1796 Tax List, Elk Lick Township, Somerset Co.
Tax Mapping Department, Klatzkin Building
Items crossed off below were crossed off on the original record. (400) = Total
assessed value of all taxable items listed; given in dollars and cents.
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Michael ANGLE (Engle?): 49 acres (8 cleared); 1 horse; 3 cows; 1 house ($408.50)
Clemans ANGLE: 230 acres (20 cleared); 3 horses; 4 cows; 1 house ($541)
Benjamin ASHMEAD: 442¼ unseated acres ($331.50)
William ALBRICKS: 417 3/4 unseated acres ($312.92)
James AGEN: 277 unseated acres ($325.50)
James BOYD: 190 acres (10 cleared); 2 horses; 1 cow; 1 house ($323)
Christian BURNTRAGER: 35 acres (15 cleared); 3 horses; 4 cows; 1 house ($280)
Christophel BARNHOUS (Barnhouse? Barnhaus?): 44 acres (6 cleared); I horse; I cow; I house (101)
John BURKHOLTER (Burkholder?): 120 acres (16 cleared); 2 horses; 2 cows; 1 house ($232)
Ditto Ditto: 85 acres (15 cleared); 1 house ($120)
Simeon BLEWBOH (Blubaugh? Blumbaugh?): 95 acres (5 cleared); 1 horse; 1 cow; 1 house ($168)
John BURGER: 179 acres (50 cleared); 1 horse; 4 cows; 1 house ($560.50)
Michael BRANISER: 270 acres (30 cleared); 2 horses; 4 cows; 1 house ($477)
Simeon BLEWBAUGH: 150 unseated acres ($200)
Jacob BRINNISER: No taxables listed
Peter BEDFORD: 396 3/4 unseated acres ($245.17)
George BARKLEY: 409 3/4 unseated acres ($306.75)
Adam BRITTLE: 406 unseated acres ($304.50)
Peter BUSSARD: 68 unseated acres ($51)
Mountjoy BAILEY: 406 3/4 unseated acres ($101.30)
Jacob CRICKLER: 275 acres (25 cleared); 200 unseated acres; 2 horses; 1 cow; 1 house ($751)
Jacob COVER: 20 acres (30 cleared) (sic); 1 horse; 1 cow; 1 house ($135)
John CRISTMER: 150 acres (30 cleared); 2 horses; 5 cows; 1 house ($410)
David CRYDER (Krider?): 130 acres (20 cleared); 2 horses; 2 cows; 1 house ($231)
John CLINK: 380 acres (25 cleared); 305 unseated acres; 2 horses; 2 cows; 1 house ($795)
Soloman CLODFELTY: 210 acres (50 cleared); 3 horses; 4 cows; 1 house ($566)
Adam CODFELTY: No taxables listed
—– CHRISTMER: No taxables listed
Andrew CLINK: No taxables listed
Benjamin CADINGTON (Caddington? Coddington?): 440 unseated acres ($110)
John DRUSIL: 250 acres (50 cleared); 2 horses; 2 cows; 1 house ($735)
George DICKEY: 120 acres (30 cleared); 1 horse; 2 cows; 1 house ($295)
David DICKEY: 91 acres (9 cleared); 2 cows; 1 house ($183)
Michael DOMER: 279 acres (21 cleared); 1 horse; 3 cows; 1 house ($523)
John DORICE: 65 acres (15 cleared); I horse; 2 cows; 1 house (223)
Henry DEAL (Diehl?): 282 acres (3 cleared); 200 unseated acres; 1 horse; 3 cows; 1 house ($555)
Shaphel DWIRE: 240 acres (30 cleared); 1 horse; 4 cows; 1 house ($495)
John DUST: 85 acres (15 cleared); 2 horses; 2 cows; 1 house ($253)
Casper DUST: 45 acres (5 cleared); 2 horses; 2 cows; 1 house ($159)
Ditto Ditto (CHEW\’s land): 294 acres (6 cleared) ($452)
Jacob DUST: No taxables listed
James IRVIN: 135 acres (25 cleared); 2 cows; 1 house ($227)
John EIGLEBERGER: 300¼ acres (7 cleared); 1 horse ($370)
Adam ESLOR: 436 unseated acres ($327)
Abraham FLORY, Jr.: 284 acres (16 cleared); 2 horses; 2 cows; 1 house ($l08)
Abraham FLORY, Sr.: 50 acres (40 cleared); 4 horses; 5 cows; 1 house ($528)
