1789 Towamensing Township, Northampton County Tax Records Source: Pennsylvania State Archives, Northampton County Board of County Commissioners Tax Lists, film #2594. Towamensing Township Arner Martin 0-0-8 Balliet John 0-10-0 Bowman Barned 0-5-0 Bowman Henry 0-7-10 Box Nicholas 0-1-9 Bloss Henry 0-2-9 Bels Lenerd 0-2-[covered during filming] Bels William 0-0-11 Buch Stoffle 0-2-3 Beyer Fredrich 0-4-0 Benninger Henry 0-2-6 Bush Jost 0-2-6 Dunn John 0-1-8 France Peter 0-1-3 Greenzweig Gotfried 0-4-0 Greenzweig David 0-1-2 Gultner Fredrich 0-1-5 George Nicholas 0-2-2 Hahn John Jun 0-0-10 Klein Barned 0-1-8 Klein John 0-2-0 Klein Fredrich 0-0-8 Kern Nicholas 0-4-6 Kern Nicholas Jun 0-7-2 Kloss Melcher 0-0-10 Lembert Nicholas 0-0-10 Mercum Jacob 0-6-7 Meyer Barned 0-2-0 Muffley John 0-0-6 Muffley Peter 0-1-8 Miller Mathias 0-0-8 Meyer Andrew 0-0-8 [name & amount crossed off] Ohlewine Andrew 0-6-7 Ohlewine Michael 0-0-10 Roth Peter 0-1-4 Rishel Jacob 0-0-8 Reeb Isaac 0-0-10 Solt Paul 0-6-7 Solt John 0-1-8 1
Solt Daniel 0-5-11 Solt Daniel Jun 0-1-7 Shnyder Benedict 0-0-7 Sheckler Fredrich 0-1-6 Seyberling Stoffle 0-1-3 Strohl Peter 0-0-8 Smith Abraham 0-2-2 Serfas Christian 0-0-7 [name & amount crossed off] Strohl Daniel 0-0-8 Strohl Michael 0-1-2 Werner John 0-0-8 Weiss Jacob 1-0-0 Wannamacher Henry 0-2-6 Washborn John 0-0-10 [name & amound crossed off] Dreisbach Jost 0-0-10 Nagle John 0-0-6 Baman Philip 0-1-6 Beer Enoch 0-0-8 Blose Conrad 0-0-6 Swartz Jacob 0-1-3 Sewitz Abraham 0-1-9 Willower Christian 0-1-6 Weygand John 0-6-7 Heller Daniel 0-1-6 Houskneght Widow 0-0-8 Hahn John 0-0-6 Kister Jacob 0-1-6 Single Freemen Jacob Frans 0-6-0 Stoffle George 0-6-0 John Richie 0-6-0 Lenerd Strohl 0-6-0 Michael Strohl 0-6-0 Stoffle Bock 0-6-0 Conrad Fogleman 0-6-0 George Ohlewine 0-6-0 Jacob Solt 0-6-0 Jacob Buzzard 0-6-0 Second list. Source: Pennsylvania State Archives, RG-4, Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, Tax and Exoneration Lists, film #234. Towamensing Arner Martin 5 acres, 1 cattle, tax 0-2-0 2
Balliet John 450 acres, 2 horses, 3 cattle, tax 1-10-0 Bowman Henry 250 acres, 4 horses, 3 cattle, 1 Bound Servent, tax 1-3-6 Bowman Bernt 200 acres, 3 horses, 4 cattle, tax 0-15-0 Box Nicholos 150 acres, 2 horses, 4 cattle, tax 0-5-3 Bloss Henry 200 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-8-4 Bock Stofle 50 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-6-9 Beyer Frederick 300 acres, 3 horses, 3 cattle, tax 0-12-0 Benninger Henry 300 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-7-6 Bush Jost 200 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-7-6 Beltz Leonerd 200 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-7-0 Beltz William 50 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-2-9 Bloss Conrad 1 horse, tax 0-1-6 Dunn John 250 acres, 2 horses, 1 cattle, & 1 Saw Mill, tax 0-5-0 Frantz Peter 100 acres, 1 cattle, tax 0-3-9 Guldner Frederick 50 acres, 2 horses, 1 cattle, tax 0-4-2 Greenzweig Gottfried 200 acres, tax 0-12-0 Greenzweig David 100 acres 1 horse, 1 cattle, tax 0-3-6 George Nicholos 100 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-6-6 Hahn John 4 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-2-6 Klein Bernd 80 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-5-0 Klein John 80 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-6-0 Klein Frederick 80 acres, 2 cattle, tax 0-2-0 Kern Nicholos Sen. 200 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-13-6 Kern Nicholos