Miriam Van Waters

F, (4 October 1887 - January 1974)
FatherGeorge C. Van Waters (12 Aug 1856 - 1939)
MotherMaud Ophelia Vosburg1 (30 Jun 1866 - 22 Sep 1948)
Birth*4 October 1887 Miriam was born on 4 October 1887. 
Death*January 1974 She died at Framingham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, in January 1974 at age 86. 
Last Edited31 March 2000

Citations

  1. Cathryn Lee Burton Culpepper, 1021 Arbor Trace, NE, Atlanta, GA 30319, e-mail address, Phone: (404) 660-3762.

George Vosburg Van Waters1

M, (18 October 1899 - February 1981)
FatherGeorge C. Van Waters (12 Aug 1856 - 1939)
MotherMaud Ophelia Vosburg (30 Jun 1866 - 22 Sep 1948)
Birth*18 October 1899 George was born on 18 October 1899. 
Marriage*say 1920 He married Helen Gloss say 1920. 
Death*February 1981 He died at Seattle, King Co., Washington, in February 1981 at age 81. 

Family

Helen Gloss (24 June 1898 - 11 May 1995)
Last Edited7 November 2010

Citations

  1. Cathryn Lee Burton Culpepper, 1021 Arbor Trace, NE, Atlanta, GA 30319, e-mail address, Phone: (404) 660-3762.

Helen Gloss1

F, (24 June 1898 - 11 May 1995)
Birth*24 June 1898 Helen was born on 24 June 1898. 
Marriage*say 1920 She married George Vosburg Van Waters say 1920. 
Married Namesay 1920  As of say 1920, her married name was Van Waters. 
Death*11 May 1995 She died at Seattle, King Co., Washington, on 11 May 1995 at age 96. 

Family

George Vosburg Van Waters (18 October 1899 - February 1981)
Last Edited7 November 2010

Citations

  1. Cathryn Lee Burton Culpepper, 1021 Arbor Trace, NE, Atlanta, GA 30319, e-mail address, Phone: (404) 660-3762.

Ralph Orin Van Waters1

M, (15 November 1904 - 21 September 1989)
FatherGeorge C. Van Waters (12 Aug 1856 - 1939)
MotherMaud Ophelia Vosburg1 (30 Jun 1866 - 22 Sep 1948)
Birth*15 November 1904 Ralph was born on 15 November 1904. 
Death*21 September 1989 He died at Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, on 21 September 1989 at age 84. 
Last Edited7 November 2010

Citations

  1. Cathryn Lee Burton Culpepper, 1021 Arbor Trace, NE, Atlanta, GA 30319, e-mail address, Phone: (404) 660-3762.

Edward Martin of Salts in Kent, Esq.

M, (before 24 March 1723 - 12 January 1775)
FatherDenny Martin of Salts in Loose, Kent, Esq. (s 1700 - )
MotherFrances Fairfax (b 19 Nov 1703 - 13 Dec 1791)
Baptism24 March 1723 He was baptized at Loose, co. Kent, England, on 24 March 1723.  
Birth*before 24 March 1723 Edward was born before 24 March 1723. 
Death*12 January 1775 He died on 12 January 1775. 
Burial*21 January 1775 His body was interred on 21 January 1775 at Loose, co. Kent, England
Biography* O.s.p. He was baptised in Loose, March 24, 1722/3, as 'Edward the son of Denny Martin and Frances his wife,' served in the army, succeeded to Salts on the death of his father in 1762, and was buried in Loose, January 21, 1775, as, 'Edward Martin, Esq. of Salts.' The item as to him on the family MI. already quoted reads 'Here also lieth the body of Edwd. Martin, esq. late Major 24th (?) Regt. of Foot, eldest son of Denny Martin and the Honble. Frances Martin. He died 12 Jan. 1775 in the 52 year of his age.'
(Source: Fairfax Harrison, "The Proprietors of the Northern Neck.") 
Last Edited1 April 2000

John Martin

M, (before 30 August 1724 - 1746)
FatherDenny Martin of Salts in Loose, Kent, Esq. (s 1700 - )
MotherFrances Fairfax (b 19 Nov 1703 - 13 Dec 1791)
Baptism30 August 1724 He was baptized at Loose, co. Kent, England, on 30 August 1724.  
Birth*before 30 August 1724 John was born before 30 August 1724. 
Death*1746 He died in 1746. 
Biography* O.s.p.
He was baptised in Loose, August 30, 1724, as 'John the son of Denny Martin, gent. and Frances his wife.' His, death is not recorded in the Loose register, nor on the family ML. He seems to have begun a career in the Royal Navy. Mr. Wykeham-Martin says that he died at Portsmouth, unmarried, in his twenty-second year; certainly, he is not referred to in the later family documents.
(Source: Fairfax Harrison, "The Proprietors of the Northern Neck.")

