TAX LIST: Saratoga District 1779 Tax List #1; Albany co., New York surname: submitted by Leslie Potter (lbp at axs2000.net) *********************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ny/nyfiles.htm *********************************************************************** Land and Personal Tax Lists of the District of Saratoga (March 2, 1779) Transcribed by Leslie B. Potter 2004 Land Tax List of the District of Saratoga in the County of Albany Pursuant to the Direction of an Act of the Legislature of the State of New York Entitled an Act for raising Monies by Tax to be Applied towards the possible Exigencies of the State passed 2nd day of March 1779 Persons Names Value of Real Estate Amount of Tax at 1s per L Daniel Parks, Sr. 100 Daniel Parks, Jr. 50 Eisha Parks 50 Jonas Putman 20 Edward Dunham 20 William Ferguson 100 Isaac Doty 50 Isaac Doty 120 Stephen Tuttle 100 Page 2 Isaac Moss 100 John McCrea 100 Charles McDavitt 100 Levy Croker 100 Philip Schuyler 1250 Philip Lansing 125 Archibell McNeal 60 Robert Reyley 26 John Mahawney 35 Durant Van Den Bergh 100 Peter Winne 100 Cornelius Van Den Bergh 75 Nicholas Van Den Bergh 75 Nanning Vischer of Albany 100 For Fort Miller John Mahawney 50 James Eldridge 12 William Guiles 50 Joseph Palmer 25 Benjamin Guiles 25 Mathew Rose 50 Page 3 Willliam Watson 50 James Mulligan 25 Stephen Myers 12 Jacob Snyder 25 William Ross 25 Rowland Perry 50 Ruben Willis 25 William Brisben 12 Adam Johnston 6 Thomas Lang 6 John Lang 6 Isreal Styles 7 Hezekiah Willis 6 John Scott 6 David Jacocks 12 Walter De Ridder 3375 Peter Becker 200 Isaac Van De Worrcke & Evert Clute 200 Gerret De Ridder 175 Benjah & 302 Samuel Shelden (Page 4) Jabez Gage 27 James Green 6 Thomas Foster 50 Elisha Coon 20 William Stewart 25 Jeremiah Prosser 10 Sylvester Hall 20 Harper Rodgers 100 Stanton Tifth 100 Abel Coon 15 Thomas Bentley 6 John Blanden 7 Handcock Rose 7 Matthew Pettes 15 Jonathan Hammond, Jr. 15 John Collins 20 Sephorus Hammond 6 George Reynolds 20 Benjamin Rose 20 Job Babcock 6 (Page 5) Sylvester Slatterley 15 Parson Austen 37 Jonathan Foster 100 William Foster 18 John Rodgers, Jr. 120 Benedict Bentley 25 James Rodgers 40 John Rodgers 40 Nathan Tift 50 John Franklin 65 Francis Carabine 150 Thomas Foster 30 Nathan Tanner 100 Levy Crandel 25 John Potter 12 Thomas Reynolds 37 Abraham Marshel 50 Conelius Ven Vechten 100 James Swart 200 Ebenezer Davis 25 (Page 6) John Colbert 25 William Vrooman 25 Elihu Webster 8 Hezekiah Dunham 20 Peter Hilton 100 Richard Hilton 20 Alpheus Davis 20 John Davis 100 John Davis, Second 50 Augustine Seely 50 James Brisben 100 John Brisben 25 Nathan Shepherd 100 John Vrooman 25 John Ruger 25 Simeon Snyder 50 Abraham See 50 William Bioce 50 William Moore 50 Alpheus Moore 25 Charles Robeson 25 Ara Newel and Chambers 100 (Page 7) Ezekial Ensign 100 John Carty 25 Jeremiah Taylor 50 Abel Belnap 25 John Taylor (of Albany) 120 Evert Vanden Bergh 