REAL ESTATE TAX ASSESSMENT LIST, 1779, SARATOGA, NEW YORK Copyright (c) 1999 by Leslie B. Potter (lbp@axs2000.net) ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ Note from submittor: This is a work in progress. As more items become annotated, this document will be updted. Please check back often to see updates. DRAFT Of LESLIE POTTER’S ANNOTATED Tax List of the District of Saraghtoga Pursuant to an act of the Legislature of the State of New York entitled an Act for raising the sum of two million five hundred thousand Dollars by Tax within this State passed 23rd day of October, 1779. Persons names Assessed Amount of Amount of Whole amount Real Estate Personal Estate of the number Assessed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Livingston 700 500 1000 Lott 12? Arbaham Ten Broeck & 100 300 400 Lott 13? Derick Ten Broeck John R. Bleecker 100 300 400 Lott 12 & 18 Abraham Yeates, Jr. -0- 150 150 Archibell McNeal -0- 50 150 Samul Loudon 50 -0- 50 Hezekiah Middlebrok 15 -0- 15 John Cockrin 100 -0- 100 James Wilson 100 -0- 100 Hendrick Bleecker 150 -0- 150 Jacob Bleecker 75 -0- 75 John N. Bleecker 75 -0- 75 James Bleecker 50 -0- 50 John Bleecker & Comfort Sands 50 -0- 50 Janes Verrsor -0- 50 50 John Tayler 100 50 150 Justus Ashman 100 50 150 Daniel Campbell 1000 -0- 1000 Griest & Hendrick Van Shoonhaven 100 -0- 100 Major John Graham -0- 40 40 Samuel Stringer 20 -0- 20 Nanning H. Vischer & Nicholas Vischer 1000 -0- 1000 John Morine Scott 500 -0- 500 Guysbert Fonda 150 -0- 150 William Smith 1000 -0- 1000 William Duer 150 -0- 150 Derick Lefferts 1000 -0- 1000 M. Byard & Reed 100 -0- 100 Henry Guyler 200 -0- 200 Daniel Campbell 250 -0- 250 Of Albany Abraham Schuyler & John M. Biekman 150 -0- 150 John J. Beckman 150 -0- 150 John H. Beckman & Martin Beckman 150 -0- 150 Governur Morris 500 -0- 500 Lewis Van Antwerpen & Isaac Fonda & Hendrick Afforur 100 -0- 100 Lott 6 Edy Millerd 10 -0- 10 Isaac Doty 20 -0- 20 Asaph Putman, Jr. 20 -0- 20 John Bytelin -0- 10 10 Charles McLarvitt, S 70 -0- 70 John McCrea 70 -0- 70 Isaac Moss -0- 20 20 Asaph Putman, Sr. -0- 20 20 William Guiles 20 -0- 20 Benjamin Guiles 15 -0- 15 Joseph Palmer 10 -0- 10 James Milligan 5 -0- 5 George Riddle 5 -0- 5 Philip Schuyler 1500 500 2000 Robert Ryley 250 -0- 250 John Makawney 60 -0- 60 Peter Winne 50 -0- 50 Martin Winddle 10 -0- 10 Winnet Ven Den Bergh 60 -0- 60 Abel Mills -0- 20 20 William Ross 5 -0- 5 Mathew Rosse 50 -0- 50 Rowland Perry 50 -0- 50 John Stales 20 -0- 20 Peter Johnson 5 -0- 5 John Lang 5 -0- 5 Thomas Lang 5 -0- 5 James Eldridge 10 -0- 10 Caleb Crandle 5 -0- 5 Albert V Derwekin 5 -0- 5 Philip P. Lansingh 150 -0- 150 Andrew Crocker 5 -0- 5 Dunham Pettett 5 -0- 5 Hancock Prosser 10 -0- 10 John Scott 5 -0- 5 Daniel Rosse 100 -0- 100 Jesse Chatfield 75 -0- 75 Lott 15 Killian DeRidder Lease (later Clapp) 100A Brother-in-law to Ephraim & Amos Woodworth Reil Newland 30 -0- 30 Lott (next door to John Neilson) Hold Dunham 75 -0- 75 John Neilson 30 -0- 30 Lott (a