1855 Census for Town of Clinton, Rensselaer Co., NY
Agricultural Data (partial questions)
Typed for computer by Joe Yakel
Webpage by Cliff Lamere Mar 2001
Joe Yakel
Source: "1855 Clinton, North Greenbush and Greenbush, Rensselaer County, New York Census" (pub. 1985) by Mrs. George C. Derbyshire [Janet Helen Derbyshire], pp 56-59.
The records are posted on this webpage with the kind permission of the author.
The same records can be found in "D.A.R. New York Cemetery, Church and Town Records" - Vol. 561, also transcribed by Janet Derbyshire.
Information about livestock and crops was not transcribed.
No. = preprinted number on census form. May represent order of visitation.
[Note from Cliff Lamere: For more information about the individuals listed below, see the link to the regular part of this census by clicking HERE. Also, to see the extensive list of 35 questions asked of each farmer, look at the complete information for Joe Yakel's great-greatgrandfather, John Yakel.]
Name of Owner, Agent, or Acres of Land Cash Value Date of
Manager of the Farm Improved | Unimproved of Farm Census No.
AKIN Frederick 118 7 $18,000 Jun 25 33 AKINS Aaron B. 150 36 $2,000 Jun 14 24 ASTIN William 127 50 $14,500 Jun 25 36 BARINGER William M? 122 30 $9,000 Jun 25 11 BEDELL William R. 90 25 $7,000 Jun 25 14 BEST John 100 26 $7,000 Jun 4 24 BINK Zachariah H. 80 20 $5,000 Jun 4 37 BLAIR William 55 8 $4,500 Jun 30 14 BRANARD Benj B. 5 -- $6,000 Jun 14 23 BROOKSBY James -- -- --- Jun 14 13 BURTON James 148 25 $17,000 Jun 14 18 CANADA John B. 54 -- $7,000 Jun 14 28 CARNER Christopher 105 31 $9,000 Jun 25 26 CARNER George 72 2 $3,000 Jun 4 36 CARNER John C. 76 40 $10,000 Jun 4 9 CARNER John G. 41 4 $2,400 Jun 4 13 CARNER Philip 145 25 $8,500 Jun 30 2 CARNER Thiodore 100 54 $12,000 Jun 4 12 CAVNAUGH John 13 -- $1,200 Jun 30 17 CHANDLER Thomas R. 100 3 $7,000 Jun 30 9 CHREHAN Charles A. 70 18 $4,000 Jun 25 31 CLARK Peter G. 20 4 $5,000 Jun 4 2 COLVIN Charles D. 29 40 $3,000 Jun 25 18 CRAVER Jacob 78 12 $4,500 Jun 4 20 CRAVER John A. 100 30 $9,500 Jun 4 15 CRAVER John W. 90 22 $8,000 Jun 4 18 CREGO Hiram D. 80 20 $5,000 Jun 25 32 CUNINGHAN John 13 -- $4,200 Jun 30 16 DARBY John 100 30 $10,000 Jun 30 19 DAVITT Ebenezer 53 7 $5,000 Jun 25 12 DEFREEST Daniel 62 10 $6,000 Jun 30 12 DEFREEST James S. 75 10 $6,000 Jun 4 28 DEFREEST John K. 110 30 $13,000 Jun 25 39 DEFREEST Martin A.? 100 8 $8,000 Jun 4 5 DEFREEST David, Jr. 100 26 $5,000 Jun 25 10 DENISON Benjamin G. 119 20 $15,000 Jun 25 44 DINGMAN Tobias & Volket 40 12 $4,000 Jun 14 16 DINGS Adam 91 25 $8,000 Jun 30 13 DINGS Stephen -- -- --- Jun 14 19 EARING Jacob 45 24 $5,000 Jun 25 29 ELLIOT David 130 30 $10,000 Jun 25 21 ELLIOT Edward 60 20 $4,000 Jun 25 5 ELLIOT John 70 10 $3,500 Jun 25 6 ELLIOT Waller 120 30 $12,000 Jun 25 30 FERIS David 50 10 $5,000 Jun 25 43 FOLMSBEE Jerronimus 90 27 $3,000 Jun 25 7 GENET EJ & GC 200 175 $25,000 Jun 14 3 GEOWY William 100 -- $6,000 Jun 4 4 GISE Jacob 67 20 $6,000 Jun 25 42 GREEN Edmon 90 34 $9,000 Jun 14 12 HALENBECK Daniel 55 15 $3,000 Jun 25 3 HALENBECK Henry 55 15 $3,000 Jun 25 4 HARTMAN Elias 92 2 $5,000 Jun 4 11 HAWS William 11 -- $4,500? Jun 4 33 HOES Barney 50 10 $5,000 Jun 14 25 HOGEBOOM agent Peter 185 35 $40,000 Jun 14 5 HOGLE John 56 6 $3,500 Jun 4 17 HOLE agent Deleware 5 4 $ 600 Jun 14 27 HOLE agent James 35 5 $4,000 Jun 14 26 HOY Peter 20 80 $5,000? Jun 4 32 HUB Joseph 50 12 $3,000 Jun 25 37 HUFF Stephen 112 25 $8,000 Jun 4 38 HULSAPPLE William 113 7 $7,000 Jun 25 19 JORDAN John 60 48 $5,000 Jun 25 34 KARNER John 56 10 $4,000 Jun 4 27 KEEF Michael C. 130 34 $12,000 Jun 25 13 KIRTLAND B. B. 136 -- $13,600 Jun 30 1 KNOWLTON Nathaniel 85 12 $6,000 Jun 4 43 LANSING Martines 85 2 $8,000 Jun 30 7 LAPE William A. 88 10 $4,000 Jun 4 16 LAWRENCE Willard 100 23 $10,000 Jun 30 20 LINK George 95 8 $5,000 Jun 4 35 LINK William 100 16 $6,000 Jun 4 34 LIVINGSTON Elexander 100 41 $12,000 Jun 4 8 MANZUR Edmund 53 6 $2,500 Jun 4 41 MILLER Abraham 43 -- $4,000 Jun 25 20 MILLER Stephen 110 40 $7,000 Jun 25 24 MOLES Mark 150 -- $20,000 Jun 14 29 MORISON Isaack H. 58 20 $2,000 Jun 25 16 MORRISON Walter B. 90 5 $9,000 Jun 14 17 MURPHY Lawrence 70 6 $5,220 Jun 30 22 OSTRANDER Charles 90 25 $8,000 Jun 30 21 OSTRANDER Jacob 56 8 $3,500 Jun 4 7 OSTRANDER Jacob C. 10 -- $ 800 Jun 4 19 OSTRANDER Martin 53 10 $4,000 Jun 4 23 OSTRANDER Stephen 23 1 $1,800 Jun 25 25 PALMATEER Peter 250 75 $15,000 Jun 14 9 PAYN Chancy S. 61 13 $3,500 Jun 25 9 PAYN Nathaniel S. 110 20 $3,500 Jun 25 8 PERCE Seth W. 44 6 $3,500 Jun 30 4 PHILIPS Joseph 120 20 $7,000 Jun 4 40 PHILIPS? Andrew 90 18 $7,000 Jun 25 27 PHILLIPS David 156 14 $12,000 Jun 14 10 PITTS John W. 13 2 $ 800 Jun 25 23 POKMAN? John H. 85 10 $10,000 Jun 14 31 PRATT E. N. 190 16 $20,000 Jun 4 3 PRATT William 40 20 $5,000 Jun 4 31 PROPER John 47 6 $5,000 Jun 25 22 PROPER Nicholas 90 22 $5,000 Jun 25 15 REYNOLDS Peter 100 22 $8,000 Jun 4 22 RHOADS Godfrey 66 2« $6,000 Jun 25 41 RIFENBURGH agent William 130 30 $11,000 Jun 14 4 ROBINS Thomas 25 25 $2,000 Jun 25 35 ROCKEFELLER T.R. 100 -- $4,500 Jun 25 28 RYSEDORPH Lawrence 51 51 $5,000 Jun 30 24 RYSEDORPH Leonard L. 100 35 $7,000 Jun 30 23 RYSEDORPH Philip L. 74 40 $8,000 Jun 30 25 SAGENDORPH Stephen 50 4 $3,000 Jun 30 5 SCHARCH Johniost 90 22 $9,000 Jun 25 38 SCHERMERHORN Barney 110 40 $10,000 Jun 14 8 SHAVER Philip 53 4 $2,800 Jun 4 21 SHAVER Samuel 45 -- $7,000 Jun 14 34 SIEVER? James 17 -- $1,000 Jun 4 30 SIMMONS Thomas B. 65 8 $7,000 Jun 14 32 SLYTER Nicholas 156 40 $10,000? Jun 4 42 SLYTER? John P. 40 10 $2,500 Jun 4 39 SMITH Frederick 17? 91 $5,600 Jun 25 1 SMITH Nehemiah N. 275 30 $30,000 Jun 14 30 SMITH agent? Franklin 80 80 $8,000 Jun 14 2 STRUVE George 100 13 $7,000 Jun 30 8 TELLER Jacob V B 140 20 $20,000 Jun 14 20 TELLER William 75 15 $15,000 Jun 14 6 THOMAS Hugh 3 -- --- Jun 4 29 TRAVER Alvaro R. 100 20 $10,000 Jun 4 14 TROW agent Thomas 9 10 $3,000 Jun 14 7 VAN RENSELAR Cornelius G? 14 -- $10,000 Jun 14 21 VAN RENSELAR Glen 50 -- $8,000 Jun 14 33 VAN RENSELAR Jeremiah 15 1 $20,000 Jun 14 22 VANALEN Abraham E. 62 16 $8,000 Jun 25 40 VANDENBERGH John 97 4 $10,000 Jun 4 1 VANDENBERGH Minard 100 26 $8,000 Jun 4 10 VANDENBERGH William 5 -- $ 500 Jun 4 6 VANHUSEN Minard 79 25 $8,000 Jun 30 10 VANRENSELAER Cornelius 50 15 $5,000 Jun 14 1 WANDS Abraham G. 90 10 $12,500 Jun 30 15 WANZER Moses 156 -- $20,000 Jun 14 14 WARD Thomas 53 -- $10,000 Jun 14 15 WARING Richard 170 30 $20,000 Jun 14 11 WARNER Michael 150 74 $13,000 Jun 30 11 WETHERWAX Andrew L. 80 20 $6,500 Jun 4 25 WETHERWAX Leonard 90 10 $6,500 Jun 4 26 WHITE Christopher 30 6 $3,600 Jun 30 18 WITBECK John W. 92 12 $10,000 Jun 30 6 YAKEL John 109 29 $7,000 Jun 25 2 YATES Christopher 80 26 $6,000 Jun 25 17 --- (blank line) --- -- -- --- Jun 30 3
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