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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
  • Sitemap
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Ratcliffes, Courthouse and Providence

The Story of Ravensworth Posted on April 18, 2016 by ravwardenJanuary 30, 2018

John Ratcliffe married Ravensworth leaseholder Ann Moxley about 1750. He leased land in Parcel 1.1 in 1767 and in Parcel 1.2 in 1773, the only person identified so far with leases in both the north and south parts of Ravensworth. … Continue reading →

Posted in progress report | Tagged landmarks, lease, public official, ratcliffe, roads

Parcel 1.1.7.3

The Story of Ravensworth Posted on April 7, 2016 by ravwardenJuly 31, 2017

Richard Ratcliffe bought this 1000-acre part of Parcel 1.1.7 in 1798 from doctors Henry Rose and Augustine Smith. Ratcliffe merged the land with about 2000 adjacent non-Ravensworth acres, which he had acquired over three decades. He called his plantation Mount … Continue reading →

Ratcliffe, Richard (c.1751-1825)

The Story of Ravensworth Posted on April 4, 2016 by ravwardenJune 30, 2018

Role in Ravensworth: owner Parcel 1.1.7.3; founder/promoter of Town of Providence and Fairfax County Courthouse relocation Richard Ratcliffe was born c.1751 to John and Ann Ratcliffe. He married Louisiana “Locian” Boling (1760-1836), a close relative. They had nine children: Samuel … Continue reading →

Town of Providence

The Story of Ravensworth Posted on March 16, 2016 by ravwardenAugust 15, 2017

Home to the Fairfax County courthouse, Providence was known as Fairfax Court House throughout much of the 19th century and particularly during the Civil War. Providence evolved to become today’s City of Fairfax and is its Old Town center. Historic … Continue reading →

Fairfax County Courthouse

The Story of Ravensworth Posted on March 16, 2016 by ravwardenJune 30, 2018

With the establishment of the new United States Capital in 1790, Alexandria became part of the District of Columbia. As a result, the Fairfax County courthouse was no longer in the county, and the search started to find a new … Continue reading →

Jack Hiller and Charles Gailey

The Story of Ravensworth Posted on March 13, 2016 by ravwardenSeptember 12, 2022

Two mentors and supporters of this site died in February 2016 – Jack Hiller on February 3 and Charles CK Gailey on the 22nd. Jack was one of several local historians who provided encouragement, advice and critical review when the … Continue reading →

Posted in Contributors | Tagged annandale, civil war, landmarks, railroads, Springfield

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 →

Map Interpreted: Jefferson Visit

The Story of Ravensworth Posted on November 1, 2015 by ravwardenFebruary 6, 2016

President Thomas Jefferson’s visit to Ravensworth on April 1-2, 1804 was arranged in three letters between President Jefferson and Nicholas Fitzhugh. Fitzhugh’s letter enclosed a map outlining a route leading into and part way through Ravensworth. An interpretation of that … Continue reading →

Little River Turnpike

The Story of Ravensworth Posted on October 1, 2015 by ravwardenSeptember 17, 2020

The road of approximately 34 miles was built between 1803 and 1810-12 from Alexandria to the Little River ford in Aldie, Virginia. That terminus further connected to established roads through western counties and through the Blue Ridge Mountains to the … Continue reading →

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