1814 Freeport Road Tax 21 March 2010 Page 1

Size: px

Start display at page:

Download "1814 Freeport Road Tax 21 March 2010 Page 1"

Rodney Simpson
5 years ago
Views:

1 Freeport, Maine Road Tax List By District for Year 1814 copied by Carol P. McCoy, Ph.D. This list shows the names and number of polls as they appear in each district from the Freeport Tax Book ( ). For tax amount see the original manuscript at the Freeport Library. Thank you to Vicki Lowe, Assistant Librarian, for making this manuscript accessible and helping to proof the transcription. "To Robert Jameson surveyor of roads in Freeport for the year 1814 you are hereby required to cause each person named in this bill to work out the several sums annexed to their names on the following roads. Beginning at Col. George Rogers house thence on the road to Brunswick line. Allowing to each man one dollar..for oxen 85 cents, for plows 50 cents, for carts 25 cents per day. For which this shall be your sufficient warrant and you are requested to cause two thirds of the within sum to be worked out by the first day of July and the remainder by the first day of October next by which time you are to make return of this bill with your doings thereon. Given under our hands..." Barstow Sylvester, Moses Soule, Jr., John Webster (Assessors) Freeport May 25, 1814 District 1 Beginning at Col. George Rogers house on the old Flying point road from thence on said road to Brunswick line [Note: this description comes from at the end of 1812 list.] Robert Jamison--1 James Chase--1 John Dunning --1 Samuel Chase--0 (Brunswick) James Jameson--0 William Chase--1 David Wentworth--1 James Dunning--1 Robert Dunning--1 William Lunt--1 John Colby--1 Thomas Manes, Jr.--1 Joseph Mcgrath--1 James Chase, Jr.--1 District 2 Beginning at Col. Geo. Rogers house, thence on the road to the Guide post near Nathaniel Stetsons Daniel Means--1 Col. George Rogers--0 George Rogers, Jr.--2 William Mann--1 Major Thomas Means--0 (for his Flying Point Place) Joseph Grant--2 William Grant--3 Second No. 2 Beginning at the Guide board near Nathaniel Stetsons thence on the road by your house to Flying Point as far as Col. George Rogers house. James Brewer--1 Thomas Coffin, Jr.--1 Joseph Brewer--2 William Litchfield--1 Samuel Litchfield--1 George Litchfield--1 James Bibber, Jr.--1 Daniel Carter--1 Nathan Carter--1 Tristrim Coffin--1 Jonathan Woodman--1 Joseph Woodman--0 Samuel Curtis--1 Mark Litchfield--1 Daniel Carter, heirs of--0 District 3 Beginning at Potes Mills so called from thence on the road to the old Flying Point Road near William Mann's; Also from said road on the road leading by your house as far as said road is laid out. George Anderson--1 Reuben Brewer--2 Thomas Anderson--1 Joseph Mann, Jr.--1 Thomas Coffin--0 Edward Brewer--2 Samuel Lufkin--3 Joseph Anderson, heirs of-0 John Anderson Freeport Road Tax 21 March 2010 Page 1

