Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

Use microfilm copy, Amelia County(Va.) Reels 253-255.

Preferred Citation

Amelia County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1736-1794 and undated. Amelia County (Va.) Reels 253-255, Local government records collection, Amelia County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Amelia County.

Historical Information

Amelia County was formed from Prince George and Brunswick Counties in 1734.

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

Amelia County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1736-1794 and undated. Consists of lists of tithable heads of household in the county for the years 1736-1794. Some list do not contain dates.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Amelia County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Slaves -- Virginia -- Amelia County.
• Taxation -- Virginia -- Amelia County.

Geographical Names:

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

Genre and Form Terms:

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