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Assessment Roll of the real and personal estate in the Town of New Town in the County of Tioga made the 27th day of June One thousand eight hundred and two Agreeable to direction of the Statute for the assessment and collection of Taxes passed the eighth day of April one thousand eight hundred and one - and also agreeable to an amendment of said Act passed the fifth day of April One thousand eight Hundred and two by Henry Wills, John McConnel and Solomon Smith.
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The 1802 Newtown assessment list has portions missing when pages were taped together and covered over names. Those areas are noted by a space break in the list. For instance, the reader will note that after Gillian Barthloff the alphabetcial list skips to Cornelius Davenport. This occurs in four places in the list - J. Kelsey Jones
Persons Names Description of Real Estate Owned by Nonresidents Value of Real Estate Value of personal estate  Total of real and personal estate as allowed by the assessors on review Tax to be paid
Miller Abraham Junr   $ 50.00  $ 45.00  $ 95.00  $ 0.19 
Miller Abraham   $ 3,745.00    $ 3,745.00  $ 7.49 
Mitchel James   $ 1,244.40    $ 1,244.40  $ 2.48 
Meddaugh Abrahm   $ 1,182.95  $ 215.50  $ 1,398.45  $ 2.79 
Meddaugh Samuel   $ 1,355.70  $ 115.00  $ 1,510.70  $ 3.02 
Miller Jacob   $ 1,424.00   $ 1,424.00  $ 2.84 
Miller Joseph   $ 1,050.00  $ 256.00  $ 1,306.00  $ 2.61 
Mathews Vincent   $ 1,575.00  $ 350.00  $ 1,925.00  $ 2.85 
Maxwell Guy   $ 5,869.70  $ 738.50  $ 6,608.20  $ 13.21 
McHenry John   $ 494.80    $ 494.80  $ 0.93 
Maxwell & Hepburn   $ 450.00    $ 450.00  $ 0.90 
McConnel Mathew   $ 982.10  $ 124.00  $ 1,106.10  $ 2.21 
Miller Alexander   $ 444.00    $ 444.00  $ 0.88 
McConnell Joseph   $ 730.00  $ 291.00  $ 1,021.00  $ 2.04 
Moody James   $ 117.00    $ 117.00  $ 0.23 
Mathews Selah   $ 750.00  $ 58.50  $ 808.50  $ 1.61 
Mathews Fletcher   $ 750.00    $ 750.00  $ 1.50 
Mathews James Junr   $ 750.00    $ 750.00  $ 1.50 
Mathews Peter   $ 750.00    $ 750.00  $ 1.50 
Miller William   $ 2,143.00    $ 2,143.00  $ 4.28 
McConnel Samuel   $ 1,075.00  $ 12.00  $ 1,087.00  $ 2.17 
           
Reeder Josiah     $ 166.60  $ 166.60  $ 0.33 
Reeder George     $ 45.00  $ 45.00  $ 0.09 
Rockwell Jonathan   $ 364.45    $ 364.45  $ 0.72 
Rice Capt. Nonresident Lands Patented to Thomas King adjoining Jas Irwin & Seth Marvin on Seely Creek 1100 Acres @ $1 per Acre $ 1,100.00    $ 1,100.00  $ 2.20 
Reaves Elijah Nonresident Lands Patented to Thos White adjoining Abner and Henry Wells Land. 400 acres @ $1.50 Cents per Acre $ 600.00    $ 600.00  $ 1.20 
Rankin George Nonresident part of tract of Land patented Seely's on Seely Creek adjoining Isra Wells Land near the south branch of Seely Creek 600 Acres @ $1 per Acre $ 600.00    $ 600.00  $ 1.20 
Striker Eleanor       $ 51.00  $ 0.10 
Schoonover Benjn   $ 170.00    $ 170.00  $ 0.34 
Smith Conradt   $ 612.00  $ 159.00  $ 771.00  $ 1.54 
Smith Benjn     $ 34.50  $ 34.50  $ 0.06 
Smith Elizabeth   $ 1,590.00    $ 1,590.00  $ 3.18 
Sayer James Junr   $ 100.00  $ 15.00  $ 115.00  $ 0.20 
Shappee Jesse     $ 76.50  $ 76.50  $ 0.18 
Sayer Ebenezar   $ 1,510.00  $ 355.50  $ 1,865.50  $ 3.73 
Snow Ebenezer   $ 100.00    $ 100.00  $ 0.20 
Schoonover Richd   $ 166.00    $ 166.00  $ 0.33 
Schofield Thomas   $ 125.00  $ 27.00  $ 152.00  $ 0.30 
Sayer James   $ 1,645.00  $ 726.00  $ 2,371.00  $ 4.77 
Sterrett Henry   $ 5,450.00    $ 5,450.00  $ 10.90 
Steart William   $ 250.00  $ 160.00  $ 410.00  $ 0.82 
Sly Adam   $ 497.25  $ 149.00  $ 646.25  $ 1.29 
Sullivan Daniel   $ 45.00  $ 105.50  $ 150.50  $ 0.30 
Scriver Henry   $ 150.00    $ 150.00  $ 0.30 
Seely James   $ 578.00    $ 578.00  $ 1.15 
Smith Caleb   $ 372.00  $ 185.50  $ 557.50  $ 1.11 
Smith Timothy   $ 2,000.00  $ 282.00  $ 2,282.00 $ 4.56 
Shanon Samuel Nonresident Lands patented to James Thornton near Lands that Daniel Meddah lives on 180 Acres @ $1.70 Cents per Acre $ 450.00    $ 450.00  $ 0.90 
Sackett Samuel Nonresident Lands Patented to Hezekiah White on or near the head waters of Butlers Creek 2000 Acres @ $1.70 cents per Acre $ 3,400.00    $ 3,400.00  $ 6.80 
Smith Lockard Nonresident being part of a tract of Land Patented to Buck, Gore and Hollenbeck Near the Big Flat adjoining Wm Buck Land 200 Acres @ $3.12 1/2 Cts per Acre $ 625.00    $ 625.00  $ 1.25 
Sufferon John Nonresident several tracts of Lands as follows 1. tract patented to said Sufferon adjoining the west bounds of Thos Whitney land 500 Acres @ $4 per Acre. one other tract adjoining the west bounds of John McConnels Land patented to said Sufferon 500 acres @ $3 per Acre. one tract adjoining the South (rest of description is cut off) $ 6,365.00    $ 6,365.00  $ 12.73 
           
