Role in Ravensworth: leaseholder in Parcel 1.1 (Payne’s several appointments to public office and voting record are compelling evidence that he had written leases rather than a mere tenant agreement, as having legal title to land was a qualification for … Continue reading →
Role in Ravensworth: owner Parcel 1.1.2 David Stuart was born in Scotland where he studied medicine before emigrating to Virginia and setting up a medical practice in Alexandria. He joined George Washington’s extended family in 1783 when he married Eleanor … Continue reading →
John Hollis received licenses for several years to keep an ordinary at his family’s leasehold at the intersection of the Mountain Road (today’s Braddock Road) and the road to the Pohick tobacco warehouse (today’s Rolling Road).1 At that time, the … Continue reading →
Role in Ravensworth: leaseholder in Parcel 1.1 – 205 acres The information presented here was developed primarily from research generously shared by Mari Gussin, a Hollis family descendant. John Hollis married Esther Canterbury whose parents, Samuel and Mary (Simpson) Canterbury, … Continue reading →
Role in Ravensworth – owner Parcel 1.2.1 Ann was the third of six children born to William (of Chatham) and Ann Fitzhugh, and the oldest of just three who survived to adulthood. She married William Craik in 1800 and died … Continue reading →
Significant as well as lesser events worth remembering have occurred in or affected Ravensworth. Test your knowledge of Civil War history in this short quiz – Mosby in Fairfax and Warrenton 1685 – William Fitzhugh (the Immigrant) bought the 21,996-acre … Continue reading →
Role in Ravensworth – owner Parcel 1.2 William was the third child and only son born to Henry (of Eagle’s Nest) and Lucy (Carter) Fitzhugh. His father died in William’s second year. His mother soon remarried to Nathaniel Harrison, a … Continue reading →
Several well known historical figures had connections with Ravensworth and/or its owners. Robert “King” Carter Father-in-Law of Henry Fitzhugh (of Eagle’s Nest). Succeeded William Fitzhugh (the Immigrant) as land agent for the proprietors of the Northern Neck Grant. — Leading … Continue reading →