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ONTARIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Papers and Records
Volume 7, Published in Toronto in 1906
Pages 112-120.

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BLACK LIST* A list of those Tories who took part with Great Britain In the Revolutionary War and were attainted of -:HIGH TREASON:- Commonly called the -:BLACK LIST:- to which is prefixed the legal opinions of ATTORNEYS-GENERAL McKEAN & DALLAS, etc. PHILADELPHIA, PRINTED FOR THE PROPRIETOR. 1802. Copyright secured according to Law. *Contributed by Mrs. J Rose Holden, of Hamilton.

(snip)... It may, therefore, be proper to subdivide the question and consider, 1-The situation of those who, previous to the 11th February, 1777, adhered to the King of Great Britain. 2-The situation of those who, after that time, took the oath of allegiance, or joined the British, and have been attainted of high treason. 3-Of those who, after the 11th February, 1777, took the oath of allegiance to, or joined the British armies, and were NOT attainted of treason. 1.--With respect to those who, previous to Feb. 11th, 1777, made their election, and adhered to the British, I conceive there can be no doubt, they became British subjects, and could not afterwards become citizens of Pennsylvania, but by complying with the forms, etc., prescribed it the Acts for the naturalization of foreigners. This priciple seems to be settled by the case of the Commonwealth against Chapman, determined in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, in April, 1781. 2.--With regard to those who, after February, 1777, joined the British, and were attainted of treason, where the attainder has not been reversed or a pardon procured, they cannot be considered as restored to the rights of citizenship. The treaty of peace did not operate as a reversal of the attainder nor as a pardon, but only protects the persons from further prosecution or punishment. 3.--As to the third class, who, after the 11th. February, 1777, took the oath of allegiance to the King of Great Britain, or joined the British armies, and were not attainted, they cannot be considered as expatriated; though such acts might be deemed overt acts of treason, they must still be considered as citizens, and entitled to the rights of citizenship. Till attainder, their rights were not forfeited. The test laws have now no operation on the question, unless to show the sense of the Legislature in support of the above principle. By the eleventh section of the Act of 5th December, 1778, it is enacted that those who had taken the oath or affirmation of allegiance to the State, and afterwards to the King of Great Britain, should be incapable of election, etc., until they should take the oath therein prescribed by the Act of 13th March, 1789, all the test laws were repealed, and the oath of allegiance, etc., rendered unnecessary. So that those who took an oath of allegiance to the King of Great Britain, joined his banner, or committed any other treasonable act, are not disfranchised unless attainted. J. B. McKEAN.
AN ALPHABETICAL LIST Of All Persons Attainted of HIGH TREAS0N, IN PURSUANCE OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Allen, John, died before the day limited for the surrender. Allen, Andrew. Allen, William, Junr. Austin, William. Armstrong, Francis. Armstrong, William. Airey, John. Allen, James, surrendered and died. Allen, Isaac. Adams, John. Arthur, Peter. Apfden, Matthias. Arnold, Benedict Anderson, Stephen. Adams, Jonathan. Ashbridge, Aaron, discharged by Sup. Court. Andrews, William. Adams, Susanna. Anderson, William. Biddle, John. Bartram, Alexander. Biles, Samuel. Bulla, Thomas. Braken, James. Brooks, Boyer, surrendered and discharged. Badge, Thomas. Bulla, John. Bray, John. Bramhall, Thomas. Brown, John, surrendered and discharged Buckingham, John Bolton, Joseph, tried and acquitted. Barton, Thomas do. Bean, Jesse do. Butcher, John. Buffington, Jacob. Bullock, Isaac. Burnet, John, surrendered and discharged. Bell, Samuel, do. Burk, Isaac. Burns, Thomas. Bell, William. Brown, James. Burr, Hudson. Burd, John. Burkett, John. Burk, John. Burge, David. Barrow, Samuel. Bryan, Joel, surrendered. Burns, George. Balderstone, Mordecai. Bartlett, John. Booth, Benjamin. Bond, Phineas. Brown, William. Burrows, Samuel. Boatman, George. Brown, Benjamin, carpenter, surrendered and discharged. Briggs, George, do. Brown, George. Boyer, Jacob. Bare, Abraham. Buffington, Joshua, tried and acquitted. Buffington, Richard. Blackford, Martin. Carlisle, Abraham. Clifton, Alfred. Clifton, William, surrendered and discharged. Compton, Wirnam, do. Corry, Robert, do. Christy, William Carver, Nathan Cunrad, Robert. Coxe, Daniel. Chalmers, James. Couper, Robert. Chevalier, John, surrendered and discharged. Club, James. Cunningham, John, surrendered and discharged. Curry, Ross. Craig, James, surrendered and discharged. Connor, Michael. Coley, Robert, Junr. Cable, John, surrendered and discharged. Canby, Joseph. Canby, Thomas. Campbell, Arthur. Chapman, Samuel, tried and acquitted. Chapman, Amos. Chapman, Abraham. Chapman, David. Clark, Abraham, surrendered and discharged. Chapter, Jacob. Caldwell, William. Clark, William. Crickley, Michael. Curlain, William. Croghan, George, surrendered and discharged. Colston, John. Comely, Joseph. Campbel, John. Campbel, William. Campbel, Peter. Clark, John. Crochson, Dennis. Corker, William. Corbet, Alexander. Deshong, Peter, tried and acquitted. Dawson, David. Deleplain, James, surrendered and discharged. De Normandie, William Davis, William, tried and acquitted. Davis, George. Duche, Jacob, Junr. Dunn, William. Dunn, Malin. Davis, James, Davis, Benjamin. Dove, Robert, surrendered and discharged. Doan, Joseph. Dennis, Henry. Dennis, John. Doble, Joseph. De Normandie, Andrew. Dunn, George, surrendered and discharged. Dennis, John. De Long, James. Dolston, Isaac. Dolston, Matthew. Dolston, Isaac, Junr. Dunn, George. Evans, Able. Eve, Oswald. Evans, Israel. Evans, William. Evans, Joel. Easton, Dennis. Elwood, John, tried, convicted and pardoned. Edwards, Joseph, surrendered and discharged. Effinger, Henry, Junr. Elliot, Matthew Evans, William. Evans, John. Elliott, Andrew. Ensor, George. Eddy, Charles. Eddy, Thomas. Erwin, Edward. Fouts, Christian. Ferguson, Hugh Henry. Fisher, Coleman. Fisher, James, surrendered and discharged. Fegan, Lawrence. Fell, William. Featherly, Thomas. Falkenstone, Abraham. Fursuer, Andrew. Fields, George. Fields, Daniel. Fields, Gilbert. Furner, Morris. Furner, Edward. Falkenstine, Jacob. Fleming, Law. Fox, John. Fairlamb, Samuel. Fincher, Benjamin. Fox, Joseph. Galloway, Joseph. Garrigues, Samuel, the elder, tried and acquitted. Gregson, James, do. Gregory, David. Gelmore, James. Gofling, John, surrendered and discharged. Griffiths, Evan. Green, Isaac, Junr. Gibbs, Benjamin, surrendered and discharged. Gorman, Enoch, do. Girty, Simon. Green, Thomas. Gibson, Edward. Good, George. Gill, Joseph. Grissel, Edward, surrendered and discharged. Gordon, Henry. Gorman, James, surrendered and discharged. Greswold, Joseph. Gordon, Thomas. Givin, Hugh. Hicks, Gilbert. Hook, Christian. Hanlon, Edward. Hovendon, Richard. Holden, John, tried and acquitted Holder, Jacob. Holder, George. Holtzinger, Ingelholt. Humphreys, James, Senr., surrendered and discharged. Hart, John, do. Hart, Chamless, do. Howard, Peter, do. Hathe, Andrew, tried and acquitted. Huntsman, John. Hurst, Timothy. Hales, John. Henderson, John. Hill, John, surrendered and discharged. Howell, John. Hendrickson, Jeremiah. Harvey, John. Hill, Henry. Haines, Caleb. Hart, Samuel. Harnet, James, tried and acquitted. Henry, William. Hardy, Peter. Hughes, Uriah, Surrendered and discharged. Hutchinson, Isaac. Hutchinson, Thomas. Hutchinson, Marmaduke. Hare, Jacob. Hare, Michael. Hill, Patrick. Hutchinson, John. Harvey, Samuel Housecker, Nicholas. Hughes, Thomas. Humphries, James, Junr. Iredale, Robert, Junr. Iredale, Thomas. Irwin, Dunning. Iredale, Abraham. Irwin, Alexander. Inglis, James. Ink, John. Irwin, Francis. James, Jacob. James, Abel, surrendered and discharged. Johnston, John. Jefferies, Samuel, surrendered and discharged. Jounkin, Henry. James, Benjamin. Jones, David, surrendered. Jones, Edward. Jones, Jonathan. Jones, Jesse. Jones, Daniel. Jones, Holton. Jones, Hugh. James, Daniel. Jackson, John. Keen, Reynold, pardoned by Act of Assembly. Kucker, Ludwick, surrendered and discharged. Knight, Joshua. Knight, John. Knight, Isaac, surrendered and discharged. Koster, John. Koster, Samuel. Knight, Nicholas. Kennett, Levy. Kennedy, William. Kissack, Robert. Kilby, Lawrence. Kennard, Joseph. King, Joseph. Kesselmun, Frederick, surrendered and discharged. Knapper, George. Kearsly, John. Kennard, Joseph. Leveisly, Thomas, surrendered and discharged. Love, William. Lisle, Henry, surrendered and discharged. Lifle John, do. Lisle, Robert, surrendered and discharged. Lewis, Curtis. Loosley, Robert. Linden, Hugh. Lindy, Uriah. Long, Abraham. Lawson, James. Loughborough, John. Musgrove, John. Little, James. Land, Robert. Land, John. Lightfoot, Thomas, surrendered