PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi03436::A Guide to the Fairfax family proprietary papers, 1720-1793)//EN" "vi03436.xml" A Guide to the Fairfax family proprietary papers, 1720-1793 Fairfax family proprietary papers 27213 Trenton Hizer Library of Virginia © 2013 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Trenton Hizer, 1 April 2013 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Fairfax family proprietary papers, 1720-1793 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 27213 Trenton Hizer

Library of Virginia 2013 Trenton Hizer Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Fairfax family proproprietary papers, 1720-1793 27213 37 leaves and 1 folder English Fairfax family Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Fairfax family proprietary papers, 1720-1792. Accession 27213. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Lent for copying by Mrs. Beirne J. Kerr of Staunton, Virginia.

Historical Information

The Northern Neck Land Office controlled 5,282,000 acres in land grants located between the Rappahannock and Potomac rivers, which were given to seven loyal supporters of King Charles II, including Lord Fairfax. Agents of the Northern Neck Proprietary issued the first land grant in 1690. The Proprietary operated until the death of Thomas, Sixth Lord Fairfax in 1781. For the next thirty years, however, the ownership was in dispute. Fairfax family interest was terminated in 1808 when the last surviving heir sold his title to his remaining manor to a syndicate.

Scope and Content

Proprietary papers, 1720-1793, of the Fairfax family consisting of deeds of lease, deeds of release, agreements, surveys, and plats, all for property in the Northern Neck of Virginia owned by the Fairfax family, including Prince William and Clarke Counties.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Fairfax Family Northern Neck Proprietary Papers, 1688-1810 (LVA accession 24062).

Related Material

Fairfax Family Northern Neck Proprietary Papers, 1675-1843 (LVA accession 41008 misc reels 4617-4624).

Contents List Deed of lease, 3 June 1720, for the Northern Neck from Thomas, Lord Fairfax, and Wililam Cage to Robert Carter. Deed of lease, dated 20 August 1742 and recorded 27 September 1742, for 26,535 acres in Prince William County from Charles Green to Thomas, Lord Fairfax. Deed of release, dated 21 August 1742 and recorded 27 September 1742, for 26,535 acres in Prince William County from Charles and Margaret Green to Thomas, Lord Fairfax. Deed of release, dated 21 August 1742 and recorded 27 September 1742, for certain land known as the Manor of Leeds in Prince William County from Charles and Margaret Green to Thomas, Lord Fairfax. Agreement, 1 February 1793, between Denny Fairfax, England and James Markham Marshall, Richmond, Virginia (pages 1-5 of agreement are copies from orginal in LVA accession 24062). Survey, no date, of 12 acres at Bath by Richard Rigg Plat, no date, of certain land, Manor of Greenway Court (Clarke County), belonging to Thomas Bryan Martin. Plat, no date, 8,840 acres, Manor of Greenway Court (Clarke County), belonging to Thomas Bryan Martin by John Baylis.