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Preferred Citation

Fairfax family proprietary papers, 1720-1792. Accession 27213. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Lent for copying by Mrs. Beirne J. Kerr of Staunton, Virginia.

Historical Information

The Northern Neck Land Office controlled 5,282,000 acres in land grants located between the Rappahannock and Potomac rivers, which were given to seven loyal supporters of King Charles II, including Lord Fairfax. Agents of the Northern Neck Proprietary issued the first land grant in 1690. The Proprietary operated until the death of Thomas, Sixth Lord Fairfax in 1781. For the next thirty years, however, the ownership was in dispute. Fairfax family interest was terminated in 1808 when the last surviving heir sold his title to his remaining manor to a syndicate.

Scope and Content

Proprietary papers, 1720-1793, of the Fairfax family consisting of deeds of lease, deeds of release, agreements, surveys, and plats, all for property in the Northern Neck of Virginia owned by the Fairfax family, including Prince William and Clarke Counties.

Related Material

Fairfax Family Northern Neck Proprietary Papers, 1688-1810 (LVA accession 24062).

Fairfax Family Northern Neck Proprietary Papers, 1675-1843 (LVA accession 41008 misc reels 4617-4624).

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