Person:George Fairfax (1)

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George William Fairfax
b.26 Feb 1729 Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts
d.3 Apr 1787
Parents and Siblings
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m. 27 Mar 1721
  1. Anne 'Nancy' FairfaxAbt 1721 -
  2. Hannah FairfaxAbt 1722 - 1804
  3. William Henry FairfaxAbt 1723 -
  4. Bryan FairfaxEst 1724 -
  5. George William Fairfax1729 - 1787
  6. Sarah Fairfax1730 - Bet 1765 & 1775
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  • H.  George William Fairfax1729 - 1787
  • W.  Sarah Cary1730 - 1811
m. 17 Dec 1748
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Name George William Fairfax
Gender Male
Birth? 26 Feb 1729 Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts
Alt Marriage 12 Dec 1748 Williamsburg, Virginia, United Statesto Sarah Cary
Marriage 17 Dec 1748 Virginiato Sarah Cary
Death? 3 Apr 1787
Reference Number? Q5546312?


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George William Fairfax (January 2, 1724April 3, 1787) was a planter in colonial Virginia who represented then-vast Frederick County and later Fairfax County in the House of Burgesses before the American Revolutionary War, by which time he had returned to England (where he was a Loyalist). A mentor and good friend of George Washington, Fairfax made opportunities for the younger Washington through his powerful British family, and Washington assisted him afterward by arranging for the sale of his Virginia property after he returned to Britain.


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Early Land Acquisition in Virginia

Acquisition of Land from Northern Neck Warrants & Surveys:

  • Mr. George Fairfax & Miss Sarah Fairfax of Fairfax Co., 2 Oct. 1747 - 27 Feb. 1747/48; 1,524 acres on Branch of Crooked Run, Cannon River near Battle Mt., adj. Capt. James Compton, John Roberts, Anthony Scott, Capt. Robtert Green, Samuel Scott. Chain Carriers - William Duncan, Jr. & Samuel Scott. Pilot & marker - William Duncan & Thos. Corbin. Surv. James Genn. [Abstracts of Virginia's Northern Neck Warrants & Surveys, Orange & Augusta Counties, with Tithables, Delinquents, Petitioners, 1730-1754, Volume One, Peggy Smomo Joyner, pg. 13]. (Note: this land acquisition was for George Fairfax and his sister, "Miss" Sarah Fairfax).

Acquisition of Land from Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants:

  • N-5: George William Fairfax Esq. of Fairfax County, 450 acres on Shannandoah River including the Forks of Bullshin Marsh in Frederick County. Surv. Thomas Rutherford. Adj. Ralph Wormley Esq., Joseph Reader, Mr. Washington, said George William Fairfax Esq. 19 May 1766. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 168].
  • O-318: The Hon. George William Fairfax Esq. of Fairfax County, 2,080 acres on Dry Marsh of Opeccon (including improvement formerly Nicholas Mercer's) in Frederick Co, Surv. Thomas Rutherford. Adj. William McMachon, David Brown, Mr. Charles Dick, John Nickland's Heirs, Samuel Littler, Andrew Milburn, Milburn's Heirs, land formerly Peter Falkner dec'd., Joseph Darrall, Richard Colbert, Benjamin Blackburn, the Waggon Road, Capt. Angus McDonald, Henry Heth. 1 Oct. 1770. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 206].
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