I have found titchables paid for an ancestor dating from 1804, they were paid on freed slaves and horses. Salam, Sandra~ On Jul 14, 2012, at 11:47 AM, Tim Spradling <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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, > [log in to unmask] writes: > > 1782. In the 1600s the parish registers are more helpful; the parishes > were basically the government. > > > ________________________________ > 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, > [log in to unmask] writes: > > 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 >> >> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the > instructions >> at >> http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html >> >> > > > -- > Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG > http://alwaysanxiouslyengaged.blogspot.com/* > *AND > http://misspeggy55.weebly.com > *"We need to haunt the house of history and listen anew to the > ancestors' > wisdom." ~ Maya Angelou * * > * > *Accredited Genealogist and AG are certification marks of the > International > Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPGen). > Genealogists licensed to use the marks have met the competency standards > of > ICAPGen*** > > 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 > > 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 To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html