Enumerators of the 1840 census were asked to include the following categories in the census: name of head of household, number of free white males and females in age categories: 0 to 5, 5 to 10, 10 to 15, 15 to 20, 20 to 30, 30 to 40, 40 to 50, 50 to 60, 60 to 70, 70 to 80, 80 to 90, 90 to 100, over 100; the name of a slave owner and the number of slaves owned by that person; the number of male and female slaves by age categories; the number of foreigners (not naturalized) in a household; and the number of deaf, dumb and blind persons within a household. Additionally, the 1840 census asked for the first time the ages of revolutionary war pensioners, as well as the number of persons attending school.

The official enumeration day of the 1840 census was 1 June 1840. All questions asked were supposed to refer to that date. By 1840, there were a total of twenty-six states in the Union, with Arkansas and Michigan being the latest editions. The two new territories of Wisconsin and Iowa were also enumerated. There were no substantial state or district wide losses.

Taken from Chapter 5: Research in Census Records, The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy by Loretto Dennis Szucs; edited by Loretto Dennis Szucs and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking (Salt Lake City, UT: Ancestry Incorporated, 1997).

William Dollarhide, The Census Book: A Genealogist's Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes, Heritage Quest: Bountiful, UT, 2000.


The following states were searched in the Ancestry.com database:  Alabama,  Kentucky, New York, Arkansas, Louisiana, North Carolina, Connecticut, Maine, Ohio, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Florida Territory, Michigan, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, Illinois, Missouri, Vermont, Indiana, New Hampshire, Virginia, Iowa Territory, New Jersey, Wisconsin Territory

The following rolls of film have not yet been linked to federal census images by Ancestry.com, and thus can not be searched in this linked index, M704: 1, 35, 37, 42, 45-46, 50, 59, 101-102, 116, 129, 131-134, 142, 147, 150, 179, 248, 288-289, 299-303, 307-310, 312, 318, 330, 414, 421, 429, 446, 483, 487, 509, 515, 517-538

Payet, James,  Covington Co, AL, Roll:M704_2, Unknown Township
Payet, William, Jr., Covington Co, AL, Roll:M704_2, Unknown Township
Payet, William, Sr., Covington Co, AL, Roll:M704_2,  Unknown Township

Pyatt, Peter, Washington Co, AR, Cain Hill Township
Pyatt, Peter, Washington Co., AR, Roll:M704_20,  Cain Hill Township
Pyatt, F. Y., Washington Co., AR, Roll:M704_20,  Prarie Township
Pyatt, Henry P., Washington Co., AR, 1841, Vinyard Township
Pyatt, Peter P., Washington Co., AR, 1841,  Vinyard Township
Pyatt, Henry P., Washington Co., AR, Roll:M704_20, Vinyard Township
Pyatt, Peter P.,  Washington Co., AR, Roll:M704_20, Vinyard Township

Peatt, Isaac C.,  Fairfield Co, CT, Roll:M704_21,  Ridgefield Township
Peatt, David, Fairfield Co, CT, Roll:M704_21,  Weston Township

Peote, William E., Randolph Co, GA, 1841,  District 811 Township
Peote, William E., Randolph Co, GA, Roll:M704_49, District 811 Township

Paite, Lucy, Bond Co, IL,  Roll:M704_55,   Unknown Township
Piat, John , De Witt Co, IL, Roll:M704_58,  Unknown Township
Piatt, John, Fayette Co, IL,  Western Division Township
Piatt, M., Fayette Co, IL,  Western Division Township
Piatt, William, La Salle Co, IL, Roll:M704_63,  Unknown Township
Pyatt, Rachael, Montgomery, IL, Roll:M704_66,  Unknown Township
Pyatt, Benjamin, Shelby Co, IL,  Roll:M704_70,  Unknown Township
Piatt, William, Tazewell Co, IL, Roll:M704_71, Unknown Township

