Updated November 25, 2022
Background
Augusta County and the Shenandoah Valley were largely settled by the Scotch-Irish, many following the Shenandoah Valley south out of southern Pennsylvania.
Overview
In researching the GILLIAMs (Gilhams) of Augusta it is helpful to remember that Augusta was also populated by the Gilkeson and Gibson families whose names in old records can easily be confused with GILLIAM. Also in Augusta is a family name Gilliland. This is likely NOT a corruption of GILLIAM.
[William Gilham by the mid 1790s removes to Shenandoah County.]
| Date | Name | Whites >21 | Whites <21 | Slaves >16 | Slaves >16 | Horses | Cattle | Source |
| 1782 | Wm Gilham | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | List A, Image 4 | ||
| 1782 | William Gilham 1 White Tithe Self 1 Negro Agness 3 Horses & 2 Cows | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | List A, Image 10 | ||
| 1783 | Wm Gilham Self 4 Horses, 2 Cows Negro Named Agg Ordinary License | Image 25 | ||||||
| 1783 | W. Gilham | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Image 22 | ||
| 1784 | John Gillam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | List A, Image 11 |
| 1784 | John Gillam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | List B, Image 8 |
| 1785 | William Gillam | 1 | 1 | 1 | Image 6 | |||
| 1785 | John Gillam | 1 | 2 | 8 | Image 16 | |||
| 1786 | No GILLIAMs | |||||||
| 4 Jun 1787 | William Gilham | 1 | 2 | 1 | List A, Image 11 | |||
| 1 Jun 1788 | William Gilham | 1 | 3 | List A, Image 9 | ||||
| 4 Jun 1788 | William Gilham See Wm Bell’s List | 5 | List B, Image 6 | |||||
| 1789 | Wm Gilham | 1 | 3 | List A, Image 9 | ||||
| 18 Mar 1790 | Wm Gilham | 1 | 1 | List A, Image 7 | ||||
| 1791 | No GILLIAMs | |||||||
| 22 Mar 1792 | Wm Gilham | 1 | 1 | List A, Image 8 | ||||
| 15 Apr 1793 | Wm Gilham | 1 | 2 | List A, Image 8 | ||||
| 1794 | No GILLIAMs | |||||||
| 1795 | No GILLIAMs |
Sources
- Binns Genealogy.com. Virginia County Tax Lists