 
Last Edited1 April 2000

Rev. Denny Martin of Leeds Castle

M, (before 26 September 1725 - 15 April 1800)
FatherDenny Martin of Salts in Loose, Kent, Esq. (s 1700 - )
MotherFrances Fairfax (b 19 Nov 1703 - 13 Dec 1791)
Baptism26 September 1725 He was baptized at Loose, co. Kent, England, on 26 September 1725.  
Birth*before 26 September 1725 Denny was born before 26 September 1725. 
(Heir) Will27 November 1779 Denny, Philip, Frances, Anna, Sibylla and Robert named as heir(s) in the will of Thomas Fairfax Sixth Lord Fairfax of Cameron on 27 November 1779.1 
Burial*15 April 1800 His body was interred on 15 April 1800 at Loose, co. Kent, England
Death*15 April 1800 He died on 15 April 1800. 
Biography* O.s.p.
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He was baptised in Loose, September 26, 1725, as 'Denny the son of Mr. Denny Martin and Francis his wife;' matriculated at University College, Oxford, December 17, 1744, 'aged 19,' whence he proceeded B.A., 1748, and M.A., 1751 (Foster). Later, he was granted also the.degree of D. D. Taking orders, he was collated curate of Bromfield and was so serving in 1760 when Hasted (ii, 484) wrote his account of that parish: eventually he became also parson of Loose, and so remained until his death.
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Under the will of the sixth Lord Fairfax he was vested in 1781 with Alexander Culpeper's undivided sixth in the Northern Neck proprietary as well as the 'manors' therein, which Lord Fairfax had reserved to his own use; upon condition that he should procure an act of Parliament changing his name to Fairfax. On August 10, 1782, he duly assumed that name by royal license (London Gazette, No. 12320, cited in Phillimore & Fry, Changes of Name, 1905) ; and, after the Jay treaty of September 1783 had been ratified with its provision assuring the protection of alien titles to lands in America, went out to Virginia to assert his claim to his inheritance. Virginia was, however, loath to recognise his claim and put him to his remedy. He thereupon retained John Marshall and in 1786 filed the caveats against Virginia patents for Northern Neck land (see in the Land Office at Richmond the book called Caveats No. 1, 1786-1814, pp. 51, 55, 56, 84, 86), which precipitated the litigation reported as Hunter v. Fairfax's devisee, 1 Munford (Va.), 218; 7 Cranch (U.S.), 603; 4 Munford (Va.), 3; 1 Wheaton (U.S.), 304. In 1793, on the death of Robert, Lord Fairfax, he succeeded also, under the entail of Catherine Culpeper's will, to the full proprietary title as well as to Leeds Castle; and then, being weary of the protracted and still undetermined litigation, sold out his claims in Virginia to John Marshall, James M. Marshall and Raleigh Colston for £20,000. It was these purchasers who negotiated with the Virginia Assembly in 1796 the settlement by which, in consideration of the waiver of the proprietary rights, 'the devisees of Lord Fairfax' were confirmed in possession of Lord Fairfax's manors (Shepherd, ii, 22, 140). The story of these proceedings has been admirably, and it would seem definitively, recorded by Mr. H. C. Groome in Fauquier Historical Society Bulletin No. 1, 1921.
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Although no question had been raised in Virginia as to technical compliance by Dr. Fairfax with the condition of his uncle's will, out of abundant caution in the interest of his own title, John Marshall now stipulated that a change of name by royal license was not what Lord Fairfax had required; so that it 'was at this time (1797) and not until this time, that Dr. Fairfax procured an act of Parliament further authorizing him to bear the name and arms of Fairfax (37 Geo. III, 'c. 3, private; Cf. the act of Virginia of April 7, 1858, Acts 1857-58, ch. 45, p. 46, dispensing with proof of this act of Parliament).
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By deed dated August 30, 1797 (see the recitals in Marshall v. Conrad, 5 Call, 370), Denny Martin Fairfax terminated his family's interest in the proprietary, reserving for further disposition the manor of Leeds; and thereafter, on April 15, 1800, died and was buried in Loose, April 15, 1800, as 'The Revd. Denny Martin Fairfax, D. D., minister of this parish.'
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His MI. was as follows: "Here also lieth the body of Denny Martin Fairfax, D. D. 3rd son of Denny & the Horible. Frances Martin. He died 3 Apr. 1800 in the 74th year of his age."
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His will was as follows:
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P.C.C. Adderley, 596.
Will dated May 19. 1798.
Proved August 13, 1800.
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Denny Martin Fairfax, D. D., lately called Denny Martin, clerk, of Leeds Castle, Kent. My messuages, etc., at Loose & also at Brushing, Langley, Boughton-Mouchelsea & Maidstone between my three sisters, Frances, Sibylla & Anna Susanna Martin, in fee in common. All manors, etc., in Colony or State of Virginia devised to me by will of my uncle Thomas, late Lord Fairfax, which shall remain undisposed of at my death, also all manors in cos. Kent & Sussex & elsewhere in Great Britain (my oldest brother Thomas Bryan Martin being otherwise amply provided for) to my younger brother, Major General Philip Martin, in fee, charged as hereinafter. If he die before me, all sd. lands to my sd. 3 sisters in fee in common. To each sister £4,000 in 3 pc. Consols, charged on sd. real estate if necessary. To sd. brother, T. B. M. £1,000. Rest of goods to sd. brother Philip M. He & my sd. 3 sisters to be exors. Witns. Tho. Gregory, John Barnes, John Fawler of Cliffords Inn. Prob. by Major General Philip Martin, bro. & one of the exors. Power reserved to Frances Martin, Sibylla Martin & Anna Susanna Martin, the sisters & other exors.
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(Source: Fairfax Harrison, "The Proprietors of the Northern Neck.") 
Last Edited14 September 2002