wheeler dealer with multiple farms) Alexander Fullerton 15 -0- Mr. Meads 40 -0- 40 Lott # 16, Farm 3 Lease George Colter 60 -0- 60 Lott # 16 Lease 1770 192A Samuel McBride 50 -0- 50 Lott 17 Joshua Barber 20 Lott 16 Farm 5 South 70 A David Ackerman 10 -0- Lott 16 Farm Lyman Marshal 10 -0- Lott 16 Farm 4 William Cooper 15 -0- Lott # 16 Farm 8 John McBride 20 -0- Lott # 16, Farm 9 100A Lease 1771 William Anderson 20 -0- Lott # 16 , Farm 10 125 A Lease 1769 Samuel Cooper 15 -0- Lott # 16, Farm 11 152 A Lease 1782 Philip Rogers 75 -0- John Scidmore 75 -0- brother-in-law to Simeon Barber ? Grabriel Leggett 150 -0- Lott 17 b.1743 d.1838 son of 1721-Thomas Isaac Leggett 150 -0- Lott 17 b.1752 d.1823 son of 1721-Thomas Seth Crandel 20 -0- Solomon Schimore 10 -0- Levi Lantfeir 30 -0- Caleb Trip 25 -0- Jacobus Ackerman 20 -0- Phineas Moore 20 -0- Nehemiah Bolte 5 -0- Abraham Lee 5 -0- John Vroman 10 -0- William Green 10 -0- Conrad Cheeman 75 -0- Alplheus Davis 5 -0- Elihu Webster 10 -0- Hezekiah Dunham 20 -0- Benjamin Richamond 10 -0- Augustine Seeley 20 -0- James Brisben 30 -0- Ruben Wright 40 -0- Lymon Poles 50 -0- Iabez Tuttle 50 -0- Lott 12 leased from J R Bleecker situate next to German Gabriel Strang 10 -0- Great Lott 13Ezekel Sails 15 -0- Peter Clement 60 -0- Thomas Ballard 45 -0- Benjamin Rogers 25 -0- Great Lott 13 John Davis, Jur 5 -0- Let. John Davis 20 -0- John Davis, Sr. 40 -0- Jacob Winnis 5 -0- Jonathan Lawrence 10 -0- (Thadeus Lawrence lot 10 farm 1) Gabriel Leggett married a Rachael Lawrence on 1816 Daniel Lighthart 20 -0-Mordicai Sailes 50 -0- John Scidmore, Jur 15 -0- Jonas Titus 5 -0- William Robins 50 -0- Stephen Sailes 25 -0- Nicholas Cole 5 -0- Thomas Hunt 75 -0- John Carpenter 5 -0- Hendrick Baeuer 5 -0- Increase Child 5 -0- James Crowel 15 -0- Increase Munger 50 -0- *Lott 14 1779 lease from Evert Vandenberg Joseph Munger 5 -0- *Lott 14 1779 lease from Evert Vandenberg The next door neighbor, Jonathan Thompson, is not on the tax List Edward Histead 20 -0- Isachor Robeson 5 -0- John Brisbins’ wife 15 -0- Nathan Shepherd 20 -0- Stephen Myers 10 -0- John Ruger 20 -0- Simon Snider 15 -0- Jos. Peter Snider 5 -0- Richard Hilton 10 -0- Peter Hillton 20 -0- Cornelius V. Verghten 150 -0- James Swart 60 -0- William Moor 50 -0- Alphews Moor 30 -0- Joseph Andrews 20 -0- Stephen Root 5 -0- Joel Frisbee 5 -0- Benjamin Mathews 10 -0- Benjamin Matthews, jun 10 -0- Harmanus Schuyler 150 -0- Titus Andrews 150 -0- Ephriam Andrews 50 -0- John Andrews 260 -0- William Frisbee 75 -0- Josuah Benjamin 160 -0- Edy Baker 120 -0- Elilsha Andrews 30 -0- John Thomson George Hunter 20 -0- Iahiel Parks John Hunter 10 -0- Solomon Campbell 20 -0- Ebenizer Patrick 35 -0- Phineas Stevens 20 -0- Widdow Newel 30 -0- William McGee 20 -0- John Carty 50 -0- Lott 16, Farm 2-N (1769 lease) brother-in-law to Joshua Barber Jeremiah Tayler 40 -0- Lott 16, Farm 2 south 1769 leaseAbell Billnap 75 -0- William Young 10 -0- Evert VanDenbergh 200 -0- Lott 15 Killian De Riddder Tenent