Role in Ravensworth – owner Parcel 1.2 William Henry was the only son and principal heir of William Fitzhugh (of Chatham) and Ann Bolling Randolph Fitzhugh. Born at Chatham Plantation, he was an infant when the family moved to new … Continue reading →
Role in Ravensworth: owner parcels 1.1.3, 1.1.5, 1.1.1.1 Mordecai was the third youngest to survive infancy of Henry (Colonel) and Sarah (Battaile) Fitzhugh’s 14 children. Called Cooke by family and friends (according to correspondence and some public records), he married … Continue reading →
Role in Ravensworth: Owner parcels 1.1.2, 1.1.6, 1.1.3.1/1.1.3.2, 1.1.5.2, 1.1.7.1 Nicholas was one of fourteen children born to Henry (Colonel) and Sarah (Battaile) Fitzhugh. In 1788, he married Sarah Ashton (1769-1820), daughter of Major Burdett Ashton and Anne Washington Ashton … 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 →
Role in Ravensworth – owner Parcel 1.2 Henry was the oldest of five children born to William Fitzhugh, Jr. and Ann (Lee) Fitzhugh. He about eight years old when his father died in 1713/14, and like him lived a relatively … Continue reading →
Role in Ravensworth: owner Parcel 1.1 Henry was the second child born to William Fitzhugh (the Immigrant) and Sarah (Tucker) Fitzhugh. A minor when his father died in 1701, his older brother, William, Jr., assumed responsibility for Henry’s affairs and … Continue reading →
Role in Ravensworth: founder of Ravensworth – owner Parcel 1.0 William Fitzhugh was born in England in 1651, the son of a successful woolen merchant. He studied law and immigrated to Virginia about 1670-71. In 1674, he married Sarah Tucker … Continue reading →