Proprietary Return, Robinson (Robeson) Township, 1768

Name Acres Horses Cattle Sheep Tax
Adam, George (blacksmith)     1   1
Busard, Daniel 100 2 2 4 4
Boys, Nicholas 100 2 2 9 3
Barner, Adam (tailor)     1   1
Beard, Michael (shoemaker) 75 2 3   3
Barnhard, Mathias 200 2 2   3
Biseline, Andrew 100 2 1   3
Wells, Benjamin 50 2 2   3
Wells, James 100 1 1   2
Wert, Jacob 100 3 3 5 5
Wolf, George         2
Wolf, Casper 100 2 2 2 2
Wolf, Paul 40 1 1   2
Worrel, Jonathan 100 2 3   5
Wendel, George (weaver) 100 2 2   5
Beam, Peter (smith) 200 2 2   4
Bidler, Conrad, m. 200 3 4 4 15
Beleman, John - - - - 1
Boyer, John - 2 2 2 1
Bean, Daniel 200 2 2 4 8
Burk, Walter   2 2   2
Bixeler, Christian 200 2 4 2 10
Bowman, Peter 100 2 3 2 10
Dickenson, Gaius 300 2 3 10 12
Dunahour, Geo. (tailor) 50 1 1 - 2
Douten, Stephen   2 3 6 2
Anguestat, Peter, 2 m.'s 50 1     3
Evans, Pennal 300 2 4 4 16
Evans, Daniel 100 2 2   2
Evans, John 50 1     2
Emes, Valentine 200 3 4 5 14
Iddings, William 190 3 3 6 7
Davis, Benjamin   8 2 2 2
Jackson, Ephraim 140 2 3 6 7
Jackson, Ephraim, Jr.   2 4 6 3
Jackson, David   1 2   2
Geiger, Christopher 200 5 5 9 20
Geiger, Paul 150 3 6 6 11
George, Ellis (weaver) 100 2 2 6 3
George, Richard 100 2 5 6 7
George, John (weaver)   1 1   1
Greenleaf, Martin 250 2     4
Gable, Henry 74 1 2   2
Griffith, John (smith) 50 2 2   1
Godfrey, Golden John   1 1    
Griffith, Sam'l. (shoemaker) 78 2 2   2
Jerrett, John   1 3 3 1
Goff, Edward 100 2 3   5
Kees, Sam'l.   2 3 4 1
Kees, William     1   1
Kees, James         1
Humphrey, Owen, 2 m.'s 100 2 4 5 10
Humphrey, William 60 1     1
Umsted, Herman 200 4 5 3 12
Vanhorn, John 90 1 2 3 4
Sifret, Jacob 160 2 2   4
Souer, George 50   2    
Sheilds, John     1   1
Stephens, David 149       7
Scarlet, John, 3 m.'s 500 4 10 20 16
Stephens, Jonathan (weaver) 180 2 2 4 5
Schweitzer, Melchior 100 2 2   5
Snuffer, Michael 80 2 3 4 3
Sell, Peter (shoemaker) 50 2 2 3 2
Stall, Adam   2 2 5 3
Shapher, Arnold 50 2 2    
Robeson, Israel 400 3 2 4 20
Redche, Elias 165 4 4 6 11
Ringler, John 100 2 1   3
Robeson, Thos. 70 2 1 5 2
Reily, Paul 130 3 3 6 4
Thomas, Thomas 300 2 5 6 14
Taylor, George 200       6
Thomas, Peter 350 2 4   8
Thomas, James 100 2 4 4 4
Thornton, Michael (b'smith.)     2   1
Tribbe, James 70 1 1   2
Likens, Mark 50 1     2
Levers, Robt. 260 - - - 6
Long, Owen 100 2 2 4 3
Long, Jacob 20       1
Yoke, Geo.   1 1   1
Overholtz, Sam'l. 150 1 1   3
Frimyer, Michael 50 1 1 8 2
Fry, Jacob 100 2 2 3 2
Frets, John 250 4 5 10 10
Freis, John 100 2 3 3 6
Hecer, Peter (weaver) 20       1
Harman, Michael 100   2   3
Hoofman, John     1   1
Hann, Valentine 170 3 6 8 14
Hartz, Philip 40 1 2   2
Hile, Philip 50 2 2 2 2
Moore, Conrad 200 2 2 4 2
Miller, Nicholas   2 2 4 2
Moyer, John 100 2 4 5 7
Morris, David 100 2 2 4 3
Jenkin, John 89       4
Jenkin, David 100       2
Moore, Andrew 100 2 2   4
Nuzam, Richard (b'smith.) 100 2 2   5
Penebacker, Henry 247 3 5 8 15
Eargut, Christian 150 3 4 6 5
Jones, Caleb 144 3 4   5
Auty, Richard 200 2 3 7 4
Kerbery, Valentine (shoemaker) 50 2 1   2


Single Freemen

Name Shillings
Raefsnyder, John 15
Ellis, Theodore 15
Scarlet, Wm. 15
Scarlet, Benj. 15
Miles, Thomas 15
Sprogel, John 15
Boys, Wm. 15
Starling, Andrew 15
George, Evan 15
Liken, Peter 15
Liken, Isaac 15
Ritebach, Frederick 15
Harris, Henry 15
Eargut, Bernhard 15
Eargut, Jacob 15
Snouffer, Jacob 15
Snouffer, George 15
Treebe, Thomas 15
Wagoner, Henry 15
Redche, Elias 15
Griffith, Samuel 15
Angsted, Peter 15
Humphreys, William 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. 150-153.

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