And besides land, horses, sheep, cows, and dogs, African Slaves were also taxed. Bill Davison ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pamela J. Nixon" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; "Mailing List Washington Cty, PA" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 5:49 AM Subject: [PAWASHIN] Partitions and tax records > If someone died intestate (without a will) or if the family of the > deceased where disagreeing as to how the deceased's land should be > divided, the case would go to Orphan's Court and the judge would decide > what to do with the property. Many times in the partition books, there > are survey drawings of the property as per the court 'partition'. > The only business license that was issued in the early were tavern > licenses, but businesses were taxed through the collection of personal and > property tax. So if a fellow was a blacksmith or a carpenter he usually > paid $50 a year for his business. Stills were also taxed after the > Whiskey Rebellion. And besides land, horses, sheep, cows, and dogs were > also taxed. These notations are in the personal and property tax records > in the law library by township. The tax records available date from 1781 > through 1850. > > Pam Nixon > > Whispers From The Past > Family History Research Service > Westland, PA 15378-0008 > > Genealogy research services provided > covering the southwestern Pennsylvania > counties of Allegheny, Fayette, Greene, > Washington and Westmoreland. > > > > **** > Please visit http://www.chartiers.com/pages-new/pawashin.html for list > information, particularly the bottom of the page. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message