Personal Property Tax Lists of Buckingham County, Virginia, Vol. 2, 1792-1802
Description:... "The census taker came every ten years and often missed people. The tax collector came every year and seldom missed anyone." Few Buckingham County records survived the 1869 fire, making this tax list a valuable one. Spans 11 years, 14,355 individual records, 47,180 tithes, >600 surnames, summary tables, graphs & much other information. Includes taxpayers names, male cohabitants, slaves, horses, riding carriages and ordinary licenses. The originals' format and all information preserved. Includes preface, introduction, historical background, detailed explanations of the book's features, alternate surname spellings and abbreviations, a user's guide, population estimation, appendices and a complete bibliography and reference section to aid continued research. 130 page index, 261 pages of transcribed records of every name, enabling rapid assembly of information needed from a succession of years for analysis.
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