Shown in the list as Jno Perdue, located in the fourth column sixth from the bottom with one poll, he was the John Pardue who died in Bute County, North Carolina in 1769 shown as John Perdue on his will.
He moved to North Carolina in 1761 from Deep Creek in Amelia County, Virginia, where the deed selling his land records his name as Pardue, where, from the tithable and court records, he appears to have been living on Deep Creek from at least as early as 21 October 1743.
The year 1744 is the first time he was listed in the Amelia County Tithables records, indicating that he moved to Amelia County sometime in the four months after June 11, 1743 and the 21 October 1743 date when he first appeared in the Amelia County court records. Most of the early Amelia County tithables records have been preserved and nowhere in any of the earlier lists does he appear, so it appears that his appearance in October 1743 is the first accounting of him anywhere in the Amelia County records.
This list of tithables of those living below Flatt Creek and Nibbs Creek (between Deep Creek and Flat Creek) was taken by Edward Booker and posted at the courthouse in Amelia County on June 10, 1744, June 10th being the date for which all tithables in Virginia had to be accounted for the taxable year. As noted in a previous post, tithables were white and black males who were at least sixteen years of age between June 11 the previous year and the June 10 courthouse posting date of the following year, and all Indian women. Tithables not accounted for were subject to a fine.
Genealogy is never done; it is always a work in progress!
