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This work follows all guidelines of the USGW Census Project. ____________________________________________________________________________ This is the 1790 federal census for Chester County, Pennsylvania ____________________________________________________________________________ Census_Year 1790 Microfilm # M637-8 State Pennsylvania County Chester City/District Oxford Enumerator James Boyd =============================================================================================================================================== Free Free Free Free White White White White Males Males Females Females Head of Family 16 & up Under 16 16 & up Under 16 Others Slaves Remarks =============================================================================================================================================== Page # Line # Last Name First Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 6 Oxford Township; column 2 6 7 Fleming David 1 3 3 0 0 6 8 Armstrong Capt. Robt. 4 1 7 0 0 6 9 McCallister John 2 4 4 0 0 6 10 McCallister Joseph 2 0 1 0 0 6 11 Jackson Hugh 3 2 3 0 0 6 12 Black George 3 1 1 0 0 6 13 Marchbank David 2 3 2 0 0 6 14 Carswell James Senr. 2 1 3 0 0 6 15 Russel Alexander 3 2 5 0 0 6 16 Thompson John 1 0 1 0 0 6 17 Alexander David 1 2 4 0 0 6 18 Carswell Robert 1 1 2 0 0 6 19 McNeal Samuel 2 0 2 0 0 6 20 Donaldson James 1 2 3 0 0 6 21 McNeal Alexander 2 3 8 0 0 6 22 McKishock Arthur 1 2 4 0 0 6 23 Smith John 1 1 3 0 0 6 24 Hopkins Ezekiel 1 0 2 0 0 6 25 Ross Mary & William 2 2 5 0 0 6 26 White James 1 3 5 0 0 6 27 Arthur George 1 2 4 0 0 6 28 Bunton William Junr. 2 0 1 0 0 6 29 McKishock Archd. 1 2 4 0 0 6 30 40 37 77 0 0 Totals; end of column 2 Census_Year 1790 Microfilm # M637-8 State Pennsylvania County Chester City/District Oxford Enumerator James Boyd & Nathan Stockman =============================================================================================================================================== Free Free Free Free White White White White Males Males Females Females Head of Family 16 & up Under 16 16 & up Under 16 Others Slaves Remarks =============================================================================================================================================== Page # Line # Last Name First Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 1 40 37 77 0 0 Brought forward; start of column 1 7 2 McDowel Capt. James 2 0 7 3 4 7 3 Smith James 4 2 5 0 0 7 4 Earheart John 1 1 3 0 0 7 5 Ruston Doctor T. 6 0 0 1 0 7 6 Turner James 4 3 6 0 0 7 7 Murdock Joshua 1 4 4 0 0 7 8 Weldon Jacob 2 1 4 0 0 7 9 Robinson John 1 4 2 0 0 7 10 McGaughey William 2 3 2 0 0 7 11 Dickey James 3 1 2 0 0 7 12 Dickey William 2 1 4 0 0 7 13 McClure William 1 3 1 1 0 7 14 Boyd James Junr. 1 1 2 0 0 7 15 Bradford William 1 0 1 0 0 7 16 Stewart John 2 1 2 0 0 7 17 McKishock Widow 3 0 4 0 0 7 18 McGaughey William 2 4 6 0 0 7 19 Glenn William 2 0 1 0 0 7 20 Hewit William 3 0 2 0 0 7 21 McGaughey Joseph 1 1 3 0 0 7 22 Maxwell Robert 1 1 4 0 0 7 23 Ross William 1 1 3 0 0 7 24 Ross John Junr. 1 3 2 0 0 7 25 Cook James 2 2 3 0 0 7 26 Fox Peter 2 1 1 0 0 7 27 Fox Benjamin 1 1 3 0 0 7 28 Smith Patrick 1 0 4 0 0 7 29 Ritchie George 5 0 1 0 0 7 30 McClelland James 1 3 5 0 0 7 31 Auld James 3 1 1 0 0 7 32 Ross John Senr. 3 4 3 0 0 7 33 Reed Widow 0 0 4 0 0 7 34 Alexander Widow 0 1 3 0 0 7 35 Francis John 3 0 3 0 0 7 36 Killiland James 2 2 7 0 0 7 37 Grubb Henry 1 4 3 0 0 7 38 111 96 188 5 4 Totals; end of column 1 