1880 Tax Book of the Town of Portsmouth, R. I.

Town of Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island

1880 Tax Book of the Town of Portsmouth, R. I. with Treasurer's Report and Town Officers

[lists are not in strict alphabetical order]

Tax Book for 1880
Title Page	Page 3 (first page of text) Tax List A Daniel B. Almy Peleg Almy Edward Almy Edward Almy, Jr. Levi Almy Jacob Almy Henry W. Almy Robert B. Almy Holder Almy Peleg Almy, 2d Philip Almy Elbert J. Anderson Gorton L. Austin, heirs of Abby Austin Morgan R. Ayler Robert M. Ayler Edward B. Ayler Henry C. Anthony, Barker land James C. Anthony Joseph Anthony, 2d Henry C. Anthony, homestead Asa B. Anthony Samuel Anthony, heirs of Darius Anthony Edward Anthony Edward Anthony by E. F. A. Edward F. Anthony Gould Anthony George Anthony Burrington Anthony, heirs of Benjamin S. Anthony Joseph Anthony Henry Anthony Robert W. Anthony Edward E. Anthony & George Anthony William W. Anthony Peleg Albro, homestead Peleg Albro, Cornell Place Freeborn Albro Christopher D. Albro Lucinda Albro Jonathan Allen, farm	Page 4 A - B Jonathan Allen, homestead Elisha Allen Robert T. S. Allen James B. Ashley and wife Henry Bull Isaac Borden, heirs of homestead Isaac Borden, heirs of Munro farm Isaac Borden, heirs of Meeting Lot Isaac Borden, heirs of Sherman Farm Isaac Borden, heirs of Green land Isaac Borden, heirs of Point Farm Asa Borden William Borden, homestead William Borden, Neck Land William Borden, 2d Benjamin F. Borden and wife George A. Borden and wife John L. Borden Herbert W. Borden Henry H. Burrington and wife Leonard Brown and wife John T. Brown Benjamin Brown Benjamin T. Brown William J. Brown John J. Brown George A. Brown Christopher Barker John C. Barker John G. Barker William T. Barker George N. Baylies Oliver G. Brownell and wife Phebe A. Brownell Benjamin E. Brownell William B. Brownell Susan A. Brownell Andrew C. Brownell Elery G. Brownell Albert C. Brownell John M. Brownell Charles E. Brownell David E. Brownell Thomas E. Brayton Willard S. Brayton and wife John S. Barstow Daniel C. Barstow Leander Boyd, Mill Place Leander Boyd, Farm Charles E. Boyd Byron D. Boyd Peter D. Boyd and wife George A. Boyd Frank Boyd James T. Boyd William H. Boyd Daniel G. Bacon
Page 5 B - C August Belmont Edward W. Billings, heirs of Joseph P. Bailey David Buffum and Thomas Buffum Coddington Savings Bank William Carr and wife Eleanor Carr Charles Carr Charles Carr, 2d Alfred Carr Benjamin H. Carr William F. Carr John Crowther, homestead John Crowther, Albro farm Benjamin F. Chase, Neck farm Benjamin F. Chase, Gifford farm William A. Chase James S. Chase Alex. H. Chase, homestead Alex. H. Chase, McCurrie Place Alfred C. Chase and wife Charles N. Chase William H. Chase Rowland S. Chase John F. Chase Philip B. Chase Joseph W. Chase and wife Levi Chase Abner Chase Herbert Chase Isaac Chase Josiah Chase Mary Chase Alfred S. Chase Constant W. Chase Charles A. Chase C. C. Chase and C. E. Chase John H. Chase Andrew A. Chase & wife Abraham C. Chase Jacob Chase George M. Chase Isaac Cundall William Cundall William J. Carter, heirs of Samuel A. Carter Daniel A. Carter William J. Carter, heirs of William E. Cook and wife Stephen W. Cook Albert G. Cook Ruth Cook, homestead Ruth Cook, farm William M. Cook John D. Clarke and wife Peleg A. Coggeshall George B. Coggeshall	Page 6 C - D John H. Coggeshall, heirs of Joshua Coggeshall, heirs of Dennis Coggeshall Jonathan W. Coggeshall Sarah G. Coggeshall Thomas Coggeshall Thomas Coggeshall & William