Bedford

Bedford County Virginia Tax Records

Note: The first records found start at 1782. No Wills show in records from 1782 to 1790. Also note that the items taxed changed some years. When a change occurs, the items appear in bold letters.

YEAR

Name

White males >16

Black >16

Blacks 12-16

Horses

1791 General

William Wills

1

1

Justin Wills

2

3

1792 General

William Wells (Wills)

1

1

Justinian Wills

3

4

YEAR

Name

White males >16

Horses

1793 General

William Wills

1

1

Justinian Wills

3

3

YEAR

Name

White males >16

Blacks >12

Horses

1794 General

Justinian Wills

2

2

YEAR

Name

White males >16

Black >16

Blacks 12-16

Horses

1795 General

Justinian Wills

1

2

John B. Wills

1

1796 General

William Wills

1

1

Justinian Wills, Sr.

1

2

Justinian Wills, Jr.

1

John B. Wills

1

1797 General

Justinian Wills, Sr. or Jr. (difficult to read)

1

1

1

3

1798 General

William Wills

1

3

Justinian Wills, Sr.

1

3

Justinian Wills, Jr.

1

1

1

1

1799 General

No records available

1800 General

Justinian Wills, Sr.

1

3

Justinian Wills, Jr.

1

1

1

1

Ignatius Wills

1

1

1801 General

Justinian Wills, Sr.

2

2

Justinian Wills, Jr.

2

1

Ignatius Wills

1

William Wills (shown twice)

1

2

1802 South

William Wills

1

2

Justinian Wills, Sr.

1

1

Justinian Wills, Jr.

2

1

Ignatius Wills

1

1802 North

John Wills

1

1

1803 South

John B. Wills

1

1

1803 North

Justinian Wills, Sr.

1

Justinian Wills, Jr.

1

1

1

1

Ignatius Wills

2

1

1804 South

John B. Wills

1

3

1804 North

Ignatius Wills

William Wills

1

2

Justinian Wills, Sr.

1

Justinian Wils, Jr.

1

James Wills

1

1805 South

John B. Wills

1

4

Ignatius Wills

1

2

1805 North

William Wills

1

2

Justinian Wills, Sr

1

Justinian Wills, Jr.

1

1806 South

Justinian Wills, (Jr.)

1

1

Ignatius Wills

2

1

John (B.) Wills

1

2

James Wills

1

1806 North

William Wills

1

2

1807 South

Justinian Wills

1

1

John B. Wills

1

1

3

James Wills

1

1

John Wills

1

3

1807 North

William Wills

1

1

1808

No records available

1809 South

Justinian Wills

1

2

John B. Wills

1

3

Justinian Wills

1

1

Henry Wills

1

1809 North

William Wills

1

1

Lawrence Wills

1

1

1

1

1810 South

Justinian Wills

1

2

John B. Wills

1

1

3

Henry Wills

1

Ignatius Wills

1

1

Thomas Wills

1

Samuel Wills

2

5

William Wills

1

1

George Wills

1

1

1

5

1810 North

Lawrence Wills

1

2

11

2

1811 South

I or J something Wills

1

3

Justinian Wills

1

1

John B. Wills

1

2

1811 North

Difficult to read Wills, NO DATA

1812 South

Ignatius Wills

1

Thomas Wills

1

Mrs. Wills

1

1

Justinian Wills

1

1

Henry Wills

1

1812 North

Lawrence Wills

2

2

2

1813 South

Ignatius

1

John B. Will (Wills), Sr.

1

William

1

Martin

1

2

1

2

Justinian

1

1

Elijah

1

2

7

Peytin

1

Henry

1

Justin

1

1

1813 North

Lawrence

1

2

2

John

1

1

1814 South

Jesse Will (Wills)

1

1

3

Ignatius

1

1

John son of John (Jr?)

1

Benjamin Will (Wills)

1

John B.

1

1

1

3

Justinian

1

1

1

William

3

3

John B. (Jr.?)

1

1814 North

John B.

1

Lawrence

1

2

1

2

YEAR

Name

White males >16

Blacks 9-12

Blacks >12

Horses

 Cattle

1815 South

Justinian (Jr.)