Citations

  1. Thomas, Sixth Lord Fairfax, Will, 1782
    Frederick W. B. 4: 583
    Will dated November 8, 1777
    Codicil dated November 27, 1779
    Proved May 5, 1782.

Frances Martin of Leeds Castle

F, (before 29 October 1727 - before 5 April 1813)
FatherDenny Martin of Salts in Loose, Kent, Esq. (s 1700 - )
MotherFrances Fairfax (b 19 Nov 1703 - 13 Dec 1791)
Baptism29 October 1727 She was baptized at Loose, co. Kent, England, on 29 October 1727.  
Birth*before 29 October 1727 Frances was born before 29 October 1727. 
(Heir) Will27 November 1779 Denny, Philip, Frances, Anna, Sibylla and Robert named as heir(s) in the will of Thomas Fairfax Sixth Lord Fairfax of Cameron on 27 November 1779.1 
Burial*5 April 1813 Her body was interred on 5 April 1813 at Loose, co. Kent, England
Death*before 5 April 1813 She died before 5 April 1813. 
Biography* O.s.p. She was baptised in Loose, October 29, 1727, as 'Frances the daughter of Denny Martin, gent. and of Frances his wife,' and was there buried also, April 5, 1813, as 'Frances Martin, Leeds Castle, 86.'
Her will, 'Frances Martin of Leeds Castle, co. Kent, spinter.' dated June 23, 1798 (proved May 20, 1813, P.C.C. Heathfield, 260) bequeathed an estate of £10,000 personalty to be held to the use of her sisters Sibylla and Anna Susanna with remainder to 'my brother Philip Martin, esquire;' and a legacy to 'my brother Thomas Brian Martin of the State of Virginia in America.'
(Source: Fairfax Harrison, "The Proprietors of the Northern Neck.") 
Last Edited1 April 2000

Citations

  1. Thomas, Sixth Lord Fairfax, Will, 1782
    Frederick W. B. 4: 583
    Will dated November 8, 1777
    Codicil dated November 27, 1779
    Proved May 5, 1782.

