Robert W. Keyes Copyright © 2004 All Rights Reserved

Updated: September 7, 2004

Berks Co., Pennsylvania

Tax Lists – Webb & Related

Compiled from the following sources by: Robert W. Keyes

Sources:

  1. Owen, B.F.; Taxables Berks Co., PA, (Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1899); FHL Film# 385040
  2. Turnbach, Richard; Early Tax And Census Lists Brunswick Twp.Schuylkill Co [Then Berks Co PA]; (Berks Co., PA USGenWeb Archives)
  3. Collections Of The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, Berks County Tax Lists 1759-1761 (Call# Be 3.3A) [FHL film# 385041]
  4. Collections Of The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, Berks County Tax Lists 1762 (Call# Be 3.4A) [FHL film# 385041]
  5. Collections Of The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, Berks County Tax Lists 1763-1764 (Call# Be 3.5A) [FHL film# 385041]
  6. Collections Of The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, Berks County Tax Lists 1765 (Call # Be 3.6A) [FHL film# 385041]
  7. Collections Of The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, Berks County Tax Lists 1766 (Call# Be 3.7A) [FHL film# 385041]
  8. Collections Of The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, Berks County Tax Lists 1767-1769 (Call# Be 3.8a) [FHL film# 385041]
  9. Webb, Emrick, Research Notes from Berks County, PA Court House Visit


Year

Township

Pg

Src

Name

Notes – All notes except the tax collector are by this author unless otherwise noted

Dec 1752

between the first Ridge of Mountains of Schuylkill and Sweatoro”

 

2

Webb, George

Jacob Shaver, Collector

 

 

 

2

Willits, Thomas

 

1753

beyond the First Ridge of Mountains on Schuylkill”

 

2

Webb, George

George Mock, Collector

 

 

 

2

Willits, Thos

 

1754

Over the mountain”

4

1, 2

 

Francis Jarnell, Collector

 

 

 

1

Ellis, Thos

 

 

 

 

1

Jones, John

 

 

 

 

1

Starret, John

 

 

 

 

1, 2

Webb, George

 

 

 

 

1

Willits, John - single

 

 

 

 

1

Willits, Thos

 

 

 

 

1

Yarnal, Francis

 

 

 

 

1

Zimmerman, Nicholas

 

 

Exeter Twp

5

1

 

Jacob Wiler, Collector

 

 

 

1

Boone, Benjamin

 

 

 

 

1

Boone, Jas

 

 

 

 

1

Boone, John - single

 

 

 

 

1

Boone, Joseph Jr.

 

 

 

 

1

Boone, Wm

 

 

 

 

1

Ellis, Rowland

 

 

 

 

1

Hughes, Edward

 

 

 

 

1

Hughes, Ellis & Samuel

 

 

 

 

1

Hughes, Jno

 

 

 

 

1

Kirbe, Joseph - single

 

 

 

 

1

Kirbe, Wm - single

 

 

 

 

1

Lincoln, Mordcai - single

 

 

 

 

1

Patterson, Robt

 

 

 

 

1

Webb, John

John Sr.

 

 

 

 

Williams, Adins

 

 

Maiden Creek Twp

12

1

 

Parl? Rodarmal, Collector

 

 

 

1

Kirby, Thos

 

 

 

 

1

Kirby, Robt – single men

 

 

Amity Twp

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Webb, John

John Jr.

