List of taxables in North Carolina for the year 1767 and report on Church of England parishes
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Volume 07, Pages 540-541
[From N. C. Letter Book S. P. G.]
Return of the Names of the Counties and Parishes—Estimate of 1767 the White Taxables in the Province of North Carolina—Remarks on the Ability of the Respective Parishes, and the Names of the Clergy established by Presentation from the Governor.
COUNTY. |
PARISH. |
NO. OF WHITE TAXABLES A. DOM. 1767 |
REMARKS. |
Anson |
St. George |
696 |
The inhabitants in general poor & incapable to support a Minister |
Beaufort |
St. Thomas |
110 |
The Revd Mr. Stewart Incumbent—By presentation. |
Bertie |
Society |
930 |
Capable to Maintain & willing to receive a Minister. |
Bladen |
St. Martin |
791 |
The inhabitants in midling circumstances. |
Brunswick |
St. Philips |
224 |
Inhabitants mostly Gentlemen. |
Bute |
St. Johns |
1299 |
The Revd Mr Cupples Incumbent—By presentation. |
Carteret |
St. Johns |
470 |
Similar to Anson County. |
Chowan |
St. Pauls |
900 |
The Revd Mr Earl Incumbent—Never applied for Induction. |
Craven |
Christ Church |
1378 |
The Revd Mr. Reed Incumbent—By presentation. |
Cumberland |
St. Davids |
899 |
Mostly Scotch—Support a Presbyterian Minister. |
Currituck |
Currituck |
400 |
Similar to Anson County. |
Dobbs |
St. Patrick |
1268 |
The Revd Mr. Miller Incumbent—By presentation. |
Duplin |
St. Gabriel |
1071 |
The Revd Mr. Hobart Briggs Incumbent—By presentation. |
Edgecomb |
St. Mary |
1200 |
Able to support & willing to receive a Minister. |
Granville |
Granville |
1022 |
Able to support & willing to receive a Minister. |
Halifax |
Edgcomb |
1500 |
The Revd Mr Burgess Incumbent by Act of Assembly passed in 1764. |
Hertford |
St. Barnabas |
900 |
Able to make provision for a Minister. |
Hyde |
St. George |
441 |
Similar to Anson County. |
Johnston |
St. Stephen |
1229 |
Able to make provision for a Minister. |
Mecklenburg |
St. Martin |
1600 |
Mostly Presbyterians. |
New Hanover |
St. James |
511 |
Able to support, tho' expressed no desire to receive an inducted Minister. |
Northampton |
St. George |
1600 |
Intended for the Revd Mr Barnett—Good Parish. |
Onslow |
St. John |
716 |
Willing to receive tho' hardly capable of making provision for Minister |
Orange |
St. Matthew |
3573 |
The Revd Mr Micklejohn Incumbent—by presentation. |
Pasquotank |
St. John |
433 |
The Revd Mr Fiske Incumbent—by presentation—Weak Parish. |
Perquimans |
Berkley |
900 |
Inhabitants in midling Circumstances. |
Pitt |
St. Michael |
775 |
Small County—willing to make Provision for a Minister. |
Rowan |
St. Luke |
3000 |
Very able—Mostly presbyterians. |
Tryon |
St. Thomas |
— |
Too unsettled to make provision for a Minister. |
Tyrrell |
St. Andrew |
594 |
Similar to Anson County. |
30730 |
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Note—The Taxables of Tryon County are included in those of Mecklenburg from which it was divided last November.
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