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Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history." <[log in to unmask]>
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Basically a quit rent is a tax of feudal origins that a freehold tenant paid to the manor that would free him or allow him to "quit" all other taxes on the land for a year.  Black's Law Dictionary defines a quit rent as "A rent paid by the tenant of a freehold, by which he goes quit or free,--that is, discharged from any other rent." It is my understanding that the "quit rent" paid in colonial times went to the Governor of a colony, as the representative of the Crown, or the Crown's Designee, for the use of the land. The LVA has an excellent definition and overview: http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/va20_coltax.htm#QUITRENTS

John Metz 
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From: Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history. [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Janice [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 10:50 PM
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Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] personal property taxes

OK, I have a question.

For years I have heard the term 'quit rent'. I am now gathering my courage to ask: what action was being stopped or terminated? Who was doing the quitting? Was the land considered as having been rented from the crown? How did the two terms interact to produce this condition?

Thanks for any enlightenment.

Janice A


-----Original Message-----
From: Gale Fuller <[log in to unmask]>
To: VA-ROOTS <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Fri, Jul 13, 2012 5:08 pm
Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] personal property taxes


Praise Chamberlayne for St Peter's Parish Registry and Vestry for without it, we
ould have NO RECORDS of this county save the Quit Rent roll.
-----Original Message-----
rom: Carole D. Bryant
ent: Friday, July 13, 2012 3:11 PM
o: [log in to unmask]
ubject: Re: personal property taxes
North Farnham (Old Rappahannock/Richmond County) parish records/register is
n EXCELLENT example.
ust wish all areas had such resources !
Carole

n 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
ere  basically the government.

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rom:  Janice Friel <[log in to unmask]>
o: [log in to unmask]
ent: Friday, July 13, 2012 3:59 PM
ubject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] personal  property taxes
How are back do the tax records go back? I'm looking for  someone in late
600s.
Jan

n a message dated  7/13/2012 10:18:02 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[log in to unmask]  writes:
This is  an excellent question!
- In my own  experience, I have  found that one of the most important
ules of  genealogy is to  "follow the money".  All of our ancestors had  to
ccount  to someone - tax collectors, property, wills, probate,  etc.
  Census takers came around every ten years, and sometimes  missed  your
ncestor.
 Tax collectors came around  every  year, and rarely missed anyone.  If
hey didn't  collect the tax,  they could be thrown in jail.  A good
xample
f this is in "A  Midwife's Tale - The Diary of Martha  Ballard", by Laurel
hatcher  Ulrich.  Martha was a  midwife who lived in Maine during the
atter
art of the 18th  century.  Her husband was a tax  collector.  Part of  her
iary includes her visits to the jail to  bring his  dinner.
 According to the laws of the state/county, you  can  tell when a young
an comes of age, when he begins to pay  tax,  when he acquires land and
roperty, when he may be exempt   (minister, caretaker of the road, or too
ld), and when his  widow is  listed as a taxpayer, giving an estimated
eath
ear.

h, I  definitely believe in using tax records!

n  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
ensus,
  assuming family relationships  according to who  else was listed on the
ame
   page.

 So,  which is correct? OR, did the method of vary for  different years?
f
 the latter is the case, which years can be used  like a  census?

 THANKS !
     Carole D.   Bryant

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