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Pittsylvania County (Va.) Lists of Black and White Families, 1782, 1784-1785. Local government records collection, Pittsylvania County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Pittsylvania County under the accession number 25861.
Pittsylvania County was named in honor of William Pitt, earl of Chatham, a great English statesman. It was formed from Halifax County in 1766.
Pittsylvania County (Va.) Lists of Black and White Families, 1782, 1784-1785. Consists of "List of number of people in each family," 1782; "List of numbers of white and black," 1782; "List of number of souls," 1782; "List of insolvents," 1784, 1785; "List of indentured certificates," 1785; "List of of white persons in buildings," 1785; "List of white people and improvements," 1785; and "List of white souls in houses," 1785. Some lists include both free and enslaved persons while others include only free persons. These records are arranged with lists of tithables and taxable property for Pittsylvania County, but some lists do not seem to have been collected for fiscal or taxation purposes, but simply as a head count.
Chronological.
Additional Pittsylvania County Tax and Fiscal Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia web site. Consult A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm