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Re: Tithables in Virginia
From:
Charlotte Tucker <[log in to unmask]>
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Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history." <[log in to unmask]>
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The information cited below has helped in my research in early 1700s - 1800s
court records in all colonial states.

1)  "Virginia court records abound in instances where fathers named their
children 'of age' . . . At 14 a male could marry, sign contracts, . . ."
SOURCE:  Misconceptions Concerning 'Legal' Ages. Edgar MacDonald. Virginia
Historical  Society, Magazine of Virginia Genealogy. Vol. 25. Number 3. 
August, 1957,52

In addition, information from Edgar MacDonald's Jan. 19. 2000, talk at the
Library of Virginia, "Legal Ages: Some Reconsiderations"  may be available
on the Library of Virginia's website http://www.lva.lib.va.us/

2) "Age 14 for males."
SOURCE:  "Table 6-3, Ages of Legal Action"
Arlene Eakle and Johni Cerny, Editors, The SOURCE A Guidebook of American
Genealogy, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1984), 186

Charlotte
A 7th Generation Leverett Researcher



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Poldi Tonin" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 8:21 PM
Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] Tithables in Virginia


> Used the free postings by the Binns last night. Very grateful for their
> generous sharing of some of the hard work for free.
> Poldi
>
> On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 8:49 AM, Larry Meeks <[log in to unmask]> 
> wrote:
>
>> In case you have not seen this, I will forward this URL.
>>
>> http://www.binnsgenealogy.com/VirginiaTaxListCensuses/
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Grottoes Seay
>> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 10:54 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: [VA-ROOTS] Tithables in Virginia
>>
>>
>> I am sorry to say that I knew almost nothing about tithables until I read
>> several emails within the last couple of days detailing the laws enacted
>> about
>> them.  I am very grateful to Tim Spalding for taking the time to help all
>> of us
>> understand.
>>
>> Is the Library of Virginia the only place you find these tithable lists?
>>
>> Is there a way to pin point which county, parish, or township where one
>> should begin looking.  I would like to review any such records for
>> Fluvanna,
>> Amherst, or Nelson County.  If anyone can start me in the right direction 
>> I
>> would appreciate it.
>>
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>
>
>
> -- 
>
> "She is insane, of course. The family history has become a mania for her."
> Hercule Poirot
>
> http://www.FrontPorchRockerNews.blogspot.com
>
> http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Langford
> This project includes Lankford spelling also.
>
> "Truth and reason are eternal. They have prevailed. And they will
> eternally prevail; however, in times and places they may be overborne
> for a while by violence, military, civil, or ecclesiastical."
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