Bedford County (Va.) Tithables lists, 1764, 1773, and 1782.

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

Bedford County (Va.) Tithables lists, 1764, 1773, and 1782. Local government records collection, Bedford County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

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

Bedford County (Va.) Tithables lists, 1764, 1773, and 1782. Local government records collection, Bedford County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Bedford County (Va.) Tithables lists, 1764, 1773, and 1782. Consists of manuscript lists of tithable heads of household in the county for the years 1764, 1773, and 1782.

Biographical / historical:

Bedford County was created in 1753 from Lunenburg County. Part of Albemarle was added in 1754 and part of Lunenburg was added later.

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:
The 1782 item came to the Library of Virginia under accession number 21464.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
5 p.