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From: Gray Matters <>
Subject: Re: [WVHAMPSH-L] Sheridan/Sheraden
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 21:50:59 -0500
In-Reply-To: <44.125c7848.28bc3c86@aol.com>


Phyllis-
Vicki Horton's compilation of Hampshire Co. Personal Property Tax Lists
1800-1814 (Romney, 1995) lists the following:

1800, Upper [Western] District (that's more or less the part that later
became Mineral and Grant Cos., I think)
Sharadine, John; 1-1 (meaning, taxed on one white tithable males--probably
himself--and one common horse)
Sharadine, Paul; 2-2 (two tithable white males, incl. self, and 2 common
horses)
[The lists are alphabetical by first initial of last names]

1801 Upper District
Sharadine, Paul 2-3
Sharadine, John; 1-1

1803, Upper District
Sheradin, Paul; 2-3
Sheradin, Paul, Jun'r; 1-1
Shirrradin, John; 1-2

1804, Upper District
Sherradin, Paul; 1-3
Sherradin, Abraham; 1-1
Sherradin, Paul; 1-2
Sherradin, John; 1-3

1805 Upper District
Shirriden, Paul; 1-3

1806 Upper District
Sharadan, Paul; 1-3

1807 Upper District
Sharaden, Paul; 1-3

[no tax collected in 1808]

1809 Upper District
Sharraden, Paul; 1-3

1810 Upper District
Sharreeden, Paul; 1-3

1811 Upper District
Sharadon, Abraham; 1-1

There do seem to have been two Pauls, an older and a younger. You can get
Hampshire Co. deeds starting from 1757 on microfilm through the Mormon
Family History Centers, and they are often a rich source of
information. You can order the grantee and grantor indices to deeds on
microfilm as well, to see which years you would want to order (each
microfilm covers one or two volumes, usually anywhere from one to six
years). If you have date and names, you could try ordering a copy of your
deed from the Hampshire Co. courthouse, but I have not found them helpful
even when I was able to supply exact dates, names, etc. The West Virginia
Archives has a lot of Hampshire Co. records on microfilm and they ARE very
helpful (in return for a $10 search fee--see their web site for
particulars. http://www.wvculture.org/history/ )

Good luck!

Martha Grenzeback





At 08:15 PM 27-08-2001 -0400, you wrote:
>I am asking for specific information regarding Paul Sheraden or general
>information regarding research recommendations. Either will make me happy!
>
>General: I have a Paul Sheridan/Sheraden that I researching. He died in
>Riachland/Ashland Co., Ohio on March 22, 1845. According to the age on his
>tombstone he was born in 1778. He married Elizabeth Smith of Hampshire Co.
>abt 1801 and his oldest children were born in Hampshire Co., VA. I believe
>that he left between 1806 and 1811 based upon birth places of children listed
>in later census records. He is not in the index of the 1810 census so I
>think he was likely gone from Hampshire Co. before 1810. Following is what I
>have found so far.
>
>I have found no Sheridan/Sheraden or other known varients in the 1782/1784
>census from an index in a book.
>
>I have a Paul Sheridan purchasing 400 acres on New Creek in 1793 ( Kinda
>young to be my Paul if the dates are right, but this name for all its variant
>spellings of Sheraden isn't that common in previous research, possible
>father??? Lot's of questions, no answers yet). In 1794 a Paul Sheridan
>witnessed a land transaction also on New Creek. On Jun 18, 1798 a Paul
>Sherridine was on a Jury in Hampshire Co.
>
>Questions: In there a possibility of information on the 1793 land
>transaction? If so, how do I get a copy of the original record? I live in
>Texas so a personal visit isn't possible in the near term.
>
>What is the criteria for the personal tax roles? I didn't find him on a
>quick review of the films of personal tax records in the 1790s at Clayton.
>Plan to recheck later on variant spellings esp the harder to read books.
>
>Thanks,
>Phyllis Frank in Texas


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