In 1736, there is an Orange County tithe list in the precinct of David Phillips, Constable, which can be identified as the southern part of modern Madison County. It is a mixture of English and German names, some of which are hard to read because of the atrocious spelling. Starting in the middle of the list, there is John Hufmon, Cotley Broyle, Heny Haws, . . . , William Offill, Thomas Stanton, Mark Fink, John hanchbirque [Harnsberger?], John Garth, William Pirce, John Stone, Philip Ruts(?), Anthony Strader, William Banks, Nicholas Yeagoe, Adam Yeagoe, Larance Christ, Richard Halcom, George Long, William Caphinder [Carpenter?], George Myers, William jeliff, Thomas Downer, Charles Rone, John Brensford, John Phillips, Andrew Garr, Christopher Parter [Parlur or Barlow], John Scott, Denel Chrisler, Micale Smith, Michale Copher [Käfer], Thomas Weland, Andrew Kerkar, John Rouse, Mathias Kaseler, Nathan fill (?), Alender Conway, Jonah _____, John Wisdom, Guy Meeks, David Phillips, Constable.
There is enough order in the German names that I can believe there was some attempt to make the list systematically but there many names that occur in unexpected places.
In the next year, David Phillips has another tithe list, and the names are very similar to the previous list for 1736. Giving some of the German names, there is Lerance Chrise [Crees or Greys], John Hufmon, Cortley Broyle, Andrew Careker [Kerker], Andrew Carr [Garr], William Carpinter, Michael Cook, George Myers, Michael Capher [Käfer], Abraham Bledsoe, Thomas Bledsoe, Michale Smith, Nichles Yeage, Adham Yeago, John Breneeford, Mathias Caselear, George Long, Mark fink, Mathias Smith, Christopher Taner, Michale Holt, and the English names, William Rice, David bruce, Gye Meeks, Michale pireeon.
These two lists cover the ground where we found one of the Lewis Fishers but he is not present in these lists. This suggests that one of the two Lewis Fishers was an error in the 1739 lists, unless one of the them came between 1737 and 1739. Note that in 1738 Michael Smith is listed. At this time he was on the fund-raising trip to Europe. The one who is listed is probably the son, who was old enough to be a tithe.
In one undated list by Isaac Hadon, at least two German names appear, Fredrack Cobbler and Christophar Zimmerman, each with one tithe. A suspicious name is Lenard Hoofnol which follows immediately after Zimmerman. The locations of the homes of Fredrick Kabler and Christopher Zimmerman are known. They are southeast of Mt. Pony and south of present-day Stevensburg. While some other Germans lived for a while in this same area, they apparently had moved away.
(08 Dec 00)
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