1803 Tax List of Broad Creek Hundred

1803 Tax List of Broad Creek Hundred,
Sussex County, Delaware

Taken by Mitchell Kershaw
beginning 27 September 1803

 

Personal Tax Rates
Old Men- $134, Young Men- $200; Tradesmen- $300

NOTE: All original spelling has been retained.


Name

No. of Acres

Slaves & Silver Plate

Personal
Tax

Total $

John W. Anderson     134 143
William Anderson 200   300 700
Levin Anderson 250

 

134 697
William B. Atkinson 71   134 222
Levin Adams, free negro 10   134 198
William Anderson 185   134 449
William Anderson, R??     200 200
James Abbott, free negro     134 159
William D. Bacon 50   134 230
Levin Bacon, minor,
David Bacon guardian
181     362
William Benson, of Jno.     134 171
William Beatherds     134 162
Jacob Barney 1 lot of ground and a mill thereon     200
William Benson, of Wm     134 186
Joseph Betts 253   134 692
James Bratten’s heirs 433     650
Russell Baker     200 207
Shadrack Burton     134 162
Abigail Bell   1 negro woman aged 55   123
Jonathan Betts 344   134 769
Lewes Beard 333 ½   200 932
Manaen Bull 608     1,520
Charles Beachamp 106   134 366
John Betts 493   Old & infirm 822
Charles Bounds, free negro     134 144
Jesse Bounds’ heirs,
Charles King guardian
430 1 negro man aged 55   951
James Betts 84   134 275
Solomon Brittingham 80   134 228
Soverign Boniwill     134 219
William Boyce 120   Old & infirm 250
Eleazor Boyce, minor, William Boyce guardian 150 & interest in 160 1 negro boy aged 18   754
David Boyce, free negro     134 146
Robert Boyce 75, 1 house & lot, 1/3 of saw & grist mill 1 negro woman aged 35, 1 boy aged 14, 1 girl aged 12, 1 boy aged 10, 1 boy aged 8, 1 boy aged 6, 1 girl aged 4, 1 boy aged 5, 1 girl aged 2 134 1,507
Richard M. L. Booth     200 200
Levin D. Ball     134 134
John Boyce     134 134
Milby Bradley     200 200
Handy Baker 50   134 273
Sarah Booth 100     155
Francis Beauchamp 80     213
William Beauchamp     200 200
John Brittell     200 200
John Benson, S.C.     200 200
Elijah Benson     200 200
John Benson, Parson 136     170
Boaz Bell 150 1 negro man aged 28, 1 boy aged 5, 1 boy aged 12, 1 girl aged 15 134 653
Sarah Bell 300 1 negro man aged 56, 1 man aged 51, 1 man aged 41, 1 woman aged 23, 1 woman aged 26, 1 woman aged 46, 1 girl aged 4, 1 girl aged 2, 1 girl and ½, 6 oz of plate   745
John Bell   1 negro man aged 30, 1 woman aged 20, 1 boy aged 14, 1 girl aged 1, 18 oz of plate 200 555
James Baker 80   Old & infirm 150
William Bell     200 200
Thomas Bohanon, minor,
Jesse Green guardian
420     420
Purnal H. Baker 210   134 587
(- 368)
William Bryant 180 1 negro woman aged 35, 1 boy aged 4 Old & infirm 322
Cornelius Bryant     134 164
Nehemiah Beauchamp     200 200
Thomas Bryant     134 161
William Bryant, Jr.     134 140
Hutton Bryant     134 144
Hosea Boyce 196 1 negro man aged 30, 1 woman aged 21 134 693
John Beacham     134 134
Isaac Betts     134 134
William Beathards, Jr.     200 200
Clement Baker     134 134
Thomas Baker, of Clem’t     134 134
Nath’l Bell     200 200
Nicholas Bell     200 200
James Benson     200 200
