AREA HISTORY:  Taxables in 1783, Codorus Township, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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LIST OF TAXABLES IN 1783 – Page 699

In the county assessment and census report of 1783, Codorus Township was then 
reported to have 199 dwelling-houses, 189 barns, 9 mills, 6 negro slaves, a 
population of 1,304, and 27,975 acres of land not vacant.  The population at 
that date was quite dense.  The township furnished two companies of soldiers for 
the Revolution.

The following is a complete list of taxables of Codorus for 1783:

George Amspoker,                             Michael Ehrman,
Valentine Alt,                               Mendel Everhold,
John Bauman,                                 Philip Emich,
Jacob Bailey,                                Jacob Epply,
George Bortner,                              George Keller,
Benjamin Brouman,                            John Kileannon,
William Brouman,                             David Klinedinst,
Henry Baker,                                 Godfrey Klinedinst,
John Boyer,                                  Adam Kuntz,
William Becker,                              Henry Kessler,
John Brodbeck,                               Michael Kessler,
Jacob Bear,                                  Phillp Lau,
Michael Bealer,                              Anthony Lehman,
William Baker,                               Peter Lau,
Abraham Bollinger,                           George Lau,
Jacob Bealer, Sr.,                           Andrew Lau,
Peter Brillhard,                             James Ligget,
Jacob Bechtel,                               Rev. Jacob Lischy,
Michael Beltz,                               Henry Michael,
George Dehl,                                 James Moore,
Charles Dehl,                                Peter Miller,
Nicholas Dehoff,                             George Mack,
Henry Dehoff,                                John Mourer,
George Dehoff,                               Jacob Matz,
John Decker,                                 Frederick Myer,
Adam Denlinger,                              John Myer,
John Everholt,                               George Miller,
Andrew Miller,                               Jacob Krise,
George Neiman,                               Daniel Hyser,
Henry Newcomer,                              Jacob Keller,
Jacob Noll,                                  Henry Kuhn,
Peter Ollinger,                              Jocob Pleischer,
John Ott,                                    Stephen Peter,
John Ortman,                                 Michael Peter,
Mathias Pope,                                Richard Peters,
George Emich,                                Daniel Renold,
Frederick Eichelberger,                      Lorenz Rohrbach,
Frederick Feaser,                            Christian Rohrbach,
Jacob Fulkner,                               George Ripold,
Adam Foltz,                                  William Ruhl,
Henry Fishel,                                George Reily,
Peter Gerberich,                             Michael Rose,
Philip Gentzler,                             John Ruhl,
Samuel Glassick,                             Andrew Ripold,
Franz Ganz,                                  Adam Ripold,
Martin Getz,                                 Ludwig Riegle,
David Grier,                                 Jacob Rudisill,
Felix Glatfelter,                            John River,
Michael Glatfelter,                          Daniel Renold,
Jacob Henry,                                 Yost Runk,
Michael Hossler,                             Martin Sheurer,
Joseph Hossler,                              Jacob Sarbach,
Christinn Hossler,                           George Schlesman,
George Hoober,                               Peter Stuck,
Peter Henich,                                Peter Sprenkle,
Nicholas Henry,                              Jacob Schaffer,
Ulrich Huber,                                Simon Shadley,
John Hamme,                                  Christopher Shindle,
Daniel Hamme,                                Michael Speisert,
Jacob Haffner,                               John Wagner,
Adam Hoffman,                                William White,
Philip Hileman,                              John Wood,
John Hileman,                                Richard Weston,
Peter Hershey,                               Henry Wilhelm,
Andrew Hoff,                                 George Wehrly,
Francis Hoff,                                Michael Wehrly,
Bastian Helman,                              Henry Wehrly,
Peter Houser,                                John Werner,
John Houser,                                 Daniel Wertz,
John Hoke,                                   Sebastian Witman,
Daniel Jonas,                                John Walter,
Jacob Hirsh,                                 George Walter,
Ludwig Krops,                                Nicholas Ziegler,
George Keller,                               Jacob Ziegler,
John Krull,                                  Barnet Ziegler.
Peter Kuntz,

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Jacob Bear,                                  John Bealer,
Daniel Bear,                                 Christian Haffner,
Daniel Cramer,                               Daniel Hamn,
John Gantz,                                  Adam Miller,
Nicholas Ripold,                             Michael Miller,
Mathias Ripold,                              Henry Fishel,
Michael Shultz,                              Frederick Wilhelm,
Nicholas Ziegler,                            Michael Heilman,
Peter Ziegler,                               John Rohrbaugh,
John Bowman,                                 Christian Billhardt,
Jacob Henry,                                 Helfich Cramer,
Jacob Markle,                                Adam Boll,
George Bortner,                              Peter Peterman,
George Krebs,                                David Kleindinst,
Jacob Keller,                                Christian Kleindinst,
George Miller,                               Baltzer Spangler.