James Carnal and Elizabeth

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Husband James Carnal

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           Born: After 1712
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           Died: 1781 - Caroline Co., Virginia
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         Father: Patrick Carnal (      -1728)
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Elizabeth

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           Born: 
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           Died: Abt 1819 - (Caroline Co., Virginia)
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Children

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1 M Thomas Carnal

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           Born: Abt 1776 - (Caroline Co., Virginia)
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2 M James Carnal

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           Born: Abt 1781 - (Caroline Co., Virginia)
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General Notes: Husband - James Carnal

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The following abstracts are from a series of abstracts of Caroline Co., Virginia order books by Ruth and Sam Sparacio that cover the period from 1765 to 1787. James Carnal does not appear from 1765 to 1772.

On October 15, 1773 David Woodroof against James Karnal. On petition. The defendant being duly summoned failed to appear. Judgment granted to petitioner for £1 10s, the debt in the petition specified, also his costs. (Caroline Co. Order Book 1772-1776, pg 411)

On March 10, 1774 David Woodroof against James Carnel & Dillard Harriss. On Replevy Bond. Defendants having had legal notice & though solemnly called failed to appear. Judgment granted to plaintiff for £5, the penalty of the bond, plus costs. But this judgment, except costs, is to be discharged by payment of £2 10/7 with interest from October 25, 1773 until paid. (Caroline Co. Order Book 1772-1776, pg 471)

On August 11, 1774 a deed from Joseph Dyer to William Ale is proved by James Carnall. (Caroline Co. Order Book 1772-1776, pg 567)

On October 12, 1775 a mortgage from Isaac Dyer to Thomas Dyer is proved by James Carnall. (Caroline Co. Order Book 1772-1776, pg 612)

On November 12, 1778 a deed from Wm. Ale to Wm. Ale, Jr. is proved ay oaths of James Carnall & William Carnall. (Caroline Co. Order Book 1777-1780, pg 134)

On September 9, 1779 a deed from James Carnall to Nathaniel Winston is acknowledged & ordered to be recorded. (Caroline Co. Order Book 1777-1780, pg 191)

On November 8, 1781 Elizabeth Carnal is granted a certificate for obtaining letters of administration on the estate of James Carnal, dec'd. Bond acknowledged and ordered to be recorded. Benjamin Tompkins, Henry Yarbrough, John Hampton & John White, or any 3 of them, are ordered to appraise the estate. (Caroline Co. Order Book 1781-1785, pg 27)

In 1787 the estate of James Cearnal has 252 acres in the Caroline Co. Land Tax Lists. That land is transferred to Elizabeth Cearnal (165 acres) and to John Hampton (87 acres) in 1788. See notes under Elizabeth.

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General Notes: Wife - Elizabeth

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CENSUS:

<pre>1810 Caroline Co., Virginia
Elizabeth Carnal 10000 -- 00001; 6 slaves
male female
1 <10
10-15
16-25
26-44
>45 1 </pre>

CAROLINE CO. LAND TAX LIST:

Land tax records are available from 1782 onward. The first list of proprietors is for 1787 and prior to then only transactions are available. In 1787 James Carnal's estate has 252 acres. In 1788 those 252 acres have been divided between Elizabeth Carnal (165 acres) and John Hampton (87 acres). From 1789 to 1792 Elizabeth has 165 acres. In 1793 she acquires 19 acres from Benjamin Yarbrough and thus has 184 acres. From 1800 to 1803 she has 184, in 1804 she has 182 and then from 1805 to 1818 she has 180. In 1819 her land is transferred to James Carnal (131.5 acres) and to Vivion Wright (48.5 acres). Elizabeth's land is said to be bounded by Robert Wood and to be 10 miles southwest of the courthouse, and James's portion is said to be 10 miles west of the courthouse.

CAROLINE CO. PERSONAL TAX LIST:

Personal tax records are available from 1783 onward. Elizabeth Carnal is in the Caroline Co. Personal Tax List from 1784 to 1816. The columns are 1) white males >21 (1783-1787) or white male tithables >16 (1788--), 2) white males 16-21, 3) blacks >16, 4) blacks <16 (1783-1787) or blacks <16 and >12 (1788-1814) or blacks >12 (1815--), 5) horses/mares/colts/mules, 6) cattle, 7) amount of tax, 8) names of tithables >16 in the household other than the person chargeable with the tax. The '7' in 1794 probably should be '1'.
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1783
1784 1 0 1 1 4 12 £2 1s
1785 0 0 2 2 4 10 5/3
1786
1787 0 0 1 1 3 8 £1 8s
1788 0 2 0 4 £1 8s
1789 0 1 0 4
1790 0 1 1 3
1791 0 1 1 3
1792 1 0 1 3 16s Thomas
1793 0 1 0 3 16s
1794 0 7 0 3 16s
1795 0 1 0 3 16s
1796 0 1 0 3 16s
1797 1 1 0 3 16s James
1798 1 1 0 3 .62
1799 1 1 0 3 .80
1800
1801 2 1 0 3 .80
1802 1 2 0 3 1.24
1803 1 3 0 4 1.80
1804 2 2 0 3 1.24
1805 1 1 1 3 1.24
1806 1 2 0 3 1.24
1807 1 1 0 3 .80
1808
1809
1810 0 1 0 2 .68
1811 0 1 1 2 1.12
1812 0 1 1 2
1813 0 1 1 3 1.66
1814 0 2 0 3
1815 0 1 1 2 6 1.90
1816 0 0 0 1 .18
1817
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The numbers in the first column suggest that James continued to live with his mother until about 1807. The list for 1808 is missing, and in 1809 James has his own entry.