Levin Connaway 100   134 290
William Collins     134 141
William Connaway     134 294
Joseph Colburn 330 1 negro woman aged 55, 1 boy aged 8, 1 girl aged 6 134 855
William Coffin 211 1 negro woman aged 20 134 481
Joseph Cannon 200     300
Ezekiel Carsey     134 134
William B. Cooper 217     325
Nathan Carmean 241     540
Lamberson Collins 60   134 267
Sarah Cannon 175     242
Joseph Copes 700   134 1,730
Tilghmon Clifton     134 134
Selby Connaway     200 200
Bellfast Copes, free negro     134 134
Ebenezor Cannon 850 1 negro woman aged 21, 1 boy aged 3, 1 boy aged 2, 1 boy aged 1 134 1,363
Isaac Cannon     200 216
Elijah Cannon     200 216
Joseph Collins 60   134 256
Noah Clarkson     200 200
Aaron Collins     134 142
Job Clifton     200 200
Jacob Cannon 225 1 negro man aged 17, 1 girl aged 16 134 858
Levi Cannon 600 1 negro girl aged 13 1 girl aged 4 134 1,064
Anne Cannon   1 negro boy aged 16, 1 girl aged 9, 1 girl aged 5   172
John Chipman 147   134 432
John Cullenor 200   134 642
James Cannon 140     191
Elijah Coulbourn     134 148
Isaac Carter 46     51
Elijah Connaway, free negro     134 134
Benjamin Clifton, Jr.     200 200
Philip Clifton     200 200
Allen Cannon   1 negro boy aged 5 200 215
Cristepher Cardief 150 1 negro woman aged 25, 1 boy aged 14, 1 girl aged 5 134 574
John Cannon 300   134 615
Jeremiah Carter 300   134 683
Isaac Callaway     134 134
Peter Callaway     134 134
Benjamin Clifton     134 150
Noah Connaway     200 200
George Collins     134 134
Samuel Dorman 50   134 251
Hudson Daughters 196   134 470
Moses Dredden     134 141
Peter Dalbee 202 ½   134 546
William Delaney     300 300
Simon Dalbee     200 200
Ruben Drain     134 134
Benjamin Dalbee 220 1 negro man aged 30 134 735
William Dixon 262 1 negro girl aged 4, 1 girl aged 2 134 459
Stephen Dutton, free negro     134 134
Matthew Dorman, Sen’r 50   Old & infirm 38
Joshua Dorman 100   134 253
Matthew Dorman, Jr. 75   134 190
Shippard Drain     134 145
Richard Dunn     134 134
David Dorman     200 200
William Ellegood 510 1 negro boy aged 11 134 1,032
(-195)
Thomas Ellegood 240 1 negro man aged 35 134 681
William Eskridge     134 264
George Eskridge     134 143
Coventon M. Elensworth     134 246
John Ellis     200 200
Brothere Elensworth     134 191
John Elliott 90     99
 (+779)
Mary B. Allegood/ Ellegood 270 (?) 1 negro girl aged 14   461
John Ellegood     200 200
Richard Eskridge     134 134
Samuel Eskridge     134 141
William Ellensworth     134 134
Zachariah Ellensworth     134 134
Purnel Fleetwood     134 134
Gillit Figgs     134 188
Dick Gibbins, free negro     200 200
John Gordy 150   134 412
Josiah Gibbins 196   200 655
Susanah Gunby 270     496
John Grace 145   134 388
Stephen Gunby 100   134 327
Eli Gordy 135   134 468
Olepher Griffith     134 138
Seeth Griffith 490 1 negro girl aged 10 134 2,209
Jesse Green 192 1 negro man aged 32, 1 man aged 30 , 1 man aged 18, 1 man aged 16, 1 man aged 15, 1 man aged 13, 1 man aged 11, 1 girl aged 9, 40 oz of plate 134 1,740
James Gunby 594 1 negro man aged 26, Man aged 17, 1 woman aged 30, 1 man aged 21, 1 boy aged 7, 1 girl aged 6, 10 oz of plate 134 1,881
