The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-15
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The great, house Of Fairfax; Eng
land, created 1877. as Baron Fairfax x;
Fairfax. OF Walton. tine of Henry VI,
and was established as peer of Scot;
land under Sir Thomas Fairfax. son Of
Sir Thomas OF Denton. The descent.
Ferdinande and Henry. all barons.
vested In 17l0. upon Thomas. the sixth
baron who inherited from his mother
splendid fortune. consisting OF sew
Of Wight. and a large tract Of land IN
Neck" being within the boundaries Of
the Potomac aud Rappahannock Rivers.
600 acres. From his father he also
This Baron fairfax held commission
In the Horse Guards but when he Wis.
tied America In 1879 he was so capti-
waited with the beauties of Virginia
that he did not go back. but spent
the rest of his life here. and erected
two palatial Neutrality-suspicious. and
Greenway Court-where he extended
tied him Such was HIS generos ~
that he. gave up his English estates
to his brother Robert, who remained
In England. and the most of his Amer
neighbors. Having adopted arepubli-
can principles he was made lieutenant
of Frederick county and held h g1
court at Winchester. Va. Lord Fair
eaS die eas. unm ma at Greenwy
his brother Robert. hut he dying wlth-
out issue. ethe title descended on his
kinsman, the Rev. Bryan Fairfax. us
eighth Baron Fairfax. OF cameron,
Cary. OF Ell zabeth City county. va,
and was succeeded byshis son Thomas,
ninth Lord Fairfax born 1852. and
at his home. "vaneIuse," 1916. From
him have descended the many dlstin-
gulshed members OF the Fairfax fam
lily IN Virginia.
settled al Hampten. Nd. THIS Was
DR.. John Contee Fairfax. who some
say was the real Lord Fairfax. of
Cameron tscotlandl. but we think the
| evidence conclusive that the title,
empty as 4 was In this country. tell
| upon the Rev. Bryan Fairfax, recoras
of whom are given by all the early
writer's.
Sir William Fairfax patented land
befsold to the Rev. Mr.. Buck. the first
minister In the connolly who died 1923.
George William Fairfax. his son. the
. intimate friend of Washington. MAJ
rte the elder daughter Of 1 Golonel
/ Fairfax was killed by the Indians IN
the massacre of 1922, at the house of
/ William spence. near Archer's Hope.
The elder " liam Bryan Fairfis, WHO
! friend OF Washington. became manager
of the large estates OF his kinsman.
Lord Thomas OF large landed props
erty. Washington was only sixteen
txyna Il, rct RIO - -nt. ri
a strong friendship sprang up between
| them, and they. both united in expedt-
tions OF surveying and also in church
af Isirs The pe ", q e., George VIII am
to be seen next to that of Washington.
Henry Fairfax was grandson of Rev.
Bryan Fairfax, who was minis
es Of FAILS Gbhnrsh nsas Aexandr
dele gate to the convention some time
before this: he was the father. of Ferdi-
nande and Thomas, known as Lord,
Expired.
Westmereland. and afterwards Of Bel
voir, Fairfax county, married twice,
s!yenMasorss Mi 1lfn Who m nassaes
and Hannah Thomas and William
disd: Rryan Was minister Of Chris;
George Washing ton. III 49,
Thus we see that the elder Willia a
Robert. and his son, Sir Thomas, was
lin 1881. He left his great landed
/ ptoperty TO his nephew, colonol Mar.
only a.7oO acres. all the rest OF the
4 vast tract had been sold or given away,
Edward was a. brother of the first
Il Thomas Fairfax and was talented
writer. The first Lord Fairtax. of the
Ipecrag e, had son. Fsrdinande: and
i of Virginia notorie ty.
i The arms as given are OF this first
I Baron Fairfax. of En- gland. as taken
I from Burke's Peerage. and Is also
i found In Vermont; Heraldica. described
Il as follows:
Shield or. three bars gemelles gules
lsurmounted Of lion rampant. sable
A Crest--A lion PEASANT guardant
sable,
The name itself lsgsaid to have beer
us outlaws, and Is determined to ex