Papers of the Fairfax family, 1720-1844 (bulk 1720-1794).

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Papers of the Fairfax family, 1720-1844 (bulk 1720-1794).

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Include deeds, leases, bonds, and miscellaneous legal papers of the Fairfax family estate, particularly of Lord Thomas Fairfax, for land in Prince William, Frederick, Loudoun, and Fauquier counties, Va., Hampshire County (later W. Va.), and in the Northern Neck. Among the contractees are Robert Carter and Denny Fairfax. Also include Pughton, Frederick County, Va., returns in the presidential election of 1844; and notes from the Bank of the Valley of Virginia.

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Fairfax, Denny Martin, 1725?-1800

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Epithet: formerly Martin DD British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000787.0x000359 Nephew of Thomas, Lord Fairfax, (formerly Denny Martin). After Lord Fairfax's death in 1781, Denny became the grantor of Northern Neck leases. From the description of Account book of the Rev. Denny Fairfax, 1782 April 6-1799 November 19. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 56732768 ...

Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Lord, 1692-1782

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This land grant was issued in 1741 by Thomas, 6th Lord Fairfax, Baron of Cameron, to Richard Brown (d. 1745), descendent of Quaker minister William Brown. The grant was one of five that Richard Brown had received in Virginia's Northern Neck; at the time of his death, he owned a total of 2,774 acres in Loudoun County. Furthermore, his extensive plantation included a house, malthouse, mill, millhouse, saw, sawmill, brewhouse, outhouses of all sorts, and sundry accessories. The 634-acre tract of la...

Fairfax family.

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Carter, Robert, 1663-1732

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Robert "King" Carter (1663-1732) was a colonial official and great landholder (300,000 acres). His sons were Robert Carter (1704-1731) and Landon Carter (1710-1778) of "Sabine Hall." Grandsons of Robert Carter included Robert "Councillor" Carter (1728-1804) of "Nomini" and Robert Wormeley Carter (1734-1797). From the guide to the Carter Family Papers, 1667-1862., (Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary) Represented in the collection are Rob...