Proprietary Return, Ruscomb Manor Township, 1767

Name Acres Horses Cattle Sheep Tax
Anstatt, Adam (g.m.) 102 1 2 3 5
Algeiger, Joseph 33 2 1 3 2
Albrecht, John (tile maker) 33   1   1
Backer, Jacob 63 1 1   2
Bacher, Joseph   1 1   3
Bachman, Frederick 63 3 1 2 2
Bachman, Christian 63 2 1 1 3
Brown, George (weaver) 21   1   2
Bower, John (weaver) 60   2   2
Berstler, Jacob   1     3
Backer, Margaret 60 3 1   1
Dalman, Jacob 49 1 2   2
Dunckle, Michael 60       2
Emmert, George (innkeeper) 43 2 1   3
Erman, John (joiner)     1   1
Fahl, Dieter 205 3 4 6 10
Fux, Jacob 108 2 3 2 3
Fisher, Michael 35 2 1 2 2
Frantz, Ludwig 35 2 2   2
Gith, Jacob 88       2
Gidleman, Peter 105       2
Hess, Jeremias (blacksmith)     1   1
Huffnaugle, X'n (taylor) 90 3 3 6 2
Hensel, Michael 50       1
Haberacre, Stephen 107 2 2 3 5
Hamshar, Adam (weaver) 43   1   2
Heckman, Peter 102 2 1   2
Helm, Jacob 105 3 2 2 3
Hinter, Dewald 110   2   3
Kline, Peter 106 2 2 3 2
Kelchner, John 108 3 3 4 3
Kehly, Adam     1   1
Lautensleger, Henry   1     4
Lippert, Jacob 200 3 4 3 6
Lutz, John 18 1 1   1
Miller, Henry 168 2 1 2 3
Michael, George     1   1
Martin, Gaby     1   1
Metzger, Tobias     1   1
Price, Conrad 210 3 4 8 13
Roller, Jacob   2 1   1
Rey, John         1
Riegle, John 64 2 2 2 2
Rettinger, Michael 35   1   2
Rack, George (innkeeper) 188 3 4 2 7
Roether, Engle     1   1
Rauzahn, Adam 50 1 1   2
Spang, Michael     1   1
Spittlemyer, Adam 103 1 1   2
Swartz, Andreas 51 1 1   2
Shumaker, Peter   1     1
Sheth, Christopher 45 2 1   2
Schmael, Adam 108 2 3 4 5
Siegfried, Michael (tyler) 95 4 2   4
Sammet, Jacob         2
Silver, George   2 1   1
Swartz, George         1
William, Peter 135 2 3 4 4
Wagner, Jost 155 4 4 8 9
Welcker, Dieter 500       25
Wescow, John 51   1   2
Zanger, Jacob (s.m., g.m.) 53 2 2   5
Zimmerman, Peter   1     3
Sherk, Ludwig     1   1
Rodarmal, X'n 50       1
X'r Teisher 50       2
Rodarmal, Peter 50       2
Reed, Elias 20       1


Single Freemen

Name Shillings
Oseas, John 15
Lippert, Adam 15
Foll, David 15
Fahl, Dieter 15
Miller, Jacob 15
Miller, John 15
Wanner, Peter 15
Fucks, Bastian 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. 12-14.

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