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Preferred Citation

Louisa   County   (Va.) Tithables Lists, 1767-1854 and undated. Local government records collection, Louisa   County   Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These records came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Louisa   County   Circuit Court in an unspecified year under the accession number 33140 and an additional undated accession.

Alternative Form Available

Photostat volume of Louisa   County   Tithables, 1767-1784, available. Barcode number 1109622.

Processing Information

Encoded by Vincent T. Brooks, 2006; Updated by Vincent T. Brooks, 2023.

Photostat volume generated from original materials lent for copying by the Louisa   County Circuit Court Clerk in 1957. Original records were returned after reproduction.

Historical Information

Locality History: Louisa   County   was formed from Hanover County   in 1742.

Context for Record Type: 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, enslaved people, and Indigenous servants (both male and female), all age sixteen or older. Enslavers paid the taxes levied on their slaves and servants. For a more detailed history of tithables, consult Colonial Tithables Research Guide found on the Library of Virginia's web site.

Scope and Content

Louisa   County   (Va.) Tithables Lists, 1767-1854 and undated, consist of lists of tithable heads of household in the county   for the years 1767-1854 and undated. The lists are foldered by the tax collector name and year.