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1803 Tax List of Dagsborough Hundred,
Sussex County, Delaware

Spencer Phillips, Assessor
Dated 27 September 1803

Tax Rates- Old Men = $134, Young Men = $200, Tradesmen = $300
*Total is rounded down to the nearest dollar.

NOTE: Original spelling has been retained.


Name

No. of Acres

Slaves, Silver Plate, Ships

Personal Tax Rate

Total*
$

Isaac Aydeloot 100  

134

432

Mathias Anderson, sadler    

300

300

William Atkins    

134

141

Stanton Atkins 74  

134

162

Jonathan Ake    

134

196

Isaac Bivins    

134

158

Elizabeth Butler 216    

381

John Burbage 140    

210

Isaac Bredell, merchant    

200

236

John Betts, blacksmith    

300

312

Jacob Burton 604 1 negro man aged 51 “given to pains,” 1 man aged 37, 1 man aged 21, 1 man aged 17, 1 woman aged 41, 1 girl aged 7, 1 girl aged 5, 2 oz of plate

134

1,575

Ebenezar Burton   1 negro boy aged 8

134

174

William Burton    

200

200

Miars & John Burton 80    

120

John Burton, minor, Benj. Burton guardian   1 negro boy aged 12  

230

Miars Burton      

90

Benjamin Burton 1,538, 120 of marsh 2 negro women aged 20, 1 man aged 36, 1 man aged 38, 1 man aged 65

200

3,427

Levin Benston    

134

136

Azariah Brookfield 100    

150

John Bailey    

134

135

Aaron Bailey    

134

135

Solomon Brittenham 270  

134

291

Joshua Burton    

200

300

William Burton, turner 95 & 30  

134

388

John Bristol    

134

134

Eli Bristol    

134

134

Majar Benston    

134

155

Jonathan Betts    

134

236

Samuel Betts    

134

168

Isaac Burton    

300

300

Woolsey Burton, Jun’r    

200

200

Solomon Brittingham    

200

200

Nibblet Banks Burton    

200

200

George Carpenter    

134

134

Neptala Carpenter   1 negro girl aged 14

134

258

Thomas Cary 110  

134

351

John Caffin    

134

134

Elisha Cary 90    

112

Woolsey Cary, house carpenter    

300

300

John Cary 53 1 negro girl aged 7, 1 boy aged 5m 1 boy aged 2

134

304

Samuel Carpenter    

134

170

Zachariah Cary    

134

147

Hannah Cary   1 negro woman aged 53, 1 girl aged 6  

55

George Crafford 55  

134

294

Purnal Cary 160  

134

441

Darby Collins    

200

419

Jacob Carpenter 108  

134
(scratched out)

161

William Cary    

134

148

John Cullen 170    

212

Joseph Collings 270  

134

344

Gidden Chamberlin    

200

200

John Cary, of Wm 101  

134

381

Elisha Cottingham 225 1 negro man aged 20, 1 boy aged 3, 1 girl aged 7

134

854

William Christopher 147 1 negro man aged 28

134

558

Elijah Cary 140 1 negro girl aged 18

134

485

Purnal Crampfield    

134

144

Charles M. Cullen 61    

61

James Clayton 190 & 6 with Tan Yard 1 negro man aged 25, 1 boy aged 16, 1 woman & 2 children

200

2,092

Jacob Carpenter    

200

200

Isaac Christopher    

200

200

Jessee Dukes, Sen’r 110  

134

441

Jessee Dukes, Jun’r    

200

200

Parker Dukes    

200

200

John Dikes    

134

139

William Driggus    

134

134

Selby Dingle    

200

200

Nevel Driggus    

134

134

Daniel Drain    

200

200

Hosea Daughters    

134

155

Mitchel Dirickson 256, 89, & 249, part of a saw mill    

838

Benjamin Dirickson    

200

200

Joseph Dirickson    

200

200

Doct’r Edward Dingle    

300

378

Negro Brister Dagworthy    

134

168

John Dirickson 100  

134

303

Edward Dingle, (Sen’r?) 150 1 negro woman & child aged 22, 1 woman aged 20, 20 oz of plate

200

559

Esther Dickerson, minor, Charles M. Cullen guardian 415    

415

Absolam Davis    

134

134

Joshua Derickson    

200

200

Josiah Davidson    

134

134

Coverington Elingsworth    

134

255

Jones Ellingsworth    

200

242

Noble Ellingsworth    

134

194

Majar Evins   1 negro woman aged 30

134

185

Adam Evins    

134

144

William Evins 110  

134

408

John Foskey    

134

181

William Freeman 150 1 negro woman aged 40, 1 boy aged 8

134

549

Michael Freeman 150  

134

466

Michael Foskey    

134

134

Job Gozlee 97  

134

396

Samuel Gandy 17  

134

183

William Gozlee 130  

200

395

William Godfrey    

134

134

Frazer Gray    

134

224

Phillip Hopkins 220  

134
(scratched out)

