My understanding is that taxes were paid at age 21. There were exceptions
for Constables and other categories that didn't pay taxes. One clue to the
age and to find the father that I always use is that the father paid taxes
for white tithables as of age 16. In a couple of counties, I checked each
year's personal property tax lists for the years' prior to when a person
first paid taxes to find their father. It worked for me in Brunswick and
King William Counties during the time frame from 1782 to about 1830 (I
didn't need to go more recently). Some years have other tax records that
are also helpful. The records for many counties are available from the LDS
microfilm collection, including these two.
Jim Terry
-----Original Message-----
From: Carole D. Bryant
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 10:44 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] age to pay taxes in 1817?
A receipt for taxes paid was found in a collection of "old papers" kept
all these years by the family.
Actually, I do not know the man's age with any certainty, but am trying to
nail it down. Seems like this might be a clue, IF I knew how old he would
HAVE TO BE to be charged for levies.
Carole
In a message dated 6/6/2011 11:39:26 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:
How did you find out the amount of taxes they paid and do you think the
age
? would be for the 1700s?
Thanks,
Margie
-----Original Message-----
From: Carole D. Bryant
Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2011 3:22 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [VA-ROOTS] age to pay taxes in 1817?
This question can be combined with my earlier question.
If a young man paid Virginia Personal Property taxes in 1817 (county
levies
$.35; parish levies $.44), it would mean he was over what age?
Thank you very much.
Carole
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