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1797 Somerset Township Tax List

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Sep 14, 2015

Total assessed value of all taxable items listed given in dollars and cents:

James Allen; 289 acres (50 cleared; 2 horses; 2 cows; 1 house (753)
Adam Adams; 2 cows (20)
Christian Ankeny; _80 acres (65 cleared); 2 horses; 5 cows; 1 house (580)
Ditto Ditto; 192 acres; grist and saw mill (472)
Ditto Ditto; 160 acres; (_50)
Ditto Ditto; 200 acres; (200)
Ditto Ditto; 50 acres (2 1/2 cleared) (63)
Ditto Ditto; 150 acres (150)
David Ankeny; 100 acres (25 cleared); 4 horses; 1 cow; 1 house (407)
John Armstrong; Mason; 2 horses; 1 cow; 1 house; 2 lots (170)
Ditto Ditto; 3 lots; 3 quit rents (30)
Peter Ankeny; 425 acres (50 cleared); 2 horses; 6 cows; 1 house (1,580)
Ditto Ditto; 1 house; 2 lots (110)
Ditto Ditto; 3 lots (30)
Ditto Ditto; 380 acres (50 cleared); 1 house (835)
Ditto Ditto; 325 acres (46 cleared); 1 house (390)
Ditto Ditto; 275 acres (45 cleared); 1 house (335)
Ditto Ditto; 155 1/4 acres (35 cleared); 1 house (385)
Ditto Ditto; 230 acres (16 cleared); 1 house (250)
Ditto Ditto; 2 slaves
Joseph Brindle; S maker
Dewalt Bonebrak; 150 acres (10 cleared); 2 horses; 2 cows; 1 house (345)
Jacob Brenner; 200 acres (10 cleared); 1 cow; 1 house (315)
Henry Barnhart; 1 cow (10)
Jonathan Baker; 300 acres (15 cleared) (457)
Daniel Bare; 200 acres (10 cleared); 2 horse; 3 cows; 1 house (416)
Conrad Beymer; Innkeeper; 1 slave; 2 horses; 3 cows; 1 lot; 1 quit rent (_20)
George Burkher; 1 cow; 1 house; 2 lots; 7 quit rents (120)
John Brown; shoemaker
Jacob Baker; 200 acres (5 cleared); 1 horse; 1 cow (350)
Samuel Benford; no taxables listed
Jacob Barkman; 2 cows (20)
Jacob Berky; 100 acres ([25?] cleared); 3 horses; 1 cow; 1 house (223)
John Berky; 100 acres (30 cleared); 2 horses; 7 cows (265)
Christian Berky; 100 acres (2 cleared); joiner; 1 cow (_60)
Samuel Berky; no taxables listed
Christopher Beam; 1 horse; 1 cow (50)
John Bremer; mason
Jacob Beam; 200 acres (14 cleared); 1 horse; 1 cow; 1 house (362)
Henry Beam; 100 acres (6 cleared); 1 horse; 1 cows; 1 house (210)
John Baker; 200 acres (12 cleared); 1 horse; 2 cows; 1 house (365)
Benjamin Baker; 125 acres (40 cleared); 2 horse; 2 cows; 1 house (389)
Michael Baker; 100 acres (20 cleared); 2 horses; 3 cows; 1 house (270)
Emanuel Bralier; 100 acres (8 cleared); joiner; 1 horse; 2 lots; 2 quit rents (174)
Christian Bralier; 178 acres (12 cleared); 2 horses; 2 cows; 1 house (367)
Benjamin Brown; 60 acres (7 cleared); 7 cows (1_0)
Adam Berky; 50 acres (4 cleared); 1 cow (75)
Christian Casebear; 95 acres (50 cleared) (327)
John Corpeny; 210 acres (60 cleared); 3 horses; 3 cows; 1 house; 1 lot; 1 quit rent (525)
Ditto Ditto; 240 acres (40 cleared); 1 house (380)
Ditto Ditto; 337 acres (80 cleared); 1 house (485)
Peter Corp; 350 acres (55 cleared); storekeeper; 2 horses; 6 cows; 1 house (720)
Ditto Ditto; 30 acres (30)
William Campbell; no taxables listed
John Campbell; storekeeper; 1 horse; 1 house; 5 lots; 4 quit rents (190)
Samuel Clark; storekeeper; 1 horse (40)