2 District 4 Beginning at the mouth of the road near William Littchfield's, thence on the road by your house as far as it is laid out; also on the drift road to Potes Mills. [Wolf's Neck area today.] William Pote--2 George Lincoln--1 Nathaniel Aldrich--1 Richard Aldrich--1 Hezekiah Merrill--2 Joshua Merritt--1 Jesse Corliss--0 Thomas Cobb--1 William Corliss--1 Second No. 4 Ebenezer Brewer--1 Hezekiah Brewer, heirs of--0 Elihu Anderson--1 John Day, heirs of--0 Major Daniel Brewer--1 Capt. Daniel Brewer--2 John J. Goodridge, heirs of--0 William Bennet--1 Reuben Brewer, Jr.--1 James Brewer, Jr.--1 District 5 Beginning at Capt. Samuel Talbots house, thence on the Post road to Brunswick line. Also from the Post road near John Townsends down the range S East as far as it is laid out. Robert Townsend--1 Thomas Bicknell--1 Ammi Dunham--2 James Wilson of H--0 Richard Grant, heirs of--0 James Bicknell--1 Moses Soule Jr.--3 Gideon Lane, heirs of--0 John Townsend--1 Lemuel Ward--1 Moses Curtis--1 Daniel York--0 Nehemiah Curtis--0 Ezekiel Curtis H.--0 David Curtis--0 Jonathan Byram--2 James Johnson--0 Thomas Ward--1 Benjamin Curtis--1 William Ward--1 William Townsend--1 Peter Lane, heirs of--0 Thomas Merryman B.--0 Stephen Sawyer--1 Seth Gurney--1 Thomas Hailey (Bath)--0 District 6 Beginning at Samuel Talbots house thence on the Post road to Emerson Dennisons house. [Mast Landing area today.] Joseph Lufkin--1 John Dennison--1 Joseph Dennison--0 Ephraim Carter, heirs of--0 Aaron Lufkin, heirs of--0 Gideon Dennison--2 Gideon Dennison, Jr.--1 John Griffin---1 Nathaniel Stetson--2 Bradbury Soule, heirs of--0 Lewis Warner--1 Ambrose Talbot, Jr.--2 Joseph Lufkin, Jr.--1 Samuel Furbush--2 Charles Stetson--2 Samuel Talbot--1 Enoch Brewer--1 Joseph Kelsey--1 Joel Kelsey--1 Samuel Aderton--1 Europe Kelsey--1 David Curtis for the Lufkin farm-0 Solomon Dennison--2 Eliphez Dennison--1 Abner Dennison--1 Jeremiah Allen--1 Joshua Curtis--2 Daniel Dunham, Jr.--1 John Dennison, Jr Freeport Road Tax 21 March 2010 Page 2

3 District 7 Beginning at the mouth of the road leading from the Post road by Daniel Allens thence up said road as far as it is laid out Ephraim Allen--1 John Aderton--1 Daniel Allen--1 Silas Allen--2 Isaac Allen--1 Nehemiah Ward--1 Nathaniel B. Aderton--1 Jonathan Byram for his new place--0 District 10 Beginning at Solomon Dennison's house, thence up to the County Road on Range D. Also on the new road through William Mitchells land. Abner Sylvester, Jr.--2 Reuben Talbot--1 Thomas Rose--1 James Curtis, Jr.--1 James Curtis, heirs of--0 John Cushing--1 Thomas Curtis--1 Abner Dennison, heirs of --0 Jonathan Dennison--1 Robert Randal--1 Abner Dennison, Jr.--1 Solomon Dennison, Jr.--1 Abner Sylvester 3rd--1 Dennison Sylvester--1 District 8 Beginning on the range near the Gore School house, thence on said Range to the Post road near John Townsends house Melzar Byram--1 Joshua Webb--1 Theodore Curtis--1 Isachar W. Kilby--1 Thomas Kilby--1 Amos Sylvester--1 Eliab Gurney--1 John Gurney--1 Richard Kilby--1 Thomas Kilby, Jr.--1 William Byram--1 John Allen--2 Melzar Byram, Jr.--1 Samuel Porter for the Soule & Sylvester Places--0 Frances Clark--1 District 11 Beginning at Henchman Sylvester's thence on the road to the Brunswick line. Also on the whole of Nathaniel Josselyn's road. Jeremiah Rogers--3 Joseph Sylvester--2 Henchman Sylvester--1 Charles Sylvester--1 John Sylvester--1 John Sylvester, Jr.--1 Joseph Sylvester, Jr.--1 Samuel Sylvester--2 Nathaniel Josselyn--2 Abner Sylvester--0 Timothy Prout--2 Amos Lunt--0 Loring Prout--1 Job Sylvester--1 David Ring--1 District 9 Beginning on the range near the Gore school house, thence running up the range to the County road leading to Durham Samuel Scales--2 John Lambert--1 Nathaniel Scales--3 Charles Lambert--1 James Lambert--1 Jonathan Soule--1 William Mitchell--2 Jeremiah Grant--1 Alexander Potter --1 District 12 Beginning at Henchman Sylvesters house, thence on the road to Frosts Corner so called John Wentworth--1 William Mitchell, Jr.--1 Seth Townsend--1 Joseph Townsend--1 Isaac S. Hooper -1 David Hooper--1 Andrew Soule--1 John Rogers--1 Timothy Dennison--1 Jones Mitchell--1 John Townsend, Jr.--1 William Mitchell for his home farm Freeport Road Tax 21 March 2010 Page 3

