New Castle Co. DE Tax Records for 1696/7

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List of the Inhabitants of the North Side of  Duck Creek and the south side 
of Appoquinuny according to an assessment the first day of Janry 1696/7 for 
one penny per pound, and six shellings per head on those not otherwaies 
rated and committed to the collection of Richard Cantewell


Maurice Liston..........00:12:06
Robt.  Hartop...........00:06:00
Benja  Gumnbley.........00:16:08
Richard Owen............00:08:04
John Merryfield.........00:06:00
George Russell..........00:06:00
John Macarty............00:06:00
Marchall Offey..........00:08:04
Lewis Owen..............00:06:00
John Ogle...............Corn :04
Joseph England..........00:16:08
John Hayley.............00:08:04
Job &John Lansquine.....00:12:00
Peter Byard.............00:16:08
Joseph Allman...........00:06:00
William Grant...........00:12:06
Richard Cantwell........00:05:00
Wm Robinson.............00:06:00
Isaac Wheeldon estate...00:08:04
Wm Porter estate........00:06:00

Assessed and rated by us this 1 day of Jan 1 169/67

Peter Alrich            Thomas Wollaston
Jno Donaldson           John Hussey
Jno Richardson          George Hogg
Edward Gibbs


List of the inhabitants on the north side of Brandywine Creek According to 
an assessment made the first day Jan 1696/7 for one penny per pound and six 
shellings per head on those not otherways rated and committed to the 
collection of Cornelous Empson.

Cornelius Empson.......01=13=04
Jacob Vandeveer........00=00=00
Cornelius Vandeveer....00=08=04
William Vandeveer......00=06=00
John Vandeveer.........00=06=00
Paul Peterson..........00=06=00
Hans Peterson..........00=16=08
Peter Peterson.........00=08=04
Nathaniell Cartmell....00=00=00
William Pool...........00=08=04
Ebenezer Perkins.......00=08=04
Joseph Perkins.........00=06=00
Widdow Drewitt.........00=04=02
John Grubb.............00=16=08
William White..........00=06=00
John Buckley...........00=08=04
Olive Cope.............00=12=06
John Prew..............00=06=00
John Cloud.............00=08=04
Thomas Babb............00=06=00
William Taley..........00=08=04
Thomas Jones...........00=08=04
Bendi?tus Steedham.....00=06=00
Peter Mormce...........00=08=04
Henry Toriso...........00=06=00
Jacob Clemmetson.......00=08=04
Valentine Hollingsworth.00=08=04
Henry Hollingsworth.....00=04=02
Thomas Hollingsworth....00=06=00
George Robinson.........00=08=04
William Drewitt.........00=06=00
Thomas Yates............00=06=00
Richard Beacham.........00=06=00
John Cannaday...........00=06=00
Bennoni Empson..........00=06=00
Joseph Cloud............00=08=04
John Peirce.............00=00=00
John Bernard............00=06=00
Hugh Owen...............00=06=00
Alexander Finloe........00=06=00

Assessed and rated the frist day of Janry 1696/7 by us

Corn. Empson                    John Hussey
Peter Alrich                    George Hogg
Jno Donaldson                   Tho Wollaston
Jno Richardson                  Edward Gibbs