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1797, Inhabitants of York and its Vicinity

7/17/1797

 
In 1797, the official number of people living in York and the surrounding area was 437 - 260 males and 177 females.

In York, there were 115 males and 97 females who were part of Freehold estate-owning families, along with an additional 29 single males - 241 in total.

There were 59 inhabitants of the Don and Marsh - 32 males and 24 females who were part of Freehold estate-owning households, along with 3 single males.

There were 29 male and 22 female inhabitants of the Humber - 51 in total.

And there were 86 inhabitants of Yonge Street - 52 males and 34 females.

The Freehold inhabitants in York were:
ALLEN, William (2 males)
BADGER, Gideon, (2 males, 2 females)
BARRY, Thomas (3 males, 4 females)
BERZY, William (4 males, 2 females)
BURNS Esquire, Alexander (1 male)
BURNS Esquire, David (1 male)
CAMERON, Archibald (1 male, 1 female)
CARRY, Bernard (3 males, 2 females)
CHEWITT Esquire, William (3 males, 2 females)
CONN, John (1 male)
COON, John (2 males, 7 females)
COOPER, William (3 males, 1 female)
DUMONT, William (2 males)
GRAHAM, Captain William (4 males, 2 females)
HENDRICKS, Dayton (2 males, 1 female)
HERON, Samuel (3 males, 2 females)
HERSCHMER, Jacob (1 male)
HUNT, Joseph (2 males, 3 females)
KAHMAN, John Henry (1 male, 3 females)
KINDRICK, Duke William (4 males, 3 females)
KINDRICK, John (1 male, 5 females)
KINDRICK, Joseph (2 males, 3 females)
LODER, Job (2 males)
MACAULEY, Doctor James (4 males, 1 female)
McDOUGALL, John (3 males, 5 females)
MARTHER, Samuel (2 males, 1 female)
McBRIDE, Sergeant John (1 male, 1 female)
McBRIDE, John (2 males, 3 females)
MEALEY, Patrick (1 male, 2 females)
MILES, Abner (3 males, 5 females)
MILLS, Parker (2 males, 5 females)
PINING, Peter (2 males)
RIDOUT Esquire, Thomas (3 males, 6 females)
RUGGLES, James (2 males)
RUSSELL, The Honourable Peter (3 males, 1 female)
SMALL Esquire, John (4 males, 1 female)
SMITH, The Honourable David William (3 males, 4 females)
SMITH, William (4 males, 5 females)
THOMSON, Andrew (4 males, 2 females)
THOMSON, Archibald (6 males, 5 females)
THOMSON, David (6 males, 2 females)
WHITE Esquire, John (4 males, 2 females)
WILLCOCKS, William (1 male)
WRIGHT, Edward (5 males, 3 females)

The single men in York were:
BELL, Alexander
BISSELL, Ira
BUSH, Fridᵏ
COZENS, Jacob
COZENS Junior, Daniel
COZENS, Samuel D
COZENS, Shivers
ELLIOTT, James
ENDICOTT, John
HOLLOWELL, John
HUTCHINS, Henry
JOHNSON, Andrew
LEACH, Joshua (Carpenter)
MARGH, Michael
McDONELL, John
NASH, James
NASH, Samuel
PAYSON, Ephraim
PERRIGO, James
PITNEA, James
SCOTT, Jonothan
TATE, Robert
TIERS, Daniel
TIVY, Thomas
WARD, Thomas
WHITE, Augustus
WITHERS, John
WRIGHT, Malcolm

The Freehold inhabitants of the Don and Marsh were:
ASHBRIDGE, John (3 males, 1 female)
BROWN, Frederick (2 males, 2 females)
BURNS, Patrick (2 males, 1 female)
CORNWELL, William (7 males, 3 females)
MOSLEY, Benjamin (1 male, 1 female)
PHILLIPS, Jacob (2 males, 2 females)
PLAYTER, George (4 males, 3 females)
PLAYTER, John (1 male, 2 females)
PORTER, George (2 males, 2 females)
SKINNER, Isaiah (3 males, 2 females)
TERRY, Parshal (4 males, 4 females)
WINTERS, Jacob (1 male, 1 female)

The single men inhabiting the Don and Marsh were:
MONTEITH, Hugh
ST. CLAIR, Samuel
WIPPLE, Samuel

The inhabitants of the Humber were:
ANDERSON, Elias (5 males, 4 females)
COOK, Silas (7 males, 5 females)
DAVIS, Benjamin (1 male, 1 female)
DENNIS, John (2 males, 2 females)
DEVINS, Abraham (2 males, 2 females)
DEVINS, Isaac (1 males, 3 females)
DEVINS, Levy (2 males, 1 female)
LAWRENCE Esquire, John (2 males)
McLEANY, John (1 male)
SANDERS, Mathias (1 male, 1 female)
WILSON Esquire, John (2 males, 1 female)
WILSON Junior, John (3 males, 2 females)

The inhabitants of Yonge Street were:
CHAPMAN, Nathan (1 male)
COMER, Jacob (3 males, 3 females)
COVER, Nicholas (1 male, 2 females)
DEXTER, Asa (1 male)
DEXTER, John (2 males, 1 female)
DITTERLANE, George (1 male)
FISHER Junior, Jacob (1 male, 3 females)
FISHER Senior, Jacob (3 males, 3 females)
FISHER, John (2 males, 3 females)
HAMMONWAY, Josiah (1 male)
HARMON, Henry (2 males, 2 females)
HILL, Thomas (1 male)
HOLLINGSHEAD, Isaac (2 males, 1 female)
HOLLINGSHEAD, William (1 males, 2 females)
JOHNSON, Asa (2 males, 2 females)
JOHNSON, Lawrence (6 males, 1 female)
KETCHUM, Senaca (1 male)
KETCHUM, Jesse (1 male)
LAWRENCE, Richard (2 males, 4 females)
LIPPENCOTT, Richard (1 male)
LYONS, John (3 males, 1 female)
MILLER, Nicholas (3 males, 2 females)
MONSHEAN, Balser (4 males, 2 females)
PHELPS, Joseph (1 male, 2 females)
SMITH, Frederick (1 male)
STOCKS, John & Richard (2 males)
WEGLE, George (1 male)
YARNS, Thomas (1 male)
YARNS, William (1 male)


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