200 Veene Dunham 50 James Ackerman 50 Coenradt Creamer 100 Evert Trip 25 Stephen Gates 50 Solomon Scidmore 50 John Scidmore, Jr. 25 Ahab Sales 25 Mordecai Sales 100 Warren Carpenter 20 John Scidmore 50 John Lighart 50 Philip Rodgers 50 Philip Rodgers, Jr. 50 William Robens 50 Samuel Cooper 50 (Page 8) William Anderson 25 John McBride 25 William Cooper 25 Jacob Winnes 100 Samuel Bryant 100 Jonas Titus 25 Nicholas Cool 25 Stephen Sales 30 Thomas Hunt 50 Daniel Ackerman 25 William Strang 30 Hendrick Brewer 16 Increase Childs 50 Increase Munger 50 Samuel Mc Bride 50 George Colter 50 Edward Hoisted 30 Orial Newland 50 Haltum Dunham 50 Abraham Webster 32 (Page 9) Alexander Folligton 16 Isaac Leggett 100 Gabriel Leggett 180 Joshua Barber 20 Essica Robertson 20 Francis Wilcox 20 John Nelson 20 Timothy Shipman 25 John Peter Snider 40 John Davis, the 3rd 8 Levy Lanfier 100 James Barber (?) 100 {Simeon Barber lived next to Jesse Chatfield} Jesse Chatfield 75 Caleb Tripp 80 Joseph Rodgers 25 Ruben Wright 30 Simeon Poler 30 Jabez Tuttle 30 Gabriel Strang 20 Ezekiall Sales 30 (Page 10) Peter Clemont 50 Thomas Ballard 40 Benjamin Rodgers 80 John Stephenson 30 Jotham Beamos 200 Ebenezer Marvin 20 Abner Quiterfield 25 Samuel Bacon 20 Alexander Baldwin 80 John Livingston 185 Robert Edmonds 40 Thomas Smith 80 Jesse Ingerson 20 James Sealy 25 Amos Woodworth 12 John Breck 20 Jehida Milard 80 Jonathan Mory 40 Ephrim Woodworth 100 Page 11 Ephrim Woodworth Jr. 25 Joseph Newland 20 Philip Monger 50 Thomas Mansfield 40 Joseph Andrus 24 Stephen Root 8 Joel Frisby 16 Benjamin Marthas, Jr. 12 Harmanus Schuyler 125 Titus Andres 100 Ephrim Andes 50 John Andres 200 William Frisby 50 Josiah Benjamin 150 Edy Bacon 100 Capt. John Thomson 75 Elisha Andres 30 Syphran Watson 30 George Hunter 30 Jehiel Parks 20 (Page 12) Solomon Cornel 30 Ebenezir Patrick 25 Phineas Stephens 20 John Rice 50 Charles Moore 50 Gideon Moore 40 Christopher Bean 10 Widow Ford 50 John Daniels 50 Alexander McCray 40 William Hagaty 20 Jonathan Dean 25 Zephaniah Edy 25 Daniel Campbell 20 Eleazer Millard 100 William Patrick 60 Daniel Dickitson 150 George Palmer 250 Isaac Briant 20 James Norton 25 (Page 13) Asel Norton 25 Joseph Row 50 John Jeffres 30 Stephen Hitchcock 20 Isaac Rose 50 Samuel Norton 50 Daniel Washburn 25 Dirck Swart 150 Job Wright 50 Richard Robertson 50 George Hawk 50 John Ashton 40 Widow Hershe 40 Timothy Miles 50 Walter Hewit 50 Noah Stephens 40 Joseph Stephens 12 Daniel Young 8 Simon Scowten 12 John Cole 12 (Page 14) Stephen Benedict 40 Seth Hull 50 Nathaniel Grummond 40 Ruben Gregory 40 James Trobridge 30 Gilbert Benedict 40 Benjamin Brown 50 Jared Marvin 20 James Wilson, Mill 300 Amos More 50 Hesekiah Middlebrook 40 Philip Ingerson 20 Michal Dunning 80 Robert Williams 8 John Ostrander 50 David Birdwell 50 Ashbel Andres 30 Joel Andres 20 David Bridwell, Jr. 25 Page 15 Robert Fullington 12 William Corp 12 John Fellows 20 Robert