Sibylla Martin of Leeds Castle

F, (before 23 March 1729 - before 14 February 1816)
FatherDenny Martin of Salts in Loose, Kent, Esq. (s 1700 - )
MotherFrances Fairfax (b 19 Nov 1703 - 13 Dec 1791)
Baptism23 March 1729 She was baptized at Loose, co. Kent, England, on 23 March 1729.  
Birth*before 23 March 1729 Sibylla was born before 23 March 1729. 
(Heir) Will27 November 1779 Denny, Philip, Frances, Anna, Sibylla and Robert named as heir(s) in the will of Thomas Fairfax Sixth Lord Fairfax of Cameron on 27 November 1779.1 
Burial*14 February 1816 Her body was interred on 14 February 1816 at Loose, co. Kent, England
Death*before 14 February 1816 She died before 14 February 1816. 
Biography* O.s.p. She was baptised in Loose, March.23, 1728/9, as 'Sibilla the daughter of Denny Martin, gentleman, and Frances his wlife,' and was there buried also, February 14, 1816, as 'Sibylla Martin, Leeds Castle, 86.' Her will, 'Sybilla Martin of Leeds Castle, co. Kent, spinster,' dated June 23, 1798 (proved May 7, 1816, P.C.C. Wynne, 269) was made on the same day and was similar in terms to that of her sister Frances, bequeathing an estate of £12,000 personalty to the use of her surviving sisters with remainder to her brother Philip.
(Source: Fairfax Harrison, "The Proprietors of the Northern Neck.")
 
Last Edited1 April 2000

Citations

  1. Thomas, Sixth Lord Fairfax, Will, 1782
    Frederick W. B. 4: 583
    Will dated November 8, 1777
    Codicil dated November 27, 1779
    Proved May 5, 1782.

Thomas Bryan Martin of Greenway Court in VA

M, (before 11 April 1731 - before 1 October 1798)
FatherDenny Martin of Salts in Loose, Kent, Esq. (s 1700 - )
MotherFrances Fairfax (b 19 Nov 1703 - 13 Dec 1791)
Baptism11 April 1731 He was baptized at Loose, co. Kent, England, on 11 April 1731.  
Birth*before 11 April 1731 Thomas was born before 11 April 1731. 
(Executor/Heir) Will27 November 1779 Thomas named as executor(s) and heir(s) in the will of Thomas Fairfax Sixth Lord Fairfax of Cameron on 27 November 1779.1 
Probate*1 October 1798 Probate action was taken on Thomas's estate on 1 October 1798 at Winchester (city), Virginia
Death*before 1 October 1798 He died at Frederick Co., Virginia, before 1 October 1798
o.s.p. 
Biography* He was baptised in Loose, April 11, 1731, as 'Thomas Brian the son of Denny Martin, gent. and Frances his wife.' In 1751 when he was 20 he went out to Virginia on the invitation of his, uncle, the sixth Lord Fairfax, and was established at 'his lordship's quarter' in Frederick (now Clarke) ; where his uncle soon joined him in residence. When he came of age he was vested by a grant dated May 21, 1752 (N. N., H: 179), with the 'quarter' and 8,840 acres of surrounding limestone lands, lying on the west bank of the Shenandoah across from Leeds Manor (Cf. Hening, x, 124). This tract was then designated in the grant, 'Greenway Court,' in memory of the Culpeper manor in Kent.
     He was thereupon at once included in the commission and the vestry for Frederick. When the Northern Neck land office was removed from Belvoir in 1762 it was established at Greenway Court and thenceforth he was in charge of it (See William Allason's Letter Book, MS. Virginia State Library).
     In 1755 he was County Lieutenant for Hampshire while his uncle served that office for Frederick (Journals H. B., 1752-58, p. 374; Dinwiddie Papers), and sat in the Assembly of 1756-58 as burgess for Hampshire; but in the Assembly of 1758-61 he was George Washington's colleague for Frederick (Stanard, Colonial Register). In 1758 and 1776 he was an original trustee for the towns of Winchester and Bath (Hening, viii, 326; ix, 247); but when the Revolution came he withdrew from the Frederick Court (Cartmel, p. 93) and all participation in public business, and thenceforth lived in retirement at Greenway Court.
     His monument is the town of Martinsburg (now in W. Va.) which was named in his honour when it was laid out in 1778 by Col. Adam Stephen (Hening, ix, 569; Kercheval, p. 182). He died unmarried, leaving the Greenway Court house and demesne land to his house keeper (for whose descendants see Kercheval, p. 159; Cartmel, p. 275) under the following will:
Winchester District Court W. B., Will dated July 24, 1794, Codicil dated June 22, 1797, Proved October 1, 1798.
I Thomas Bryan Martin of Greenway Court in the County of Frederick and Commonwealth of Virginia.
     To my present housekeeper Betsy Powers 1,000 acres where I now live [i.e., Greenway Court] with all houses thereon, household goods (except plate and watch), one half of stock of horses, cattle, sheep and hogs and choice of ten slaves. To sisters Frances, Sybilla, and Anna Susanna Martin, plate and watch, all moneys, and remainder of personal property not bequeathed to Betsy Powers. To each of my executors 10 guineas.
     I give and devise all the rest of my real estate in possession, reversion or remainder, within the Commonwealth of Virginia and also the aforesaid one thousand acres of land if Betsy Powers aforesaid does not survive me, unto Gabriel Jones of the County of Rockingham Esq., Robert Mackey of the Borough of Winchester and County of Frederick, and John Sherman Woodcock of the said County of Frederick, gentlemen, to be sold by them or the survivors or survivor of them at such time and in such parcels and in such manner as they or the survivors or survivor of them shall judge most advantageous; and the money arising from such sales [See Commonwealth v. Martin's executors, 5 Munford (Va), 117] and the rents and profits of the said lands which may accrue before the sale I give and bequeath to my Sisters hereinbefore named that is to say Frances, Sybilla, and Anna Susanna to be equally divided between them or such of them as shall survive me; or if neither of them survive me, then to my Brothers Denny Fairfax and Philip to be equally divided between them if alive at the time of my death, and if either of them dead to the survivor then alive; subject however to the payment of my just Debts and of the legacies bequeathed to my executors as aforesaid.'
     Executors, Gabriel Jones, Robert Mackey and John Sherman Woodcock. Witnesses, Charles Lee, John Brownley, A. Brownley.
     Codicil: To Betsy Powers chariot and harness and 160 acres 'near the town of Falmouth in the County of Stafford' purchased since execution of will. Witnesses, M. Page, Charles McGill, Philip Bush.
     Proved by John Sherman Woodcock and Robert Mackey who each gave bond $66,500. current money.2 
Last Edited25 January 2005

