PUBLIC "-//Colonial Williamsburg Foundation::John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library//TEXT (US::ViWC::viwc00324:: Lord Thomas Fairfax land grant, to Robert Carter, 1730 May 23)//EN" "viwc00324.xml" A Guide to the Lord Thomas Fairfax land grant to Robert Carter, 1730 May 23 Land Grant, Lord Thomas Fairfax to Robert Carter MS 1993.13 2X John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation © 2008 By The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. All Rights Reserved.

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John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation 2008 Special Collections Staff John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Descriptive Summary John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Lord Thomas Fairfax land grant to Robert Carter 1730 May 23 MS 1993.13 2X On site. 1 item. English Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Lord, 1692-1782 Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Lord Thomas Fairfax land grant, to Robert Carter, MS 1993.12 2X, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Acquisition Information

Purchase, 1993

Biographical Information

Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron (b. October 22, 1693) was the son of Thomas Fairfax, 5th Lord Fairfax of Cameron and of Catharine, daughter of Thomas Culpeper, 2nd Baron Culpeper of Thoresway. Various place names in Northern Virginia and West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle are named after him, most notably Fairfax County. Born at Leeds Castle in Kent, England, Lord Fairfax was educated at Oriel College, Oxford from 1710 to 1713. Afterwards, he held a commission in the Navy, and contributed to Addison's Spectator. Upon succeeding to his title and to the family estates in Virginia's Northern Neck Proprietary between the Rappahannock and Potomac Rivers, inherited from his mother, and a great portion of the Shenandoah and South Branch Potomac valleys, Lord Fairfax moved to Virginia between 1735 and 1737 to inspect and protect his lands. Fairfax died at his seat at Greenway Court near White Post in Clarke County, Virginia on December 9, 1781 at the age of 90.

Scope and Content

Grant of land in Stratford County to Robert Carter, Jr. dated May 23, 1730. The land is granted by Thomas, Lord Fairfax of Leeds Castle, England, and William Cage of Milgate, executors for the estate of Lady Catherine Fairfax and proprietors of the Northern Neck of Virginia.

Arrangement

1 item.

Index Terms Persons: Fairfax, Lord Thomas, 1693-1781 Carter, Robert, 1663-1732 Geographical Names: Virginia-Stratford County