Free African Americans Taxable in Sussex County, Delaware from 1767-1796
Delaware Hall of Records microfilm RG2535, Reel Nos. 1 & 2, Sussex County
Reel No.1
1767 Sussex County Delinquent List,
taxable, rate/pounds/shillings/pence
Argil Harmon 8-0-6-8
Levy Morris 12-0-10-0
1770 Indian River and Angola Taxes @
Indian River Names
Abel Jacobs 4/-/2/-
Samuel Hanzor 4/-/2-
Jonathan Hanzor 4/-2/-
Jonathan Hanzor Junr. 4/-/2/-
John Rigawe 10/-/5
John Handzor 4/-/2
Esau Cornish 8/-/4
Joseph Salmons 4/-/2
Benjamin Salmons 4/-/2
Angola Names
Drake Drigas 10/-/5
Southside Broadkill Names
Argel Harmon 8/-/4/-
Nathaniel Morris 4/-2/
Thomas Ackey? 6/-/3
Richard Durram 12/-6
Solomon Sammons 6/-/3
Francis Johnson 8/-/4
Cedar Creek & Slaughter Creek Names
Slaughter Creek
Absolom Mosley 8/-/4
List of the Pens___ Pers? Poor Belongin (sic) to Lewes and Rehoboth Hundred 29 Day __
To Child of Rordia? Bo(e?)rdia? Merdia? Harmons at Jean Oakeys Allowance 7pd/ 10 s
1773 Indian River and Angola Hundred
Samuel Cornish 4
Drake Driggas 6? 8?
Samuel Hanzer 2
William Hanzer junr. 2
Jonathan Hanzer 3
Jonathan Hanzer 2
Able Jacobs 2
Stephen Jackson 2
William Jackson 2
Milby Johnson 2
John Rigwaugh 10
1774 Broadkill, Cedar Creek, Indian River, Lewes & Rehoboth
Lewes and Rehoboth Names
Luke Driggers 5
Joseph Harman 6
Henry Harman 5
Lewes & Rehoboth Names
John Oky jr. 6
Saunders Oky 4
Robert Oky 2
Thomas Oky jr. 2
Suthy Pride 4
John Parsons 4
John Saunders
1774 Indian River & Angola Names
Samuel Cornish 4
Drake Driggas 5
Samuel Hanzor 2
William Hanzor jr. 2
Jonathan Hanzor 2
Jonathan Hanzor jr. 2
Abel Jacob C? 2
William Johnson 8
Stephen Jackson 2
William Jackson 2
Ezekiel Jackson 3
Milby Johnson 2
Nathan Norwood 2
Daniel Norwood 2
John Rigwaw 8
William Rigwaw 4
Benjamin Salmon 3
Joseph Salmon 3
1774 Broadkiln Names
Nathaniel Morris 1
Thomas Oky 4
Solomon Salmons 3
Thomas Salmons 4
Richard Pukem 12
1777 General List
1777 Baltimore Taxes
Edward Hitchens 2
Edward Hitchens junr. 2
Isaac Hitchens 2
John Johnson Molattoe 2
Little Creek
Betty Game 2
Levin Game 2
Isaac Game 2
Jonas Hodskin 1
John Roads 1
1777 Indian River & Angola
Samuel Cornish 3
Drake Driggas 4
Benjamin Driges
Samuel Hanzer 2
Jonathan Hanzer 2
Jonathan Hanzer junr. 2
John Hanzer 2
William Hanzer junr. 2
Thomas Hanzer 2
Able Jacobs 2
William Hanzer 2
Milby Johnson 2
Nathan Norwood 2
William Rigway 2
John Rigway 4
Benjamin Salmon 3
Joseph Salmon 2
Rear? Salmons 2
No Date circa 1780 North West Fork
John Parsons his person and one horse
Jacob Price a Mollater man, his person
Reel No.2
from 1780 Baltimore Hundred to 1796 Nanticoke Hundred
1780 Broad Creek Delinquents
Benjamin Carzey 4/2 0/0
1781 Delinquents of Lewes & Rehoboth
Levin Cornish
Caleb Hanzer 6/3/18
1782 (Same page) Lewes & Rehoboth Delinquents
Caleb Hanzer 2/6/3
1782 Baltimore Delinquents
David Johnson Mo 1/0/10/8
1784 Lewes & Rehoboth Names @10/8 rates
John Jackson 2
Levi Morris 1
Saunders Oakey 2
Thomas Oakey 2
Robert Oakey 4?
