Caldwell County

This page updated 11 Jun 2021

Tax Lists – 1819 to 1823

The records below focus on entries involving the following persons. I have endeavored to find all entries involving them from the establishment of Caldwell Co. on 1 May 1809 until 1848. Because the records are not indexed, and are handwritten and difficult to read, some were no doubt missed.

Gideon Dyer Cobb Moved to Eddyville from Fair Haven, Vermont as part of the party organized by Matthew Lyon about 1800, with his wife Modena Chittenden Clark, and their eldest son, Caleb.
Caleb C Cobb Eldest son of Gideon Dyer Cobb and Modena Chittenden Clark
John Cobb The younger brother of Gideon Dyer Cobb
Samuel C. Clark Lived with Gideon, and is assumed to be a relative of Gideon's wife, but that is unproved.
Matthew Lyon Organizer of the move to Eddyville, second husband of Modena (Clark) Cobb's aunt, Beulah Chittenden.
Note: starting with this section, I have not included the records for Matthew's sons Chittenden and Matthew Jr. except for their joint holdings with the Cobbs. I have copies of the pages with their other entries, but have not extracted them here. Please inquire if you are interested in them.
Elijah G. Galusha Cousin to Modena (Clark) Cobb; son of her aunt Beulah Chittenden by her first marriage.
Griffin Long Father of the second wife of Gideon and Modena Cobb's eldest son, Caleb.
Ann Cobb Widow of Josiah Cobb, who was unrelated to the Cobbs of Vermont.
Jesse Cobb Unrelated to the Cobbs of Vermont, believed to have been related to Josiah Cobb

Because of the volumne of data, the Caldwell County page are broken into the following sections:

1809-1813 1814-1818 1819-1823
this page
1824-1828 1829-1835 1836-1841 1842-1845 1846-1848

For background information on these tax lists see the first page of Caldwell County tax lists.

1819:

The pages for 1819 appear on their face to be complete, but they include fewer than half the names found in other years, with all but the following of those of interest here omitted.

Page Name Lands County Water course In whose name entered Surveyed Patented White over 21 Blacks over 16 Total Blacks Horses mares Studs jacks Rates of covering Whosale store etc Value of merchandise Tavern licenses Value per acre Total value
1st 2nd 3rd
7 Ann Cobb     200 same Skinframe A Jones A Jones A Jones                   2  
    10 same same         3 4 3           2 1,920
7 Jesse Cobb     200 Caldwell Lick Ck W Johnston W Johnston W Johnston                   2 1,380
    200 same same James George James George Jas George                   2
    140 same same W Norris W Norris W Norris 1     3           2
13 Samuel Glenn for G Long     400 same Spring Creek G Long G Long G Long                   2.50 1,000

1820:

Page Name Land County Water course Entered Surveyed Patented White malesover 21 Blacks over 16 Total Blacks Horses etc Studs jacks Rates of covering Whosale & retail store Tavern licenses Wheel carriages Town lots Value per acre Total value except studs
1 2 3
7 Gideon D Cobb   800  

Caldwell

Cumberland G D Cobb G D Cobb G D Cobb 1     2           2 4 3,500
8 Caleb C Cobb                 1     2               500
7 John Cobb                 1                      
7 Saml C Clark                 1     1           1   125
33 Matthew Lyon Senr                 1                      
22 E G Galusha     350 same Eddy Ck S Ware S Ware B Lyon                     2 910
    150 same Livingston E Males E Males   1     2             1
8 Jesse Cobb   200   same Lick Ck W Johnston W Johnston W Johnston                     3 2,240
  200   same same J George J George James George                     3
  140   same same same same same 1 1 1 4             3
21 Samuel Glenn for G Long decd     400 same Spring Creek G Long G Long G Long                     2 800

1821:

The 1821 book is badly damaged, with many names and other data unreadable.

