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Preferred Citation

Frederick County (Va.) Lists of Tithables and Taxable Property, 1781, 1784-1786. Local government records collection, Frederick 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 Frederick County.

Historical Information

Frederick County was created in 1738 (government established 1743) from Orange County. Part of Augusta County added later.

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

Frederick County (Va.) Lists of Tithables and Taxable Property, 1781, 1784-1786. Consists of the list of tithable heads of household and taxable property in the county for the years 1781, 1784-1786.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Frederick County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Slaves--Virginia--Frederick County.
• Taxation--Virginia--Frederick County.

Geographical Names:

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

Genre and Form Terms:

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