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A Guide to the Prince Edward County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1767, 1773-1775, 1777. Prince Edward County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1767, 1773-1775, 1777. 1114830, 1119453

A Guide to the Prince Edward County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1767, 1773-1775, 1777.

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Barcode numbers 1114830, 1119453


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers
1114830, 1119453
Title
previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1767, 1773-1775, 1777.
Physical Characteristics
2 boxes
Collector
previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

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Preferred Citation

previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1767, 1773-1775, 1777. Local government records collection, previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These records came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit.

Historical Information

previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit was named in honor of previous hit Edward  next hit Augustus, a son of previous hit Prince  next hit Frederick Louis, a grandson of George II, and a younger brother of George III. The previous hit county  next hit was formed from Amelia previous hit County  next hit in 1753.

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 the Library of Virginia's website for Colonial Tithables

Scope and Content

previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1767, 1773-1775, 1777, consists of lists of tithable heads of household in the previous hit county  next hit for the years 1767, 1773-1775, and 1777.

Arrangement

Chronological.

Related Material

Additional previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit Tax and Fiscal Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia web site. Consult "A Guide to Virginia previous hit County and City Records on Microfilm."

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

  • previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court.

    • Subjects:

  • African Americans -- History
  • Slaveholders -- Virginia -- previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit
  • Slavery -- Virginia -- previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit
  • Slaves -- Virginia -- previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit
  • Taxation -- Virginia -- previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit.

    • Geographical Names:

  • previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) -- History -- 18th century.

    • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Local government records -- Virginia -- previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Tax and fiscal records -- Virginia -- previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Tithable lists -- Virginia -- previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Prince Edward County (Va.) -- History -- 18th century.
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