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Hester Ann TATUM^1,2,16 was born on 13 Jan 1814.¹⁶ She died on 15 Jan 1854.¹⁶ Parents: Nicholas Seawood TATUM and Hester Ann REYNOLDS.

Spouse: Absolom W. HUME. Absolom W. HUME and Hester Ann TATUM were married on 8 Nov 1838.¹⁶ Children were: Mary HUME, Martha HUME, Manerva HUME, Sarah A. HUME, Susan HUME, Travis McMilliam HUME.

Hester Ann TATUM^2,16 was born in 1845.¹⁶ Parents: Moses Howard TATUM and Martha Minerva CUNNINGHAM.

Spouse: Jacob OAYNE.

Hettie J. TATUM.^2,16 Parents: Alfred TATUM and Nannie Mildred TATUM.

Hetty Ann TATUM^2,16 was born in 1835.¹⁶ Parents: Samuel A. TATUM and Lucinda TATUM.

Spouse: David DARLAND.

Jackson TATUM² was born about 1827.

Spouse: Sarah Elizabeth BAKER. Jackson TATUM and Sarah Elizabeth BAKER were married on 30 Jul 1852 in Jessamine Co, KY. Children were: Henry F. TATUM, Martha J. TATUM.

Jake TATUM.² Parents: Samuel TATUM and Sarah Elizabeth SALLEE.

James W. TATUM.^2,16 Parents: Alfred TATUM and Nannie Mildred TATUM.

James W. TATUM^2,16 was born in 1854.¹⁶ Parents: William M. TATUM and Elizabeth COTTON.

James Wesley TATUM^2,16 was born in 1834.¹⁶ Parents: Samuel A. TATUM and Lucinda TATUM.

Spouse: Malinda PINKSTON.

Spouse: Susan BOWEN. James Wesley TATUM and Susan BOWEN were married on 1 Aug 1864 in Mercer Co., Ky..

John TATUM.²

Children were: Samuel A. TATUM.

John TATUM¹ was born about 1775 in Virginia. "Samuel A. was the son of John Tatum, a Mexican War Soldier who lived to be 103 years of age. He was blind for the last thirty years of his life with the exception of the last three years, when his eyesight came back to him."
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Madison County KENTUCKY

About 1795 there was a migration of related families from Lunenburg County, Virginia to Madison County, Kentucky. The group included brothers William and Anthony Fullilove and their sister Nancy, wife of Henry Davis. William Fullilove's wife was Orana Tatum, daughter of Benjamin Tatum of Lunenburg County.

Crafton Tatum and his wife Susanna Fullilove, married in Lunenburg County in January 1794, came to Kentucky with the Fulliloves. Crafton was a son of Reuben Tatum, a brother of Orana Fullilove, and he and wife Susanna were first cousins.

Thomas Fullilove came from England to King William County VA about 1702. Most records of his family are lost. Two of his sons (or grandsons?) Anthony and William Fullilove were still in King William in 1760, when Anthony Fullilove Jr was born there, as he stated in his Revolutionary pension application (from Madison Co KY in 1833). The family moved to Lunenburg County by 1762, where they were neighbors of Benjamin Tatum. The Tatums and Fulliloves intermarried in King William and in Lunenburg Counties VA, in Orange County NC, and in Madison County KY. The Crafton family not researched for this paper, but revolutionary pension records show that several of Ann Tatum's brothers were early settlers in central Kentucky.

Crafton’s siblings were named Nancy, Lucy, Sally, Polly, Benjamin and Betsy – also John??

John Tatum cannot definitely be identified with this group from records in Virginia, but a reasonable hypothesis is that he was a younger brother of Crafton Tatum. Research in Kentucky is needed to confirm this, to find any association in early Madison County records between the two men. Crafton Tatum had brothers and sisters, but Virginia records seen to date do not give their names. It can be shown, however, that of the sons of Benjamin Tatum of Lunenburg, only Reuben, his eldest son, could have had a son John of this age. Further that Reuben Tatum was a poor man, much the least well to do of his family, and that his children (unlike their wealthy cousins) had no land to look after and no reason to stay in Virginia.

