1803 Tax List of Dagsborough Hundred

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 89    

101

Robirt Mears 198  

134

485

David Moore    

200

200

Drake Miller    

134

191

Joseph Marvil 294  

134

556

David Mann    

134

164

William C. Mitchel 200 1 negro lad aged 17, 16 oz of plate

134

728

John Mumford 104 & 67  

134

470

Lacey Morris 280  

“not able to labour”

546

William Mitchel    

200

200

Jonathan Mills    

134

164

Endless Morris    

134

147

William Moore 74  

134

417

David Moore    

200

200

Joseph Morris, minor, John Jefferson guardian 123    

153

John Naler    

134

136

Francis Newbold 150  

134

409

William Newton 138 1 negro girl aged 15, 1 boy aged 6

200

583

Parker Otwell    

134

151

Grace Otwell 200    

290

John Otwell,
black smith
   

300

300

Obediah Otwell    

200

200

William Oakley    

134

216

William Owell  (Ottwell?) 250  

134

569

John Prittyman    

134

134

Joseph Piper 315 1 negro girl aged 12, 1 boy aged 9

134

760

George Parsons    

134

142

Joshua Powell    

134

176

Elzey Phillips    

134

215

William Prittyman 244 1 negro woman aged 15

134

717

Burton Prittyman 160  

134

470

Charles Penwell    

134

137

George Prittyman 225    

337

James Pride    

134

198

William Prittyman    

134

141

John Phillips, Jun’r 112  

134

312

Purnal Phillips 183, 145, 1/8 of a saw & grist mill 1 negro woman aged 34, 1 girl aged 4, 1 girl aged 1

134

689

Zachariah Prittyman 100  

134

389

Ann B. Powell 374, ¼ of a grist & saw mill (scratched out)    

738

Job Powell    

134

168

Benjamin Phillips 100  

134
(scratched out)

217

John Phillips, Sen’r 344 1 negro woman aged 41

134

786

John Pool 2/3 and a grist mill    

200

Joseph Phillips 318 1 negro lad aged 18

134
(scratched out)

619

Joseph Prittyman 150 1 negro boy aged 13, 1 girl aged 11

134

582

Robert Prittyman 576  

134

1,388

Shepard Prittyman    

200

200

Negro Levin Phillips    

134

138

Spencer Phillips 682 1 negro man aged 24, 1 boy aged 14, 1 woman & child aged 20

134

1,523

William Powell,
of Wm
   

200

200

John Rogers 110  

134

416

William Rodney, Sen’r 350 1 negro man aged 22, 1 man aged 19, 1 girl aged 12

134

1,054

Schophil Rodney 50  

200

314

John Rolls    

134

138

William Rodney, Jun’r 210, 270, 24 ½ 1 negro woman aged 40, 1 boy aged 12, 1 boy aged 12, 1 girl aged 10, 1 girl aged 3

134

1,048

William Russel    

134

209

Elisha Russel    

200

222

George Rogers 122  

134

365

Joshua Robinson 310 1 negro woman aged 30, 1 woman aged 20, 1 girl aged 10, 1 boy aged 5

134

822

Joshua Robinson, smith 150 1 negro boy aged 10

200

514

William S. Roiley    

300

300

Burton Robinson 90    

37

Thomas Robinson    

200

200

Wm Barton Smoot Riley    

200

200

Curtis Steen    

134

155

Lowder Sockam    

134

141

Purnal Short 180  

134

421

Phillip Short, minor, Neddy Short guardian   1 negro woman aged 23, 1 child aged 3, 1 child aged 2  

100

Nedy Short 150  

134

333

Edward Short, Sen’r 684 1 negro man aged 35, 1 boy aged 14, 1 boy aged 8, 1 woman & child aged 25, 1 girl aged 4

134

1,597

Curtis Short    

134

134

Levin Steen    

134

134

Job Short 150  

134

385

Wingate Short 225 1 negro boy aged 15, 1 girl aged 13, 1 boy aged 7

134

755

John Scott    

134

192

Neoma Short 306 1 negro man aged 47  

569

Jacob Short 100  

134

354

Noah Short, Jun’r    

134

166

John Short 130  

200

284

William Steward    

200

200

George Scott    

200

211

Noah Short, Sen’r 113  

134

355

Allen Spencer    

134

165

John Salmons    

134

270

Elisha Short 123    

184

William Stephenson 16  

134

171

Joshua Short    

200

204

James Salmons    

200

200

Robert Salmons    

134

145

Henry Sillavin    

134

134

Curtis Spicer    

134

217

William Schophil 125 1 negro man aged 27

134

465

Shadareck Short 20 & 100 1 negro boy aged 4, 1 girl aged 13, 1/3 of a vessel

134

653

Elias Spencer    

134

134

William Simpler    

134

152

Benjamin Salmons 300  

134

616

Newbold Thoroughgood 240 1 negro man aged 32, 1 woman aged 35, 1 girl aged 5, 1 girl aged 9, 1 girl aged 1

200

842

William Thoroughgood 100 1 negro girl aged 7, 1 boy aged 3

200

367

Roiley Thompson    

134

134

John Thompson    

134

134

John Truitt 129 1 negro man aged 23

134

599

William Thompson, Sen’r 150  

134
(scratched out)