Ju. 200 acres, 3 horses, 3 cattle, tax 1-1-6 Kloss Melchoir 50 acres, 1 horse, 1 cattle, tax 0-2-6 Lemberd Nicholos 100 acres, 1 cattle, tax 0-2-6 Mercum Jacob 100 acres, 1 cattle, tax 0-19-9 Muffley Peter 50 acres, tax 0-5-0 Meyers Bernd 100 acres, 1 horse, 1 cattle, tax 0-6-0 Ohlewine Andrew 150 acres, 3 horses, 4 cattle, tax 0-19-9 Ohlewine Michael 28 acres, 2 cattle, tax 0-2-6 Roth Peter 100 acres, 2 horses, 1 cattle, tax 0-4-0 Rishel Jacob 25 acres, 1 horse, tax 0-2-0 Reeb Isaac 100 acres, 1 horse, 1 cattle, tax 0-2-6 Solt Paul 200 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, 1 Saw Mill, tax 0-19-9 Solt John 50 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-5-0 Solt Daniel Sen. 150 acres 2 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-17-9 Swartz Jacob 350 acres, 1 horse, 2 cattle, tax 0-3-9 Shnyder Benedict 1 horse, 1 cattle, tax 0-1-9 Sheckler Frederick 100 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-4-6 Syberling Stofle 100 acres, 2 horses, 1 cattle, tax 0-3-9 Strohl Peter 80 acres, 1 horse, 2 cattle, tax 0-2-0 Smith Abraham 200 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-6-6 Serfas Christian 1 cattle, tax 0-1-9 Mayer Andrew 100 acres, tax 0-2-0 Daniel 50 acres, 1 cattle [illegible last name, 3 or 4 letters long, tax amount illegible] 3
Strohl Daniel 50 acres, 1 horse, 1 cattle, tax 0-2-0 Sewitz Abraham 150 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-5-3 Strohl Michael 180 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-6-6 Weygandt John 160 acres, 2 horses, 3 cattle, tax 0-19-9 Willower Christian 4 horses, 3 cattle, tax 0-4-6 Werner John 2 horses, tax 0-2-0 Weiss Jacob 2500, 3 horses, 10 cattle, 3 Saw Mills, tax 3-0-0 Wannemacher Henry 100 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-7-6 Washbourn Jesse 200 acres, tax 0-2-6 Dreisbach Jost 50 acres, tax 0-2-6 Heller Daniel 50 acres, 1 horse, 1 cattle, tax 0-4-6 Nagle John 1 horse, tax 0-1-0 Haaman Phillip 150 acres, 2 horses, 1 cattle, tax 0-4-3 Beer Enoch 100 acres, tax 0-2-0 Houskneght Widow tax 0-2-0 Hahn John tax 0-1-0 None Residents Land Conrad Kreider 1000 acres, tax 4-3-4 William Kern 100 acres, tax 0-8-4 Thomas Craig 600 acres, tax 2-10-0 John Kern 100 acres, tax 0-8-4 Stephen Balliet 200 acres, tax 0-16-4 George Levers 300 acres, tax 1-5-0 Widow Deiter 150 acres, tax 0-12-6 Christian Smith 100 acres, tax 0-8-4 George Dormeyer 200 acres, tax 0-16-4 The Lands belonging to Bethlehem 500 acres, tax 2-1-4 John Everitt 300 acres, tax 1-5-0 Joseph Gerver 95 acres, tax 0-7-11 Enoch Beer 150 acres, tax 0-12-6 John Meyers 100 acres, tax 0-8-4 Casper Weaver 40 acres, tax 0-3-4 Conrad Young 100 acres, tax 0-8-4 Single Freemen Jacob Frantz tax 0-10-0 Stofle George tax 0-10-0 John Richie tax 0-10-0 Leonerd Strohl tax 0-10-0 Michael Strohl tax 0-10-0 Stofle Bock tax 0-10-0 Conrad Fogleman tax 0-10-0 George Ohlewein tax 0-10-0 Jacob Solt tax 0-10-0 4
Third list: Source: Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, PA, Microfilm # 2596, Northampton County Board of County Commissioners Tax Lists. Towamensing Arner Martin 50 acres, 1 cattle, tax 0-2-0 Balliet John 450 acres, 2 horses, 3 cattle, tax 1-10-0 Bowman Bernt 200 acres, 3 horses, 4 cattle, tax 0-15-0 Bowman Henry 250 acres, 4 horses, 3 cattle, 1 bound Servant, tax 1-3-6 Box Nicholos 150 acres, 2 horses, 4 cattle, tax 0-5-3 Blas Henry 200 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-8-4 Bels Leonerd 200 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-7-0 