Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

Use microfilm copy, Norfolk County (Va.) Reel 133.

Preferred Citation

Norfolk County (Va.) Lists of Tithables and Taxable Property, 1730-1785. Norfolk County (Va.) Reel 133, Local government records collection, Chesapeake (City)/Norfolk 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 Norfolk County under accession 24281.

Historical Information

Norfolk County was formed from Lower Norfolk County in 1691.

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

Norfolk County (Va.) Lists of Tithables and Taxable Property, 1730-1785, consist of photostat images of the list of tithable heads of household for the years 1730 and 1785.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Chesapeake (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Slaves--Virginia--Norfolk County.
• Taxation--Virginia--Norfolk County.

Geographical Names:

• Chesapeake (Va.)--History.
• Norfolk County (Va.)--History--18th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

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

Added Entry - Corporate Name:

• Norfolk County (Va.) Circuit Court.