Hal, >Thanks Jim, but now that we know who was taxable, could you comment on whose >names appeared or did not appear by name on the tax list? i.e., >Did an unmarried male living with parents ever get listed by name on the tax >list? In the 1787 list, the tax collectors were required to put the name of the person taxed AND the name of the person who paid the taxes. Thus the name of a 16-20 year old tithable whose taxes were being paid by a parent would be listed seperately. In other years, they were not required to do so and there is no consistency in whether they did or not. >Did a married male living with parents ever get listed by name on the tax list? Yes. >Did females (besides widows) ever get listed by name on the list? Only if the husband was absent and had been so for some time...at least that is what I have been told by others. >How about Grandpa and Grandma living with others? Grandma was exempt...and so too probably was Grandpa. Grandma would only appear if she was a widow and head of household with 16-20 year old tithables. >Any other non Heads of Household listed by name??...In lists where the tax collector does list others in the household, the mostly candidates would be hired hands for whom the employer is taking the responsibility of paying their taxes. That is what I have picked up over the years. Hope it helps. Renee L. Dauven