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The Story of Ravensworth

a history of the Ravensworth landgrant in Fairfax County, Virginia

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  • 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
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4th Anniversary Housekeeping and Updates

The Story of Ravensworth Posted on July 31, 2017 by ravwardenAugust 20, 2018

With the site’s 4th birthday in April 2017, a top to bottom review was due. All hyperlinks/URLs were tested and several inoperable links updated to their new addresses. A few were deleted where the target page is no longer available. … Continue reading →

Posted in progress report | Tagged gooding, payne, ratcliffe

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 →

Payne, William Jr. (1724-1782)

The Story of Ravensworth Posted on May 10, 2015 by ravwardenSeptember 4, 2021

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 →

Gooding, William Jr. (1768-1861)

The Story of Ravensworth Posted on July 25, 2013 by ravwardenAugust 18, 2024

Role in Ravensworth – owner parcels 1.1.3.3, 1.1.3.5, 1.1.6.6 and 1.1.6.8.1 William Gooding, Jr. was born in Fairfax county into a family of six brothers and one sister. The son of William Gooding, his mother is unknown. In 1782 his … Continue reading →

Gooding’s Tavern

The Story of Ravensworth Posted on July 25, 2013 by ravwardenJuly 3, 2017

From May 1807 and until his death in 1861, William Gooding, Jr. maintained a license from the Fairfax County Court to operate an ordinary – a place of hospitality and lodging. The tavern was in his house on land owned … Continue reading →

Gooding, William H. (1804-1872)

The Story of Ravensworth Posted on July 23, 2013 by ravwardenJune 29, 2018

Role in Ravensworth – owner parcels 1.1.3.6, 1.1.3.7, 1.1.6.7 and 1.1.6.10 William H. Gooding was the second of two sons among the six children born to William and Jane (Davis) Gooding, Jr. He married twice to (1) Margaret R. Howard … Continue reading →

Gooding, Peter (1798-1859)

The Story of Ravensworth Posted on July 23, 2013 by ravwardenJune 29, 2018

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 →

Gooding Property in 1860

The Story of Ravensworth Posted on July 22, 2013 by ravwardenJanuary 22, 2016

The Gooding family’s combined property holdings in 1860 present a picture of a successful, well-to-do family on the eve of the Civil War.1 Although listed as a hotel keeper rather than a farmer, William, Jr.’s holdings represent an active farming … Continue reading →

Gooding Family

The Story of Ravensworth Posted on July 7, 2013 by ravwardenJune 21, 2017

The Gooding family is notable both for the large share of Ravensworth it acquired and for its role in local history during the first half of the 19th century. A little bit is known about several family members. These glimpses … Continue reading →

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