Jamaica Tax Lists, 1683 and 1708-9
Extracted from
Two Centuries in the History of the
Presbyterian Church, Jamaica, Long Island,
The Oldest Existing Church of the
Presbyterian Name, in America
James M. MacDonald, D. D.,
1862
Transcription courtesy of DunhamWilcox.net, transcribed by Jane Devlin. Used with permission.
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[Transciber's note:-- The following list from 1683 provides the name of the taxpayer, the amount of land and the value of the estate. The units by which the land is measured is not provided, but may be acres. The estate is given in terms of Ł, s. d. -- jd]
| Taxpayer | Land | Estates Ł, s. d. |
|---|---|---|
| Capt. CARPENTER | 52 | 186 00 00 |
| John RODES, Sr. | 40 | 120 00 00 |
| Thomas SMITH, Sr. | 45 | 145 00 00 |
| Jonathan DEINE | 18 | 058 00 02 |
| John EVERIT | 30 | 104 00 00 |
| Joseph SMITH | 42 | 170 00 00 |
| Thomas BAYLES | 33 | 119 00 00 |
| Thomas WIGENS, Jr. | 08 | 022 00 00 |
| John WIGENS | 00 | 036 00 00 |
| Girsham WIGENS | 00 | 041 00 00 |
| Edward HIGBEE | 30 | 092 00 00 |
| Joseph THURSTON | 46 | 164 00 00 |
| William FOSTER | 35 | 116 00 00 |
| Samuel SMITH | 50 | 204 00 00 |
| Nicholas EVERIT | 50 | 176 00 00 |
| Daniel WHITHED | 45 | 118 00 00 |
| Clem SALMON | 10 | 033 00 00 |
| William CREED | 70 | 160 00 00 |
| Peter STRINGHAM | 12 | 061 00 00 |
| Benjamin COE | 27 | 085 00 00 |
| Samuell MESSENGER | 10 | 080 00 00 |
| Nathaniell LYNAS | 10 | 032 00 00 |
| John OLDFIELD | 36 | 124 00 00 |
| George WOOLSEY, Jr. | 25 | 081 00 00 |
| John MAN | 22 | 111 00 00 |
| Sam MATHEWS | 24 | 108 00 00 |
| John FOSTER | 8 | 047 00 00 |
| Jane FOSTER | 22 | 066 00 00 |
| Richard JONES | 14 | 037 00 00 |
| Jonahtan MILLS | 16 | 119 00 00 |
| Jonas WOOD | 5 | 051 00 00 |
| John WOOD | 15 | 055 00 00 |
| Elias BAYLES | 4 | 040 00 00 |
| John SMITH, Jr. | 8 | 065 00 00 |
| Samuell DENTON | 6 | 064 00 00 |
| Alexander SMITH | 13 | 047 00 00 |
| Zachariah MILLS | 19 | 083 00 00 |
| Abell GALLE | 21 | 098 00 00 |
| Fulke DAVIS | 8 | 039 00 00 |
| Samuell DAVIS | 11 | 050 00 00 |
| John HINDES | 6 | 048 00 00 |
| Richard DENTON | 0 | 042 00 00 |
| Nehemiah SMITH | 22 | 116 00 00 |
| Wait SMITH | 36 | 110 00 00 |
| John SMITH, Sr. | 26 | 086 00 00 |
| John and Jos. LUDLY | 30 | 154 00 00 |
| John CARPENTER | 13 | 078 00 00 |
| Samuell MILS | 30 | 103 00 00 |
| Nath DENTON, Jr. | 15 | 087 00 00 |
| Sam DEINE, Sr. | 34 | 139 00 00 |
| Sam DEINE, Jr. | 4 | 022 00 00 |
| John DEINE | 5 | 040 00 00 |
| Nath DENTON, Sr. | 55 | 153 00 00 |
| George MILLS | 4 | 034 00 00 |
| George WOOLSEY, Sr. | 36 | 168 00 00 |
| Widow ASHMAN | 21 | 075 00 00 |
| John ROWLIFSON and Fred | 16 | 104 00 00 |
| Thomas WELLIN | 30 | 065 00 00 |
| John BAYLES | 22 | 098 00 00 |
| Sam RUSCOE | 16 | 044 00 00 |
| John HANSON | 14 | 118 00 00 |
| Derick POWLESON | 22 | 107 00 00 |
| Cornelius BARNSON | 10 | 050 00 00 |
| Rich EVERIT | 10 | 022 00 00 |
| Hugh FORDE | 0 | 030 00 00 |
| Thomas SMITH, Jr. | 9 | 043 00 00 |
| William BRINGSCEL | 3 | 044 00 00 |
| Edw. BURROWS | 5 | 032 00 00 |
| Caleb CARMAN | 19 | 198 00 00 |
| John RODES, Jr. | 9 | 079 00 00 |
| Tho FOSTER | 0 | 032 00 00 |
| John CARMAN | 0 | 028 00 00 |
| Tho. WOOLSEY | 10 | 040 00 00 |
| John FREEMAN | 6 | 089 00 00 |
| Beniamin JONES | 6 | 058 00 00 |
| William WHITE | 3 | 038 00 00 |
| Hope CARPENTOR | 4 | 055 00 00 |
| Randolph EVANS | 9 | 009 00 00 |
| Barnet CATERLIN | 0 | 018 00 00 |
| John FOSTER | 0 | 046 00 00 |
| Jerem HUBARD | 6 | 034 00 00 |
| Daniel DENTON | 0 | 056 00 00 |
"Remarks on the [following] list: The donominations of money are Ł, s., d., qrs., and wampum. I suppose 5 wampus were a farthing. We have here all the taxable inhabitants of the town of Jamaica. We see odd affixes to persons of the same name, as SMITH, Cord, i.e. Cordwainer or shoemaker; SMITH, Red hd, i.e. red haired, red head; FOSTER, Comb, whether it means wool comber, or what, I can't guess; SMITH, Pond, who lived at Bever Pond; Sam'l DENTON, Smith, i.e., blacksmith. -- H. O. Jr."
| Taxpayer | Ł | s. | d. | q. | w. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornelius BAISE | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Widow COE | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
| John CARPENTER, Jr. | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| John BRASS | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Andrew GAILE | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | |
| Daniel COE | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Nathan'l SMITH | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| John COKEFAIR | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Joseph COE | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| John MILLS | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jona'n MILLS, Sr. | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jona'n MILLS, Jr. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Powel AMBERMAN | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| Samuel SCITMORE | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| Daniel WHITHEAD | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| John CLEARE | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| John TALMAN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eliacam HEDGER | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| John HENDRICKSON | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johanas ELDERTSON | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christian SNEDICER | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| William JOHNSON | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charles RANDALL | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Richard EVERITT | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| William CORNELL | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gershom WIGGINS | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | |
| Simum BLOOME | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | |
| John BLEUW | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | |
| William GOLDER | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Samuel HIGBIE | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | |
| Thomas THURSTON | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| John COE | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| William BLOODGOOD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Justice MASTIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| John GRAY | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Anthony WATERS | 0 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| Johanas BRUER | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | |
| Obadiah WILKINS | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | |
| Richard BETTS | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hope RODES | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
| Jonas DEAN, Jr. | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | |
| Benjamin SMITH | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Nicolas EVERIT, Jr. | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John HANSON | 0 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |
| Hanse BARGIN | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tunis HANSON | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| William CREED, Sr. | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |
| Widow OKLY | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | |
| John GARISON | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| John RODES | 0 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mrs. WOOLSEY | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| William LUDLUM | 0 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | |
| John GAILE | 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| John MOREHEAD | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| John WRIGHT | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Adrian HEGEMAN | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nathaniel HIGBE | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Sam'l DENTON (Smith) | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elias DOUGHTY | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Daniel SMITH | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Thos. WELLING | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Sam'l SMITH (red hd) | 0 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | |
| Jos. CARPENTER | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nath'l DENTON, Jr. | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Sam'l BAYLUYS | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wm. CREED, Jr. | 0 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | |
| Thos. WHITHEAD | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Capt. Geo. WOOLSEY | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| John SMITH, Jus | 0 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | |
| Thos. HUMPHRES | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rem DURLAND | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 4 | |
| Garret DURLAND | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | |
| Peter GARASON | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| Jacob RAMSON | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johanas WILLIAMSON | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| John SNEDICER | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John LAMBERSON | 0 | 7 | 102 | 0 | ||
| Theodorus POLEHEMUS | 0 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jacob COLYER | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eldert LUCAS | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
| Jehonas BUKOUT0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hendrik LOT | 0 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| Jacob JOHNSON | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |
| Dow JOHNSON | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| John DEANE | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Samuel DEANE | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| Hendrick BRASS | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Tunes HUFF | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Peter HENDRICKSON | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| Garitt JOHNSON | 0 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 | |
| Garitt CLASON | 0 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 4 | |
| John OKEY | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| John WESON | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| Samuel DURLING | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
| Stephen STEPHENSON | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Benj. THURSTON | 0 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Benj. WIGGINS | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wm. CARPENTER | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| John PROBASCO | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Elias BAYLIES | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Samuel CARPENTER | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Wm. BRINKLEY | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
| Jacob LOWESE | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jos. OLDFIELD | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Sam'l THURSTON | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 3 | |
| Hope MILLS | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| John MESSENGER | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abm. LOT | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| David FORMAN | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | |
| Wait SMITH, Jr. | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nathan SMITH | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
| Nicolas STILLWELL | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Peter WHITE | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | |
| Justice Robt. READE | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| Josiah WIGGINS | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| Sam'l SMITH (Cord) | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | |
| Ebenezer SMITH | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jonas DEAN, Jr. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nath'l DENTON, Jr. | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Daniel DEAN | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Samuel CLOWS (Clerk) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam'l MILLS, Jr. | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thos. HOWEL | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| John FOSTER (Comber) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gavrill LUFF | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jos. SMITH | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| James DEATON | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
| Widow GOLDIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Zachariah MILLS | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John CARMAN | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam'l MILLS, Sr. | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 8 | |
| Jos. LUDLUM | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| John LUDLUM | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jas. LEWIS | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Waite SMITH, Sr. | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | |
| Neh'h SMITH, Sr. | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 4 | |
| Neh'h SMITH, Jr. | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | |
| Capt. John CARPENTER | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| Daniel BULL | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thomas SMITH, Jr. | 0 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | |
| Abell GAILE | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | |
| Thos. GAILE | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
| Neb'h GAILE | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wm. MOSS | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Jona's WATERS | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doc. BEEKMAN | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| John SMITH, Jr. | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Jos. BURTON | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
| Sam'l FISCH | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hope CARPENTER | 0 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | |
| Jonas WOOD, Jr. | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Timothy WOOD | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | |
| Thos. WIGGINS | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Charles WILLIAMS | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| John WOOLSEY | 0 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 | |
| Hend'k HEGEMAN | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
| Thos.BURUS | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| John BURUS | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam'l DENTON | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| John FOSTER, Jr. | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
| Wm. Jones | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| Charles SMITH | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thos. WOOLSEY | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jonas WOOD, Jr. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Solomon CARPENTER | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thos. SMITH (Cord) | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Richard OLDFIELD | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wm. OLDFIELD | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| John PEARCE | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Frederick VAN LEW | 0 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | |
| John EVERITT | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| David WATERS | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Sam'l SMITH, Sr. | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| Mrs. WHITHEAD | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
| Doct. OCQUART | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Francis SAWYER | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Justice EVERITT | 0 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | |
| Noah SMITH | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thos. PETIT | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |
| George CIMBAL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Justice WHITHEAD | 2 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | |
| Joseph FANTON | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andrew MARINER | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | |
| Widow HINKSMAN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Widow HADLOCK | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Thos. WATERS | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Amos SMITH | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| Edward HARE | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
The above rate being Ł51 16s 9Ľd, whereof Ł50 3s 1d to be paid ot Col. Abm. DEPEYSTER, Treasurer of the Colony, and the remainder Ł1, 13s 8d to remaine to ye townes use. made by us
Thos WATERS and Amos SMITH, Assessors
Town Records, III, 58 to 60.
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