The early county were divided into militia companies. These companies had a captain and other pertinent officers. The militia captain was supposed to "muster" his company during each year, I think, twice a year but that may not be correct. When taxes were taken, they were taken by militia company. Each company was identified by its captain. The tax collector for the company may or may not be the captain. These taxes were of two types: 1. ad valorum, which was the value of the property. This is similar to our property taxes today. 2. poll taxes. Each male between the ages as defined by the state law would be taxed a certain amount. One law taxed males between the ages of 21 and 45. I hope this helps. Robert Carpenter ----- Original Message ----- From: nancy erb <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 3:10 PM Subject: [CATAWBA-WEST] Tax List 'Company' > Would someone on this list be able shed some light on how a tax list 'company' > may be defined? > > For example: > > My 4 gr-grandfather, Alexander Orr is on the Rutherford County NC 1782 Tax List, > listed in 'Captain Robert Rankin's Company'. > > Many Thanks, > Nancy Orr Erb > a Michigander > > > > ==== CATAWBA-WEST Mailing List ==== > ==== CATAWBA-WEST Mailing List ==== > Sharing info on the region West of the Catawba River, NC > For further info, see http://www.rootsweb.com/~nccatawb/ > Our thanks to RootsWeb for hosting this list and web page > >