Princess Anne County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1763, 1767, 1771-1779.

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

Princess Anne County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1763, 1767, 1771-1779. Local government records collection, Virginia Beach (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Virginia Beach (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Princess Anne County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1763, 1767, 1771-1779. Local government records collection, Virginia Beach (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Princess Anne County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1763, 1767, 1771-1779, consists of lists of tithable heads of household in the county for the years 1763, 1767, and 1771-1779.

Biographical / historical:

Princess Anne County (extinct) was named for Anne, daughter of James II, who became queen of England in 1702. The county was formed from Lower Norfolk County in 1691 and became extinct in 1963, after its consolidation with the city of Virginia Beach. The county seat was Princess Anne.

The City of Virginia Beach was located in Princess Anne County, which is now extinct. The oceanside resort was incorporated as a town in 1906 and as a city by an act of the General Assembly in 1952. It was greatly enlarged in 1963 by consolidation with Princess Anne County, which thereby became extinct.

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 shipments of court papers from the city of Virginia Beach.
Arrangement:

Chronological.

Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
3 boxes