Jesse Lockett and Mary Palmore

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Husband Jesse Lockett

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           Born: Abt 1774 - (Chesterfield Co., Virginia)
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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         Father: Richard Lockett (Bef 1734-1795)
         Mother: Mary Logwood (      -Abt 1805)

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       Marriage: 24 Dec 1792 - Bedford Co., Virginia 1 2 3

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Wife Mary Palmore

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 27 Feb 1824
         Buried: 

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         Father: Benjamin Palmore (      -      )
         Mother: 

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Jesse Lockett

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CENSUS:

<pre>1810 Bedford Co., Virginia
Jesse Lockett 11110 -- 11001; 2 slaves
male female
1 <10 1
1 10-15 1
1 16-25
1 26-44
>45 1 </pre>

LAND:

On September 22, 1806 Noah Sharp and Jane, his wife, of Bedford Co. sell to Jesse Lockett of the same place for $820 a tract of 160 acres, more or less, in Bedford Co. on both sides of the South Fork of Otter River. It starts at Donald's and Pettries's corner and passes Long's corner. (12/123) On the same date Jesse Lockett gives Noah Sharp a mortgage to secure two payments, one of £125 payable November 25, 1808 and the other of £21 payable November 25, 1809. (Bedford Co. Deed Records 12/134)

On April 23, 1810 Jesse Lockett and Mary, his wife, sell to Lot Sharp for $738 a tract of 164 acres, more or less, on both sides of the South Fork of Otter River. It starts at Donald's and Peatross's corner and passes Long's corner. (13/521)

BEDFORD CO. TAX RECORDS:

Land tax records are available from 1782 onward. The third through fifth columns are value per acre, total value, and tax.

<pre>
1807 164 acres .78 $127.92 $ .62 Jesse Lockett from Noah Sharp
1808 no taxes in Virginia
1809 164 acres .78 127.92 .62 Jesse Lockett
1810 164 acres .78 127.92 .62 Jesse Lockett
1811 illegible
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Personal property tax records are available from 1782 onward. Categories in the tax lists vary significantly from year to year, which complicates comparison and presentation of data.

Between 1782 and 1790 the first column in the tax list is labelled 'white males over 21'. After 1803 the first column is 'white males over 16'. Between 1791 and 1802 the term 'white tithe' is used. I feel confident that it refers to white males over 16. See the following article concerning the concept of 'tithe' and 'tithable':

<http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/rn17_tithables.htm>.

To simplify the presentation of data I am omitting 1) all tithes (1793-94) and 2) tax paid (1798-1803,1815-16).

The columns below are
<pre>
1) Wo21 -- White males over 21
2) Wo16 -- White males over 16/white tithes
3) Wint -- White males above 16 and under 21
4) Bo16 -- Blacks over 16
5) Bu16 -- Blacks under 16
6) Bint -- Blacks over 12 and under 16 but in 1815 over 9 and under 12
7) Bo12 -- Blacks over 12
8) Btot -- Total blacks
9) Hors -- Horses, mares, colts, mules
10) Catl --- Cattle

Wo21 Wint Bu16 Bo12 Hors
Wo16 Bo16 Bint Btot Catl

1793 0 0 Jesse Lockett
1794 0 1 Jesse Lockett
1795 1 0 0 0 Jesse Lockett
1796 1 0 0 0 Jesse Lockett
1797 1 0 0 1 Jesse Lockett
1798 1 0 0 1 Jesse Lockett
1799 1 0 0 2 Jesse Lockett
1800 1 0 0 2 Jesse Lockett
1801
1802 1 0 0 1 Jesse Lockett
1803 1 0 0 0 Jesse Lockett
1804 1 0 0 0 Jesse Lockett
1805 1 1 1 1 Jesse Lockett
1806 1 3 3 2 Jesse Lockett
1807 1 2 2 1 Jesse Lockett
1809 1 2 2 2 Jesse Lockett
1810 1 2 0 3 Jesse Lockett
</pre>

BIRTH YEAR:

1774 -- just a guess

Jesse and his siblings are in the order in which they appear in the deed of October 3, 1805. See notes under his father. The fact that he married in 1792 suggests that he was born in 1774 or earlier.

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General Notes: Wife - Mary Palmore

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Bedford Co., Virginia Will Book 6, pg 238; image 385/511 in "Will books, v. 5-6 1817-1828", film # 1941024 at familysearch.org:

In the will of Benjamin Palmore of Bedford Co., Virginia, signed February 27, 1824, the heirs of his daughter Mary Lockett, dec'd, are to receive a one-tenth share of his estate.

1 "Bedford County Marriage Bonds," Repository: http://www.vagenweb.org/bedford/bedf-mar.htm.

2 U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I-VI, 1607-1943, Vol VI -- Marriage Bonds of Bedford Co., Virginia. Repository: ancestry.com.

3 "Familysearch.org," "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6Z4Y-DGX1), Jesse Lockett, 22 Dec 1792; citing Marriage, Bedford, Virginia, Circuit court clerk offices.