I was able to find some information in the apprenticeship records for the county - they are in the State Archives in Annapolis.  If your person had a trade, he may have made apprenticeship agreements to get a worker that he would then be required to train.  I was interested in the apprentice, but the record said who the trades person was and what the trade was etc.  Not a whole lot of detailed information but it was crucial for me. The person I was looking to tie back to my family had lost both parents, and his guardian set up the agreement. Lauren Brantner On Tuesday, November 12, 2013 7:44 AM, Laura Aanenson <[email protected]> wrote: Listers, I too am interested in knowing about extant tax records from Washington County and hope answers to Joan's question will be posted on the list. Joan, a few of my Clark/e ancestors also moved to Clark County Ohio, specifically Springfield. I have often wondered about the push/pull of these two counties. Do you know why James relocated? Laura On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 8:37 PM, Joan Majtenyi <[email protected]> wrote: > Does anyone know if there are any tax records available of the type that > might have been paid by tradesmen or craftsmen owning shops? I¹m still > working on Thomas Hudson who married Sarah Walker who lived in Boonsboro > from 1810  to 1859 (when he died). My main interest is Sarah and I have > found a great deal since I last posted. I have her will and know that she > had a brother James who moved to Clark Co., OH. I know also that Thomas > Hudson was from Caernarvon, Lancaster, PA. >  What II would like to know now is what was Thomas¹s profession in the > years 1800 to 1840.  My guess is that he was a saddler, but I need to prove > it. By 1850 census he was 80 and not working so census doesn¹t help. I¹ve > searched newspapers for ads with no result. > If anyone has any ideas I¹d appreciate hearing them. Thanks, Joan > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/MDWASHIN > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Relatively speaking, Laura PS: Are we related? Find out at http://where2look4ancestors.com/ ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/MDWASHIN ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message