Berkeley or as it is sometimes spelled “Berkley” is located in the pan handle of West Virginia between Virginia and Maryland. It is the second oldest county in the state and was created by an act of the House of Burgesses in February 1772 from the northern third of Frederick County, Virginia. Two thoughts on the origin of the name: 1] is from Norborne Berkeley, Baron de Botetourt a Colonial Governor of Virginia from 1768-1770. 2] From Sir William Berkeley another governor of Virginia in 1660-1677.

These tax records show first the name of the person, then the number of polls in the household [males over 21 years] and the number of slaves within the household.

 

Example

“Cole, Barnett 1-0
Cole, David 1-0
Conway Cornelius 1-0
Cooke, Giles 1-19
Cooke, Giles 1-6 [probably a junior]”

 

Surnames Included in This Publication

ABREL, ACKMAN, ALAMONG, ALEXANDER, ALLEN, ALLICK, AMBROSE, ANDERSON, ANDREWS, ANGEL, ANTLER, APPLEGATE, ARISS, ARRETT, ASKEW, ATKY, AULD, AVES, AYRES

BACKLAND, BAILEY, BAKER, BALDWIN, BALL, BANKS, BANTA, BARE, BARNHIZER, BARNS, BARRECKONAN, BARRETT, BARRICKMAN, BARRINGTON, BARTON, BASKIERS, BATTLER, BAUGH, BAUGUS, BAYLOR, BEALL, BEAM, BEDINGER, BEECH, BEELER, BEESLEY, BEESON, BELL, BELLAR, BENNETT, BERKELY, BESORE, BIRCH, BISHOP, BLACK, BLACKBURN, BLACKFORD, BLACKMORE, BLAIR, BLAYMER, BLUE, BODINE, BOEY, BOGART, BOGGS, BOLY, BONNER, BONNETT, BOOTH, BORRAH, BOSWELL, BOULSON, BOUNTAIN, BOWER, BOWLAND, BOWLS, BOWMAN, BOYD, BOYDSTONE, BOYLES, BOZELL, BRABSON, BRADLEY, BRADY, BRAGGONER, BRAMHALL, BRANCH, BRISCOE, BROBECK, BROOKS, BROWN, BRUIN, BRYAN, BUCHANNON, BUCKHANNON, BUCKLES, BULL, BUMGARNER, BURK, BURNETT, BURNS, BUTCHER, BUTLER, BUTT, BYARS, BYERLY, BYERS

CALDWELL, CAMPBELL, CAP, CARNAHAN, CARR, CARTER, CARTWRIGHT, CARTY, CASHMAN, CASKAS, CATLETT, CAVERT, CHALFIN, CHAMPION, CHAPMAN, CHAPLINE, CHEEK, CHERRY, CHINOWETH, CHINOWITH, CHOPART, CHUNABERRY, CLARK, CLARKE, CLAWSON, CLAYCOMB, CLAYTON, CLAWSON, CLEMONS, CLOAK, CLOCKENBEARD, CLOSE, CLOVER, CLUCKENBEARD, COBLER, COCKBURN, COFFORD, COFFENBERRY, COFFMAN, COLE, CONWAY, COOKE, COON, COONS, COOKUS, COPAR, COLGAN, COLLETTE, COLLIER, CONINE, CONKLIN, COUCHMAN, COVENHAVER, COVENHOVER, COWAN, COX, CRABB, CRANE, CRAVEN, CRAW, CREAMER, CROSS, CRUMLY, CRUMPTON, CRUNK, CRUSER, CUNNINGHAM, CUNNINGHAME, CARRY, CURRY, CURTIS

DANDRIDGE, DANIEL, DANIELS, DARK, DAVIS, DAVISON, DAWKINS, DAWSON, DAY, DAYLEY, DEBON, DEEL, DEHAM, DELONG, DEMOSS, DENNY, DAVENPORT, DIAMOND, DILL, DILLON, DILLY, DISMOR, DIXON, DODSON, DOKE, DOLLIN, DONAKEY, DOSTER, DOUGLAS, DOWNS, DOWNY, DREW, DRUGGETT, DUCKWALL, DUFFY, DUKE, DULLIN, DUST, DUNGETH, DUNN, DYCHE

