Tax Lists: 1808 Mifflin Twp, Northumberland Co Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Richard Turnbach. DornB@aol.com USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file 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. ____________________________________________________________ 1808 Triennial Tax Assessment Mifflin Township Northumberland Co PA [Formerly part of Catawissa Twp, Northumberland Co; now divided among Columbia, Schuylkill, and Luzerne Counties. Catawissa Twp had been spun-off the original Augusta Township of Northumberland Co about 1785. There was a Triennial Assessment for at least years 1802, 1805, and 1808. They may have also been done in 1796 and 1799] OCCUPANT OWNER ACRES BUILDINGS LOCATION H-C-S[NOTE 1] OCCUPATION VALUE TAX ALLEN, Richard 100 cabin Nescopeck Val 2-2-0 Yeoman 300 148 APPLEGATE, Joseph house Laborer 5 BITTENBENDER, Jno N Kern 100 house/barn Nescopeck 2-2- Yeoman 500 228 BOWMAN, Henry Jno Brown 50 house/barn Mifflinburg 0-0-0 Yeoman 250 110 BROWN, John 192 house/barn Mifflinburg 3-4-0 960 410 saw/gst ml BROWN, James 100 house Ten Mi Run 1-2-0 500 228 BROWN, Samuel Jno Brown 1-0-0 Laborer 18 BELLES, Anthony 40 Cold Run 0-0-0 Yeoman 160 114 BELLES, Peter 300 Ten Mi Run 0-0-0 Yeoman 600 240 BELLES, Widow P Belles 7 house Ten Mi Run 0-1-0 21 14 BOWMAN, John Chn Bowman 0-0-0 Single 33 BEYSHLINE, Mich Harrison 100 house/barn Nescopeck Val 2-2-0 Yeoman 300 148 BRIGGS, Jno Sr 500 house/barn Henry Creasy 1-2-0 Yeoman 2000 822 BROWN, Jno Assistant PATTEN, John Assistant BRIGGS, Jno Jr Jno Briggs Sr house/barn 3-3-0 Yeoman 99 37 BRIGGS, William " cabin 2-2-0 Yeoman 66 28 BRIGGS, Ashdon " Single 33 BOWMAN, Chn Sr 351 3 houses NE Br Susq 3-3-0 Yeoman 1053 458 barn BOWMAN, Jacob Chn Henry cabin 0-1-0 Laborer 66 28 BOWMAN, Chn Jr Single 33 BOWMAN, Peter Chn Bowman 0-1-0 Laborer 15 BITTERLY, William cabin Black Creek 1-1-0 19 CLINGAMAN, Peter 150 house/barn Cold Run 0-0-0 Laborer 300 132 CLINGAMAN, John 140 cabin Cold Run 0-2-0 cordwinder 420 186 CUNNINGHAM, Rdmd Esq 300 house/barn Nescopeck Val 3-3-3 Esq 900 407 CREASY, Benjamin Dan'l Brown 170 house John Briggs 2-2 Yeoman 510 228 CREASY, Adam 50 house/barn John Creasy 2-3 Yeoman 150 91 CREASY, John 60 house/barn Adam Creasy 1-4 Yeoman 180 95 CREASY, Henry 100 house/barn Adam Creasy 2-4 Yeoman 300 154 CREASY, Philip 100 house/barn Chn Eckroat 2-2 Yeoman 300 151 CODER, Henry Jno Briggs 100 house/barn Chn Henry 2-2 Yeoman 300 148 CAMEL, James 22 house/barn Turnpike Rd 1-2 Innkeeper 88 61 DRUMHELLER, J 207 house Turnpike Rd 1-2 Innkeeper 414 178 DRESHER, Samuel 100 house/mill Ten Mi Run 3-2 Yeoman 400 194 grist-saw DORNBACH, William 130 house Black Creek 2-2 Yeoman 390 196 DAVIS, David 200 cabin Catawissa Creek 300 130 DRESHER, George 