They looked for tax loopholes, too, huh? MWF -----Original Message----- From: Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of nelhatch Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 11:31 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: A definition, please......... HATCHER website: http://hatcherfamilyassn.com HALL DNA project: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm "One of the tragedies of life is the murder of a beautiful theory by a brutal gang of facts" - La Rochefoucauld Mickey, That was my understanding, too. Since people often owned land in different counties, a county would lose a lot of tax income if absentee landowners were not taxed. If that were the case, most people would intentionally buy land in counties they didn't reside in.....always trying to avoid those taxes :-) Nel To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html