PRESTON, NEW LONDON Co., CT - GRAND (TAX) LIST OF THE SECOND SOCIETY

Grand List of the Second Society of Preston
Extracted from
Griswold - A History
Being a History of The Town of
Griswold, Connecticut
From the Earliest Times to the
Entrance of Our Country into
The World War in 1917

By Daniel L. Phillips
1929 (no copyright statement)

[Transcribed by Jane Devlin]

From Preston Records. Monetary values are Pounds (Ł), Shillings (s), & Pence (p).

AVERILL, James, 130-6-9

AVERILL, Gideon, 71-18-9

AVERY, John, 43-8-3

AVERILL, William, 80-7-3

ADAMS, Daniel, 26-1-3

AUSTIN, Thomas, 23-0-0

BELCHER, William, 149-16-0

BELCHER, Joseph, 76-14-6

BELCHER, Nathan, 7-10-6

BLISS, Samuel, 54-13-0

BLISS, Silas, 45-5-6

BLISS, Zephaniah, 23-0-0

BENNET, Daniel, 55-6-6

BUTTON, Joseph, 39-16-0

BLUNT, 63-7-6

BLUNT, Walter, 33-0-0

BROWN, John, 20-0-0

BROWN, Jacob, 36-4-0

BURTON, Nathan, 22-5-6

BRUMBLY, Preserved, 30-10-9

BRANCH, Thomas, 93-19-9

BORDMAN, Joseph, 62-9-0

BORDMAN, Hezekiah, 69-19-0

BOARDMAN, David, 103-16-0

BENJAMIN, Ezra, 47-13-3

BENJAMIN, Abial, Jun., 47-6-0

BENJAMIN, Jedediah, 19-17-3

BENJAMIN, Abial, 10-18-6

BENJAMIN, Lois, widow, 12-13-6

BARNS, Elijah, 42-0-0

BRAMAN, James & Elisha, 148-16-9

BRUMBLY, Israel, 32-13-0

BURTON, Israel, 108-5-0

BURTON, Israel, Jun., 35-14-0

BRANCH, Ethiel, 21-0-0

BILLINGS, Joseph, 54-16-3

BABCOCK, Benjamin, 61-0-0

COIT, Wheeler, 222-15-2

COIT, Benjamin, 144-7-6

COGSWELL, William, 58-17-9

CLARK, Daniel, 20-0-0

CLARK, John & John, Jr., 103-16-3

COIT, Oliver, 95-16-3

COOK, Pearly, 21-0-0

COIT, John, 91-16-0

CLARK, Perry, 56-0-0

COIT, Samuel & James, 101-4-6

COIT, Nathaniel, 40-0-0

CLIFT, Amos, 130-0-0

COIT, Samuel, 74-18-10

COOKE, Esquire & Barton, Jr., 164-19-0

COGSWELL, John, 54-10-9

COOKE, Beenajah, 40-0-0

CHAPMAN, William, 24-0-0

COOKE, Thaddeus, 148-5-0

CLARKE, Augustus, 26-0-0

CAPRON, Giles, 79-0-0

COGSWELL, Nathaniel, 106-10-3

COGSWELL, Nathan, 31-10-0

CHEESBROUGH, Thomas, 20-0-0

DURLEY, Joseph, 21-0-0

DRAPER, Fisher, 50-2-6

DAVIS, Samuel, 24-3-6

EDMONDS, Andrew, 70-2-0

FANNING, Frederick, 31-6-0

FRY, Peleg, 37-1-3

GATES, Daniel, 108-15-0

GEER, James, 62-10-0

GEER, Elisha, 90-5-0

GEER, Libbeus, 63-7-6

GEER, Daniel, 60-18-3

GEER, Nathan, 32-7-0

GEER, Roger, 23-13-6

GEER, Robert, 26-8-0

