Lunenburg County (Va.) Lists of Tithables and Taxable Property, 1748-1818.

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

Use microfilm copy, Lunenburg County (Va.) Reels 411-413, 429.

Preferred citation:

Lunenburg County (Va.) Lists of Tithables and Taxable Property, 1748-1818. Lunenburg County (Va.) Reels 411-413, 429. Local government records collection, Lunenburg County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

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

Lunenburg County (Va.) Lists of Tithables and Taxable Property, 1748-1818. Lunenburg County (Va.) Reels 411-413, 429. Local government records collection, Lunenburg County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Lunenburg County (Va.) Lists of tithables and taxable property, 1748-1818. Consists of manuscript lists of tithable heads of household in the county for the years 1748 through 1781 and taxable property lists for 1782, 1796, and 1818.

Biographical / historical:

Lunenburg County was formed from Brunswick County in 1745. Part of Charlotte 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 under accession 42852.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
3 cu. ft.