A Guide to the Middlesex County (Va.), List of Tithables, 1769. Middlesex County (Va.), List of Tithables, 1769. 1156711

A Guide to the Middlesex County (Va.), List of Tithables, 1769.

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Barcode number 1156711


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode number
1156711
Title
Middlesex County (Va.), List of Tithables, 1769.
Physical Characteristics
2 p.
Collector
Middlesex County (Va.) Circuit Court
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Middlesex County (Va.) List of tithables, 1769. Local government records collection, Middlesex County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Middlesex County Circuit Court.

Historical Information

Middlesex County was formed from Lancaster County circa 1669.

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

Middlesex County (Va.) Lists of tithables, 1769. Consists of a manuscript list of tithable heads of household in the county for the year 1769.

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

  • Middlesex County (Va.) Circuit Court.
  • Subjects:

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

  • Middlesex County (Va.) -- History -- 18th century.
  • Genre and Form Terms:

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

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

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