Items crossed off below were crossed off on the original. All values shown in ( ) are totals. All values given in dollars: ADAMS, Ignatius: 400 acres – 3 cleared…

Items crossed out below were crossed out on the original record. (400) = Total assessed value of all items listed; given in dollars: Frederick AUGUSTINE: 100 acres (35 cleared); 1…

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…

THE JERSEY CHURCH THROUGH THE YEARS The following article was written quite a number of years ago by a Mrs A. G. Broughner: The Turkeyfoot Baptist Church (or as it…

ALEXANDER, James: 150 acres-30 cleared; 2 horses; 1 cow ($280)ALLESHOUSE, Widow: 100 acres – 5 cleared ($50)ANDERSON, John: 145 acres-20 cleared; 1 mill; 1 horse; 1 cow ($1,135)BAKER, Jacob: 300…

Items crossed out below were crossed out in the original records. (150) = thetotal assessed value for each category. Given in dollars. All horses and cowslisted in this assessment are…

Note: SM = singleman; NR = non-resident; ($500) = the total assessed value of all items listed. ALLWINE, John: 416 acres, sawmill, 3 horses, 3 cows, 2 houses ($1540)ALLWlNE, Joseph:…

Articles of agreement made this 24th day of September, In the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, between Woolrick Bruner, of Milford township, in Bedford County…

RAILROADSThe southern half of Somerset county is already liberally supplied with railroad facilities. The Pittsburgh division of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad (formerly Pittsburgh & Connellsville railroad) traverses the county…

The year 1808 witnessed a memorable Fourth-of-July celebration in Somerset, an account of which was written at Somerset, July 9, 1808, and published a few days later in the Bedford…