A Guide to the Lancaster County (Va.) Tithables, 1745-1746, 1775-1781, 1795-1799, and undated.
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Use Restrictions
Use microfilm copy, Lancaster County (Va.) Reel 316.
Preferred Citation
Lancaster County (Va.) Tithables, 1745-1746, 1775-1781, 1795-1799, and undated. Lancaster County (Va.) Reel 316, Local government records collection, Lancaster County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Acquisition Information
Records dated 1745-1746, 1775-1781, and undated came to the Library of Virginia under the accession number 25463.
Historical Information
Lancaster County formed in 1651 from Northumberland and York Counties.
In seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Virginia, the term "tithable" referred to a person who paid (or for whom someone else paid) one of the taxes imposed by the General Assembly for the support of civil government in the colony. In colonial Virginia, a poll tax or capitation tax was assessed on free white males, African American slaves, and Native American servants (both male and female), all age sixteen or older. Owners and masters paid the taxes levied on their slaves and servants. For a more detailed history of tithables, consult "Colonial tithables" found on the Library of Virginia's web site.
Scope and Content
Lancaster County (Va.) Tithables, 1745-1746, 1775-1781, and undated (Accession 25463) and 1795-1799. Consists of a photostat images of the list of tithable heads of household in the county for the years 1745-1746, 1775-1781, 1795-1799, and undated.
Index Terms
- Lancaster County (Va.) Circuit Court.
- Slaves--Virginia--Louisa County.
- Taxation--Virginia--Louisa County.
- Lancaster County--History--18th century.
- Local government records--Virginia-- Lancaster County.
- Tax and fiscal records--Virginia-- Lancaster County.
- Tithable lists--Virginia-- Lancaster County.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Lancaster County--History--18th century.