↓
 

The Story of Ravensworth

a history of the Ravensworth landgrant in Fairfax County, Virginia

  • Home
  • 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
  • Sitemap
Home→Tags fitzhugh 1 2 3 … 6 7 >>

Tag Archives: fitzhugh

Post navigation

← Older posts

September 21st at Oak Hill

The Story of Ravensworth Posted on September 23, 2019 by ravwardenSeptember 23, 2019

Thanks to everyone who stopped by the September 21st Oak Hill open house event to say hello and talk about my book, Oak Hill and the Ravensworth plantation, including at least two Fitzhugh descendants. The day also marked an end … Continue reading →

Posted in progress report | Tagged book, fitzhugh

Anna Maria Fitzhugh & Samuel Smothermon

The Story of Ravensworth Posted on September 30, 2017 by ravwardenJanuary 24, 2021

“Cousin Anna” to Robert E. Lee and widowed in 1830, Anna Maria Fitzhugh was matron of Ravensworth for 44 years and its protector during the Civil War. Samuel Smothermon was transported to the Virginia colony to serve seven years as … Continue reading →

Posted in progress report | Tagged civil war, enslaved people, fitzhugh, lease, slavery & emancipation

Fitzhugh, Anna Maria (Goldsborough) (1796-1874)

The Story of Ravensworth Posted on September 30, 2017 by ravwardenJune 13, 2018

Role in Ravensworth – owner Parcel 1.2 Anna Maria Sarah Goldsborough1 was born on November 15, 1796 in Dorchester County, Maryland, one of two children born to Charles W. and Elizabeth Goldsborough of Maryland.2 Her father was a longtime Member … Continue reading →

3rd Partition: North

The Story of Ravensworth Posted on April 7, 2016 by ravwardenJuly 1, 2018

The north section of Ravensworth (north of Braddock Road) continued to divide sooner and faster than the south section. In 1797, Battaile Fitzhugh sold all of his land (parcels 1.1.1 and 1.1.7) to the same investors, who sought profits by … Continue reading →

Ratcliffe, John (1730-1797)

The Story of Ravensworth Posted on April 4, 2016 by ravwardenJune 26, 2017

Role in Ravensworth: tenant and leaseholder in Parcel 1.1, leaseholder in

Continue reading →

Leases – Parcel 1.2

The Story of Ravensworth Posted on February 19, 2016 by ravwardenJune 30, 2018

Fairfax County Court records list 33 deeds from William Fitzhugh (of Chatham) to leaseholders in Parcel 1.2 between 1767 and 1804.1 In addition to the leaseholders, 18 others are named in boundary descriptions that specify shared corners and lines with … Continue reading →

Lease Example

The Story of Ravensworth Posted on February 19, 2016 by ravwardenFebruary 19, 2016

The following selected passages are from lease G1:188 of 4/10/1767 between William Fitzhugh (of Chatham) and William Williams. The language, terms and conditions are typical, almost a fill-in-the-blanks boilerplate for Fitzhugh’s leases. (Long paragraphs are divided into shorter segments for … Continue reading →

December 2015 Updates

The Story of Ravensworth Posted on December 11, 2015 by ravwardenJanuary 24, 2021

Existing pages recently updated with new information: William Marbury Fitzhugh – details of his return from Kentucky and a federal job Orange and Alexandria Railroad – added Ravensworth Station, a private depot serving the Ravensworth plantation (from research prompted by … Continue reading →

Posted in progress report | Tagged enslaved people, events, fitzhugh, landmarks, map, parcel, payne, railroads, roads, thomas jefferson

Early Diverse Oak Hill Neighborhood

The Story of Ravensworth Posted on December 10, 2015 by ravwardenJune 10, 2022

Meade Battaile’s sales of his inherited Oak Hill land (Parcel 1.1.4.3.6) created a diverse community that continued at least into the 1920s. African American buyers included three former Oak Hill slaves. John H. Newman Oscar Newman Richard P. Newman Caucasian … Continue reading →

Newman, Richard P. (c.1841-1891)

The Story of Ravensworth Posted on December 10, 2015 by ravwardenJune 29, 2018

Role in Ravensworth: Owner Parcel 1.1.4.3.6.7 Richard P. Newman was born about 1841 in Fairfax County into slavery. He was listed on the 1856 Estate Inventory of Richard Fitzhugh. He was listed as Richard, value $600. Richard married Fannie Brown … Continue reading →

Post navigation

← Older posts
©2025 - The Story of Ravensworth - Weaver Xtreme Theme
↑