Joseph FORNEY: 250 acres (50 cleared); 4 horses; 7 cows; 1 house ($855)
Jacob FORNEY: 80 acres (20 cleared); 2 horses; 3 cows; 1 house ($320)
Peter FORNEY: 80 acres (20 cleared); 1 horse; 3 cows; 1 house ($280)
Jacob FICK: 70 acres (30 cleared); 2 horses; 3 cows; 1 house ($288)
George FOLK: 120 acres (30 cleared); 2 horses; 4 cows; 1 house ($318)
John FIKE: 63 acres (25 cleared); 4 horses; 5 cows ($582)
Ditto Ditto: 24 acres (26 cleared) (sic) ($113)
Ditto Ditto: 275 unseated acres; saw mill ($496)
Ditto Ditto: 200 unseated acres ($200)
Adam FADLEY: 38 acres (12 cleared); 1 horse; 1 cow; 1 house ($129)
Ditto Ditto (CHEW): 299 acres (1 cleared) ($600)
Christian FIKE: 270 acres (20 cleared); 3 horses; 4 cows; 1 house ($850)
Abraham FENTCH: 225 unseated acres ($337.50)
William FINDLEY: 95 acres (5 cleared); 1 cow; 1 house ($129)
Samuel FINDLEY: 80 acres (20 cleared); 2 horses; 2 cows; 1 house ($221)
Ditto Ditto: 194 acres (6 cleared) ($235)
Peter FAIDLEY: 150 acres (30 cleared) 1 horse; 2 cows; 1 house ($553)
Philip FIREBAUGH: 189 acres (16 cleared); 1 house ($205)
Daniel FLICK: 1 cow ($10)
Joseph FLORY: No taxables listed
John FIKE: 150¼ unseated acres ($175.50)
Samuel FOUTS: 225 unseated acres ($224.75)
David GRIFFITH: 550 acres (50 cleared); 3 horses; 4 cows; 1 house ($1,397)
Joseph GUNDY: 170 acres (30 cleared); 1 horse; 3 cows; 1 house ($310)
John GERLET: 100 acres (11 cleared); 1 horse; 2 cows; 1 house ($150)
Henry GARLET: 165 acres (18 cleared); 1 horse; 2 cows; 1 house ($344.50)
Ebenazer GRIFFITH, Esq.: 260 acres (40 cleared); 1 horse; 3 cows; 1 house ($533)
John GRIFFITH: Sawmill ($350)
Charles GRANDMAN: 438 unseated acres ($303.50)
John GRAHAM: 401¼ unseated acres ($100.12)
Michael HANSEL: 100 acres; 1 horse; 1 cow; 1 house ($167)
John HOSTOTLER (Hostetler?), Sr.: 235 acres (15 cleared); 1 horse; 1 cow; 1 house ($244)
John HOSTOTLER: 175 acres (50 cleared); 3 horses; 5 cows; 1 house ($559.50)
David HOSTOTLER: 75 acres (10 cleared); 1 cow; 1 house ($140.50)
Henry HOSTOTLER: 58 acres (9 cleared); 1 cow; 1 house ($113.50)
Joseph HOSTOTLER: 280 acres (20 cleared); 2 horses; I cow; I house (445)
Andrew HASLET: 102 acres (10 cleared); 1 horse; 1 cow; 1 house ($234.50)
John HERSGERGER: 68 acres (40 cleared); 1 horse; 4 cows; 1 house ($304)
Christian HOSTOTLER: 170 acres (30 cleared); 2 horses; 2 cows; 1 house ($515)
John HOOVER: 210 acres (50 cleared); 2 horses; 1 cow; 1 house ($735)
Jacob HOSTOTLER: 116 acres (70 cleared); 2 horses; 2 cows; 1 house ($338)
Ditto Ditto: 100 unseated acres ($l00)
Ditto Ditto: 460 unseated acres ($460)
Ditto Ditto: 466 unseated acres ($460)
John HENDRICKS: 286 acres (40 cleared); 3 horses; 6 cows; 1 house ($852)
Andrew HENDRICK: 1 horse; 2 cows ($60)
Christian HERSBERGER (Hershberger?) (CHEW): 293 acres (30 cleared); 2 horses; 2 cows; 1 house ($822)
Ditto Ditto: 148 acres (12 cleared) ($239)
SamueI HASLET: Tradesman (-blank-)
John HALL: No taxables listed
John HOUGHSTADLER: 46½ unseated acres ($34.62)
John HOLTEMAN: 405½ unseated acres ($303.75)
John HOLDIMAN: 277 unseated acres ($207.75)
Henry HAINS: 363¼ unseated acres ($271.76)
Anthony HAINS: 305 unseated acres ($152.50)
John HESBERGER: 165 unseated acres ($123.75)
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John INFIELD: 45 acres (5 cleared); 1 horse; 1 cow; 1 house ($109)
