Bucks County PA Archives History - Taxlists .....Plumstead 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, 6:08 am Acres Horses Cattle Servants Matthew Adams, 2 2 Catharine Alexander, 1 Nathaniel Brittain, 120 3 5 John Brittain, 78 1 1 Michael Black, 175 3 5 Ann Browne, 1 1 Abram Browne, 17 1/2 1 1 John Bouther, 1 Wm. Bradshaw, 130 3 5 John Boyle, 600 4 12 Joseph Brittain, still, 200 4 4 Martha Baxter, 3 Alexander Browne, 127 Widow Black, 1 Abram Black, Se'r, still, 117 3 4 Abram Black, Ju., 187 2 4 John Bradshaw, 125 2 4 Jonathan Browne, 3 2 John Browne, 209 4 6 Josiah Browne, 209 2 John Cutler, 15 1 1 John Cary, Sen., 100 2 1 Elias Cary, 2 3 Sam'l Cary, weaver, 50 2 2 Robert Colvill, 2 2 Wm. Chilicott, 100 2 4 Joseph Caufman, 50 Wm. McCalla, inkeeper, 80 4 4 Peter Costmer, 100 3 5 John Clauson, 50 1 1 John Cary, Jun., 106 3 3 1 Phillip Crots, 236 3 2 John McCalla, 93 3 3 Jonathan Carlile, 98 2 2 Daniel Carlile, 98 3 Cephas Childs, 228 5 12 Jonathan Combs, 1 Jacob Clemons, 2 John Carlile, 120 3 4 Joseph Connard, B. S., 40 1 2 1 Everard Connard, 70 2 4 Isaac Dunkin, 100 1 3 Joseph Dunkin, 1 2 James Dyer, deceas'd 125 1 2 Joseph Dyer, 1 1 Henry McDowell, weaver, 1 1 Thomas Dickinson, 2 1 Adam Davison, 30 1 1 Joseph Dean, 140 3 3 Israel Doan, Sen., 122 1 2 Israel Doan, Jun., 3 3 John Dunlap, 187 4 5 Sarah Day, 100 2 2 Wm. Doyle, 28 2 1 Thomas Dyer, Esq., 2 1 1 John Dyer, 100 2 2 And'w Ellicott, 112 3 4 Arthur Irwin, 20 Peter Trawdle, 2 Natha'l Fetharbee, 2 Joseph Fisher, 50 Robert Fisher, 25 Josiah Dyer, 97 2 1 Benja. Fell, 167 3 4 Hugh Ferguson, 250 4 5 James Faries, 150 3 3 Phillip Fox, 150 3 5 John Fordsman, 118 2 3 Geo. Gaddis, 128 2 2 John Gaddis, 1 1 James Gaddis, 1 Robert Gibson, Sen., 200 2 4 Christian Gayman, 187 3 5 Matthew Grier, 257 3 5 Rob't Gibson, Sen., tavern, 198 7 4 Francis Good, 50 1 2 Edward Good, 84 2 3 Matthew Hughes, 16 1/2 4 5 Nicholas Hill, 100 1 2 John Hart, still, 50 5 4 Wm. Hart, 113 2 3 Henry Huddleston, 300 2 4 Nathan Huddleston, 2 3 Phillip Hinkle, 153 9 4 Jonathan Hough, 122 2 3 Isaac Hill, 100 2 3 Tho's Handlin, nailer, 1 Ezekiel Hazel, 2 3 John Hogland, 3 2 Sarah Jessop, 5 James Rennard, 1 Barnard Kippler, 100 2 5 Peter Kister, 1 Thomas Kelso, 2 David Kennady, 160 Wm. Kennady, 187 3 4 David Kerr, 5 1 1 John Leesman, 1 1 Thomas Lewis, 170 3 5 Tho's Lewis & John Myers, 50 John Souder, 50 2 2 Magdillin Leatherman, 20 2 John Fitsinger, 99 3 2 Rich'd Meridith, 150 Jacob Maries, 1 Raneck Michener, 1 1 Israel Morris, 1 John McMullin, 2 2 James McMullin, 150 3 3 Widow Minch, 2 Edward Morise, 3 2 Rob't McNeely, 1 Geo. Mitchell, 50 Wm. Meridith, 175 4 7 John Mires, B. S., 100 3 3 Henry Mires, Sen., 90 2 4 John Miller, 1 1 Henry Mires, Jr., 50 1 2 Patrick