150 house/barn Brnd Hunsinger 0-1 Yeoman 300 133 DRUM, George 40 house Ten Mi Run 2-2 Joiner 80 0 David BELLES 118 house Peter Belles 354 151 ECKROOT, Christian 100 house/barn P Creasy 2-2-0 Yeoman 300 148 " " Kunkle Est 50 Issac Russel 100 40 EMRICH, Jacob 25 cabin Black Creek 1-1-0 Laborer 75 51 ENGLE, Nicholas Ptr Belles 100 cabin Ten Mi Run 0-1-0 200 86 FISHER, Cornelius 28 FISHER, Peter 100 house/barn Catawissa 2-2-0 Yeoman " " 200 200 188 FURRY, John Isc Shuman 100 house Catawissa Rd 0-3-0 Innkeeper 200 104 FOOSE, Conrad cabin Waters " 2-0-0 Lab 44 GARRISON, Mathias Kunkle Est 168 house/barn NE Branch Squ 2-1-0 Yeoman 840 361 GERHART, Peter 318 house/barn P Belles 4-3-0 Yeoman 654 304 Gilbert, George E Shoffman? 619 house/barn G Hottlinger 4-3-0 Yeoman 2476 1030 " Charles cabin 0-3-0 Lab 21 " George, Jr house " 12 GERHARD, Jr house " 12 GRUVER, Paul, Sr 220 house/barn Cold Run 2-3-0 Yeoman 880 351 GRUVER, Paul, Jr house/barn " 2-2-0 " 300 148 HENNINGER, Frederick Kunkle Est 117 house/barn NE Br Susqhn 2-2-0 Yeoman 585 260 HOWE, Robert Ptr Belles 118 house/barn Anty. Belles 2-0-0 Yeoman 364 163 HUNSINGER, Bernard 150 house/barn Geo Dresher 0-2-0 Yeoman 450 202 HUNSINGER Jr [George?] 150 cabin Black Creek 0-3-0 Yeoman 300 139 HENRY, Christian 150 cabin Jno Piefer 2-3-0 Yeoman 450 211 HAHN, Theobold 207 house NE Br Susqhn 2-1-0 Yeoman 1035 425 HESS, Abraham Theob Hahn house " Mifflinburg 1-2-0 Yeoman 24 HOFFMAN, Philip 150 cabin Black Creek 0-3-0 Yeoman 450 199 HOWER, George 100 cabin Catawissa Crk 1-2-0 Lab 100 64 HOFFMAN, George 3 house Turnpike Road 0-1-0 " 9 19 HOLSHOOSER, Valnt Wm Rittnhse 300 saw/g mill Black Creek 2-0-0 Farmer 600 262 INDIA, John Tm Stevenson 18 cabin Henry Miller Jr2-0-0 Cordwinder 65 32 KIRKENDAHL, Emanuel Kunkle Est 151 house/barn NE Br Susqhn 1-3-0 Yeoman 750 320 KAINICH, George 170 cabin Black Creek 4-2-0 Yeoman 510 240 KITNER, Michael 150 cabin Bowers Pond? 2-2-0 Yeoman 450 208 LANSO, John Single LONGENBERGER, George 360 house/barn and saw mill 3-5-0 Yeoman 559 MILLER, Henry Sr 274 house/barn Ptr Belles 4-3-0 Yeoman 722 323 " 197 house MILLER, Abraham 300 cabin B Hunsinger 2-2-0 Yeoman 600 268 MILLER, Christian 150 cabin Sugarloaf 2-2-0 Yeoman 400 248 MACLY, Michael 250 house/barn Nescopeck Vly 2-2-0 Yeoman 500 228 MOWRER, Andrew 169 house/barn " 3-4-0 Yeoman 338 172 MENSINGER, Lewis 350 house/barn Ptr Gerhart 4-3-0 Yeoman 1050 463 MILLER, Christian 50 cabin Hen Miller Jr 2-1-0 Yeoman 150 81 MENSINGER, Jacob 40 house Ptr Belles 0-3-0 Yeoman 403 31 MILLER, Jacob Jno Bull 150 cabin Beaver Pond 0-1-0 Lab 450 193 MILLER, Adam 0-1-0 " 15 MILLER, Abraham 300 cabin/barn Hunsingers 2-2-0 Yeoman 900 388 MILLER, Philip 15 house Black Creek 0-0-0 Joiner 45 38 MENSINGER, Leonard cabin 0-1-0 Joiner 