Exhibit - Duty & Disaster

Tax Assessment List for the County of Ulster, 1716/7

The Freeholders Inhabitants Resident and Sojourners in the County of Ulster theire Reale and Psonall Estates are rated and assessed by the assessor (on theire Oaths) Chosen for the same and that on the 23d day of January in the third yeare of his Majesties Reigne Anno Dom 1716/7 viz+. . . . . . .


Corporation of Kingston John Wood £100
Nicolas De Meyer £35
Jan Oosterhout £90
Hendrick Ploegh £75
Pieter Oosterhout £90
Helena Burhans £140
Wm. Legg £190
John Legg £35
Johannis Traphagen £25
Wm. Traphagen £15
James Whittaker £170
Edward Whittaker £155
Jan Mattysen £440
Egbert Shoonmaker £240
Evert Wynkoop £120
Geertruy Schoonmaker £220
Coll° Hendericus Beekman's Estate £160
Phillip Hoogtylingh £200
Samuel Hoogtylingh £50
Dina Tysen £50
Wm. Hoogtylingh £50
Kesia Hoogtylingh £20
Estate of Grietie Elmendorp deced £240
Dirck Schepmoes £330
Teunis Elliasse £165
Gerritt Aartsen(?) £290
Elisabeth maston £70
House of Nicolaes Anthony £5
Gysbert Van den Bergh £50
Jan Heermans £105
Tyerck mattysen £70
Teunis Tappen £40
Caryed Over £3925
Brought Over £3925
pietter Tappen £35
Thomas van Steenbergen £70
Abraham De Lametter £70
Allert Kiersteden £105
Grietie Dumont £345
Walrand Dumont £40
Mattys Mattysen £60
Tjerk DeWitt £390
Pietter van aken £40
Jannetie Winne £8
Jean Cottin £60
Johannis Ten Broeck £712(?)
Jacob Ten Broeck £215
Barent Burhans £45
Major Johs. Wynkoop £115
Doctor Hans Kiersteden £45
Annetie Hogeboom £30
Mattys Sleght £090(?)
Dirk Valck £15
Thomas Noxon his house £10
Jan La Chaire £25
Sam bayard £3
Amerentie Hofman £25
Pieter Wambommel £40
Barent Newkerck £20
Bruyn Bresser £3
John Wells £10
Barent van Benthuysen £120
Anna van vliet £8
Cornelis Swart £20
John Maston £25
Adam Swart £20
Moses Contain £100
Pietter Pielle £40
Carryed over £6374
Brought Over £6374
Hendrik Pruyn £50
Evert Bogardus £45
Elsie Smedes £70
Mattys Jansen £75
Annie Lagransie £8
Jan Post £40
Pieter Du bois £3
Dom Freeman £10
Mattys Dubois £190
Coenraet Elmendorp £130
Mattys van steenberger £23
Major D: Wesselsz(?) £8
Major Joh. Hardenbergh £120(?)
Petrus Bogardus £5
Anthony Slecht £65
Tuenis Swart £8
Barent Van Wagenin £45
Phillip Vielle £50
Humphry Davenport £10
Kryn Oosterhout £20
Nicolas Hofman £45
Hilla van Slightenhorst £20
Arien van Vliett £25
Debora vernooy £40
Mattys Pearse £20
Moses De graaf £45
Jan Dumont £45
John Davenport £5
Bastian De Witt £30
Henricus heermans £8
Frederick Clutt £6
Stephanus Gacherie £35
Roeloff Eltinge £45
Willem Eltinge £25
Mattys Van Keuren £45
Carryed Over £7778
Brought Over £7778
Aert van Wagenen £55
Cornelis Louw £50
Cornelis De Lametter £45
John Pearce £60
Abraham Louw £55
Jean Frere £25
Jacob Cool £8
Jan Ploegh £80
Jan De graaf £4
Johs. Turck £20
Wm. Shepmoes £30
 


Barbara Wynkoop £20
Johs. Louw £40
Andries Heermans £27
John Crook Jun. £110
Johs. Burhans £25
Gysbert Pielle £15
Christopher Tappen £25
Manuel Gonsalisduck £40
Antie Bunschoten £15
Arien Neiukerck £57
Thomas Beekman £10
Hendrick Jansen £20
Jacobus Du Bois £45
Jort° .(?) Rutsen £90
Thomas Pearce £20
Arien Hendriksen £10
Thomas Mattysen £6
Tobias Van bueren £20
Allert Arinse Roosa £55
Evert Roosa £45
House of Wsl Ten Brock's heires £20
Nathaniel Davenport £15
Wm. Harris £10
Carryed Over £8880
Brought Over £8880
Rachel Ploegh £5
Geene Winne's house £3
Henricus Beekman £35
Willem Burhans £2
Estate of Coll° De Meyer deced £210
John Pawling £10
Cornelis Lange Dyck £20
Jacob Louw £10
Ephraim Bogardus £6
Vallenteyn Bender £00
Henrich Beem £5
Kahanneman de wever £5
Christopel Moul £3
Johan Willem Snyder(?) £10
Harmanis hommel £8
Peek De Witt £45
Carel Berweer £5
Salomen Bunschoten £15
Pietter Contain £12
John Wood Jun £5
Fredrik Markel £20
Mattys Slymer(?) £15
Gorg Willem Keal £15
Hieronimus Klyn £10
Johannis mingas £15
Pete overpack £10
Hieronimus Weller £10
Johanis Ferel £3
Pieter Kieselaer £10
Jan Sleght £15
hewa Seales £5
Rachel Bogardus £5
Thomas Lewes his wife £3

