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The Shasteen Brothers were in the Gallia County, Ohio Township, OH area circa
1812 through 1819.
SUMMARY: William was first to arrive by 1812, was taxed on one
horse in Ohio Township of Gallia Co., OH and appears to have a middle name of
Chester. Because the listings were lost 1804-1811, it can not yet be determined
if he arrived earlier, or if others arrived between then and 1816. By the time
of the 1816 Land
Tax rolls, Edmund, James & Robert had purchased and were taxed on land through
1818. The reference “R-T-S 14-1-22” refers to Ohio Township of Gallia Co. OH
Section 22. (see map) Also, in the next available Chattel tax rolls of 1818, all
five brothers were listed. In 1819 only John, Robert and William remain on the
Chattel tax rolls, and it appears the land was sold as there was no land tax.
James and Edmund are posited to have moved on to Ross County. April of 1819 -
Dead Letter advertised for Robert Shasteen and April 1820 for William Shasteen
(2) an Ephraim Hobbs. All are gone by 1820 and there are no later records of
them in the county. In 1820 Robert, James & John are in Ross Co. OH and in 1830
William & Edmond are in Henry Co., OH.
Source of Gallia County info: Gallia County, Ohio Residents, 1800-1825,
Taken from: Chattel Tax Lists, Land Tax Lists, Wolf Scalp Lists, 1800 & 1820
Census, Compiled by Dennis R. Jones. Lands - 1806 through 1811 & 1813 through
1817 - Chattels - 1812, 1818, 1819, 1821, 1822, 1824, 1825 - Census - 1800 &
1820 - Wolf & Panther Scalps - 1806 through 1816 (Information provided by Sharon
Hobart slhobart@sbcglobal.net and per her, does not include acreage or tax
amounts. The earliest such list found for Gallia County is the 1812 Personal
Property (Chattel) Tax List. The lists for 1804-1811 & 1813-1817 are lost.)
Definition of Chattels from the above book: "It would be preferable to
have the Personal Property Tax List for each year, as these usually contain more
names, usually listing everyone over 16 who owned a horse or cow. These were
also called Chattel Tax Lists and are labeled as such in this book. Having
several years of the Chattel or Personal Property Tax Lists back-to-back can be
extremely helpful by revealing secrets such as what year a man died and the
identity of his widow. Also if the person moved, you can confirm the year by
checking the Personal Property Tax Lists at both location. The earliest such
list found for Gallia County is the 1812 Personal Property Tax List. The lists
for 1804-1811 & 1813-1817 are lost.
R T S = Range - Township - Section So Range 14 Township 1 gets you to the
Township of Ohio. Section 22 would be the piece of land in that township. A
section is 640 acres, so this is just a reference to the Section, not the amount
of acreage.
Earlier Info:
1810
James & Phoebe were listed in the US Virginia Amherst Co., VA
Census
1810 Robert listed in the US Virginia Rockbridge Co., VA
Census
1810 Robert and Edmond listed in Rockbridge Co., VA
Personal Property Tax Rolls and in 1811 James appears (Per Rittinger)
1811 James Sr, William and John last listed in
Amherst Co., VA Personal Property Tax Rolls
1812 James Sr., & Edmond last listed in Amherst Co.,
VA Personal Property Tax Rolls
1812
May & Sep Shasteen Sr. and Shasteen Jr
& wife Phoebe sell 130 & 100 acres in Amherst Co., VA, respectively
1812 Shastaen, William Chester appears on Gallia Co. Chattel Tax Rolls.
1813-1817 Gallia County OH Chattel Tax Rolls lost
1813
John Shasteen of Gallia Co. (1) married Anna Whitten Apr 1813 in
Gallia Co. (2) War of 1812 Veteran served as a
private under Captain John Roadannour's Mounted
Company (from Gallia Co.) which served from August 1, to September 4, 1813
1814 per ASHORC pg 918, "Robert Shasteen brought his
family to Ohio in 1814, when his son James was seven years of age.
They settled in Ross County, and ...James
Shasteen grew up in the county, and after reaching manhood engaged in farming."
After 1817 - no Shasteens in Rockbridge
(Per Rittinger
Check to see specifically who and when, did Rittenger mean they were
there until 1816?)
1816-1818
Edward, James, & Robert on Gallia Co. land tax rolls
1818 Jul
- Franky Shasteen married Nathaniel Holly in Gallia Co.
1818 All
five brothers appear on Gallia Co. chattel tax rolls, only John, Robert &
William appear in 1819
1819 Apr - Gallia Co. Dead letter
advertised for Robert Shasteen -
1819
John, Robert & William last appear on Gallia Co. chattel tax rolls – James &
Edmund gone
1820 Apr
Gallia Co. Dead letters advertised for
William Shasteen & Ephraim Hobbs
1820 Union, Ross Co. Census – James,
John, & Robert (No Edmund or William located and do not appear
to be with these three)
1821 Jan 21 - Gallia Co. John Clastin (assumed John Shasteen
as Clastin and derivations not found) married Susan Campbell
1823 Jul - Ross Co. – Edmund married Susana Whitten
1826 Jun - Ross Co – Mary A. Shasteen married Andrew Ewing
1827 Jan 18 - Ross Co – Sarah Shasteen (Robert’s daughter) married
Ephraim Hobbs
1827 Jun - Pike county (south of Ross Co.) land sold to Edward
Shasteen
1828 Judgment against William, James &
Edmund Shasteen
1827 - William & Edward Shastine on Richland Twp,
Henry Co. tax list (Also on 1837 Chattel tax list of Richland Twp, Henry Co)
1828 Jun - Ross Co – Elizabeth Shasteen (Robert’s daughter)
married Thomas Sturgeon
1830 census Scioto
Ross Co. Nancy (Robert’s wife), Martha (Jame’s presumed wife)
1830 Henry Co William & Edmund
GALLIA CO., DETAIL:
Gallia Co. Chattel Tax Rolls – 1804-1811 Listings Lost
Gallia Co. Chattel Tax Rolls – 1812 Ohio Township
Shastaen, Wm. Chester ? <the question mark is in the book and means they had
trouble translating it. > - 1 horse
{Assume Chester is the possible other spelling
of the last name based on accent, not middle name as no other Chester found
later}
Gallia Co. Chattel Tax Rolls – 1813-1817 Listings Lost
Gallia Co. Land Tax Rolls – 1813 - no listing found – 1814 - no listing found
Gallia Co. Land Tax Rolls – 1816 Ohio Township
Shasteen, Edmund R - T - S is left blank - Township = Listed with Robert James
James, Robt - R-T-S = 14-1-22
1817 Resident Land Tax List - On page 77 which gives some explanation about the
1817 Resident Land Tax List it says:
“As mentioned earlier, the researcher should always keep in mind that there may
be mistakes - not only by the transcriber, but also by the original Listers,
Commissioner’s Clerk, and Commissioners. Here is an example of a possible error
listing the names in the Land Tax Lists of 1816, 1817, and 1818:
From 1816 List: JAMES, Robt. & Edward Shasteen R-T-S 14-1-22
From 1817 List: JAMES, Robt. & Edward Shasteen R-T-S 14-1-22
From 1818 List: SHASTEEN, Jas., Robt & Edmd. R-T-S 14-1-22
It appears that the listing for 1816 & 1817 was incorrect, since the 1818
Personal Property Tax List does list a James Shasteen & Robert Shasteen and no
Robt. James, agreeing with the 1818 Land Tax List.”
Gallia Co. Land Tax Rolls – 1817 Ohio Township
JAMES, Robt. & Edward Shasteen - R-T-S 14-1-22
Shasteen, Edward - R-T-S is blank - Listed with Robert James
Gallia Co. Chattel Tax Rolls – 1818 Ohio Township
Shasteen, James - 1 horse
Shasteen, Jas., Robt. & Edmd. *[From Land Tax List]* R-T-S 14-1-22
Shasteen, John - 1 cattle
Shasteen, Robert - 1 cattle
Shasteen, William - 1 horse - 3 cattle
Gallia Co. Chattel Tax Rolls – 1819 Ohio Township
Shasteen, John - 1 horse - 1 cattle
Shasteen, Robt - 1 horse - 2 cattle
Shasteen, Wm. - 2 horses - 2 cattle
Gallia Co., Census – 1820 - no listing found
Gallia Co. Chattel Tax Rolls – 1821 - no listing found
Gallia Co. Chattel Tax Rolls – 1822 - no listing found
Gallia Co. Chattel Tax Rolls – 1824 - no listing found
Gallia Co. Chattel Tax Rolls – 1825 - no listing found
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