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The Library of Virginia
Norfolk County (Va.), List of Tithables and Taxable Property,
1732-1783.
1161800-1161805, 0007686900
Library of Virginia
6 boxes (3.00 cu. ft.).
English
Chesapeake (Va.) Circuit Court
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Preferred Citation
Norfolk County (Va.) Lists of Tithables and Taxable Property, 1732-1783. Local government records collection, Chesapeake (City)/Norfolk County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Acquisition Information
This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from City of Chesapeake Circuit Court. A portion of the collection was transferred to Library of Virginia under the accession number 42982.
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Historical Information
Norfolk County was formed from Lower Norfolk County in 1691. Now extinct, Norfolk County was incorporated into the city of Chesapeake in 1963.
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" research note found on the Library of Virginia's web site.
Scope and Content
Norfolk County (Va.) Lists of Tithables and Taxable Property, 1732-1783. Consists of manuscript lists of tithable heads of household in the county for the years 1732 through 1781 and taxable property lists for 1782 and 1783. Information recorded includes name of head of hosehold, name of slave owners, and names of enslved people. Also included are loose and partial lists of tithables. The former were used to compile the final lists. The loose and partial lists are arranged at the end of each box.
A donation to the Library of Virginia's Adopt Virginia's History program by the National Society Daughters of the Barons of Runnemede has helped to fund the conservation for Norfolk Tithables, Norfolk County, Virginia, 1745-1777 (Barcode number 0007686900).
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically in each box with loose and partial lists placed at the end.
Index Terms
Corporate Names:
Chesapeake (Va.) Circuit Court.
Subjects:
Slaves -- Virginia -- Norfolk County.
Taxation -- Virginia -- Norfolk County.
Geographical Names:
Chesapeake (Va.) -- History.
Norfolk County (Va.) -- History -- 18th century.
Genre and Form Terms:
Local government records -- Virginia -- Norfolk County.
Tax and fiscal records -- Virginia -- Norfolk County.
Tithable lists -- Virginia -- Norfolk County.
Added Entry - Corporate Name:
Norfolk County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Contents List
From West Side of the Southern Branch from Suggs Mill to Batcheldors, by Willis Wilson,
1732
1
1
On the West Side of the Southern Branch, by Willis Wilson,
1733
1
2
Unidentified District, Enumerator,
[1733]
1
3
Ferry Point to Great Bridge, by Nathaniel Tatum,
1734
1
4
From Suggs Mill to Deepe Creek, by Willis Wilson,
1734
1
5
On Tanner's Creek, by Solomon Wilson,
1734
1
6
Above the Bridge, by Thomas Wright,
1734
1
7
Four Southern Branch From Deep Creek to West Branch, by Thomas Scott,
1734
1
8
From Ferry Point to the Great Bridge, by Captain Tatum,
1735
1
9
From South Side of Southern Branch from head of Deep Creek to Col. Craford's,
1735
1
10
From Above The Bridge, by Thomas Wright,
1735
1
11
From Ferry Point to the Great Bridge, by Captain Tatum,
1736
1
12
In The Borough of Norfolk and the Southern Side of Daniel Tanner's Creek, by Christopher Perkins,
1750
1
13
In The Borough of Norfolk and the South Side of Tanner's Creek and to Spratt's Bridge,
1753
1
14
From Portsmouth to Batcheldors, by William Craford,
1757
1
15
In The Borough of Norfolk South Side of Tanner's Creek and to Spratt's Bridge, by Josiah Smith,
1757
1
16
From Great Bridge to Edmond's Bridge and Batcheldor's Mill, by James Webb,
1757
1
17
From the Northside of Tanner's Creek, by Matthew Godfrey,
1759
1
18
Borough of Norfolk South Side of Tanner's Creek to Great Bridge, by Josiah Smith,
1759
1
19