Suthy Pride 1
John Parsons 2
1784 Broadkiln
Argel Harmon 2
___ Harmon 2
___ Harmon 2
Clement? Jackson 5
James Maxfield 3
Levin Oakey 4
Richard Puckum 2
Matthew Puckum 1
1784 Indian River
Samuel Cornish 3
William Clark 4
Drake Driggers 4
Aminadab Hanzor 3
Samuel Hanzor 3
John Hanzor 3
William Hanzor 2
Thomas Hanzor 3
David Hanzor 2
William Hanzor jr. 2
Jonathan Hanzor 2
William Hanzor Es. 2
Grinnage Hodge 2
William Jackson 2
Thomas Jackson 6
Annanias Jackson 2
Stephen Jackson 1
Milby Johnson 1
Levin Milby 5
Nathan Norwood 2
William Oakey 3
John Rigwaw 5
William Rigwaw 3
1784 Little Creek
Betty Game 2
Levi Game 2
Jonas Hogskin 1
George Mefflin Negro 4
1784 Broadkiln
Richard Puckum 2
Matthew Puckum 1
1787 Baltimore Delinquents
Nimrod Maxfield 2
1787 State Tax Delinquent Little Creek
William Drigas 2
Jonas Hogskin 1
Stephen Hogskin 2
David Hogskin 2
1787 Lewis & Rehoboth Delinquents
Sanders Okey 1
Levi Morris
1787 Broadkiln Delinquents?
Richard Puckham 1
1787 Indian River Delinquents
Drake Driggas 1
Jonathan Hanzor Jr. 1
William Regua (off the photocopy)
David Hanzor 1
David Hanzor 1
Aaron Hanzor 1
Wm Hanzor of Elas 1
Redy Salmons 2
1788 Total taxables Little Creek
Stephen Hogskin 2
Debrock Hogskin 2
Levin Game 2
Nanticoke no Puckhams Mosley or Beckett
Saul Sammons 1
Benjamin Sammons 2
Job Sammons 1
1789 Broadkiln
Joseph Salmon Melatto 1
Richard Puckham 1
1789 Indian River & Angola
Wm Clark of David 8?
Samuel Cornish 1/10
John Corsey 1
Wm Corsey 1
John Game 1
Samuel Hanzer 1
John Hanzer 2
Thos Hanzer 1/10
Jonathan Hanzer 1
Wm Hanzer of David 1
Aaron Hanzer /10
Amindab Hanzer 1
Milby Johnson 1/9
Wm Oaky 1
John Rigwan 1
Joseph Salmons 1
John Salmons 1
Isaac Rigware 1
Jehu Hanzer /10
Wm H. Hanzer 1/
Eli Norwood 1
Annias Jackson 1
Indian River Delinquents
John Game not to be Come at a Mulato not Settled anywhere 1 0/9/6
Jona. Hanzer a poore Melato 1 0.9.6
Aaron Hanzer The Same as Jona. /10 0/4/9
Wm Hanzer of David The Body only may be had nothing Else /10 0.4.9
James Jackson Poore Muloto & Several in his familey 1 0.9.6
Jos. Solomons assest. & pays in the Broadkiln Hundred 1 0.9.6
? title
Wm Cossea? a poore Meleto 1 9/6
1789 Nanticoke no Puckhams listed
John Mosley 1
1789 Broadkiln
Joseph Salmon Melato 1
no Puckham in taxables or delinquents
1790 Broadkill
Eli Samons 3
Joseph Samons 1
Broadkill insolvents and unable to pay their Quota
Luke Perkin 4
Matthew Puckam 2
1790 Indian River
