Somerset County

1814 RESIDENT TAXPAYERS OF SOMERSET BOROUGH Adams, Levi – wagoner Ankeny, Henry – innkeeper Ankeny, Isaac – deputy sheriff Ankeny, Jacob – innkeeper Annewalt, John – carpenter Anthony, Philip – stage-driver Armstrong, Jane – widow Armstrong, John – mason Barns, Ephraim – hatter Beigle, Frederick – tailor Benford, Henry – tanner Beymer, Frederick – cooper … Read more

RESIDENT TAXPAYERS OF SOMERSET BOROUGH – 1807 Addison, Hon. Alexander Ankeny, Jacob – clockmaker Ankeny, Peter Ankeny, Rosina Armstrong, Jane – widow Armstrong, John Sr. – mason Armstrong, Joseph – brewer Beigle, Frederick – tailor Benford, Henry – tanner Beymer, Conrad\’s heirs Bucher, Isaac – carpenter Brallier, Emanuel – joiner Campbell, John – borough assessor … Read more

1773 BROTHERSVALLEY TOWNSHIP TAXABLESIncludes all of what is now Somerset County lying west of the Allegheny Mountains in 1772: Abrahams, Henry………………100 acres…..12 clearedAdams, Samuel…………………200 acres…….5 clearedAdams, solomon……………….200 acres…….3 clearedAmbrose Frederick…………….200 acres…….8 clearedBarrick (Boude), Ludwick…….100 acres……2 clearedBaxter, John……………………..200 acres……8 clearedBenuch, Christopher…………..200 acres……3 clearedBiggs, Benjamin…………………300 acres……2 clearedBridges, John…………………….200 acres……3 clearedBrown, Richard…………………..300 acres……6 clearedCable (Keble), Abraham………200 acres…..10 clearedCampbell, … Read more

According to authentic records, namely the testimony of Rev. Capt. John Steel, who visited this locality in April, 1768, the following persons were then resident at or near Turkeyfoot:Henry AbrahamsEzekiel DewittJames SpencerBenjamin JenningsJohn CooperEzekiel HickmanJohn EnslowHenry EnslowBenjamin PursleySome of these “trespassing settlers” doubtless lived within, the bounds of Addison township. (Source: History of Bedford, Somerset … Read more