Hi all! I have been studying abstracts of the 1783 tax assessment lists in Maryland, specifically Worcester County. I know that they are laid out with the name listed first, the county second and after that I'm a bit flummoxed. EXAMPLE: Usley Chandler WO Buckingham & Worcester pg.2 MSA S1161-11-7 1/4/5/54 The page number and MSA number are the page and film numbers. But what are Buckingham & Worcester? Property names? Town names? And the final numbers - are they number of persons, acres, rates? I cannot find anything that gives me a definitive answer and I need one desperately (Usley Chandler is one of my elusive Chandler ancestors!). Thank you so very much for your time and help. A good Thanksgiving holiday to you all! Teresa A. Derrickson nee Chandler

The 1783 tax records have a wealth of information. I would recommend the trip to Annapolis to see them on microfilm. The actual records have population counts, buildings, soil analysis, livestock, etc. The name Buckingham was likely a tract name. It is possible Worcester was also, even though it is the name of the county. Here is a link to the data that I pulled from the 1783 tax entries for the land that comprised East New Market. It should help you see what can be found in these 1783 tax records. http://www.collinsfactor.com/taxrecords/tax-list1783.htm Frank On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 7:18 PM, <tarantulac@aol.com> wrote: > > Hi all! > > I have been studying abstracts of the 1783 tax assessment lists in > Maryland, specifically Worcester County. I know that they are laid out > with the name listed first, the county second and after that I'm a bit > flummoxed. > > EXAMPLE: > > Usley Chandler WO Buckingham & Worcester pg.2 MSA S1161-11-7 1/4/5/54 > > > The page number and MSA number are the page and film numbers. But what > are Buckingham & Worcester? Property names? Town names? And the final > numbers - are they number of persons, acres, rates? > > I cannot find anything that gives me a definitive answer and I need one > desperately (Usley Chandler is one of my elusive Chandler ancestors!). > > Thank you so very much for your time and help. > > A good Thanksgiving holiday to you all! > > Teresa A. Derrickson > nee Chandler > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

It is a hundred of Worcester Co. in 1783 http://www.mdgenweb.org/somerset/lyonmaps/1783wohundreds.htm On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 7:18 PM, <tarantulac@aol.com> wrote: > > Hi all! > > I have been studying abstracts of the 1783 tax assessment lists in > Maryland, specifically Worcester County. I know that they are laid out > with the name listed first, the county second and after that I'm a bit > flummoxed. > > EXAMPLE: > > Usley Chandler WO Buckingham & Worcester pg.2 MSA S1161-11-7 1/4/5/54 > > > The page number and MSA number are the page and film numbers. But what > are Buckingham & Worcester? Property names? Town names? And the final > numbers - are they number of persons, acres, rates? > > I cannot find anything that gives me a definitive answer and I need one > desperately (Usley Chandler is one of my elusive Chandler ancestors!). > > Thank you so very much for your time and help. > > A good Thanksgiving holiday to you all! > > Teresa A. Derrickson > nee Chandler > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Marjorie "Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at the stars."~ Henry Van Dyke