Citations

  1. Thomas, Sixth Lord Fairfax, Will, 1782
    Frederick W. B. 4: 583
    Will dated November 8, 1777
    Codicil dated November 27, 1779
    Proved May 5, 1782.
  2. Fairfax Harrison, The Proprietors of the Northern Neck.

Philip Martin of Leeds Castle

M, (before 12 August 1733 - before 11 August 1821)
FatherDenny Martin of Salts in Loose, Kent, Esq. (s 1700 - )
MotherFrances Fairfax (b 19 Nov 1703 - 13 Dec 1791)
Baptism12 August 1733 He was baptized at Loose, co. Kent, England, on 12 August 1733.  
Birth*before 12 August 1733 Philip was born before 12 August 1733. 
(Heir) Will27 November 1779 Denny, Philip, Frances, Anna, Sibylla and Robert named as heir(s) in the will of Thomas Fairfax Sixth Lord Fairfax of Cameron on 27 November 1779.1 
Burial*11 August 1821 His body was interred on 11 August 1821 at Loose, co. Kent, England
Death*before 11 August 1821 He died before 11 August 1821. 
Biography* O.s.p.
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He was baptised in Loose, August 12, 1733, as 'Philip, the son of Denny Martin, gent. and of Frances his wife;' entered the army in the artillery arm; was present throughout the siege of Gibraltar of 1779-83, when he had the cock of his hat shot off by a 26 pound ball, was mentioned in dispatches and promoted (Drinkwater, History of the Siege of Gibraltar, 1785; Spilsbury's Journal, 1908). Emerging from that adventure as a major, he subsequently rose by seniority to be a major general.
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On the death of his elder brother, Denny (1800), he succeeded to Leeds Castle; and there, attended by his three maiden sisters, lived out his life unmarried.
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Being vested by the will of his brother Denny (1798) with the Virginia manor of Leeds, he divested himself of that property by a deed dated October 15, 1806 (of which a copy survives in the Fauquier record of Marshall v. Foley, Land Causes Book B: 267) and thereby finally broke the chain which had bound the Culpepers to Virginia since 1609.
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He was buried in the vault at Loose, August 11, 1821, as 'General Philip Martin, Leeds Castle, 88.' As he survived his sisters and was the last leaf on his own family tree, as well as on that of his branch of the Culpepers, he sought and found an heir among the Wykehams, who were remote kinsmen on his father's side; and to him left Leeds Castle and £30,000 in the funds, being, in large part, the proceeds of Thomas Bryan Martin's lands in Virginia (which he had inherited from his sisters) under the following will:
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P.C.C. Mansfield, 514.
Will dated September 29, 1817,
with codicil dated April 23, 1819.
Proved September 19, 1821.
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Philip Martin of Leeds Castle, co. Kent, esq., a General in H. Army. All to Fiennes Wykeharn with the request that he assume the name and arms of Martin [which he duly did as Wykeham-Martin, leaving descendants who, under that name, have since resided at Leeds Castle]. Rev. Sir John Filmer, of East Sutton, Kent, Bt. & William Baldwin, of StreethilI, Kent, esq., to be executors.
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(Source: Fairfax Harrison, "The Proprietors of the Northern Neck.") 
Last Edited14 September 2002

Citations

  1. Thomas, Sixth Lord Fairfax, Will, 1782
    Frederick W. B. 4: 583
    Will dated November 8, 1777
    Codicil dated November 27, 1779
    Proved May 5, 1782.