EADE, EAKIN, EAKLES, EALON, EARPE, EASLY, EATTY, EAVE, EDMUNDS, EDMUNDSON, EDWARDS, ELLIS, ELLISON, ERWIN, EVANS

FAIRFAX, FAIRIS, FALKNER, FAULK, FAY, FELSON, FERGUSON, FEUNER, FIGG, FINETA, FINK, FINNY, FISHER, FISHILL, FITCH, FITZGERRALD, FIZLER, FLEECE, FLESSE, FLEMING, FLETCHER, FLIN, FOLIN, FOLIVER, FOREMAN, FOSTER, FOULGER, FOUTY, FOX, FRANCEWAY, FREES, FRENCH, FRESHOVER, FRITZ, FROST, FRY, FRYATT, FRAYTT, FRYER, FULLER, FULLERTON, FULTON, FURSYTHE

GAETHER, GALE, GANTT, GASAWAY, GASSAWAY, GASNEY, GATES, GAUMERS, GEE, GERRARD, GIBBONS, GIBSON, GIFFY, GILBERT, GILBRAITH, GIMBLETT, GIVE, GLENN, GOLD, GOLDSBERRY, GOLDSMITH, GORDON, GORRELL, GORRING, GORSETER, GOSSETT, GRAHAM, GRANTUM, GRAY, GREEN, GREENWOOD, GREGORY, GRIFFITH, GRIGGS, GRIMES, GROVE, GUSMAN

HACKNEY, HADLOCK, HAGNEY, HAIL, HAINS, HAIR, HALL, HAM, HAMERSLY, HAMILTON, HAMPSON, HANCHER, HAND, HANNA, HANNAH, HANSILL, HARDIN, HARDONAN, HARLAN, HARLY, HARMAN, HARMISON, HARRISON, HART, HARTLY, HARTMAN, HASTINGS, HAVELICK, HAWKIN, HARPER, HARRIS, HAYLE, HAYNS, HAYS, HAYSLETT, HEATON, HEDGE, HEDGES, HEDRICK, HELM, HENDRICKS, HENRY, HEPPINGSTALL, HERD, HESSONG, HIATT, HIBBONS, HICKMAN, HITE, HOCK, HODGES, HODGSON, HOLLIDAY, HOOK, HOPKINS, HORN, HOUSEHOLDER, HOUSEMAN, HOUT, HOW, HUCKY, HUFFMAN, HUGHSMITH, HULL, HULSE, HUNTER, HUNSECKER, HUTTON

INGLE, IRWIN, ISBELL, ISLOR

JACK, JACKSON, JAMES, JAMS, JEFFERIES, JENKINS, JOEL, JOHN, JOHNSON, JONES, JURY

KAYES, KEEN, KEERSLEY, KEESICKER, KELLY, KEMMVILIN, KENN, KENNEDY, KENNY, KERCHEVALL, KERK, KERNEY, KERNY, KEYES, KINDER, KING, KIRK, KOGLE, KYLE, KYZER

LAFFERTY, LAMB, LARIMON, LARKING, LAWLER, LEDDY, LEE, LEMADERS, LEMUR, LENN, LEONARD, LESNUR, LETTER, LEVINGSTONE, LEWIS, LIGHT, LILBURN, LILLE, LINDER, LITTLEJOHN, LOAN, LOCK, LOTT, LOVE, LOWER, LOWERY, LOWMAN, LUCAS, LUKE, LYLE

McCAHAN, McCALLAN, McCALISTER, McCARRAH, McCARROLL, McCARTY, McCHESNEY, McCILLIP, McCONNELL, McCORMICK, McCOY, McCRAUGH, McCULLOCK, McDADE, McDONALD, McFERRAN, McGAHY, McGALL, McGAUGHLIN, McGILL, McGREW, McILLHATTON, McINTIRE, McINTOSH, McKENNIE, McKENNY, McKERMAN, McKEWN, McKNIGHT, McLEAN, McMACHEN, McPHERSON, McWILLIAMS

MADDIN, MAGBY, MAGILL, MAIN, MANFORD, MANNING, MARCHANT, MARK, MARQUART, MARRS, MARSH, MARSHALL, MARTIN, MASON, MATTHEWS, MAXWELL, MAY, MELVIN, MENDINGHALL, MERCER, METCALF, MIDDLETON, MILLER, MILLIKIN, MITCHELL, MITTHORN, MOLER, MONAELE, MOON, MOOR, MOORE, MORELATS, MORGAN, MORRIS, MORRISON, MORROW, MUFFETT, MURPHY, MURRY, MYER, MYERS, MYLER, MYLES