7 1 111 96 188 5 4 Brought forward; start of column 2 7 2 Killwaggon John 1 0 3 0 0 7 3 Heslet John 1 5 5 0 0 7 4 Bowden Robert 3 1 4 0 0 7 5 Brooks David 5 1 3 0 0 7 6 Fletcher Robert 1 1 3 0 0 7 7 Taggart Archibald 2 0 3 0 0 7 8 Tremble James 1 0 2 0 0 7 9 Reed Jacob 1 1 2 0 0 7 10 Hood Garret 3 3 4 0 0 7 11 McClury William 5 2 2 0 0 7 12 Lindon James 1 1 2 0 0 7 13 Boysel Jacob 2 1 5 0 0 7 14 Commons Robert 1 3 3 0 0 7 15 Crosby David 3 3 3 0 0 7 16 Lucky Joseph 3 3 5 0 0 7 17 Boyd James 3 2 6 1 1 7 18 Robb Joseph 2 2 4 0 0 7 19 Campbell Hugh 1 1 1 0 0 7 20 Scanlan Florence 1 2 6 0 0 7 21 Fleming Andrew 2 1 4 0 0 7 22 Andrew Alexr. 1 1 4 0 0 7 23 Holmes William 1 2 3 0 1 7 24 Day John 1 1 5 0 0 7 25 Irvin William 1 3 3 0 0 7 26 Carswell Widow 3 1 3 0 0 7 27 All James 1 0 0 0 0 7 28 Bailey James 1 2 4 0 0 7 29 Freeborn James 1 0 7 0 0 7 30 Reed William 3 2 4 0 0 7 31 Cooper Thomas 3 1 4 0 0 7 32 Henry James 2 1 4 0 0 7 33 Hagan Henry 1 1 2 0 0 7 34 Glansford John 1 1 1 0 0 7 35 Cooper John 2 3 5 0 0 7 36 Conway James 1 1 1 0 0 7 37 Cooper James 3 0 5 0 0 7 38 179 149 313 6 6 Totals; end of column 2 Census_Year 1790 Microfilm # M637-8 State Pennsylvania County Chester City/District Oxford Enumerator James Boyd & Nathan Stockman =============================================================================================================================================== Free Free Free Free White White White White Males Males Females Females Head of Family 16 & up Under 16 16 & up Under 16 Others Slaves Remarks =============================================================================================================================================== Page # Line # Last Name First Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 79 149 313 6 6 Brought over; start of column 1 8 2 Wilson John 2 3 6 1 0 8 3 Hudders James 1 1 2 0 0 8 4 Ewing Widow 2 0 2 0 0 8 5 Ewing John 1 1 1 0 0 8 6 Ewing James 1 2 1 0 0 8 7 Henderson Robert 4 1 3 0 0 8 8 Henderson Thomas 3 1 4 0 0 8 9 Bunton John 1 0 4 0 0 8 10 O Neal Charles 1 0 2 0 0 8 11 Hood Walter 3 0 4 4 3 8 12 Hays Widow 2 3 3 0 3 8 13 Pinkerton William 3 0 7 0 2 8 14 Slack Thomas 2 4 4 0 0 8 15 Fox Patrick 1 2 3 0 0 8 16 Pinkerton John 1 1 7 0 1 8 17 Bonnet Joseph 2 1 3 0 0 8 18 McKee Robert 1 2 2 0 0 8 19 Smith Robert Esq. 1 2 5 0 0 8 20 ----- Line drawn through 8 21 Ritchey John 1 2 2 0 0 8 22 Michael William 1 1 2 0 0 8 23 Kennedy James 1 1 4 0 0 8 24 Patterson James 1 1 5 0 0 8 25 Johnston James 1 3 3 0 0 8 26 Lowrey Andrew 1 3 1 3 2 8 27 Woodrough Jeremiah 3 0 5 0 0 8 28 Sterrett William 2 2 4 0 1 8 29 Lowrey William 1 0 2 0 0 8 30 Andrew Captn. Arthur 2 2 5 0 0 8 31 Lefever Isaac 2 1 2 0 0 8 32 Lefever John 2 3 3 0 0 8 33 Whiteside Doctor 4 5 3 0 0 8 34 Bunton William Senr. 1 1 1 0 0 8 35 Bunton Robert 2 5 2 0 0 8 36 Crow James 1 0 2 0 0 8 37 McCullough George 3 1 3 0 0 8 38 Glendening John 5 3 4 0 0 8 39 Watt David 2 0 1 2 2 8 40 247 207 430 16 20 Totals; end of column 1 8 1 247 207 430 16 20 Brought forward; start of column 2 8 2 Watt John 4 1 1 0 0 8 3 Fowls Archibald 1 0 1 0 0 8 4 Walker Andrew 6 0 3 0 0 8 5 Ferguson Alexander 1 2 4 0 0 8 6 Stockman John 1 2 3 0 0 8 7 Ewing Thomas 1 1 2 0 0 8 8 Hogg Robert 1 4 2 0 0 8 9 Stockman Nathan 2 1 3 0 0 8 10 Gray John 2 1 4 0 0 8 11 McGaughin Shoman 3 4 5 0 0 8 12 Robinson William 1 0 1 0 0 8 13 Gibson James 1 1 2 0 0 8 14 Kirkwood Archd. 1 1 1 0 0 8 15 Carnes John 2 0 1 0 0 8 16 Carnes Widow 2 0 1 0 0 8 17 Manahan James 1 1 3 0 0 8 18 277 226 465 16 20 Totals; end of Oxford Twp.