Maine Genealogy Archives

1790 Census: Porterfield, York County

Part of Porterfield was set off to Brownfield in 1807, and the remainder incorporated as Porter.

Source: Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790: Maine [pdf]. (Washington, D. C., Govt. Print Off., 1908).

Forenames and surnames have been switched to facilitate searching.

Key to entries:

  1. Name of Head of Family.
  2. Free white males of 16 years and upward, including heads of families.
  3. Free white males under 16 years.
  4. Free white females, including heads of families.
  5. All other free persons.
  6. Slaves.
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Porterfield Town, York County
Meshech Libby 2 0 4 0 0
Moses Rankines 2 0 2 0 0
Benjamin Elenwood 2 3 4 0 0
Samuel Lamson 1 0 1 0 0
David Allod 2 2 2 0 0
Joseph Clark 1 1 3 0 0
Benjamin Bickford, Jun. 1 0 1 0 0
Benjamin Bickford 2 0 3 0 0
Samuel Bickford 1 2 1 0 0
Paul Briges 1 1 1 0 0
Moses Rankins, junr 2 1 1 0 0
Jonathan Clemons 2 1 2 0 0
Lemuel Haywood 1 1 3 0 0
Bickford Dyer 1 1 1 0 0
Aaron Goald 1 1 5 0 0
Josiah Towl 1 0 0 0 0