4 District 13 Beginning at the mouth of the Quaker Road near Bela Townsends, thence on said road to Durham line. Also on Francis J. Brown's road [Near Route 136 today] Job Douglas--1 William Jordan--1 Charles Bailey--2 James Sawyer--1 Jeremiah Plummer--2 Thomas Hoyt--1 Job Douglas, Jr.--0 Daniel Douglas,--1 Moses Field--1 Ephraim Field--1 Stephen Pinkham--2 Francis J. Brown--2 William Groves--1 Stephen Sawyer--1 Hanson Pinkham--0 District 14 Beginning at William W. Eells' thence up the County road to Durham line. Also the Town Road to Pownal line near Robert Popes Shop Seth Bailey--3 William W. Eells--1 Benning Wentworth--2 Barstow Sylvester--1 Stephen Sylvester--1 Barstow Sylvester, Jr.--1 Bela Townsend--2 Zachariah Field--1 Ezekiel Merrill--1 Asa Sprague--1 Perez Burr--3 Solomon True--1 Jedediah Soule--1 James Soule--1 Jedediah Soule, Jr.--1 Jacob White--1 Thomas R. White--1 Benjamin Sawyer--1 Hezekiah Sawyer, heirs of--0 Israel Bailey--1 John Bailey--1 William True--1 Robert Pope--0 Ephraim Griffin--0 Stephen Curtis--1 William Soule, Jr.--1 Samuel Griffin--1 William Eels--1 Jeremiah Merrill, heirs of--0 Andrew Wentworth--1 Nathan Crossman--1 Andrew Scott & Joseph M. Garrish--0 District 15 Beginning at the hay scales thence on the County Road to William W. Eells house. [Near the Freeport Library today.] Josiah W. Mitchell--1 Joseph Mitchell--1 Samuel Hyde--2 James Rogers--1 Jonathan Cushing--1 Joseph Dennison--1 Samuel Jameson, heirs of--0 William Dillingham--2 John Cushing, heirs of--0 Daniel Beal--1 Samuel Dillingham--2 Cornelius Dillingham--2 Nathan Wesson--2 (transferred to Nye's bill) Loammi Cushing--1 Andrew Mitchell--0 David Soule--1 Jacob Rolf--0 Aaron Osgood--0 Charles Rogers--1 Nathaniel Mitchell--1 George Lapham--2 Samuel Dillingham, Jr.--2 Lemuel Wood--1 Jeremiah Rose--1 James Jameson, Jr.--1 Richard Codman--1 Ichabod Boothby--1 Daniel Curtis--1 John Bragdon--1 William Hoyt--1 Dorothy Cushing Freeport Road Tax 21 March 2010 Page 4