1755

Exeter Twp

35

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

Boone, Benjamin

 

 

 

 

1

Boone, James

 

 

 

 

1

Boone, Jeremiah - single

 

 

 

 

1

Boone, John - single

 

 

 

 

1

Boone, Joseph

 

 

 

 

1

Boone, William

 

 

 

 

1

Cherrington, Clement (junr)

Clement & Mary Coles Matthews m. 1750

 

 

 

1

Ellis, Rowland

S/o Thomas & Jane Hughes

 

 

 

1

Henton, George

 

 

 

 

1

Hinton, William

 

 

 

 

1

Hugh, Edward

S/o Ellis; Edward & Elizabeth Williams

 

 

 

1

Hughs, Ellis & Samuel

Ellis & Jane Foulke; Samuel m. Dec 1755 Margaret Gethin

 

 

 

1

Hughs, John

John & 2nd wife Martha Coles widow of Solomon Coles

 

 

 

1

Kirby, Joseph - single

 

 

 

 

1

Kirby, William - single

 

 

 

 

1

Matthews, John

S/o Robert Matthews & Mary Coles

 

 

 

1

Webb, John

John Sr. & Mary Boone

 

 

 

1

Williams, Adino

Adino & Dinah Boone wdow of Daniel Coles

1756

Exeter Twp

43

1

 

Christian Hick, Collector

 

Exeter

 

1

John & Benjamin Bebb?

Probably John Webb, Sr. and Benjamin; see 1757

 

Exeter

 

1

Cherrington, Clement

Husband of Mary Mary Mathews

 

Exeter

 

1

Dickey, Robert

Robert Dicky & Amelia Matthews

 

Exeter

 

1

Webb, Joseph

 

 

Amity Twp

50

1

 

William Winters, Collector

 

Amity

 

1

Webb, George

 

 

Amity

 

1

Webb, John

John Jr.

1757

Exeter Twp

88

1

 

 

 

Exeter

 

1

Dickey, Robert

Robert Dicky & Amelia Matthews

 

Exeter

 

1

Mathias, John

Probably Mathews

 

Exeter

 

1

Webb, John & son Benj.

John Sr.

 

Amity

99

1

Webb, John

John Jr.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1759

Amity Twp

 

3

 

 

 

Amity

 

 

Webb, Geo

 

 

Amity

 

 

Webb, John Jr.

 

1759

Exeter Twp

16

3

 

Christian Hicks, Collector

 

Exeter

 

 

Dickey, Robert

Robert Dicky & Amelia Matthews

 

Exeter

 

 

Mathias, John

Probably Mathews as he does not appear the following year as he died before April 1760

 

Exeter

 

 

Webb, John & son

John Sr. & Probably Benjamin, James, Samuel & Moses

 

Exeter

 

 

Webb, Joseph

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 1759

Amity Twp

7

3

 

 

 

Amity

 

 

Webb, George

 

 

Amity

 

 

Webb, John

John Jr.

 

Exeter

17

3

 

 

 

Exeter

 

 

Dickey, Robert

 

 

 

 

 

Webb, John & son

Probably Benjamin, James, Samuel & Moses

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 1760

Reading Twp

164

1

Haller, Henry

Father of Sarah Haller

June 1760

Exeter Twp

39

3

 

Mordicai Lee, Collector

 

Exeter

 

 

Dickey, Robert

Robert Dicky & Amelia Matthews

 

Exeter

 

 

Lincoln, Mordecai

Mary Webb?

 

Exeter

 

 

Webb, John & son

John Sr. & Probably Benjamin, James & Moses

 

Exeter

 

 

Webb, Joseph

 

 

Exeter

 

 

Webb, Saml or Jams- single

Probably Saml not living at home

June 1760

Amity Twp

77

3

 

George Lutz, Collector

 

Amity

 

 

Webb, Geo

 

 

Amity

 

 

Webb, John

John Jr.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nov 1760

Exeter Twp

24

3

Dickey, Robert

Robert Dicky & Amelia Matthews

 

 

 

 

Webb, John & son

Probably Benjamin, Samuel & Moses

 

 

 

 

Webb, Joseph

 

 

 

 

 

Webb, James - single

First appearance on tax rools and probably not living at home or because now of age. This is consistant with his birth date of 1737. An earlier reference to James at age 18 is found in the 1755 marriage of Samuel Hughes & Margaret (Gethin) May

 

Amity Twp

10

3

Webb, Geo

 

 

 

 

 

Webb, John

John Jr.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nov 1762

Exeter Twp

43

4

 

