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Chebacco Parish/ Essex, Mass.
Tax Lists, 1780, 1800 - 1824

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Assessor's List

The 1800 tax valuation list provides an itemized list of taxable items, with their quanity and value. This list of assessments was used to set the tax rate.

1800 Tax valuation list

Collectors Lists

Comments about the Tax Lists

After the tax rate was set, the tax collector used a list of the amount of poll tax, real property tax and personal property taxes for each taxpayer.

A "poll" was a male age 21 or over who was eligible to vote. In some cases it is difficult to reconcile knowledge of the family members, with the number of polls taxed. Secondly, residents of Ipswich (First Parish) do not appear in the tax lists. I do not know if they were not taxable by Chebacco Parish, later the Town of Essex. It is likely that First Parish residents owned property in Chebacco/ Essex. Finally, non-residents are listed by town. Those towns included Hamilton, Gloucester, Manchester, Salem, Topsfield, and Wenham & Beverly.

Select a year from the list below to view the text files. There are two slightly different lists for 1802. They are labeled 1802A and 1802B. For 1814, there is a county and state tax list in addition to the Parish list. It is labeled 1814S. The years 1801, 1807, 1808, 1817, and 1819 are not included.


1800 1802A 1802B 1803 1804 1805 1806
1809 1810 1811 1812 1813 1814 1814S
1815 1816 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824


Table of Chebacco residents in the 1800 - 1824 tax lists

Surnames are listed with a standardized spelling. Spelling variations are listed on the line below the standard name with a letter to indicate which year that spelling was used. The standard spelling is given an assumed letter "A." On occasion, more than one spelling is used, and more than one letter will be found in the census year columns. Plural forms of the name may exist in the list, but are not given in this table, e.g. Goodhues land (without apostrophe).

The numbers in the census year columns show how many times the surname is found in each tax list. The same name may be listed more than once, especially in the 1802A list where names are repeated at the end of the list to show additional taxes or tax abatements. Also counted are references to property such as Choate's farm or Goodhues land.

NOTE: 1811 was inadvertantly placed between 1816 and 1818 in the following tables.

NAME 00 02A 02B 03 04 05 06 09 10 12 13 14 14S 15 16 11 18 20 21 22 23 24
Adams - 1 - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Allen 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - -
Andrews 22 28 24 27 25 29 29 32 34 18 18 20 38 20 19 33 20 16 13 9 11 11
Boardman 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - -
Bodwell - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Bowers 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2
Boyd 1 1 1 1-B 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 4 4 3 2 2
B= Boyde
Burgess - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Burnham 47 69 49 54 55 57 58 57 54 37 43 40 57 39 43 57 46 49 51 50 43 44
Butler 2 5 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 1
Butman - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 - -
Channel - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Cheney - - - - 1-B 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
B= China
Choate 11 17 12 12 13 10 10 10 11 10 11 13 13 12 12 11 14 16 15 17 15 16
Cogswell 10 9 9 9 8 10 10 12 12 9 8 7 9 8 8 13 10 11 11 9 11 10
Craft 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - 1 1 1 1 - - - -
Crawley - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - 1-B - - - - - -
B= Crawly
Cummings - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - 1 - - - - -
Day 1 2 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dexter 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 -
Dodge 2 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Dotter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Emerson 1 1 1 1 2-AB 3 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 - - - - 1
B= Emmerson
Emerton 1 1 1 1 - 1-B - 1 1 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - - -
B= Everton
Eveleth 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 -
Foster 4 4 4 5 5-AB 5 5 5 5 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3
B= Forster
Giddings 3 3 3 3 3-BC 3 4 3 3 3 3 1 2 2 1 5 1 1 1 2 2 1
B= Gidins; C= Giddens
Goldsmith - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - -
Goodhue 3 4 4 5 4 6 6-AB 6 6 3 1 1 2 1 1 5 3 2 2 2 1 1
B= Goodhew
Gorton 4-B 4 4 4-C 4-C 4-C 4-C 4-D 4-B 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 4
B= Gorten; C= Groton; D= Groaten
Gove - - - - - - - 1-B 1 - - - - - - 1 - - - - - -
B= Gow
Hardy 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 4 4 5 4 4
Harlow 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - 1 1 1 1 - 2 1 - - -
Haskell 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 1 - 1 1 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
Hobbs - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Hodgkins 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Holmes 2 2-B 2-B 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 4 3 6 3 3 3 2 2
B= Holms
Jones 1 3-AB 1 - 1 - - 1 1 - - - - - - 1 - - - - 1 1
B= Jons
Knight - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - -
Knowlton - - - - - 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Lakeman - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 -
Lamson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1
Lee - - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1
Low 15 14 16 16 16 15 16 21 19 19 19 19 20 19 22 20 19 17 18 15 13 11
Lufkin 3 6 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 4 4 4 5 5
Lull - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1
Main - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Marshall 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 3
Martin 1 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Masury - - - - - - 1-B - - - 1 1 1-C 1 2 - 1 - - - 1-D 1-E
B= Massey; C= Masory; D= Masonry; E= Matury
McKenzie 1-B 1-C 1-C 1-D 1-E 1-D 1-F 1-G 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-H
B= McKinsey; C= Kinsey; D= McKenzy; E= Kenzey; F= Kinzie; G= MKenzey; H= M.Kinzie
Mears 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 2 3 3 3 4 4 4
Merrill - - - - - 1-B - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
B= Merrel
Mills - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Morgan - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Norton 2 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Nutter - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 - 1 - - 1 - - - - - -
Peabody - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - -
Percival - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - -
Perkins 5 6 6-B 6 6 7 7 8 9 7 7 7 8 6 6 9 8 3 4 4 5 5
B= Pirkins
Pierce 1 1 1-B 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 - - - - - -
B= Pearce
Poland 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 2 1 1 2 3 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 -
Proctor 2-B 2 2 2 3-C 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
B= Procter; C= Procktor
Pulsipher - 1 1-B 1-B 1-C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
B= Pulcifer; C= Postofer
Quimby 1 1 1-B 1-B 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
B= Quinby
Riggs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1-B 1 1
B= Rigg
Roberts - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 2
Ross 2 3 2 1 1-B 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 - - 1 - - - - - -
B= Rose
Russ - - 2 1 - 2 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 -
Rust 2 2 - 1 3 - - 2 2 - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 1
Sargent - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 - 1 - - 1 - - - - - -
Sewall - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Shales - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - -
Smith 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - -
Story 17 18 17 17 18 21 19 18 20 16 19 18 21 19 20 20 22 23 30 27 28 27
Tuttle - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Weatherspoon - - - - 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Wheeler 1 1 1 1 - 1-B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
B= Wheler
Whitehouse - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1
Total 193 250 202 209 218 227 228 237 235 171 184 181 237 184 195 241 199 195 199 194 185 179

