Cairo Tax Assessment 1824

Town of Cairo Tax Assessment
1824

 Access to Cairo Town Records courteously supplied by Robert Uzillia, Cairo Town Historian.
Transcribed by Sylvia Hasenkopf

 

Valuation of the taxable property in the Town of Cairo as taken by the Assessors in 1824
               
Names Number of acres

Value

Personal ($)

Total ($)

       Rates Respectively       
($)               cts

Description
A              
David Austin 140 1200   1200 2 64  
Joshua Allerton 270 3370   3370 7 44  
Moses Austin & Son     1000 1000 2 22  
Moses Austin 500 125   125   28 Nonresident - Land on the mountain
Benoni Austin 5 450   450   99  
Eliab Alden Jr 53 530   530 1 17  
Eliphalet Ackley 140 140   140   31 Non resident - Lot on the Mountain formerly taxed to J. Crooker
Robert Austin 35 140   140   31  
Joseph Austin 100 750   750 1 66  
Eliab Alden  150 2000   2000 4 42  
B              
Benjamin Bullock 155 1280   1280 2 83  
Jeremiah I. Bennett 43 380   380   84  
Jirah Bennett 130 1430 100 1530 3 88  
David Bennett 40 280   280   62  
Hermon Becker     3500 3500 7 73  
Phebe Barron widow 50 600   600 1 32  
Peter Barron 34 374   374   83  
Rhoda Barron 28 374   374   83  
Jacob Bush 70 840   840 1 86  
David Bush 35 420   420   93  
David Bush 22 410   410   91 Land owned by Jacob Cornwall
Jacob & David Bush 2 100   100   23 Bark house and shop
William Brown 106 1000 900 1900 4 20  
David Brewster 140 1400   1400 3 10  
Joseph H. Bowman 69 300   300   67  
Cornelius P. Brink 180 3600   3600 7 96  
Joseph Bevier 338 5328 300 5628 12 44  
John Barlow 70 950   950 2 10  
Joshua Benedict     150 150   33  
Stephen S. Benedict 60 300   300   66  
Isaac Blanchard 100 900   900 1 98  
Justus Blanchard 100 300   300   66 Non resident - Mountain Land
James C. Blanchard 100 800   800 1 77  
Benjamin P. Burhans 130 650   650 1 44 Johnson farm
Orran Burhans 150 1200   1200 2 65  
Isaac Bogardus 83 750   750 1 66  
Elisha Bishop   400 500 900 1 99 House & Lot formerly belonging to Jesse Canfield
Ebenezer Bracket 60 360   360   80 Bradford Bracket on the premises
Erastus Barnes 1 600   600 1 33 In possession of Lucas & Olds
Justus Blanchard   400   400   89 House & Lot in the Village of Cairo Jonas and Tinbury on the premises
Mervin Beckwith 18 850   850 1 88  
Pliny Barton   800   800 1 77 House lot & Triphammer establishment
Pliny Barton 5 50   50   11  
William Barton 250 2500   2500 5 54  
James Beach 63 830   830 1 84  
James Beach   200   200     Part of Lot No 18 on the Mountain
Ebenezer Beach Jr.  50 800   800 1 77 Part of 2 Lots on the Mountain
Ebenezer Beach 50 600   600 1 32  
Eli Brooks 196 1500   1500 3 32 1/2 saw mill
Stephen Burgess 50 550   550 1 22  
Ira Briggs 60 250   250   55  
Alpheus W. Briggs 97 490   490 1 9  
Elisha Blackmarr 108 2400   2400 5 30  
Thomas Bassett 53 1060   1060 2 34  
Daniel Bassett 80 1600   1600 3 54  
Rufus Byington 40 700   700 1 55 1/2 saw mill
Benjamin Beement 1 200 300 500 1 11 House & barn
Curtiss Beement   50   50   11 House & Lot
David Bonesteel 71 800   800 1 77  
Jacob Bonesteel 30 700   700 1 55 Grist Mill
John Balis 179 3300   3300 7 29  
Robert Bailey 14 800   800 1 77  
William Barton 160 2700   2700 5 97 Saw Mill & Bell Factory
Benjamin Beement & Joel & Isaac Curtiss 30 350   350   77 Hallock Farm
C              
James Cooper 60 430   430   95  
James Wm. Cooper 100 1400   1400 3 10 Mr. Ham on the premises
Henry Cornwell 150 1500   1500 3 32  
Lonson Cole 73 430   430   95  
Isaac M. Cooper 36 216   216   48  
Moses Cooke 39 425   425   94  
Elisha S. Cole 55 330   330   73  
Orrin Cole 215 1500   1500 3 32 In possession of John E. Darby
Phebe Crandle   100   100   23  
Isaac Coffin 293 4230   4230 9 35  
Dayton & Joseph F. Cook 100 1100   1100 2 43  
James Chadderdon 100 400 100 500 1 11  
William Chidester 2150 2100   2100 4 64  
George A. Crooker 60 2500   2500 5 53  