Jacob Boyer, Collector

 

 

 

 

Dickey, Robert

Robert Dicky & Amelia Matthews – no longer appears in Berks County tax lists

 

 

 

 

Lincoln, Mordicai

 

 

 

 

 

Webb, John & son

Probably Benjamin, James & Moses

 

 

 

 

Webb, Joseph

 

 

 

 

 

Webb, Samuel - single

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dec 1762

Amity Twp

9

4

Webb, John

Daniel Ludwig, Collector

 

Exeter Twp

46

4

Webb, Joseph

Francis Rutter, Collector

 

 

 

 

Webb, John

John Sr. & probably Benjamin, James Samuel & Moses

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 1763

Exeter Twp

30

5

Webb, John

John Sr. & probably Benjamin & Moses

 

 

 

 

Webb, James

James Webb & Mary Matthews, not listed as single as is Samuel which is consistant with his marriage estimate of Oct 1762-May 1763 and consistant with Mary Matthew's power of Attorney

 

 

 

 

Webb, Samuel - single

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nov? 1763

Exeter Twp

40

5

Webb, John

John Sr. & probably Benjamin & Moses

 

 

 

 

Webb, James

James Webb & Mary Matthews

 

 

 

 

Webb, Samuel - single

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 1764

Exeter Twp

?

5

Webb, John & Son

John Bichtel, Collector; probably with Benjamin, Samuel & Moses

 

 

 

 

Webb, James

James Webb & Mary Matthews

 

 

 

 

Webb, John

 

June 1764

Amity Twp

38

5

Webb, Joseph

John Huling, Collector

 

 

 

 

 

 

1765

Exeter

46

6

 

Joseph Boone, Collector

 

 

 

 

Webb, John & son

John Sr. & Samuel

 

 

 

 

Webb, John Jr.

 

 

 

 

 

Webb, James

James Webb & Mary Matthews

 

 

 

 

Webb, Benjamin

First time Benjamin is listed by himself since being enumerated with his father in 1756/57 and is now married to Rebecca Matthews which is consistant with the Power of Attorney dated 1764

 

 

 

 

 

 

May? 1765

Exeter Twp

35

6

 

Paul Durst?, Collector

 

 

 

 

Webb, John & son

John Sr. & probably Samuel & Moses

 

 

 

 

Webb, John Junr

John & Rachel Willets

 

 

 

 

Webb, James

James Webb & Mary Matthews

 

 

 

 

Webb, Benjamin

Benjamin & Rebecca Matthews

 

 

 

 

Webb, John

Must be the son of George. If this was George's first son b. abt 1744 he would now be of age

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 1766

Amity Twp

3

7

Lewis, John

Peter Weaver Collector

 

 

 

 

Webb, Joseph

Joseph & Mary

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 1766

Exeter Twp

19

7

Webb, James

Henry Thompson, Collector

 

 

 

 

Webb, John & son

 

 

 

 

 

Webb, John Junr

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nov? 1766

Amity Twp

1

7

Webb, Joseph

John Sands, Collector

 

Exeter Twp

20

7

Webb, John & son

Peter Kirby, Collector

 

 

 

 

Webb, James

 

 

 

 

 

Webb, John

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1767

Amity Twp

4

8

Webb, Joseph

John Boyer, Collector

 

Exeter Twp

16

8

Webb, John & sons

Morris Ellis, Collector; Note that James &Samuel, are note listed separately and probably Moses also. Benjamin may already be in Brunswick Twp (see 1769)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mar 1769

Amity Twp

3

8

No Webb listed

Hans Dieter, Collector

 

Exeter Twp

18

8

Webb, John & son

 

 

 

 

 

Webb, James

 

 

 

 

 

Webb, Joseph

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1769

Brunswick Twp

 

 

 

 

 

Brunswick

 

2

Webb, George

 

 

Brunswick

 

2

Webb, Benjamin

 

 

Brunswick

 

2

Webb, John

 

 

Brunswick

 

2

Webb, David - single

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dec 1770

Brunswick

262

1, 2

Webb, George Esq.

