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Preferred Citation

Fauquier County (Va.) Lists of Tithables and Taxable Property, 1759, 1766-1768, 1775, 1777-1778, 1781, 1783, 1787, 1800, and undated. Local government records collection, Fauquier 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 Fauquier County under accession 24569 and 34833.

Historical Information

Fauquier County was created in 1759 from Prince William County.

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.

Scope and Content

Fauquier County (Va.) Lists of Tithables and Taxable Property, 1759, 1766-1768, 1775, 1777-1778, 1781, 1783, 1787, 1800, and undated. Consists of a photostat images and photocopies of the list of tithable heads of household and taxable property in the county for the years 1759, 1766-1768, 1775, 1777-1778, 1781, 1783, 1787, 1800, and undated.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Fauquier County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Slaves--Virginia--Fauquier County.
• Taxation--Virginia--Fauquier County.

Geographical Names:

• Fauquier County--History--18th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Local government records--Virginia--Fauquier County.
• Tax and fiscal records--Virginia--Fauquier County.
• Tithable lists--Virginia--Fauquier County.