1784 Milford Township Census Return
The following is a copy of the 1784 census return for Milford Township:
Allen, James; 1 horse; 2 cattle; 3 sheep; 1 house; 4 persons in family – white
Ankeny, Christian; 3 horses; 8 cattle; 9 sheep; 1 house; 7 persons in family – white
Ankeny, Peter; 2 horses; 8 cattle; 8 sheep; 1 house; 7 persons in family – white
Baker, William; 2 horses; 2 cattle; 1 sheep; 1 house; 3 persons in family – white
Barron, Nicholas; 4 horses; 6 cattle; 4 sheep; 1 house; 7 persons in family – white
Bays, Stephen; 2 horses; 2 cattle
Bender, Henry; 1 horse; 1 cattle; 2 sheep; 1 house; 2 persons in family – white
Birdman, John; 1 house; 5 persons in family – white
Black, Rachel (widow); 1 horse; 2 cattle; 1 house; 6 persons in family – white
Bole, William; 2 horses; 1 cattle; 1 house; 3 persons in family – white
Boyd, James; 2 horses; 3 cattle; 5 sheep; 1 house; 3 persons in family – white
Bruner, George; 3 horses; 3 cattle; 3 sheep; 1 house; 4 persons in family – white
Bruner, Henry; 3 horses; 3 cattle; 4 sheep; 1 house; 8 persons in family – white
Bruner, Jacob; 1 house; 3 persons in family – white
Bruner, Woolerick; 2 horses; 4 cattle; 3 sheep; 1 house; 4 persons in family – white
Bucher, George; 1 horse; 1 cattle; 1 house; 2 persons in family – white
Bucher, Peter; 2 horses; 3 cattle; 2 sheep; 1 house; 4 persons in family – white; 1 black
Capp, Peter; 1 horse; 2 cattle; 5 sheep; 1 house; 5 persons in family – white
Casebeer, Joshua; 2 horses; 2 cattle; 1 sheep; 5 in family – white
Casebeer, William; 3 horses; 3 cattle; 2 sheep; 1 house; 7 persons in family – white
Chorpening, John; 2 horses; 4 cattle; 3 sheep; 1 house; 5 persons in family – white
Claypole, James; 2 horses; 2 cattle; 1 house; 9 persons in family – white
Cooper, James; 1 cattle; 1 house; 2 persons in family – white
Cramer, Adam
Cramer, Christopher; 2 horses; 2 cattle; 2 sheep; 1 house; 8 persons in family – white
Critchfield, William; 2 horses; 1 house; 3 persons in family – white
Curry, William; 3 horses; 1 house; 7 persons in family – white
Davis, John; 1 horse; 1 cattle; 1 sheep; 1 house; 6 persons in family – white
Dull, John; 2 horses; 3 cattle; 1 house; 6 persons in famiy – white
Faith, Abraham; 2 horses; 1 house; 3 persons in family – white
Fleck (Flick), Adam; 2 horses; 2 cattle; 2 sheep; 1 house; 6 persons in family – white
Friedline, Ludwick Jr.; 2 horses; 1 cattle; 2 sheep
Friedline, Ludwick Sr.; 2 horses; 4 cattle; 2 sheep; 1 house; 5 persons in family – white
Gilmore, James; 1 horse; 1 cattle; 3 sheep; 1 house; 4 persons in family – white
Gordon, John
Hall, John; 1 horse; 2 cattle; 2 sheep; 1 house; 9 persons in family – white
Hanna, William; 1 horse; 2 cattle; 1 house; 6 persons in family – white
Hansbarger, Paul; 2 horses; 3 cattle; 2 sheep; 1 house; 7 persons in family – white
Hoover, Adam; 1 house; 8 persons in family – white
Hunter, Charles; 1 horse; 2 cattle; 2 sheep; 1 house; 5 persons in family – white
Hunter, George; 1 horse; 2 cattle; 1 house; 6 persons in family – white
Husband, Harmun; 5 horses; 8 cattle; 10 sheep; 1 house