From the website, Tatom-Tatum Family Chronicles By William J. Tatom

Located next to Crafton Tatum in Madison County, KY, was a John Tatum. Who this John Tatum was and what happened to him is uncertain. It has been suggested by some that he was a younger brother of Crafton, but no record of him has been found in Lunenberg County, VA, nor was he mentioned in the descendants of Reuben Tatum in the settling of Benjamin's will. But if Reuben JR was omitted from the settlement, could not another son for what ever reason have been left out, too? Whether or not John was related to Crafton, what happened to him is still a problem. He may have moved to Jessamine County, KY (a John Tatum lived there in 1830), or he may have moved elsewhere (like IN?).

(Speculation) John’s daughter Margaret lists sons John and Benjamin in the 1810 census of Garrard County. Could she have named them after her father and grandfather?

Children were: Samuel A. TATUM.

John TATUM² was born in 1805. Parents: Samuel TATUM and Elizabeth LNU.

John TATUM^1,2 was born in 1860. He was born about 1861 in Kentucky. Parents: Samuel Harrison TATUM and Amanda MOBERLY. Parents: Samuel Harrison TATUM and Amanda MOBERLY.

John C. TATUM^2,16 was born in 1856.¹⁶ Parents: William M. TATUM and Elizabeth COTTON.

John Fountain TATUM^2,16 was born in 1852.¹⁶ Parents: Alfred TATUM and Nannie Mildred TATUM.

John Seaward TATUM^2,16 was born in 1842.¹⁶ Parents: Samuel A. TATUM and Lucinda TATUM.

Spouse: Martha HARMON. John Seaward TATUM and Martha HARMON were married on 23 Oct 1862 in Washington Co., Ky..

John Sherman TATUM.² Parents: Samuel TATUM and Sarah Elizabeth SALLEE.

John Wesley TATUM.²

Spouse: Eliza Ann YATER.

Spouse: Sallie Belle HURT.

Joseph TATUM² was born in 1858. Parents: Samuel Harrison TATUM and Amanda MOBERLY.

Joseph L. TATUM² was born in 1807. Parents: Samuel TATUM and Elizabeth LNU.

Kate TATUM² was born in 1851. Parents: Samuel Harrison TATUM and Amanda MOBERLY.

Lafayette TATUM^2,16 was born in 1849.¹⁶ Parents: George Washington TATUM and Henrietta BYRUM.

Laura TATUM.² Parents: Samuel TATUM and Sarah SEAWOOD.

Lucinda TATUM^1,2,16 was born on 26 Jun 1810.¹⁶ She died on 30 Oct 1883.¹⁶ Parents: Nicholas Seawood TATUM and Hester Ann REYNOLDS.

Spouse: Samuel A. TATUM. Samuel A. TATUM and Lucinda TATUM were married on 30 Sep 1830.¹⁶ Children were: Lucinda TATUM, Mary Jane TATUM, James Wesley TATUM, Hetty Ann TATUM, William TATUM, John Seaward TATUM, Samuel TATUM, Moses Howard TATUM, Robert TATUM, Thomas Alfred TATUM.

Lucinda TATUM^2,16 was born in 1831.¹⁶ Parents: Samuel A. TATUM and Lucinda TATUM.

Spouse: William CAMERON. William CAMERON and Lucinda TATUM were married on 1 Jan 1851 in Garrard Co., Ky..¹⁶

Lucretia TATUM² was born in 1806. Parents: Samuel TATUM and Elizabeth LNU.

Malinda J. TATUM^2,16 was born in 1848.¹⁶ Parents: Moses Howard TATUM and Martha Minerva CUNNINGHAM.

Marinda TATUM^1,2,16 was born in 1808. She was born on 16 Oct 1808.¹⁶ She died after 1850.¹⁶ Parents: Nicholas Seawood TATUM and Hester Ann REYNOLDS.

Marinthea TATUM^2,16 was born in 1841.¹⁶ Parents: Moses Howard TATUM and Martha Minerva CUNNINGHAM.

Spouse: James A. WHITE.

Martha J. TATUM.² Parents: Jackson TATUM and Sarah Elizabeth BAKER.

Mary TATUM.^2,16 Parents: Thomas J. TATUM and Sarah Jane RUNYON.

Mary E. TATUM^2,16 was born in 1864.¹⁶ Parents: William M. TATUM and Elizabeth COTTON.

Mary F. TATUM^2,16 was born in 1852.¹⁶ Parents: George Washington TATUM and Henrietta BYRUM.

Mary Jane TATUM^2,16 was born about 1830.¹⁶ She died in 1922.¹⁶ Parents: Samuel A. TATUM and Lucinda TATUM.

Spouse: John BAKER.

Spouse: Harrison COLVIN. Harrison COLVIN and Mary Jane TATUM were married on 2 Oct 1857 in Mercer Co., Ky..

Matilda TATUM.¹

Spouse: Alfred TATUM. Alfred TATUM and Matilda TATUM were married on 10 Aug 1857.

Matilda Ann TATUM^2,16 was born in 1853.¹⁶ Parents: Alfred TATUM and Nannie Mildred TATUM.

Moses Howard TATUM^1,2,16 was born on 10 Apr 1819.¹⁶ He was born in 1819. He died in 1864. Parents: Nicholas Seawood TATUM and Hester Ann REYNOLDS.

Spouse: Martha Minerva CUNNINGHAM. Moses Howard TATUM and Martha Minerva CUNNINGHAM were married on 4 Feb 1841.¹⁶ Children were: Marinthea TATUM, Enoch TATUM, Hester Ann TATUM, Malinda J. TATUM, William TATUM, Sarah L. TATUM, Christopher TATUM, George W. TATUM.

Moses Howard TATUM^2,16 was born in 1846.¹⁶ Parents: Samuel A. TATUM and Lucinda TATUM.

Nancy TATUM² was born on 21 Feb 1799. Parents: Samuel TATUM and Elizabeth LNU.

Nancy Mildred TATUM.¹

Spouse: Alfred TATUM. Alfred TATUM and Nancy Mildred TATUM were married on 16 Jan 1865.

Nannie TATUM.^1,2 Parents: Samuel TATUM and Sarah Elizabeth SALLEE.

Spouse: Alfred TATUM. Alfred TATUM and Nannie TATUM were married on 10 Jan 1849.

Nannie M. TATUM.^2,16 Parents: Alfred TATUM and Nannie Mildred TATUM.

Nannie Mildred TATUM^2,16 was born about 1829 in Madison Co., Ky.

Spouse: Alfred TATUM. Alfred TATUM and Nannie Mildred TATUM were married on 16 Jan 1865 in Garrard Co., Ky..¹⁶ They were married on 16 Jan 1865.¹⁶

3rd wife Children were: Francis Marion TATUM, John Fountain TATUM, Matilda Ann TATUM, James W. TATUM, Hettie J. TATUM, Nannie M. TATUM.

Nicholas Seawood TATUM^1,2,16,22 was born on 12 Mar 1786 in Madison Co. Kentucky.¹⁶ He was born on 12 Mar 1786 in Virginia. He lived in Moved to Ky. in 1792. He died on 19 Jun 1854 in Garrard Co., Ky.¹⁶ He died Cancer of the eye on 19 Jun 1854 in Garrard Co., Ky. He died in died of cancer of the eye. He was in Farmer. He owned in 350 acres on the Lick Branch in Garrard Co., KY. He was buried in Tatum Farm, Garrard Co., Ky. His reference number is 232 .1s.

Emalene Rohrer, 112 Willow, Nicholasville, Kentucky.
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Nicholas Seaward Tatum

Nicholas S. Tatum was born in Virginia on March 12, 1786 and moved to Kentucky with his family in 1792. Dr. Clifton Brooks states in an email in January of 2000 that he had information that Nicholas was made an ensign in the Cornstalk Militia in July of 1805, and was commissioned in Mercer County and assigned to the 19th Rifle Co., Foot.

He was married to Hester Ann Reynolds (see The Reynolds Family) on October 29, 1806 in Madison County, KY. Hester’s father Thomas Reynolds gave his consent. Nicholas was a farmer and owned 350 acres on the Lick Branch in Garrard Co., KY. According to the History of Garrard County Kentucky and Its Churches by Forrest Callico, "David Shepherd, in 1827, had a mill at Tatum’s Spring on Back Creek and a sawmill. This spring was named for Nicholas Seawood Tatum long before the above date. It is some one hundred feet below the old mill dam." He is also mentioned in the Kentucky Gazette 1801 – 1820 Genealogical and Historical Abstracts by Karen Mauer Green, "Gideon Gooch of Madison County about a bond to Nicholas S. Tatem of Garrard Co." His obituary from a book in the Mercer County Library reads as follows, "Tatum, N.S., age 67, male, married, farmer, died Jan 19, (18)54 on Back Creek of cancer in the eye. Born in Mercer Co., (he was actually born in VA) the son of Samuel and Sarah Tatum.
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Court record pertaining to N.S. Tatum’s estate.

