Lancaster County, Conestoga Township, 1718 Tax Assessment

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Eschleman's Original paper
Eschleman's Lists for Early Lancaster County for discussion.
Index to Eschleman's Tax Assessment Lists for Lancaster County
Eschleman's Tax Assessments for Pequea Township, Lancaster County, 1720-1726
Population Volatility in Pequea Township, 1721-1726
Population Volatility in Conestoga Township, pre-1718-1826


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Conestoga Township 1718.

Stephen Atkinson 16 Pounds [English]
Martyn Baer 10 Pounds Dutch
Thomas Baldwin 15 Pounds [English]
Henry Bear 10 Pounds Dutch
Alexander Beuse 15 Pounds [English]
Peter Bezaillon (French Trader) 40 Pounds [English]
Samuel Birchfield Freemen
John Bowman 4 Pounds Dutch
Michael Bowman Pounds Dutch
Wendall Bowman 40 Pounds Dutch
Hance Boyer 7 Pounds Dutch
Martyn Boyer Pounds Dutch
Benedictus Brackbill 35 Pounds Dutch
William Bradford 125 Acres Non-Resident Lands Upon The River Pequea. Acres
Hance Brand Pounds Dutch
Melchoir Brenneman 18 Pounds Dutch
Stoffel Brenneman 7 Pounds Dutch
Jacob Brubaker 15 Pounds Dutch
John Brubaker 30 Pounds Dutch
John Bruebaker Jr. 25 Pounds Dutch
John Bundle 500 Acres Non-Resident Lands Upon The River Pequea. Acres
Hance Burkholder 10 Pounds Dutch
Henry Carpenter 36 Pounds Dutch
Richard Carter 15 Pounds [English]
Edmund Cartledge (Collector) 20 Pounds [English]
John Cartledge 40 Pounds [English]
Charles Christopher 6 Pounds Dutch
Nathaniel Christopher Freemen
Thomas Clark 15 Pounds [English]
William Clark 8 Pounds [English]
John Comb 30 Pounds [English]
Daniel Cookson 40 Pounds [English]
James Davis Freemen
Richard Davis 20 Pounds Dutch
Abraham Dubois 1000 Acres Non-Resident Lands Upon The River Pequea. Acres
Theadorus Eby 20 Pounds Dutch
Melchoir Erisman 10 Pounds Dutch
Evan Evans Freemen
John Evans Col. 1000 Acres Non-Resident Lands Upon The River Pequea. Acres
Thomas Falkner 20 Pounds Dutch
John Farrer 20 Pounds [English]
Daniel Ferree 35 Pounds Dutch
John Ferree 25 Pounds Dutch
Philip Ferree 25 Pounds Dutch
Christopher Franciscus 29 Pounds Dutch
Isaac Frederick 20 Pounds Dutch
John French Col. 500 Acres Non-Resident Lands Upon The River Pequea. Acres
Henry Funk 16 Pounds Dutch
John Funk 20 Pounds Dutch
Thomas Gale 15 Pounds [English]
Richard Grice Freemen
Jacob Grider 20 Pounds Dutch
John Grist 3 Pounds [English]
Hans Groff Sr. 20 Pounds Dutch
Hans Groff Jr. 10 Pounds Dutch
Henry Haines 20 Pounds Dutch
Daniel Harmer 35 Pounds Dutch
John Harriss Freemen
Hans Haure 12 Pounds Dutch
James Hendricks 20 Pounds [English]
John Hendricks 16 Pounds [English]
Abraham Herr 35 Pounds Dutch
Christian Herr 40 Pounds Dutch
Immanuel Herr 20 Pounds Dutch
John Herr 40 Pounds Dutch
Christian Hershey & Son 20 Pounds Dutch
Joseph Hickman 30 Pounds [English]
Jacob Hoover 5 Pounds Dutch
Jacob Hostetter 15 Pounds Dutch