257

James Thompson    

200

200

Elisha Thoroughgood 200  

200

450

Truitt Thompson    

134

134

Levin Thompson 125    

156

Samuel Tindal 300  

134

587

Miller Thoroughgood 63 1 negro woman & child aged 26, 1 boy aged 11

134

449

Elizabeth Thoroughgood 123    

273

Elihu Thoroughgood    

200

250

Michael Thomas    

134

169

Eli Timmons 52  

134

212

Isaac Tunnell   1 negro woman aged 22, 106 oz of plate, 1/3 of a new schooner

134

482

William Thompson 128  

134

458

William Tingle 220 & 30 1 negro woman aged 64, 1 woman aged 21, 1 boy aged 11, ½ of a vessel (scratched out)

134

1,071

Nathaniel Tingle   1 negro woman & child aged 36, 1 girl aged 2, ½ of a vessel (scratched out)

134

260

Joshua Timmons    

130 (sic)

130

Uriah Thomas 450  

134

923

John Tingle 660, 20 & ½ of a saw & grist mill with 8 acres 1 negro man aged 45, 1 man aged 37, 1 man aged 35, 1 boy aged 9, 1 boy aged 3, 1 woman & child aged 25

134

2,161

Isaac Tindal    

200

200

Anthony S. Vickars 495, 275 1 negro man aged 55, 1 man aged 40, 1 man aged 25, 1 woman aged 28, 1 girl aged 8, 1 girl aged 18 mos, 11 oz of plate

134

1,798

Charles Vaughan 260    

390

Obediah Vickars    

134

134

William Wharton    

134

134

Jehu West 260 1 negro woman aged 40, 1 woman aged 17, 1 boy aged 15, 1 boy aged 12, 1 girl aged 8 cripple, 1 boy aged 1

134

1,104

Jehu West, of Jehu    

200

200

James West    

200

200

Elias West    

134

203

Stockley West    

200

213

Jacob West    

300

300

Nichola West    

134

142

Robert West 243  

134

566

Thomas Winsor 60 (off)  

134

271

Levy Waples    

134

173

William Waytt 211    

316

Richard Warrin 275  

134

876

Phillip Wingate 78  

134

317

James Webb 16  

134

211

John Willey 227 1 negro man aged 23

134

624

Solomon Willey 419 & 65  

134

692

John West 395 1 negro boy aged 15, 1 girl aged 11, 1 boy aged 4, 1 woman very old & helpless

134

932

William Waples    

200

256

Gilbert Watson    

200

200

Smothers Watson 107  

134

341

Isaac Waples 65, 134 & 51, ½ of a saw mill 1 negro man aged 37, 1 man aged 34, 1 woman aged 32, 1 boy aged 4, 1 girl aged 2, 1/3 of a vessel (scratched)

134

901

Isaiah Wharton 420 1 negro woman aged 28, 1 boy aged 6, 1 boy aged 3, 2 oz of plate

134

1,038

William White    

134

171

William Watson, Sr.    

134

158

Uriah Watson    

134

135

Peter Watson    

134

173

Hollan Watson    

134

158

Thomas Wingate    

200

200

John Wingate 64  

200

296

Ann Wingate 148    

432

Salley & Nancy Wingate, Ann Wingate guardian 314    

471

Paul Waples 257 1 negro woman aged 39, 1 boy aged 16, 1 boy aged 11, 1 girl aged 5, 1/3 of a vessel (scratched)

134

842

William H. Wells 18,653 1 negro man aged 22, 1 man aged 22, 1 man aged 27, 1 woman & child, 1/3 of a new schooner (scratched),, ½ of an old sloop (scratched), ½ of a new schooner (scratched), ½ of store, 239 oz of plate

300

26,400

Peter Waples    

300

300

William M. Watson    

134

135

William Warrington 10  

134

215

Reubin West 100 1 negro man aged 35, 1 woman aged 25, 1 boy aged 4

134

645

Jacob West, Capt. 32 & 115 1 negro woman aged 40 sickly, 2 oz of plate

134

559

Joshua Wingate   1 negro man aged 28

200

334

Thomas Waples 207  

200

Blank

Ephraim Wingate    

200

200

Eli Waples    

134

284

John S. Waples 60 1 negro man aged 28, 1 boy aged 10

134

463

William Waples, Sen’r 603 & 200 1 negro man aged 25, 1 man aged 22, 1 woman aged 50, 1 boy aged 15, 1 boy aged 15, 1 girl aged 12, 1 boy aged 5, 1 boy aged 7

134

2,553

Burton Wharton 224 1 woman & child aged 28, 1 boy aged 15, 2 oz of plate

134

887

Rachael West, widow   1 negro woman aged 47, 1 woman aged 43  

182

Cary West 47  

200

283

Ebenezar Whaley    

134

134

Nathaniel Whaley    

200

200

Benjamin Watson    

200

200

John Watson, son of Peter    

200

200

Benjamin Lockwood, Jun’r 160 1 negro girl aged 15, ½ of a vessel

134

586

Elial Long    

134

134

Jessee Long    

134

145

Isaac Long    

200

200

John Long   1 negro man aged 26

200

334

David Long 113  

134

405

James Tingle    

134

197

Samuel Lockwood, Jun’r 1/2 of a saw & grist mill with 8 acres 1 negro girl aged 7

134

598

Thomas Lawless    

134

134

George Messeck 234, 1/8 part of a saw & grist mill 1 negro girl aged 8

300

644

Parker Marvil’s heirs, Thomas Marvil guardian 80, 1 sorry grist mill    

200

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