Anna Susanna Martin of Leeds Castle

F, (before 4 July 1736 - before 4 August 1817)
FatherDenny Martin of Salts in Loose, Kent, Esq. (s 1700 - )
MotherFrances Fairfax (b 19 Nov 1703 - 13 Dec 1791)
Baptism4 July 1736 She was baptized at Loose, co. Kent, England, on 4 July 1736.  
Birth*before 4 July 1736 Anna was born before 4 July 1736. 
(Heir) Will27 November 1779 Denny, Philip, Frances, Anna, Sibylla and Robert named as heir(s) in the will of Thomas Fairfax Sixth Lord Fairfax of Cameron on 27 November 1779.1 
Burial*4 August 1817 Her body was interred on 4 August 1817 at Loose, co. Kent, England
Death*before 4 August 1817 She died before 4 August 1817. 
Biography* O.s.p. She was baptised in Loose, July 4, 1736, as 'Anna Susanna the daughter of Denny Martin, gent. and Frances his wife, ' and was there buried also, August 4, 1817, as 'Anna Susanna, Leeds Castle, 81.' Her will, 'Anna Susanna Martin, formerly of Salts but now of Leeds Castle, co. Kent, spinster,' dated March 26, 1817 (proved October 16, 1817, P.C.C. Effingham, 535), left, after numerous legacies to friends, 'my manors, lands, etc.' and remainder of £35,000 personalty to 'my brother Philip Martin of Leeds Castle aforesaid, esquier, a General in H. M. Army.' (Source: Fairfax Harrison, "The Proprietors of the Northern Neck.") 
Last Edited1 April 2000

Citations

  1. Thomas, Sixth Lord Fairfax, Will, 1782
    Frederick W. B. 4: 583
    Will dated November 8, 1777
    Codicil dated November 27, 1779
    Proved May 5, 1782.

