The tax list for 1777 for the Great and Little Calf Pasture areas is listed (with a few exceptions) according to residence. By comparing the listing to the original buyers of the Patton & Lewis tracts on the Great Calfpasture (noting land transfers prior to 1777) and by looking at other land holdings on these rivers, it can be seen that the enumorator started at the head of the Great Calf Pasture, moved downstream, went back and picked up a few he had missed then went on to the Little Calf Pasture. There are a few at the end of the list that are out of place but otherwise the one-one correspondance is striking. Sue Liedtke ----- Original Message ----- From: <GNEOLOG@aol.com> To: <vaaugust@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 11:30 AM Subject: Re: [VAAUGUST] 1787 Tax List > > In a message dated 8/18/2007 12:22:21 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > rinlee@cox.net writes: > > If someone could just let me know that info I would be very thankfull. > Also, are there any other tax lists from the very early 1800's > > > Karen, the tax list at that time period only documents the tiheables -- > males over age 21 with their own listing and males 16-21 in the household. > > Also if I understand it correctly -- the person taking the tax did not > visit > the household but the householders visited the tax counter so if two > people > were listed consecutively -- it only means that they went to the tax > office > together -- doesn't describe where their houses were in relationship to > each > other. > > If you have access to a Mormom Family History Library -- here are the film > numbers that you would want for interlibrarly loan. Sometimes, the library > even > has copies already available. Take care. Marilyn > > Augusta County, VA. > Personal property tax lists, 1782-1795 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 2024461 ] > Personal property tax lists, 1796-1810 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 2024462 ] > Personal property tax lists, 1811-1820 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 2024463 ] > Personal property tax lists, 1820-1827 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 2024464 ] > Personal property tax lists, 1828-1836 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 2024465 ] > Personal property tax lists, 1837-1845 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 2024466 ] > Personal property tax lists, 1845-1851 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 2024467 ] > Another filming. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of > Utah, 1947. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. > Personal property tax lists, 1782-1790 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 29288 Item > 3 ] > > > > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL > at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > The Third Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us > something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAAUGUST-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

If memory serves me correctly (and I could definitely be wrong) the law passed in Virginia by 1787 required that each tax commissioner visit each 'home' in his district to record the information. This was in contrast to the 'old' requirement of each landowner coming to the commissioner with the information. Thus, the listing of Titheables per the commissioner in each district gives us now the effect of a "Census" in that you can tell who lived by who based on the order listed in the commissioner's Tax List. This "requirement" of the commissioner to visit each household may have changed as time went on, but perhaps the above will be of some help in your searches. Michael Sellers Sue Liedtke <seleaml@actionnet.net> wrote: The tax list for 1777 for the Great and Little Calf Pasture areas is listed (with a few exceptions) according to residence. By comparing the listing to the original buyers of the Patton & Lewis tracts on the Great Calfpasture (noting land transfers prior to 1777) and by looking at other land holdings on these rivers, it can be seen that the enumorator started at the head of the Great Calf Pasture, moved downstream, went back and picked up a few he had missed then went on to the Little Calf Pasture. There are a few at the end of the list that are out of place but otherwise the one-one correspondance is striking. Sue Liedtke ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 11:30 AM Subject: Re: [VAAUGUST] 1787 Tax List > > In a message dated 8/18/2007 12:22:21 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > rinlee@cox.net writes: > > If someone could just let me know that info I would be very thankfull. > Also, are there any other tax lists from the very early 1800's > > > Karen, the tax list at that time period only documents the tiheables -- > males over age 21 with their own listing and males 16-21 in the household. > > Also if I understand it correctly -- the person taking the tax did not > visit > the household but the householders visited the tax counter so if two > people > were listed consecutively -- it only means that they went to the tax > office > together -- doesn't describe where their houses were in relationship to > each > other. > > If you have access to a Mormom Family History Library -- here are the film > numbers that you would want for interlibrarly loan. Sometimes, the library > even > has copies already available. Take care. Marilyn > > Augusta County, VA. > Personal property tax lists, 1782-1795 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 2024461 ] > Personal property tax lists, 1796-1810 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 2024462 ] > Personal property tax lists, 1811-1820 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 2024463 ] > Personal property tax lists, 1820-1827 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 2024464 ] > Personal property tax lists, 1828-1836 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 2024465 ] > Personal property tax lists, 1837-1845 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 2024466 ] > Personal property tax lists, 1845-1851 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 2024467 ] > Another filming. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of > Utah, 1947. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. > Personal property tax lists, 1782-1790 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 29288 Item > 3 ] > > > > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL > at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > The Third Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us > something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAAUGUST-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Third Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick Wall person. To contact Listowner: Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAAUGUST-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out.