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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
Adams Joseph
$200.00 $10.00 $210.00 $0.42
Atwood Benjamin
$200.00
$200.00 $0.40
Adams John
$40.00 $15.00 $55.00 $0.11
Applegate William

$34.00 $34.00 $0.06
Bailes Joseph
$1,208.00 $60.00 $1,268.00 $2.53
Bailes David
$358.00 $24.00 $382.00 $0.76
Bailes Joseph D.
$176.00
$176.00 $0.35
Barlow Peter
$74.65 $64.00 $138.65 $0.27
Buck William
$500.00 $42.50 $542.50 $1.18
Bennett Abraham
$500.00
$500.00 $1.00
Brong George

$58.00 $58.00 $0.11
Brown James
$700.00
$700.00 $1.40
Briggs John
$50.00 $9.00 $59.00 $0.11
Bennitt Gersham
$249.10 $40.00 $289.10 $0.57
Bently Green
$250.25 $122.50 $372.75 $0.72
Bennett Thaddeus
$115.60 $120.00 $236.60 $0.47
Buck Elijah Nonresident part of a Land patented to said Buck, Gore and Hollenback near the Big flats 200 acres @ $3.12 1/2 cents per acre $625.00
$625.00 $1.25
Bay John Nonresident part of a tract of Land patented to Watkins and Flint mainly in Lewis Section west of Benjn Schonover's Land 1900 acres 3 dollars per acre also one other part of Land Patented to said Bay adjoining the River Lot on the North of Dolson Hendy and John Miller's Land 3000 acres $9,450.00
$9,450.00 $18.90
Baldwin Henry
$901.00
$901.00 $1.80
Baldwin Thomas
$3,350.00 $21.00 $3,371.00 $6.74
Baldwin Isaac
$3,000.00
$3,000.00 $6.00
Baldwin William
$2,100.00
$2,100.00 $4.40
Bovier John

$30.00 $30.00 $0.06
Becwith Daniel
$1,420.25
$1,420.25 $2.84
Bellows Jonas
$2,231.75 $17.00 $2,248.75 $4.49
Brewer Elijah

$70.00 $70.00 $0.14
Bovier Solomon
$1,839.40
$1,839.40 $3.76
Baker Seth

$30.00 $30.00 $0.06
Baker Joseph

$25.00 $25.00 $0.05
Baker Caleb
$844.06 $33.00 $877.06 $1.75
Bull Nathan
$150.00 $52.00 $302.00 $0.40
Bently James
$150.00
$150.00 $0.30
Baldwin Echobud
$500.00
$500.00 $1.00
Biggars Robert
$350.00 $56.50 $406.50 $0.81
Brooks Thomas
$160.00
$160.00 $0.32
Bently Caleb Nonresident lands in the Marsh and great road to Catherine adjoining Lands that Nathl Dunn lives on 400 Acres at $1.70 Cents per acre $680.00
$680.00 $1.36
Brees John
$1,181.00 $423.00 $1,604.00 $3.20
Barthtolf Gillian Nonresident lands in NewTown one tract adjoining the North bounds of James Lounsberry Land in NewTown Creek Patented To said Bartholf 285 acres @ 5 Dollars per Acre. the other tract adjoining the east bounds of Saml McConners Land on NewTown Creek 300 acres at $3 dollars 50 Cents per Acre. $2,475.00
$2,475.00 $4.95






Devenport Cornelius
$500.00
$500.00 $1.00
Drake Samuel
$51.00
$51.00 $0.10
Dunn James
$170.00 $15.00 $185.00 $0.37
Dunn Nathaniel
$340.00 $179.00 $519.00 $1.03
Dunn William
$1,000.00
$1,000.00 $2.00
Daily John
$212.50 $150.50 $363.00 $0.72
Dolson Mary
$500.00 $93.00 $593.00 $1.18
Depew Elijah

