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Preferred Citation

Westmoreland County (Va.) List of Tithables, 1729. Local government records collection, Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County under accession 20842.

Historical Information

Westmoreland County was formed from Northumberland County in 1653. Part of King George County was added in 1777.

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

Westmoreland County (Va.) List of Tithables, 1729. Consists of photostat images of the list of tithable heads of household in the county for the year 1729.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Westmoreland County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Slaves--Virginia--Westmoreland County.
• Taxation--Virginia--Westmoreland County.

Geographical Names:

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

Genre and Form Terms:

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