Robert Fairfax Seventh Lord Fairfax of Cameron

M, (6 November 1706 - 15 July 1793)
FatherThomas Fairfax Fifth Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1657 - 6 Jan 1710)
MotherCatherine Culpeper (1670 - May 1719)
Birth*6 November 1706 Robert was born at co. Kent, England, on 6 November 1706. 
Baptism7 November 1706 He was baptized at co. Kent, England, on 7 November 1706.  
Marriage*1741 He married Martha Collins in 1741. 
Marriage1749 He married Dorothy Sarah Best in 1749. 
Residence*between 1768 and 1773 Robert resided at Virginia between 1768 and 1773. 
(Heir) Will27 November 1779 Denny, Philip, Frances, Anna, Sibylla and Robert named as heir(s) in the will of Thomas Fairfax Sixth Lord Fairfax of Cameron on 27 November 1779.1 
Death*15 July 1793 He died on 15 July 1793 at age 86. 
Burial*22 July 1793 His body was interred on 22 July 1793 at Broomfield, co. Kent, England
Biography* Robert Fairfax (Catherine Culpeper15, wife of Thomas, fifth Lord Fairfax), 1706-1793, seventh Lord Fairfax, was the eighth and youngest child of his mother, and was named by his father for a dear friend and kinsman, Admiral Robert Fairfax (1665-1735) of Steeton, co. York. He was born at Leeds Castle, as appears from the entry of his baptism in the Bromfield register, viz: "Robert, the son of Thomas Lord Fairfax and the Lady Catherine his wife, was born 6 November and baptised 7 November, 1706." No record of his education survives, or, indeed, of any other activity of his youth.
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After his eldest brother had given over the thought of marriage, and his second brother, Henry Culpeper Fairfax, died in 1734, he became, at the age of 28, heir presumptive to the family title and to the reversion of the estates in Kent and Virginia which were entailed under his mother's will. It was then that Lord Fairfax purchased for him a commission in the Horse Guards (The War Office record, 25: 89, Commisslon Book 1728-41, shows him Lieutenant, August 14, 1737, and Captain (exempt), July 21, 1739: he was later styled Major, but the commission does not appear). After Lord Fairfax returned from his first visit to Virginia and had determined to retire thence for the remainder of his life, he busied himself in establishing Robert as the resident representative of the family in England. He secured his return to Parliament as burgess for Maidstone at the session of 1740 (he was returned again in 1747 in the same capacity, and in 1754 and 1761 as Knight of the Shire for Kent, but failed of re-election to the Parliament of 1767, Official Returns of M.P., House of Commons Papers, 1878, vol. 62), and arranged his first marriage (April 25, 1741). Robert then went to live at the old Greenway Court; but, upon Lord Fairfax's final departure for Virginia in 1747, removed to Leeds Castle, which he called home during the remainder of a life which was protracted almost to the years of his brother.
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When George Fairfax of Belvoir was in England in 1757 and again in 1762, he tried to persuade Robert Fairfax to go out to Virginia with him, urging (Neill, p. 133), 'it would be much to your interest to see once what must shortly be your property;' but it was not until the summer of 1768, after he had failed of re-election to Parliament, that Robert made the voyage (See the notice of his arrival in the Virginia Gazette, August 25, 1768). Thenceforth he appears often as a visitor at Belvoir in George Washington's diaries for the years 1768 to 1770, so that he must have spent several years in America. In 1775, however, he was again established at Leeds Castle (Neill, p. 164).
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On the death of Robert Fairfax's only son in 1747, George became heir presumptive to the family title, but not to the Culpeper estates. Robert seems to have been willing to do what he could to secure to George, out of his inheritance, compensation for the alienation of the Fairfax estates in Yorkshire, but his own extravagant habits and the weakness of his character, which is revealed by his portrait, nullified that purpose. Indeed, the shoe was on the other foot: in 1785 George wrote to his brother Bryan that he had been compelled to lend money to Robert on so many occasions that the calls on him had become embarrassing.
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At last, on the death of his older brother in 1781, Robert succeeded as seventh Lord Fairfax, being himself now seventy-five years of age. Under the terms of his mother's will he then, in his own right, became tenant in tail of Leeds Castle and of five-sixths of the Northern Neck proprietary. The Virginia estate, which was his principal expectation of revenue, had however, by that time been sequestered by the new Commonwealth; and Robert, Lord Fairfax, was accordingly remitted for relief to the act of Parliament (28 George III, c. 44) passed for the relief of the American Loyalists. His memorial to the commission created under that act was dated April 20, 1786 (P.R.O. Audit Office, 13:28) and upon it he was allowed and paid £13,006 8s. as the measure of his life interest in the proprietary (See Eardly-WiImot, Historical View of the Commission for . . . Claims of the American Loyalists, 1815). This allowance was, however, swallowed up by creditors so that when he died he was in great straits (See obituary in Gentleman's Magazine, August, 1793). It was, indeed, recorded that 'this last nobleman after living in the most extravagant profusion, was buried in a manner more humble than the corpse of one of the meanest cultivators of his estate.'
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He was buried in Bromfield, where the following entry was made in the register: "Robert Lord Fairfax of Leeds Castle was born 6 November, 1706, died 15 and bur. 22 July 1793." His will was as follows:
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P. C. C. Dodwell, 413.
Will dated August 15, 1791
Proved August 15, 1793.
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Robert Lord Fairfax, of Leeds Castle, co. Kent. To be bur. in the family vault in the parish church of Bromfield. To my nephew, the Rev. Denny Martin Fairfax, D. D., all my manors, etc., in Great Britain, America & elsewhere & all my goods absolutely & he to be exor. Witns. George Burr, Chas. Topping, Stepn. Lamprey. Prob. by Rev. Denny Martin Fairfax, D. D., nephew & exor.

