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The 1810 census Edited by David Kendall Martin, M. A. Realizing the need to make the records of the northeastern county of the State of New York more readily available, the CLINTON COUNTY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION held a work meeting at which the general membership transferred the names appearing in the census (National Archives microfilm copy: M252 - Third Census of the United States, 1810, roll #30 New York: Allegany, Clinton, Dutchess, Sullivan, and Washington Counties) from lists prepared by Mrs. Garth Taylor and the editor on to individual slips, each bearing one name and its page number. These slips were alphabetized and transcribed on a master list. This list was checked against the original microfilm by the editor and Mrs. Martin and the entries for each name were transcribed. The resulting copy was finally spot-checked for accuracy during which check no errors appeared. Nevertheless, because of the handwriting and the orthography of the census, errors may well be present, both in the transcription and in the original census itself. The 1810 census for Clinton County was prepared on manuscript sheets by three census takers: Samuel Hicks (Champlain, Chazy, and Mooers Township), Thomas Green (evidently replacing someone named J. (Bond?) crossed out, for Peru, and Melancton Smith (evidently replacing someone named J. Jones crossed out, for Plattsburgh). These sheets were made into booklets with their pages individually numbered. When the census was microfilmed, these booklets were taken apart, unfolded, and filmed two pages (usually) at a time. Either at this time or earlier, the pages were renumbered ln one sequence. As a result, most pages have more than one number and do-not appear in order in the film. For this transcription, we have used the large, dark numbers written by hand on (usually) the right margin of each page in a single sequence carried from the beginning to the end of the census. The order of the pages as they appear in the microfilm is: 913 941 939 937 935 933 931 929 911 907 909 895 891 893 912 914 916 918 920 922 924 926 900 904 902 884 888 886 915 917 919 921 923 925 927 901 905 903 885 889 887 699 940 938 936 934 932 930 928 910 906 908 894 890 892 896 897 898 The contents are arranged in their original order: Title Plattsburgh Township blank file entry Peru Township2 title Champlain Township Mooers Township Chazy Township end of certification blank file entry -page 884 -pages 885-98 -page 899 -page 900 -pages 901-11 -page 912 -pages 913-22 -pages 923-5 -page 926-37 -page 938 -page 939-40 -page 941 The possible columns for each page are headed, either on a printed form or by handwriting: Name of County & Town Names of Heads of Families Free white males under ten years of age Free white males of ten years and under sixteen Free white males of sixteen and under Twenty six including Heads of families Free white males of twenty six and under forty five including Heads of families Free white males of forty five and upwards including Heads of families Free white females under ten years of age Free white females ten years and under sixteen Free white females of sixteen and under Twenty six including Heads of families Free white females of twenty six and under forty five including Heads of families Free white females of forty five and upwards including Heads of families All other persons except Indians not taxed Slaves Looms No. of yds woolen pr. an. No. yds. linen pr. anm. The latter two columns appear only for Plattsburgh Town, while Peru Town has the slave column crossed out and "(name?) Looms" written in; although there are no entries for that town in this column. Very few pages bear headings for the columns. In addition, several pages have notes of various kinds written on them. These notes are listed below and are in bold italics. There is a National Arcnives title card at the beginning before the first page of the census manuscript: Department of Commerce Third Census 1810 Population Vol. 5 Clinton Co. N.Y. p. 884: Clinton County N. Y. 1810 Filed 7th february 1811 p. 885: printed form of headings with the two columns of looms added; at the top is written d. Jones (crossed out) Melancton Smith. In the left margin is written: 1 Bloomery makes above 40 Tons Iron p.a. 1 Carding Machine 8000 lb. wool. 1 Nailing Machine by water 1 Fulling Mill 5000-yds. Cloth 1 Furnace Manufacturing in value $10,000 pr. Ann. of hollow ware 2 Stocking looms 200 prs. pr. annum. 1 Pottery.