Barren Beaver Cr Jno Bybee - same 1 male > 21, 2 horses

Image 437 Crawford James 50 acres Marrobone - Ab Dooley - same - 1 male > 21, 3 horses

Image 439 - Douglas
No DUGGINS

Image 455 - S
No Sellers

Image 464 - 1808 Book 1 - Lower District
Image 470 - C
Crawford James - 190 acres - same - E F B Barren - J Crawford - same - 1 male > 21, 1 male > 16 3 horses

Image 494 - S

Image 505 - 1808

Image 510 - C

Image 511
Crawford David - ? - ink smeared 1 male > 21, 2 males >16, 4 blacks > 16, 8 total blacks, 12 horses
Crawford [Phelp} - ink smeared - 1 male > 16, 4 total blacks, 2 horses

Image 512 - George Douglas

Image 527 - S

Image 533 - 1809

Image 539 - C
Crawford James - 190 acres Barren - E F B Barren - J crawford - same - 1 male > 21, 3 horses

Image 562 - S

Image 573 - 1809 - Book 2
Image 578- C

Image 579 
Crawford, Phebe - 4 total blacks, 1 horse

Image 580
Crawford David - 100 acres Barren, Beaver , J Byber - same -  1 male > 21, 3 horses
Crawford John - 1 male > 21, 1 horse


Image 605 - 1810
Stopped searching for now




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