Piatt, Benjamin, Bartholomew Co, IN, Roll:M704_74,  Columbus Township
Piatt, David, Carroll Co, IN,  Roll:M704_76,   Unknown Township
Piatt, Andrew, Clark Co, IN, Roll:M704_75,  Unknown Township
Piatt, James, Clark Co, IN, Roll:M704_75,   Unknown Township
Piatt, William, Clark Co, IN, Roll:M704_75,  Unknown Township
Piatt, John W., Dearborn Co, IN, Roll:M704_77,   Unknown Township
Piatt, William, Fountain Co, IN, Roll:M704_80,   Troy Township
Pyeatte, John, Grant Co, IN,  Roll:M704_81, Centre Township
Piatt, Benjamin,  Marion Co, IN, Roll:M704_88,  Township: Center Township
Piatt, John, St Joseph Co, IN, Roll:M704_94, Unknown Township
Piatt, James A., Warren Co, IN, Roll:M704_97,   Unknown Township
Piatt, James,  Warren Co, IN,  Roll:M704_97, Unknown Township
Pyeat, Nathan, Warrick Co, IN, Roll:M704_97, Anderson Township

Piatt, Abraham S., Boone Co, KY, Roll:M704_104,  Unknown Township
Piatt, Daniel, Boone Co, KY, Roll:M704_104, Unknown Township
Piatt, John, Boone Co, KY, Roll:M704_104, Unknown Township
Piatt, Robert, Boone Co, KY, Roll:M704_104, Unknown Township
Piatt, William, Jefferson Co, KY, Roll:M704_115, Louisville Township

Piette, Mark, St Landry Co, LA,  Roll:M704_128, Unknown Township
Piat, Antoine, St Landry Co, LA, Roll:M704_128,  Unknown Township

Piett, Mitchel, St Clair Co, MI, Roll:M704_210, Ira Township

Piatt, William, Jefferson Co, MO,  Roll:M704_224, Merrimac Township
Pyatt, Benjamin, Marion Co., MO,  Roll:M704_226,  Warren Township
Pyatt, Jacob,  St. Louis Co., Roll:M704_231, Merrimack Township
Pyatt, John,  St. Louis Co., MO,  Roll:M704_231, Merrimack Township

Piat, Janes,  Burke Co, NC,  Roll:M704_355,  West Of North Fork Township
Pieot, Julian,  Washington Co., NC, Roll:M704_373,   Unknown Township
Piatt, Joseh, Yancey Co, NC,  Roll:M704_374,  Unknown Township

Piatt, John,  Hunterdon Co, NJ, Roll:M704_253, Alexandria Township
Pyatt, King, Hunterdon Co., NJ, Roll:M704_253,  Delaware Township
Pyatt, Dr. James, Hunterdon Co., NJ, Roll:M704_253,  Raritan Township
Peatt, Samuel,  Mercer Co., NJ, Roll:M704_254, West Windsor Township
Pyatt, Benjamin, Middlesex Co., NJ, Roll:M704_256,  Piscataway Township
Pyatt, Maning,  Middlesex Co, NJ, Roll:M704_256, Piscataway Township
Pyatt, John, Middlesex Co., NJ, Roll:M704_256, Piscataway Township
Pyatt, John, Middlesex Co, NJ, Roll:M704_256, South Brunswick Township

Piet, William J., Chemung Co, NY, Roll:M704_268, Chemung Township
Phiatt, Isaac T., Jefferson Co, NY, Roll:M704_292, Lyme Township
Pyatt, Francis, Kings Co, NY, Township: Brooklyn 5Th Ward
Piat, James, Livingston Co, NY,  Roll:M704_294, Genesee Township
Piatt, William F., New York Co, NY, Township: New York Cty 8Th W
Pyatt, Ronya, New York Co, NY,  Roll:M704_304, Township: New York, Ward 10
Piatt, Daniel, Orange Co, NY, Roll:M704_323, Minisink Township
Peatt, Harris, Otsego Co, NY, Roll:M704_329, Decatur Township
Paatt, Henry, Schoharie Co, NY,  Roll:M704_338, Jefferson Township
Pyett, Daniel, Sullivan Co, NY,  Roll:M704_342, Mamakating Township
Peatt, Jonathan, Westchester Co, NY, Roll:M704_353, Lewisboro Township
Peatt, Coct, Westchester Co, NY, Roll:M704_353, North Salem Township