5 District 16 Beginning at the School house near Perez Burrs house, thence up Range D to Pownal line Benjamin Edes--1 David Dennison--2 George Dennison--2 Jeremiah Clough--1 Gideon Edes--3 Gideon Edes, Jr.--1 Samuel Davis--1 Job Beal--2 Jonathan Griffin, Jr.--1 Susanna Edes--0 George Dennison, Jr.--1 Joseph Parker--1 John M. Edes--1 Timothy Dennison, Jr.--1 David Dennison, Jr.--1 District 17 Beginning at the hay scales thence down the road to Bartols point. Also from said road on the road leading by William Bartols as far as said road is laid out Barbabas Bartol--1 Enos Bishop & son--2 Jeremiah Coffin--1 Widow Anderson--0 Stephen Anderson--1 Elisha Torry--1 William Bartol--1 John Bartol, heirs of--1 Leonard Morse--1 John Stanwood, heirs of--0 Emerson Dennison--0 George Bartol--1 Samuel Bartol--1 Solomon Bartol--1 Pyam Cushing--1 Ralph Cross--0 William Vosmos--1 Moses Garvin--1 District 18 Beginning at the County road near the Widow Bacons, thence down to Porter's landing. Also from said road over the Bridge near Daniel Dunhams wharf and up to the County road near the Old Meeting house, and from thence up the road by Benjamin Porter's to Josiah Reeds as far as road is laid out Josiah Reed--3 Content Farewell--0 Benjamin Porter--1 Reuben Reed--1 Andrew Reed--1 Daniel Dunham--1 Seth Carver--1 Samuel & Seward Porter--1 Leonard Morse for Store and Goods--0 Porter Joshua--1 Joseph Porter--1 William Porter--0 John B. Lane, heirs of--0 Isaac Randall--2 Rufus Chandler--3 Moses Soule--0 Perez Cushing--1 Thomas Webster--0 Edward Holden--0 Levi Loring--1 David Coffin--2 William Carver--1 Isiah Winslow--1 Barnabas Soule, Jr.--1 Solomon Haskel Freeport Road Tax 21 March 2010 Page 5

6 District 19 Beginning at the hay scales thence on the Post Road to Ezra Curtis' house; also from the Post road to Abraham Mitchells land Nathan Nye--1 John A. Hyde--1 Daniel Cummings--2 Henry Griffin--1 Abraham Mitchell--0 John Mitchell--1 William Low--0 Nathan Wesson--2 Jane Stetson--0 David Bartol--1 Robert R. Kendal--1 William Soule--2 Seth Lambert--1 Jacob Johnson--1 Thomas Means--1 Stephen Harvey--1 Job Bennet--1 Isaac Carver--1 Solomon Harford--0 Second District 19 Beginning at the mouth of the road near William Low's thence up said road by Robert Mitchells as far as said road is laid out Abraham Mitchell, Jr.--1 Joseph Mitchell, Jr.--1 John Mitchell, Jr.--1 Robert Mitchell--1 Bailey Curtis--1 William Todd, Jr.--1 Samuel Mitchell, Jr.--1 Jeremiah Low--1 Samuel Nason--1 Josiah Lane--0 District 20 Beginning at Ezra Curtis' house, thence on the Post road to North Yarmouth line [Near Muddy Rudder restaurant on Route One today.] William Todd--2 Sylvanus Soule--2 Peleg West--2 Samuel West--1 Thomas Welch--0 Stephen Coffin--1 Colby Welch--1 Joseph Davis Jr, --1 Cornelius Soule--1 Samuel Mitchell--1 Elizabeth Coffin--1 James H. Cottman--1 Samuel Fitts--1 Andrew Dennison--1 Ezra Curtis--0 Nathaniel Curtis--1 Thomas Winslow--1 John Todd--1 John H. Ginnings--1 District 21 Beginning at Thomas Welchs corner thence down to the place formerly owned by Jeremiah F. Thoits; also from said road to David Pratt, Juniors Bailey Talbot--1 Theophilus Tompson--1 Daniel Mitchell--3 Barnabas Soule--2 David Pratt, Jr.--1 William Brown--1 Edward Soule--0 Samuel Soule--2 Samuel Soule 3rd--1 Jacob Soule--1 Silas Osgood--1 Silas Holbrook--2 Silas Holbrook, Jr.--0 David Pratt--0 Thomas Soule--0 Jonathan Pratt--1 Jacob Brown--1 David Staple Freeport Road Tax 21 March 2010 Page 6

