This volume is presented in the same double-page format as the Northampton County, Virginia, 1890 Personal Property Tax List due to the volume of information. It offers a wealth of valuable genealogical data presented in a convenient table format with entries listed alphabetically by surname within most sections.
Column headings include: Name of Person who by himself or by his tenant has the freehold in possession the land charged (residence of the owner of the tract of land - both in column 1); Nature of the owner's estate whether held in fee or for life; Number of acres in each tract; Name of tract and description of the land; Distance and Bearing from the courthouse; Value of land per acre, including buildings; Sum included in the value of each tract of land on account of buildings; Total value of the land and buildings; Amt. of tax on the land and buildings at 30 cts. on every $100 value thereof; Amt. of tax on the land and buildings at 10 cts. on every $100 value thereof; TOTAL TAX; Amt. of tax levied for county free school purposes; Amt. of tax levied for district free school purposes; Total levy for county and district free school purposes; and Amt. of Tax levied for County Purposes. Chapters include: Capeville District, Recapitulation, Eastville District, Recapitulation, Franktown District, Recapitulation, Cape Charles City, Recapitulation, County Recapitulation, Cape Charles (map and lots), Oaths and Certificates, Largest Landowners, and Largest taxpayers. Several facsimile reprints of original documents and a full-name index add to the value of this work.
Allen B. Hamilton
2020, 8.5" x 11", paper, index, 128 pp.
ISBN: 9780788402593
101-H0259