Attachment: Deed. N.S. Tatum dec’d division and allotment of land. (Original in file). County Court of Garrard at the December term, 1854. To allot dower to Mrs. Hester A. Tatum widow of N.S. Tatum deceased…divided on the 6th and 7th days of February 1855…bounded as follows….Beginning at a stone in the Center of said Back Creek at figure 1, thence S81.5 W47.5 poles to a stone in the Center of a small branch at figure 2, thence S13.5, etc. (A drawn copy of the land is in the files). Lot 1 – 4 ½ acres for Harrison Goins and wife. Lot 2 – 4 ½ acres for children of A. Humes and wife. Lot 3 – 4 acres to William Tatum. Lot 4 – 4 ½ acres to Samuel Tatum. Lot 5 – 4 ½ acres to Levi Reynolds and wife. Lot 6 4 ½ acres to Moses Tatum. Lot 7 – 6 ½ acres to Thomas Tatum. Lot 8 6 ½ acres to Alfred Tatum. Lot 9 3 ¼ acres to William West and wife. Lot 10 3 ¼ acres to George Tatum.
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State: Kentucky Year: 1850
County: Garrard Roll: M432_201
Township: Division 1
Page: 39 & 41/224 9 Aug 1850

289/302
Nicholas Tatum 67 M Farmer VA
Hetty 65 F KY
Thomas 22 M Stone Mason KY
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Spouse: Hester Ann REYNOLDS. Nicholas Seawood TATUM and Hester Ann REYNOLDS were married on 27 Oct 1806 in Madison Co., Ky..¹⁶ They were married on 27 Oct 1806 in Madison County, Kentucky. Children were: Marinda TATUM, Lucinda TATUM, Hester Ann TATUM, Sarah TATUM, George Washington TATUM, Moses Howard TATUM, Barbra TATUM, Elizabeth TATUM, William M. TATUM, Thomas J. TATUM, Alfred TATUM, Rachel TATUM, Thomas TATUM.

Nora TATUM.²

Spouse: Miles M. PEEL.

Paulina Boone TATUM^2,16 was born on 26 Sep 1854.¹⁶ She died in 1905.¹⁶ Parents: George Washington TATUM and Henrietta BYRUM.

Spouse: Hardin BADGETT. Hardin BADGETT and Paulina Boone TATUM were married in 1881. Children were: Lillie Belle BADGETT.

Rachel TATUM^{1,2,4,8,16,262} was born on 31 May 1812 in Ky..¹⁶ She was born on 31 May 1812. She appeared in the census in 1880 in Buckeye, Garrard, Kentucky. She died on 20 Nov 1900.¹⁶ She died on 29 Nov 1900. Parents: Nicholas Seawood TATUM and Hester Ann REYNOLDS.

Spouse: Levi N. , Jr. REYNOLDS. Levi N. , Jr. REYNOLDS and Rachel TATUM were married on 8 Nov 1838 in Garrard Co., Ky.. They were married on 8 Nov 1838.¹⁶ [reynolds.FTW]

Married First Cousins. Children were: Mary Emily REYNOLDS, Ruth REYNOLDS, Martha E. REYNOLDS, James A. REYNOLDS, William H. REYNOLDS, John REYNOLDS.

Spouse: Levi N. REYNOLDS. Levi N. REYNOLDS and Rachel TATUM were married on 8 Nov 1838.

Robert TATUM^2,16 was born in 1847.¹⁶ Parents: Samuel A. TATUM and Lucinda TATUM.

Samuel TATUM.² Parents: Samuel TATUM and Sarah Elizabeth SALLEE.

Samuel TATUM^1,2 was born about 1740 in Culpeper Co., Va. He died on 11 Dec 1805 in Madison Co., Ky. He died in Dec 1805 in Madison Co., Kentucky. He was buried in Seawood Tatum Cemetery, Garrard Co., Ky. He signed a will in Madison Co., Kentucky Will Book A.

Samuel TATUM's Will was Probated: named wife Sarah, mentioned a daughter (Illegible) and son, Nicholas Seward TATUM. Alludes to other children, unnamed.
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Tatum, Samuel SR. Nov 11, 1805. Feb 1806.
Wife: Sarah
Children: Nicholas
Laura
others not named.

