The 1814 territorial tax list for Cape Girardeau County, Missouri Territory, lists James L. Fortenberry in German Township, taxed $2.00 on 5 enslaved people, with no land listed under his name. These pages come from a modern typed transcription of the list held by the Missouri Secretary of State, transcribed by Wanda Poe Fitzpatrick. The index page also lists Henry Fortenberry, Jeremiah Able, and Samuel Rainey in other townships.
Source files: 1814 Territorial Tax pg 1.jpg, 1814 Territorial Tax pg 2 with title.jpg (typed table), 1814 Territorial Tax pg 5 James L, Able, Rainey,Henry.jpg (typed name index). Pages 3–4 are not in the collection.
Transcription
Spelling, capitalization, and punctuation follow the original. [illegible] marks unreadable text, and [?] marks an uncertain reading. Records on the same pages that are not about the Fortenberry family are labeled.
1814 Territorial Tax, page 1: Saint Francois Township
This page lists Saint Francois Township. No Fortenberry appears on it. Columns: Present Claimant, Owner, or Possessor; Nature of the claim; Watercourses in the County of Cape Girardeau; Quantity of arpens; Slaves; Townlots, houses, and improvements; Valuation in dollars; Taxes.
Alston, John: 11 slaves; $4.40
Burnley, Henry: 1; $0.40
Bettis, Ransen: 16; $6.40
Bettis, Elijah: confirmed, St. Francois River, 300 arpens; 20; $9.50
Bettis, Overton: 13; $5.20
Chilton, James: 2; $0.80
Chambers, William: 2; $0.80
Donolly, James: 4; $1.60
Elam, James: 3; $1.20
Hubble, Matthew: 2; $0.80
Johnston Jr., William: confirmed, St. Francois River, 410; $2.05
Johnston, Adam: 3; $1.20
Johnston Sr., William: 2; $0.80
Kelley, Jacob: confirmed, waters of St. Francois River, 100; 6; $2.00
Landers, John, admr of Wm. Perkins, decd: 9; $3.60
Logan, David & Logan, James: confirmed, waters of St. Francois River, 748 3/4; 10; $7.74 3/8
Logan, Jonathan: 3; $1.20
Logan, Robert A.: confirmed, waters of St. Francois River, 748 3/4; 1; $4.14 6/8
Logan, Dicey: 6; $2.40
Master, Michael: 1; $0.40
McFadden, Samuel: 4; $1.60
Mann, Jacob: 1; $0.40
Matthews, Edward: 15; $6.00
Parish, Joseph: confirmed, waters of St. Francois River, 748 3/4; $3.74 3/8
Robinson, David: 1; $0.40
Smith, Tillman: confirmed, waters of St. Francois River, 350; $1.75
Smith, Jesse: confirmed, St. Francois River, 300; $1.50
Street, William: 3; $1.20
Whitener, Henry & Shell, Benjn., admrs.: 3; $1.20
Whitener, Catharine: 1; $0.40
[Handwritten at foot:] page 1
1814 Territorial Tax, page 2: German Township (James L. Fortenberry)
Column headings are handwritten across the top of this copy. Carried total from page 1: 75.73 4/8.
[Page 2] German Township
Anthony, Benjamin: confirmed, waters of Whitewater, 450 arpens; $2.25
Audener, Christopher: concession, Whitewater, 300; $1.50
Bollinger Sr., Daniel: concession, Whitewater, 640; 6 slaves; $5.00
Bollinger, Elizabeth: 3; $1.20
Bollinger, David, son of John, decd: concession, Whitewater, 234; 2; $1.97
Bollinger, William: 2; $0.80
Bollinger, Henry, son of Philip, decd: confirmed, Whitewater, 300; $1.50
Beester, John: 3; $1.20
Bollinger, George F.: confirmed, Whitewater, 702; 7; townlots/improvements 3; valuation 150; $6.76
Bollinger, Jacob: 8; $2.00
Baker, Joseph: 4; $1.60
Cotner, Martin: concession, Whitewater, 350; $1.75
Clinglesmith, Daniel: concession, Whitewater, 800; $4.00
Ellis, Radford: 8; $3.20
Fortenberry, James L.: 5 slaves; $2.00
Grunt, George: concession, Whitewater, 400; $2.00
Gross, Christian: 1; $0.40
Grunt, Peter: concession, Whitewater, 500; $2.50
Harris, Sally: 8; $3.20
Hildebrand, Daniel: concession, Crooked Creek, 351; $1.75 1/2
Hartle, Peter: confirmed, Whitewater, 330; $1.65
Johnson Sr., David: 1; $0.40
Limbaugh Jr., Frederick: confirmed, Whitewater, 500; $2.50
Lorance, John: 2; $0.80
Miller, John: concession, Whitewater, 800; $4.00
Miller, George C.: confirmed, Crooked Creek, 409 1/2; $2.04 3/4
Miller, Martin: 5; $2.00
McClendon, Wilson: 2; $0.80
Niswonger Sr., Joseph: concession, Whitewater, 375; 1; $2.27 1/2
Same: concession, Panther Creek, 100; $0.50
Niswonger Jr., Joseph: concession, Whitewater, 300; $1.50
Probst Sr., John: confirmed, Whitewater, 250; $1.25
Patterson, William & James, admrs: concession, Whitewater, 750; $3.75
[Handwritten at foot:] page 2
Note: Ellis, Radford (8) and Fortenberry, James L. (5) are read in the slave column. The figures line up with the taxes shown, at $0.40 per person.
1814 Territorial Tax name index (typed), page 5
1814 TERRITORIAL TAX
IN THE COUNTY OF CAPE GIRARDEAU
Office of the Secretary of State – Jefferson City, MO
transcribed by Wanda Poe Fitzpatrick
Present Claimant, Owner or Possessor:
This page is an index of names by township. The names relevant to this family are shown below. The full list is on the scan.
German Township: … Ellis, Radford; Fortenberry, James L.; Grunt, George … Rainey, Samuel …
Byrd Township: Able, Jeremiah; Akins, John …
[Third column, township not named on this page:] … Fugate, William; Fortenberry, Henry; Farris, James …
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