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"Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history." <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 14 Jul 2004 15:02:03 -0500
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Westview <[log in to unmask]>
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Re: Taxes
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A person might own land or taxable personal property (slaves, carriages, or
what ever else was being taxed that year) in more than one county and be
taxed on it accordingly, however, he would only pay the poll tax (as an
adult male) in the county in which he resided at the time of the tax.

Kathy Liston


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Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 12:43 PM
Subject: [VA-ROOTS] Taxes


> I am confused about the value of tax lists to us.  If an ancestor owned
> property in several counties or states, wouldn't they appear on tax lists
from all
> these areas?
> How do we know where they actually lived on a certain year?
>
> Nancy
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