Bucks County PA Archives History - Taxlists .....New Britton Township Tax List 1779 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 December 24, 2009, 4:44 am Acres Horses Cattle Servants John Ambler, 33 Moses Aaron, 187 2 5 1 Samuel Anderson, 1 Thomas Barton, 200 6 12 Thomas Beal, weaver, 64 3 4 Alexander Browne, 19 1 1 Abram Bickly, 2 3 Mary Bleakly, 1 John Barton, 1 1 Samuel Berger, 100 5 8 Abiah Butler, 113 3 5 Aaron Borom, 2 2 Wm. Borom, 160 2 5 Mordica Beavin, 1 Jacob Claws, 1 2 Bvered Connard, 14 Joseph Connard, 9 Robert Cummings' est., 17 Abram Crots, 200 4 9 Frederick Connard's est., 160 3 4 Geo. Coungill's est., 121 4 6 1 Wm. Coffin, 1 Simmon Cadwalader & Sons, 143 4 10 Abram Clymer, 108 3 5 John Dungyan, 126 4 8 Jacob Clymer's est., 30 2 3 Wm. Dungyan, 350 5 18 1 Wm. Doyle, cordwind'r 1 Nathan Dungyan, 1 John Davis, Esq., 141 4 7 Jonathan Drake, cond'er, 2 1 James Delap, 180 4 3 Henry Deneach, 237 7 14 Jeremiah Dungyan, cond'r, 3 David Evins, 340 4 16 Daniel Evins, 174 3 12 Hugh Edmond, 56 1 3 Christian Eitherholt, 150 3 8 Robert Eivers, 1 3 David Eaton, 2 4 Jesse Fell, 40 1 2 James Fulton, 40 3 2 Mark Frets, 100 4 6 Henry Funk, 5 3 Robert Flack, 80 4 4 John Foreman, 150 4 5 Mary Finly, 70 3 5 Thomas Good, 198 4 6 Benja. Griffith's est., 70 3 5 Elijah Griffith's est., 86 2 3 Jonathan Good, carp't, 2 John Godshalk, 95 4 6 John Grier, 140 3 9 Joseph Grier, , 150 3 6 Rev'd James Grier, 1 1 Wm. Godshalk, weaver, 1 Joseph Griffith, 2 4 Amos Griffith, 130 5 8 Samuel Griffith, cord'r, 3 James Giffin, weaver, 2 2 Joseph Hair, 147 1 6 Wm. Hough 2 3 Jacob Haldman, 67 2 7 Wm. Hines' estate, 200 3 6 Henry Harrise, 200 2 5 John Harrise, 4 4 Thomas Hockly, g. m., 47 1 5 3 Samuel Jones, B. S., 2 3 Sarah James, 150 3 6 2 Abiah James, 65 3 6 Josiah James, 100 3 4 John James, Sen., 100 4 8 John James, Jun., 30 3 2 Benja. John, 190 4 10 Jenkin Jones, 84 1 6 Thomas Jones, 315 12 24 1 Wm. James, 120 2 7 Samuel James, 60 2 5 James James, 150 2 11 Rev'd Erasmus Kelly, 1 Robert Kirkbride, 300 6 8 Connard Coyle, g. m., 127 4 7 Jacob Coyle, 150 3 7 Benja. Kelly, 100 Thomas Kelso, 100 5 7 Lewis Lunn's est., 120 John Lapp, Sen., 200 5 13 Richard Lewis, 1 John Lapp, Ju., 100 3 9 Hugh Meridith, doct'r, 50 3 2 John Morrise, 300 5 15 Alexander McTim, 100 3 5 Wm. Morrise, 100 5 12 Alexander More, 15 2 2 Edward Matthew, 100 2 4 Edward Miller, 100 3 6 11 Jonathan Mason, f. m., 36 3 6 John Mason, 1 Benja. Matthew, 125 3 6 John Matthew, 160 2 5 Thomas Matthew, 126 3 6 Christopher Miller, 200 5 9 John Miller, weaver, 1 2 Robert Morriseson, 2 Abram Overholt, 53 3 2 Mary Preston, 35 1 2 Eloner Preston, 40 3 1 Henry Paxson's est., 100 3 3 David Pugh, 100 5 10 John Pennington, 130 4 11 John Robinson, 2 2 Richard Rile, 150 3 4 Ann Boar, 50 3 4 Jacob Redlion's est., weaver, 110 2 9 Andrew Root, 200 4 8 Christian Root, 1 Barbary Root, 100 2 5 Henry Root 100 4 7 Peter Ripperd, 200 6 8 Joan Rowland, 10 Wm, Roberts, Esq., 220 4 11 David Rees, 50 2 4 Christian Roar, 100 2 5 Henry Rosenberge, 167 2 4 Walter Shewell, Sen., distillery, 112 5 6 2 Walter Shewell, Ju., 82 3 5 David Stephens, 100 2 3 John Starky, 1 Wm. Stephens, 75 3 4 Benjamin Stephens, 50 1 3 Henry Schisler, 50 2 2 Gabriel Swartslander's estate, 196 5 15 Samuel Stuart, 200 4 11 2 Jacob Shewalter, B. S., estate, 5 2 2 Jacob Sliver, 156 7 7 Christian Swarts, 150 4 7 Geo. Shipe, 100 3 9 Tobias Shull, 236 3 3 1 Emanuel Stitely, B. S., 1 Owin Swarts, 100 3 5 James Snodgrass, 131 4 8 Geo. Smith, 53 3 5 Phillip Swartzlander, 15 1 1 Evan Stephens, 2 2 Andrew Swarts' estate, 200 3 5 Andrew Simpson, 96 3 6 Benja. Thomas, 40 James Thomas, 100 3 5 Zachariah Titrow, 180 4 7 John Titwiller, 100 3 5 Joseph Thomas, 150 6 8 Wm. Thomas, 20 2 2 Jonathan Vastine's estate, 280 3 8 Jeremiah Vastine, 58 3 5 Geo. White's est., 100 1 3 Richard Wildgoose, taylor, 14 2 2 Jonathan Worth ington, 46 2 2 John Williams, 100 4 9 David Worthington, 245 4 6 John & Sam'l Wigton, 200 5 8 John Whistler, 150 5 8 John Williams, 80 Isaac Williams, 40 2 1 Samuel Wear, 150 5 6 Jacob Yeathers, 130 4 9 David Davis, 170 5 9 John Gardner, , 90 3 5 Matthew Law, , 2 2 John Thomas, 1 2 Wm. Boram, , 2 1 Christian Clymer's est., 140 3 7 Jos. Matthews, 1 2 SINGLE MEN James Barton, John Dungyan, Rob't Kennedy, And'w McCreary, John Floyer, Andrew Trumbower, Matthew Gill, Wm. Hair, James McWilliams, Isaac Thomas, Nathan Jones Sam'l Gotshalk, Isaac Lapp, Cap't Pugh, Sam'l Mason, Elias Pugh, Henry Root, Jos. Barton, Lewis Evins, Tho's Stuart, Jacob Whistler, Solomon Wartin, Henry Lewis, Jacob Creater, John Lap, Martin Lorgwell, John Kimper, Geo. Buzzard, John Hair, Owin Thomas, Jos. Lunn, Jacob Miller, Peter Ripperd, John Gervin, John Taylor, Lewis Lunn, Abel James, Morgan James, Jacob Swarts, John Hall PERSONS PAYING DOUBLE TAX TAX BOOK or Duplicate of the Different Townships in the County of Bucks of Such Persons Over Fifty-three Years of Age, and not having Sons or any other Person performing Military Duty, &c, to pay a Double Tax for their Real and Personal Property, as the Law Directs. Amount of Tax Alexander Brown, 9.15 .6 John Barton, 1.18 .6 Aaron Boram, 2 .3 .6 Wm. Boram, 20 .0 .0 Frederick Connard, 8 .8 .6 Jonathan Drake 3.16 .6 James Delap, 34 .4 .0 Hugh Edmond, 14 .9 .0 James Griffith 3 .0 .0 Wm. Hines' estate, 45.18 .0 James James, 44.16 .6 Thomas Kelso, 27.12 .6 Mary Preston, 9 .6 .6 Elona Preston, 14 .9 .0 Gabrial Swartslander's estate, 20 .7 .6 Phillip Swartslander, 5 .2 .0 Edward Miller 23.11 .0 Additional Comments: ABBREVIATIONS B. S. - black smith f. - furnace or forge f. m. - fulling mill g. m. - grist mill h. m. - hemp mill m. - miller m. h. - malt house p. m. - paper mill s. f. - steel forge s. m. - saw mill s. q. - stone quarry t. k. - tavern keeper w. s. q. - whet-stone quarry Transcribed from: Pennsylvania Archives Third Series Printed under direction of FRANK REEDER Secretary of the Commonwealth Edited by WILLIAM HENRY EGLE, M. D VOL.XIII HARRISBURG: Wm. Stanley Ray, State Printer 1897 PROVINCIAL PAPERS: PROPRIETARY AND OTHER TAX LISTS OF THE COUNTY OF BUCKS FOR THE YEARS 1779, 1781, 1782, 1783, 1784, 1785, 1786 EDITED BY WILLIAM HENRY EGLE, M. D WM. STANLEY RAY, STATE PRINTER OF PENNSYLVANIA 1897 PREFATORY NOTE The Editor calls attention to the fact that neither he or the Printer are responsible for the bad or changeable orthography of the surnames. The Transcripts are faithful copies of the originals, and not in a single instance has any change been made. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/pafiles/ File size: 11.8 Kb