James JOHNSTON: 428¼ unseated acres ($107)
Benjamin JOHNSTON: 439½ unseated acres ($109.40)
Thomas JOHNSTON, Jr.: 401¼ unseated acres ($100.23)
Roger JOHNSTON: 411 unseated acres ($100.25)
Baker JOHNSTON: (422?) unseated acres ($105.05)
Thomas JOHNSTON: 440 unseated acres ($110)
John KAYTON: 30 acres; 1 cow; 1 house ($45)
Christian KNAGEY: 246 acres (50 cleared); 2 horses; 6 cows; 1 house ($665)
John KNAGEY: 35 acres (15 cleared); 2 horses; 2 cows; I house ($207)
John KAGEY: 278 acres (40 cleared); 2 horses; 5 cows; 1 house ($786)
George KLINGERMAN: 188 acres (12 cleared); 2 horses; I cow; I house ($290)
Maurice KENNADY (Kennedy?): 416 unseated acres ($312)
Robert KENNADY: 297 unseated acres ($347.49)
Peter LIVENGOOD, Jr.: 210 acres (30 cleared); 2 horses; 3 cows; 1 house ($397)
Peter LIVENGOOD, Sr.: 117 acres (50 cleared); 3 horses; 4 cows; 1 house ($498)
Ditto Ditto: 30 unseated acres ($35)
John LAP: 135 acres (15 cleared); 1 horse; 1 cow; 1 house ($228)
Joseph LIGHTY: 160 acres (40 cleared); 1 horse; 5 cows; 1 house ($510)
Christian LIGHTY: 160 acres (40 cleared); 1 horse; 3 cows; 1 house ($490)
Honical LONG: 49 acres (9 cleared); 1 horse; 1 cow; 1 house ($113)
Ditto Ditto (CHEW): 291 acres (9 cleared) ($353)
Peter LIGHTY: 1 cow ($10)
Christian LIVENGOOD: 80 acres (20 cleared); 3 horses; 4 cows; 1 house ($370)
Ditto Ditto: 30 acres ($35)
John LITTLE: No taxables listed
Joseph MOYST: 170 acres (30 cleared); 2 horses; 2 cows; 1 house ($343)
Daniel MARTIN: 41 acres (9 cleared); 1 horse; 1 cow; 1 house ($125)
Matthias MARKER: 250 acres (50 cleared); 1 horse; 2 cows; 1 house ($526)
John MILLER: 60 acres (40 cleared); 2 horses; 2 cows; 1 house ($326)
Henry MILLER: 210 acres (40 cleared); 3 horses; 3 cows; 1 house ($665)
Michael MILLER: 220 acres (30 cleared); 3 horses; 3 cows; 1 house ($665)
Ditto Ditto: 206 3/4 acres ($213)
Jacob MILLER: Taylor; 1 horse; 2 cows ($64)
Matthias MARKLY: 210 acres (21 cleared); 2 horses; 2 cows; 1 house ($555.50)
George MOYER, Sr.: 120 acres (30 cleared); 2 horses; 2 cows; 1 house ($276)
Jacob MILLER: 165 acres (35 cleared); 2 horses; 2 cows; 1 house ($420)
Christian MOYST: 170 acres (30 cleared); 2 horses; 2 cows; 1 house ($330)
Jacob MARKLEY: 220 acres (22 cleared); 1 horse; 2 cows; 1 house ($547)
Jacob MOYST: 350½ acres (40 cleared); 2 horses; 3 cows; 1 house ($910)
Joseph MARKLEY: 222 acres (20 cleared); 2 horses; 3 cows; 1 house ($479)
Peter MARKLEY: 111 acres (15 cleared); 1 horse; 2 cows; 1 house ($319)
John MARKLEY: 1 horse; 2 cows ($60)
Joseph MARKLEY: 33 acres ($32.50)
Peter MARKLEY: 33 acres ($32.50)
John MOYER: 147 acres ($138.49)
Ditto Ditto: No taxables listed
George MOYER: No taxables listed
Philip NULLARD: 1 cow; 1 house ($10)
John OLINGER and John BURGER: 160 unseated acres ($120)
Widow PARE: 80 acres (20 cleared); 1 horse; 1 cow; 1 house ($171)
Christian PERKY: 390 acres (10 cleared); 2 cows; 1 house ($825)
Abraham PECHEY: 70 acres (30 cleared); 3 horses; 4 cows; 1 house ($438)
Peter PECHEY, Jr.: 250 acres; 2 horses; 5 cows; 1 house ($596)
Peter PECHEY, Sr.: 50 acres ($58)
Jacob PECK: No taxables listed
Stephen PEARSON: 437 3/4 unseated acres ($109.20)
