Updated November 25, 2022
Overview:
The form of Virginia personal property tax records varies from manuscript lists created in the eighteenth century to modern, computer-generated lists and lists produced directly on microfilm. The earlier manuscript lists are small booklets, arranged by the initial letter of the surname, that record the names of property owners. There is a separate list for each district within the county, if the county was so divided . The district may be identified by the name of the tax commissioner for that district or by a geographical designation such as "upper district" or "lower district." Local militia designations also were also used, such as "First battalion" or "District of Colonel Moody."
Information recorded in Virginia personal property tax records changed gradually from 1782 to 1865. The early laws required the tax commissioner in each district to record in "a fair alphabetical list" the names of the person chargeable with the tax, the names of white male tithables over the age of 21, the number of white male tithables between 16 and 21, the number of slaves both above and below 16, various types of animals such as horses and cattle, carriage wheels, ordinary licenses, and even billiard tables. Free Negroes are listed by name and often are denoted in the list as "free" or "FN."
Later laws required additional descriptive information. The amount of tax due was reported in pounds, shillings and pence on the early tax lists. Amounts were reported in dollars and cents by 1810.
Records were extracted from images of Personal Property Tax Records posted at BinnsGenealogy.com. Source information refers to the List and Image as used by BinnsGenealogy.com
Background:
The Gilliams of Campbell County Personal Property Taxes are the children and grandchildren of William Gilliam and Mary Jarratt, his wife.
| Date | Name | Source |
| 1785 | William Gilliam | Image 3 |
| 1785 | Charles Gilliam | Image 7 |
| 1786 | ||
| 3 May 1787 | Charles Gilliam | List B, Image 6 |
| 28 Apr 1787 | William Gilliam | List B, Image 6 |
| 7 May 1788 | William Gillum | List B, Image 6 |
| 7 May 1788 | Richard Gillum | List B, Image 6 |
| 7 May 1788 | Jarret Gillum | List B, Image 6 |
| 22 May 1788 | Charles Gillum | List B, Image 6 |
| 26 Mar 1789 | Charles Gilliam | List B, Image 7 |
| 11 Apr 1789 | Richard Gilliam | List B, Image 7 |
| 20 Apr 1789 | Jarrat Gilliam | List B, Image 7 |
| 23 Apr 1789 | William Gilliam | List B, Image 7 |
| 25 Jun 1790 | Charles Gilliam | List B, Image 9 |
| 1 Jul 1790 | Richard Gilliam | List B, Image 9 |
| 25 Jun 1790 | William Gilliam | List B Image 8 |
| 5 May 1791 | Charles Gilliam | List B, Image 7 |
| 3 May 1792 | Charles Gilliam | List B, Image 9 |
| 18 Mar 1793 | Charles Gilliam | List B, Image 8 |
| 8 May 1794 | Chas Gilliam | List B, Image 6 |
| 2 Apr 1795 | Charles Gilliam | List B, Image 6 |
| 7 Apr 1796 | Charles Gilliam | List B, Image 6 |
| 20 Mar 1797 | Charles Gilliam | List B, Image 6 |
| 20 Mar 1797 | James Gilliam | List B, Image 6 |
| 7 Apr 1798 | Charles Gilliam | List B, Image 5 |
| 7 Apr 1798 | James Gilliam | List B, Image 5 |
