"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.

At Lulu.com, In Author Spotlight page (link above), look under ""About"" to find additional Discount Code. Buckingham County suffered significant loss of its early court records. This scarcity of records makes this tax list transcription a valuable one. Spanning a period of 29 years (1764,1773-4,1782-92) with over 12,700 individual records, statistical tables and graphs, plus a host of other information that will illuminate the lives and social structure of the county during the late Colonial and early Federal period. Information varies by year, but the curious researcher will find much of interest here. Included are the names of the taxpayers, their taxable male cohabitants, their slaves' names, number of their slaves, horses and cattle along with other taxable items like riding carriages and acres of land. Features a 160 page index of every name, allowing the researcher to quickly assemble the information needed in successive years for genealogical, historical, sociological or demographic analysis.

Jefferson County, Virginia, became Jefferson County, West Virginia in 1866.