Perhaps the commissioner did not bother to write up a new tax list every year but rather copied the previous year's list, making whatever minor changes were necessary. Paul -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Vines Little Sent: Monday, October 19, 2015 4:31 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Virginia Land Tax List Entries, 1790s Sounds to me like it's a case of arrears of back taxes either because they just realized it should be taxed or to pay back taxes to stop a forced sale. Barbara Vines Little, CG, FNGS, FVGS PO Box 1273 Orange, VA 22960 540-832-3473 [log in to unmask] CG, Certified Genealogist, is a service mark of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board-certified genealogists after periodic evaluation; the board name is registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. On 10/18/2015 10:45 AM, Wesley Pippenger wrote: > In reviewing the Virginia Land Tax lists for Prince George County between > 1782 and 1793 (so far), I notice that a dozen or so people are not listed > in > the general alphabetical run with their acres rather at the back as an > alteration, but for numerous years in a row. > > > Why would they be listed separately for several years in a row and up to > five years running. Could it be that their tax was based not on a > transfer > or ownership but a lease or other right? I'm trying to figure out why > they > are treated differently. Wes. > > > > Wesley E. Pippenger > > Little Egypt > > P.O. Box 309 > > 515 Faulconer Circle > > Tappahannock, VA 22560 > > (804) 443-3482 home > > (202) 550-6788 cell > > http://www.wesleypippenger.com > > > > > ______________________________________ > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions > at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html