My Family Tree

There are several myths told about Moses which are easily disproved:

Myth 1, Moses was not an engineer in charge of building a road. The document referenced is a standard road maintenance document listing the men of age who owned property in the area of the road, or whose land the road goes through. Further, the road refered to is mentioned several times in earlier records in Virginia.

Myth 2, Moses gave the property for the first Old Concord Presbyterian Church, when in fact a Presbyterian Minister, Reverend John Thomas preached at Hat Creek and [Old] Concord in 1739. [per Journal of the Presbyterian Historical Society, Vol XX December 1942 and March 1943 "The Reverend John Thomason".]
Moses arrived in Virginia after 1739.
I can find no record of Moses or any immediate family member associated with Old Concord Presyterian Church, except later by marriage. There is more proof of association with Baptists as a Baptist minister performed marriages for the family. In addition,

Myth 3, Moses abandoned the family and was last seen walking north, and Sarah had gone crazy, is pure fabrication. A document supposing James had traveled from Tennessee to Virginia and learned Moses had disappeared and his grandmother Sarah cannot be true. In fact James did not leave Virginia until after both, his grandfather and grandmother, had died. He bought part of the property that had been Moses' in 1800, and he first moved to Georgia in 1804 before moving to Tennessee in 1818.

Myth 4, Moses' and Sarah's children had middle names, and they were given the names of neighbors in Bedford County in Virginia. I have never found any documentation of such between 1700 and 1950. The earliest middle names appear 200 years after they were born, and is rampantly repeated over the internet.

 

1782 John Helm and Sarah Helm pay the taxes on "Moses Helm" property in a ratio of 2/3 and 1/3, in keeping with practices of the time. John paid tax on the known properties and Sarah paid tax on an additional 200 acres I do not know the location of (MEANING Moses owned an additional 200 acres no one has located as of yet.) I suspect the property is part of property survayed on Falling River and later sold by John's son.

1789 John Helm sold 300 acres in Buckingham County Virginia to Edward Petteson. This property is the 300 acres Moses Helm obtained by grant in 1760, as that property was at the time in Buckingham County and would later become part of Appomattox County.

1800 John Helm sold 194 acres on the headwaters of Reedy Creek to his nephew James Helm. This included the 154 acres Moses Helm purchased from Thomas Leerwood in 1757, and the 40 acres property surveyed in 1767 and granted in 1780.
James divided the property and sold a part of it to his aunt (Moses' daughter) Jane Helm.
The propery was then sold as part of Jane's estate settlement. Thomas Dixon was the highest bidder and purchased Jane's properperty in 1826.
In 2010 the property was owned by ... and his deed was "identical" to that of Moses

Look up research: Sarah Helm paid taxes on A, 1782-1804, what did she pay taxes on 200 acres?
John sold Fishpond property was in Buckingham Co, to Patteson in 17..
John sold Reedy Creek property was in Bedford/Campbell Cos, that to James in 1800
And in/after 1804 200 acres transfers to John
widows dowry is 1/3 of land; given the known property is sold and Sarah is still paying taxes for several years; this implies Moses had another 200 or more acres, location yet unknown.

Look up E4: (list to continue) Notes from Va Library August 22, 2009
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Lunenburg County Virginia Tithables List Reel 411

A list of tithables from the mouth of Falling River upward [includes Reedy Creek] for the year 1748 taken by John Phelps
Aquilla Gilbert 1 [not listed in following years]

[note of interest: there were numbers for Scalps and Heads. Some websites where people are presenting information about their relatives say these were "pests: squirrels and crows". In the 1760 lists do begin to include the words "squirrel scalps" and "crow heads" ... 1749 most had 6 scalps, some had 12 scalps, and a few had 5 heads.... 1760 there were significant increases in the number of scalps, some having 36, 42, 54, 60, and a Jefferson family had 84 scalps. [The number of scalps increases with the French Indian War...]]

