tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post115256700169256437..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: A Most Elusive Ancestor - Thomas J. NewtonRandy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-58292942492975661322007-01-25T10:37:00.000-08:002007-01-25T10:37:00.000-08:00Randy, what about searching tax records? As they ...Randy, what about searching tax records? As they say, the census man came every 10 years, but the tax man never hesitated to come every year. If you can check on the tax records for "both" Thomas Newtons, you can most likely determine whether they were one or two people. By following the tax records year after year, watching when Thomas drops off the rolls in one location and shows up in another, you can infer that he moved. However, if you find tax records for Thomas Newton in two different places at the same time, then it likely means they were two different people. While it <b>is</b> possible that one Thomas Newton could have owned land in two different places 200 miles apart, AND be taxed on both properties...it's not very probable. Check FamilySearch.org's online catalog for microfilms of tax rolls for the locations you're researching. Good luck!Miriam Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021845886261585678noreply@blogger.com