Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-20
Lords PrOprietors of the koGLhern
Neck.

Lords PrOprietOrs of the NOTLhern
Neck.
Chsres l., by the grace of God, king, de-
fender of tho faith. &C.. grsnted to Thomas.
L ri Culpepper, all that trsc. OF parcel Of land
lying between the Rsrpshanncck aad Potomac
rivers, Known ss the Nlrthern Neck of Virgin.
is 1t wss rich n immense forests, and soil
long, ssvs patcl here and there TILED oy the
luclsu 10 oorn or tobacco the oae used MGR,
SIS roasting ears then a staple to supply tue
daily @au,s of the people, snd the Hhe' ss
N istarous ns,cJilo furnished by their d. TO
leViste sll the Ills that Defe than 10 storm or
snu-hine. L!fd Cupepper died aoout the year
1890 leaving three chiIdreu-Lsdy Margaret.
Lady Catherine aud Alexander Culpepper-
hers TO hi, Vngiois property.
Thomss, L>ro F4irf.x, created a Peer OF
Scotland 10 1927, sod BsroG, OF Cameron, mar.
rled Lady Catherine, second daughter OF Lord
Culpeoper. aud became jointly interested in ell
tho Vi glola property granted to his wife's
f. her. The deeds for land nuw rau 10 the
nsmrs OF L.dy Margaret, Thcmas, Lord Fair.
tex, Lsdy Catherine. his wife, sLd AIex.nter
Culpupper, uutil near the tesiaDins of the
eighteenth Century.
The fis! appearance of Thomas Lord Fair
fax, BlrUn, of Gsmeroo, 10 history was as Lord
neral of the Psismeot forces 10 l64l. lc
l644, With the aid OF Lieutenant Gsneral Grrm.
We'll, he totally crushed out the Kiog's pnw,r
10 the north vi England. Grom Well ,nep u 4 d
hm to Invade ScJu,nd backed by all the l., Ii
ce:p uodar his coutrcl; but, F,lrtbx ssympa.hles
uud religion bti: G Soa'ch, he resisted ali TIC
arguments of tue an nltiOus hYpoccite, uOtil
vrx,d ard wastiad b. he per,is cut inporlu-
n,,es Of the Juuto, threw up biz commissioo ss
con- mmander in chief, sad left the way cpyn fer
CromTell, The very obi CT he bad In view lron
he first
Lord FsirfsX died gbout 100, when I,dy
Margaret Cuecppcr and the Baroness Drsa ger
Lady G"theiiue F4lrtsx became lie prupr,etors
Of The y rtharn Neck, their brother Alexander
being .resdy dead. There are a rumber ot
de ds for lard 10 the WestmoreIaud clerks
oftic. as there are no doubt 10 other ofi,es OF
tho &C Gi5iditg c,uuties. signed by these TWO Is
dies to pu!cnss,rs, the names Of which even
have lorg size, disappeared from our midst.
Lady Margarer Culpappar'S came is absent
n the deeds OF 1704 Enough for US TO kuaw
her csrhly pilgrimage bad ended. leaving lh,
B,coress DoWager Lady Fairttx sole proprietor.
10 do battle With agents aid sttorueVs ss suited
her tss.e l, seems they did not fnd her ex-
ac!Iy sn angel 10 the parlor, but FULLY corp :teLt
tu the task of mausging her affairs. from the
manner 10 wbioh she stirred up the doruart
passions Of some old servants who had fattentd
90 the rich pastures b.r predecessors had LETT
to their care and msnag, mHot.
The last deed signed by Lady Fairf,x was 10
l7l2 after which time no record evld, oce CD.
psars in w est Imoreand that she sold other lands
10 this coupty.
Thomas, Lord Fairfax, fifth Baron aud grand
500 OF the Baroness Dnvager Lady Farfox,
oome to Virginia 10 1879 to look alter his es-
tates and visit the branches of his family that
had s.ttIed here. He found bis cousin and
agent, Colonel William Fairfax. living in West
moreland county. where the Baron spent most
of bis time until l74l, when he returned to
England to bs present at bis brother Roberts
usr isge. and 90 arrival back in l746 found
that his c.u,:u William had built foe resi-
deuce 90 the Potomsc called Be,voir 10. far
from All xaudrIs. Hero be resided, aud in
Williamsburg, for the next six years. whrn he
removed 10 Greenway Court, bis o1u1try palsce,
beyond the mountains, He lived 10 great st, lie,
dis Pc usiug his hospitality with the Iiberaity ct
priuce II is said tn. defeat Of Coruwalis 1T
Yorktown by bis old surveyor, George Wssh-
ington 80 mortified the nobeman that be took
TO his bsd sod died Dot long after.
The Alexander family owned the land en-
whioh Alexsndris now stands, and were very
anxious 10 build town to be called after lhe
family. The Fsirf.x's were omopoteut, and
their support essential tc carry out their plsps.
Many bad suffered 10 aiding to build towns
sloog the banks of the Potomac. the wrecks
sill pointing out the folly of wap'ipg their
money 10 that wsy, To secure the Fairfax to-
h1ecce rough drsf was drawn by Hugh
West of the new town, and 10 honor of Lord
Fairfax Bsroo. cf Gaueror, mada Cameron lis
oeDtra! street ou one side and Fairfax on
auother The plan was submitted to Gulonel
William Fairfsx, the cono.y chef, apd his
warm support eulIssed. His 500. Gerrse Viii.
liam Fairfax, jolned heartily 10 the pioect.
The scheme was 5000 reduced 10 form, sod
andcr The patronage of Lord Fairfax, Colonel
William Fairfax, George W. Eart.x, Law
reuoe Wasboston aud several others, sel-cled
as trustees to lay out and govern 1t, the Ii ,uss
OF Baigesses iucor porated the toWo.
| Colone William Fsrtsx after settling dowo
1 at Bsvoir became the leading mao 10 his
| ueehb orhood-Was county 'ieuteuant. collector
| of her maies,y's dues aud L,rd Fairfsx's quit
rents. He bad three chidfen-Brysn Fai;-
tax, leading clergyman OF his day, William.
! who died youog, and Hannah. who married
| Warner Wssblt gton. Q. u,in Ut the Generals
Gsorge William Falrtsx, 500 of Colonel
Wliam, was boro 10 The West ladies, bu,
came to mans estate at BeIvcir. Hc renre-
scnted Fairfax equity in the House of Bur.
| gesses tor number Of years. He wss what
was known as Tory 10 those days. He lett
Alexsndria 10 l773 to look after bis estates 10
e. glaud. During the ten following years bis
PROPERTY was seqaestered 10 Virginia by the
eechestor. Cut IF irem the itc'me OF biz
property here, his cIcuns's1css become
s,rsi:ened 10 Eaxlsnd, left Ynrshire, where he
lived, gave up bis carrisgas. &c.. and retired &c
Yerk, where be died ln l7S7, Iesviug his Vir-
Vinl. property TO Ferdinand Fairfax. SOD q
Br5ap Fairfsx
Cameron. we cannot trace in this country thi
Bsronsgs until We reacn tbe ninth Baron. the
Hon. Albert Fairfax, who died in 1860 leaving
no issue. bis successor vas Charles Snowden