Westmoreland County (Va.) List of Tithables, 1729.

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Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
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Summary

Creator:
Westmoreland County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Westmoreland County (Va.) List of Tithables, 1729. Consists of photostat images of the list of tithable heads of household in the county for the year 1729.

Biographical / historical:

Westmoreland County was formed from Northumberland County in 1653. Part of King George County was added in 1777.

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 Westmoreland County under accession 20842.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
2 leaves.