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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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Mary Elizabeth “Beth” Mitchell (1930-2009)

The Story of Ravensworth Posted on August 17, 2018 by ravwardenAugust 17, 2018

Beth Mitchell was born Mary Elizabeth Anderson on March 31, 1930, the daughter of William L. and Ina Redman Anderson. She married Myles B. Mitchell with whom there were three children: Janet Mitchell Linda Mitchell, married Joseph Lalande Nancy Mitchell, … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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

Parcel 1.1.4.3.6

The Story of Ravensworth Posted on November 26, 2015 by ravwardenSeptember 12, 2022

Chain of Ownership and Division Meade Battaile inherited this parcel following the death of his mother, Ann Fitzhugh Battaile in 1880. It is one of six lots in the division of Parcel 1.1.4.3 among Meade and five siblings. Between 1882 … Continue reading →

1st Non-Fitzhugh Owners

The Story of Ravensworth Posted on September 9, 2015 by ravwardenSeptember 9, 2015

For 112 years Ravensworth ownership stayed exclusively within the Fitzhugh family. Then in September 1797, Henry Rose and Augustine Smith bought 3009 acres in a joint business venture, seeking quick profits by subdividing and reselling the land. In selling Parcel … Continue reading →

Posted in progress report | Tagged fitzhugh, lease, parcel, payne

Parcel 1.1.7

The Story of Ravensworth Posted on September 8, 2015 by ravwardenApril 8, 2016

Chain of Ownership and Division Giles Fitzhugh inherited this parcel following the death of his father, Henry Fitzhugh (Colonel), in 1783. In 1796, he and his brother Battaile Fitzhugh sold/exchanged their Ravensworth lands with Battaile receiving this parcel and giving … Continue reading →

Parcel 1.1.1

The Story of Ravensworth Posted on September 7, 2015 by ravwardenJune 30, 2018

Chain of Ownership and Division Battaile Fitzhugh inherited this parcel following the death of his father, Henry Fitzhugh (Colonel), in 1783. It is Lot 1 of seven lots created by deed A2:186 in the division of parcel 1.1 (Ravensworth North) … Continue reading →

Payne’s Mill / Rock Hill (Parcel 1.1.5.1)

The Story of Ravensworth Posted on April 3, 2015 by ravwardenSeptember 20, 2020

In May 1758 William Payne, Sr. leased from Henry Fitzhugh (Colonel) “six acres more or less” on Accotink Run for a mill. The 99-year lease required “the yearly rent of one peppercorn on every feast of the Nativity of our … Continue reading →

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