Piatt, Robert,  Belmont Co, OH, Roll:M704_378, Pultney Township
Piatt, Benjamin, Champaign Co, OH,  Roll:M704_382, Harrison Township
Pyott, Lloyd, Coshocton Co, OH, Roll:M704_387, Chile Township
Pyatt, Lloyd,  Coshocton Co., OH, Roll:M704_387, Washington Township
Piatt, Willaim, Franklin Co, OH, Roll:M704_393,  Mifflin Township
Piatt, William, Holmes Co, OH,  Roll: M704_404, Salt Creek Township
Piatt, John, Logan Co, OH, Roll:M704_409,  Mc Arthur Township
Piatt, Alexander, Logan Co, OH, Roll:M704_409,  Union Township
Piatt, David P., Logan Co, OH, Roll:M704_409,  Union Township
Pyott, Manah, Muskingum Co, OH,  Roll:M704_418,  Putnam Township
Piatt, David, Stark Co, OH, Roll:M704_427,  Lawrence Township
Piatte, James B., Allegheny Co, PA, Roll:M704_440,  Allegheny Township
Piatte, Robert, Allegheny Co, PA, Roll:M704_440,  Allegheny Township
Piatt, Frederick, Bucks Co, PA, Nockamixon Township
Piatt, Philip, Bucks Co, PA, Nockamixon Township
Piatt, Washington, Bucks Co, PA, Nockamixon Township
Pyott, George, Chester Co, PA, Roll:M704_453,   East Caln Township
Piatt, Abraham, Columbia Co, PA, Roll:M704_449,  Fishing Creek Township
Piatt, John, Columbia Co, PA, Roll:M704_449,  Fishing Creek Township
Piatt, William, Columbia Co, PA,  Roll:M704_449,  Hemlock Township
Pyatt, George, Delaware Co, PA, Roll:M704_457, Haverford Township
Pyett, J., Delaware Co, PA,  Roll:M704_457,   Newtown Township
Pyott, John, Delaware Co, PA, Roll:M704_457, Springfield Township
Pyett, Richard, Delaware Co, PA, Roll:M704_457,   Springfield Township
Pyott, Alexander, Delaware Co, PA, Roll:M704_457,   Upper Darby Township
Piatt, Amos, Greene Co, PA,  Roll:M704_461,   Whiteley Township
Piote, Polly, Lancaster Co, PA,  Roll:M704_465,  Lancaster 2 Township
Piate, Charles, Luzerne Co, PA, Roll:M704_472,  Huntington Township
Piatt, William, Jr., Lycoming Co, PA, Roll:M704_473,  Washington Township
Piatt, William, Sr, Lycoming Co, PA, Roll:M704_473, Washington Township
Piatt, H. C., Lycoming Co, PA,  Roll: M704_473,  Williamsport Township
Pyott, John, Montgomery Co, PA,  Roll:M704_478, Lower Merion Township
Peite, Mrs, Philadelphia Co, PA, Roll:M704_491, North and South Penn Township
Piead, Timothy, Philadelphia Co, PA, Roll:M704_485, Northern Liberties, Ward 3 Township

Pyatt, Martha, Chester Co., SC, Charleston Neck Township

Piatt, James   Dinwiddie Co., VA, Roll:M704_557, Petersburg, East Ward Township
Pait, Esabus Franklin Co, VA, Roll:M704_559, Unknown Township
Paet, Anthony, Franklin Co, VA,  Roll:M704_559, Unknown Township
Pyette, John D., Henry Co, VA,  Roll:M704_561,  Unknown Township
Peatt, William, Nicholas Co, VA, Roll:M704_571,  Unknown Township

Pyatt, Elijah, Nicholas Co, VA,  Roll:M704_571,  Unknown Township
Peyatt, Michael, Pocahontas Co, VA, Roll:M704_571, Unknown Township
Piatt, John, Preston Co, VA,  Roll:M704_572, Unknown Township
Piate, Henry, Preston Co, VA, Roll:M704_572,  Unknown Township
Peate, Madison , Pulaski Co, VA,  Roll:M704_572,  Newbern Township
Piete, Eliza, Sussex Co, VA, Roll:M704_576,  Unknown Township
 

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