Nogletown in the Northwest Territorial Census of 1800

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Background

The original settlers of Nogletown appear in the Northwest Territorial Census of 1800. That census makes no mention of "Nogletown" per se and we are left to our own devices to determine who lived in Nogletown. Table A shows page four of the 1800 Territorial Census, for Marietta Township. Most of the individuals shown on this page did not live in Nogletown. However, early writers about Nogletown (Williams, 1881; Cutler, 1890) identified several of the residents, including Thomas Patten and Thomas Dickey, both of whom appear in the 1800 census. These individuals serve as "book-ends" for the residents of Nogletown, with the individuals listed between them in the 1800 census being, we presume, other residents of Nogletown. It is possible that some of the entries immediately adjacent to our "book end range" were also living in Nogletown, but we currently have no way to identify them as Nogletown residents.

Nogletown Residents

Table A presents the list of residents given on page 4 of the Marietta Township in the 1800 territorial census. The residents of Nogletown are highlighted in gold in the right hand column. They include twelve individuals individuals organized in seven households. Only adults are identified, but the individual households would have included adult women, and children under the age of 16 which are not identified. The "Pattens" are the most numerous individuals listed, making up one third the named population. Note that there is another "Patten" listed on this page of the census, but not living in Nogletown. James Patten is shown living in the household of 4. We believe this James Patten is probably related to the Pattens living in Nogletown, but for whatever reason is living apart from them. One of the reasons we think he is related is that the head of household is Edward Howard. This may be purely coincidental, but there is evidence to believe that the Pattens in Nogletown (who we collectively refer to as the "Huntington Hundred Pattens") have family connections to the Howard family of Anne Arundel County. from whence the Huntington Hundred Pattens came to Marietta township.