Role in Ravensworth – owner Parcel 1.1.4.5 William Marbury Fitzhugh was the only child of Richard Henry and Mary Ann (Marbury) Fitzhugh. He was born on May 20, 1817 in the Georgetown community of Washington, DC, where his father was … Continue reading →
The 2nd Partition divided two 11,000+-acre parcels into 19 new parcels. Four of these are examined in detail: how the land was used, the chain of ownership and the parcel’s eventual division into additional smaller units. Work continues to present … Continue reading →
Chain of Ownership and Division Mordecai Fitzhugh inherited this parcel following the death of his father, Henry Fitzhugh (Colonel), in 1783. In July 1798, he and his brother Giles Fitzhugh sold/exchanged their Ravensworth lands with Giles receiving this parcel. It … Continue reading →
Chain of Ownership and Division Nicholas Fitzhugh inherited this parcel and Parcel 1.1.2 following the death of his father, Henry Fitzhugh (Colonel), in 1783. It is Lot 6 of seven lots created by deed A2:186 in the division of parcel … Continue reading →
Chain of Ownership and Division Giles Fitzhugh inherited this parcel following the death of his father, Henry Fitzhugh (Colonel), in 1783. It is Lot 5 of seven lots created in the division of parcel 1.1 (Ravensworth North) among Giles and … Continue reading →
Chain of Ownership and Division Richard Fitzhugh inherited this parcel following the death of his father, Henry Fitzhugh (Colonel), in 1783. It is Lot 4 of seven lots created by deed A2:186 in the division of parcel 1.1 (Ravensworth North) … Continue reading →
In the January 1850 Fairfax County Court session, the first of 61 formerly enslaved African Americans registered as free Blacks, who were manumitted under the provisions of William Henry Fitzhugh’s will. It had been 20 years since William Henry Fitzhugh … Continue reading →
William Henry Fitzhugh died in 1830. The inventory of his estate recorded 208 enslaved people by name, age and value. They were listed in two groups by location: Ravensworth and Arkendale. As used here, Ravensworth refers to Parcel 1.2. Arkendale … Continue reading →
The earliest known count of enslaved people in Fairfax County is Charles Green’s 1749 list of tithables (taxpayers). Using this information, it is estimated that the Fitzhugh family employed 76 enslaved people on Ravensworth at that time, with 38 working … Continue reading →
Often the most that can be done to measure the contributions of enslaved people to Ravensworth is to provide a count of those living and working in a certain household or parcel. Federal census did not list the names of … Continue reading →