Chain of Ownership and Division Nicholas Fitzhugh inherited this parcel and Parcel 1.1.6 following the death of his father, Henry Fitzhugh (Colonel), in 1783. It is Lot 2 of seven lots created by deed A2:186 in the division of parcel … Continue reading →
Several pages posted since the last progress report present information not generally available elsewhere. These include profiles of Richard Henry Fitzhugh and his son William Marbury Fitzhugh – and their connection to William Marbury of the landmark Marbury v. Madison … Continue reading →
Role in Ravensworth – owner parcels 1.1.6.3, 1.1.6.4, 1.1.6.8 and 1.1.6.9 Peter Gooding was the oldest of six children born to William and Jane (Davis) Gooding, Jr. He married three times and fathered five children.1 His brief marriage circa 1819 … Continue reading →
Chain of Ownership and Division Sometime before their deaths, Ann (Fitzhugh) Craik received this parcel as a gift from her father, William Fitzhugh (of Chatham). His will states: “I have already given my daughter Craik four tenements of land upon … Continue reading →
Role in Ravensworth – owner Parcel 1.2.3 Mary Caroline Goldsborough was the fifth of ten children born to Robert Henry and Henrietta Maria (Nichols) Goldsborough of Myrtle Grove in Easton, Maryland.1 She was adopted by Anna Maria (Goldsborough) Fitzhugh and … Continue reading →
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 →
Role in Ravensworth: being deceased, Parcel 1.1.4.5 inherited by his son (The information presented here has been pieced together primarily from court cases. It establishes a tie between the Fitzhugh family and an important figure in America’s history – William … 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 →