Elijah Griffith     134 134
Isaiah Griffith     200 200
Elzey Hill 140   134 453
David Houston, free negro     134 208
Bartholemew Holleran     134 134
Roger Hopkins     134 134
John Houston 264   134 616
(-67)
James Hood, free negro     134 134
William Huffington, Jr. 753 1 negro man aged 40, 1 woman aged 45,
20 oz of plate
134 3,150
(-245)
Daniel Hearn 44   134 272
Joseph Hust (or Hurt) 50   134 240
James Huffington     200 260
George Hudson     200 200
Thomas Hearn 260 1 negro man aged 22 134 657
George Howard     134 139
Job Hasting 113   134 409
Joshua Hitchens 18   134 160
Elzey Hudson     134 134
Elisha Hitchens     134 142
John Huffington 213   134 582
(+368)
Robert Halls 200     250
Shadrack Hitchens     134 141
Thomas Hopkins 100   Old & infirm 216
Jarord Hitchens     134 143
Coliyar Hopkins     134 163
John Hitchens     134 182
John Harman     134 141
Edmond Hitchens 140 1 negro woman aged 34, 1 girl aged 8, 1 girl aged 1 Old & infirm 472
Peter Hitchens 50   134 319
Patty Hitchens 100     164
Edmond Hitchens, Jr. 400   134 836
Hugh M. Henry 250     375 (off)
Ebenezor Hearn 600 1 negro man aged 37, 1 boy aged 19, 1 girl aged 14, 1 girl aged 6 134 1,297
Mark Hitchens 89   134 286
Spencer Hitchens     134 142
Isaac Horsey’s heirs 1 house & lot on Broad Creek     45
Samuel Hurt     200 200
William Hobbs 105 1 negro woman aged 30, 1 boy aged 4, 1 boy aged 2 134 434
William Huffington 752   Old & infirm 916
Joshua Huffington 100   134 293
Ebenezor Hurt 90   134 277
William (A.?) Hurley 1 house & lot in Concord   Personal infirm in his arm 28
Nancy Hitch 250     688
Minus Cannon Hurt     200 200
Joshua Hopkins     134 134
Parris Houston     134 134
Thomas H(ouston?)     200 200
James Huffington, carpenter     134 134
Jonathan Huffington     200 200
James Harris     200 200
John Hitchens     200 200
Henry Jarman     134 134
Thomas Johnson 192 1 negro woman aged 34, 1 boy aged 11, 1 boy aged 9, 1 girl aged 6, 1 boy aged 2 134 723
Philip Jarrort     200 200
Joshua Jarman 96   134 304
Magdalon Jarman 80     100
James Jarman     134 161
Nehemiah Jones 147   134 372
Hannah Jones 152 1 negro woman aged 18, 1 boy aged 1   389
William Jarman     134 192
Nehemiah Jones, Jr.     200 200
Jacob Jones 468   134 790
Jeremiah Jones     200 238
Jacob Jones
& Caldwell King
      46
Noah James     134 211
Jacob Insley     134 134
William Johnson, Jr.     134 148
Mary James 150     271
Elias James 350   (page folded) 695
Joshua James 344 1 negro woman aged 38, 1 woman aged 22, 1 boy aged 15, 1 boy aged 13, 1 boy aged 1, 1 girl aged 7, 1 girl aged 4, 1 girl aged 4 Old & infirm 939
Patrick Jones     200 200
Ephraim Jones     200 200
Edmond Johnson 150   134 416
William Johnson 204   134 458
Joseph Kingdon 20   134 161
John King 50   134 284
William Knowles 269   134 696
(+ 153)
Simon Kollock 170     298
Peter King 90   134 321
Coldwell King 125   134 271
Joshua King 223   134 649
Mitchell Kershaw 363 1 negro man aged 56, 1 woman aged 37, 1 boy aged 6, 1 girl aged 4, 1 girl aged 2 134 911
(-200)
