Netti Schreiner-Yantis and Florene Speakman Love have published a
monumental work, "The 1787 Census of Virginia," in 3 large volumes.
It is the best of it's kind ever published for Virginia. The set is
'large library' priced at $200.OO plus $4.00 postage. But we must credit
Mrs. Yantis for having sold portions of this great work for much smaller
prices prior to full publication. Order from Genealogical Books in Print,
6818 Lois Dr., Springfield, VA 22150. Vol. 3 is a full name index. The
personal property tax began in 1782 and is the best overall record one
can use to trace people in Virginla. The Mormons, for some reason, began
to microfilm them in the 1940s but got about one fourth done and did not
finish, much to my own agony and heavy expenditures hiring agents to read
the hard copies at Richmond. There is also a running set of Land Tax
Books for every Virginia County, beginning in 1782, which should be
searched by anybody with ancestors in that Commonwealth. Seven counties
are treated that later became part of Kentucky, and of course, many which
went into West Virginia in 1863.
(1) Ars? Hollinsworth (tax charged to John) Loudon County. List B,
Wm. Gunnell, Commissioner.
(2) Isaac Hollandsworth, Henry County 00012 B, Edkard Tatum.
(3) James Hollandsworth, Henry County 00023 B, Edward Tatum.
(4) John Hollinsworth, Loudon Co. 00032 B, Wm. Gunnell.
Paid Ars ? Hollinsworth's tax too.
(5) John Hollondsworth, Pr. George Co. 00012 Rich Taylor.
(6) Jonah Hollingsworth, Frederick Co. 1004/14 A, Wm. Eskridge.
(7) Joseph Hollandsworth, Amherst Co. 00012 A, Henry Martin.
(8) Robert Hollingsworth, Frederick Co. 0008/15 A, Wm. Eskridge.
(9) Stephen Hollingsworth, Richmond City 21020 (also charged with tax
as Hollingsworth & Co. and Hollingsworth, Johnson & Co., Thomas P.
Johnson, Reuben Burnley and Lain P. Johnson), Alex McRobert.
(10) Thomas Hollandworth, Henry County 00038 B, Edward Tatum.
(11) Thomas Hollingsworth, Pr. Geo. Co. 0333/11, Richard Taylor.
(12) William Hollandsworth, Amherst Co. 01128 B, Henry Martin.
(13) William Hollandworth, Henry County 00015 not tithable, B, Tatum.
(14) Zebediah Hollingsworth,Winchester Town 00001 John Conrod.
Information given above: Names of persons charged with the tax, names
of white male tithables above 21 years of age, then, in figures as, above,
five columns: "00012" would read: number of white males above 16 and
under 21; blacks above 16; blacks under 16; horses, mares, colts and
mules; cattle. (In a few cases above, more than 9 cattle were taxed,
as in No. 11, Thomas had 11 cattle.) William Hollandworth in Henry County
was exempt from tithe probably by reason of his age and/or infirmity,
although Mrs. Yantis spells out in her Definitions of Terms (p. xiv),
several other reasons - nine, in fact, including 'other' reasons -
unknown to us now. If anyone can identify this "Ars Hollinsworth" in
Loudoun County, let us know.