Proprietary Return, Carnarvon Township, 1767
| Name | Acres | Horses | Cattle | Sheep | Tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boice, William (farmer) | 200 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| Beeler, Mark (farmer) | 100 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Broadsword, Mathias (farmer) |
100 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Cofman, Jacob (miller, 2 g. & s. m.’s) |
12 | 2 | 4 | Â | 14 |
| Elliot, John (farmer) | 125 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| Fair, John (weaver) | 100 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Finfrock, Michael (farmer) | 100 | 1 | 2 | Â | 2 |
| Flower, Samuel (comp’y) | 300 | Â | Â | Â | 30 |
| Gabriel, John (constable) | 200 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Goheen, John (smith) | 164 | 2 | 2 | Â | 8 |
| Holy, John (farmer) | 160 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| Herper, Thomas | Â | 1 | 1 | Â | 1 |
| Hudson, John (farmer) | 340 | Â | 1 | Â | 5 |
| Hofman, Jacob (farmer) | 60 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jones, John (inn keeper) | 180 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| Jones, David (farmer) | 100 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Jones, Jonathan (farmer) | 200 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 |
| Light, John (farmer) | 150 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 23 |
| Long, Christian (farmer) | 140 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Long, Adam (farmer) | 100 | 1 | 1 | Â | 2 |
| Lefler, Dietrich (sow gelder) |
100 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Minsear, John | Â | 1 | Â | Â | 1 |
| Morgan, Jacob (esquire) | 300 | 15 | 4 | 86 | 28 |
| Morgan, Thomas (farmer) | 250 | 10 | 4 | Â | 7 |
| Magache, Manus (labourer) | Â | 1 | Â | Â | 1 |
| Reesor, George (farmer) | 200 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| Robinson, William (farmer) | 97 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| Robinson, John (farmer) | 96 | Â | Â | 1 | 2 |
| Richardson, Joseph | Â | Â | Â | Â | 4 |
| Ratew, Aaron (farmer) | 249 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Reese, Willilam (fuller, f.m.) |
30 | 2 | 1 | Â | 7 |
| Sulevan, Darby | Â | Â | 1 | Â | 1 |
| Shea, Cornelius | Â | 1 | Â | Â | 1 |
| Talbot, Benjamin (farmer) | 50 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Talbot, Joseph (farmer) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Wells, William (blacksmith) |
60 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Wells, James (farmer) | 160 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Wear, Hugh (blacksmith) | Â | 1 | 1 | Â | 2 |
| Wilson, George (farmer) | Â | Â | 2 | Â | 1 |
| Gordon, John (labourer) | Â | 1 | Â | Â | 1 |
| Dumbar, John | Â | 1 | Â | Â | 1 |
| Allen, Oliver | Â | Â | Â | Â | 1 |
| Scott, Thomas | Â | Â | Â | Â | 1 |
| Raysor, George | Â | Â | Â | Â | 1 |
Single Freemen
| Name | Shillings |
|---|---|
| Martin, David | 15 |
| Gordon, Patrick | 15 |
| Sullevan, James | 15 |
| Sterling, Robert | 15 |
| Starling, Roger | 15 |
| Hudson, John | 15 |
| Morgan, Thomas | 15 |
| Robeson, John | 15 |
Source: Pennsylvania Archives, Series 3, Volume 18. “Proprietary and State Tax Lists of the County of Berks for the years 1767, 1768, 1779, 1780, 1781, 1784, 1785,” edited by William Henry Egle, Harrisburg: Wm. Stanley Ray, State Printer of Pennsylvania, 1898, pp. 23-25.
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