Page Name Land County Water course In whose name entered Surveyed Patented Whites over 21 Blacks over 16 Total Blacks Horses mares etc Studs jacks Rates of covering Whosale & retail store Tavern licenses Billard tables Wheel carriages Value per acre Total value
1st 2nd 3rd
10 Gideon D Cobb   ___  

Caldwell

Cumberland River       1     2 [?]             3 1_30
10 Clark [?] Cobb   ___   same same G Cobb G D Cobb G D Cobb 1                   4 1860 [?]
10 Samuel Clark                 1     2               60
20 Elijah Galusha     200 same Eddy Ck S Ware S Ware Bulah Lyon 1     2             3 868.50
    123   same     C Lyon                     2.50
    24 same same                           1
30 Griffin Long decd     400 same Skinframe Griffin Long G Long G Long 1                   2 800
10 [Ann Cobb] (unreadable)   ___   same Skinframe A Jones A Jones A Jones   3 5 4             3 ___
11 Jesse Cobb   200   same Lick Ck Wm Johnston W J   1 2 2 7             2 2,605
  200   same same Jas George J George J George                     2
  140   same same Wm Norris W Norris W Norris                     2

1822:

Page Name Vacant land claimed Amount due thereon Children age 4 to 14 Land County Water course Entered Surveyed Patented White males over 21 Blacks 16 Total Blacks Horses mares etc Studs jacks Rates of covering Stores Carriages Tavern T Lots Value of land Total value except studs etc
1 2 3
5 Gideon D Cobb     4 300    

Caldwell

Cumb River G D Cobb G D Cobb G D Cobb 1     0           2 5 1,700
5 Caleb C Cobb         400   same Cumb River G D Cobb G D Cobb G D Cobb 1     6             4 3533.3
          150   Lick Ck C C Cobb C C Cobb                       2
          [?] Livingston Livingston Ck W Fitzhug W Fitzhug W Fitzhugh                     2
24 Lyon & Cobb                                   1         3,000
6 John Cobb     5     80 Caldwell Knob Ck Hugh Orr     1 2 2 2             3 1,292
          75 same   Israil Roberson I Roberson M Lyon 1                   3
6 Saml C Clark           300 same Lick Ck S C Clark S C Clark   1     1           1 3.33 1,100
20 Elijah G Galusha     4     350 same Eddy Ck     Bulah Lyon 1     3             3 2,770
          250   Hammons Ck                           .75
5 Ann Cobb     3     210 same Skinframe A Jones A Jones A Jones   3 5 6             3 3,030
6 Jesse Cobb     2   200   same Lick Ck W Johnston W Johnston W Johnston 1 4 5 5             2 3,400
        200   same same Jas George Jas George Jas George                     2
        100   same same W T Norris W T Norris W T Norris                     2
16 Saml Glenn for Griffin Long decd     4     400 same Spring Creek G Long G Long Griffin Long                     2 800

1823:

Page Name Land County Water course Entered Surveyed Patented White over 21 Blacks 16 Total Blacks Horse          Store   Town lots Land per acre Total value except studs etc
1 2 3
10 Gideon D Cobb     250

same

Cum River G D Cobb G D Cobb G D Cobb 1     0       1 5 1,300
11 Caleb C Cobb     456 same Cumberland G D Cobb G D Cobb G D Cobb 1 2 7 8         __ 6,700
    150 same Lick Ck C Cobb do do                 __
    22½ same Cum River do do do                 __
    666 2/3 Livingston Livingston Ck W Fitzhug do do                 2
11 Cobb & M Lyon                               1   1,200
11 Cobb & C Lyon                             1 4   3,2_0
10 John Cobb     75 Caldwell Knob Ck Hugh Orr Hugh Orr Hugh Orr 1 2 2 1         3 1,250
    75 same E P__ch J Roberson John ___ Matt Lyon                 3
10 Saml C Clark                 1     1       1   70
20 Elijah Galusha     200 Caldwell Eddy Ck Saml Ware do Bulah Lyon 1     3         2.50 991
    123 same same Margret Dobbs do Chitt Lyon                 2.50
    50 same same E. Galusha do do                 2.50
10 Ann Cobb     200 same Skinframe And Jones And Jones And Jones 1 3 6 8         4 3,000
10 Jesse Cobb   200   same Skinframe A Tinsher A Tinsher Wm Johnston 1 4 6 5       1 3 4,300
  200   same same Jas George Jas George Jas George                 3
  140   same same Wm Norris Wm Norris Wm Norris                 3
20 Saml Glenn for G Long decd     400 same Spring Creek G Long G Long Griffin Long                 2

800

For the following years see:

1824-1828 1829-1835 1836-1841 1842-1845 1845-1848

I have copies of each of the pages extracted above. Please contact me for clarification or copies, using the link below.

Source: Abstracts were made from Family History Library films of Caldwell Co. Tax Lists, FHL #7906


 

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