You might want to consult Jackson Turner Main's classic article about the 100 wealthiest Virginians - WMQ I think. You could find it via JSTOR pretty quickly. Jon Kukla > I have a question about a source for the makeup of colonial Virginia > during the eighteenth century. I have some notes describing the "Planter > Elite," but no source! > The description of the social categories are: > Among the whites, gentry are 5%. > Small landowners 50% > Tenants 20% > Poor whites 25% > I would like to use some of these approximate figures in my research, but > am wondering if anyone knows of a source for this, or similar, breakdown? > Thanks, > Roger Mellen > [log in to unmask] > > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > Dr. Jon Kukla, Executive Vice-President Red Hill - The Patrick Henry National Memorial 1250 Red Hill Road Brookneal, Virginia 24528 www.redhill.org Phone 434-376-2044 or 800-514-7463 Fax 434-376-2647 - M. Lynn Davis, Office Manager - Karen Gorham, Associate Curator - Edith Poindexter, Curator To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html