E. Coggeshall Joseph Coggeshall Edward A. Coggeshall Samuel Coggeshall, heirs of David Coggeshall John P. Coggeshall Peleg T. Coggeshall Elery T. Coggeshall and wife Nancy Coggeshall Charles J. Coggeshall George R. Coggeshall Asa Coggeshall and wife Ella M. Coggeshall Filmore Coggeshall John Cory and wife Edward T. Cory Samuel Cory William Cory Cynthia Cory Abner B. Cory and wife Asa Cory Joseph B. Cory William H. Cory Levi W. Cory, Munro land Levi W. Cory, homestead Mary Cory, heirs of Thomas Cory, heirs of Henry Cory Mary Ann Cross John H. Cross Taunton Copper Company Mount Hope Coal Mine Company Narragansett Oil Company Atlantic Oil & Guano Company Old Colony Railroad Company R. I. Iron and Steel Company Fall River Iron Works Company John Corcoran John B. Cornell Albert Cornell Hicks Cornell Benjamin F. Cornell Halsey P. Coon J. E. Coon William R. Dennis Joseph Coggeshall Dennis Joseph G. Dennis George N. Dennis John Dennis and wife Silas Devol James P. Devol	Page 7 D - G William A. Devol Benjamin Devol Ruth S. Durfee Alexander M. Durfee James L. Durfee Seth R. Durfee, heirs & P. D. Borden Annie Durfee and Emily Chase Timothy P. Durfee Mary Dyer, heirs of Charles H. Dyer Edward F. Dyer and wife Charles Henry Dyer and wife Edward T. DeBlois Easton Farm Joseph Endicott Comer Easterbrooks William B. Fales, heirs of Abby Fish George L. Fish David Fish Sylvanus P. Fish and E. W. Fish Abial C. Fish and wife Wm. L. Fish Isaac L. Fish Melvina F. Fish William B. Fish John B. Fish Pierce A. Faulkner William H. Faulkner William H. Faulkner, Market Samuel H. Faulkner Parker H. P. Faulkner George A. Faulkner Richard Fields Thomas M. Fields Frederick A. Fields William Fields John A. Franklin and wife John W. Franklin Leander W. Franklin Charles A. Franklin William F. Freeborn Rufus T. Fuller Thomas D. Fuller Enos Gibbs, heirs of William S. Gibbs David D. Gifford Wm. Henry Gifford and wife Albert G. Gifford Hezekiah Gifford Josiah C. Gifford Wm. Hall Gifford Ralph E. Gifford Lucius H. Gorton Leonard W. Goff Augustus W. Goff and wife Isaiah W. Goff
Page 8 G - K Benjamin Greene Henry F. Greene and wife Joseph W. Greene, homestead Joseph W. Greene, Freeborn place Oliver D. Greene, heirs of Albert C. Greene Cornelius S. Greene and wife Dr. Benjamin Greene Jonathan C. Gould John N. A. Griswold Solomon Gardner William H. Gardner George F. Grinnell Samuel G. Howe, heirs of Robert D. Hall Elizabeth P. Hall Benjamin Hall Catherine S. Hall, heirs of Harriet A. Hall Robert D. Hall and E. F. Dyer Thomas Holman Peter Holman and wife David J. Hilliard Almon D. Hodges, heirs of John Hedly, homestead John Hedly, land Henry Hedly David S. Hedly, Jr. Jacob Hedly David S. Hedly Atwell Hedly Rachel Head Isaac W. Head and wife Robert Hicks, homestead Robert Hicks, Ferry lot Robert Hicks, Fish lot Burrington Hicks Gideon Hicks and wife George R. Hicks Oliver G. Hicks Wm. Hathaway, homestead Wm. Hathaway, Mill Place George Hathaway John M. Hathaway Carmi Harrington John B. Hambly Charles H. Hughes Thomas R. Hazard Charles C. Hazard and wife James T. Hazard Barclay Hazard Samuel S. E. Harvey William T. Harvey Charles E. Harvey James G. Keith Frances G. Keith Timothy Kennedy, heirs of	Page 9 L - P Emma Lake Borden Lawton Parker Lawton John C. Lawton Ann M. Lawton Luke Lawrence Albert W. Lawrence John Macomber Joseph E. Macomber, Cory farm Joseph E. Macomber, Green land Joseph E. Macomber, Fort land Edward P. Macomber William P. Macomber Nathan D. Maine Wm. D. C. Maine Abner S. Maine Jacob Mott John C. Mott