Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

Use microfilm copy, Loudoun County (Va.) Reel 99.

Preferred Citation

Loudoun County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1758-1786. Loudoun County (Va.) Reel 99. Local government records collection, Loudoun County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia under accessions 23694, 23695, 23696.

Historical Information

Loudoun County was formed from Fairfax County in 1757.

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

Loudoun County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1758-1786. Consists of photostat images of the list of tithable heads of household in the county for the years 1758-1786.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Loudoun County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Slaves -- Virginia -- Loudoun County.
• Taxation -- Virginia -- Loudoun County.

Geographical Names:

• Loudoun County (Va.) -- History -- 18th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Local government records -- Virginia -- Loudoun County.
• Tax and fiscal records -- Virginia -- Loudoun County.
• Tithable lists -- Virginia -- Loudoun County.