Essex County (Va.) List of Tithables, circa 1742, 1766, 1775.

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
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Richmond, VA 23219
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Preferred citation:

Essex County (Va.) Lists of Tithables circa 1742, 1766, 1775. Local government records collection, Essex County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

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

Essex County (Va.) Lists of Tithables circa 1742, 1766, 1775. Local government records collection, Essex County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Essex County (Va.) Lists of Tithables circa 1742, 1766, 1775, consists of manuscript of the list of tithable heads of household in the county.

Biographical / historical:

Essex County was named for the English county. It was formed from old Rappahannock County in 1692.

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

Acquisition information:
These records came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Essex County.
Arrangement:

Chronological.

Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
0.1 cu. ft.