GREEN, Winter, 38-3-6

GREEN, David, 52-0-6

GATES, Mary, Widow, 26-2-6

GREEN, Stephen, 23-0-0

HERRICK, Ephraim, 64-16-6

HUNTINGTON, Andrew, 87-6-3

HATCH, Elisha, 68-19-6

HUTCHINSON, Amos, 72-16-6

HERRICK, Elijah, 32-19-9

HERRICK, NAthan, 86-0-0

HARRIS, Nathan, 1-2-0

HATCH, Elisabeth, Widow, 5-0-0

HERRICK, Ephraim, Jun., 43-14-0

HERRICK, Eleazer, 33-6-0

HYDE, Joel, 49-2-0

HERRICK, Amos, 20-15-0

HERRICK, Isaac, 43-16-6

HATCH, Jeremiah, 10-6-0

JOHNSON, Stephen, 101-2-6

JEWETT, Eleazer, 33-0-6

JEWETT, Joseph, 27-5-6

KINNE, Ezra, 116-4-0

KINNE, Jacob & James, 62-14-0

KINNE, Spencer, 96-14-3

KIMBALL, Levi, 53-17-3

KEIGWIN, James, 31-5-6

KINNE, Henry, 31-0-0

KEIGWIN, Ephraim, 24-0-0

KINNE, James, 3-0-0

KINNE, Spencer, 96-14-3

KINNE, Gideon, 46-2-9

KINNE, Samuel, 9-8-0

LESTER, Timothy, 157-11-9

LESTER, Elijah, 132-16-3

LESTER, Moses, 135-5-0

LESTER, Elisha, 129-8-9

LORD, Nathaniel, 109-0-0

LEONARD, Samuel, 132-0-3

LEONARD, Samuel, Jun., 62-6-6

LANMAN, Peter, 48-17-6

MORGAN, Daniel, Jun, 156-6-6

MORGAN, James, 85-9-3

MORGAN, James, Jun., 58-3-6

MORGAN, Benni, 26-0-0

MORGAN, Dudley, 7-6-6

MOON, James, 18-0-0

MORSE, Daniel, 41-19-0

MULKINS, John, 9-6-0

MAIN, Peres, 27-6-0

MAIN, Rufus, 31-5-6

MAIN, Paul, 27-10-0

NORMAN, John, 33-12-6

OLIN, Phillip, 105-9-6

OLIN, Benjamin, 31-0-0

OLIN, Elisha, 21-0-0

PRENTICE, Eleizer, 88-16-3

PRENTICE, John, 41-19-6

PARTRIDGE, John, 43-11-9

PARTRIDGE, Asa, 25-0-0

PARTRIDGE, Asa, Jun., 31-15-0

PARTRIDGE, James, 82-2-6

PARTRIDGE, Elijah, 26-0-0

PARTRIDGE, Pearl, 21-0-0

PRENTICE, Manasseh, 40-17-0

PRENTICE, Elisha, 65-14-9

PHILLIPS, Levi, 30-16-0

PHILLIPS, Jonathan, 28-17-6

PARK, David, 20-0-0

PALMER, Gershom, 25-14-6

POTTER, Gideon, 61-0-0

PARTRIDGE, Reuben, 93-16-9

ROSE, Daniel, 123-0-6

ROSE, Daniel, LOVE, Robert, 18-3-0

ROSE, Elisha, 109-17-6

ROSE, Thomas, 37-3-3

ROSE, Betsey, 15-18-0

RAY, Gideon, 37-10-6

RAY, Daniel, 17-10-0

RAY, Ebenezer, 20-0-0

RAY, Stephen, 46-18-3

RAY, John, 28-0-6

RAY, Amos, 36-1-6

RIX, Thomas, 51-3-0

RIX, Eph & James, 72-11-6

REYNOLDS, Ebenezer, 36-12-6

RANDALL, Nathan, 31-13-9

RITCH, Solomon, 25-8-9

STANTON, Robert, 34-9-0

STANTON, Robert, Jun., 42-10-6

STANTON, Samuel, 21-17-3

STANTON, David, 23-1-6

STANTON, Jabez, 44-7-6

STANTON, Nathan, 37-13-6

