Brenda, 1790, although the first to record not just the head of household, but all persons, was 1850. In Washington Co, MD there was also a special census of at least a portion of the oounty in 1776. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: Mdre007@aol.com Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 21:21:07 EDT To: MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MDWASHIN] Re: Samuel STONE and his Ancestors. > Thanks Mike for the info. What year did the first federal census take place? > Brenda. > > > ==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== > The OFFICIAL website for this list is: > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/MD/washington/ > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >