This list is from Oren Morton's book, "History of Preston Co., WV". *********Carolyn ----------------------------------------------------------------- Prestonians of 1785 Taken from the original lists of residents having taxable personalty. Names are spelled as found. Thomas Butler's Return Butler, Thomas Garvis, Solomon Butler, Joseph Grayham, John Chips, Thomas Herrington, Abijah Coonts, Jacob Horton, Ezera Creacroft, Samuel Jones, Ezekiel Cox, Philip Kirkpatrick, Andrew Cox, John Kirkpatrick, William Daskins, Daniel Lemons, George Dougherty, William Lewis, Henry Dougherty, John London, Bartholomew Drake, James Metheny, James Ellis, Phillip Moore, Enoch Garvis, William Morgan, James Morgan, Hugh Simpson, Jeremiah-had one slave Morgan, William under 16 Powell, Richard Taylor, Wildey Ramsay, Andrew (2 tithables) Thompson, Garvis Roberts, Amos Woolf, Jacob Thomas Cheney's Return Adams, James McCollum, Daniel Askins, Edward Morrice, John Bougher, John Morrice, Richard L. Canoday, James Parker, James Cheney, Thomas Robenet, Joseph Connor, James Robenet, John Connor, John, Jr. Robenet, Samuel Connor, John, Sr. - 3 tithables Simms, John Cooshman, David Smiley, John Crist, Lewis Soverans, Daniel Donaldson, Charles Soverans, Joseph Ellason, Samuel Spurgin, James, Jr. Fraze, David Spurgin, Samuel Hall, Henry Spurgin, Samuel - 2 tithes Hamey, John Spurgin, William - 2 tithes Hoge, Zebulon Stuart, Joseph Horton, Elihu Walleson, Richard Judey, Martin, Sr. Ward, Peter Judey, Martin Welch, John Judey, John Wirl, Samuel Kelley, John Wirl, Attewil Lane, Joseph Woods, Thomas McCollum, James - 2 tithables Worley, Anthony Daniel McCollum's Return Braden (Brandon), Alexander Spurgin, James, Sr. Braden, Jonathan Spurgin, Jeremiah Clark, James Trader, Arthur Criss, Lewis Warner, John-2 tithables, Gibson, Thomas also one slave Lain, Joseph Whitlatch, John Morriss, Morriss Wilton, Richard Myers, Joseph - 2 tithables Wisely, John Myers, Joseph, Jr. Yearnel, Jesse Some Prestonians of 1803 From the original personal property list, by Alexander Brandon. His district covered all of Monongalia east of Cheat, and was more extensive than the East Side of Preston. A figure with hyphen following a name indicates the number of tithables in the household, where the number exceeds one. Able, Martin Cale, Henry Adams, Thomas Carree, Christian Anderson, Daniel Carrico, John - 2 Archer, Aaron Carrico, Peter Archer, David Casey, Nicholas Archer, John Castile, Jeremiah Ashby, Nathan Chipps, John Askins, Reuben Chisler, Jacob Ayers, Benjamin Clark, James, Sr. Clark, James, Jr. Bayles, David Clark, Samuel Beaker, George Clark, Absalom Beaker, Samuel Clutter, Samuel Benson, William Clyster, Christian Bentley, William Collins, Francis Biggs, William - constable Collins, Jacob Bingamon, Alexander Conn, James Bishop, Christian - 2 Connor, Robert Bishop, John Cook, Peter Blatchley, Zopper Crane, Samuel 2 Boughroughs, James Cross, Benjamin Brandon, Jonathan Cunningham, Arthur Brannan, John Cupp, Leonard, Sr. Briggs, Elisha Cupp, Leonard, Jr. Brite, John - 3 Curry, John 2 Brite, Carlisle Curry, Robert Brite, William Cushman, Isaac Bucklew, William Butler, Thomas-3, also 1 slave Darby, Owen - 2 Butler, Elijah Davis, Thomas Deardurff, Samuel Deberry, John Glover, Amos Deweye, Samuel Glover, Benjamin Dewitt, Peter Goff, James (1) Domire, Rinehart Goff, James (2) Donaldson, James - 2 Goff, John Doran, Terah - 2 Goff, widow Doran, James Goodwin, John Douglass, Niel Graham, David Downey, John Gribble, John - 2 Draper, Jacob Grove, Nicholas Dunwoody, James Hamilton, James Elliot, Abraham - 2 Hamilton, Robert Elsey, Nicholas Harris, Abraham England, William Harris, Jonathan Evans, John - nailer Harris, William Evans, Enoch Hardesty, Elijah Evans, Marget Harner, Phillip Ervin, Isaac Harrader, John - 2 Ervin, James Harsh, Frederick Everley, Peter - 2 Hartley, James Fickle, John Hartman, John Haze, Henry Fickle, Joseph Hazlet, Samuel Floyd, Michael Hearst, widow Foreman, Robert - 2 Heckart, Peter Foreman, John Hecks, Justus Foreman, Samuel Hendrickson, David Foreman, Richard Hendrickson, Simon Foreman, Joseph Henthorn, Henry Foster, John Henthorn, John Fowler, John Highshoe, Henry - 2 Foy, John Highshoe, Jacob Funkhouzer, Nicholas Hoover, Henry Hoover, John Gadd, Elijah Horton, Ezra Gadd, Thomas Huggins, James Gibson, Thomas Gibson, Robert Jarret, Benjamin Jarret, William McEntosh, Alexander Jefferys, Dennis Mc gill, Adam Jefferys, Benjamin - 2 Mc grew, Patrick Jenkins, Evan Mc grew, James Jenkins, John Mervin, Samuel Jenkins, Jonathan Metheny, Nathan - 2 Jenkins, Thomas, Sr. Metheny, Joseph - 2 Jenkins, Enoch Metheny, Moses Jenkins, Bartholomew Metheny, Ephraim Jenkins, Mary Metheny, John Jenkins, Margaret Metheny, James Johnston, William - 2 Metheny, Elias Jones, William Methney, Reuben Joseph, Uriah Middleton, Benjamin Mitchener, John Kelly, John - 3 Miller, Henry Kigar, Daniel Mires, John Kigar, George Montgomery, James King, Valentine - 3 Moore, Archibald King, James Moore, James Moore, Joseph Lapp, John Morton, Samuel - 2 Level, Robert Morton, Benjamin Lewellen, John Moyers, Anne Lewellen, Hannah Lewellen, Doctor Neighbors, William - 2 Lewes, Henry - 2 Newhouse, William Litchfield, John Nine, Christian Little, William Norris, Christian - 2 Martin, Daniel Osborn, ---------- - 2 Martin, Joseph - 2 Otto, George J. - 2 Maseen, William - 2 Otto, Christopher Mason, William - 3 Parks, Thomas Masther, Stephen Pasnett, Joseph McClane, John - 3 Patterson, Samuel McCollum, Daniel Penrose, Jesse - 3 McDonald, John, Sr. Penrose, Abraham McDonald, John, Jr. Points, John Postle, Michael Spurgen, James Postle, Samuel - 2 Stafford, James - ferryman Potter, Russell - 2 Stafford, John Powel, Griffith Starten, Andrew J. Stemple, David Ramsey, John Stemple, John Reames, Tobias Stemple, Martin Rice, John, Jr. Strahen, William Rice, Shadrach Summers, John Ridenour, Jacob - 2 Sommerville, Alexander Ridenour, Christian Suyert, Adam Rightmire, James Synes, Henry Rightmire, John Rightmire, Robert Tannehill, Ninian Roberts, Ames Tannehill, Samuel Rose, Charles - 3 Taylor, John Rose, James Teets, Henry Royre, Aaron Tetrick, Jacob Ruble, Jacob Titchenal, Stephen Thompson, Robert Sayre, Joseph Trader, Arthur Sayre, William Trimley, Benjamin - 2 Scott, Andrew Turner, Zephaniah Scott, John Scott, Thomas Waller, William - 2 Scryer, Christian - 2 Walls, Temperance Sevier, Robert - 2 Warman, Joshua Sevier, James Warman, Thomas Severns, Joseph, Sr. Warman, Catharine Severns, Joseph, Jr. - 2 Webster, James Severns, Daniel, Sr. Welts, Michael - constable Severns, Daniel, Jr. Wheeler, John Severns, Joseph of Daniel Whiteham, Christian - 2 Severns, John White, George Shaver, Adam Wile, Henry Smith, Frederick Wilhelm, Frederick Smith, Jacob Willets, John - 2 Soulard, Gabriel Willets, Samuel Spencer, Amos Wilson, John Winans, Andrew Woods, Robert - constable Wolff, Jacob, Sr. Woods, Anthony Wolff, George Woods, Benjamin Wolff, Samuel Woodring, Daniel Wolff, Adam Wooring, Abrham, Sr. - 3 Wolff, Augustine Wooring, Abraham Jr. Wolff, John Wooring, Nicholas Wood, Joseph Wooring, John Wood, John Workman, Stephen Woods, Andrew Workman, William ________________________ The population of the district was about 1,400. The tax book shows 21 slaves of 16 years of age or older, and 32 younger slaves. There were 584 horses, including two studs. All the householders were assessed at less than one dollar each, except the following: Nicholas Casey ----------------- $2.08 Joseph Severns -------------- $2.48 Frederick Harsh ---------------- 1.00 Daniel Severns ------------ Bartolomew Jenkins ---------- 1.24 Catharine Warman ------- 1.41 William Norris ------------------ 2.28 John Willets ----------------- 1.20 John Ramsey -------------------- 6.16 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christian Pulver" <cpulver@adamswells.com> To: <WVPRESTO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 7:42 PM Subject: [WVPRESTO] "Return of Prestonians of 1785"> > Hello list, > > > I was wondering if this book exists or if I just wrote it down wrong in my > notes. I have a "Return of Prestonians of 1785" by Thomas Butler. I was > wondering if this book exists?? If so is it still in print, and if not > does > anyone have or know where a copy is??? > > > Thanks!! > > Chris Pulver.