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Preferred Citation

Sussex County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1777, 1779, 1780, and 1782. Local government records collection, Sussex County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia under the accession number 29441a-f.

Historical Information

Sussex County was formed in 1753 from Surry County.

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

Sussex County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1777, 1779, 1780, and 1782. Consists of a photostat images of the list of tithable heads of household in the county for the years 1777, 1779, 1780, and 1782.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Sussex County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Slaves--Virginia--Sussex County.
• Taxation--Virginia--Sussex County.

Geographical Names:

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

Genre and Form Terms:

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