A Guide to the Lancaster County (Va.) Tithables, 1745-1746, 1775-1781, 1795-1799, and undated. Lancaster County (Va.) Tithables, 1745-1746, 1775-1781, 1795-1799, and undated. 1114778 and 1156701

A Guide to the Lancaster County (Va.) Tithables, 1745-1746, 1775-1781, 1795-1799, and undated.

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Barcode number 1114778 and 1156701


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode number
1114778 and 1156701
Title
previous hit Lancaster  next hit County (Va.) Tithables, 1745-1746, 1775-1781, 1795-1799, and undated.
Physical Characteristics
1 vol. (71 leaves) and 47 leaves.
Collector
previous hit Lancaster  next hit County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

Use microfilm copy, previous hit Lancaster  next hit County (Va.) Reel 316.

Preferred Citation

previous hit Lancaster  next hit County (Va.) Tithables, 1745-1746, 1775-1781, 1795-1799, and undated. previous hit Lancaster  next hit County (Va.) Reel 316, Local government records collection, previous hit 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

previous hit Lancaster  next hit 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

previous hit Lancaster  next hit 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

    Corporate Names:

  • previous hit Lancaster  next hit County (Va.) Circuit Court.
  • Subjects:

  • Slaves--Virginia--Louisa County.
  • Taxation--Virginia--Louisa County.
  • Geographical Names:

  • previous hit Lancaster  next hit County--History--18th century.
  • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Local government records--Virginia-- previous hit Lancaster  next hit County.
  • Tax and fiscal records--Virginia-- previous hit Lancaster  next hit County.
  • Tithable lists--Virginia-- previous hit Lancaster  next hit County.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Lancaster County--History--18th century.