From Edmond's Bridge to the Upper Inhabitants of Norfolk County- St. Brides Parish, by Samuel Happer,
1765
1
20
From Great Bridge to Edmond's Bridge and North Mill Creek, by James Webb,
1765
1
21
South Side of Tanner's Creek as far as Willis Care's on the North Side of the Said Creek, by Matthew Godfrey,
1765
1
22
For East Division of the Borough of Norfolk, by J. Hutchings,
1765
1
23
List of Tithables, Land and Carriages for the East Division of the Borough of Norfolk, by Joseph Hutchings,
1766
1
24
On the South Side of Tanner's Creek as far as Willis Care's on the North Side of the Said Creek and to Extent of the Bounds of the County, by Matthew Godfrey,
1766
1
25
List of Tithables, Land and Carriages in St. Brides Parish from Edmond's Bridge to the Upper Inhabitants Including Both Roads, by Samuel Happer,
1766
1
26
From the Great Bridge to Edmund's Bridge and New Mill Creek, by James Webb,
1766
1
27
From Edmund's Bridge to the Upper Inhabitants of Norfolk County- St. Brides Parish, by Samuel Hopper,
1767
1
28
From Great Bridge to Edmonds Bridge and Northwest Creek, by James Webb,
1767
1
29
On South Side of Tanner's Creek as far as Willis Carey and to the Extent of the Bounds of the County by Samuel Godfrey,
1767
1
30
St. Brides Parish Great Bridge Division, by John Wilson,
1768
1
31
James Campbell's Company,
1768
1
32
St. Brides Parish from Edmund's Bridge Including Both Roads to the Upper Inhabitants, by Malachi Wilson,
1768
1
33
[Unidentified], by Matthew Godfrey,
1768
1
34
On the South Side of the Western Branch Precinct Parish of Portsmouth, by Thomas Veale,
1769
1
35
From Edmunds Bridge tot he Upper Inhabitants Including Both Roads, by Samuel Happer,
1770
1
36
[Unidentified], by David Porter,
1770
1
37
[Unidentified], by Thomas Veale,
1770
1
38
[Unidentified], by David Porter,
1772
1
39
On the...Side of Willoughby's Land and West Side of Church Street as far as the Bounds of the Said Borough, by Joseph...,
1772
1
40
South Side of Tanner's Creek as far as Care's on the North Side of Tanners Creek to the Bounds of the County,
1772
1
41
[Unidentified],
1772
1
42
From Edmonds Bridge to the Upper Inhabitants of Norfolk County- St. Brides Parish Including Both Roads, by Samuel Happer,
1773
1
43
On the North Side of Tanner's Creek, by Matthew Godfrey,
1773
1
44
[Loose Tithables to be added to lists of Hutchings, Newton, Murphree, Portlock, Tatem],
1773
1
45
[Unidentified], by David Porter,
1774
1
46
On the Eastern Side of the Western Branch, John Brickell,
1774
1
47
From Edmunds Bridge to the Upper Inhabitants of the Norfolk County- St. Brides Parish Including Both Roads, by Samuel Happer,
1774
1
48
North Side of Tanners Creek, by John Willoughby,
1778
1
49
On the Southside of the Western Branch from Portsmouth to Halls Mill, by Samuel Veale,
1780
1
50
List of Tithables for the South Side of Tanners Creek as far as Willis Care's on the Northside of Said Creek and to the Extent of the County, by Matthew Godfrey,
1781
1
51
List to Tithables from Great Bridge to Edmunds Bridge and to New Mill Creek, by Daniel Sanford,
1782
1
52
Loose Tithables,
1770
1
53
Individual Tithable Lists Intended for Inclusion on Master List,
1778
1
54
Individual Tithable Lists Intended for Inclusion on Master List,
1771
1
55
Individual Tithable Lists Intended for Inclusion on Master List,
1767, 1770, 1774, 1798, undated
1
56
Partial Lists,
1773-1774 and undated
1
57
Loose Tithable Lists to Add to Final List,
1769 and undated
1
58
List of Enumerated Articles [Partial], by Malachi Wilson,
1782
1
59
Envelopes Which Held Tithable Lists,
Various
1
60
From William Craford's to the Head of Deep Creek, by Thomas Scott,
1732
2
1
Tanners Creek,
1735
2
2
From Suggs Mill to Batcheldors Mill, by Willis Wilson,
1735
2
3
From Deep Creek to the Bridge and From Bridge to Northwest Landing,
1736
2
4
Borough of Norfolk and Northside of Tanners Creek to Spratts Bridge, by Josiah Smith,
1752
2
5
On the Western Side of the Southern Branch from Batcheldors Mill, by George Veale,
1753
2
6
Western District, by George Veale,
1757
2
7
[Unidentified], by Thomas Veale,
1759
2
8
From Edmunds Bridge Up Pocaty and to Northwest Roads, by Robert Tucker,
1759
2
9
From Portsmouth to Western Branch, by John Tatem,
1761
2
10
In Portsmouth Parish on the Westside of the Western Branch, by John Tatem,
1767
2
11
From Great Bridge to Edmunds Bridge to New Mill Creek, by James Webb,
1770
2
12
From Great Bridge to Edmonds Bridge to New Mill Creek, by Daniel Sanford,
1732
2
13
Town of Portsmouth to New Mill Creek, by Paul Loyall,
1780
2
14
On the South Side of the Western Branch and from there to New Mill Creek, by William Booker,
1782
2
15
[Unidentified], by Malachi Wilson,
1782
2
16
List of Tithables from Ferry Point to Great Bridge, by Samuel Veale,
1782
2
17
Borough of Norfolk [Partial], by Joseph Hutchings,
1760s
2
18
[Unidentified Partial List],
undated
2
19
[Unidentified Partial List],
Undated
2
20
[Unidentified Partial List],
1774
2
21
Of Indian Creek,
1732
3
1
List From Suggs Mill to the Great Bridge and Up Both Roads, by James Wilson,
1732
3
2
For the Western Branch, by Thomas Scott
1732
3
3
For Indian Creek, by Samuel Boush,
1733
3
4
From Suggs Mill to the Great Bridge and Up Both Roads, by James Wilson,
1733
3
5
From Suggs Mill to the Great Bridge and So Up Both Roads, by James Wilson,
1733
3
6
For Indian Creek Canton, by Samuel Boush,
1733
3
7
On the Western Branch, by Thomas Scott,
1733
3
8
From the Hollow Poplar Down to the Great Bridge and to Batcheldor and Up Poakley Road, by Joshua Corprew,
1750
3
9
From the Hollow Poplar to the Upper Inhabitants, by Joseph Stewart,
1752
3
10
From Great Bridge to Ferry Point, by Markcom Herbert,
1752
3
11
From the Hollow Poplar Down to the Great Bridge and Up Pocoty Road and Down to Batcheldors Mill, by Joseph Corprew,
1753
3
12
Between Ferry Point and the Great Bridge, by William Portlock,
1753
3
13
For the Western Branch,
1753
3
14
On the North Side of Tanners Creek, by John Willoughby,
1753
3
15
From the Great Bridge to the Ferry Point, by Robert Jackson,
1757
3
16
From Great Bridge to Edmonds Bridge to Batcheldors Bridge, by Joshua Corprew,
1759
3
17
In the Southern Branch, by Thomas Veale,
1761
3
18
From Great Bridge to Edmonds Bridge to New Mill Creek in St Brides Parish, by Joshua Corprew,
1761
3
19
East Division of the Borough of Norfolk, by John Tatem,
1767
3
20
On the South Side of Western Branch, by Thomas Veale,
1768
3
21
On the North Side of the Western Branch, by John Tatem,
1770
3
22
In the East Division of the Borough of Norfolk, by John Taylor,
1770
3
23
For North Side of Tanners Creek,
1770
3
24
On the North Side of the Western Branch, by John Tatem,
1773
3
25
From Great Bridge to Edmonds Bridge and New Mill Creek, by William Smith,
1777
3
26
From Great Bridge to Edmonds Bridge and to New Mill Creek, by Daniel Sanford,
1778
3
27
From Ferry Point to the Great Bridge, by Thomas Nash,
1778
2
28
For the Borough of Norfolk on the South Side of Tanners Creek as far as Willis Care's on the North Side of Said Creek and to the Bounds of the County, by Matthew Godfrey,
1778
3
29
[List], by Malachi Wilson,
1778
3
30
On the North Side of the Western Branch on the Nansemond Line, by William Booker,
1778
3
31
South Side of Tanners Creek, by Bassett Moseley,
1780
3
32
North Side of Tanners Creek, by John Tabb,
1780
3
33
From Ferry Point to the Great Bridge, by Thomas Nash,
1780
3
34
[List],by Malachi Wilson,
1780
3
35
List of Those Who Omitted Giving Their Taxable Property for 1782,
1782
3
36
List of Taxable Property (Tithes, Slaves, Horses, Cattle), by Charles Conner,
1782
3
37
On the North Side of the Western Branch, by Charles Conner,
1782
3
38
On the North Side of Tanners Creek from Samuel Godfrey's to Sewalls Point, by John Tabb,
1782
3
39
List of Articles Subject to Tax on the North Side of Tanners Creek, by John Tabb,
1782
3
40
...For the Western Branch, by Thomas Scott,
1734
4
1
