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The personal property tax lists for the year 1787 ---

"The composite '1787 Census of Virginia' - made up of the tax lists of all the counties - is an invaluable tool in locating early Virginia ancestors. The individual county lists ... goes further than the composite, however. The lists are given twice in the individual county books - once in the original order, than 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. It would also seem likely that he stayed at the residence of one of the persons he visited and continued in the neighborhood the next day. However, be careful in assuming this."--Preface.

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