Ex: George Ateom
Wit: John Schooler
Nathan Schooler
William Vincent
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Will of Samuel Tatum

In the name of God, Amen. I Samuel Tatum Senior of the County of Madison and State of Kentucky being perfect sense and memory but calling to mind the mortality of man that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and order that my last Will and Testament disannulling all other wills heretofore by me (illegible). I give and bequeath my soul unto paradise of almighty god who give it me and my body to the earth to be buried in a Christian manner at the discretion of my executors hereafter named and the worldly goods it has pleased God to bless me with. I give and devise and dispose of in manner and form of following (illegible). I give and bequeath to my son, Nicholas Seaward Tatum, my land and possessions at the death of my wife Sarah Tatum. To him and his heirs forever if he the said Nicholas Seaward doth keep and secure us a forcible(?) and sufficient main (illegible) during our natural lives. Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Laura Tatum one horse saddle and bridle, one cow and calf, one feather bed and furniture out of the above mentioned estate to her and her heirs forever. I give and bequeath to all the rest of my Children one dollar each of the above mentioned estate to them and their heirs forever. Lastly, I appoint George Ateom to be the Executor of my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my bond and seal this 11th day of November AD 1805.

Signed, Sealed and Delivered

In presence of

John Shoaler, Sr. (?)

Nathan Shoaler

John Shoaler

William Vincent

At court held for Madison County on Monday the 3rd of February 1806 this will was proved to be the last will and testament of Samuel Tatum by the oath of John Schoaler, and (illegible).
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The Samuel Tatum Line

Early records show that Samuel Tatum was a resident of Loudoun County, VA and owned land in nearby Prince William County. No records in these northern Virginia counties give any indication of where Samuel Tatum came from or who his parents were. The name "Samuel" occurs often in a Tatum family well established in the James River counties since the early 1600's, traced by David Avant Jr and published by him in Some Southern Colonial Families in 1989. Migration from the south to the northern Virginia counties is unusual, but it did occur. Unfortunately records which might connect Samuel Tatum with this family are largely lost, in the heavy destruction of records in Prince George and Charles City Counties during the Civil War. Bill Brinkley, another Tatum researcher, speculates that Samuel Tatum (c: 1704 – 1806) was the son of William Tatum born June 26, 1719 to Samuel (1665 – 1734) and Elizabeth Tatum. Bill makes the case that William was the right age and in the right place at the right time. It is known that Samuel was born in Culpepper Co., VA about 1740. It is also known that William was born in 1719 and in VA. and moved to Culpepper Co.. As you can see, there is also a strong consistency in the use of the names William and Samuel.

Descendants from Nathaniel to Samuel Tatum (speculation)

1. Nathaniel Tatum, The Elder and wife Ann, father of

Children: Mary, Samuel, John and Nathaniel

2. Samuel Tatum (c: 1630 – 1750) wife Mary

Children: Nathaniel, Ann, Samuel, Rebecca, Mary, Rebecca, Mary and Barbara

3. Samuel Tatum (c: 1665 – 1734) wife Phoebe

Children: John

Second wife – Elizabeth

Children: William, Elizabeth

Third wife – Mary

Children: Francis?

4. William (born 1719) father of Samuel Tatum of Madison County, KY – speculation.

What records that do survive suggest that Samuel Tatum was born about 1740. He was married by 1771, when son William (named in honor of his father) was born, probably several years earlier, as when daughter Sarah married in 1787 no parental consent was necessary, indicating she was age 18 or older, so she must have been born 1769 or earlier. These dates place him in Loudoun County at the time of his marriage.

Samuel Tatum's wife was named Sarah, from his will and Culpeper deeds, and the suggestion, which cannot be confirmed in the records found here, is that she was Sarah Seawood or Seward. There is one record of a Sarah Seward in Loudoun County in 1765, when she was one of many witnesses at a Quaker wedding ceremony. If this is Sarah Tatum, she married outside of her church, not unusual. The naming of a son Nicholas Seawood Tatum is not conclusive, but adds weight. (See section Seawood or Seward?)

Samuel Tatum was a resident of Loudoun County VA in 1766 when he bought a parcel of land in adjoining Prince William County, but he may never have lived there. By the early 1770's he was living in the southern part of Culpeper County, on Mountain Creek about eight miles west of Culpeper Courthouse.