- 2 Tanneries - 1000 Sides of Leather- 83 Looms weave These statistics apply to the Town of Plattsburgh. p. 896: 10,411 yds. Woolen Cloth 12,885 do. linen & Cotton These statistics apply to the Town of Plattsburgh. p. 896: subtotal Plattsburgh Town population; the figures apply columns numbered 3 - 14 as identified above: 525     226     283     323     144     487     192     256     223     115     20     21 After a few names a new subtotal was taken: 534     231     288     326     149     494     196     257     226     119     20     23 p. 898: A final total of the various columns is given for Plattsburgh: Recapitualation males females under 10 ys 581 under 10 ys 539 from 10 to 16 250 from 10 to 16 213 from 16 to 26 306 from 16 to 26 274 from 26 to 45 352 from 26 to 45 251 over 45 160 over 45 133 1649 1410 other free persons 25 Slaves 28 Total 3112 The figures used for this Recapitulation are all first given as totals of the various columns. The page is subscribed: I Certify the above to be a just and perfect enumeration of the Inhabitants within the division Allotted to me by the Marshall of the District of New York. Melancton Smith, p. 900: New York Clinton Co. 1810 Flled 7th february 1811 Clinton Clerk [oddly, Clinton here is probably a name of a clerk, perhaps in Washington, D.C., as the census for Allegany County is endorsed the same way] p. 901: The printed form for the column headings is used here; the Slaves title is crossed out and"(Name?) Looms" is written in; J. (Bond?) is crossed out and replaced by Thomas Green. p. 911: statistics for Peru Town written in the left margin: 3 Tanneries - 2 Forges - Manufactures about Ten ton of Iron each yearly- one Fulling Mill manufacturs about 3125 yd of Cloth yearly one Carding machine manufacturs about (--55.lbs.P.A....?) 60 Looms Manufacturs of woolen and Linnen about 13300 yds of cloth yearly Peru Town totals for the various columns: Peru 348 167 178 179 99 357 162 171 171 81 - - p.912: Champlain Clinton Co. New York 1810. p.913: Schedule of the whole number of persons within the division allotted to Samuel Nicks. Here follow the column heads written in by hand; none are given for Slaves or Looms. p.937: The column heads appear here, but none for Looms. A Recapitulation and endorsement are given: Chazy 282 115 158 153 69 256 108 155 109 61 - - Champlain 252 83 113 142 54 196 84 125 110 43 7 1 Mooers 59 18 35 29 14 63 27 23 31 12 - - 593 216 306 324 137 515 219 303 240 116 7 1 Males 1576 Fee Males 1410 2989 Other persons 7 Slave 1 2977 Total 2977 over 20 Champlain December 7th 1810 I certify that I have taken the Census of the Towns of Champlain Chazy and Mooers agreable to the Direction of the Laws of the United States and have taken an account of the service manufacturing within the division allotted me - [no sign of manufacturing statistics is found] I have also posted up in five p.938: of the most public places in the Division. a copy of the Cencus by me Taken & herewith Send a Certificate Signed by [blank] that a Copy of the Schedule has been posted up in two Public Places in the Division as nearly accurate as I could obtain - I have chargd for taking the Census $1.25 per Every fifty persons - According the Extent of the three towns and without any more inhabitants. If any such charge is allowed I think the Charge of mine will be all which is Respectively submitted. Samuel Hicks p. 941: Filed 7th february 1811 Clinton Clerk [see note for p.900] Individual production of cloth is entered only for the Town of Plattsburgh: page head of family No of Yds. woolin pr. an. No yrds. linen pr. anm. 885 Peter Sailly 1000 2000 James Finch 250 250 886 David Philps 400 400 Abraham Roberts 100 100 Joseph Roberts 200 200 Joseph C. Marsh 150 150 Daniel Robinson 100 100 Moses J. Jenner 50 50 887 Daniel Rhodes 50 50 Ezekial Pierce 150 400 888 Elijah Reed 100 150 Lambert Hopper 150 350 Lyman Manley 60 453 Wright Spalding 65 125 Esther Philps 100 200 John Rugar 84 170 David Peters 50 50 William Thompson 115 115 889 John Brown 50 50 Widow Dudley 250 200 Moses Soper 150 175 Isaac S. Platt 75 25 John Roberts 3d 60 60 Henry H. Bullis 30 70 890 Ezra Turner 30 70 Samuel Jackman 15 25 William Bedle 100 100 Jonathan Wait 50 50 Aaron Mason 100 100 Elijah Hammond 35 25 Henry Ostrander 80 70 John Freeland 75 75 Elisha Bradford 250 250 8 91 Robert Liddle 53 92 Smith Mead 50 50 Henry Crab 50 50 John Fordham 75 125 Francis Bourn 500 600 Stephen McIntyre 50 50 Ebenezer Balch 100 100 Thomas Ravelin 50 50 Ephraim Reed 50 50 892 Rowland Stafford Jr. 275 250 Cleveland Stafford 50 50 Isaac Allen 50 50 Roswell Barber 50 50 893 James Lewis 50 50 Seth Bond 500 5000? John Smith 150 25 George McFaden 100 100 Hosia Shaw 50 50 Jona Baker 150 150 Henry Dominy 300 200 William Dominy 175 175 James Norton 100 100 Isaac Shaw 150 175 894 Noel Kinsley 75 75 Henry Dominy Junr. 75 75 Elijah Allen 150 150 James Crook 50 50 Nathanl Chittenden 75 75 Jonas Allen 150 150 895 Henry Shelden 200 200 James McCready 200 200 James Ellis 100 100 James Farnsworth 100 100 896 John Dominy 100 100 Abijah Stowe 50 50 Thomas White 250 250 Ephraim Moor 150 150 Luman Andrus 100 100 William Coe 50 50 Benjamin Moores 100 100 897 Roger Knap 50 50 Mcla L. Woolsey 234 378 Daniel Hillyard 200 200 Henry Penoy 50 50 Joseph Doty 100 100 Grant Beckwith 100 100 898 (Jerom?) Canfield 50 50 Alphabetical Transcripts A   B   C   D  E  F  G  H  I & J   K & L   Mc & M   N & O   P   R   S   T   U, V, W, Y