AREA HISTORY:  1783 Taxable Inhabitants, Paradise 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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NAMES OF TAXABLES IN 1783 – Page 684

The following is a list of the taxable inhabitants of Paradise (which then 
included Jackson) in 1783:

John Appleman,                            Christian Leinbach,                    
Philip Altland,                           Henry Long (still), 
Jacob Amend,                              Elick Leese,
Daniel Amend,                             J. Lehn (saw and oil-mill),
Samuel Arnold,                            Jacob Lischy,
George Beck,                              Peter Moore,
Henry Berkheimer,                         Jacob Marks,
Peter Brihner,                            Peter Meinhardt,
Thomas Beissel,                           Jacob Miller, 
Nicholas Bentz,                           John Myer,
Fred. Brandt, grist-mill,                 Richard Mummert,
David Baker,                              William Mummert,
Peter Bobb,                               John Nagle,
Joseph Baltzly,                           Christopher Nagle,
Peter Boose,                              George Peterman,
Andrew Bally,                             Adam Pfeiffer,
Adam Christ,                              Christian Raffensberger (blacksmith),
George Conrad,                            Martin Raffensberger (blacksmith),
Peter Dierdorff,                          Widow Rentzel, 
Peter Dewald (joiner),                    Francis Raymer (tannery and still),
Conrad Doll,                              Jacob Roth,
John Dicks,                               Abraham Roth,
Tempest Tucker,                           Jacob Rummel, 
John Denlinger,                           Geo. Rudy (inn-keeper),
Frederick Decker,                         John Stouffer (grist and saw-mill),
Paul Emes,                                Lorentz Swigart,
Nicholas Entres,                          G. Shimpf (cordwainer),
Martin Fort,                              Michael Strasbach,
Henry Fissel,                             Joseph Sunday,
Michael Fissel,                           Frederick Stover (still),
Paul Fegely,                              Jacob Stover,
Michael Fried,                            Jacob Sarbach,
Matthew Graff,                            Henry Spangler,
David Griffith,                           Barnhart Spangler,
David Griffith, Jr.,                      Rudy Spangler,
Valentine Graff,                          Barnhart Spangler, Sr.,
Peter Geiss,                              Christopher Spies,
Wendel Geier,                             Casper Sneider,
Charles Keim,                             Philip Sheaffer,
Christian Keim,                           Spring Forge (1,000 acres),
M. Herman (tannery),                      John Trimmer,
Tobias Haberstock (still),                Andrew Trimmer,
William Kasper,                           Peter Trump,
John Heidler,                             George Tressler,
Andrew Haberstock,                        Adam Walter,
Patrick Haney,                            Henry Walter (still), 
Conrad Henry (still),                     Ludwig Walter, 
Tobias Heltzel,                           Jos. Wilson (inn-keeper),
Andrew Hershey,                           Christian Wiest,
Peter Hershey,                            Peter Wolf,
Joseph Hershey,                           John Wiest,
Philip Haberstock,                        Joseph Weston,
Jacob Howry,                              Henry Weller,
Andrew Young,                             Jacob Wantz,
John Joseph,                              Peter Zollinger.
Philip Jacobs,
George Jacobs,                            SINGLE MEN.
Lorenz Krone,
John Kell,                                John White,
Christian Kell,                           John Dressler, 
Casper Kerber,                            Christian Hershey,
Rudy Klinepeter,                          Adam Stover,
Nicholas Henry (hatter),                  Rudolph Kleinpeter,
Yost Keiner (mason),                      Adam Kleinpeter,
John Longmuth,                            John Boose,
                                          Jacob Boose,
                                          Henry Kleinpeter, 
                                          Philip Eppleman,
                                          Daniel Jacobs,
                                          Philip Jacobs,
                                          Christian Danner,
                                          Henry Stover,
                                          Andrew Sontag,
                                          David Myer.