Closson Press

Compiler: Retrospect Publishing
The Chester County tax lists published in Volumes XI and XII of the Third Series of the Published Pennsylvania Archives contain the Proprietary Tax lists for Chester County, Pennsylvania for the following years 1765, 1766, 1767, 1768, 1769, 1771, 1774, 1779, 1780, 1781, and 1785. Taxpayers are listed by township and often the county tax lists include the acres, horses, cattle, sheep, and servants owned by the taxpayer.

The Chester County, Pennsylvania tax lists in Volumes XI and XII of the Third Series of the Published Pennsylvania Archives also include the taxpayers for the area of Chester County that later became Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Researchers interested in Chester County genealogy, the early tax list can offer an interesting window into the neighborhood in which their ancestors lived. This CD contains the images of the original pages along with a full text search capability for the following books:

• PA Archives, Third Series, Vol. XI - Provincial Papers: Proprietary Tax Lists of the County of Chester for the years 1765-1769, 1771 (William Henry Egle, M.D.; Wm. Stanley Ray, State Printer, 1897)
• PA Archives, Third Series, Vol. XII - Provincial Papers: Proprietary and other Tax Lists of the County of Chester for the years 1774, 1779-1781, 1785 (Wm. Henry Egle, M.D.; Wm. Stanley Ray, State Printer, 1897)

System Requirements: CD-ROM drive; Windows Operating System. Not compatible with network software.

The Pennsylvania Archives, often referred to as the Pennsylvania Published Archives, was published by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania over many decades from the mid 1800,s to the early 1900’s. Tax payers are listed by township and often the lists include the acres, horse, cattle, sheep, and servants owned by the tax payers. You will be able to search for any tax payer listed within these two volumes.

2002, 1662 pages, CD
ISBN 1929356110