Thomas 20 Isaac Fonda 150 Lewis Van Antwerp & Co. Mill 50 William Swain 40 John Swain 100 John Worth 50 William Swain, Jr. 40 William Coffin 400 Joseph Reynolds 50 Jacob Van Schaick 80 Evert De Ridder 80 John Fish 100 Gideon Bowdish 40 Elezer Slocum 20 Zephaniah Anthony 50 John Johnson 150 Richard Bennet 40 Stephen Anthony 80 Page 16 James Macomber 50 Elijah Brownel 80 George Devil 80 Richard Hart 100 Thomas Dennis 50 John Thomson 30 Charles Russel 100 William Hammon 40 Benjamin Hammon 20 William Bruister 30 Mott Van Varrica 20 David Baird 20 Abel Belnap for Hunter’s place 20 Hannah Griffing 80 Daniel Riley 100 Benjamin Coon 50 Benjamin Green 50 Jonathan Irish 80 Ebenezer Cook 200 Samuel Cook 80 (Page 17) Bildad Benson 40 John Milk 100 David Archi 50 James Freeman, Jr. 30 Job Whipple, Jr. 150 Abraham Jermon 30 Isaac Whipple 30 Henry Beglestone 30 Zebelon Hawxsey 120 Abraham Hawxsey 120 Gideon Freeman 40 Eljah Freeman 30 James Freeman, Sr. 50 Elisha Freeman 30 Henry Vahan 50 James Wells 100 Thomas Beedill 100 Mishil Beedill 80 Thomas Beedill, Jr. 30 Henry Shairman 8 (Page 18) Joseph Beedill 20 William Tripp 50 Mishil Inmon 20 Martin Van Buren 50 James Abeel 50 Joshua Whelor 50 Garret Van Bueren 100 Garret Lanson 8 Evert Wendell 200 Daniel Winna 50 John Van Den Bargh 60 William Bradshaw 100 Daniel Folgger 150 Josiah Goram 40 Ephrim Whelor 8 Daniel Smith 100 Benjamin Starbuck 140 Taddeus Starbuck 40 Tyler Wilcox 75 (Page 19) Jacob Benson 50 Benjamin Kitcham 100 John Lent 30 Gradus Wisse 50 Isaac Storm 50 William Derundra 50 David Storm 100 Isaac Storm, Jr. 40 Hendrick Lent 80 Henry Walls 50 William Henry Minard 100 James Storm 30 Henry Lent, Jr. 60 Abner Fuller 20 Walter Scott’s farm 80 Samuel Hall 20 Rufos Hall 20 Jabez Briggs 60 Daniel Cornwall 60 (Page 20) Cornelius Van Den Bargh 50 Peter Van Woort 100 Kellian De Ridder 5 Ebenezer Cobb 30 Albany July 31st 1779 We do Certify that the above is a true copy of the Land Tax Roll of the District of Saratoga. Isaac Vrooman Superintendent of taxes &c. Henry Osthoudt Personal Tax List of the District of Saratoga in the County of Albany Pursuant to the Direction of a Act of the Legislature of the State of New York Entitled an Act for raising Monies by tax to be applied towards the Public Exigencies of the State passed 2nd day of March 1779. Persons Names Value of the Personal Estate Amount of Tax 6d per L Page 1 Philip Schuyler 1234 30 17 - John Mahowny 200 5 - - Walter De Ridder 530 13 5 - Peter Becker 200 5 - - Cornelius Van Vechten 100 2 10 - Jotham Beamos 150 3 15 - Ezra Buel 40 1 - - Harmanus Schuyler 400 10 - - Zepheniah Edy 30 - 15 - Carried forward 72 2 - Page 2 Brought forward 72 2 - Benjamin Cook John Cobb Benjamin Richeson Dirck Swart Kellian De Ridder Albany July 31st, 1779. We do certify the above to be a true copy of the Personal Tax Roll of the District of Saratoga. Isaac Vrooman } Superintendent of Taxes & c. Henry Oothoudt