and discharged. Lindsey, Samuel. Miller, Peter, tried and acquitted. Marchenton, Phillip. Moland, William, surrendered. McCollough, Kenneth. McHugh, Matthew, surrendered and discharged. Meng, Melchoir, surrendered and discharged. Meng, Jacob, tried and acquitted. McMutrie, William, surrendered and discharged. Morris, William. Millson, John. Madock, William. Malin, James, surrendered and acquitted. Miller, Benjamin, do. McClarin, James. Maris, David. Morgan, Moses. Marr, Lawrence. McMichael, Edward. McCart, John. McKee, Alexander. Marshall, William, surrendered and discharged. Myaer, Jacob, surrendered and discharged. Moran, Charles. Michenor, Isaac. McMullan, James. Martin, Thomas. Moulder, John. Malin, Joseph, surrendered and discharged. Malin, Elisha, pardoned. Morris, Enoch. Masee, Henry, surrendered and discharged by the name of Henry Maag. McNeal, Dominick. Mackinett, John. Mackness, Thomas. Meredith, John. McDonald Alexander. McHensie, Kenneth. McPherson, William. Nixon, Robert. Oswalt, Henry. O'Kain, Hugh. O'Kain, Darby Overholt, John. Potts, John. Pugh, James. Pugh, Hugh. Price, William. Parrock, John. Potts, David, surrendered and discharged. Pastorious, Abraham. Parker, John. Pyle, Caleb, surrendered and discharged. Pike, John, do. Palmer, John, do. Price, Peter. Poor, John; tried and acquitted. Park, Abijah. Proctor, Joshua. Palmer, Richard, Surrendered and discharged. Perlie, Peter. Patterson, John, surrendered and discharged. Piles, William. Proctor, Joshua Rankin, James. Roberta, John. Rankin, John. Roberts, Owen. Reine, George. Reine, John. Ross, Malcolm. Roker, Thomas. Riddle, James, surrendered and discharged. Robeson, Peter, do. Romigh, Jacob. Rodgers, John. Rickey, Alexander. Register, Daniel, surrendered and discharged. Rymel, John. Ross, William. Russel, Matthew. Rhoden, William. Roberts, Nathan. Robeson, John. Robeson, Jonathan, Junr. Roberts, John (Laborer). Roberts, John (Smith). Richardson, Jacob, surrendered and discharged. Rundle, Daniel, surrendered and discharged. Reid, John. Ross, Alexander. Rankin, William. Story, Enoch. Stephenson, James. Smith, John. Skyles, Henry. Swanwick, John. Sutton, Joseph. Sanderson, Francis, surrendered and discharged. Sproat, David. Story, Thomas, surrendered and discharged. Stephens, James, tried and acquitted. Stedman, Charles, Junr. Shepherd, John. Sutter, Peter, surrendered and discharged. Saur, Christopher, Junr. Saur, Christopher, Senr. Shoemaker, Joseph, surrendered and discharged. Supplee, Enoch. Spangler, George. Saur, Peter. Styer, Stephen, surrendered and discharged. Skelton, William. Stackhouse, John. Stackhouse, John. Swift, Joseph. Stroud, William, surrendered and discharged. Supplee, John, do. ignoramus bill. Smith, William, do. Spering, John. Stackhouse, John. Stackhouse, Robert. Snyder, Peter. Smith, Alexander. Smith, William Drewett Stedman, Alexander. Silkod, Thomas. Shaw, Jonathan. Styger, Stephen, surrendered and discharged. Stiles, Edward, do. Swanwick, Richard. Skyles, Henry. Smither, James. Stansbury, Joseph, surrendered and discharged. Smith, Andrew, surrendered and discharged. Stillwell, John. Staulks, Henry. Strininger, Henry. Sinclair, George. Simpson, William. Shoemaker, Samuel. Thomas, Arthur. Thomas, Joseph. Thomas, William Talbot, John Trego, Jacob. Thomas, Joshua. Thomas, Joshua. Tittly, Benjamin. Town, Benjamin. Taylor, William. Taylor, William. Tolly, John. Thomson, David. Taylor, John. Taylor, John. Thomas, Arthur. Todd, Cortland. Taylor, Isaac. Talbert, James. Thomas, Evans. Turner, John. Vernon, Nathamel, Junr. Vernon, Nathaniel. Verner, Frederick. Vernon, Gideon. Vernor, Elias. Vaughan, John. Voght, Christian. Walton, Allinson. Willet, Walter. Wilson, John. Welflang, Henry. Whitman, Michael. Wharton, Carpenter. Wharton, Isaac. Williams, William. William, Ephraim. Wilson, Christopher. Worrall, Isaiah. Wood, Moses. Willis, William. Willis, Richard. Wilson, John. White, Robert. Warrel, James. Wright, William. Weston, Richard. Weitner, George. Wright, John. Wertman, Philip George. Wright, Joathan. Williams, Daniel. Walker, Isaac. Warder, John. Waln, James. Worthington, Joseph. West, William, Junr. Yeldall, Anthony. Young, John. Yeldall, Anthony. York, Thomas. Young, David. SECRETARY'S OFFICE, LANCASTER. September 18th, 1802 I do certify to all whom it may concern, that the foregoing is a true copy of the Original, remaining on file, in the said Office. Witness my hand and seal the day and year aforesaid. (Sgd.) T. M. TH0MPS0N, Sec.