275

Emanuel Harmon    

134

211

John Hopkins   1 negro boy aged 11

200

290

Elzey Hudson    

134

146

John Hood 100    

125

Isaac Hopkins    

134

136

Robert Hopkins 400 1 negro girl aged 18, 1 boy aged 14

134

995

Levin Hopkins    

200

200

Levi Hopkins    

200

200

Daniel Harris    

134

134

Zachariah Harmon    

134

137

Nathan Harmon    

134

187

William Harmon    

134

172

Stephens Harris 42  

134

290

Shepard Harmon    

134

151

Leah Hopkins 184 1 negro man aged 37, 1 woman aged 35, 1 girl aged 7, 1 girl aged 5, 1 girl aged 3, 1 boy aged 6 mos, 1 woman & child aged 21  

655

Peter Hall 40 1 negro woman & child aged 27, 1boy aged 6, 1 boy aged 4, 1 girl aged 12, 12 oz of plate

134

573

Henry Hancock    

134

134

Jonathan Harman    

134

176

Joseph Houston 265 1 negro girl aged 10

134

865

William Houston    

200

240

Nottingham Houston    

200

200

Robert Houston 434, 247, 389 & 160 1 negro man aged 52 “has fitts,” 1 woman aged 39, 1 boy aged 14, 1 girl aged 12, 1 boy aged 10, 1 girl aged 8, 1 boy aged 5, 1 girl aged 3, 1 boy aged 1

134

2,759

Thomas Hazzard 1,690    

845

John Harmon    

134

134

Isaac Jones 150  

134

438

Miles Jones 433 1 negro man aged 43, 1 woman aged 35

134

1,143

John Johnson    

200

200

James Jones    

134

223

Benjamin Johnson, Sen’r 400  

134

804

Bartholomew Johnson 290  

134

657

Isaiah Johnson 105  

134

276

Benjamin Johnson, Jun’r    

134

177

William Jones 116    

135

Charles Jones    

134

166

William Jefferson, of Job    

200

224

Job Jefferson 300 1 negro girl aged 7, 1 boy aged 3

134

913

Robert Ingram 118  

134

369

James Jones, Sen’r    

134

225

William Jefferson 140 & 30  

134

546

Stephen Justice    

134

159

Jessee Justice    

134

136

Abraham Jacobs 100  

134

382

Joshua Ingram 364, 95, 29 & 80, ¼ of a saw & grist mill 1 negro man aged 36, 1 woman & child aged 28, 1 boy aged 9, 1 boy aged 6, 1 boy aged 4, 1 girl aged 3, 1 boy aged 2, 45 oz of plate

134

1,690

Job Ingram 9 ¾  

200

211

Jacob Ingram’s heirs 275, ¼ of a saw & grist mill    

375

Eli Ingram    

200

200

Jessee Killam 220  

200

640

James Killam    

200

235

Colo. Simon Kollock 936 ½, 1 saw mill, 2 grist mills 1 negro man aged 47, 1 man aged 42, 1 man aged 24, 1 man aged 19, 1 woman aged 15, 1 woman aged 12, 1 woman aged 50, 1 woman aged 38, 40 oz of plate

134

3,538

Eli Layton 126  

134

304

Armwell Lockwood Land    

382

Hezekiah Lacey    

134

139

William Lacey 200 1 negro woman & child

134

514

Jeremiah Long    

200

200

Benjamin Lockwood 250 1 negro woman aged 38 “has pains”

134

620

Armwell Long 1,000 1 negro woman aged 47, 1 boy aged 11, 1 boy aged 8, 1 girl aged 4, 1 girl aged 1

134

1,689

Samuel Lockwood 470, ½ of a saw mill 1 negro man aged 33, 1 man aged 24, 1 woman aged 60, 1 woman aged 31, 1 woman aged 27, 1 boy aged 10, 1 boy aged 6, 1 boy aged 2

134
(“76 years of age’”)

1,472

William Lockwood    

134

232

Phillip Marvil 140    

140
(off)

Robert Marvil 350 1 negro woman aged 25, 1 boy aged 19, 1 boy aged 14, 1 girl aged 9, 1 girl aged 6, 1 girl aged 3

134
(scratched out)

1,023

Adam Marvil 100 1 negro girl aged 14

134

408

Elisha Massey    

134

177

Aaron Marvil 290  

200

674

David & Burton Marvil,
Eli Pepper guardian
110    

137

Absolem Mosley    

200

233

Solomon Mosley    

134

138

Rodney McLaughlin    

134

142

Jacob Morris    

134

171

Hezekiah Mosley    

134

148

Burton Morris 120  

134

385

Nehemiah Messeck    

134

136

Stephen Morris 140  

134

474

Bridget Messeck 75    

128

George Messeck 142  

134

440

Isaiah Morris    

134

174

Joshua Morris 100  

134

398

Phillip Marvil 274 1 negro man aged 22 “some little hurt in one foot”

134

802

Ephraim Morris    

134

196

Bennet Mcdaniel    

134

134

Joshua Morris 320, 1 grist mill  

134

808

Robert Morris 140  

134

442

Thomas Morris    

134

185

Joshua Mcdaniel    

134

136

John Morris 778, 1 saw & grist mill, sorry stream 1 negro woman aged 37, 1 girl aged 8

134

1,792

James Mumford    

200

200

William B. Morris 113    

141

Cathrin Morris