Harmon Creleigh; 250 acres (5 cleared); 2 horses; 2 cows; 1 house (225)
Philip Cover; 1 horse (40)
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Melker Cease; 1 cow (10)
Michael Cable; 1 horse; 1 cow (50)
Daniel Covanhower; waggonmaker; 1 horse; 1 cow (50)
Adam Carp; 300 acres (20 cleared); 2 horses; 2 cows; 1 house (260)
Robert Carson; No taxables listed
John Cesler; 1 cow (10)
Jacob Cover; 150 acres; 1 horse (125)
George Deam; 146 acres (30 cleared); 1 horse; 1 cow; 1 house (284)
Joseph Douglas; blacksmith; 2 horses (80)
(techbrye?) Dekal; 2 horses; 1 cow (90)
George Dum; 20 acres (4 cleared); 1 horse; 2 cows; 1 house (90)
Peter Duffy; taylor
Marry Emmert (widow); 200 acres (30 cleared); 2 horses; 3 cows; 1 house (425)
George Emmert; 1 horse (40)
Josiah Espy Esq.; 6 acres; 1 horse; 5 lots; 4 quit rents (108)
Ludwick Fredline; 200 acres (50 cleared); 2 horses; 2 cows; 1 house (408)
Ditto Ditto; 100 acres (30 cleared); 1 house (150)
Peter Fredline; 150 acres (50 cleared); 2 horses; 3 cows; 1 house (210)
Ditto Ditto; 250 acres (40 cleared) (145)
George Fredline; 50 acres (40 cleared); 2 horses; 2 cows; 1 house (215)
Ditto Ditto; 40 acres (60)
Adam Flick; 123 acres (40 cleared); 2 horses; 3 cows; 1 house (335)
Ditto Ditto; 120 acres (18 cleared); 1 house (189)
Ditto Ditto; 160 acres (25 cleared); 1 house (253)
Nicholas Ferren; 17 cows (170)
Philip Faven; blacksmith
Ludwick Fisher; 200 acres (15 cleared); 2 horses; 3 cows; 1 house (460)
John Farner; no taxables listed
Joseph Francis; no taxables listed (40)
Abraham Faith; 100 acres (12 cleared); 1 horse; 2 cows; 1 house (250)
Conrad Frank; 100 acres (20 cleared); 2 horses; 4 cows; 1 house (290)
Abraham Fox; 2 cows (20)
George Fockler; 160 acres (20 cleared); 2 horses; 1 cow; 1 house (315)
Daniel Farner; 2 horses; 1 cow (120)
Ernst Fisher; 2 cows (20)
John Brindle; innkeeper; 2 horses; 4 cows; (120)
Mary Guser (widow); 100 acres (30 cleared); 1 cow; 1 house (_75)
John Giller; S master
Je_ason Gates; Physician; 1 horse (40)
Matthais Gosfet; 2 lots; 2 quit rents (20)
John Good; 348 acres (60 cleared); 2 horses; 3 cows; 1 house (532)
Jacob Good; 2 horses (80)
Abraham Good; 171 acres (25 cleared); 3 horses; 1 cow; 1 house (387)
Ditto Ditto; 222 acres (6 cleared) (333)
Christian Garver; 300 acres (60 cleared); 2 horses; 4 cows; 1 house (600)
Abraham Garver; 300 acres (24 cleared); 1 horse; 2 cows; 1 house (684)
Harry Grindle; 133 acres (20 cleared); 1 cow; 1 house (220)
Walter Hose; 100 acres (30 cleared); 2 cows; 1 house (185)
Peter Hess; 34 acres (? cleared); S maker; 1 cow; 1 house (62)
Dennis Hollen; 200 acres (3 cleared); 2 horses; 1 cow; 1 house (390)
Ludwick Hart; 150 acres (8 cleared); 1 horse; 2 cows; 1 house (209)
John Harreack; _50 acres; 1 cow (233)
Adam Hurran; 300 acres (55 cleared); Blacksmith; 3 horses; 3 cows; 1 house (627)
Ditto Ditto; 216 acres (324)
Jacob Hicks; 1 horse; 1 cow (50)
Frederick Heminger; weaver
George Heminger; 200 acres (8 cleared); 1 horse; 3 cows; 1 house (370)
Ditto Ditto; 200 acres (2 cleared) (300)
Andrew Heminger; 150 acres (25 cleared); 1 horse (278)

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