I don't know if this is 100% correct or not, but I have been told that an inmate can be over 21 years of age. I have an ancestor that appeared as an inmate in 1779, 1780, 1781, 1782, and 1783, and he had children born as early as 1772. I assume he had a wife as he had at least six children living during the time he was listed as an inmate. I believe he was probably indentured from 1774 until about the time he showed up as inmate and may have stayed with the same family working during the years he was listed as inmate. I have also been told (let me know if this is incorrect) that indentured servants were not listed on any tax records. I was also told that a freeman was a man 21 or older that was unmarried. I have been struggling with this for a long time and appreciate any and all opinions. Thank. June Everheart der@redrose.net wrote: > Hi Helen, > > > From: "Helen Maiman" <hmaiman@prodigy.net> > > Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 12:07:44 -0400 > > Subject: [PALEBANO] inmates > > To: PALEBANO-L@rootsweb.com > > Reply-to: PALEBANO-L@rootsweb.com > > > While looking through tax lists from 1816 in Lebanon Co, some of the men are > > classified as inmates. What does that signify? > > > > Helen > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Inmates refers to one who is living with another. Sometimes an older > person saved tax by moving in with a grown son or daughter. It can also > mean a younger person living with another. "Freemen" were men 21 years of > age and older. Thus you can calculate birth years from this, based on when > you first see a man on the tax list. > > Regards, > Donna Ristenbatt > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > der@redrose.net > Visit: ON THE TRAIL OF OUR ANCESTORS > http://www.ristenbatt.com/genealogy > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Ships' Lists, PA and Mennonite Research Corner, > Dutch Research Corner, Cemetery Lists, > Rev. War Loyalists, Finding a Civil War Ancestor, > Many Surnames and More! > > ==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== > If you have a personal web page, please share your URL with us!