Middlesex County (Va.), List of Tithables, 1769.

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

Middlesex County (Va.) List of tithables, 1769. Local government records collection, Middlesex County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

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

Middlesex County (Va.) List of tithables, 1769. Local government records collection, Middlesex County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Middlesex County (Va.) Lists of tithables, 1769. Consists of a manuscript list of tithable heads of household in the county for the year 1769.

Biographical / historical:

Middlesex County was formed from Lancaster County circa 1669.

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 in shipments of court papers from Middlesex County Circuit Court.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
2 p.