Sarah F. Mott and others Clarence E. Mott Oscar C. Manchester John Manchester Wm. M. Manchester, homestead Wm. M. Manchester, Almy land Wm. M. Manchester, Hedley land Wm. M. Manchester, Durfee farm John Manchester, 2d George Manchester, heirs of Cook Manchester A. G. Manchester and wife Restcomb P. Manchester William Manchester Thomas Manchester Stephen C. Munro David E. Munro and wife Lewis J. Munro Joseph H. Munro and wife Thomas B. Munro David F. Munro Jonathan Munro George F. Munro Thomas L. Mitchel and wife Colby C. Mitchel Dennis Murphy Patrick Murphy Jacob Marz Susan R. S. Northup George H. Norman Israel H. Orswell and wife Abner Potter George L. Potter, heirs of Abraham T. Peckham Alanson Peckham Alanson Peckham and wife John O. C. Peckham and wife Oliver G. Pierce and wife Preserved F. Pierce	Page 10 P - S Benjamin F. Pierce Welcome W. Pitcher Isaac M. Rogers Francis B. Rogers, heirs of William M. Rogers Martha A. Remington John Roberts Perry G. Randall Stephen M. Rounds Mrs. Amos D. Smith Amos D. Smith, heirs of Amos D. Smith, h’rs of Manton place William Smith Alfred Smith Eugene Sturtevant, Russell land Eugene Sturtevant, Ogden farm Eugene Sturtevant, Swan farm Samuel Sisson Albert Sisson Alfred Sisson, cottage Alfred Sisson, hotel Edmund S. Sisson Edward P. Sisson Philo B. Sisson, Geo. S. land William M. Sisson John Sisson, heirs of Edward Sisson, Northam farm Edward Sisson, Sisson farm Richard W. Sisson William H. Sisson Susan E. Sisson and Philo B. Sisson William L. Sisson, hotel William L. Sisson, Neck land William B. Sisson, homestead William B. Sisson, Chase farm William B. Sisson, Almy land William Sisson James Manning Sisson James Moses Sisson Jonathan A. Sisson George E. Sisson James A. Sisson Frederick A. Sisson Elbert A. Sisson Charles S. Sisson Albert F. Sisson Job Sowle and wife James Sweet Benjamin C. Sherman Benj. C. Sherman, Hall place Benj. C. Sherman and wife Parker H. Sherman Robert A. Sherman Joseph S. Sherman Gardner T. Sherman Christopher Sherman Wanton T. Sherman
Page 11 S to End Stephen D. Sherman Mary A. Sherman Frederick M. Sherman and wife Stephen T. Sherman Samuel J. Sherman Charles L. Sherman Jonathan Sherman and wife Elijah B. Sherman George W. Sherman Warren R. Sherman Charles C. Slocum Frank Slocum Edwin Slocum Stephen Slocum William P. Slocum Byron Sprague, heirs of Richard Swan, heirs of Daniel C. Sullivan Wm. H. Sanford and wife J. Henry Stoddard Elbridge I. Stoddard Samuel Shaw Nicholas Tallman, heirs of Amy J. Tallman Benjamin Tallman and wife Lorenzo D. Tallman Levi Tallman John Tallman Abner Tallman Benjamin Tallman, Jr. William T. Tallman and wife George P. Tallman Charles J. Tallman and wife James K. Tallman Francis H. Tallman William N. Tallman Joseph T. Tallman John Tallman, Jr. John L. Tallman Harry A. Tallman Parker L. Thurston Lewis J. Thurston Robert L. Thurston Peleg L. Thurston Joseph Thomas Gardner Thomas, heirs of Sarah A. Thomas Amey C. Thomas & Sarah A. Thomas Amey C. Thomas Charles G. Thomas Robert B. Wilcox Robert Wilcox, heirs of Albert S. Walker Lorenzo D. Watts John W. Watts Stephen A. Watson & Hannah H. Watson George V. Wilbur Benj. B. White and wife	Page 12 Prudence & Other Islands Almy’s Oil Works Caleb J. Albro John S. Albro William Albro William P. Bullock, heirs of Helen F. Barrett Joseph F. Brown Daniel Chase Harriet A. Chase Eugene Chase Murray Chase Pliny Chase Paul Chase William T. Chase Henry Clarke Darius L. Dennis Edward Farnum and wife Elizabeth A. Gammel Charles Hunter, heirs of Sarah