1799 Menallen Twp. Tax List [Abstracted from the History of Adams County] From: "Donna Heller Zinn" The tax payers of this township in 1799, which then comprised a part of Butler Township, are named as follows, with the trade and assessed valuation given: John ALERT, silversmith $240 Robert ALEXANDER, weaver $522 Nicholas BURGER $848 Yetter BURGER $ 64 Michael BENDER $876 John BLACKBURN $226 Thomas BLACKBURN $584 Moses BLACKBURN $414 Finley BLACKBURN $ 28 John BLACKBURN, joiner $ 20 Michael BENEDICK $ 28 Michael BUSH $978 Christian BUSH $ 96 Henry BALSLEY $711 William BOYD, saw-mill & tavern $672 Edward BLAKELY $ 12 James BLAKELY, Sr. $195 James BLAKELY, Jr., saw-mill $436 Valentine BERGER, weaver $438 Jacob BANSER, joiner $ 31 Henry BENDER $914 John BALDWIN, single $804 Conrad BENDER $624 Jacob BOYSEL $500 John BENDER $1,280 Isaac BYERS $682 Michael BITTINGER, blacksmith $ 58 Nicholas BITTINGER, grist-mill $1,100 Christian BACHMAN, miller $ 81 George BLANCKLEY $759 Conrad BLANCK $484 John BRENISHOLTZ, blacksmith $376 Widow BAUSH $ 65 Thomas BALDWIN, Jr. $1,100 John CARSON $668 John CLARK $600 Peter CONRAD $ 76 John CONRAD $ 28 Thomas COCHRAN $1,881 Thomas CRENICS $326 Conrad DULL $1,825 Henry DAEL, or DOEL, colored $ 18 George CROWL, mason $ 82 Fred. DIEHL $1,648 Nicholas DEITRICK $1,204 Baltzer DEITRICK $2,192 Joseph DAVIS $118 Charles DELIN $156 Fred. EICHOLTZ $1,782 Michael ENGELSBERGER $100 George EYSTER $300 William FERGUSON $136 Val. FAIL, tavern & saw-mill $1,074 David FOAL $464 John FERGUSON, tan-yard $ 95 Dwald FINSTERMARKER $128 John FEGHNER, weaver $ 68 Adam GISE, weaver $401 Abraham GISE, cordwinder $896 John GREER, tavern & merchant $108 Henry GESSLER, cooper $ 25 Joseph GREFFY $ 90 John GIBRATH (or GALBRAITH) $2,224 George GILBERT $3,636 Adam GROSHARD, saw-mill* $636 [*His tax was decreased, owing to his suffering from an attack of palsy.] Jacob GREENMYER $1,754 Samuel GILLILAND $1,505 George HARTZELL, Jr. $1,136 Abner HUTTEN, joiner $ 48 William HUTTEN $1,128 Christian HOSTETTER $593 Thomas HOMS $514 Joseph HEWIT $136 George HEWITT $1,192 Isaiah HARR, silk-maker $404 Nathan HENDRICKS, saw-mill $1,556 George HUBEER $1,072 Stephen HENDRICKS $1,052 Samuel HARLAND $625 Jacob HOLTZINGER, weaver $ 38 George HUKENLOOBER $757 James HAMILTON $500 George HARTZELL $1,359 George HAMMON $779 Peterson HINES $ 80 Abel JOHN $1,360 Joseph JOHN $114 Aphrabim JOHNSTON, single $1,545 Jacob KOOCK. joiner $123 John KENNEDY $ 83 Peter KECKLER $ 28 Abram KECKLER $175 Francis KNOUSE $2,164 David KNOUSE $243 John KLINE $450 Philip KUNTZ $ 64 John KOSEN, joiner $528 Francis KEUM $328 Christian LEHMAN, grist & saw-mills $1,182 Jacob LOOP, cordwinder $ 46 John LAUGHEAD (Vanden Crive) $ 33 Peter LATSHAW $180 George MYERS, miller $ 71 Michael MING, blacksmith $1,222 Jesse MARTIN $ 48 Nicholas MALLEN $112 Francis McNITT $1,652 David McCONNECHY, single $620 David McCONNECHY, Sr. $2,878 Archibald McGRAW $1,578 Samuel MUKLE $882 Thomas McCRAIL $ 8 Elizabeth McCRAIL $228 Widow Lydia McCRAIL $100 Thomas McCASHLAND, merchant $1,554 Jacob MILLS, wagon-maker $702 Robert McCONNECHY $2,195 Elizabeth McCLEARY $1,200 Martin MINDER $656 Henry MONTGOMERY, single $787 John MOWRER, weaver $584 Samuel McCONNECHY, Sr. $1,848 Owen McCRAIL $656 George McCRAIL $ 8 Robert McCLAVE $108 Andrew NIEVEL, or NEWELL, owner of 2 saw-mills $1,114 Felix ORNA, joiner $ 28 Jacob OYLER $838 Able PITTENDORFF, cordwinder $ 38 Adam PLUM, blacksmith $486 Henry PETTER $1,376 William PULLOCK $ 60 John QUICKLE, wagon-maker $114 George Jacob RIX, owner of grist, saw & hemp-mills $1,654 Daniel RIX $1,166 Daniel RIX, Sr. $732 John RIX $468 Henry RIFE $1,100 Baltzer RADISELY $1,207 William ROCK $392 William ROBERTS, weaver $ 26 Henry STONEHOWER $ 36 Henry SLAYBAUGH $786 Paul SOWERS $786 Mathias SMYSER, owner of grist-mill & saw-mill $1,675 Peter SLATHOWER $1,019 Peter STRASBACH $424 George SLAYBAUGH $767 William SLAYBAUGH, wagon-maker $1,306 John SLOSSER, tavern $1,218 Peter SLOSSER $236 Mathias SAHM $252 Thomas SELLUKS $565 Henry SNIDER $506 Henry SCHMUSSER, owner of grist-mill & saw-mill $2,704 Frederick STANCHHOWER $1,290 David STEWART $ 36 John STEWART, merchant $1,097 Peter SLAYBAUGH, weaver $296 The Pine Grove Co. $1,525 David TUTT, blue Dyer $ 66 Joseph TAYLOR $328 John WIERMAN, Sr. $625 Tobias WHERE $ 36 John WAGAMAN $318 John WRIGHT, Jr. $684 Samuel WRIGHT, tanner $141 John WIREMAN, Jr., saw-mill $300 Joel WRIGHT, saw-mill $250 Thomas WILLIAMS $108 Christian WIRT $ 48 Benjamin WILSON $572 George WILSON $ 46 Peter WIRT, cordwinder $ 48 John WAMPLER $ 20 Fred. WOLF $100 Fred. WARRANT $1,414 John WRIGHT, Sr. $1,587 Daniel WIGHTNER $346 Peter WAGONER $186 Peter WELKMUTH $ 51 Abraham WIGHTNER $1,045 William WILSON $1,005 Adam WALLER $2,762 William WOODGATE, weaver $ 26 Mathias WALTER $747 Benjamin WRIGHT $927 William YET $956 Samuel YOUNG $714 Jacob ZIGAFOOSE $ 36 ??