Henry Fitzhugh (Colonel) recorded in his ledger for 1764 the following list of 43 tenants and rents.
“1764 Ravensworth Rents
| Name | [Rent] |
|---|---|
| Sanford Ramey | 1048 |
| Nicholas Grimes | 1048 |
| Wm Payne | 778 |
| John Hollis | 1108 |
| Joseph Powell | 1048 |
| Daniel Mills | 1000 |
| Wm Talbot | 950 |
| Col. John Carlile | 950 |
| Mathew Sparrow | 651 |
| Wm Payne Junr | 752 |
| Wm Horseman | 654 |
| John Ratcliff Transferred to Muir | 954 |
| Edward Davis | 700 |
| John Richards | 700 |
| Wm Donaldson | 654 |
| John Duling | 654 |
| Phillip Grymes | 654 |
| John Rusing | 654 |
| Wm Ballenger | 654 |
| John Stone | 654 |
| Matthew Gowring | 554 |
| Thos Allezon | 554 |
| John Minor | 982 |
| John Gray | 654 |
| Gervus Hammond | 654 |
| Thos Lewis | 654 |
| Michael Hall | 654 |
| Andrew Allen sold to (?) | 1200 |
| John Ashby | 850 |
| Wm Richards | 654 |
| Eli Stone | 950 |
| Robert Thomas | 654 |
| Thos Parrock | 654 |
| Buryan | 654 |
| Wm Crump | 654 |
| Thos Beech | 1200 |
| Frank Ballinger where (?) lived | 654 |
| John Ashford pays now | 654 |
| John Harris where Mafou(?) pays next year | 654 |
| Enoch Hill where W. Hollis lived pays in 66 | 654 |
| Isaac Davis pays in 1765 | 654 |
| Luton Middleton | 654 |
| Thos Love pays in 1768 | -- |
The above is a list of my Tennants without any (?)”1
Although he labeled this a list of his tenants, Henry Fitzhugh included several but not all of his leaseholders. Seven had recorded leases dated 1764 or earlier: Gray, Davis, Hollis, Duling (Dulin), Talbot, Crump, Ramey and Minor. Several others received recorded deeds in later years: Davis, Mills, Ratcliff and Beech (Beach). (See Leases – Parcel 1.1).
Today’s view (in Google Maps)
The map below shows the approximate locations within Parcel 1.1 of 30 of the 43 tenants/leaseholders, determined from Beth Mitchell’s Fairfax County, Virginia in 1760, an Interpretive Historical Map.2
- Henry Fitzhugh et al., Henry Fitzhugh Papers, 1746-1789, Bedford (Stafford County), Virginia (Frederick, Md.: University Publications of America, 1987), (102). Entries shown as “(?)” are unintelligible. Rents typically would have been paid in pounds of tobacco. ↩
- Beth Mitchell, Fairfax County, Virginia in 1760, an Interpretive Historical Map (Office of Comprehensive Planning, 1987), map. ↩