Robert Chappell 50 200   200   43  
John Crooker 150 2800   2800 6 79 Grist Mill & Saw Mill
Joseph Carman 100 1400   1400 3 10  
William Carr 30 150   150   33  
Canton Brid(g)e Co.     1000 1000 2 21  
Roswell Castle 40 200   200   43  
Hugh Conner 48 220   220   49  
James Cochran 90 550   550 1 22  
Edward Clearwater 123 1300   1300 2 88  
Ebenezer Cooper Jr 2 250   250   55  
Margaret Cooper, widow 100 900   900 1 99  
Joel & Isaac Curtiss 9 500   500 1 11 Clock Factory
D              
John Denniston 127 1100   1100 2 49  
Aaron Dibol 7 300   300   67  
Jeremiah Doty 56 1000   1000 2 21  
William Drake 108 850   850 1 95  
Miles Darby 23 350   350   78  
Cornelia M. Dedrick 220 2030   2030 4 49 In possession of Jacob Ham
William Darby 41 250   250   56  
Henry Darby 236 670   670 1 48  
James B. Dedrick 230 1840   1840 4 7  
William Dedrick 160 1600   1600 3 54  
Ira T. Day   800 500 1300 2 87 Tanyard & Buildings
Ira T. Day   900   900 1 99 Brick house Belonging to James Powers & Gerrit Becker
Thomas Doty 60 840   840 1 86  
Elias Dutcher 291 2550 300 2850 6 30  
Elias Dutcher 250 100   100   22 Belonging to William Chapman Mountain Land
Elias Dutcher  218 1090   1090 2 41 Belonging to Simeon Lyman
Casper Doobs 40 750   750 1 66  
Daniel Donevan+A151 95 380   380   84  
Orrin Day, non-resident 21 200   200   45 Bounded on the E by Amy White S by Wm. Barton W & N by John Balis's Lands
E              
James Earl   2198   2198 4 86  
Eben Earl 160 1158   1158 2 56  
Zacheriah Earl 34 740   740 1 64  
Wilber Earl 60 660 40 700 1 55  
Morris Earl     150 150   33  
Samuel Earl 468 6000   6000 13 62  
Wilber Earl Jr.  76 912   912 2 2  
Sameul Everett 48 280   280   62  
William Emmons 1 1/2 250 150 400   89  
Peter Ensel 140 750   750 1 66  
John Eliot 140 400   400   88  
John Eliot 68 300   300   67 Clark Farm
Stewart Eliot 30 150   150   33  
Lavina Eliot, widow 30 500   500 1 11  
James Elting 200 2000   2000 4 42  
F              
Amos Finch 200 1900 219 2119 4 69  
Samuel Finch 60 700   700 1 55  
Ira Finch     55 55   13  
Jonah Finch 115 1035   1035 2 29  
Finance Factory   3000   3000 6 63  
Cyrus Fields 1 200   200 1 99 In possession of Wicker & Robert B. Field
Ezra H. Ferry   300   300   66  
Peter Fero 49 400   400   88  
Ephraim Ford  100 1000 60 1060 2 34  
Silas Finch 97 1/2 700   7000 1 55  
Zerah Ferry 1 250   250   56  
Jeremiah Funda 30 250   250   56  
G              
Alexander Granby 10 225   225   50  
William Gritman 28 250   250   56  
Stephen Griswold   300   300   67 Two houses & one Lot in the Village of Cairo
Rebeckah Gale   900   900 1 99 House & Lot in the Village of Cairo in possession of D. Beers
Amiel Gifford 50 500   500 1 11  
Stephen Griswold 74 370   370   82  
Edwin Goodwin 180 900   900 1 99 Saw Mill
William Greene 250 2500   2500 5 53  
Rebeckah Gale 40 1500 500 2000 4 42  
James Goodwin 67 300   300   67  
Orman Goodsel 50 150   150   34 1/2 Saw Mill
H              
Thomas Howard 2 150   150   34  
Jonathan Howard 25 250   250   56  
Lloyd Howard 100 375   375   83  
Mary Husted, widow 40 400   400   88  
William Hubbel 127 1140   1140 2 52  
Chancy Hopson 54 380   380   84  
Joshua G. Huftalen 11 1/4 350   350   78  
Charles J. Howell 100 1400   1400 3 10  
Benjamin Hine 161 1930 150 2080 4 60  
John Hallenbeck 20 120   120   27  
Howell & White 50 400   400   88 Nonresident
John Hays 131 650   650 1 44  
Martin Ham 125 500   500 1 11  
Elijah Hine 83 1080 40 1120 2 48  
Thomas Houghtaling 188 1128   1128 2 50  
Gurdon Huntington   900 500 1400 3 10 House & Lot in the Village of Cairo
Thomas Harvy   250   250   56 House & Lot in the Village
Isaac Hine 220 4200 200 4400 9 73  
Lewis Hine 30 240   240   53  
Benjamin Herrington 40 400   400   88 Widow Halsys Farm
Proculia A Havens   200   200   45 House & Lot in Akre formerly David Johnsons
Enoch Hyde 100 1800   1800 3 98 1/2 Gristmill
William Head 24 150   150   33  
William R. Hamlin 185 2700   2700 5 97  
Charles Hunt 50 250   250   56  
Henry Huffman 37 550   550   78  
Lewis Hall 22 450   450 1  --  1/2 Saw Mill
Charles Hinman 75 799   799 1 55  
Thomas Houghtaling 64 500   500 1 11  
Roswell Hutch 160 480   480 1 16  
Charles J. Hunt 90 270   270   60  
J              
Rheumey Jones, widow 58 590   590 1 30  
John & Zerah Jenkins 114 2380 129 2509 5 55  
David Johnson   500   500 1 11 House & Lot in the Village of Cairo
Samuel Jones 370 2380   2380 5 26  
Constantine Jenkins 148 1500   1500 3 32  
K              
Joshua G. Knapp   250   250   56 House & Lot in the village of Cairo
Amasa Keith   500   500 1 11 House lot & shop in the Village
Henry Keller 194 790   790 1 75  
Benedict Knapp 150 1400   1400 3 10  
Benjamin Keller 130 2300   2300 5 9  
L              
Nathan Lockwood 140 1520 100 1620 3 58  
Eleazur Lacy 140 560   560 1 24  
Zacheriah Lennon 40 400   400   88  
Abner Lawton 155 2170   2170 4 80  
Abner Lawton     550 550 1 22 Guardian for the heirs of James Simpson
Afred Lockwood 80 720   720 1 60  
Joseph Lynes   200   200   45 House & Lot
Reuben Lewis 290 3260   3260 7 21 Administrator for Truman Lewis Dec.
Cyrenus Lennon 244 2930   2930 6 48  
Ibzon Lacy 42 1000   1000 2 22  
Orrin Lee 20 150   150   30  
James Lennon 170 1500   1500 3 32  
Daniel Lennon 240 3000   3000 6 63  
John Lennon     700 700 1 55  
Rufus Lathrop 60 1000   1000 2 21  
M              
Jeremiah Mandago 99 1150 175 1325 2 93  
James A. Milligan 40 374   374   53  
Harvy Mead 83 800   800 1 77  
John Myrick Jr 100 860   860 1 90  
Luke Montague 70 700   700 1 55  
John Myrick Jr 60 300   300   67 Belonging to the heirs of James Wilson
Daniel W. McClure 100 920   920 2 64  
Judson Miner 98 780   780 1 63  
William Morrison 84 1180   1180 2 61  
Daniel Morrison 123 1230   1230 2 71  
Jeremiah Morris 300 1500 100 1600 3 54  
Rowland Mott 150 900 100 1000 2 21  
Joseph Mott 150 2100   2100 4 64  
Scovil Martin 55 400   400   88  
Henry Miller 53 700   700 1 55  
William Morse 80 220   220   49  
Reuben Morse 80 700   700 1 55  
Daniel W. McClure 110 440   440   98  
N              
Goodman Noble 30 420   420   93  
Orange Newel 70 840   840 1 86  
O              
Richard Olmsted 30 330   330   73  
Ichabod Olmsted Jun & Referees 225 1120   1120 2 48  
Ichabod Olmsted 141 420   420   93 Mountain Land
John R. Osborn & Co   300 1500 1800 3 98 Store
Moses Olmsted 224 2470   2470 5 46  
Asenath Osborn 50 2000   2000 4 42  
P              
Monaham Person 100 700   700 1 55  
Jonas Person 90 1600   1600 3 54  
Daniel Pine 100 1700 400 1200 4 68 Gristmill
John Pine Jun 183 2500 150 2650 5 86  
John Pine 78 125 1370 1495 3 31  
Asa & Henry Palmer 14 275   275   61 Sawmill & Shop
Matthias Palmer 27 125   125   28  
Asa Palmer 2 175   175   39  
Gideon Palmer 75 575   575 1 27  
Oliver Palmer 125 1750 150 1900 4 20  
Gideon Palmer 23 92   92   20 Mountain Land
Peter E. Palen 44 2660   2660 5 88  
John & Wm. Plank 136 1900   1900 4 20 The property formerly owned by Dennis Webster
John G. Prout   700 2000 2700 5 97 House & Lot in the Village of Cairo
Prout & Bishop   400   400   89 House formily belong to Jesse Allen
William Person 142 2550   2550 5 63  
Abraham Person 100 1400   1400 3 10 John A. Person on the premises
Lewis Phillo 50 500   500 1 11  
Robert Purdy 112 1200   1200 2 65  
Eli Pine 120 740   740 1 64  
Peter E. Palen & Reed 204 3000   3000 6 33 House & Leather Factory
R              
James Renne 150 2100   2100 4 64  
Effa Renne, widow 38 500 300 800 1 77  
Ezekiel Roberts 60 980 130 1110 2 76  
Charles Roe 47 400   400   89  
Peter Rossman 90 500   500 1 11  
Joseph Reed 104 750   750 1 66  
Peter Rouse 296 5508 2500 8000 17 68  
Aaron Roberts 120 1300   1300 2 88  
Elijah Roe 200 1600   1600 3 54  
David Reed 61 790   790 1 75  
William Robbins 18 270   270   60  
Evan R. Runyan 7 100   100   22  
