Name/Title
Personal Property Tax Lists for the Year 1787 for Berkeley County, Virginia, TheEntry/Object ID
LIB1627Description
The 1787 Census of Virginia - Berkeley County
Now known as West Virginia.
Berkeley County included areas now known as Jefferson and Morgan Counties.
From the Preface: The 1787 tax list is a unique one. It is the result of a law passed by the Virginia Assembly on October 11, 1786 which mandated that the tax commissioner should...call on every person subject to taxation or having property in his or her possession for a written list. Includes all free males subject to tax, distinguishing free males not the head of household and to note the number of free white males between 16 and 21.
Physical Description: Soft cover book with coral-color cover measures 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", binding is not stapled to book.
Pages are numbered at center bottom margin with numbers1398 - 1467.Acquisition
Accession
332Source or Donor
Watts, Donald E. & DeborahAcquisition Method
GiftBook Details
Author
Love, Florene Speakman, Schreiner-Yantis, NettiPublisher
Genealogical Books in PrintPlace Published
* Untyped Place Published
Springfield, VADate Published
1787 - 1787Publication Language
EnglishNotes
Date: 1987