$90.00 $90.00 $0.18
Dunham John

$150.00 $150.00 $0.30
Dewitt Isaac
$250.00
$250.00 $0.50
DeWitt Moses Heirs of Nonresident Lands patented to said Dewitt near George Williamsons house and adjoining Pre-emption line 700 acres at 2 Dollars per Acre. one other tract or part of a tract patented to said Dewitt adjoining the west bounds of Selah Matthews Land 250 Acres @ $2.50 Cents per Acre. $2,025.00
$2,025.00 $4.05
Emmons John Nonresident Lands Patented to Henry Wisner on the Big Flats adjoining David VanAukens Lands 50 Acres @ $3 per Acre $300.00
$300.00 $0.60
Edsall Samuel
$531.20
$531.20 $1.06
Frank Negro

$150.00 $150.00 $0.30
Fulkinson Caleb
$619.65 $290.50 $910.15 $1.82
Fitz Simmons John
$595.00
$595.00 $1.19
Frisbee Caleb

$46.00 $46.00 $0.09
Gildersleeve Asa
$1,402.50 $393.50 $1,796.00 $3.59
Gray John
$100.00
$100.00 $0.20
Griswold Elijah
$1,512.50 $123.50 $1,636.00 $3.27
Griswold Jonathan

$123.00 $123.00 $0.24
Griswold David
$1,212.20
$1,212.20 $2.42
Goldsborough Howes
$800.00 $800.00 $1,600.00 $3.20
Grant John
$100.00 $40.00 $140.00 $0.28
Gragg John
$600.00 $331.50 $931.50 $1.86
Gale Nicholas
$2,100.00 $1.94 $2,294.00 $4.58
Gardner William

$60.00 $60.00 $0.12
Gardner George
$1,190.00 $126.00 $1,316.00 $2.63
Gore Obedeah Nonresident Land Patented to Gore Buck & Holenbeck adjoining Holenbeck Lands near Clark Winins house 1450 acres @ $2.50 Cents per Acre $3,625.00
$3,625.00 $7.25
Hendy John
$2,400.00 $165.00 $2,565.00 $5.13
Harper Cornelius
$150.00
$150.00 $0.30
Holbrook Walter

$104.00 $104.00 $0.20
Hammond Lebeus
$4,463.00 $364.00 $4,827.00 $9.65
Hosbrook Jeremiah
$800.00 $45.00 $845.00 $1.69
Hinchman Joseph
$1,637.00 ? ? ?






Lyons Ezekiel

$35.00 $35.00 $0.07
Lewis George Nonresident part of a tract of Land Patented to Watkins and Flint on southwest corner of said tract near the Pre-emption line 4348 acres @ $1.70 Cents per Acre $7,391.00 $7,391.00
$14.78
Lush & Roberson Nonresident Lands Patented to James Lally adjoining the east bounds of Brinton Paine Land east of New Town Creek. 3038 Acres @ $1.70 Cents per Acre $5,164.60
$5,164.60 $10.32
Livingston Robert heirs of Nonresident Lands Patented to said Livingston adjoining the North and East bounds of Saml McConnels Land 9000 Acres @ $1.70 Cents per Acre $15,300.00
$15,300.00 $30.60
Lamb John Nonresident Lands Patented to Watkins & Flint North of Sing sing Settlement & adjoining Robt C. Johnston's Land 6000 Acres @ $1.70 Cents per Acre $10,200.00
$10,200.00 $20.40
Lutkins Harmin
$100.00
$100.00 $0.20
Livesay Gersham
$440.00
$440.00 $0.88
Lounsberry James
$1,179.50 $106.50 $1,286.00 $2.57
Layer Jacob

$75.00 $75.00 $0.15
Leonard Walter

$80.50 $80.50 $0.16
Low Abraham
$220.00
$220.00 $0.44
Low Cornelius
$10.00 $94.00 $104.00 $0.20
Littleton Benjn
$300.00
$300.00 $0.60
Loop Peter Junr
$300.00
$300.00 $0.60

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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

Last Updated on 3/1/2008
By Joyce M. Tice