Elias RAMSPIKER: 297 acres (25 cleared); 1 horse; 2 cows; 1 house ($445)
Adam RINGER: 79 acres (21 cleared); 2 horses; 2 cows; 1 house ($250)
Matthias RINGER: 330 3/4 acres (10 cleared); 1 horse; 1 cow; 1 house ($856)
Michael ROLE: 116 acres (20 cleared); 1 horse; 1 cow; 1 house ($213)
Michael RIPPLE: 333 acres; 1 cow; 1 house ($421.50)
John REAMES: 135 acres (15 cleared); 2 horses; 2 cows; 1 house ($257)
Abraham RICHART (Reichard?): No taxables listed
John RILEY: 419 unseated acres ($314.25)
Jacob ROADS (Rhoads? Rhodes?): 412¼ unseated acres ($309)
Jacob SMITH: 150 acres (50 cleared); 3 horses; 2 cows; 1 house ($571)
Peter SMITH: 40 acres (10 cleared); 1 horse; 1 cow; 1 house ($128)
John SCROCK, Sr.: 55 acres (15 cleared); 5 cows; 1 house ($260)
John SCROCK, Jr.: 2 horses; 2 cows ($100)
John SMITH: 47 acres (3 cleared); fidler; 1 house ($50)
Jacob SAYLER (Saylor?): 80 acres (20 cleared); 2 horses; 4 cows; 1 house ($352)
John SAYLER, Sr.: 230 acres (30 cleared); 3 horses; 4 cows; 1 house ($680)
George SWEET: 85 acres (15 cleared); 2 horses; 2 cows; 1 house ($270)
Michael STARNER: 1 horse; 1 cow ($50)
Patrick SOLOVIN (Sullivan?): 344½ acres (37 cleared); 3 horses; 6 cows; 1 house ($1,243)
Henry SLANEBOROUGH: 1 horse; 1 cow ($50)
Henry STOM: 395 acres (5 cleared) ($400)
Matthias SWATSEL: 277 acres ($325.50)
John SMITH: 94 acres (6 cleared); 2 horses; 2 cows; 1 house ($252)
John (SWEK?): No taxables listed
George SHECKLEY: No taxables listed
William STRATING: No taxables listed
Mary SIMPSON: 434 unseated acres ($325.50)
Isabella SOMERVILL (Summerville?): 390½ unseated acres ($292.62)
—– SINCLAIR: 309 3/4 unseated acres ($468)
Peter SHECKLEY: 165 3/4 unseated acres ($123.75)
John SIMKINS: 407 3/4 unseated acres ($101.40)
John TIPNOR: 30 acres (20 cleared); 1 horse; 1 cow; 1 house ($156)
John TEETS: 338 acres (3 cleared); 1 horse; 1 cow; 1 house ($604)
Benjamin THOMAS: 195 acres (5 cleared); 1 house ($200)
Christophel THOMAS: 160 acres (40 cleared); 2 horses; 2 cows; 1 house ($342)
William TISUE: 86 acres (16 cleared); 1 house ($114)
Ditto Ditto: 33 acres ($32.50)
Richard THOMSON: 411 3/4 unseated acres ($308.42)
Jacob THOMSON: 411 3/4 unseated acres ($308.42)
John THOMSON: 358 3/4 unseated acres ($268.75)
James TATE: 400 unseated acres ($300)
(Henry Tate 185 unseated acres — crossed off)
Henry TEAL: 185 unseated acres ($138.75)
Thomas VICKROY: 150 unseated acres ($175)
James WILCOCKS: 40 acres (10 cleared); 1 horse; 2 cows; 1 house ($142)
Michael WENCE (Wentz? Wents?): 200 acres; 1 horse; 2 cows; 1 house ($294)
Michael WILHELM: 85 acres (15 cleared); 1 house ($207)
Jacob WILHELM: 40 acres; 1 cow; 1 house ($90)
John WELCH: 150 acres ($150)
Martin WIMER: 333 acres (15 cleared); 2 horses; 2 cows; 1 house ($522)
Ditto Ditto (CHEW\’s): 274 acres (2 cleared) ($439.50)
Martin WIMER: No taxables listed
Christian WIREMAN: 394 unseated acres ($245.50)
Henry WERTZ: 310½ unseated acres ($232.50)
Henry YODER: 214 acres (30 cleared); 2 horses; 2 cows; 1 house ($599)
Isaac YOULER: 50 acres (50 cleared); 3 horses; 3 cows; 1 house ($282)
Ditto Ditto (CHEW\’s): 294 acres (6 cleared) ($352)
Yost ZUCK: 350 acres (50 cleared); 4 horses; 6 cows; 1 house ($1,042)
(donated by Carol Eddleman)
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