John McCartey 10 -0- Dr Eveneze Marvin 10 -0- Abner Quitterfield 30 -0- Samuel Bacon 20 -0- Lott 16, Farm 1 1763 Lease to Van der Werken Ezra Bail 70 -0- Alexander Baldwin 100 -0- Lott 14 Leased from Killian DeRider 1769 John Livinston 100 -0- Robert Edmonds 20 -0- Thomas Smith Westsider 75 -0- John Miller 10 -0- James Soule 25 -0- Amos Woodworth 5 -0- *Lott 14 (1772 Lease) brother-in-law of Jesse Chatfield John Buck 10 -0- Jehoeda Millerd 100 -0- Jonathan Moore 40 -0- Ephraim Woodworth 50 -0- *Lott 14 (1772 Lease) brother-in-law of Jesse Chatfield Ephraim Woodworth, Jun 10 -0- *Lott 14 (1772 Lease) Joseph Newland 15 -0- Isreal Newland 15 -0- Lott 12 1779 Lease from Neilson 100A Philip Munger 35 -0- Lott 13 1765 Lease 66 A Thomas Mansfeild 35 -0- Iabesh Dean 60 -0- Ziphaniah Ede 30 -0- Daniel Campbell 20 -0- Eleazar Millerd 15 -0- William Patrick 100 -0- Daniel Dickerson 200 -0- George Palmer 350 -0- a SCCP Judge by that name Ebeniezer Cobb 20 -0- Joshua Cobb 20 -0- Isaac Bryant 20 -0- James Norton 20 -0- *Lott 14 (1772 Woodworth lease) Asakel Norton 20 -0- *Lott 14 (1772 Woodworth lease) Samuel Bryant 200 -0- S. Van Rensselear’s Tenant Henry Barnhart now Derick Swart 200 -0- Hinderick Sent Jur 80 -0- Isaac Storm 60 -0- Abner Fuller 20 -0- 1772 Lease Lott 41, Farm 5 Eleaezar Slocum 10 -0- John Fish 75 -0- Benjamin Fish 15 -0- Gideon Bowdish 15 -0- Thomas Dennis 15 -0- James McImber 50 -0- Stephen Anthony 40 -0- John Johnson 40 -0- 1773 Lease Lott 44 William Bennett 10 -0- Hannah Griffin 30 -0- Benjamin Hammon 15 -0- Zepheniah Anthony 30 -0- Daniel Connel 60 -0- Iabesh Brigs 50 -0- Samuel Hall 40 -0- Rufus Hall 40 -0- Ebenezer Cook 160 -0- Samuel Cook 70 -0- John Milk 40 -0- Jacob Benson 45 -0- Bleecker had tenant by this name Billdad Benson 15 -0- “ “ “ “ “ “ Michael Inman 15 -0- William Trip 30 -0- Thomas Begle 80 -0- JamesWills 50 -0- Benjamin Green 70 -0- James Freeman 40 -0- (1716-1802) Easton, Washington Co. James Freeman, Jr. 20 -0- (1742-1820) son of 1716-James Freeman: Easton, Washinton Co. later removed to Galway. Will filed in Saratoga Co. Gideon Freeman 25 -0- (1749-1809) son of 1716-James Freeman: Eastpm Washington Co. Elisah Freeman 10 -0- (1754-1837) Son of 1716-James Freeman: Easton Washington Co. Zebulon Hawksey 60 -0- Daniel Young 5 -0- Symon S__ton 20 -0- John Cole Abraham Cole Stephen Benedict John Miller near Balltown 10 -0- Seth Hull 150 -0- Nathaniel Grimmin 40 -0- Ebenezer Whitney 75 -0- Benjamin Brown 5 -0- Jared Marvin 10 -0- Amos Moor 60 -0- George Edmons 5 -0- Philip Ingersol 5 -0- John Bartelow 15 -0- Michael Dinning 200 -0- Robert Williams 5 -0- John Ostrander 20 -0- Jesse Ingersol 5 -0- David Bidwell, Esq 150 -0- Ashbil Andrews 50 -0- Joel Andrews 15 -0- David Bedwell, jur 20 -0- Robert Fullerton 10 -0- John Fellows 20 -0- Robert Toms 20 -0- Ephraim Lake 5 -0- David Teaweks 10 -0- Walter DeRidder Esq 500 -0- Peter Becker 150 -0- Isaac VanDerwerker 75 -0- Evert Clute 175 -0- 1778 lease for a mill for 5 years from Isaac