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Jones, David; 3 horses; 3 cattle; 5 sheep; 1 house; 9 persons in family – white
Jones, Robert; 2 horses; 3 cattle; 6 sheep; 1 house; 4 persons in family – white
Jones, William; 2 horses; 2 cattle; 1 sheep; 1 house; 5 persons in family – white
Kefer, Adam; 2 horses; 3 cattle; 6 sheep
Keim, Christian; 1 horse; 1 cattle; 2 sheep; 1 house; 4 persons in family – white
Kichler, Ludwick; 1 house
Kimmell, Jacob; 2 horses; 2 cattle; 3 sheep; 1 house; 4 persons in family – white
King, Michael; 1 horse; 1 house; 3 persons in family – white
King, Phillip
Lout, Jacob; 3 horses; 3 cattle; 4 sheep; 1 house; 5 persons in family – white
Lower, John; 3 horses
McMichael, Mary; 1 horse; 2 cattle; 1 house; 3 persons in family – white
Miller, Jacob; 1 horse; 1 house; 6 persons in family – white
Miller, John
Minder (Meeter, Mendair), Alexander; 2 horses; 3 cattle; 4 sheep; 1 house; 5 persons in family – white
Morgan, Peter; 2 horses; 3 cattle; 9 sheep; 1 house; 3 persons in family – white
Morgan, Widow
Morningstar, Jacob; 1 horse; 3 cattle; 2 sheep; 1 house; 10 persons in family – white
Nicholson, Hugh; 2 horses; 1 cattle; 1 sheep; 1 house; 6 persons in family – white
Noble, James; 1 cattle; 1 sheep; 1 house; 4 persons in family – white
Parr, Sarah; 1 horse; 1 cattle; 1 sheep; 1 house; 4 persons in family – white
Penrod, John; 4 horses; 2 cattle; 5 sheep; 1 house; 8 persons in family – white
Penrod, Tobias; 1 horse; 1 cattle; 2 sheep; 1 house; 4 persons in family – white
Phillippi, Francis; 3 horses; 4 cattle; 12 sheep; 1 house; 9 persons in family – white
Pile, Casper; 1 horse; 3 cattle; 6 sheep
Rambeau, Moses
Rhinehart, George
Rice, George; 1 horse; 4 cattle; 4 sheep; 1 house; 5 persons in family – white
Seigman, John; 1 horse; 1 cattle; 1 house; 5 persons in family – white
Shaver, Jacob; 2 horses; 3 cattle; 1 house; 4 persons in famiy – white
Shoaff, John; 3 horses; 4 cattle; 6 sheep; 1 house; 7 persons in family – white
Sullivan, Patrick; 2 horses; 1 cattle; 1 house; 4 persons in family – white
Swarts, Christian; 1 house
Vantrece (Vetrich), Conrad; 2 horses; 2 cattle; 2 sheep; 1 house; 5 persons in family – white
Walker, James; 1 horse; 2 cattle; 3 sheep; 1 house; 2 persons in family – white
Walter, Michael; 2 horses; 5 cattle; 3 sheep; 1 house; 5 persons in family – white
Weimer, Frederick; 4 horses; 5 cattle; 7 sheep; 1 house; 6 persons in family – white
Weimer, George; 1 cattle; 1 house; 4 persons in family – white
Weimer, Jacob; 2 horses; 2 cattle; 3 sheep; 1 house; 6 persons in family – white
Weimer, John; 3 horses; 1 cattle; 5 sheep; 1 house; 9 persons in family – white
Wilson, James; 3 horses; 3 cattle; 5 sheep; 1 house; 7 persons in family – white
Wolfe, George; 2 horses; 2 cattle; 1 house; 4 persons in family – white
Wright, Samuel; 2 horses; 2 cattle; 4 sheep; 1 house; 6 persons in family – white
Young, Ludwick; 2 horses; 2 cattle; 1 sheep; 1 house; 4 persons in family – white
Totals: 141 horses; 177 cattle; 196 sheep; 72 houses; 374 white persons; 1 black person
(Source: The History of Bedford and Somerset Counties, 1906; Volume 2)
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