Proprietary Return, Maiden Creek Township, 1767

Name Acres Horses Cattle Sheep Tax
Aurandt, John, farmer 200 3 3 3 12
Adams, William, carpenter 0 0 0 0 1
Bernet, Stephen, farmer 300 4 8 5 20
Breeder, Wendel, farmer 100 2 2 2 5
Blatt, Fred'k, farmer 100 2 3 3 6
Braun, Mathias, weaver 0 0 0 0 1
Barger, Simeon, weaver 25 0 1 0 2
Christ, Michael, smith/farmer 160 2 2 0 12
Clendenon, Isaac, taylor 0 0 0 0 1
Curry, Barn'd, labourer 20 1 1 0 2
Carrol, Dennis, labourer 50 0 1 1 2
Dunkle, Michael, labourer 150 4 6 6 15
Eckell, Jacob, farmer 150 4 4 0 12
Engel, Adam, farmer 50 2 2 0 3
Fegelle, George, farmer 200 3 4 4 10
Frauenfelder, John, farmer 150 2 3 8 8
Gernant, George, farmer 300 4 4 4 20
Greff, Jacob, farmer 200 5 4 3 12
Gumber, John, farmer 70 2 3 3 4
Hughes, Owen, farmer 500 4 7 10 30
Hutton, James, farmer 460 4 7 10 28
Hutten, John, farmer 200 3 4 6 20
High, Jacob, farmer 170 2 3 4 12
High, Rudolph, farmer 168 4 4 5 14
Hofman, Valentine, shoemaker 0 1 2 0 2
Houlden, Wm., mason 0 0 1 0 1
Hofhans Jacob, farmer 600 0 0 1 30
Jost, Casper, farmer 100 1 1 0 6
Jennings, Timothy, labourer 0 0 1 0 1
Hug, Ulrick, farmer 350 5 4 10 20
Kaufman, John, farmer 178 3 6 6 15
Koch, John, farmer 250 4 4 5 23
Kutz, Thomas, taverner 70 2 2 0 6
Kerby, Standley, farmer 300 6 12 8 25
Kiesinger, Abraham, carpenter 0 0 0 0 1
Kirschman, Martin, carpenter 0 1 2 0 2
Keim, Valentine, farmer 180 4 5 6 12
Kranshar, John, laborer 0 0 1 0 1
Klein, John, farmer 50 2 2 0 3
Lee, Mordecai, farmer 350 4 10 6 28
Lee, Anthony, farmer 240 3 3 5 25
Lightfoot, Jacob, farmer 200 6 7 26 10
Lupfer, Jacob 50 0 0 0 4
Miller, David, labourer 0 0 1 1 2
Maurer, Jacob, farmer 150 4 6 8 10
Parvin, Francis, landholder 900 2 2 7 40
Penrose, Joseph, farmer 280 4 5 10 20
Parvin Fran's, farmer 0 1 3 11 2
Parvin, Wm., miller 0 1 2 2 1
Parvin, Thomas, farmer 0 2 2 0 3
Pearson, Thomas, weaver 0 0 1 1 2
Starr, John 210 7 8 10 18
Starr, Merick, farmer 150 3 4 10 10
Starr Moses, farmer 135 2 3 4 8
Schneider, John, weaver 110 1 2 0 7
Scheffer, Jacob, farmer 149 2 2 0 12
Shalter, Frantz, farmer 130 2 2 0 8
Reeser, John, farmer 400 4 6 8 24
Rothermal, Paul, farmer 260 4 6 11 15
Rothermal, Peter, farmer 200 5 4 6 12
Richstein, Christian, farmer 150 2 4 0 9
Rann, Jacob 150 0 0 0 8
Reed, Elias, farmer 100 3 5 0 5
Ring, Christopher, labourer 0 0 0 0 1
Reseler, Geo., farmer 100 2 2 0 5
Tompson, Michael 0 0 0 0 1
Zech, Jacob, farmer 100 2 3 2 6
Winckler, Thos., farmer 50 2 2 3 3
Weily, Joseph, weaver 0 0 0 0 2
Frey, Henry, farmer 150 3 2 0 15
Houseman, Martin, farmer 150 4 2 0 10


Single Freemen

Name Shillings
Isaac Barger 15
John Richardson 15
Thos. McGlasky 15
John Parvin 15
John Barger 15
Thos. Lightfoot 15
Edw'd Kinsler 15
Thomas Cross 15
Peter Rothermal 15
Michael Kirby 15
Peter Clementz 15
Henry Hartman 15
Adam Texter 15
Abram Huy 15
George Reem 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. 69-71.

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