Totall Sume £9430
 

Mannor of Foxhall
Coll° Abraham Gaasbeek Chambers £890
Capt. Wessel Ten Broek £350
Francis Salisbury £80
Pieter Ploegh £15

Totall Summe £1335

Town of Hurley
Cornelis Lambertsen £200
Wm. West £120
Allert & Nicolas Roosa £165
Pieter Oostrander Sen. £90
Anna van Etten £210
Marya Roosa £145
Mattys Ten eyck £310
Arien Gerritsen £655
Jan Roosa Sen. £150
Jannetie Neiukerk £155
Cornelis Cool £960
Charles Wylie £40
Jacob Dubois £290
Egbert Gerritsen Constapel £15
Huybert Suylant £50
Johannis Shepmoes £235
Jan Crispel £90

Wm. Van Vredenburgh £15
Grietie Dehooges heires £5
Barnardus Swarwout £106
Pieter van Etten £45
Children of Pieter Crispel £40
Carryed Over £4085
Brought over £4085
Dirck De Duylocher £15
Jacobus van Etten £30
Wm. Roosa £8
Allert Jansen Roosa £30
Arien Roosa £35
Gerrit Neiukerck £75
Jacobus Elmendorp £35
Cornelis Wynkoop £40
Arent Oostrander £15
Jan Roosa Jun. £5
Jan Terwillege £8
Lambert Cool £10
Jacobus Terwillege £00
Lourens Cortreght £8
Egbert Brinck £8
Hartman Heyn £5
Johannis Westbroeck Jun. £5
Teunis oostrander £3
Gerret Constapel £3

Totall Sume £4423
 
Towne of Marbletown
Coll° Jacob Rutsen £1100
Major Jacob Aartsen £290
Mattys Blanchan £315
Wm. Nottingham £140
John Beatty £62
Cornelis Eltinge £240
Mrs n: Pawling £205
Gysbert Krom £145
Richard Broadhead £160
Engeltie Mourits £80
Pieter Mourits £18
Heires of John Bigges deced £12
Cornelis Tack £25
Widdow Keettel £2
Joris Middagh £20
Jacobus De Lametter £160
Huybert Lambertson £80
Thomas vandermarke £50
Charles Brodhead £170
Nicolas Sluyter £2
Hendrick Claesen £80
Thomas Cock £100
Thomas Garton £380
Joh. Cock £125
Jannetie Davits £25
Cornelia Ennis £10
Jeremiah Keetel £20
Claes Keator £12
Carryed over £4028
Brought over £4028
Arien vandermarke £20
Jacob vandermarke £20

Frederik vandermarke £5
Thomas Jansen £110
Jacob Keysen £08
Jan van Kampen Sen. £140
Nicolas Du puis £210
Gysbert Roosa £30
Rebecca Bogart £30
Rachel Bogart £26
John Bigges £20
Cornelis Keyser £00
Jacobus Boss £5
Johannis Cool £10
Nicolas Blanchan £20
Jametie De Witt £160
James Robinson £8
Johanis van Leuven £10
Lambert Dolderbrink £75
Marten Bogart £90
Henricus Krom £10
Henry Pawling £15
Jurian Best £20
Cristopher Den marke £5
Jacob Kleyn £2
Baltus Windrich £5
Jacob Boeshair £5
Johan Gorg Boeshair £2
Jerret van kampe £:5
Jakob van kampe £5
Joost Janse £2

Totall Sume £5101
 
Town of Rochester
Dirck Krom £-10-
Cornelis vernooy Sen. £410
Cornelis vernooy Jun. £:40-
Teunis oosterhout £-135-
David Dubois £:85
Peter Lambertsen £115
Moses Du puis £400
Marynis van Aken £:65
Jochem Schoonmaker £290
Gerrit Decker £100
Gysbert van garden £::30
Jan van vliet £:15
Hendrick Jansen Cortrecht £:50
Grietie Hoornbeek £25
Lodewyck Hoornbeek £100
Cornelis Switts £220
Magdalena Rosenkrans £90
Derck Rosenkrans £130
Jacob De Witt £180
Symon Westphalen £-:20
Harmanis Decker £-:60
Hendrick Roosenkrans £-:45
Jan Kortright £-20
Cornelis Cortright £-55-
Jan van Etten £30
Leendert Cool Sen. £140
Barent harmense £-:2
Johannis Westbrook £:30
Pieter Louw £35
Carryed over £2927
 