John Linch     134 243
John Lord, Jr. 300   134 791
John Layton     134 141
Job Lewes     134 160
David Lowe     134 143
Winder Lord 110   134 330
John Lord 1,000   134 1,223
(+110)
Levin Lord 50   134 244
Levin Lewes     134 134
Waples Layton     134 134
Elisha Laws, free negro     134 143
Lawrance & Co.   “profit’s a rising on a store & good(s)”   50
Kindle Lewes 40 1 negro man aged 22, 1 man aged 16 134 458
John Larmor     134 169
William Lewes     200 200
Paul Layton     200 200
Adam Lord     134 134
George Lewes     134 134
Thomas Laws   1 house & lots in Concord, 1/3 of saw & grist mill, 1/3 of saw & grist mill   900
Anne Layton   1 negro woman aged 28, 1 girl aged 6,
1 boy aged 4, 1 boy aged 2, 1 boy aged ½
  117
James Lowery’s heirs 185     231
Sothey Lewes     200 200
Job Lawless     134 134
Amos Lord     134 134
James Mezzick     200 237
Thomas Marvill 130   134 456
Roberson Melson     200 274
Thomas Mitchell     134 169
John Melson 140 1 negro man aged 35, 1 woman aged 14 134 712
Gillis Moore 19   134 164
Jesse Moore 35   134 196
Jesse Melson     134 134
Coventon Mezzick 486 1 negro girl aged 23 Infirm 1,233
Mines Mezzick   1 negro woman aged 21, 1 boy aged 2, 1 boy aged 1 134 301
Littleton Moore 140   134 383
William Middleton 73   134 332
Charles Moore 127   134 332
Alexander Mitchell 100   Old & infirm 115
Philip Massey     134 284
Joseph Melson 2,110 1 negro man aged 90, 1 man aged 55, 1 man aged 50, 1 man aged 30, 1 man aged 25, 1 man aged 19, 1 man aged 17, 1 man aged 16, 1 man aged 14, 1 man aged 11, 1 man aged 6, 1 man aged 5, 1 man aged 2, 1 woman aged 90, 1 woman age 55, 1 woman aged 35, 1 woman aged 28, 1 girl aged 5, 1 girl aged 3, 1 girl aged 3 134 5,943
Matthias Moore 222   134 628
John Mitchell 2 houses & lots 1 negro woman aged 60, 1 woman aged 42, 1 boy aged 13, 1 girl aged 7, 1 boy aged 5, 1 boy aged 2 134
(old & infirm, scratched out)
601
James Mitchell     200 200
Stephen Moore 20   134 171
Wingate Massey     200 200
Philip Matthews 341   134 726
Jonathan Martino 144   134 373
Elzey Moore 95   134 284
William Moore 100   Old & infirm 173
Ephraim & John Moore 198   268 (2 personal taxes) 538
(-110)
John Moore (B.W.) 164     287
Isriel Martino     134 194
Samuel Moore     134 134
Joshua Moore     200 200
James Messok     200 200
William Messok, Jr.     200 200
Lenard Moore     134 134
Thomas Moore     200 200
Joshua Mitchell     200 200
Mary Matthews 100     145
Jinkens Massey     134 134
George Mitchell’s heirs 2,755     8,265
John Mooney     200 200
William Messok 137   134 349
Hugh Martino     300 300
William Melson’s heirs 80     107
John Merrel     134 134
Ruben Martino     200 200
Minos Melson     250(?) 250(?)
David Newbold     200 200
William Nicols     200 200
James Nicols     200 200
Jesse Outten 136   134 381
Thomas Owins     134 168
William ONeal 60 1 negro boy aged 13, 1 boy aged 10 134 448
Josiah ONeal     200 200
John ONeal 10   134 176
Thomas ONeal 180 1 negro man aged 50 Old & infirm 490
Abraham Outten     134 181
James ONeal     200 235
Thomas ONeal, Jun’r 100   134 305
James ONeal 276   134 627
