Genealogy and history of the Hepburn family of the Susquehanna Valley : with reference to other families of the same . eight cows, $^ ; occupation as judge and storekeeper,$230. His total taxable property was valued at ;^1, In 1821, the year he died, he was assessed as follows: 200 acres, valued at ^ 6, ^1,200 40 18, 720 60 12, 720 I House, 500 I Distillery, 500 4 Horses and six Cattle, 128 6 Houses, 50 .Occupation, loo Total valuation, ?3,9l8 The tax on this assessment was ^ The previousyear it was ;^ 72 THE HEPHURN FAMILY. Between the years i8oi and 1802 he erected the bri
Genealogy and history of the Hepburn family of the Susquehanna Valley : with reference to other families of the same . eight cows, $^ ; occupation as judge and storekeeper,$230. His total taxable property was valued at ;^1, In 1821, the year he died, he was assessed as follows: 200 acres, valued at ^ 6, ^1,200 40 18, 720 60 12, 720 I House, 500 I Distillery, 500 4 Horses and six Cattle, 128 6 Houses, 50 .Occupation, loo Total valuation, ?3,9l8 The tax on this assessment was ^ The previousyear it was ;^ 72 THE HEPHURN FAMILY. Between the years i8oi and 1802 he erected the brickdwelling house near where his log houses stood. Theexact time is shown by the assessments, as the brick housefirst appears in the list for 1802. This house, which wasconsidered a very fine one for the time, was built of brickmanufactured on the premises. It stands to-day as a land-mark, surrounded by board piles, and is correctly shown inthe illustration. Here in the closing years of his life he dis-pensed an elegant hospitality, as he was very fond of com-pany, and men of note were frequent guests at his JUDGE HEPBURNS RESIDENCE, BUILT IN l8oi. In 1804 Loyalsock Township was divided by the erec-tion of Hepburn, and so named in honor of Judge has lost much of its territory during the last ninety years,but still retains its original name. To Judge Hepburn belongs the credit of being the firstofficer of Lodge No. 106, F. & A. M., Williamsport, whichwas constituted July i, 1806, by special dispensation di- THE HEPBURN FAMH^Y. 73 rected to John Cowden, John Boyd, James Davidson andEnoch Smith, past masters. On that date they met andinstalled William Hepburn, W. M.; James Davidson, S. W.;Samuel Coleman, J. W., and John Kidd, Secretary. Astrong anti-Masonic sentiment prevailed at that time, and itrequired considerable nerve to hold such an office in theface of public opinion, but Hepburn was equal to the emer-gency. He was re-elected for 1807, 1811 and 1815. AS A
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