| 8 Apr 1799 | Charles Gilliam | List B, Image 6 |
| 13 May 1799 | James Gilliam | List B, Image 6 |
| 14 May 1800 | Charles Gilliam | List B, Image 6 |
| 14 May 1800 | James Gilliam | List B, Image 6 |
| 7 Apr 1801 | James Gilliam | List B, Image 6 |
| 15 Apr 1801 | Charles Gilliam | List B, Image 6 |
| 15 Apr 1801 | Patterson Gilliam | List B, Image 6 |
| 22 Apr 1802 | Charles Gilliam | List B, Image 5 |
| 22 Apr 1802 | James Gilliam | List B, Image 5 |
| 9 Apr 1802 | William Gilliam | List B, Image 5 |
| 6 May 1803 | William Gilliam | List B, Image 5 |
| 11jul 1803 | James Gilliam | List B, Image 5 |
| 29 Jul 1803 | Patterson Gilliam | List B, Image 5 |
| 29 Jul 1803 | Charles Gilliam | List B, Image 5 |
| 27 Jul 1804 | James Gilliam | List B, Image 6 |
| 12 Jul 1804 | Daniel Gilliam | List B, Image 6 |
| 14 May 1804 | Charles Gilliam | List B, Image 6 |
| 19 Jul 1805 | William Gilliam | List A, Image 5 |
| 11 Jul 1805 | James Gilliam | List B, Image 6 |
| 11may 1805 | Charles Gilliam | List B, Image 6 |
| 21 Jun 1806 | William Gillum | List A, Image 5 |
| 24 Jul 1806 | Richard Gilliam | List B, Image 7 |
| 5 Jul 1806 | Charles Gilliam | List B, Image 7 |
| 1 Jul 1806 | John Gilliam | List B, Image 7 |
| 1 Jul 1806 | James Gilliam | List B, Image 7 |
| 21 Apr 1807 | William Gilliam | List A, Image 6 |
| 1 May 1807 | James Gilliam | List B, Image 8 |
| 9 May 1807 | Richard Gilliam | List B, Image 8 |
| 8 Jun 1807 | Charles Gilliam Sr | List B, Image 8 |
| 1808 | No Extant | |
| 24 Apr 1809 | James Gilliam | List B, Image 8 |
| 10 May 1809 | Archelaus Gilliam | List B, Image 8 |
| 12 May 1809 | Charles Gilliam Est | List B, Image 8 |
| 10 Mar 1810 | Archelaus Gilliam | List B, Image 8 |
| 2 May 1810 | Patterson Gilliam | List B, Image 8 |
| 3 May 1810 | Charles Gilliam | List B, Image 8 |
| 9 Apr 1810 | Elizabeth Gilliam | List B, Image 8 |
| 9 Apr 1810 | William Gilliam | List B, Image 8 |
| 16 Mar 1810 | James Gilliam | List B, Image 8 |
| 8 Apr 1811 | Archelaus Gilliam | List B, Image 7 |
| 19 Apr 1811 | Elizabeth Gilliam | List B, Image 7 |
| 19 Apr 1811 | Patterson Gilliam | List B, Image 7 |
| 20 Apr 1811 | Charles Gilliam | List B, Image 7 |
| 19 Mar 1811 | James Gilliam | List B, Image 6 |
| 9 Mar 1812 | Charles Gilam | List B, Image 7 |
| 16 Mar 1812 | James Gilam | List B, Image 7 |
| 1 Par 1812 | Archelaus Gilam | List B, Image 7 |
| 5 Mar 1813 | Archelaus Gilliam | List B, Image 10 |
| 12 Mar 1813 | James Gilliam | List B, Image 10 |
| 12 Mar 1813 | Pattison Gilliam | List B, Image 10 |
| 12 Mar 1813 | Eliza Gilliam | List B, Image 10 |
| 12 Mar 1813 | Chas Gilliam | List B, Image 10 |
| 5 Apr 1814 | Archelaus Gilliam | List B, Image 8 |
| 5 Apr 1814 | James Gilliam | List B, Image 8 |
| 5 Apr 1814 | Charles Gilliam | List B, Image 8 |
| 5 Apr 1814 | Elizabeth Gilliam | List B, Image 8 |
| 10 Apr 1814 | Patterson Gilliam | List B, Image 8 |
| 13 Apr 1814 | Archelish Gilliam | List A, Image 9 |
Sources
- Binns Genealogy. Personal Property Tax Lists.
- Library of Virginia. Using Personal Property Tax Records in the Archives at the Library of Virginia: Research Notes Number 3.