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ASSESSMENT OF THE TOWNSHIP OF HALLOWELL FOR THE YEAR 1808. Commencing the 7th March, 1808, and ending the 6th March, 1809. The following, copied from an old Hallowell assessment list, cannot fail to impress readers, especially young readers, of to-day. The very names must be dear to all who are descendants of tbe former landholders, while the proportions of cleared and uncleared land at the date of the assessment should prove of considerable interest. In addition to the figures here copied the roll contains columns headed houses; round logs; square timber, one storey and fire-places; square timber, two storeys and fire-places; framed, under two storeys; brick or stone, one storey, with fire-places; grist mill, run by water, and additional pair of stones; wind mill; saw mill; merchant shop; store houses; horses ; oxen; cows; cattle; swine; stills ; billiard tables; vessels of eight tons, etc. There were 101 round log houses, 3 of square timber, 28 framed under two storeys, 1 brick or stone, 1 saw mill, 2 merchant shops, 146 horses, 105 oxen, 384 cows, 5 cattle, 90 swine, no stills, no billiard tables, no boats of eight tons, and no wind mills. Isaac Garrett, Aaron White, Thos. Bowerman, Henry Young, Arthur Elsworth and another Harry Young had four horses each, all the rest fewer, Widow Dugal and Silas Hill had each two yoke of oxen, but the widow had also a span of horses, while Silas had none. Ten cattle and six cows were owned by Thomas Bowerman, and these, with a yoke of oxen, four horses, and two swine made him the largest stock owner in the township. Among the largest landholders were Gideon Bowerman, with 1,500 acres; Ebenezar Washburn, with 1,150; James Blakely, with 1,740; Barret Dyer, with 1,900, and Silas Hill, with 955 acres. D. B. NAMES. ACRES OF LAND UNCULTIVATED CULTIVATED Ebenezar Palmer 150 50 Judah Bowerman 65 35 Gilbert Clapp 40 60 Gideon Bowerman 1,500 Isaac Garrett 150 50 Stephen Bowerman 40 60 Jacob Cronkhite 350 45 William Hubs -- -- Peter Conger 130 70 Thomas Bowerman 520 80 Joseph Jinks 160 40 Cornelius Blunt 100 50 Coon Frederick 391 18 Amos Bull 90 50 John Trumpour 150 50 Isaac Beadle 105 45 Aaron White 150 50 Charles Cunningham 60 35 Daniel MacFall 190 10 Elijah Cunningham -- -- Capt. J. Stinson 450 50 Samuel Petit -- -- John Stinson, jun 450 50 Ichabob Bowerman 100 50 Nathaniel White 70 30 Paul Clark 95 12 Cornelius White 330 -- Samuel Taylor -- -- Caleb Garrett 94 6 Charles Ferguson -- -- Jessy Napp 100 -- William White 100 -- John Cooper -- -- Henry Zuvalt 150 30 William Blackly 188 12 Henry Young 870 53 James Blakely 176 24 Daniel Young 300 53 Jeremiah White 100 20 Arthur Elsworth 500 150 Daniel Kemp 186 12 Elisha Miller 668 40 Isaac Kemp 86 14 Asia Warden -- 34 Reuben Burlingham 25 25 Henry Spafford -- 8 Abraham Hight 340 60 John Darling 150 50 Cornelius Palmer 80 20 Solomon Spafford 250 50 Joseph Leavens 110 40 Royal Ferguson 200 -- [should be Rozel Ferguson - bmartin] Benjamin Leavens 240 60 James Clapp 85 5 George Baker 90 60 Jacob Fraighlie 60 40 Isaac Huff 175 25 James Angustus 55 30 William Christy 75 25 Owen Richards 250 50 James Walters 43 7 Ezekiel Palen 140 40 John Fryer 150 25 Daniel Balden -- -- Samuel Clapp 75 25 John Scot 320 30 Joseph Truwaliger 20 40 Ira Spafford 50 50 Joseph Truwaliger, Jun. -- 40 John Simpson -- 50 John Truwaliger 75 25 James Blakely 1,740 36 Cornelius Mastin 25 25 Sampson Striker 340 60 Samuel Walters 28 32 Barret Dyer 1,900 100 Jessy Walters 36 14 Silas Dyer 168 32 Jonathan Bowerman 380 45 Gilbert Palen 120 80 James Bettzs -- -- Pierce Stanton 200 -- Richard Jinks -- -- Ferrington Ferguson 172 50 [should be Farrington Ferguson -bmartin] George Eylsworth 160 40 Ashbert Gripen -- -- John Smith 182 18 John Miller 160 40 John Striker 60 40 Antheny Badgley 160 40 Israel Bowerman 65 35 James Jackson 70 30 James Armstrong 230 -- Wilkison Ferguson 64 36 Gilbert Orser 330 70 Obadiah Cooper 160 40 James Dugal 175 25 Henry Van Vlack -- 10 Widow Dugal 165 35 Daniel Hare 260 40 William Cunningham 565 35 John Ogden 350 6 Abraham Barker 200 20 Sarah Spencer 150 45 Abraham Ratan -- -- Henry Young 325 75 Jacob Bear -- -- James Reancas 70 30 Ebenezar Washhurn 1,150 40 Andrew Johnson 165 35 Henry Johnson 280 80 David Gardner -- -- Cory Spencer 350 55 Abraham Maybee -- -- Abraham Peterson 136 60 Coonrade Coob [Cool?] 70 30 David Conger 70 30 Thomas Eyre 50 50 Stephen Conger 200 50 James Cummings -- -- Thomas Goldsmith 570 60 Eliphalet Adams 850 50 Stephen Goldsmith 372 28 Robert Hubs 150 50 James Lazier 140 60 Tobias Maybee -- -- Willow Conger [Willon?] 370 30 Jacob Ratan 75 25 Jeremiah Herrington 170 30 John Ratan -- -- David Cornwall 335 65 William Dyer 500 50 Samuel Wright 350 50 Daniel Hicke 150 50 Daniel Alger 70 20 James Lawson -- -- Isaah Tubs 60 30 John Morgan 147 23 Samuel Williams 260 140 Joseph Winn 260 40 Abraham Cole -- 20 Daniel Petet 230 70 Caleb Platt 140 60 John Winn -- -- Andrew Hykes -- -- Leavens Napp -- 16 Aaron Mastin 25 15 Isaac Jackson 140 30 Benjamin Palmer 60 30 John Platt 260 40 Jacob Jackson -- 20 Gilbert Dorland 170 30 Peter Mastin 101 30 Caleb Eylsworth 295 55 Silas Hill 955 45 Totals 31,178 5,194 I do certify that the within is a true copy of the assessment of Hallowell, for the year of our Lord 1808. ALLAN MacLEAN, Clerk of the Peace, (Signed) GILBERT DORLAND, Midlands District. JOHN PLATT Assessors. (Endorsed) Assessment of the Township of Hallowell, for the year 1808. Copy for the Collector. I, John Stevenson Barker, made this copy from the original copy made for the collector (supposed to be Cory Spencer, the elder, herein). The original of this is to be presented to the "Prince Edward Historical Society." Picton, 15th April, 1901.