Hereshoff, by C. H. Potter Hereshoffs, by Daniel Chase Hereshoffs D. F. Harris, by J. B. Aldrich, Tr’stee Charles H. Potter and others H. G. Russell and wife and Anna Ives Amey E. Williams Henry F. Maxwell Hogg Island – Herbert M. Howe Patience – Anna M. Greene Hope – Hiram B. Aylesworth Prudence – Thomas L. Albro Prudence – William Maguire Prudence – William H. Potter Prudence – Charles B. Smith Prudence – Thomas H. Wilcox The subscribers, Assessors of Taxes in and for the town of Portsmouth, R.I., respectfully report the foregoing list and assessment of the town tax of said Portsmouth, which was ordered in town meeting on the 7th day of April, and, assessed by us on the 3d and 4th days of May, A. D. 1880. JONATHAN A. SISSON, : SAMUEL CORY, : CHAS. H. POTTER, : ROBERT D. HALL, : > Assessors CHARLES CARR, 2D, : PELEG A. COGGESHALL : PHILIP B. CHASE, : Amount of Real Estate taxed Amount of Personal Property taxed Whole amount of property taxed Amount of Tax A true copy, witness, Philip B. Chase, Town Clerk.	Page 13 TOWN TREASURER’S REPORT APRIL 6, 1880 CR, By balance from last year’s account By balance tax of 1878 By cash of Town Council By amount of taxes received for 1879 By cash of Jonathan A. Sisson, auctioneer By cash of Joseph C. Dennis By amount overdrawn by Board of State Charities DR. To cash paid Asa Cory, keeper of town Asylum Commissioners of Town Asylum C. C. & C. E. Chase, goods for Town Asylum Benjamin Greene, medical services from Jan 1, 1876 to April 7, 1879, Town Asylum D. E. Cone, M D., medical services from Jan. 1, 1876 to April 7, 1879, Town Asylum Wm E. Cook, blacksmithing Town Farm Asa Cory, goods furnished Town Asylum Carmi Harrington, coal, clothing, boots, shoes and services as carpenter at Town Asylum Edward R. Anthony, threshing grain at Town Farm Charles W. Cory, mowing at Town Farm Commissioners' bal. due on settlement of Town Asylum Annie E. Crabb, services at Town Asylum Jennie M. Sisson, services at Town Asylum Asa Cory, servant girl's wages at Town Asylum Mary A. Fish, board Warden A. Fish Susan Barker, board Oliver W. Barker Henry C. Anthony, goods furnished Edward Hibbs Board of State Charities and Corrections Butler Hospital C. H. Hunt, moving Jos. A. Fish to Butler Hospital Henry C. Anthony, serv. And expenses Overseer of Poor A. T. Peckham, services as Moderator April 3d, Mo. 5th, 1878, and April 2d, 1879
Page 14 Treasurer's Report Henry Anthony, counsel fees Canvassers' and Clerk's fees Assessors of Taxes Assessors of Registry Taxes Town Auditors General Treasurer, for State Tax Fiske & Munroe, printing tax books John P. Sanborn, advertising Town Portsmouth Philip B. Chase, services and expenses Town Clerk Philip B. Chase, taking school census, 1879 Philip B. Chase, recording, copying & returning births, marriages and deaths Edward F. Dyer, record books Treasurer's office Benjamin Tallman, services Town Sergeant Benjamin Tallman, listing 127 and killing 4 dogs Robert Adams, book of land evidence Interest on Town's note To cash passed to credit of School account To cash paid Joseph Coggeshall, Clerk of School Committee School Committee Samuel Cory, expenses repairing Asylum buildings Edw. Coggeshall, plans of buildings for Town Asylum Abner B. Cory, fish scrap, Town Farm Jonathan A. Sisson, carrying ballots to Prov. 3 times Joseph B. Cory, Services Bridge Commissioner Repairs on Stone Bridge Benjamin Macomber, bridge tender John Tallman, clearing snow from road Josiah C. Gifford, clearing snow from road Joseph Endicott, clearing snow