Van Derwerken (reel 10) Garret DeRidder 250 -0- Benjaijah Shelden 10 -0- James Rogers 40 -0- Samuel Shelden 40 -0- Iabesh Gage 10 -0- James Green 5 -0- Thomas Foster 10 -0- John Vernon -0- 30 Daniel Phelps -0- 75 Seth Hull, Jur 10 -0- Eliphalet Hull 10 -0- Ezra Dyer 5 -0- Elisha Coon 5 -0- William Stewart 15 -0- 1774 Lease, Great Lott 33 Jeremiah Prosser 5 -0- 1774 Lease - Ishmael Codner Lot 33 Sylvester Hall 5 -0- Harper Rogers 30 -0- Stanton Fissh 30 -0- Abel Coon 5 -0- Thomas Bentley 5 -0- John Blandin 5 -0- Mathew Pitten 20 -0- Benjamin Collins 10 -0- Joseph Reynolls 20 -0- Benjamin Ross 10 -0- Sylvester Satterly 5 -0- Lott 33 (Reel 10) Johnathan Foster 110 -0- William Foster 10 -0- Lott 33 (Reel 10) John Rogers, Junr 20 -0- Benidict Bentley 15 -0- James J Rodgers 20 -0- John Rodgers Sr 20 20 Nathan Fish 10 -0- John Franklin 30 -0- John Carbine 70 -0- Nathan Tanner 15 -0- Livi Crandele 30 -0- John Potter 5 -0- Lott 37 or 38 (reel #10) Check Potter profiles to see if he had a daughter named Bridget Thomas Reynolls 15 -0- John Reynolls Jr. 10 -0- Isaac German 10 -0- Lott 12, 1774 lease from Neilson for 52 A Thomas Foster, Junr. 10 -0- John Collins 20 -0- David Pettice 20 -0- Elisha Bently 5 -0- Robert King_n 100 -0- Robert Powel 10 -0- Robert Dayley 20 -0- William Swain 100 -0- John Swain 100 -0- Solomon Garner 60 -0- James Dickerson 15 -0- Great Lott 13 William Swetland 20 -0- Joseph Reynolls 15 -0- Philip Rogers, Sr. 15 -0- Thimothy Porter 5 -0- Cotton Mill near Cambridge 10 -0- John Pearse (a James Pierce married Martha Leggett) Lin Crandle, Jur 5 -0- John Winne 20 -0- Lott 6 Abraham Webster 60 -0- Francis Willaim 15 -0- William Swain Jr. 40 -0- Ruben Morton 50 -0- Bartlet Coffin 40 -0- Nathan Folger 80 -0- Jethro Huss 100 -0- Nathan Coffin 60 -0- William Coffin 20 -0- Abraham Rease 60 -0- John Pinkorn 60 -0- Cornelilus Van DenBergh 80 -0- Peter V Woert 150 -0- William H. Minerd 100 -0- Abraham Van Arnum 5 -0- Hendrick Lent 100 -0- William McShellop 20 -0- Henry Wells 20 -0- David Storms, Sr. 100 -0- David Storms, Jur. 40 -0- William De Runde 100 -0- Gerrardus Wellse 30 -0- Benjamin Ketchum 40 -0- Ezra St John 30 -0- James Storms 40 -0- Abraham Hausey 60 -0- Benjamin Coon 10 -0- Job Whipple 60 -0- Eseck Whipple 30 -0- Job Whipple Junr. 60 -0- Mishael Biddle 50 -0- Thomas Biddle, Jur. 40 -0- Joseph Biddle 15 -0- Henry Sherman 10 -0- Able Inman 15 -0- Henry Bedleston 20 -0- David Archer 30 -0- John Benson 5 -0- Bleecker had a tenant by this name. Reel 10 Abraham Brigs 10 -0- David Beard 40 -0- William Brewster 30 -0- Martin V Derwerker 30 -0- Jacob Van Schaick 250 -0- Evert De Ridder 250 -0- Gerret V Buren 100 -0- Thomas Wittbeck 100 -0- Garret Lansingh 20 -0- Evert Winddle 140 -0- Martin V Buren 50 -0- James Abeel 40 -0- Joshua Wheeler 30 -0- Ephraim Wheeler -0- -0- William Bradshaw -0- 100 Bleecker’s tenant (reel 10) Richard Hart 80 -0- George Deul 50 -0- maybe Lott 18 (two Deuls go bankrupt in 1831) Elijah Brownel 40 -0- Johathan Irish 30 -0- Benjamin Starbuck 100 -0- Bleecker had a tenant by this name Rebecca Starbuck married Isaac Leggett on Sept.1, 1778 Town of Easton, Washington County Daniel Folger 150 -0-Josiah German 30 -0- John Worth 20 -0- John Ray 20 -0- Joseph Buel 10 -0- Abraham Hoage 250 -0- Nathan Keys 60 -0- Ebenezer Stevens 20 -0- Thomas Smith 15 -0- Daniel Weeks -0- 10 Joseph Connel -0- 150 Zebbede Cornel -0- 30 James Connel -0- 50 Joshua Mc Amber 15 -0- Terry Mc Amber -0- 10 Benjamin Newman -0- 5 Philip Moore -0- 5 Nathaniel Towsle -0- 15 Daniel Smith 15 -0- Lyle Willcox 20 -0- Thaddeus Starbuck 25 -0- Bleecker had a tenant by this name R 10 Christopher Perkens 10 -0- Ebeniezer Stricklin 10 -0- Ezekel Inman -0- 5 Cronellius Baldwin -0- 10 George Reynols 15 -0- Jeremiah Willcox 40 -0- Jesse Gage -0- 20 John Colbert 10 -0- Abraham Marshel 20 -0- Joseph Row 60 -0- Job Wright -0- 60 William Guttrey 15 -0- Huch Harshey 30 -0- Walter Hughet 35 -0- Widdow Ford 30 -0- John Daniels 35 -0- Timothy Mills 35 -0- John Jefferies 30 -0- Stehen Hitchisek 20 -0- Samuel Norton 35 -0- * Lott 14 (1772 Woodworth lease) Daniel Washburn 25 -0- Israel Rose 30 -0- Joel Washburn 10 -0- Noah Steryns 30 -0- Joseph Stevens 5 -0- Alexander McCray 20 -0- Alexander Duff 10 -0- Dell Andrews 10 -0- Edward Finnel 10 -0- Isaiah Keeler 5 -0- John Rice 100 -0- 1772 Lease, Charles Moore 100 -0- Gideon Moore 100 -0- 1773 Lease Lott 10 George Hawke 40 -0- Richard Robeson 65 -0- John Ashten 20 -0- Thomas Patterson 20 -0- Joab Cook -0- 10 William De Ridder 500 -0- Isaac Funda 30 -0- William ___rvin, Jr. 50 -0- Sylvenis Sails 30 -0- Augustine Green 30 -0- Samuel Chapman 10 -0- John Arnoll 10 -0- Joseph Thos 10 -0- Silas Berlingam 10 -0- Abner Skidmore 20 -0- S. Van Rensselear’s tenant Lyman Barber 10 -0- Thomas Merrick 30 -0- Charles Merrick 30 -0- _______ Foster 100 -0- in Dunnings Company Jesse Munrow 5 -0- Iabesh Trip 5 -0- Jonathan Russ 5 -0- Levi Crocker, Sr. for the jland 20 -0- Levi Thomson for the jland 10 -0- John Cook for the j land Daniel Pain for the j land 10 -0- Noah Pain for an J land 5 -0- Nicholas VanDenbergh 50 -0- Gerrardus Van Olinda 60 -0- Daniel Winne 20 -0- Parkor Berdick 20 -0- Haar Wheeley 5 -0- Ebenezer Davis 10 -0- William Cobb -0- 15 Henry Din 10 -0- Stoffel Been 15 -0- Lyman Watson 35 -0- ___ ____ 30303 15 30318 made by us John McCrea Ephraim Woodworth * Lott 14 (1772 Lease) Jacobus Swart Cornelius Jo. vanden Bergh Daniel Dickinson Gideon Bowdish James Edlredge, Assessors Cornelius Van Veighton To the Treasurer of the State of Newyork * * * * * * * * * * * * People mentioned in Leases prior to 1779 who are not on the tax list Clifton Post. Lott 14 (1772) Will of Killian De Rider Jonathan Thompson Lott 14 (1779) Lease from Evert Vandenber to Munger Simeon Barbar Lott 15 (1769) Lease from Killian De Ridder 100 A Butler Lott 12 (1774) Lease from Bleecker to Neilson Jacob Tuttle* Lott 12 (1774) Lease from Bleecker to Neilson * However this may be J. Ibash Tuttle who is on the list.