Brought over £2927
Dirck Westbroek £:30
Alexander Roosenkrans £:55
Andries van Leuven £:30
Jurian Quick £120
Albert van Garden £-:5
Cornelis Schoonmaker £35
Harmanus Cool £-8
Johannis vernoy £:50
Jean Bevier £15
Abraham Beviere £15
Samuel Beviere £13
Wm. Cool £::8-
Johannis Hoornbeek £::3-
Jacobus Wynkoop £-10-
Thomas Quick £-:8-
Wm. Decker £-3-
Frederik Schoonmaker £-20
Jan van kampen Jun. £-20
Jan Gerritsen Decker Jun. £:5
Cornelis Du puis £-10-
Pieter Vangarden £-5
Mattys Louw £-5
Anthony Westbroek £-.5
Cornelis van aken £-10
Sara Roosenkrans £-15
Jnty(?) Fortune £-2
Moses Du puis Jun. £:-3

Totall Sume £3435
 

Town of New Palles
Abraham Doyo £:50
Christian Doyo £:50
Pieter Doyo £:30
Henry Doyo £50
Abraham Hasbroek £235
Jacob Hasbrouck £160
Lois Beviere £340
Mary Dubois £270
Andre Lafevre £085(?)
Hugo Frere £120
Abraham Frere £-25
Jacob Frere £30
Elias Uin(?) £40
Salomon Dubois £100
Louis Dubois £100
Joseph Hasbrouck £:35
Jacob Claarwater £8
Jan Teerpenningh £-:3
Louis Beviere Jun. £100
Hendrick Jachemse Schoonmaker £15
Hugo Frere Jun. £3
Hendrick van Wye £20
Nicolas Schoonhaven £8
Agustinus van der marke £2
Abraham Dubois £300
Isah(?) Lafever £70
Jan lafever £80
Daniell du bois £25

Totall Sume £2254
 

Precinct of Shawangonck
Severyn Ten hout £235
Zacharias Hofman £160
Jacobus Bruyn £120
Jacob Decker Sen. £020
Benjamen Smedes £140
Abraham Schutt £:40
Jacob Gerritsen Decker £:40
Leendert Cool Jun. £:10
Evert Ter willegen £-:3
Phillip Miller £-10
Yeunis Claarwater Jun. £-15
James Pennick £5

Totall Some £873
 
Neighbourhood of Wagachkemeck
Thomas Swartwout £:105
Harman van Nimwegen £25
Peter Guymart £30
Jacob Coddebecq(?) £10
Jacobus Swartwout £5

Totall Sume £175
Precinct of Highlands
Peter Magregory £35
Wm. Southerland £50
Michael Wynanat £15
Burger Myndertse £10
Jacob Weber £15
Peter La Ross £10
John Fisher £10
Andrew Volck £12
George Locksteed £10
Peter Jansen's Estate £10
 Henry Rennau £25
Widdow Elsworth £5
Denis Relje £3
Allexander Grigges £35
xThomas Harrisx £00
Capt: Wm Bond £15
Melgert De Schrynwerker £15
Christian Henneke £3
Mr. Chambers £20
Coll° P(?) Matthews £15
Mr. Gomes £25 £338
 

Ed: Whittaker
Jacob Decker
Nicolas Dupuis
Tho Cock
Andre le feure
Salomen dubois 		 Johannis Wynkoop
J. Hardenbergh
W Ten Broeck
Roeloff Eltinge
Mosess du puis
Nicolas Roosa
Lambert Cooll
Johannis vernooy

1716/7 Assessment viz:

Kingston £9430 £
Foxhall £1335 £
Hurley £4423 £
Marbletown £5099 £
Rochester £3435 £
New Paltz £2254 £
Shawangonck £0873 £
Wagachkemeck £0175 £
Highlands £0338 £
£27362 £ at 5 ˝ farthing p £ is £ 156:15:2:3
 

Note:
The last entry above states the assessed value of real and personal property of Ulster County in the fiscal year 1716/7, and also reveals the tax rate on those assessments.
"Though property taxes were not unknown in the colonies, it was not until during and after the Revolution that this form of taxation became widespread....The earliest property taxes were on real estate, the standard either being quantity (acreage or lots) or assessed value. Next came luxury items such as body ornaments, silver and china, pianos, gigs, and carriages. Finally, almost all personal possessions were included - farm implements, household furniture, livestock, even pots and pans...."

From H. G. Jones, Local Government Records, An Introduction to Their Management, Preservation, and Use (Nashville, Tennessee: The American Association for State and Local History, 1980)

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