The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-05-26
Old Tax PAYERS.


municatiOns of local historic char
acter, and many thanks are due you
for past favors in the way of space TO
the contributor in your valuable
papers We have some reason to be-
lieve that the many communications
heretofore published therein from
the present author have been receiy-
ed and read with some interest, hope
also with degree of profit.
We are persuaded to believe your
readers would he glad to learn more
of the old settlers and taxpayers OF
what is now Garrett county. Our
ancestors ought always to be subjects
of interest t. us. 1t is to he lamen.
ted that our county records are in
sufficient to show who resided and
paid taxes in the territory named
prior to 1904. In that year general
assessment appears to have been
made of all property in AIIegany
county, under a law of the same
year. AT any rate there is among
the archieves of Allegany ponder
Gus book seven inches thick, wei9ss-
ing thirty-four pounds, showing wh3
were then Taxpayers. The county
was at that time divided into 6 cleo
ton districts, but these did not seem
to be recognized aS to assessment
purposes. The county was divided
into s assessment departments called
hundreds. The territory (abOut)
now constituting Garrett county was
known as SANDY Creek Glades' hun.
dred," and contained, as nearly as
can now be ascertained, 126 resident
taxpayers, with considerable num-
Der of non-residents, chiefly land
owners. Here they are: William
Ashby, John Arnold, Philip Brady,
Robert Brown, Aza BealI, Robert
Brandenburg, John Baker, Peter
Bugh, jacob Bugh, Thomas F.
Brook, Andrew Blocher, Meshack
Browning, Peter Bartroof, Andrew
Buckalew, VIM. BpcKwith, Elefelet
Chichester, VIM. COddington, John
Coddington. SAM COddington, Ben
jamin COddingtOn, Jonathan Clark,
Thomas CasteeI, Jeremiah Connolly.
Peter Connolly. john Connolly, VIM.
Crablree, james ChiIps Joseph Davis,
Peter Dale, Henry burst, Peter Du-
vail, Henry Dewitt, James Drane,
James Erwin, Elizabeth Edwards,
j Jhn FELTON,, john Fike, John Fur
guson, Mary Frazier, Joseph France,
Philip Firebaugh, James Flanagan,
Gabriel Friend. Joseph Friend, John
Friend, Michael Fresh, Jeremiah
Frazier, Jonathan Frazier, Thurman
Frazier, Christian Garlitz. Charles
Grimm. Nicholas Grower, Casper
Glotfeller, Daniel Grant. Geo. Gamer,
John Gilman, Andrew Hendricks,
John Hays, Paul Hoy, Andrew
House, David Hoffman, Jr.. Ru-
dolph Hannsick, Philip Hare, Jacob
Hare, Andrew Hendricks, John
Irons, Thomas Jehifer, Charles
James, John Jonas, Levy Knots,
Jacob KaIer, Dudley Lee, John Lynn
Henry Lewis, Robert Lamar, Mich
olas Musser, John Miller, Benedict
Miller, Joseph Moore, VIM. B. Ma
gruder, Frederick Marks, Thomas
Marks, James McMullen, Jacob
Markley, Norman B. Magruder,
Isaac Morgan, Archibald Osburn,
Stephen, Pearson, Samuel M. Pear
son, Nicholas Paugh, Michael Paugh.
Thomas Paugh, Thomas Pricherd,
Jr.. William Pricherd. John Park,
Roger Poland, George Rinehart, John
Rush, John Ruttan. Joseph Riley,
Sylvester Ryland, John Stuck, John
Swami, George Stanton, Robinson
Savage, Abraham Shockey, Nicholas
Storm, David Stotts, Jesse Stotts,
John Simkins, John Spurgen, John
Storm, Thos. Stewart, Alex Smith,
Robert Sinkler, John Templeman,
VIM. Thistle, David Tichenal, Jesse
TotnIinsOn, Isaac Umble, David
Vansickle. John Volts, John Wable,
Thomas Wilson, Joseph White, VIM.
White, John Wiland and Adam
Yeast.
Fifteen of these ancestors were
owners of slaves amounting to SO in
all. The greatest owner of this
since condemned property was Alex.
Smith,. Pretty strong for the
climate, but the number increased
considerably within the % years after
the date named. Strange to say,
there is now scarcely dozen colored
people in the county. They have di.
unfinished in about the same ratio the
whites have increased. A note
worthy fact is that so few of these
ancients are now represented in the
county in name by their descendants.
The most prominent in them days
Saann nou, IN ha most ohcoura1