Woolrich Howell Pounds Dutch
Woolrich Howry 5 Pounds Dutch
William Hughes 15 Pounds [English]
Morgan Jones 10 Pounds [English]
Thomas Jones Freemen
Andrew Kauffman Pounds Dutch
Isaac Kauffman Pounds Dutch
Hans Keage 6 Pounds Dutch
Henry Kendig & Son 20 Pounds Dutch
Martin Kendig 50 Pounds Dutch
George Kendrick 8 Pounds Dutch
Jacob Kendrick Jr. 20 Pounds Dutch
Jacob Kendrick 40 Pounds Dutch
Peter Laman 14 Pounds Dutch
Felix Landes 20 Pounds Dutch
Jacob Landes Jr. 6 Pounds Dutch
Jacob Landes 10 Pounds Dutch
Jeremiah Langhorne 350 Acres Non-Resident Lands Upon The River Pequea. Acres
Isaac Lefever 30 Pounds Dutch
Isaac Lefevre 30 Pounds Dutch
James Letort (French Trader) 50 Pounds [French] See Person:James LeTort (1)
John Linvill 15 Pounds [English]
James Logan 10co Acres Non-Resident Lands Upon The River Pequea. Acres
William Ludford Freemen
Collum Macquair 15 Pounds [English]
John Marklow 250 Acres Non-Resident Lands Upon The River Pequea. Acres
Andrew Mason 10 Pounds [English]
John Mcdaniel 7 Pounds [English]
Robert Middleton Freemen
John Milen 25 Pounds Dutch
Martin Milin 20 Pounds Dutch
Jacob Miller 45 Pounds Dutch
John Miller 25 Pounds Dutch
Michael Miller 16 Pounds Dutch
Hans Currick Moyer 26 Pounds Dutch
Jacob Moyer 20 Pounds Dutch
Rudy Moyer 12 Pounds Dutch
Jahn Natts Sr. Pounds Dutch
John Natts Jr. Pounds Dutch
Hance Henry Neff 20 Pounds Dutch
Hance Newcomer 6 Pounds Dutch
Elizabeth Pace 250 Acres Non-Resident Lands Upon The River Pequea. Acres
James Patterson 20 Pounds [English]
Thomas Perrin Freemen
David Priest Freemen
Harman Ritzman 1100 Acres Non-Resident Lands Upon The River Pequea.
Richard Robinson 1000 Acres Non-Resident Lands Upon The River Pequea. Acres
Joseph Row 5 Pounds [English]
Christian Schank Pounds Dutch
Peter Seller 20 Pounds Dutch
Christian Shank Pounds Dutch
John Shank 11 Pounds Dutch
Michael Shank Jr. Pounds Dutch
Michael Shank Sr. 15 Pounds Dutch
Rebecca Shaw 300 Acres Non-Resident Lands Upon The River Pequea. Acres
William Sherrel 16 Pounds [English]
Hans Shopf 16 Pounds Dutch
Joseph Steman 16 Pounds Dutch
Christian Stone 10 Pounds Dutch
Thomas Story 1768 Acres Non-Resident Lands Upon The River Pequea. Acres
Amos Strettle 3380 Acres Non-Resident Lands Upon The River Pequea. Acres
Peter Swarr 5 Pounds Dutch
John Taylor 16 Pounds Dutch
John Tomp 10 Pounds Dutch
Benedictus Venerick 15 Pounds Dutch
Hans Weaver Pounds Dutch
John Widmer 10 Pounds Dutch
Robert Wilkins 8 Pounds [English]
Thomas Wilkins Freemen
Benjamin Witmer 16 Pounds Dutch
Francis Worly 50 Pounds [English]
Peter Yorte 15 Pounds Dutch

The Tax Rate Was Three Pence Per Pound This Year. This Is The Earliest Assessment List Taken Of Any Part Of Lancaster County. "Conestoga" Being The First Organized Territory In The County Including All The Land Settled In The County From The Octoraro Creek To The Susquehanna River. The "Freemen," That Is Single Men, Were All Valued At 9 Shillings Each