[Brenda Collins Dillon]

Found this while surfing:

http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/free_Indians.htm

Hope it helps somebody.

Brenda

[Linda]

Here’s one for Crystal:

[107], November 1708, Sarah an Indian Slave to Jno. Pythres be added to the List of Tythables this present year.

I don’t understand what this below is saying. Is it listing someone’s tithables? What is meant by tithables? If you had servants or slaves you had to pay a tax for each one?

Lawnes Creek Parish

p.83, Mr. Jos: Jno. Jackman, Timoth, Walker, Tho: Hudson, Jer: Cobb, Wm. Ronson, Edwd. Long, Jno. Woodrift, Robin, Tom, Cherino, Dick, Jack, Dick, London, Mary, Betty and Nan Negrs, Salvidore, Tom, Francisco Indns. – 21

[This message has been edited by Linda (edited 01-03-2002).]

[CoheeLady]

Linda,

Regarding the tithe table that you found. It most likely, due to the date, is a tithe table list of 21 Indians that were either servants , slaves, or farmhands. In order to attend church a tithe had to be paid, to said church. There were many preachers that came to homes & preached to both the family & slaves at the same time. A tithe is a payment of 10% of one’s yearly income, it’s in the Bible.

Sincerely,

CoheeLady

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