Tax Assessment of Newlin Township (1739): Chester County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sandra Ferguson . ****************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: Printing this file within by non- commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ ****************************************************************** Before 1738, the citizens what was to become Newlin were assessed as part of Marlborough or Bradford, according to whether they were on the north or south side of the Brandywine. In 1740 the inhabitants petitioned to be formed into a township, which was granted, and the township named Newlin ( sometimes written as Newlinton). The following is what was called, in 1739, the Society rate" in the assessment, the last before the formation of Newlin Twp. Mordicay Cloud Richd. Barnatt Philip Taylor Anthony Baldwin Thos. Stubbs James Shilds John Harlan George Bayley George Pirce John Standson Robert Chaffin John Bentle Thos Willson Wm Wickerson Moses Pyle Wm Nicholas Tho Smith Magnes State Danl. ffew David Eakhouff Joel Cloud George Liggert WM. Littler James Ligget Robert Clark John Withers Jno ffison Robert ffison Saml ffison, jr Widdow ffemin Thos Price George Jeffrey Richd. Woodward Wm Bemount Isaac few Robert Cole George Rego Boultus Miller John Bayle Guston Gurman Richd. Reynolds Robert Willson John Bradley John Lard Robert Thornbery freemen - Job Moor, Stephen White, WM Mansell