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Mickey Fournier <[log in to unmask]>
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In my experience, an exemption was usually because a man was considered too
old to work or he had become disabled in some way.  

-----Original Message-----
From: Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history.
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Byron Bowman
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 2:48 PM
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Subject: Reasons for exemption from parish levy?

I just read the entry quoted below, and I hope someone can tell me what were
the reasons for a person being "Exempted from the payment of Parish Levies
for the future."



Best Regards,


Byron Bowman






Peter Beller





Vestry Book of Antrim Parish Halifax County, VA 1752-1817  Marion Dodson
Chiarito 








p30  (p 43 of original book):

At a Vestry held for ANTRIM parish on the xxxth day of November 1756 




p30  (p 44 of original book):

            (Beller
set Levy free)








For reasons appearing to this Vestry Peter Beller is Exempted from the
payment of Parish Levies for the future.










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