S              
Job Sutton 23 500   500 1 11  
David Shaw 1 100   100   22 Non resident Harry Lusk on the premises
Peter Simpson 109 1450   1450 3 21  
Peter Shevelear 299 3100   3100 6 85  
Barney Spring 63 700   700 1 55  
Cyrus Shavalear 50 600   600 1 33  
Statts Salisbury 112 1600   1600 3 54  
Sylvester F. Salisbury 100 800   800 1 77  
Amos Story Jr 100 825   825 1 83  
Benjamin Story 124 1400   1400 3 10  
Joseph Shepherd 92 1700 200 1900 4 20  
James M. Sanford 240 2390   2390 5 28  
Nathaniel Stone 59 880   880 1 95  
Joseph Smith 107 1500   1500 3 32  
Jacob Sax 150 2100   2100 4 64  
Hartford Slawson 16 190   190   42  
Ezekiel Smith 2 1200   1200 2 65 Tavern Stand in the Village of Cairo
Silas Scribner 100 1300   1300 2 89  
Daniel Sayre 90 2250   2250 4 97  
Phebe Sayre, widow 38 2000   2000 4 42 Brick house and store
Sayre & Huntington 37 190   190   42  
James Smith 1 250   250   56  
Sherman Smith 13 500   500 1 11  
Edward Stephens   250   250   56  
William P. Stephens   600   600 1 33  
Montgomery Stephens 1 400   400   89  
Matthew Sayre 80 800   800 1 77  
James Scut 213 500   500 1 11  
Micheal Smith 1 130   130   29  
Niram Stone 20 130   130   29  
Eli Smith 17 150   150   34  
Niri Stoddard 200 1500   1500 3 32  
Elihu Slater 103 400   400   89  
Joshua Salisbury 249 800   800 1 77  
Fredrick Schemerhorn 56 400   400   89  
John Schemerhorn 44 330   330   73  
Seneca Stewart 225 1500   1500 3 32  
James Showers 4 300   300   68  
James Stewart 35 200   200   44  
T              
Richard Titus 31 400   400   89  
Benjamin Tryon 122 1550 416 1966 4 35  
Peter Tryon 2 150   150   34  
Zephaniah Teed 79 850   850 1 88  
Richard B. Taylor 87 800   800 1 77  
John Taylor 170 1530   1530 3 38  
David W. Taylor 130 1430   1430 3 18  
Killian G. Tilsen 12 400 300 700 1 55  
Stephen Tompkins 73 550   550 1 22  
Widow Timmerman 4 130   130   29  
John S. Titus 60 480   480 1 16  
U              
Joseph Utter 90 580   580 1 28 At the Gate
Mary Upham, widow 24 250   250   62  
Joseph Utter   200   200   44 House & Barn
V              
Van Duzen & Best 140 600   600 1 33 Nonresidents
Abraham Vermilyea 152 1800   1800 3 98  
David Vining 171 1400   1400 3 10  
Do Do Do 37 410   410   91 Belonging to the Heirs of Henry I. Bush
Abraham Van Etten 102 1400   1400 3 10  
Cornelius Van Hooser 65 1000   1000 2 21  
John Van Vlierden 1 65   65   15  
Jacob Van Orden 121 480   480 1 6 Land on the mountain in possession of Daniel Morrison and Jesse Imes (?)
Henry Van Bramer 54 480   480 1 6  
John Van Etten 50 560   560 1 24  
W              
Andrew Wood 90 1450 180 1630 3 60  
Do Do Do 75 500   500 1 11 Polly Shepherds Place
Joseph Wright 36 350   350   78  
Abiel Wilber 160 1250   1250 2 76  
Phebe Wood 10 300   300   68  
Moses Walters 27 250   250   56  
John Winne 101 2730   2730 6 3  
Jacob White 56 1000   1000 2 21  
Charles White 69 650   650 1 44 George Ruby on the premises
George Wilkes 60 600 200 600 1 77  
Amy White, widow 176 3500   3500 7 74  
Henry Weekes 300 3950 200 4150 9 17  
Richard Weekes     400 400   89  
Silas Weekes     117 117   26  
Henry & Joseph Weekes 140 1800   1800 3 98 One Grist Mill
Joseph Weekes     550 550 1 22  
Zenas Weed 50 450   450 1    
Russell Webster 35 490   490 1 8  
James Webster 143 1720   1720 3 80  
John Wildey 120 960   960 2 12  
Asaheal Wright 7 500   500 1 11 1 Grist Mill
Timothy Webster 120 2810 200 3010 6 65  
D.A. & G Wickes     400 400   89  
Samuel Washburn   650   650 1 44 House & Lot in the Village of Cairo
Ruth Woodruff   250 700 950 2 10  
Apheus Webster 10 800   800 1 77 1/2 Grist Mill
Henry Whittlesy 5 300   300   68  
Seth Warner 150 550   550 1 23  
Joel Wright 60 300   300   68  
David Wickes  1 1200   1200 2 65  
John Winne Jun.  90 1200   1200 2 65  
James and George Wilson 135 1450   1450 3 21  
Y              
Gilbert Yeomans 160 2300 6000 8300 18 34  
               