 

 

 

 

1, 2

Webb, John

 

 

 

 

1, 2, 9

Webb, Benjamin

 

 

 

 

1, 2

Webb, David – single

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exeter Twp

271

1

Webb, John & son

John Sr. & Samuel

 

 

 

1, 9

Webb, James

James Webb & Mary Matthews

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dec 1771

Brunswick Twp

 

2

 

Simon Marburger, Collector

 

 

 

2, 9

Webb, Benjamin

 

 

 

 

2

Webb, John

 

 

 

 

2

Webb, George

 

 

 

 

2

Webb, Joseph

 

 

 

 

2

Webb, David - single

 

1771

Exeter

 

9

Webb, James

James Webb & Mary Matthews

1771

Brunswick Twp

 

2

 

John Webb Sr., Collector

 

 

 

2

Webb, Geo Esq.

 

 

 

 

2

Webb, Joseph

 

 

 

 

2, 9

Webb, Benjamin

 

 

 

 

2

Webb, John

 

 

 

 

2

Webb, David - single

 

1772

Exeter

 

3

Webb, James

James Webb & Mary Matthews

Dec 1773

Brunswick Twp

 

2

 

Giddy Moyer, Collector

 

 

 

2

Webb, Joseph

 

 

 

 

2, 9

Webb, Benjamin

 

 

 

 

2

Webb, Geo Esq

 

 

 

 

2

Webb, John

 

 

 

 

2

Webb, David - single

 

 

 

 

2

Webb, Hans - single

 

 

Exeter

 

9

Webb, James

James Webb & Mary Matthews

1774-1775

Exeter Twp

316

1

 

 

 

Exeter

 

1

Cherrington, Thos

S/o Clement Cherrington & Mary Coles Matthews

 

Exeter

 

1

Matthews, Solomon

S/o Robert Mathews

 

Exeter

 

1

Webb, James

James Webb & Mary Matthews

 

Exeter

 

1

Webb, Samuel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1774

Brunswick Twp

330

1, 2

 

Michael Weinman, Collector

 

Brunswick

 

1, 2

Webb, George Esq.

 

 

Brunswick

 

1, 2, 9

Webb, Benjamin

 

 

Brunswick

 

1, 2

Webb, Joseph

 

 

Brunswick

 

1, 2

Webb, David – single

 

 

Brunswick

 

1, 2

Webb, John – single

 

 

Brunswick

 

1, 2

Webb, Jonathan – single

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1775

Brunswick Twp

 

2

 

Peter Schmelcher, Collector

 

Brunswick

 

2

Webb, Joseph

 

 

Brunswick

 

2, 9

Webb, Benjamin

 

 

Brunswick

 

2

Webb, George

 

 

Brunswick

 

2

Webb, John – single

 

 

Brunswick

 

2

Webb, Jonathan – single

 

Feb 1778

Brunswick Twp

 

 

 

William Dauber, Collector; Richard Turnbach has a note indicating the list is probably for 1777

 

Brunswick

 

2, 9

Webb, Benjamin

 

 

Brunswick

 

2

Webb, Widow

Mary widow of Joseph; see 1784 list

1778

Brunswick

 

 

 

Jacob Kimmel & Abraham Feit, Collectors; Richard Turnbach has a note indicating the Pennsylvania Archives identifies this as 1779

 

Brunswick

 

2

Webb, Mary

Joseph's widow

1779

Brunswick Twp

 

2

Webb, Mary

Richard Turnback notes this as SEPTENNIAL CENSUS

1780

Brunswick Twp

 

2

Webb, Widow

 

1781

Brunswick Twp

 

2

Haller, Col. Henry

 

1784

Brunswick Twp

 

 

Haller, Henry 700, 11

Turnbachs notes the acreage and number in household

 

Brunswick

 

 

Webb, Joseph – estate 392