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1800 Fauquier Co Tax List:
Rector,Benjamin (Charles Rector) 2-3-1-1
2 free males over age 16, 3 horses owned, 1 tithable slave over 15, 1 tithable slave age 12-16
1810 Fauquier Co
Benjamin Rector page 268
00101-00001-01
1 male 16-26
1 male 45+
1 female 45+
1 slave
John House "Pioneers of Wood Co"
Benjamin Rector was of German descent, but the name does not so indicate, and settled in VA.
A son, Charles, lived in Wirt Co, formerly Wood Co, until a few years before his death, which occured at the home of his son, Charles, in Jackson Co. He came from Fauquier Co soon after the War of 1812. He had a number of slaves and was Sheriff of Wood Co. Of his children:
Susan m. Raleigh M Kyger
Sarah m. William H Smith, their son William H m. a Jackson
Martha m. a Sims
Levin
Steptoe
A Rector married a Sherman and lived at Little Sandy. Charley Rector, who was a candidate for Sheriff of Jackson Co, was a grandson of the Charles Rector above, who must have moved to Jackson County in the '40s.
Enoch Rector, the Baptist preacher, was a son of Thomas, brother of Benjamin.
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