Purnel Outten     134 152
John Outten 90   134 333
William Outten     200 200
Isaac Outten     200 200
Curtis Otwell     200 200
John ODay     134 134
Jesse Outten, of Jesse     200 200
Asahel P. Phelps 119, 1 house & lot in Concord 1 negro girl aged 4 134 634
(-304)
James Penton 117   134 343
John Penuel     200 200
Issacker Pepper     200 200
Thomas Penuel     134 163
Stephen Puzey 110   134 326
Philip Penuel     134 176
Ephraim Puzey 70   134 305
William Puzey 232   Old & infirm 388
Puah Puzey 200 1 negro man aged 27, 1 woman aged 22, 1 girl aged 2 134 873
John Polk 30     60 (+625)
(-312)
Josiah Polk 15   134 164
Thomas Pryde     134 134
James Procter     134 134
John Polk, Doctor 1 house & lot near Laurel 1 negro woman aged 35, 1 girl aged 9, 1 girl aged 6 Old & infirm 390
Thomas Phillips 60   134 262
Isaac Parker, free negro     134 162
Ignatius Pearce     200 200
Joseph Quillin 100   134 393
Charles Rowlins     134 268
John Rowlins     200 200
Benjamin Riggin 130     260
John Royall     134 134
James Rotten     200 230
Severegn Rogers     134 229
Elijah Royall     134 366
Isaac Riggin 100   134 366
James Ready     200 200
Robert Robertson 129   134 276
Elizabeth Shorte 80 1 negro boy aged 16, 1 boy aged 9 , 1 girl aged 7   436
Shardrack, Edward, Philip, Polley & Bestey Shorte, minors and heirs of Isaac Shorte, dec’d, Elizabeth Shorte guardian 150     225
(off)
Levin Stuart 1 house & lot in Concord 1 negro boy aged 11 134 302
James Sackham, free negro     134 221
Jehu Stockley   2 negro boys aged 8 134 237
Uriah Shorte 364   134 1,255
Isaac Shorte 364 1 negro man aged 26 134 817
(+245)
John Shorte 300 1 negro boy aged 10, 1 woman aged 27, 1 girl aged 6, 1 girl aged 4 134 981
Rachel Stockley 147     241
Hales Spicer 150   134 451
Nathan Saunders 457 1 negro man aged 54, 1 woman aged 50, 1 girl aged 8, 1 boy aged 6, 1 boy aged 3 134 939
Ann Saunders 437 1 negro woman aged 48, 1 boy aged 8, 1 girl aged 6   866
Samuel Shorte     134 134
Jesse Shiles     134 157
Shadrack Shorte   1 negro girl aged 10 134 219
Thomas Skinner 1 house & lot     100
Thomas Smith 38   134 179
Boaz Spear     200 210
Shadrack Shorte 268 1 negro woman aged 30, 1 boy aged 18, 1 girl aged 16, 1 boy aged 12, 1 girl aged 9, 1 girl aged 7, 1 girl aged 4 Old & infirm 822
Philip Shorte 50   200 321
Henry Smith 50   134 236
Eli Shiles 36   134 221
Hezekiah Smith 40   134 207
Michael Stuart 1 house & lot in Concord 1 negro girl aged 7 134 416
William Stayton’s heirs 365     456
Elzey Spicer 1 house & lot near Concord     20
William Stuart     200 200
Levin Smith     134 157
Job Smith     134 134
Clement Smith, of Thos.     200 200
Charles Smith , of Hez’k     200 200
Clement Smith, of Hez’k     200 200
William Southern     200 200
Joseph Sharp     200 200
Josiah Truitt 220 1 negro man aged 21, 1 woman aged 39, 1 girl aged 4, 1 boy aged 2 134 911
Micaih Truitt   1 negro boy aged 14 134 268
Robert Timmans     134 134
Levin Tucker     134 134
Thomas Truitt 269   134 604
John Timmans 100 1 negro man aged 32, 1 woman aged 60 134 520
Smith Timmans     134 180
