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Preferred Citation

Halifax County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1755, 1770, 1771, and 1780. Local government records collection, Halifax 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 Halifax County under accession 21481.

Historical Information

Halifax County was formed from Lunenburg County in 1752.

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

Halifax County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1755, 1770, 1771, and 1780. Consists of manuscript lists of tithable heads of household in the county for the years 1755, 1770, 1771, and 1780.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Halifax County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Slaves--Virginia--Halifax County.
• Taxation--Virginia--Halifax County.

Geographical Names:

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

Genre and Form Terms:

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