1815 Tax List for Winchester…. 1
Hello Ms. B,
an ancestor of mine is on this list. His name was Robert Kerlin, and it seems to be misspelled in numerous ways. On this list, he appears as Robert Kerfin. He had a number of plots of land, in both Winchester and Cedar Creek. ( His name also appears as Robert Keslin).
He is such a mystery. Most *Kerlin* people say that he never existed. But he did, I have copies of his land deeds.
He sold off all of his property in VA and moved to Ohio. Mount Pleasant, in the late1810′s. And died, deeply in debt about 10 years later. I know very little about him. He married Hannah Brooks in the late 1790′s ( VA), had three or 4 sons ( I still cannot determine if that one boy was a son or..relative), and two daughters who died at a young age. He is never listed as a farmer but as a manufacturer.
I am so curious as to what his trade was. Living as I do, in The Netherlands, this is very difficult to determine.
Do you have access to any further information ?
Would you share it ?
If not, that is fine. I just loathe that the world says that this man never existed. I know that he did.
Best regards,
sue