Bels William 50 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-2-9 Buck Stofle 50 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-6-9 Beyer Frederich 300 acre, 3 horses, 3 cattle, tax 0-12-0 Benninger Henry 300 acres, 3 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-7-6 Bush Jost 200 acres, 3 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-7-6 Dunn John 250 acres, 1 horse, 1 cattle, 1 Saw Mill, tax 0-5-0 Frantz Peter 100 acres, 1 cattle, tax 0-3-9 Greenzweig Gotfried 200 acres, tax 0-12-0 Greenzweig David 100 acres, 1 horse, 1 cattle, tax 0-3-6 Guldner Frederick 50 acres, 2 horses, 1 cattle, tax 0-4-2 George Nicholos 100 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-6-6 Hann John Jun. 4 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-2-6 Klein Berndt 80 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-5-0 Klein John 80 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-6-0 Klein Frederick 80 acres, 2 cattle, tax 0-2-0 Kern Nicholos Sen. 200 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, 1 Grist Mill, tax 0-13-6 Kern Nicholos Ju. 200 acres, 3 horses, 3 cattle, tax 1-1-6 Kloss Melcherd 50 acres, 1 horse, 1 cattle, tax 0-2-6 Lemberd Nicholos 100 acres, 1 cattle, tax 0-2-6 Mercum Jacob 200 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-19-9 Meyer Berndt 100 acres, 1 horse, 1 cattle, tax 0-6-0 Mufley Peter 50 acres, tax 0-5-0 Meyer Andreas 100 acres, tax 0-2-9 Ohlewein Andrewas 150 acres, 3 horses, 4 cattle, tax 0-19-9 Ohlewein Michael 28 acres, 2 cattle, tax 0-2-6 Roth Peter 100 acres, 2 horses, 1 cattle, tax 0-4-0 Rishel Jacob 25 acres, 1 horse, tax 0-2-0 Reeb Isaac 100 acres, 1 horse, 1 cattle, tax 0-2-6 Solt Paul 200 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, 1 Saw Mill, tax 0-19-9 Solt John 50 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-5-0 Solt Daniel Sen. 150 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, 1 Saw Mill, tax 0-17-9 Solt Daniel Jun. 50 acres, 1 horse, 2 cattle, tax 0-4-9 Snyder Benedict 35 acres, 1 horse, 2 cattle, tax 0-1-9 Sheckler Frederick 100 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-4-6 Seyberling Stofle 100 acres, 2 horses, 1 cattle, tax 0-3-9 5
Strohl Peter, Sen. 80 acres, 1 horse, 2 cattle, tax 0-2-0 Smith Abraham 200 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-6-6 Serfas Christian 1 cattle, tax 0-1-9 Strohl Daniel 50 acres, 1 cattle, tax 0-2-0 Strohl Michael 180 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-6-6 Werner John 2 horses, tax 0-2-0 Weis Jacob 2500 acres, 3 horses, 3 Saw Mills, tax 3-0-0 Wannemacher Henry 100 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-7-6 Washborn Jesse 200 acres, tax 0-2-6 Dreisabch Jost 50 acres, 1 cattle, tax 0-2-6 Nagel John 100 acres, tax 0-1-0 Hamman Phillip 150 acres, 2 horses, 1 tax 0-4-3 Beers Enoch 100 acres, tax 0-2-0 Blos Conrad 1 horse, tax 0-1-6 Swartz Jacob 35 acres, 1 horse, 2 cattle, tax 0-3-9 Sewitz Abraham 150 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, tax 0-5-3 Willower Christian 4 horses, tax 0-4-6 Weygandt John 160 acres, 2 horses, 3 cattle, tax 0-19-9 Heller Daniel 50 acres, 1 horse, 1 cow, tax 0-4-6 Widow Housknecht tax 0-2-0 Han John Sen. tax 0-1-0 Single Freemen Jacob France tax 0-10-0 Stoffle George tax 0-10-0 John Resh tax 0-10-0 Leonerd Strohl tax 0-10-0 Michael Strohl tax 0-10-0 Stofle Bock tax 0-10-0 Conrad Fogelman tax 0-10-0 George Ohlewein tax 0-10-0 Jacob Solt tax 0-10-0 Prepared by Tony Bennyhoff, August 14, 2010. 6