Winkler John   $ 360.00  $ 244.50  $ 604.50  $ 1.20 
Wisner Henry Nonresident several Tracts of Lands as follows one tract adjoining the East bounds of Selah Mathews Land patented to said Wisner 300 acres @ $2.50 Cents per Acre. one other tract patented to said Wisner adjoining the south bounds of Thos Whitney's land 403 0@ $5 per Acre. one tract adjoining Gilliam Bartholf's Land on New Town Creek patented to said Wisner 160 Acres @ $3 per acre $ 3,245.00    $ 3,245.00  $ 6.49 
Walker Benjn Nonresident Lands patented to Henry Wisner Said Walker adjoining the Pennsylvania Line near the head waters of Seely Creek 1800 Acres @ $1 per Acre $ 1,800.00    $ 1,800.00  $ 3.60 
Wisner Jeffery Nonresident Lands patented to said Wisner adjoining Lands that L. Churchel lives on near New Town Creek 60 Acres @ $6 per Acre $ 360.00    $ 360.00  $ 0.72 
Watson James  Nonresident Lands patented to Flint and Watkins adjoining Pennsylvania Preemption line Near Seely Creek 1500 Acres @ $1 per Acre $ 15,000.00    $ 15,000.00  $ 30.00 
Wells Israel heirs Nonresident two tracts of land patented to said Wells one Tract adjoining the River Near John Hendy Land 300 Acres @ $1.25 Cents per Acre. the other tract adjoining the south bounds of Saml Seely Land 600 acres @ $1.25 Cents per Acre $ 1,120.00    $ 1,120.00  $ 2.24 
Waier John   $ 864.00  $ 248.50  $ 1,112.50  $ 2.22 
Wells Abner   $ 1,560.00    $ 1,560.00  $ 3.12 
Wells Henry   $ 1,410.00    $ 1,410.00  $ 2.82 
Wells Benjn   $ 850.00    $ 850.00  $ 1.70 
Waier James     $ 85.00  $ 85.00  $ 0.17 
Wilde Joseph   $ 400.00  $ 50.00  $ 450.00  $ 0.90 
           
A Just and true Return of persons in the assessment roll of the town of Newtown who have Removed from the said town or Cannot be found therein - also those who have lands in the town and Reside out part of the County of Tioga, with the amount of their Respective taxes. To wit
           
  Bay John $ 18.90  Nicholson Thomas $ 0.90   
  Bentley Caleb $ 1.36  Nicholson Israel $ 4.80   
  Coe Jonas $ 2.00  Powers David $ 0.35   
  Cooley Daniel $ 0.15  Paine George C. (under age) $ 1.44   
  Kane Archibald $ 17.00  Parker John $ 0.40   
  Cooley David heirs of $ 0.60  Platner Moses $ 4.11   
  Chandler John $ 3.40  Rice Capt $ 2.20   
  Coe John D.  $ 4.95  Reives Elijah $ 1.20   
  Connelly Michael heirs of $ 0.80  Rankin George $ 1.20   
  Cowdon John $ 1.96  Shannon Samuel $ 0.90   
  DeWit Moses heirs of $ 4.50  Sackett Samuel $ 6.80   
  Gray John $ 0.20  Sutphien John  $ 12.78   
  Gore Obadiah $ 7.25  Seely Caleb heirs of $ 0.80   
  Hepburn James $ 0.70  Towar Henry $ 2.40   
  Howell Hezekiah $ 3.40  Walker Benjamin $ 3.60   
  Hathorn & Suphien $ 2.40  Watson James $ 30.00   
  Ives Benajah $ 1.10  Wells Israel $ 2.24   
  Johnson Robert C.  $ 14.06    $ 76.12   
  Lewis George $ 14.78    $ 167.51   
  Lush & Robertson $ 10.32    $ 243.63   
  Livingston Robt $ 30.60  Seely Benjamin  $ 1.90   
  Lamb John $ 20.40    $ 245.53   
  Moffett Samuel $ 2.72  Deduct excess $ 1.61   
  Moffett Thomas $ 3.40    $ 243.92   
  Mead Ezra heirs of $ 0.56       
    $ 167.51       
Tioga County
Personally appeared before me Samuel Tinkham Treasurer of the County of Tioga John Durham Collector of the Town of Newtown in Said County who being duly sworm deposeth and saith that the Sums mentioned in the foregoing amounts remain due and unpaid and that he has not upon diligent inquiry been able to discover any Goods or Chattels belonging to or in the possession of Either of the persons charged with or Liable to pay the said Respective sums whereon he Could Levy the Same
John Durham Collector

Sworn before me this 1st day of February 1803 - Saml Tinkham Treasurer
 

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