A Guide to the Prince Edward County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1767, 1773-1775, 1777.
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Preferred Citation
Prince Edward County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1767, 1773-1775, 1777. Local government records collection, Prince Edward County 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 Prince Edward County.
Historical Information
Prince Edward County was named in honor of Edward Augustus, a son of Prince Frederick Louis, a grandson of George II, and a younger brother of George III. The county was formed from Amelia County 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
Prince Edward County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1767, 1773-1775, 1777, consists of lists of tithable heads of household in the county for the years 1767, 1773-1775, and 1777.
Arrangement
Chronological.
Related Material
Additional Prince Edward 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."
Index Terms
- Prince Edward County (Va.) Circuit Court.
- African Americans -- History
- Slaveholders -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County
- Slavery -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County
- Slaves -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County
- Taxation -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
- Prince Edward County (Va.) -- History -- 18th century.
- Local government records -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
- Tax and fiscal records -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
- Tithable lists -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Prince Edward County (Va.) -- History -- 18th century.