John Game 1
Samuel Cornish
Wm Clark Sr 1
Samuel Hanzer
John Hanzer 2
Thos. Hanzer 1/10
Jonathan Hanzer 1
Wm Hanzer of D? 0/10
Wm Oaky 1
John Regdar? Regdan? 1
Isaac Rigwar 0/10? (blot)
Jehu Hanzer /10
Wm. H. Hanzer 1
Eli Norwood 1
Annias Jackson 1
Aaron Hanzer /10
Wm Rigwar 1
1790 Little Creek
Betty Game 1
Stephen Hodskin 1
Levin Game
Debrex Hodskin 1
Solomon Kersey 1
Benjamin Kersey 1
Ephraim Salmons 1
Little Creek Delinquents
Levin Puckam 2
John Puckam 2
Calob Purkins 4
Abraham Valentine 1
1790 Broadkill Insolvents
Luke Perkins 4
Matthew Pukam 2
Caleb Perkins 6
Zadack Harmon 4
1790 Nanticoke
John Mosely 1
Saul Sammons 1
Benjamin Sammons 2
Job Sammons 1
Benjamin Sammons 1
1790 Nanticoke Insolvents
Richard Becket 2
1790 N.W. Fork
Negroe Beavons of Cannon 1
Do. Jacob of Jams? Brown 1
Do. Jack of Wm Brown 1
Do. Jack Clows 1
Do. Jack Roach /10
1791 Broakiln (Broadkill)
Eli Sammons Mul?
Joseph Sammons Mul.
1791 Indian River
John Corsey 1
Wm Corsey 1
John Game 1
Saml Han_blot
John Hanzer blot
Thos Hanzer blot
Jonathan Ha_blot
Wm H_blot
Wm H. Hanzer 1
Aaron Hanzer 1
blot Hanzer /10
1791 Little Creek
Levin Game 1
no Betty Game
Isaac Hodskin 1
Debrex Hodskin 1
1791 Nanticoke
Peter Beckkets 1
Butlar Beckkett 1
William Purkins 1
Samuel Sammons
Saul Sammons 1
1795 Little Creek (film difficult to read very light)
Debrix Hodgskin 1
1795 Nanticoke
Peter Beckket /10
Beade Beckket 1
1796 Little Creek
Negro Isaac Parker personal tax 100
Isaac Millers Inventory: 81 acres of Land 15 acres Cultivated at 15 = 60/15, personal tax 75/
2 horses 22/12/6, 2 cows 9, total 168/12
Drake Miller personal tax 100
Debrix Miller Inventory 2 horses 37 pounds to cow at 5 pounds, 1 heifer 60/ total 145
Solomon Kersy Inventory, 1 horse 8 pounds, 2 cows & 1 calf 11/10, personal tax 75
total 97
William Butler Becket mare, cow & yearling, shoats 14, Cappital Tax 50 pounds 65
Peter Beckket 1 horse, cow & calf, 1 shoat 10/17/6, cappital Tax 50 pounds total 60/17/6
Bede Beckket Single head 50
John Mosely Molatto , 2 Small Nodes? 15 pounds, 2 cows & calves 24/, hogs 1/15, sheep 2/5, capital tax 50, total 78
William Purkens Molatto, 1 cow & calf, 3 shoats 4/12/6, capital tax 50, total 54/12/6
Job Sammons 2 yoke of oxen cow & calf 27, shoats & a sheep 3, capital 50, total 80
Solomon Sammons Molat, 50 Acres of land Charged? Cleared ? ofd. Log house Sorey?
fencing & no timber 25, Capital 50
Free Blacks
Stephen Brown a Black 50