NAIL, NAWKIRK, NEEDY, NEELLY, NESS, NEWLAND, NICHOLS, NOBLE, NOLAND, NOURSE, NOWLAND

OBANION, OBURN, ODELL, OGBURN, OGDON, OGLE, OLDHAM, OLIVER, ONG, ORR, ORRICK, OTT, OVERLY, OWAN

PAIN, PAINTER, PALLITT, PARK, PARKS, PATTERSON, PATTON, PAUL, PEADERVILL, PEERIE, PEIRCE, PENDLETON, PENNYBAKER, PEPPER, PETERICK, PETERS, PETERSON, PETHOLT, PETSOR, PHILLIPS, PICK, PIGMORE, PINKERTON, PITGOR, PLOTNER, PORTERFIELD, POTTER, POTTS, POUDRY, POWELL, PRINER, PRICE, PRIESE, PRIGMORE, PULLER, PYLE, PYSELL, PYZELL

QUALY

RAIL, RAISHER, RAMY, RANGE, RANKIN, RANSONE, RASCON, RAY, REAM, REED, REEDY, REELEY, REES, REEVES, REGAR, RENNY, RERESH, RESOR, REYNOLDS, RHODES, RICHARDS, RICHARDSON, RICHER, RIDGWAY, RIELEY, RIGAR, RIPPY, RISER, ROBB, ROBERTS, ROBINSON, RODMAN, ROGERS, ROHER, ROMAN, RONEY, RONIMUS, ROOTES, ROPER, ROSE, ROSEBERGER, ROSS, RUMBAUGH, RUMSAY, RUSH, RUSHER, RUSK, RUTHERFORD, RYNOR

SAGATHY, SALTER, SALTS, SAPHELL, SAYER, SCOTT, SEABURN, SEAMAN, SEEVER, SELBY, SELLING, SERGEANT, SEWELL, SHARP, SHATZ, SHELLY, SHEEP, SHEPHERD, SHIELDS, SHIN, SHIVLY, SHINELY, SHOCK, SHRIVER, SHROVES, SILKWOOD, SILOR, SIMONS, SIMONTON, SKEELY, SKEETZ, SKELTON, SKINNER, SLATER, SLAUGHTER, SMALL, SMALLWOOD, SMITH, SMOOT, SMURR, SNICKERS, SNIDER, SNODGRASS, SOISTER, SOLLERS, SOLOFINT, SOMMERVILL, SOUDER, SOUTHWOOD, SOWASHER, SPAHAR, SPAKAR, SPANGLAR, SPROUL, STANLEY, STATLER, STAYLEY, STEEL, STEPHEN, STEPHENSON, STEWART, STIPE, STORMAN, STRAYA, STRIDER, STRODE, STROOP, STRYDER, STURGES, SUMMERS, SUNDERLAND, SUTTON, SWANGO, SWART, SWEARINGEN, SWIFT, SWIM, SWINGLE

TABB, TABLES, TALBOT, TATE, TAWS, TAYLOR, TERRANCE, THOMPSON, THORNBERRY, THORNBROUGH, THROCKMORTON, TIMMONS, TIPTON, TOOLE, TRIGG, TUCKER, TUGGALL, TURNER, TWINK, TWING

VACE, VANCE, VANCENTHILLER, VANDERHOOF, VANDERVORT, VANELIF, VANEY, VANMETER, VANORSDALE, VANVARTOR, VANVECKLEY, VEAL, VERDEE, VESTERVELL, VIOLETT

WAGENER, WALLER, WALLINGSFORD, WALTER, WALTERS, WALTMAN, WARD, WASHINGTON, WATSON, WEAGLE, WEAVER, WELSH, WESSENBERGER, WHARY, WHEALY, WHIMMER, WHITE, WHITENECK, WHITING, WHITNELL, WIEKLE, WILE, WILLELL, WILLETT, WILLIAM, WILLIAMS, WILLIAMSON, WILLIS, WILSON, WINNING, WINTERS, WISEHART, WITHERS, WOLGMOT, WOLTZ, WOOD, WOOLAM, WOOLERY, WORMLEY, WORTHINGTON, WRIGHT, WYCOFF, WYLAND, WYNKOOP

YATES, YEARRICH, YERKES, YOUNG

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