For you North Carolina researchers whose colonial ancestors came from Virginia (or whom you suspect came from VA), you may be interested in this URL which gives some information about those who paid tithes and also what tithable lists exist. I believe there MAY be a few more tithable lists than Ms. Gentry is aware of--such as an earlier one for Goochland Co. which was published some years ago in the Virginia Genealogist, and one for Fredericksville Parish (either in Louisa Co. or adjoining old Louisa Co.) which also has been published. Anyway, here is the URL: http://www.lva.lib.va.us/pubserv/vanotes/vanotes3.htm At least one of my ca 1750 Granville Co. NC ancestors came from Goochland, and he appears on an early tithable list in Goochland. Another collateral in Orange and then Caswell Co. had previously lived/owned land in Louisa Co. Just a hint--they kept moving around, and the county boundaries always changed!! E.W.Wallace