On October 1, 1798 James Crosby was assessed for 1 dwelling house on 80 perches of land worth $170 in Barnstable, Massachusetts. His father, Jesse, and his brothers, jesse, Jr. and Daniel, are recorded on the same page. [1] At the same time, he was also assessed for another 20 acres there worth $84. [2]
Research Notes
CHILD: James, of James & wife, bp. 18 May 1806. [3]
Sources
↑ Massachusetts and Maine: Direct Tax, 1798. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003.) Original manuscript: Direct tax list of 1798 for Massachusetts and Maine, 1798. R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB183/i/13104/390/235248347
↑ Massachusetts and Maine: Direct Tax, 1798. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003.) Original manuscript: Direct tax list of 1798 for Massachusetts and Maine, 1798. R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB183/i/13104/428/235248855
↑ "Barnstable, MA: Church Records, 1639-1892." Records of Barnstable, Massachusetts. CD-ROM. Boston, MA.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1638/i/0/308/0
"Barnstable, MA: Church Records, 1639-1892." Records of Barnstable, Massachusetts. CD-ROM. Boston, MA.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1638/i/28747/288/577975670
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