Pittsylvania County (Va.) Lists of Tithables and Miscellaneous Tax Lists, 1767, 1770, 1773-1782, 1785-1786.

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Pittsylvania County (Va.) Lists of Tithables and Miscellaneous Tax Lists, 1767, 1770, 1773-1782, 1785-1786. Local government records collection, Pittsylvania County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Pittsylvania County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Pittsylvania County (Va.) Lists of Tithables and Miscellaneous Tax Lists, 1767, 1770, 1773-1782, 1785-1786. Local government records collection, Pittsylvania County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Pittsylvania County (Va.) Lists of Tithables and Miscellaneous Tax Lists, 1767, 1770, 1773-1782, 1785-1786. Consists of a photostat images of the list of tithable heads of household in the county for the years 1767, 1770, 1773-1782, 1785-1786. Also includes images of Half Tax List, 1785; List of Insolvents, 1784; and Lists of Persons, 1782, 1784-1785.

Biographical / historical:

Pittsylvania County was formed from Halifax County in 1766.

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.

Acquisition information:
This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Pittsylvania County under accession 25882.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 vol. (331 leaves)