Lancaster County*, Pennsylvania
Tax Records

NAME PL YEAR CLS COMMENTS SOURCE
SAUDOR, Sigmon Connestogoe Rate *1724 . . Vol 4, pg 45
SOUTER, Jacob Palatines at Conestogoe *1721 . . Vol 4, pg 48
SOUTHER, Jacob Connestogoe Rate *1719 . . Vol 4, pg 48
SOUTHER, Jacob Connestogoe Rate *1720 . . Vol 4, pg 48
SOWDER, Jacob Conistogoe Rate *1725 . . Vol 4, pg 48
SOWDER, Jacob Conistogoe Rate *1726 . . Vol 4, pg 48
SOWSTER, Jacob East Conestogoe *1722 . . Vol 4, pg 48
SOUDER, Roudey Donegal 1751 . . Vol 3, pg 97
SOUDERS, John Leacock 1757 . Crossed off; SOUTER,
'of Joel Ferys Land' in
1758		 Vol 3, pg 97
SOUTER, Henery Bethal 1750 . SOUTHER, 1756 Vol 3, pg 97
SOUTER, Widow Strasburg 1751 . SOUTHER, 1753;
SOUDER of Soudersburg Ed.		 Vol 3, pg 97
SOWDER, Adam Leacock 1757 freeman (single male) . Vol 3, pg 97
SOWDER, James Rapho 1751 . . Vol 3, pg 97
SAUDER, Daniel Warwick 1770 . singleman; X'd off Vol 5, pg 156
SAUTER, Jacob Lebanon 1769 . Freeman; SAUDER, giner, '71 [joiner?] Vol 5, pg 156
SOUDER, Daniel Warwick 1770 . Freeman; also SAUTER Vol 5, pg 173
SOUDER, Henry Bethel 1770 . . Vol 5, pg 173
SOUDER, John Heidleberg 1759 . . Vol 5, pg 173
SOUDER, John Lampeter 1770 . . Vol 5, pg 173
SOUDER, John Warwick 1770 . Inmate; SAUTER '69 Vol 5, pg 173
SOUDER, Rudolph Bethel 1770 . Freeman Vol 5, pg 173
SOWDER, Adam Leacock 1770 . Cotter; owner: Geo. Acre Vol 5, pg 173
SOWDER, Casper Manor 1770 . SAUTDER, '71 Vol 5, pg 173
SOWDER, Widow Strasburg 1770 . SOUDER, '69; Anna SAUDER, '71 Vol 5, pg 173
SOWDERS, Rudy Donegal 1770 . SOUDER, '69 Vol 5, pg 173
SOUDER, Chrisly Donegal 1779 freeman or single male could not see him Vol 1, pg 72
SOUDER, Radolph Donegal 1779 taxable land affirmed Vol 1, pg 72
SOUTER, Benjm Lampeter 1780 inmate, renter, no land . Vol 1, pg 72
SOUTER, John Lampeter 1780 taxable land . Vol 1, pg 72
SOWDER, John Strasburg 1779 . . Vol 1, pg 72
SOWDER, Widow Strasburg 1779 . . Vol 1, pg 72
SOUDER, Nichl Bethel 1780 . . Vol 2, pg 72
SOUR, Christian Lebanon 1779 freeman or single male sworn (oath of allegiance to the Commonwealth) Vol 2, pg 72
SOUTER, Jacob Lebanon 1779 taxable land sworn (oath of allegiance to the Commonwealth) Vol 2, pg 72

* The 1718-1726 Tax Records were of Chester County relating to areas that later became part of Lancaster County.

Different variations of the surname Souder/Sowder's are shown here as the peope taking the taxes were NOT careful with their spelling and the spelling of a family name varied on the individual lists as well as from township to township.

SOURCES:

"A New Index, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Before the Federal Census, Volume 1, Index to the 1780 Tax Records," by Gary T. Hawbaker and Clyde L. Groff  (did not include all of Lancaster County)

"A New Index, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Before the Federal Census, Volume 2, Index to the 1780 Tax Records," by Gary T. Hawbaker and Clyde L. Groff

"A New Index, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Before the Federal Census, Volume 3, Index to the 1750 Tax Records," by Gary T. Hawbaker and Clyde L. Groff

"A New Index, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Before the Federal Census, Volume 4, Index to the 1718-1726 Tax Records of Chester County Relating to Areas Later Part of Lancaster County," by Gary T. Hawbaker and Clyde L. Groff

"A New Index, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Before the Federal Census, Volume 5, Index to the 1770 Tax Records," by Gary T. Hawbaker and Clyde L. Groff