Dutchess County 1714 Census

Inasmuch as Dutchess county was for some years provisionally attached to Ulster, on account of the paucity of its inhabitants, a detached census was not made until 1714. The total number of souls was four hundred and forty-five of whom twenty-nine were slaves. The list of sixty-seven heads of families then resident in the county contains the following names:
Abraham Beuys John Beuys Roger Brett John Breines hendrick bretsiert Andreis Daivedes Peter De Boyes John De Grave Frans De Langen Peck De Wit Roelif Duijtser
Catrine Lasink Wedo Peter Lasink Frans Le Roy Lenar Le Roy Lenard Lewis Aret Hasten Gysbert Oosterhout Whilliam Ostrander Lowrans Ostrout John Ostrow William Outen
Johanis Dyckman Sienjer Maghell Pallmatir
Johannis Dyckman Jimj or Peter Palmater
Aenderis Gerdener
Isaac Hendricks
Bartolumus Hoogenboom
Jacob Hoghtelingh
James Husey
Jacob Kip
John Kip
Harmen Knickerbacker
Hendrick Pells Tunis Pieterse Jacob Plowgh Harmen Binders Thomas Sanders WiUem Schot ey Scouten
henderck Sissum Louwerens knickerbacker .».Matieis Slejt Cellitie kool Johannis Spoor
Mellen Springsteen Jeurey Springsten Johnes Terbots WiUiam Tetsort Adaam Van alsted Elias Van Bunchoten Elena Van De Bogart Meindert Van Den Bogart Henry Van Der Burgh Abraham Van Dusen Balthus Van Kleck Barent Van Kleck Johanes Van Kleck Garatt Van Vleit Evert Van Wagenen Swart Van Wagenen Abraham Vosburgh Jacob Vosburgh Peter Vely Dirck Wesselse Willem Wijt
This census further enumerates the total number of male persons above sixty years of age, 11; male persons from sixteen to sixty years of age, 89; male persons under sixteen, 120; number of females over sixty, 1; females from sixteen to sixty, 97; females under sixteen, 98; slaves, 29.
In the original tax roU^ of 1718 the total assessed valuation of property in the