from road Asa B. Anthony, clearing snow from road Albert Sisson, clearing snow from Ferry Neck Abner B. Cory, six road scrapers Cornelius S. Green, stock and labor building fence foot of Childs' Lane Cornelius S. Green, repairs on Ferry Neck Treasurer's and Collector's salary Balance in Treasury April 6th, 1880	Page 15 SCHOOL ACCOUNT CR. By balance from last year's account By cash General Treasurer Town of Portsmouth Philip B. Chase, Registry Tax DR. To cash paid out by order of School Committee to the several school districts for the support of public schools Balance in treasury April 6th, 1880 DOG ACCOUNT By amount received for dog taxes All of which is respectfully submitted by EDWARD F. DYER, Town Treasurer Voted and Resolved, — The following notice is hereby given, That the subscriber, Town Treasurer, has received the list of taxes from the Assessors of the Town of Portsmouth for the year 1880. By a vote of the Town of Portsmouth April 7th, 1880, a discount of 5 percent will be al-lowed to those persons who voluntarily pay their taxes on or before August 31st , and 3 per cent to those who thus pay after August 31st and on or before September 30th, 1880, and he is directed to complete the collection of said taxes on or before the 1st of October; also, that on all taxes not paid on or before said 1st day of October next, interest shall be charged at the rate of ten per cent per annum, until collected by law. The Treasurer will be at his office, for the purpose of receiv-ing taxes, August 31st and September 30th, 1880.	Page 16 TOWN OFFICERS OF PORTSMOUTH, R. I. 1880 Moderator – Joseph G. Dennis Town Clerk – Philip B. Chase. Town Council – Wm. Borden, 2d, Edward Sisson, R. D. Hall, Samuel Cory, and Henry Anthony. Justices of the Pease – Asa B. Anthony, Joseph Coggeshall, John Roberts and Charles H. Potter. Commissioners of the Asylum – Peleg L. Thurston, Abner B. Cory and Charles A. Chase. Town Treasurer – Edward F. Dyer Collector of Taxes – Edward F. Dyer Town Auditors – Oliver G. Pierce, George N. Dennis and Hon. Edward T. DeBlois Surveyors of the Highways – Wm. L. Sisson, Benjamin Tallman, Elijah b Sherman, Wm. W. Anthony, Charles A. Chase, Benj. Hall, Samuel Cory, Robert D. Hall, Halsey P. Coon, Charles H. Dyer, Benj. B. White, Alanson Peckham, Josiah C. Gifford, Edward Almy, Jr., and P. B. Chase. Assessors of Taxes – Samuel Cory, Peleg A. Coggeshall, Charles H. Potter, R. D. Hall, P. B. Chase, Jonathan A. Sisson and Charles Carr, 2d. Town Sergeant – Benjamin Tallman Overseer of the Poor – Henry C. Anthony Constables – Charles C. Slocum, Peleg L. Thurston, John T. Brown, James A. Sisson, Fred W. Tallman and Charles C. Hazard Auctioneers – Jonathan A. Sisson, Stephen A. Watson, Joseph G. Dennis, E. F. Anthony and L D. Tallman Sealer of Weights and Measures – Benjamin Tallman Weighers and Measurers of Farm Produce – O. G. Pierce, Charles H. Dyer and Charles C. Slo-cum Pound Keeper – Henry Hedley Field drivers – John Dennis, David S. Hedley, Samuel Sisson, Nelson G. Weaver, Geo. G. Smith, Pierce A. Faulkner, Samuel J. Sherman and Geo. A. Boyd Fence Viewer – Jacob Mott, Charles H. Potter and Albert Sisson Surveyors of Land – Samuel Cory Edward T. Cory. Public School Committee – Joseph Coggeshall, John H. Cross, James Sweet, Chas. H. Potter, E. I. Stoddard, Restcom P. Manchester, Stephen T. Sherman and E. F. Dyer. Members of the General Assembly – Senator, Hon. Edward T. DeBlois, Representative, Lorenzo D. Tallman.

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