List of Tithables, 1760
Below is a transcription of a page from “Invoices, 1766-1773; Miscellaneous Lists, 1755-1774,” which is part of Series 5 of the George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress. This list of tithables in Fairfax County, 1 June 1760, lists Washington’s hired and enslaved workers along with their main duty – carpenter, smith, house servant – or location – Muddy Hole plantation, Dogue Run plantation, etc. The table is configured to correspond to the original manuscript (at the Library of Congress) as accurately as possible.
A List of Tithables given in June 1st 1760 Fairfax County
George Washington
| John Alton | Muddy hole Plantn | Richard Stephens | 1 | ||
| John Askew | 2 | Dublin | |||
| House Servants | Breechy | James | |||
| Jack | Tom | ||||
| Nat | Betty | ||||
| Schomberg | Ruth | ||||
| Doll | Grace | ||||
| Jenny | Phoebe | ||||
| Betty | Kate | 8 | |||
| Phillis | Williamson’s Plantn | Robert Stephens | 1 | ||
| Moll | 9 | Gregory | |||
| Carpenters | Will | Neptune | |||
| Morris | Charles | ||||
| Michael | Boson | ||||
| Tom | Hannah | ||||
| George | Cloe | 6 | |||
| Sam | Dogue Run Plantn | Jno Foster | 1 | ||
| Billy | 7 | Jack | |||
| Smiths | Peter | Casar | |||
| London | 2 | Cupid | |||
| Home Plantation | Jack | Betty | 4 | ||
| Jack | Mill | Anthony | |||
| Billy | Betty | 2 | |||
| George | 24 | ||||
| Kate | 5 | brot up | 25 | ||
| 25 | In all | 49 |
NB. paid Mr. John West Junr July 28th 1761. The Taxes & County Levys for the
| above Tyths-as pr Rect No. 2. Viz. | 49 | Taxables | @ 5/ | Totl | £12.5.0 |
| ditto | Tyths | @ 11 lbs Tobo | 539 | ||
| also—pd Robt. Boggess Parrish Collr for | ditto | ditto | @ 20 lbs | 980 | |
| 1519 <illegible> | £12.5.0 |
Go: Washington
Mary Wigge, 13 August 2014.