Nonresidents             Lands Described
John Livingston 92 368   368   82 Part of Lot No. 5 Scots Patent Bounded as follows viz: on the North & West by Joseph Wrights Lands on the South by Jeremiah Mandigos Land & on the East By Lands in the possession of Lloyd Howard
Dorrance Kirtland 350 1000   1000 2 21 Bounded as follows viz: On the East by Collins ad Elisha Williams on the south by the town line on the West by E. Pendleton and Ira Briggs on the North by Simeon Lyman, Stephen Griswold, and Peter Palen
James Stoutenburgh 210 630   630     Bounded on the West  by Peter Palen land tract on the south by Dorrance Kirtland East by Seneca Stewart aand Daniel Donavan and North by Eli Brooks
Eliash Williams 150 300   300     Bounded as follows viz: On the North by Seneca Stewart On the East by Danvid Bonesteel On the South by Collins & Gray On the West by Dorrance Kirtland
Moses Austin 200 200   200     Being lot No. 26 of the tract between the Katerskill & Batavia Patent which sd. Austin purchased of the state
               
We do severally certify that pursuant to our oath of office we have set down in the above assessment roll all the real estate situate in the town of Cairo according to out best information and what a majority of said assessors have decided to be the true value at which they would appraise such estate in payment of bona fida debt due from a solvent debtor Except cases in which the value of said real estatehas been sworn to by the owners thereof and we also severally certify that the valuation of sd lands respectively to which we have severally assented is the true value at which we would appraise the same in payment of a bona fide debt due from a solvent debtor. Excepting cases in which the value thereof has been sworn to as aforesaid and also that the said assessment role contains a tue statement of aggregate amount of the usable personal estate of each and every person named in said roll according  to our best information and belief over and above the amounts of debts due from such ??? respectively ??? such stocks as are otherwise taxable Joseph Reed Daniel Lennon Moses Olmsted            
To Moses Olmsted to five days taking the assessment  $8.25            
To Joseph Reed five Days taking the assessment $8.25            
To Joseph Reed five Days taking the assessment $2.50            
To Daniel Lennon four days taking the assessment $8.00            
To Daniel Lennon four days taking  Election in 1823 $8.00            
               
               
Amount of real estate assigned by the assessors in 1823 is $344,802.00            
Amount to the personal $30,931.00            
Aggegate $375,733.00            

 

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