STEWART, Alexander, 115-5-3

SMITH, Samuel, 43-12-0

SMITH, David, 77-17-0

SMITH, Darius, 18-0-0

TYLER, John, 210-3-2

TYLER, John, Jun., 73-2-0

TYLER, Elisha, 139-16-0

TYLER, Moses, 97-10-0

TYLER, Joseph, 19-17-6

TYLER, James, 103-1-0

TYLER, Samuel & Bishop, 127-8-9

TUCKER, Ephraim, 92-4-8

TUCKER, William, 84-9-0

TUCKER, Stephen, 46-16-0

TAYLOR, Nathan, 21-12-6

TUCKER, Elisha, 1-10-0

WILSON, John, 123-8-0

WALTON, Oliver, 90-5-6

WALTON, DAniel, 81-11-9

WOODWARD, Moses, 56-18-6

WITHEY, Lemuel, 78-16-6

WITHEY, Henry, 27-0-0

WITHEY, Elijah, 43-5-6

WEEDEN, Elijah, 43-7-0

WHEELER, Edward, 32-6-9

WHEELER, Pearly, 26-19-6

WOODBURN, Joshua, 25-4-0

WILKINSON, William, 8-10-0

WOODWARD, Reuben, 32-10-6

ADDITIONS

BENNE, Jeremiah, 12-0-0
COIT, Wheeler, 12-2-0
CRAFT, Samuel, 18-0-0
DORRANCE, Gershom, 24-10-0
DAVIS, Joseph, 22-18-0
FANNING, Fred, 4-10-0
FRY, Peleg, 1-18-0
HATCH, John, 20-0-0
HATCH, Joseph, 11-4-0
LORD, James, 21-0-0
LATHROP, Avariah, 31-18-0
LOVE, Robert, 9-0-0
OLIN, Phillip, 10-0-0
PUTMAN, Jedediah, 18-0-0
READ, James, 8-13-9
SLAUGHTER, Benjamin, 2-15-9
STARKWEATHER, Joseph, 35-9-0
STARKWEATHER, Ephraim, 31-0-0
WITHEY, Elijah, 5-17-6
TUCKER, Ephraim, 2-0-0

Items taxed

Polls from 21 to 70 yrs - 166 Ł Ł2988
Polls from 16 to 21 yrs - 43 at Ł387
Oxen & Bulls 4 yrs old - 294 at Ł882
Cows & Horned Cattle - 787 at Ł1574
Horned Cattle, 2 yrs old, 272 at Ł272
Horses & Mules, 3 yrs old - 304 at Ł912
Horses & Mules, 2 yrs old - 59 at Ł118
Horses & Mules, 1 yr old - 83 at Ł83
Acres Plowed Land - 2257 at Ł1128.10
Acres mowing & Pasture - 4600 at Ł1840
Acres Smooth Meadow - 67 at Ł25-2-6
Acres Boggy Meadow, 536 at Ł136
Acres Brush Pasture, 6118 at Ł611-16
Acres Woodland - 1606 at Ł80-6
Acres Woodland - 323 at Ł8-6
Silver Watches - 12 at Ł18
Brass Wheeled Clocks - 27 at Ł81
Wood Wheeled Clocks - 2 at Ł2
Silver Plate - 114 at Ł2-5-7
Money at interest - 870 at Ł42-4
Fires in good repair - 41 at Ł30-15
Fires 2d rate - 101 at Ł56-16-3
Fires 3d rate - 202 at Ł75-15
Fires 4th rate, 163 at Ł30-11-3
Assessments: 215

Note: The summary of the Grand list of 1791 shows a small precentage of actual value at which property was set in the list at that time. Houses do not appear, but, in their place, fireplaces were taxed, according to the state of repair the houses to which they belonged were in.