7 District 22 Beginning at the school house in District No. 3 thence by Moses Griffins as far as the road is laid out; also on William Foggs road as far as it is laid out William Fogg--1 Reuben Staple--1 Joseph Staple, heirs of--0 David Fogg--0 Benjamin Fogg--2 William Gross--1 Joseph Griffin--1 Thomas Knight--1 John Grant--1 Asa Grant--2 Micah Stockbridge, Jr.--1 Abel Fogg--1 Abel A. Briggs--1 Moses Griffin--1 Joseph Knight--1 Samuel Mitchell, Jr.--1 District 23 Beginning at the Guide Post near William Soules, thence down the road to Strouts Point Wharf [South Freeport] Jacob Lincoln--1 Benjamin Waite--3 Joseph Talbot-1 Simeon Talbot--1 Charles Soule--1 Joel Chandler--1 Daniel Waite--1 Micah Stockbridge--2 John Stockbridge--1 Joseph Stockbridge--1 Gersham Lincoln--1 Ambrose Talbot--1 Ambrose Talbot 3rd--1 James Soule, Jr.--1 Mary Mattey--0 Alexander (Brunswick)--0 Smith (Portland)--0 Samuel Fogg--1 District 24 Beginning at the mouth of the road called Reeds road thence up the road leading to Haskells Mill to Pownal line Amos Carver, Jr.--1 James Bacon--1 John Winslow--1 Azor Mitchell--2 David Wilson--2 Samuel Blaxton--2 Ralph Hemmenway--1 Abraham Reed--1 Jeremiah Winslow--1 Amos Carver--2 Benjamin Johnson--1 Nathaniel Alden--2 Samuel Alden Freeport Road Tax 21 March 2010 Page 7

8 District 25--Non listed There was no district 25 for the year District 26 Beginning at Todds Bridge thence up the road by David Harveys and out to the road leading to Haskells Mill near David Wilsons; also down range B by Robert Witherspoon as far as necessary Samuel Davis, Jr.--1 John Soule--2 Robert Witherspoon--2 Edmund Pratt--2 Stephen Reed--2 Abner Harvey, heirs of--0 Benjamin Webster--1 John M. Loring--2 John Webster--2 Patience Webster--0 Reuben Harvey--1 David Harvey--1 Daniel Reed--1 Nicholas Pinkham--1 Non resident owners of Salt Marsh in District 26 Shurebiah Pratt--0 Richmond Loring, heirs of--0 James Field--0 Thomas Johnson--0 Nathaniel Blanchard--0 Solomon Loring--0 Dr. Eliab Mitchell--0 Eliphalet Greely--0 Samuel Cutter--0 John Mann--0 Benjamin Soule--0 Joseph Mason--0 John Cutter--0 James Anderson Lewiston--1 Daniel Mitchell guardian to Sally Lewis- -1 District 27 Beginning at Jeremiah Nason's house; thence up the road to Pownal line Daniel Grant--2 Joseph Mann--0 Edward Small--2 Samuel Grant--1 Nicholas Grant--1 William Grant, Jr.--1 Jeremiah Nason--0 Reuben Brown--0 Joseph Mann 3rd--1 Note: By supplement Charles Lambert taxed on the road for John Lambert property. [Written aside at the end, not in a district.] 1814 Freeport Road Tax 21 March 2010 Page 8

1817 Freeport Road Tax 23 June 2010 Page 1

1817 Freeport Road Tax 23 June 2010 Page 1 Freeport, Maine Road Tax List By District for Year 1817 copied by Carol P. McCoy, Ph.D. www.find-your-roots.com This list shows the names as they appear in each district from the Freeport Tax Book (1810--1825).