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Table of Non-Residents in the Chebacco Tax Lists of 1800-1823

This table is formatted like the Resident table above. In addition, The town of residence for each family is in a column headed "Res," and is coded as G = Gloucester, H = Hamilton, M = Manchester, S = Salem, T = Topsfield, and WB = Wenham & Beverly. Non-residents were not listed in 1824.

SURNAME RES 00 02A 02B 03 04 05 06 09 10 12 13 14 14S 15 16 11 18 20 21 22 23
Adams H - - - 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1
Allen M 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1
Appleton WB 1 1-B 1-B 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  B= Apleton
Bagget G - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1-B 1 1 - 1-C 1 - - -
  B= Baget; C= Bagat
Baker M - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1
Barker M - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Brown H 3 3 3 6 6 3 2 2 4 3 2 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3
Brown WB 1 1 - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Burges M 1-C 1-C 1-D 1-C 1-C - - - - 1 1 1 1-B 1 1 - 1 1 1 1-B 1-B
  B= Burgess; C= Bridges; D= Brige
Burnham G - - - - - - 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 3 1 1 1
Choate G - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Clark G 1-B 1 1-B 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -
  B= Clarke
Cleaves WB 1 1 1-B 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
  B= Cleves
Cole WB 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - 1 - - 1 - 1 1 - -
Conant WB 2 2 2-B 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-C 1 1
  B= Cunnant; C= Connant
Connent T - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Corning WB 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Craft M 1 1 2-AB 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -
  B= Croft
Cutler H 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Dane H 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Dodge H 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 6 6 4 4
Dodge WB 4 4 7 6 6 8 6 7 7 4 3 2 5 2 4 7 4 5 5 3 3
Edwards WB 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - -
Gentlee WB - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-B 1-B
  B= Gently
Gimble S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 -
Gimble WB - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 -
Haskell G 7 6 6 6 6 7-AB 7 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 5 4 4 4 4
  B= Haskel
Hovey WB 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Kimball S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Kimball WB - - 1-B 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1
  B= Kimbal
Knowlton H 2 2-B 3-AB 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5
  B= Knolton
Lee WB - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1
Lufkin G 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Lummas H 1-B 1-B 1-B 1-B 1-B 1-B 1-B 1-B 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-B 1-C 1-B
  B= Lummus; C= Linnas
Morgan WB 1 1-B 1 1 1-B 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  B= Morgin
Ober WB - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 - - - - -
Orsment M 1-B 1-C - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-D 1 - - - - -
  B= Osman; C= Osmon; D= Orment[?]
Patch H 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 1 3 4 4 4 4
Peck H - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - -
Perkins T - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 -
Poland H 3 3 3 3 3-B 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1
  B= Polland
Porter H - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - -
Porter WB 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Potter H - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - -
Pouter H - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - -
Procter M 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Quarles WB - - - - - - 1-B 1 1 1-C 1-C - 1-D - - 1-C - - - - -
  B= Quarls of H; C= Quarls of WB; D= Quander of H
Reddington WB - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1-B 1-B - 1 - - - - -
  B= Redington
Roberts G 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Roberts H 3 3 3-B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
  B= Robarts
Smith H - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1
Smith WB 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Stanley WB - - - - - - 1-B 1-B 1-C 1-C 1-C 1-B 1-B 1-B 1-B 1-C 1-C 1-B 1-B 1-B 1
  B= Standly; C= Stanly
Steel G 1 1-B - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - 1 - - - - -
  B= Steele
Stone H 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Story M - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 1 2 2
Thistle WB 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Whipple H 2 2 2-B 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 7 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 3
  B= Whipel
Woodbury H 4 4 3 3 3 3-B 4-C 3-B 3-B 3-AD 3-AD 4-D 4 4 4 3-B 4 3 4 3 3
  B= Woodbery; C= Woodbuary; D= Woodberry
Woodbury M - - 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Woodbury T - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - -
Woodbury WB 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-B 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  B= Woodberry
Town Totals 00 02A 02B 03 04 05 06 09 10 12 13 14 14S 15 16 11 18 20 21 22 23
WB - Wenham & Beverly 20 20 22 21 21 24 23 25 26 17 17 15 25 15 15 26 13 15 15 12 12
G - Gloucester 11 9 9 9 9 10 12 11 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 7 7 6
M - Manchester 5 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 5 4 5 6 6
S - Salem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
T - Topsfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1
H - Hamilton 26 26 25 29 29 27 30 27 30 27 27 30 42 30 31 30 30 37 38 33 32
TOTAL 62 58 60 63 63 65 68 66 69 58 57 59 81 59 61 69 57 68 66 60 58
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