| Sunbury County Road Work 1812 |
| Originally published in: "We Lived", A Genealogical Newsletter of New Brunswick Sources |
| Transcribed by Cleadie B. Barnett, C.G. (C) |
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In MC2 at the PANB there are several pages of lists relating to taxes for early Sunbury County. One is as follows. Those marked * are crossed out (paid ??). Men were called upon to work a given number of days in lieu of cash to pay their taxes. | |||||||
| Appointment of Road Work to the inhabitants of Burton, County of Sunbury for the year 1812 | |||||||
| Name | Days | Name | Days | Name | Days | ||
| Conrad Stanwix | 6 | Elijah Dinge | 6 | Charles Hazen | 3 | ||
| Thomas Stanwix | 3 | Philip Tozer | 3 | Nathl. Kenny | 6 | ||
| Joseph Abbot, Sr. | 6 | James Dinge | 6 | Nathl. Kenny, Jr. | 3 | ||
| Willm. Abbot | 3 | Charles Dinge | 3 | Rich. Kemble | 6 | ||
| Thomas Turney | 6 | Asa Barker | 6 | *Simeon Porter | 4 | ||
| Asa Cromwell | 3 | William Hubbard, Esq. | 6 | John Dowe | 6 | ||
| John Wade | 6 | Gabriel DeVeber, Esq. | 6 | Wm. Dowe | 6 | ||
| William Wade | 6 | Hubbard DeVeber | 4 | Henry Dowe | 3 | ||
| John Bell | 4 | Nelson DeVeber | 6 | Bennin Foster | 6 | ||
| John Estabrooks | 6 | Thomas Baker | 6 | Amme Shaw | 6 | ||
| Samuel Estabrooks | 3 | *William Harris | 3 | Ammon Hubbill | 6 | ||
| Jacob Esty | 4 | William Case | 4 | William Hubbill | 4 | ||
| *Holland Bridges | 6 | David Fletcher | 4 | Ammon S. Hubbill, Jr. | 3 | ||
| Samuel Bridges | 6 | *Nathan Smith, Esq. | 6 | David Spencer | 4 | ||
| Cushi Hatheway | 6 | Jacob Smith | 3 | John Adams | 3 | ||
| Calvin Hatheway | 6 | Richard Bartlett | 6 | David Adams | 4 | ||
| *James Hatheway | 4 | Peter Day | 4 | Alexander Tapley | 4 | ||
| *Charles Hatheway | 6 | Lawrence Day | 3 | Andrew Kenny | 3 | ||
| Thomas Hatheway | 4 | John Foster | 4 | Asa Tapley | 4 | ||
| [Isaac] Hatheway, Esq. | 6 | Saml. Treadwell | 4 | Joseph Drake | 4 | ||
| [Henry DeVeber] | 4 | ... Treadwell | 3 | *James Drake | 4 | ||
| Edward Langan | 6 | James Chace, Jr. | 6 | Ickabod Howland | 6 | ||
| *Thomas Lagan | 3 | Gershom Bunnell | 6 | Benjamin Gallop | 6 | ||
| Hugh Langan | 3 | Andrew Harvey | 4 | *Samuel Gallop | 4 | ||
| Edward Burpee | 6 | Chas. F. Street | 4 | James Webbor | 6 | ||
| *Jonathan Burpe | 4 | Edwin D. Street | 4 | *Jeremh. Webbor | 4 | ||
| Edward Burpee, Jr. | 4 | *Henry Green | 4 | Thomas Jones, Jr. | 4 | ||
| Benjm. Burpe | 3 | *William [Horton] | 3 | Thomas Jones, Sr. | 6 | ||
| Moses Burpe | 3 | John Horton | 3 | Putnam Jones | 4 | ||
| James Browne | 4 | Jacob Howland | 6 | Jacob Grass | 6 | ||
| James Chace, Sr. | 6 | Ickabod Howland, Jr. | 4 | John Grass | 4 | ||
| John Day | 4 | Isaac Howland | 4 | George Grass | 4 | ||
| *Lawrence Day | 4 | Solomon Howland | 3 | Henry Grass | X | ||
| Earle Chase | 4 | Shadrach Holly | 6 | Stephen Kenny | 6 | ||
| Abraham Day | 4 | Zackh. Brown, Sr. | 6 | Israel Kenny | 3 | ||
| Percy Chace | 3 | *Zachariah Browne, Jr. | 4 | Jeremh. Tracey | 6 | ||
| Charles Drayer | 3 | John Browne | 4 | William Boone, Jr. | 3 | ||
| *Philip Drayer | 3 | George Nevers | 6 | Samuel Tracey | 4 | ||
| John Pickard | 6 | John Kirkland | 4 | Israel Tracey | 4 | ||
| Nathaniel Hubbard | 6 | Benjn. Dean | 4 | Elias Foss | 6 | ||
| Lawrence Allan | 4 | *John Mills | 4 | John Foss | 6 | ||
| Lawrence Allen, Jr. | 4 | *David Tapley | 3 | William Howe | 4 | ||
| Thomas Allen | 3 | John Hazen, Esq. | 6 | Nathl. Howe | 6 | ||
| Jeremiah Barker | 6 | John Hazen, Jr. | 3 | Daniel Wood | 6 | ||
| John Wood | 3 | John DeWitt | 3 | Elihu Cogswell | 6 | ||
| William Carr | 6 | William Hoyt, Sr. | X | Isaac Cogswell | 6 | ||
| Alexr. Carr | 6 | Chapman Smith, Esq. | 6 | Elihu Cogswell, Jr. | 3 | ||
| Samuel Smith | 6 | Danl. Smith, Sr. | 6 | William Kimble | 3 | ||
| Edward Carr | 3 | Classman Smith, Jr. | X | Stephen Kenny, Jr. | 3 | ||
| William Crandlemire | 6 | William Smith | 3 | Thomas McMin | 4 | ||
| Ezekiel Sealey | 6 | Stephen Buckingham | 6 | ... Mallot | 4 | ||
| Linus Sealey | 3 | William Buckingham | 3 | Walter Dyer | 4 | ||
| Joshua Thomas, Jr. | 6 | Richard Thomas | 4 | Danl. Cogswell | 4 | ||
| John Mersereau | 6 | Willm. Hoyt, Jr. | 6 | Joseph Dowe | 4 | ||
| Lawrence Mersereau, Esq. | 6 | Joseph Hoyt | 6 | Joseph Dowe, Jr. | 4 | ||
| Thomas Mersereau | 4 | Abraham Harris | 6 | Colin Stephenson | 4 | ||
| Lawrence Mersereau, Jr. | 3 | Joseph Thomas | 6 | John ... | 4 | ||
| William Bailey | 6 | Joseph Duplissus, Sr. | 6 | Geo. Perkins | 4 | ||
| John Bailey | 6 | Stephen Duplissis | 4 | ,,, Wakefield | 4 | ||
| James Bailey | 6 | Joseph Duplissis, Jr. | 3 | ||||
| Robert Tucker | 4 | Charles Duplissis | 3 | ||||
| Abraham DeWitt | 6 | Joshua Thomas, Sr. | 6 | ||||
| Thomas DeWitt | 3 | Levi Parsons | 6 | ||||
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Among the other papers mentioned for the foregoing group are individual listings of taxes due by those in the Upper, Lower and Middle Districts of the Parish of Burton, plus the township of Maugerville. Items apparently taxed in the latter place are listed as: Medow land, Plow land, Pasture land, Horses, Oxen, Cows, 3 year old cattle and Sheep. There are lists for the years 1811 and 1812. | |||||||
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