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Hace 3 días · In 1736, legal claim to the land was finally established by Culpeper's grandson, Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, who became known in the colony as "Lord Fairfax", following a survey authorized by Governor William Gooch.
Hace 2 días · Fairfax County was formed in 1742 from the northern part of Prince William County, and was named after Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, proprietor of the Northern Neck. The Fairfax family name is derived from the Old English phrase for "blond hair", Fæger-feax. The county's initial settlements were along the Potomac River.
24 de may. de 2024 · Remnants of 5,000,000-acre (20,000 km 2) estate of Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, only British peer in America, where George Washington worked as a surveyor 38: Gunston Hall: Gunston Hall
26 de may. de 2024 · British Privy Court grants clear title to the Northern Neck Propriety to Thomas Fairfax, Sixth Baron of Cameron. Friday, March 13, 1747. Thomas, sixth Lord Fairfax arrives and permanently settles in Virginia to personally manage his 5 million acre Northern Neck Proprietary. Thursday, May 11, 1749.
Hace 19 horas · Thomas, Sixth Lord Fairfax, was born in 1693 at Leeds Castle, ... Thomas, Sixth Lord Fairfax, Baron of Cameron, died two months later at age 88. A life-long bachelor, he had no known children.
24 de may. de 2024 · Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron (17 January 1612 – 12 November 1671), also known as Sir Thomas Fairfax, [1] was an English politician, general and Parliamentary commander-in-chief during the English Civil War.
13 de may. de 2024 · The land came into Fairfax hands when Catherine married Thomas, 5th Lord Fairfax. Their son Thomas 6th inherited his grandmother's portion of the grant. When Thomas 5th died his son was only 12, and Catherine, unhappy with her husband's management and distrustful of her son's ability, controlled the estate for 20 years.
