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RETURNS OF INHABITANTS AND LANDS OWNED AND IMPROVED
IN PORTIONS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN 1684.
The following papers are contained in a MS. volume belonging 
to the American Philosophical Society. The returns were probably
made in consequence of an order of Nicholas More, Thomas Holme, 
and Thomas Fairman, Justices of the Peace, dated 14th 2d mo. 1683 
(0.S.), to be executed "betwixt this and three weeks inclusive:
  John Cocke Aged 27 yeare bath 3 hondred Acres of land whearof 
hee bath Improved 8 ackers.  
  Lacey Cocke Aged 37 yeares bath 550 Ackers of land whearof hee 
hath Improved 30 ackers.  
  Lacey Cocke hath A negroe 20 yeares of Age. And a _____ named 
Bartholomew Sprint 21 years.
  Widdow Jacop hath one hondred Ackers of land whearof thear is 
12 ackers Improved.
  ffrances Jacop her Sonn living with her Aged 26 years.
  Petter Cake the yeounger Aged 25 years hath one hundred Ackers 
of land whearof hee hath Improved 3 ackers.
  Mathew holstin Aged 41 yeare bath one hondred & fifty Ackers 
of land whear thear is 12 Ackers Improved.
  William Snowden Aged 22 yeare bath one hondred Ackers whearof 
thear is 12 Ackers Improved.
  Peter Rambow hath 6 hondred Ackers of land whearof hee bath 
Improved 16 Ackers.
  Andrew Rambow Aged 25 yeare.
  John Rainbow Aged 22 yeare.
  Petter Dallbow Aged 36 yeare bee bath 6 hondred Ackers of land 
& bath Improved 12 ackers.
  John meefelon Aged 45 yeare hath 3 hondred Ackers of land & 
bath Im­proved 10 Ackers.
  John Meefelon the younger Aged 22 year.
  Dennis Rotchford above 16 years hath a hondred & 60 acker of 
land & one Acker Improved.
  William Askill his sarvant.
  John Svenson his sarvant.
  Pattreck Robbinson Aged 30 years bath one hondred Ackers of 
land Improved 12 Ackers.
  Robert neverbeegood his negor sarvant.
  [Endorsed "John Cocke Returned."]
  By Vertue of a Warrent Recived from Beniamin Chambers I have taken 
a True Account of all ye male Inhabitants from Peter Coxs Island to 
Andros Boons and Carcors Hooke and a Long ye mile Crick to Peter 
Yocumbs & King Sas to Siamancen that are above 16 years of Age to ye 
Age of 60 years and ye quantity of Land they Hold and How much of ye 
said Land is Clear.
                                   By me   LAURENO DALBOE
                                              Colectr

                                         ye quantity     whearof is Cleard
                     years ould            of Land            Acors
                     ==========          ===========     =================
Peter Coxs:             072                 200              30
Gabrill Coxs         abt 20
Mats Handrix         abt 21
William Shute           040
Tho: Shute              017
Andris Swanson Boon	 63                 750              60
Swan ditto         about 22
Peter ditto        about 19
Andris Homan             62                 160              10
Lawrence ditto           20
Banke Johnson            50
Hance Peterson           35
Luck Hank                50
Peter Ellitt             40
Lawrence Dalboe          26                 120              10
William ditto            23
Andris Peterson          26                 150              10
Jonas Nelson             63                 200              08
Mouns ditto              20
Rennar Peterson          25                  50              08
Mouns Justis             25                 250              10
Charts ditto             23
Hance ditto              21
Justa Justason           28                  50               6
Tho: Paschall            46                 500              04
William ditto            18
Tho: Rogers              22
Henry Love               30
Obdiah Hyerson           17
Neils Johnson                               200               6
Peter Yocumbe            30                 400              10
John Minsterman          36                 100
John Neilson                                300
Wm Clayton Junr         100
[Indorsed: "Lawrence Dalboe's Return."]                  G. B. K.

Note: Alternate spellings for some of the above names:
 Nicholas Moore
 Thomas Holmes
 Widow Jacobs
 Frances Jacobs
 Peter Cake
 Matthew Holsten
 Peter Rambo
 Andrew Rambo
 John Rambo
 Peter Dalbow (Dalboe)
 Patrick Robinson
 Robert Neverbegood
 Benjamin Chambers
 Peter Cox
 Gabriel Cox
 Matt Hendrix
 Thomas Shute
 Peter Elliott
 Obadiah Hyerson
 William Clayton, Jr.