<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-viw">Jefferson-County-Virginia-WVaTax-Records</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Jefferson County, Virginia Tax Records</titleproper><titleproper>Guide to the Jefferson County, Virginia (W.Va.)Tax Records <num>Mss. Acc. 2008.320</num></titleproper><author>Finding Aid Authors: Anne Johnson.</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Special Collections Research Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/logos/wm.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>2011-03-30</date></p><address><addressline>William &amp; Mary Special Collections Research Center</addressline><addressline>Earl Gregg Swem Library</addressline><addressline>400 Landrum Dr</addressline><addressline>Williamsburg, Virginia</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 757-221-3090</addressline><addressline>spcoll@wm.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-05-15 12:32:02 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>The collection description/finding aid is written in <language encodinganalog="041" langcode="eng">English</language></langusage></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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<p>Information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <extref xlink:href="http://scdbwiki.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Braxton_Davenport" xlink:title="Braxton Davenport"/>.</p>  </bioghist>
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<p>Two or more separate purchases.</p>  </acqinfo>
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<p>Processed by Anne Johnson.</p>  </processinfo>
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<p>Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.</p>  </userestrict>
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<p>Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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<p>Jefferson County, Virginia (W.Va.) Tax Records, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Related Materials:</head>
<p>Mss. 39.4 V82co Virginia Counties - Jefferson County </p><p> Mss. Acc. 2008.321 Berkeley County, Virginia (W.Va.) Tax Records </p><p> Mss. Sm Coll Davenport (Papers)  </p><p> Mss. MsV Ap15  William Grantham Journal</p>  </relatedmaterial>
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<p>Ten tax books for Jefferson County, Virginia from 1814-1878 and one Execution Book for 1825-1830. Braxton Davenport and William B. Magruder, Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff, were the tax collectors. 1814-1815, South District, 1814-1815, North District and 1817, 1816, 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1862 and 1878.</p><p> Jefferson County was created from Berkeley County in 1801. See Mss. Acc. 2008.321 Berkeley County for tax lists prior to 1801 and overlapping years.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <geogname source="local">Jefferson County (W.Va.)--History--18th century</geogname>
    <subject source="local">Jefferson County (W.Va.)--History--19th century</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">Taxation--Virginia</subject>
    <subject source="local">Taxation--Virginia--Jefferson County</subject>
    <subject source="local">Taxation--West Virginia--History</subject>
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