_http://www.vagenweb.org/newkent/1704va.txt_
(http://www.vagenweb.org/newkent/1704va.txt)
Janice
In a message dated 7/16/2012 9:48:47 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
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What is the URL for the quit rent list?
Thanks,
Cecelia Mathis
-----Original Message-----
From: Gale Fuller
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 4:13 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] personal property taxes
The Quit Rent list is on the Internet. It is county by county. However it
does not contain the actual acreage the man owned. I have a book that does
have the acreage. It is English Duplicates of Lost Virginia Records by
Louis des Cognets, Jr. I would imagine most libraries have this book.
-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Spradling
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 10:47 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: personal property taxes
Tithables were collected before 1782. I follow ancestors, when their
taxable males became of age to pay taxes and their neighbors.. Even though
the
persons responsible for the tax had to go to a location to pay the tax,
they
often traveled with neighbors.
In a message dated 7/13/2012 4:08:03 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
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1782. In the 1600s the parish registers are more helpful; the parishes
were basically the government.
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From: Janice Friel <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] personal property taxes
How are back do the tax records go back? I'm looking for someone in late
1600s.
Jan
In a message dated 7/13/2012 10:18:02 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
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This is an excellent question!
- In my own experience, I have found that one of the most important
rules of genealogy is to "follow the money". All of our ancestors had
to
account to someone - tax collectors, property, wills, probate, etc.
- Census takers came around every ten years, and sometimes missed your
ancestor.
- Tax collectors came around every year, and rarely missed anyone. If
they didn't collect the tax, they could be thrown in jail. A good
example
of this is in "A Midwife's Tale - The Diary of Martha Ballard", by
Laurel
Thatcher Ulrich. Martha was a midwife who lived in Maine during the
latter
part of the 18th century. Her husband was a tax collector. Part of her
diary includes her visits to the jail to bring his dinner.
- According to the laws of the state/county, you can tell when a young
man comes of age, when he begins to pay tax, when he acquires land and
property, when he may be exempt (minister, caretaker of the road, or too
old), and when his widow is listed as a taxpayer, giving an estimated
death
year.
Oh, I definitely believe in using tax records!
On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Carole D. Bryant
<[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> I've heard it said that using personal property tax lists is NOT a
good
> source for determining the neighbors of any particular tax-payer. The
> reason
> given was that personal property taxes weren't collected by going
door
to
> door, as a census-taker would have done, but were submitted by mail.
>
> Yet, many folks use the personal property tax lists as they would a
census,
> assuming family relationships according to who else was listed on the
same
> page.
>
> So, which is correct? OR, did the method of vary for different years?
If
> the latter is the case, which years can be used like a census?
>
> THANKS !
> Carole D. Bryant
>
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