From Western Side of the Southern Branch from Batcheldors Mill Down,
1736
4
2
Taken in the Western Branch [Precinct], by George Veale,
1750
4
3
List of the Western Side of the Southern Branch, by George Veale,
1752
4
4
From the Hollow Poplar to the Upper Inhabitants, by William Bradley,
1753
4
5
[Unidentified District], by Joshua Corprew,
1756
4
6
From Batcheldors Creek to Portsmouth, by Will Craford,
1756
4
7
From Edmonds Bridge to the Upper Inhabitants and Up to Poakety Bridge,
1757
4
8
For the North Side of Tanners Creek, by Charles Sweny,
1757
4
9
From Ferry Point to Great Bridge, by James Webb,
1759
4
10
Western Branch District, by George Veale,
1759
4
11
From Edmonds Bridge Including Both Roads to the Upper Inhabitants, by Robert Tucker,
1761
4
12
Beginning at Willoughbys Lane Running Up the Western Side of Church Street to Town Bridge, by Maxmillian Calvert; [Unidentified District], by Lemuel Willoughby,
1761
4
13
From the Ferry Point to the Great Bridge, James Webb,
1762
4
14
In the Western District of Norfolk Borough, by William Aitchison,
1765
4
15
On the North Side of Tanners Creek,
1765
4
16
From Ferry Point to the Great Bridge, by John Portlock,
1765
4
17
From Portsmouth to New...[Mill Creek], by George Veale,
1765
4
18
[Unidentified District], by John Tatem,
1765
4
19
[List of Tithables], by Thomas Veale,
1766
5
1
From Portsmouth to New Mill Creek in the Southern Branch Precinct, by George Veale,
1766
5
2
List of Tithables, Wheeled Carriages and Quantity of Land on the North Side of Tanners Creek, by William Ivey,
1766
5
3
On the South Side of the Western Branch District, by Thomas Veale,
1767
5
4
In Norfolk Borough on the East Side of the Church Street Beginning on the West Side of Willoughby Deceased Lane and Running Up Church Street to the Extent of the Bounds of the Borough,
1767
5
5
Town of Portsmouth and Southern Branch Precinct,
1767
5
6
On the North Side of Tanners Creek, by William Ivy,
1767
5
7
[List of Tithables], by John Portlock,
1768
5
8
In Portsmouth Parish on the Western Side of the Western Branch, by John Tatem,
1768
5
9
On the North Side of Tanners Creek, by William Ivy, Sr.,
1768
5
10
In Elizabeth River Parish, by Thomas Newton, Jr.,
1768
5
11
From Portsmouth to New Mill Creek, by David Porter,
1768
5
12
From Great Bridge to Ferry Point, by John Portlock,
1769
5
13
For the West Division of Norfolk Borough, by Cornelius Calvert,
1770
5
14
On the South Side of the Tanners Creek as far as Willis Care's on the North Side of the Said Creek and to the Extent of the Bounds of Norfolk County, by William Aitchison,
1770
5
15
From the Great Bridge to the Ferry Point, by John Portlock,
1770
5
16
For North Side of Tanners Creek, by Matthew Phripp,
1772
5
17
From Great Bridge to the Ferry Point, by John Portlock,
1772
5
18
[Unidentified District, Unidentified Enumerator],
1772
5
19
On the South Side of the Western Branch District, by Thomas Veale,
1773
6
1
[Unidentified District], by John Wilson,
1773
6
2
In the Western Division of the Borough of Norfolk, by Thomas Newton,
1773
6
3
On the South Side of Tanners Creek, by William Aitcheson,
1773
6
4
In the Eastern Division of the Borough of Norfolk, by Joseph Hutchings,
1773
6
5
From Great Bridge to Edmonds Bridge and New Mill Creek, by James Webb,
1774
6
6
East Side of Church Street, by Bassett Moseley,
1774
6
7
On the North Side of Tanners Creek From the Land of Willis Care, by Arthur Banks,
1774
6
8
Western Precinct of the Borough of Norfolk, by Robert Taylor,
1774
6
9
From Portsmouth to New Mill Creek, by Samuel Veale,
1778
6
10
From Portsmouth Along South Side of the Western Branch, by Thomas Veale,
1778
6
11
List of Taxable Property, by William Booker,
1782
6
12
List of Free Male Tithables, Slaves and Other Taxable Property on the South Side of Tanners Creek, by James Taylor,
1782
6
13
On the South Side of Tanners Creek,
1782
6
14
List of Tithables [Partial],
Undated
6
15
Tithable lists,
1744-1777
7