Bedford County Tithables List (see copy of original pages..) 1764 [no actual date on list] lists Moses helem 2 [tithables]... others listed after Moses are Mrs Sarah Linch Edward Linch and Chrissucr Linch

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Campbell County Land Tax Records 1782-1806, Reel 56
Acres Land
1782
Thomas Hellom Dec 390
Jno Hellem 400
Sarah Helm 200
[note, Moses Helm is not listed and Sarah may be his wife, Bedford record may not be of help since they also begin in 1782]

178? [I wrote in my notes 1782]
Thomas Helton (Estate) 390
John Hellm 400
Sarah Helm 200

[178? skipped? or missing? no notes]

1785
Thos Hyltons Estate 390
John Helm 400
Sarah Helm 200

1787
Thomas Hillans Est 390
John Healm 400
Sarah Healm 200

1788
Thomas Healtons Estate 390
John Healm 400
Sarah Healm 200

1789
Tho Hilton 390
John Helm 400
Sarah Helm 200

1790
Thomas Hilton Est 390
John Helm 400
Sarah Helm 200

1791
John Helton est 390
John Helm 400
Sarah Helm 200

1792
John Helton est 390
John Helm 400
Sarah Helm 200

1793
John Hilton est 390
John Helm 400
Sarah Helm 200

1794
John Hilton est 390
John Helm 400
Sarah Helm 200

1795
John Hilton 390
John Helmn 400
Sarah Helmn 200

1796
John Helton 390
John Helmn 400
Sarah Helmn 200

1797
Thomas Helmns Est 140
John Helms 400
Sarah Helmn 200
[previous note from Campbell County : 1797, Nancy Glass signs for William Helm to receive Thomas Helm property]

1798
William Helmn 200
Jn Helmn 400
Sarah Helmn 200

1799
Thomas Helmns Est 140
John Helmns 400
Sarah Helmn 200
William Helm 200
[previous note Campbell County 1799 Wm Rosser sold 300A to Wm Helm]

1800
Thomas Helms Estate 140
John Helm 400
Sarah Helm 200
Wm Helm 114
William Helm covy by [?] 300
[previous note Campbell County: 1800 John sold 194a to James]

 

1801
Thomas Helm's Estate 140
John Helm 200
Sarah Helm 200
William Helm 114
William Helm by WR 300
[prior note Campbell County: 1801 James sold 60a to Jane Helm]
[prior note Campbell County: 1801 William Helm, Wm Rosser sold 300a on falling river to James Smith]

1802
Thomas Helm estate 140
John Helm 200
Sarah Helm 200
William Helm 114
Jane Helm by Jas Helm 60
[prior note Campbell County 1802 James sold 135a to Thms Gordon]

1803
Thomas Helm estate 140
John Helm 200
Sarah Helm 200
Jane Helm 60

1804
James Hellm 390
Thomas Helm estate 140
John Helm 200
Sarah Helm 200
Jane Helm 60

1805
Ths Helm est 140
John Helm 200
Wm Helm 114
Jean Helm 60

1806
Thos Helm est 140
John Helm 400
Wm Helm 114
Jean Helm 60

 

Campbell County Land Tax Records 1807-1817, Reel 57
[started skipping writing notes because years were the same]
1807 skipped
1808 skipped
1809 skipped
1810 skipped

1811
Thomas Helm estate 140
John Helm 400
William Helm 114
Jane Helm 60

 

 

1813
John Helm 400 on Big Falling River
Ditto 90 same
Jane Helm 60 Foot of Pilot Mountains

 

[went back to 1812 to see if Thomas and William were listed]
1812
[Thomas Helm estate and William Helm not listed]
[record begins listing location]
Look to see how far back WE Dixon paid tax on 220A
William E Dixon 220 $0.14/acre, value $30.80, tax $0.15, on the Pilot Mountain

[further Note 9when 1812?)
William Dixon received 222 acres from James Dixon.. ] .. correction, located deed where Wm Helm sold Pilot Mtn to WE Dixon 11 Jan 1812,

 

[stopped to go home]

 

To be continued:
Campbell County Land Tax Records 1818-1827, Reel 58
Campbell County Land Tax Records 1828-1835, Reel 59
Campbell County Land Tax Records 1836-1843, Reel 60
Campbell County Land Tax Records 1844-1850, Reel 61
Campbell County Land Tax Records 1851-1854, Reel 408
Campbell County Land Tax Records 1855-1860, Reel 409

Appomattox County Land Records 1845-1850, Reel 20
Appomattox County Land Records 1851 Reel 388
Appomattox County Land Records 1851-1863 Reel 20A
Appomattox County Land Records 1852-1863 Reel 389

Bedford County Land Records 1782-1804, Reel 32 (also look for Moses Helm in any prior reels inc tax records)

Buckingham County Land Records 1782-1795 Reel 50
Buckingham County Land Records 1795-1813 Reel 51

Lynchburg City Land Records
Reel 356 1817-1826
Reel 357 1827-1850

Fauquier County Land Records (for Grants and others on Helm side, and others Campbell, Buckner, et al)

Reel 94 1783-1798B
Reel 95 1798C-1815C

for additional county land records go to
http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/landTax-locality.asp?localityID=VA680