The 1787 personal estate tax lists for Virginia are complete for all counties and have been published and indexed by Nettie Schreiner-Yantis. Only one Samuel Tatum is found in these lists, in Culpeper County in northern Virginia. Examination of records in Culpeper and adjoining counties indicate that he is indeed the Samuel Tatum who died in Madison County, Kentucky. Virginia personal estate taxes begin in 1782. Format varies from year to year and depends somewhat on how careful the tax collector was. Slaves, horses and cattle were taxed. The number of white men in the household over age 16 is given and in some years they are named. At age 21 every man is taxed by name. These records seem to indicate that Samuel did not own slaves.

Tax records show Samuel Jr. left Virginia in 1792-94, perhaps to survey land and conditions in the then new state of Kentucky. He returned to Culpepper in 1795 and in 1797 Samuel and Sarah, with Samuel Jr. and their younger children moved to Madison County, KY. Samuel Tatum is found in several land transactions in Culpepper County up to 1792, when he sold his livestock and personal possessions to his son William, apparently preparing to leave Virginia.

By 1800 Samuel Tatum had migrated to Kentucky. The 1800 tax list for Madison County, KY contains the names: Samuel Tatum, Sr., Samuel Tatum, Jr. and Crafton Tatum. Crafton is not related to this family and will be discussed later in the John Tatum Line section. Settlers in the part of Kentucky that now contains Garrard County were generally from Virginia. In fact, this part of Kentucky was a part of Virginia at one time.

Samuel Tatum died in Madison County in late 1805 or early 1806, leaving a will naming his wife Sarah, son Nicholas Tatum, daughter Laura Tatum and other children not named. He was buried in the (Nicholas) Seawood Tatum cemetery located in the Paint Lick Quadrangle, ½ mile north of Hwy. 52 on Back Creek, 7 miles east of Lancaster, KY opposite of Tatum Spring. A 1955 survey of this cemetery by Forrest Callico says that it is located at 37 degrees 35’ 25" North Latitude and 84 degrees 28’ 33" West longitude. Gary Tatum made a physical search for this cemetery but never found it. Besides Samuel Tatum, the following people were also buried in this cemetery:

Hume, Albert (brother of James)

Reynolds, Rachel

Reynolds, Levi

Harden, Griffin

Harden, Griffin’s wife

Short, Susan

Casey, John

Casey, John’s wife

Other family names: Reynolds, Humes, Taylor and Lemays
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Virginia Records

Prince William County Court record

1766, August 4. Joshua Dodson and Ruth his wife to Samuel Tatum of Loudoun County, for L 85.15, 210 AC. adj Alexander Campbell, Robert Carter, Solomon Jones. WIT: Peter Wagener, R. Rogers. (Deed Book 1763-68 Sparacio Abstract p110)

Samuel Tatum presumably sold this land, but many Prince William deeds of the period are lost.

Culpepper County Court record

1774, December 19. Henry Pendleton of Culpeper County, Executor of the will of Walter Butler of Fauquier County to William Withers of Fauquier County, 200 AC in the "Great Fork of the Rappahannock." Walter Butler bought this land of John Durrett and contracted to sell it to Samuel Tatum for L 60, but he died before the deed was drawn and in his will directed his executor to execute the deed to Tatum. Meanwhile Samuel Tatum has sold this parcel to William Withers, thus this deed from Butler to Withers. (DB G-421)

This land is in the far eastern panhandle of Culpeper County, near the junction of the Rappahannock and Rapidan Rivers. Deed suggests Samuel Tatum never lived on this land, but sold it soon after he bought it.

1779, October 15. Three proprietary deeds from agents of Lord Fairfax to John Nash, Thomas Hedges, John Tompkins and their families, land on Beaver Dam adj John Reynolds, James Pendleton. All three witnessed by Samuel and Sarah Tatum (who signed their names) and Benjamin X Morrice. (DB B-133+)

Samuel and Sarah Tatum are not shown as man and wife, but that is the suggestion. Both were literate.

1786. Real Estate Tax. Alterations (changes) for the year show 100 AC sold to Samuel Tatum. No deed found for this purchase was recorded, but Samuel Tatum is taxed for the 100 AC until he sells in it 1789.

1787, January 18. Sarah Tatum married to Rueben Sims, by Baptist Minister, William Mason.

1788. Real Estate Tax. Alterations for the year show 60 AC sold to Samuel Tatum by Mary Delaney. Again, no deed was recorded.

1789. Real Estate Tax. Alterations for the year show 100 AC sold by Samuel Tatum to Benjamin Housman. He is taxed for the 60 AC bought of Mary Delaney.

