Personal Property Tax Lists For The Year 1787, by NettiSchreiner-Yantis and Florene Speakman Love, Genealogical Books in Print, Springfield, Virginia, 1987 Column One – Number of white males above 16 and under 21 Column Two – Blacks above 16 Column Three – Blacks under 16 Column Four – Horses, mares, colts & mulesColumn Five – Cattle “The lists are given twice in the individual county books– once in the original order, then again rearranged by the date on which the commissioner had visited each taxpayer. This second list makes it possible to tell who the neighbors were since it appears evident that the commissioner visited those living in the same vicinity on the same day.” ‘Reasons for being exempt included being a woman; being old and infirm; and an occupation of clergyman or professor. Certain political jobs – from constable (at the county level) to governor (at the state level) made one exempt. White males sixteen to twenty one were subject to a county parish tithe, but not to the state poll tax. Indians were exempt. Levy free and not tithable are synonymous. However, when the tax commissioner wrote levy free, he probably meant the person had been legally exempted from paying the tax by the county court. Any time a person’s name did not appear in the column to becounted as a poll, we have indicated this by inserting not tithable in the notes. Some of these were no doubt levy free because of court orders, while others were exempt from the poll for other reasons. ‘ Hanover County David Via self 01 0 1 1 – [Mss. Torn] [?]id Via self 01 4 3 11 – not tithale Estate - [Mss. Torn] [A]bagal Via self 0 2 2 1 3 - not tithable [Mss. Torn] Littlebury Via self 0 0 0 2 4 - [Mss. Torn] Robert Via Jr. self 0 1 0 1 2 Robert Via Sr. self 0 2 4 2 3 William Via Edward Burnett 3/20 Nathan Barker, Wm. Barker, Minoah Lipscomb, Robt. Via Jr. 4/13 Nathan White, Mary Anderson, James Blackwell, Reuben Blackwell, Wm. Brame, Ann Burnett, Edward Burnett, John Burnett, James Carter, Richd. Dobson, Sam Earnest, Benjamine Goodman, Anthony Ingram, John Ingram, John Johnson, William Jones, Thos. Jordon, Abraham Kent, Wm. Lane, John Massie, Ann McDugal, Mary McDugal, Samuel McFall, Samuel Ragland, Robert Seldon, James Smith, Bartlotte Talley, Nat Turner, Wm. Via, Edmond Wade, Wm. Wade, Major Winfry 4/28 Joseph Turner, Lewis Turner, PhillWhite, Sarah Ingram, Robt. Via Sr., Clauduius Viall 5/?? John Slaughter, Turner Slaughter, David Via, [?] Estate Via, Abagal Via ??/?? Frances Barker, George Daviss, JamesDaviss, Nat. Daviss, Supre Daviss, Agness Sprotty, Ann Sydnor, Littlebury Via, Acra? Wade, John White,? Willis, Lucy Woody, Micajah Woody, Obediah Woody, Ruth Woods, Ciceley Woody