Mecklem 3 2 Messech Michener, 70 2 2 George Michener, Ju., 100 2 1 Mahlon Michener 25 2 1 Geo. Michener, Se'r, 60 2 2 Wm. Michener, Jr., 130 3 6 Wm. Michener, Sen., 50 1 2 Wm. Miller, 80 2 2 Mordica Michener, 100 2 3 Jacob Nonamaker, 28 1 1 Cornelious Nephus, 1 David Nesbitt, 2 3 Abram Overholt, 100 4 5 Smith Price, wheelright, 50 2 3 John Price, 2 3 Widow Poe, 1 Henry Pike, 1 Christian Paringer, 1 Henry Paringer, 1 2 Thomas Polton, 80 3 3 Jos. Roberts, 45 2 2 George Rogers, 75 4 5 Bzekiel Rogers, 50 2 3 Alexander Robinson, 3 1/2 1 1 James Buckman, 146 1 5 Joseph Rich, 120 2 3 David Smith, 150 5 4 Daniel Stradler, 100 1 2 Wm. Rich, 1 Jos. Stradler, 2 1 John Smith, Sen., 100 3 3 James Shaw, Jun., 90 2 3 John Shaw, 100 2 4 James Shaw, Sen., 158 4 8 Wm. Skelton, 1 1 Sarah Smith, 250 3 6 Joseph Shaw, 100 2 2 Moses Shaw, 1 Thomas Shaw, 1 Samuel Schofield, 13 Jas. Shaw & Sam'l Tunton, Widow Swope, 1 Joseph Severns, 1 Thomas Syne, 1 Widow Stover, 50 Adam Shafer, 2 3 Widow Stover, 100 John Sanders, 1 Charles Stuart, Sen., 116 1 1 Charles Stuart, Jun., 1 1 George Stuart, 1 John Shaw, 20 John Stinor, 1 Jonathan Shaw, 160 4 4 Wm. Shimmons, 1 Alexander Shaw, 120 3 3 John Smith, Jr., 100 2 2 Natha'l Sample, 1 John Thompson, 1 Dorothy Tyson, 1 1 David Thomas, 134 4 6 Daniel Thomas, 69 1 2 Joseph Thomas, 110 2 3 1 Edward Updegrave, still, 56 2 2 1 John Vanfosin, 150 3 3 1 Jacob Vickers, 1 Robert Thorn, 180 Peter Vickers, 1 1 Thomas Wood, 90 Joseph Wood, 1 Joseph White, 40 John Winter, 3 1 Jacob Wisner, 50 2 2 Peter Wood, 125 4 4 Samuel Walters, 2 Michael Walter, 112 2 4 Thomas Wright, 83 5 3 Wm. Young, 1 Geo. Rice's est., 164 1 SINGLE MEN John Smith, Aaron Smith, Nehemiah Smith, Jacob Dunkin, John Lewis, Henry Gaddis, Charles Dyer, Sam'l Hart, And'w Black, Jos. Shiver, Alexander McDowell, John Costner, John Rogers, John Boyle, Wm. Hart, Michael Pliter, Jos. Doan, Thomas Hill, Sebastin Gates, Hugh Ferguson, James Ferguson, Jesse Vickers, John McIntire, Jos. Child, Cephas Child, Jonathan Hough, Jonathan Shaw, John Sees, John Carlile, Amos Shaw, James McMullin, Wm. Smith 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, 16.14 .0 John Cary, 10.12 .6 Joseph Caufman, 12.13 .0 Wm. McCalla's estate, 18.18 .0 Jacob Clemons, 1.12 .6 Joseph Fisher, 5.15 .0 Robert Fisher, 4.12 .0 Robert Gibson 48 .6 .0 Nicholas Hill, 9 .0 .0 Henry Huddleston, 25 .0 .0 John Leesman 1 .5 .6 Magdilhan Leatherman, 5 .7 .0 Edward Morrise, 6.10 .6 Mordica Michener, 23.10 .0 David Nesbitt, 7.15 .0 Henry Peninger, 2 .1 .0 Dan'l Stradler, 26.15 .0 John Smith, 30 .0 .0 Wm. Shimmons, 1 .3 .0 Michael Walter's estate, 20.14 .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. 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