Joshua Tulley     200 200
William Timmans 190   134 467
(+204)
Mitchell Thompson     134 160
John Timmans 100 1 negro boy aged 9 134 337
(-80)
Mary Taylor 100     184
Eli Timmans 150     200
James Tulley     134 185
Jarman Truitt 50   134 246
Littleton Truitt 33   134 207
William Truitt 33   134 209
William Townsend 700     1,225
Thomas Townsend 42     73
Garman Truitt, Jun’r     200 200
Matthias Timmans 300   134 528
Ezekiel Timmans 220   134 531
(+100)
Noble Timmans 30   134 194
Gillitt Timmans     134 161
Aaron Timmans     134 134
Samuel Tulley 350 1 negro man aged 18, 1 girl aged 7 134 1081
(+7)
James Timmans 163   134 420
(-204)
Joshua Timmans     134 134
John Thompson     134 175
Bivans Turner     200 200
Hugh Taylor 100   134 336
John Taylor     134 164
Richardson Thompson     200 227
Thomas Thompson     200 230
Sarah Thompson 50     50
James Truitt 263 1 negro man aged 26, 1 woman aged 21 134 788
Joseph Truitt     200 200
Anthony S. Vickars 140     280
(off)
William Vaughan 240 1 negro man aged 30, 1 man aged 29, 1 woman aged 32, 1 girl aged 6, 1 boy aged 4 , 1 girl aged 1 134 1,128
Joseph Vinson, of Geo. 300   134 920
Benjamin Vinson 350     350
Joseph Vinson, of S. 300   134 756
(+42)
Thomas Vinson   1 negro woman aged 20 134 205
Elizabeth Vinson 316     632
Polley Vinson 432     1,188
George Vance     134 221
Levin Vaughan 450 1 negro man aged 33, 1 man aged 21, 1 woman aged 38, 1 woman aged 17, 1 woman aged 13, 1 boy aged 3, 1 girl aged 2 Old & infirm 1,691
(-508)
Solomon Vinson     200 240
Coldwell Windsor 80   134 356
Joseph Windsor     134 159
William Williams     134 152
William Wainright     134 233
Nelley Warren 180 1 negro woman aged 70, 1 woman aged 35, 1 boy aged 16, 1 boy aged 10, 14 oz of plate   798
Elisha West     200 200
Nelley Warren
& William B. Cooper
25     250
Benjamin Warren’s heirs 360     720
Cannon Wingate 70 1 negro boy aged 18 134 427
John Workman     134 216
John Workman, Jr.     134 174
Joseph Workman     200 200
Henry Wingate 100 (off)   134 715
William Workman   1 negro woman aged 20, 1 child aged 2, 1 child aged 1 134 283
William Wonnell     134 142
Jehu West, Jr. 278 1 negro boy aged 14, 1 girl aged 11 134 698
James Willey     134 134
Cannon Wainright 50   134 239
John Wingate, minor, Philip Matthews guardian 130 1 negro boy aged 16   264
Philip Wingate, minor, Philip Matthews guardian 100 1 negro boy aged 29, 1 girl aged 28, 1 girl aged 8, 1 boy aged 4, 1 boy aged 1, 1 girl aged 1   342
Samuel Williams     134 170
Levin Wainright 50   134 245
Johnson Wainright 60   134 250
Alexander White 1 house & lot in Concord   134 208
(+29)
Joshua Wingate 260     260
Jehu West, Sr. 24     26
Morning Wroe 250   134 558
Jacob Whaley     134 134
John Windsor     134 134
Cathurton Windsor 142   134 340
Philip West 80 1 negro boy aged 20, 1 girl aged 7 134 417
John Wainright     134 134
Elias Wright     200 200
Peter Waples 107   134 418
Tubman Wright 400   134 673
James Wallis 250   134 577
John Wallis     200 200
Jesse Wells 210   134 445

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