"Sims Index Land Grants, W. VA p. 873 (For part of Rockingham Co., VA which became Pendleton Co, WVA) Adam Bible, 180 acres, West's Gap, Shenandoah River, 1787, Book 1, p. 557 (survey: 159 acres Hungry Run, Brock's Gap, 23 Feb 1773)"
"In Feb. 1773 "Adam Bybles" surveyed 159 acres on Hungry Run in Brock's Gap in the northwest part of what is now Rockingham Co., VA." Source: Rockingham Co., VA Survey Book, Vol. 0-1, p. 212; per Glenn Huffman
"Landowners in Rockingham County, Virginia in the year 1789 included Adam Bible Sr. with 356 acres in military district number 7. . . " Source: John W. Wayland, 'Virginia Valley Records'.
"On October 25, 1819 George Bible of Pendleton County and Commonwealth of Virginia and executor of the estate of Adam Bible deceased sold to William Cherryholmes "all the right title and interest of a certain tract or parcel of land lying in Brocks Gap formerly the property of Adam Bible deceased, containing about 229 acres, the same being more or less in the county of Rockingham and lying in three small tracts adjoining each other". The deed stated that Adam Bible deceased had obtained the first tract by patent in 1787 " Source: Rockingham County, Virginia Burned Records Deed Book; 26 Aug 1819; Vol. #4; pp. 559-560
From Eva:
From the Personal Property Tax Lists, 1795-1813: the # of horses
owned was one measure of affluency. The average family had only 1
horse. These are tax records.
1796 Adam Bible owned 3 horses
1796 Lewis Bible owned 2 horses
1796 Eve Bible owned 1 horse (Apparently Adam Sr, was dead)
1797 Adam Bible owned 3 horses
1797 Lewis Bible owned 4 horses
1797 Eve Bible owned 1 horse (she was listed as head of household)
From: Email Wilmer Kerns, 23 Jan 1997.
Taxlist on file in VA Archives.
1798 Adam Bible owned 3 horses
1798 Lewis Bible owned 6 horses (appears that Eve may have moved in with
him or vice versa)
1800 Adam Bible owned 3 horses
Lewis does not appear anymore in Rockingham County
1801 Adam Bible owned 3 horses
1803 Adam Bible had two males over 16, and he owned 2 horses (tax was 24 cents)
1804 Adam Bible, ditto above
1806 George Bible appears for 1st time. Owned 1 horse
1806 Adam Bible still has 2 males in household over 16 years, and
owns 2 horses.
Skipping to 1810
1810 Adam Bible had 3 males over 16 years old, and owned 5 horses, 60-cents
tax (no other Bibles)
1811 Adam Bible, 3 males over 16, and 5 horses
1812 Adam Bible, 3 males over 16, 4 horses, NorthWest District
1816 Adam Bible, 2 males over 16, and 4 horses
1816 John Bible, 2 horses (first year that he shows up, apparently a son of
Adam?)
1817 Adam Bible, 1 male over 16 years, 3 horses
1817 John Bible, 3 horses
1818 Adam Bible, 2 males over 16, 4 horses, 72-cents tax
1818 John Bible, 1 horse, 18-cents tax
(two men above lived near each other in Brocks Gap.)
1819 Adam Bible, 3 males over 16 years, 1 horse,
John Bible 2 horses
Jacob Bible 1 horse (first time on list)
1820 exactly same as 1819 above
1821 Same
1823
Adam Bible, 4 horses
Philip Bible, 1 horse (first time)
1824 Tax collector went to Adam Bibles house on March 6, 1824, found 2 males over 16 and 5 horses 1824 John Bible no horses (apparently his horse was listed with Adam for that year) 1824 Philip Bible, 2 horses
1825 Adam Bible, 1 horse
1825 Christian Bible (first time on list) 1 horse
1825 John Bible, 2 horses
1825 Philip Bible, 2 horses
1826 Adam Bible, 1 horse
1826 Christian Bible, 2 horses
1826 Philip Bible, 2 horses
1826 John Bible, 2 horses
1827 Adam Bible not listed (nor on any subsequesnt tax list-apparently
dead)
1827 Philip Bible, was a registered owner of a stud (breeding) horse,
for which he paid $4.12 tax
1827 Christian Bible, 2 horses
1828 Same as above
1829 Philip Bible, 1 horse
1829 John Bible, 3 horses
1829 Christian Bible, 2 horses
1831 John Bible moved to North River (I interpret this as the North River of the South Fork rather than the North Fork of the Shenandoah River. At this time John started his transportation business)
1833 John Bible was called Senior, owned 3 horses in Brock's Gap
1833 John Bible, 3 horses
1833 Philip Bible, 3 horses
Christian Bible, 2 horses
1834 "Big" John Bible, taxed for a "carry-all" and 6 horses. Business was
good.
1834 Christian Bible, 2 horses
1834 Philip Bible, 3 horses
1834, John Bible 3 horses
1835 "Big" John Bible, carry-all (tractor-trailer of the 1830s), 6 horses
1835, John Bible lost 5 horses (sold at the courthouse in Harrisonburg) for
which he was taxed anyway, 30-cents. In 1836, this John had no horses.
1835 Christian Bible, 1 horse
1835 Philip Bible, 2 horses
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