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The Story of Ravensworth

a history of the Ravensworth landgrant in Fairfax County, Virginia

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  • Land
    • Geologic History
    • Ravensworth Landgrant
      • Northern Neck Grant
      • Parcel 1.0
    • 1st Partition
      • Parcel 1.1
      • Parcel 1.2
    • 2nd Partition
      • Parcel 1.1 Division/Redistribution
      • Parcel 1.1.1
      • Parcel 1.1.2
      • Parcel 1.1.3
      • Parcel 1.1.4
        • Parcel 1.1.4.3.6
      • Parcel 1.1.5
      • Parcel 1.1.6
      • Parcel 1.1.7
      • Parcel 1.2.1
    • 3rd Partition: North
      • Parcel 1.1.7.3
  • People
    • Owners
      • Daingerfield, Henry (1800-1866)
      • Dickins, Francis Asbury (1804-1879)
      • Fitzhugh Family
        • Battaile, Ann (Fitzhugh) (c. 1805-1880)
        • Battaile, Meade (1841-1906)
        • Craik, Ann Randolph (Fitzhugh) (1784-1806)
        • Fitzhugh Family Plantations
        • Fitzhugh, Anna Maria (Goldsborough) (1796-1874)
        • Fitzhugh, Giles (1773-1853)
          • Excerpts From Depositions
        • Fitzhugh, Henry (Captain) (1686-1758)
        • Fitzhugh, Henry (Colonel) (1723-1783)
        • Fitzhugh, Henry (of Eagle’s Nest) (1706-1742)
        • Fitzhugh, Mordecai Cooke (1767-1858)
        • Fitzhugh, Nicholas (1764-1814)
        • Fitzhugh, Richard (c.1765-1821)
        • Fitzhugh, Richard Henry (dates unknown)
        • Fitzhugh, William (of Chatham) (1741-1809)
        • Fitzhugh, William (the Immigrant) (1651-1701)
        • Fitzhugh, William Henry (1792-1830)
          • Transcription: Will of William Henry Fitzhugh
        • Fitzhugh, William Jr. (?-1713/14)
        • Fitzhugh, William Marbury (1817-1878)
      • Goldsborough, Mary Caroline (1808-1890)
      • Gooding Family
        • Gooding Family Lands
        • Gooding Property in 1860
        • Gooding, Peter (1798-1859)
        • Gooding, William H. (1804-1872)
        • Gooding, William Jr. (1768-1861)
      • Lloyd, John (1775-1854)
      • Newman, John H. (c.1850-1894)
      • Newman, Oscar (1852-aft.1900)
      • Newman, Richard P. (c.1841-1891)
      • Ratcliffe, Richard (c.1751-1825)
      • Rose, Henry (c.1773-1810)
      • Smith, Augustine Jaquelin (1774-1830)
      • Stuart, David (1763-1814)
    • Leaseholders and Tenants
      • Lease Example
      • Leases – Parcel 1.1
        • Hollis, John (?-1768)
        • Lease Locations in 1792
        • Payne Family
          • Payne, William Jr. (1724-1782)
          • Payne, William (Colonel) (1751-1813)
          • Payne, William Sr. (1692-1776)
        • Tenants and Rents 1764 – Parcel 1.1
      • Leases – Parcel 1.2
      • Ratcliffe, John (1730-1797)
      • Smothermon, Samuel (1722-after 1790)
    • Notables
    • Enslaved People
      • Counts Before 1800
      • Slaves at Oak Hill 1821 – 1856
      • Slaves Owned by William Henry Fitzhugh in 1830
        • Free Blacks Manumitted by William Henry Fitzhugh
  • Landmarks
    • Early Diverse Oak Hill Neighborhood
    • Fairfax County Courthouse
    • Fitzhugh Residences (Locator Map)
      • Cool Spring
      • Fountainbleau
      • Oak Hill
      • Ossian Hall
      • Ravensworth Mansion
    • Gooding’s Tavern
    • Hollis’ Ordinary
    • Lanes’ Ordinary
    • Little River Turnpike
    • Manassas Gap Railroad
    • Orange and Alexandria Railroad
    • Payne’s Mill / Rock Hill (Parcel 1.1.5.1)
      • Mill Image Gallery
    • Price’s Ordinary
    • Roads Circa 1800
    • Town of Providence
  • Events
    • Mosby in Fairfax and Warrenton: A Civil War Quiz
    • Thomas Jefferson Visit – April 1804
      • Transcriptions of Letters – Jefferson Visit
      • Map Interpreted: Jefferson Visit
  • Today
    • NOVA Annandale Campus
  • About
    • Mary Elizabeth “Beth” Mitchell (1930-2009)
  • Contact
  • Work Notes
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Monthly Archives: July 2018

Making the Book

The Story of Ravensworth Posted on July 21, 2018 by ravwardenJuly 21, 2018

Much of the past year has been devoted to reshaping the information presented in this website and creating new images and maps, all in suitable form for the printed page. I hope it will find a place in public libraries … Continue reading →

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