Hi Rick- any male over 21 in a family was taxed on some tax lists any male 16 and over not sure on this one but for 1768 I would say 21 and over. Example- William Cope and sons named William, James and John Cope are listed 4 taxables 1768 Rowan CO NC. David

Hi Rick, Dave, & all according to pp vii - ix of the intro to the book, fron 1753 - 1783 "all and every white person, male of the age of sixteen years, and upwards, all Negroes, mulattoes, male or female, and all persons of mixt blood to the fourth generation of the ageof twelve years and upwards, and all white eprsons intermarrying with any negro, mulatto, or other person of mixt blood, while so intermarried, and no other person or persons whatsoever, shall be deemed taxables." "with the end of the RW in 1783, the State of North Carolina again changed its method of taxation. The tax act of 1784 provided that 'All lands shall be liable to be taxed by the quantity and freemen and male servants twenty-one years old and upwards and slaves male and female between the age of twelve and fifty years shall be subject..." Tax lists between 1753-1783 taxables are white males over 16, and any slaves. after 1783, taxables are white males over 21 and any slaves 12-50 y/o. Kathryn Crowcope@aol.com wrote: > > Hi Rick- any male over 21 in a family was taxed on some tax lists any male 16 > and over not sure on this one but for 1768 I would say 21 and over. > Example- William Cope and sons named William, James and John Cope are listed > 4 taxables 1768 Rowan CO NC. > David > > ==== STEELE Mailing List ==== > STEELE Resources at RootsWeb > http://resources.rootsweb.com/~clusters/surnames/s/t/STEELE/ > List Manager's address STEELE-admin@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query!