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William again assumed the position of Collector of Customs and acted as land agent for his cousin, Thomas, Sixth Lord Fairfax, proprietor of the massive Northern Neck land grant.
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HERE LIES
WILLIAM FAIRFAX, ESQ.
1691 - 1757
OF BELVOIR.
BORN AT TOWLSTON
IN YORKSHIRE.
DIED PRESIDENT OF
THE VIRGINIA COUNCIL
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Prince William County, Virginia Deeds {June Whitehurst Johnson}: Liber D; 1738 - 1740; Pages 199-204.
Aug. 6, 1739. Edward Barry of Truro Parish Pr. Wm., planter to William Fairfax of King George Co., Esq for 100 lbs. sterling....815 a....joyning lands of James Henderson, Joseph Wright, Thomas Jackman, John Blowers, and John Corbin at the mountain called Watry Mt br. of Great Run corner to Walter Anderson....deeds of lease and release.
Edwd. Barry
Wits: Edward Washington, Samuell Stone, John Barry.
At Court Aug. 28, 1739 Edward Barry acknowledged this release with receit endorsed and Mary Barry his wife, she being first privately examined relinquished her right of dower.
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Prince William County, Virginia Deeds {June Whitehurst Johnson}: Liber D; 1738 - 1740; Pages 247-251.
Nov. 26, 1739. Charles Green of Truro Parish, clerk to William Fairfax of Brunswick Parish King George, Esq....for 30 lbs. curr. money....296 a....on Morunsco Run...corner to Capt. Scarlet....to Robert Churches....to Moses Linton....deeds of lease and release. Charles Green
Wits: George Byrn
Nov. 26, 1739 rec'd 30 lbs.
At Court Nov. 26, 1739 Charles Green acknowledged this release with receit endorsed.
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Prince William County, Virginia Deeds {June Whitehurst Johnson}: Liber D; 1738 - 1740; Pages 300-305. Jan. 8, 1739. Edward Washington of Truro Parish Pr. Wm., yeoman to William Fairfax of Hanover Parish King George, Esq....for 60 lbs. sterl....1010 a at Rappahannock Mt....in Thoroughfare of Cedar Run joyning to John Hudnall, John Edward, Jeffry Johnson, and Rev. Alexander Scott....line of Walter Anderson...deed of lease and release. Edward Washington
Wits: Edw. Barry, Rich. Sturman, Thos. Washington.
At Ct. Feb. 25, 1739 Edward Washington acknowledged this release with receipt endorsed.
Pages 306-310. Jan. 8, 1739. Edward Washington of Truro Parish, planter to William Fairfax of Hanover Parish King George, Esq....for 30 lbs. sterl....400 a on Br. of Pohick joyning lands of Col.
Carter and John Mercer on Rockey Br deeds of lease and release. Edward Washington
Wits: Edwd. Barry, Richd. Sturman, Thos. Washington.
Rec'd. Jan 9, 1739 sum of 30 lbs. sterl.
At Court Feb. 25, 1739 Edward Washington acknowledged this release with receit endorsed.
Pages 310-314. Jan. 8, 1739. Edward Washington of Truro Parish, planter to William Fairfax of Hanover Parish, King George, Esq for 40 lbs. sterl....614 a....binding on lands of James Wareing now Jeffry Johnson, John Edwards, Thomas Jackman on Pignut Ridge being gr. unto Edward Washington by deed Dec. 12, 1739....to land of Waugh Darnall....deeds of lease and release.
Edward Washington
Wits: Edwd. Barry, Richd. Sturman, Thos. Washington.
Rec'd. Jan. 9, 1739 sum of 40 lbs.
At Court Feb. 25, 1739 Edward Washington acknowledged this release with receipts endorsed.
Pages 315-320. Jan. 9, 1739. Edward Washington of Truro Parish, planter to William Fairfax of Hanover Parish King George, Esq for 25 lbs. sterl....528 a land between Little Rockey Run and
Johnnymore Run being br. falling into Bull Run....being gr. unto Washington by deed dated Nov. 26, 1739....lines of William
Linton to Nathaniel Russell... ...deeds of lease and release.
Edward Washington
Wits: Edwd. Barry, Richd. Sturman, Thos. Washington.
Rec'd. Jan. 10, 1739 sum of 25 lbs. sterl.
At Court Feb. 25, 1739 Edward Washington acknowledged this release with receipt to be his acts.
Pages 320-324. Jan. 8, 1739. Edward Washington of Truro Parish, planter to William Fairfax of Hanover Parish King George....for 50 lbs. sterl 1066 a....upon head draughts of Kittoktan upon the Broken Hills joyning land of Benjamin Grayson being gr. Edward Washington May 19, 1739....deeds of lease and release.
Edward Washington
Wits: Edwd. Barry, Richd. Sturman, Thos. Washington.
Rec'd Jan. 19, 1739 sum of 50 lbs. sterl.
At Court Feb. 25, 1739 Edward Washington acknowledged this release to be his act.
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ABSTRACTS OF WILLS, FAIRFAX CO., VA.
(Liber A, B, Wills-by Eula K. Woodward)
Washington, Lawrence, Fairfax
Co.. Truro Par., 20 June, 1752-26 Sept. 1752.
To w. all land in Truro Parish for life, w. use of land in Frederick for life;
to dau. Sara & hrs. all real & pers. est. in Va. & Md.; if dau. die without issue to bro. Augustine Washington; estates in Accoknok, Kingsbury, Lancashire Provinces, Iron Works in Va. & Md.;
3 to w.;
to bro. George Washington;
after W. dies land in Fairfax to bros. Samuel, John & Charles; also land in Frederick Co. to sister Betty Lewis.
Exrs. Hon. Wm. Fairfax & Geo. Fairfax, bros. Augustine, George, Nathl. Chapman, Maj. John Carlyle. Lawrence Washington.
Wit. Wm. Waite, John North, Andrew Warren· Joseph Gou .....
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1751-1761 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Book E; [William Armstrong Crozier];
June 17, 1752. Lawrence Washington of Fairfax Co., Gent., to his brother, George Washington, of King Geo. Co., Gent. Deed of Gift. All rights, titles, interests, etc., sd. Laurence Washington (as heir at law unto Augustine Washington, late of King Geo. Co., Gent., Decd.), in Lotts Nos. 33, 34 and 40 in the town of Fredericksburg. Witnesses, Mary Washington, Martha Posey, W. Fairfax, Saml. Washington, John Washington, Charles Washington. July 7, 1752.
URL (Click on link) http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=22&last=43&g_p=GE&colle ction=NN Grant
Title Fairfax, William.
Publication 10 February 1736/1737.
Gen. note This land was surveyed on the orders of the Propritetor; a grant was never issued.
Other Format Available on microfilm. Northern Neck Grants, reels 288-311.
Note Location: Prince William County.
Description: 29,170 acres on both sides of the Blew Ridge and on part of the Shennandoah River joyning Col. Manne Page.
Source: Northern Neck Grants E, 1736-1742, Page 22-43 (Reel 291).
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
1691 - 1757 (65 years)