Sullivan County, located in the upper eastern portion of Tennessee, joins Virginia along their northern border. Two of these tax lists are some of the earliest records for the county in existence as many of their records have been burned or lost. You could use the 1796 as the census for 1790 for the area as there are no other records this old. The five columns of the taxation are given as follows: 1. Acres of land; 2. White polls; 3. Black polls; 4. Stud horses; 5. Town lots. These are followed by three more columns detailing the tax itself, i.e. 6. Dollars; 7. Cents; 8. Mills. Few of the inhabitants had paid in dollars even with large acreage. The 1811/1812 is taken in Militia Companies which is different from the earlier two lists. This groups the inhabitants into smaller geographical areas. Pay close attention to those in these latter groups as there might be other relatives as neighbors, etc.
James L. Douthat
(?), 2015, 8.5" x 11", paper, full name index, 48 pp.
ISBN: 9780788486876
101E-TN1404