0 13 MASE, Jacob 200 cabin Sugarloaf 0-0-0 Smith 600 250 NOYER, Peter 7 house/barn George Drumm 0-1 Smith 14 19 NUNGESSER, George ?20 house/barn and mill P Noyer 1-2 Miller 120 75 NUNGESSER, Peter 40 cabin Buck Mt 0-1 Carpenter 80 55 NOYER, Daniel 60 house/barn Jno Brown 0-5 Yeoman 180 95 OTTO, Joseph Jno Brown 0 house Lab 0 24 OSTERDAG, George 400 cabin Buck Mt 0-1-0 400 175 PIFER, Jacob Sr Green 290 cabin Nescopeck Mt 4-2-0 Yeoman 580 272 PIFER, John 70 House G Gilbert 2-1-0 Yeoman 210 109 PIFER, Jacob Jr 1 Lab 15 PARKS, Roger Harrison 300 house/barn Nescopeck Val 2-1-0 Yeoman 800 385 RAIRICK, John 400 house/barn grist mill Beaver Creek 2-2-0 Miller 800 385 RUSSEL, Issac Jr cabin Joiner 24 RUSSEL, Benjamin 150 house Black Creek Yeoman 450 205 REAGLE, Peter 300 house Beaver Cr Val Yeoman 600 258 RUPERT, Charles 150 house Black Creek Yeoman 300 136 RUSSEL, Issac Sr 70 house/barn Mifflinburg Yeoman 350 171 RITTENHOUSE, Wm 120 unseated [Note 2] Black Creek 90 36 SHIRCKER, Jacob Geo Longenberger 2-2 Lab 600 270 SHARMAN, John Wm Bell 150 cabin Scotch Run Yeoman 50 79 SCHWENCK, Jacob 350 cabin/barn saw mill Catawissa Crk Yeoman 1050 442 SINGLEY, Jacob Jacob Herman 500 house/barn Buck Mt Yeoman 1500 617 SMITH, Phineas 300 house B Hunsinger Yeoman 900 403 SCHWEPPENHEISER [rest unreadable] Philip SHERIFF, Henry house Miller 15 SHARMAN, Samuel 15 cabin Scotch Run 0-1-0 Lab 25 21 SHARMAN, Thomas Wm Ball 150 cabin Scotch Run 0-0-0 150 72 SHOVER, John cabin 0-2-0 Lab 18 SMITH, Tobias cabin 0-1-0 15 STEIGER, George Gfy Fredericks 80 cabin Ten Mi Run 0-0-0 240 141 Troy Mc VEY cabin 15 Henry MILLER Jac Shoemaker 108 unseated Cordwinder 216 96 VAN BLARGEN, James cabin Catawissa Crk 1-0-0 Yeoman 300 22 WOLF, John Theo Hahn 1-2-0 Taylor 27 WOLF, John Benj Creasey cabin Henry Creasey 1-2-0 Lab 24 WALTER, John Saml Elis Esq 150 cabin Nescopeck Mt 0-0-0 300 132 WEAVER, Anthony Jno Nixson 200 cabin Sugar Loave 0-4-0 400 184 WENNER, Christian 203 house Turnpike Road 1-0-0 Innkeeper 406 188 WEHR, Michael Jos Shlosser 173 cabin John Creasey 1-2-0 Blacksmith 346 163 YOHE, Peter Jr Benj Russel 27 house/barn Mifflinburg 1-1-0 ?Mason 81 53 YOH, Henry cabin 0-1-0 ?Mason 15 [Other] Unseated Lands in Mifflin Township James PRATT house Ferryman Samuel HICKS Jas Nicholson 400 Samuel Scott 100 John CREASY John Kunkle 229 called: "Delightable" 57 ___________________ Notes: Transcribed in order entered; not all data readable. "Sugarloaf" probably refers to Sugarloaf Twp area of present Northumberland County; Sugarloaf of Luzerne was part of Nescopeck Twp, Luzerne. Note 1 #-#-# Equals the number of Horses, Cattle and Slaves reported. Note 2 The assessment for Briar Creek Twp includes a William and John Rittenhouse 360 acres, with a house, barn and grist mill._