Notes from Cumberland County Tax Records, 1774-82

Notes from Cumberland County Tax Records, 1774-82 RAYMOND MARTIN BELL, B.A.S•G. COMPARISON of the tax lists in the Pennsylvania Archives (PA), 3rd Series, XX, with those in the Cumberland County Courthouse (CH) at Carlisle, Pa., shows the following differences for Armagh and Derry Townships (now Mifflin County): A ( 1 ) The CH list adds the following to the PA list (F = freeman): Derry 1778 James Ross Armagh 1779 William Kerr F Derry 1780 William King Armagh 1781 John Culbertson F (2) The PA 1782 lists are the CH lists for 1781. The CH lists add: Armagh Hugh McClelland Samuel Mitchell William Thompson Moses Thompson George Williamson Hugh Beard Benjamin Hall James Dunlap William Graham F Samuel Clark F Jonathan Wills F John Foster F William Huston F Jacob Adams F Derry Robert Boyle William Blair Samuel Beard Arthur Buchanan Jr. John Crown Robert Crown John Glasgow Alexander Gordon John Huston Thomas McCord William Ross James Robb Jacob Steely John Wakefield Joseph Weldon Alexander Hamilton F John Brown F Robert Crown F John Hesen F Robert Barr F James White F William White F Joseph White F Joseph Dixon F David Graham F James Martin F James Christie F William Wakefield F John McCartney F James Corron F David Johnson F George Hanawalt F Peter Allen F John Cresswell F Amos Chapman F 271 272 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine (3) The following names in the PA 1781 list are not in the CH list: Derry John Hesen F Robert Bole F James White F George Stroup F Alexander Mnan Thomas McCoy F John Woods F Benjamin Miller F John Anderson F John Johnston F John Brown F William Green F Jonas Davis William King William Mahan Thomas McCord John Oliver Thomas Porter William Ross John Taylor Samuel Moor Jr. Joseph Brown F John Huston F Angus McDonald F Jacob Steely F (4) These are corrected spellings: Derry 1779 John Frampton (not Thompson) F Andrew Sharron (not Barron) F Derry 1780 Jacob Steely (not Stuly) F John Steenson (not Stunson) F Armagh 1782 Stephen Beatty (not Bootey) The 1774 Armagh Township tax list at the courthouse has at the end these names, which apparently belonged to Barree Township, Bedford (now Huntingdon) County, Pa. The boundary may have been uncertain.' Armitage, Jacob Boran, William lgou, Daniel lgou, Peter Murray, William Prigmore, James Prigmore, QDorey Petticoat, Dasey Kelly. Pines 76 acres. 5 cleared 200 " 3 " 100 " 15 " 10 cleared 100 acres. 10 " 100 acres, 1 cleared gristmill