1

1

7

William

2

3

6

Marvin Wells (Wills)

2

1

3

2

8

Ignatius

1

5

1815 North

John B.

2

1

3

Elizabeth (wife of Justinian, Sr.)

2

YEAR

Name

White males >16

Blacks >12

Horses

1816 South

William

3

4

Ignatius

1

Martin Wills

2

3

3

1816 North

John B.

2

1

Lawrence

1

1

2

1817 South

Ignatius

1

William

2

5

Justinian

1

2

1817 North

Lawrence

1

1

2

John B.

3

1

1818 South

Martin Wills

2

4

4

Thomas Wills

1

1

Ignatius, Jr.

1

John B.

1

2

4

1818 North

John B.

2

Jesse

1

1

Lawrence

1

1

2

Woodson

1

3

3

1819 South

John B. Will(s)

1

3

3

Jesse

2

1

3

Ignatius

1

William

3

3

Justian (Justinian)

1

2

Martin Wells (Wills)

1

2

Richard

1

1

1819 North

Meredith

1

1

John B.

1

1

Woodson

1

2

1820 South

Justinian

1

2

Ignatius

1

William, Sr.

3

3

William, Jr.

1

Jesse

1

1

Martin

2

4

4

1820 North

John B.

1

Meredith

1

1

Woodson

1

1

YEAR

Name

Blacks >12

Horses

1821 South

Jesse

1

(white males not counted starting 1821)

Ignatius

Justinian

2

1821 North

Meredith

1

Woodson

1

2

Jesse

Charles Wells or Wills

1

John B.

2

1822 South

Martin Wells (Wills) Esq.

5

3

Justinian

2

William, Sr.

2

Jesse

William, Jr.

Ignatius

1822 North

Meredith

2

Spottswood

1

Woodson

1

2

1823 South

John B. Will(s)

3

5

Jesse

Elijah

Justinian

1

1823 North

Woodson

1

1824 South

John B.

3

5

Jesse

Elijah

William, Sr.

Ignatius

1

1824 North

Woodson

2

YEAR

Name

White males >16

Slaves

Horses

 Tax

(ea. 47 cents)

(ea. 12 Cents)

1825 South

John B.

4

5

$2.68

Benj.

Ignatius

Martin

William

William, Sr.

2

William, Jr.

Elijah

John, Jr.

1

Justinian

2

$0.24

Mills

2

$0.24

1825 North

Meredith

1

$0.12

Woodson

1

$0.12

Willis

41

$10.00

YEAR

Name

White males

Black

Horses

 Tax

1826 South

Justinian

3

3

$0.36

William, Sr.

2

2

$0.24

Jesse

1

1

$0.12

Elijah

1

1

$0.12

William, Jr.

1

1

$0.12

Ignatius

1

1

$0.12

John B.

3

4

5

$2.48

1826 North

Woodson

1

1

$0.59

Meredith

1

$0.12

YEAR

Name

Slaves

Horses

 Tax

1827 South

Martin

3

2

$1.65

Peyton

Justinian

2

$0.24

William

1

1

$0.59

William, Jr.

Elijah

Jesse

1827 North

Woodson

1

$0.12

1828 South

Martin, Esq.

3

2

$1.65

Ruth (?)

1

1

$0.59

Justinian

1

3

$0.83

John B.

4

5

$2.48

William, Sr.

2

$0.24

Elijah

William, Jr.

1

$0.12

1828 North

Woodson

1

$0.12

1829 South

John B.

3

6

$1.80

William

2

$0.20

Elijah

Justinian, Jr.

William, Jr.

1

$0.10

Justinian

1

3

$0.70

1829 North

Woodson

1

3

$0.70

Ignatius

1

$0.10

YEAR

Name

White males

Black

Horses

 Tax

1830 South

William

1

1

1

$0.43

William, Sr.

1

2

$0.16

William, Jr.

1

1

$0.08

Elijah

1

1

$0.08

Justinian

2

1

3

$0.59

1830 North

Charles

1

Meredith

1

Ignatius

2

1831 South

Elijah

Justinian

3

John B.

4

6

$1.36