Whence I Came

Did Littleberry Wade Jr. die after Littleberry Wade Sr. as suggested by the St. Paul's Parish personal property tax transcription ?  It makes logical sense that a senior would pass before a junior, but can we verify the sequence of their life events?  Dates inscribed upon their tombstones would be very helpful, but their grave sites have not been located.  And given that Hanover County lost so many historical records during the Civil War, there are few extant records.  What may help in this quest are the St. Paul's Parish land tax records which extend from 1782 forward in time, just like the transcribed personal tax list.  An analysis of these land tax records may be helpful in verifying when the two men died.  Let's begin by taking a detailed look at Littleberry Wade Jr's land tax information. Littleberry Wade Jr. The first known land record for Littleberry Wade Jr. is shown below.  The snippet shows all the land owners who were enumerated in St...

For years, maybe even for over a decade, I thought Littleberry Wade Sr. died in 1804.  After all, why wouldn't I think that?  The St. Paul's Parish personal property tax list indicates that Littleberry Wade Sr. was no longer taxed for being a free male above the age of twenty one, or as owning any taxable personal property as shown in the below transcription.  It would appear that he had died in 1804. Hanover County Taxpayers Saint Paul's Parish transcribed by William Ronald Cocke, III Other interesting information gleaned from the personal property tax transcription is that minors Hampton and Robert Wade were both listed as having lived with Littleberry Wade.  We know from the below snippet image from the Daughters of the American Revolution transcribed version of the Robert Waid (Wade) Bible that Robert's father was Berry Wade.  So, perhaps Hampton Wade was also a son. Bible Record of Robert Waid (Wade) Family of Hanover County, Virginia DAR Gene...