Proprietary Return, Exeter Township, 1767

Name Acres Horses Cattle Sheep Tax
Allstadt, Adam (farmer) 200 4 3 4 20
Alder, Henry (mason)     1   1
Apple, Adam (labourer)     1   1
Bushberger, David (blacksmith)         1
Boone, James (tanner) 400 7 8 25 40
Boone, William (farmer, g.m.) 270 4 7 18 20
Boone, Joseph (farmer) 200 4 6 12 20
Boyer, Jacob (farmer) 100 2 3 4 18
Boyer, John (blacksmith)   2 1   1
Boyer, Christopher & Son 170 3 2 6 15
Bechtel, Peter 90 2 2   5
Bechtel, John 150 3 2   14
Boone, Samuel 160 2 2 9 15
Bingeman, Charles         1
Bechtel, Jacob 225 4 3 2 19
Bishop, John 100 3 2 6 13
Baker, Godfred (carpenter)   1 1   1
Beatam, George (miller)         1
Coch, John 100 1 1   2
Coppleberger, Christ'n 100 2 3   4
Christian, Fredrick     1   1
Deeter, Mathias 150 3 4   17
David, Harman (cordwainer) 30 1 1   2
Durst, Paul 290 4 5 10 22
Ellis, Morris 130 3 4 12 14
Ellis, John (shopkeeper)   4 2   5
Ellis, Rowland 15 1 2   3
Evil, Fredrick         1
Egle, Casper 100       8
Esterly, Elizabeth 200 2 3   6
Failer, John (wheelwright)     1   1
Feager, Caleb         1
Goodhart, Fredrick 150 2 4 8 12
Gerich, George 150 4 5 6 20
Gring, Godfrey 150 2 2   5
Hauck, Michael   1 1   2
Henton, George 150 4 4 6 12
Henton, Robert 70 2 1   2
Huet, Jacob 100 2 2 5 6
Harner, Nicholas 90 2 2 4 6
Huet, Ludwig 100 2 1   4
Hughes, Samuel 160 4 5 10 12
Hughes, Edward 79 3 3 6 5
Hughes, George 150 3 4   12
Hartman, Valentine 100 2 2 4 5
Hegler, Rudolph, & Son 250 4 6 8 25
Heckman, George         1
Huet, Christian 100       2
Knochle, Frederick 50 1     2
Kirby, Joseph 100 2 2   8
Kirby, Peter 100       8
Kirby, William 100 3 2   13
Keller, Conrad     1   1
Kealler, Frederick   1 1   1
Kerber, Paul 17 1 1   2
Knote, Henry   4 3 6 6
Lefler, Jacob 200 2 1   12
Ludwig, Michael 150 4 4 10 17
Lincoln, Abraham 320 3 3 10 19
Lincoln, Mordecai 200 2 2   10
Leffler, Baltzer 100 2 2   5
Lincoln, Abraham 320 3 3 10 19
Levan, Jacob 150 4 6 4 20
Levan, Abraham 300 4 5 4 17
Lebo, Leonard 150 2 4   12
Merch, Conrad         1
Messersmith, John 250 3 3   8
Null, Peter 100 2 2 6 1
Patterson, Robert 50 2 2   2
Rutter, Francis & Son 300 4 5 7 24
Penrose, Richard 180 2 3 6 6
Patterson, William (weaver)         1
Rutter, George 150 4 5   15
Roun, Jacob 350 3 3 8 14
Sharer, George (blacksmith)         1
Scheirer, Adam   2 2 2 8
Schnyder, Peter 230 3 5 9 16
Stucker, John   1 2   1
Seister, Michael 200 4 5 10 18
Snyder, George 60   1   2
Snyder, Jacob         1
Thomas, Abel 27 2 2 4 4
Thompson, James 10 2 2 4 4
Thompson, Henry 85 2 3 10 6
Thompson, John 100 2 2 5 4
Tallman, Benjamin 100 2 2 5 4
Tallman, William   1 1   2
Vanderslice, Henry 40 3 2   8
Webb, James (weaver)     1   1
Wicks, Christian 150 2 4 6 12
Webb, John & Son 180 3 4   10
Wagoner, Adam 150 4 4 6 7
Wainwright, John 100   1   2
Weisman, Isaac   2 2   2
Waltz, Martin 100 2 2   7
Webb, John         1
Weiler, Jacob 170 3 4 6 12
Weidman, John 100 2 2   5
Young, Adam 150 2 3 6 12
Young, Valentine 30 1 1   2


Single Freemen

Name Shillings
Pugh, Nathan 15
Boone, James 15
Boone, Benjamin 15
Boone, James 15
Bernhard, Dieter 15
Huet, Lodowig 15
Dierling, John 15
Patterson, Robert 15
Boyer, Engle 15
Ritter, Israel 15
Landers, George 15
Huyett, Christ'r 15
Williams, Owen 15
Hopes, William 15
Alder, Frederick 15
Boyer, Henry 15
Diem, Adam 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. 42-45.

Submitted by: Judy.


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