1790, August 16. Deed of Trust. Benjamin Delaney to Messrs. Lawson and Dunbar, Merchants of Falmouth, to secure debt. Delaney pledges his land at the head of Mountain Run adjoining Samuel Tatum, Joseph Roberts, James Sims and Henry Towles, and also livestock and furniture. WIT: John Wigginton, John Hilton, James Thomas, James Jett. (DB F-496)

Tax lists

The 1787 personal estate tax lists for Virginia are complete for all counties and have been published and indexed by Nettie Schreiner-Yantis. Only one Samuel Tatum is found in these lists, in Culpeper County in northern Virginia. Examination of records in Culpeper and adjoining counties indicate that he is indeed the Samuel Tatum who died in Madison County, Kentucky. Virginia personal estate taxes begin in 1782. Format varies from year to year and depends somewhat on how careful the tax collector was. Slaves, horses and cattle were taxed. The number of white men in the household over age 16 is given and in some years they are named. At age 21 every man is taxed by name. These records seem to indicate that Samuel did not own slaves.

1782. Samuel Tatum, 1 man over 16 (himself), no slaves, 1 horse, 2 cows.

1783-1786. Samuel Tatum, 1 man over 16, 1 horse, 4 cows.

1787. Samuel Tatum, no men shown over 16 (must be error), 2 horses, 2 cows.

1788. Samuel Tatum, 2 men over 16, 2 horses.

Indicates son William Tatum reached age 16 in 1787 or 1788. Cows not taxed henceforth.

1789. Samuel Tatum, 3 men over 16, 2 horses.

Indicates son Samuel Tatum Jr has reached age 16.

1790. Samuel Tatum, 3 men over 16, 2 horses.

1791. Samuel Tatum, 3 men over sixteen, and they are named "Samuel, William and S. Tatum," 2 horses.

1792. William Tatum, one man over 21 (himself), no horses.

"Samuel Tatum and Samuel Tatum Jr.," 2 men over 16 (themselves), 2 horses.

Indicates William Tatum reached age 21 by 1792.

1793. William Tatum, 1 man over 21, no horses.

Samuel Tatum, 1 man over 21, 2 horses.

Samuel Tatum Jr. gone from the county list, but returns in 1795.

1794. William Tatum, one horse.

Samuel Tatum, one horse,

1795. William Tatum, one horse.

Samuel Tatum and S. Tatum, 2 men over 16, 1 horse.

1796. William Tatum, one horse.

Samuel Tatum, 2 men over 16, 2 horses.

1797. William Tatum, 2 horses.

Samuel Tatum, 2 men over 16, no horses.

1798. William Tatum...

Samuel Tatum and Samuel Tatum Jr gone from list after 1797.

William Tatum continues on tax list through 1804. Lists for years 1805-1810 missing. In 1811, Mary Tatum (widow of William) is listed.

Tax records show Samuel Jr. left Virginia in 1792-94, perhaps to survey land and conditions in the then new state of Kentucky. He returned to Culpepper in 1795 and in 1797 Samuel and Sarah, with Samuel Jr. and their younger children moved to Madison County, KY. Samuel Tatum is found in several land transactions in Culpepper County up to 1792, when he sold his livestock and personal possessions to his son William, apparently preparing to leave Virginia.

1792, December 3. Samuel Tatum to William Tatum, for L 20, livestock and household items:

1 small pied cow and calf

6 heads sheep

2 beds and furniture

2 weeding hoes

2 tilling hoes

2 (other) hoes

A frying pan

3 pots

1 fodder stack 30 feet in length

A stack of blades

1 sow and 5 pigs

Half a dozen chairs.

WIT: Benjamin Delaney, (Asonijah?) Delaney. (DB R-172)

Misc. Court Records:

FAUQUIER COUNTY

1773, July 27. John Carter Gent v Samuel Tatum and Samuel Foster. Debt. Defendants not inhabitants of this county. (Minute Book 5-46)

1779, June 27. Elizabeth Hughes v Samuel Tatum, Suit discontinued. (Minute Book 1779-82 p15)

Defendant in a court suit may not be a resident of the county, as Samuel Tatum was not in 1779. Parents: William TATUM.

Spouse: Sarah SEAWOOD. Samuel TATUM and Sarah SEAWOOD were married in 1768 in Virginia. Children were: Laura TATUM, Sarah TATUM, William TATUM, Samuel TATUM, Nicholas Seawood TATUM, Elizabeth TATUM.