He m., 1st, 1741, Martha, dau. of Anthony Collins (1676-1729) of Sandon, co. Essex, These Collins, cadets of an ancient family of the Isle of Wight, had been successful lawyers of the Middle Temple for two generations, when the grandfather of Robert Fairfax's wife became a country gentleman by the purchase in 1687 of the manor of Sandon in Essex (Morant, i, 27). Her father, a disciple of Locke, achieved some notoriety in his day by his deistical writings (See D.N.B.) He married a daur. of the banker, Sir Francis Child, bart., the elder, and, in consequence, when he o.s.p.m. [died without surviving male issue], his two daughters were considerable heiresses by reason of their mother's inheritance. Martha was buried in Bromfield, January 31, 1743/4, as "The Hon. Mrs. Martha Fairfax, wife of the Hon. Robert Fairfax", and by her had
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i Thomas, 1743-1747, o.s.p.
The London Magazine, January 24, 1743/4, announced 'The Lady of Major Fairfax was delivered of a son and heir December 27.' He was baptised in Bromfield, December 28, 1743, as 'Thomas, son of the Hon. Robert Fairfax, esquire, and of Mrs. Martha Fairfax, his wife;' and was buried there April 20, 1747, as 'The Hon. Thomas Fairfax, infant.']
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2d, 1749, Dorothy Sarah, dau. of Mawdistly Best of Park-house in Boxley, co. Kent, s.p. She was the granddaughter of Thomas Best of Chatham, brewer, who died leaving a great fortune; on the strength of which his son, Mawdistly Best, purchased, in 1720, Parkhouse in Boxley and there served the office of Sheriff of Kent in 1730. He died, 1744, leaving, in addition to Robert Fairfax's wife, two sons: Thomas Best of Chilston (which he purchased from the Hamilton descendants of the first Lord Culpeper), who m. a Scott of Scots-hall and was some time M.P. for Canterbury; and James Best of Parkhouse in Boxley, who, like his father, was some time Sheriff of Kent (Hasted, i. 540; ii, 130, 435; and the Best pedigree in Berry, Kent, p. 382). Like Robert Fairfax's first wife, Dorothy Best was 'a fortune.' She was buried in Bromfield, May:23, 1750, as 'Dorothy Sarah, wife of the Hon. Robert Fairfax, in the vault of the family.'
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(Source: Fairfax Harrison, "Proprietors of the Northern Neck.")

 

Family

Martha Collins (say 1716 - before 31 January 1744)
Child
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Citations

  1. Thomas, Sixth Lord Fairfax, Will, 1782
    Frederick W. B. 4: 583
    Will dated November 8, 1777
    Codicil dated November 27, 1779
    Proved May 5, 1782.

Martha Collins

F, (say 1716 - before 31 January 1744)
Birth*say 1716 Martha was born say 1716. 
Marriage*1741 She married Robert Fairfax Seventh Lord Fairfax of Cameron in 1741. 
Married Name1741  As of 1741, her married name was Fairfax. 
Death*before 31 January 1744 She died before 31 January 1744. 
Burial*31 January 1744 Her body was interred on 31 January 1744 at Broomfield, co. Kent, England
Biography* The Collins, cadets of an ancient family of the Isle of Wight, had been successful lawyers of the Middle Temple for two generations, when the grandfather of Robert Fairfax's wife became a country gentleman by the purchase in 1687 of the manor of Sandon in Essex (Morant, i, 27). Martha's father, a disciple of Locke, achieved some notoriety in his day by his deistical writings (See D.N.B.) He married a daur. of the banker, Sir Francis Child, bart., the elder, and, in consequence, when he o.s.p.m. [died without surviving male issue], his two daughters were considerable heiresses by reason of their mother's inheritance. Martha was buried in Bromfield, January 31, 1743/4, as "The Hon. Mrs. Martha Fairfax, wife of the Hon. Robert Fairfax" (Source: Fairfax Harrison, "Proprietors of the Northern Neck.")

 

Family

Robert Fairfax Seventh Lord Fairfax of Cameron (6 November 1706 - 15 July 1793)
Child
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Thomas Fairfax

M, (27 December 1743 - before 20 April 1747)
FatherRobert Fairfax Seventh Lord Fairfax of Cameron (6 Nov 1706 - 15 Jul 1793)
MotherMartha Collins (s 1716 - b 31 Jan 1744)
Birth*27 December 1743 Thomas was born on 27 December 1743. 
Baptism28 December 1743 He was baptized at Broomfield, co. Kent, England, on 28 December 1743.  
Burial*20 April 1747 His body was interred on 20 April 1747 at Broomfield, co. Kent, England
Death*before 20 April 1747 He died before 20 April 1747. 
Biography* O.s.p. The London Magazine, January 24, 1743/4, announced 'The Lady of Major Fairfax was delivered of a son and heir December 27.' He was baptised in Bromfield, December 28, 1743, as 'Thomas, son of the Hon. Robert Fairfax, esquire, and of Mrs. Martha Fairfax, his wife;' and was buried there April 20, 1747, as 'The Hon. Thomas Fairfax, infant.' (Source: Fairfax Harrison, "Proprietors of the Northern Neck.")

 
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Dorothy Sarah Best

F, (say 1720 - before 23 May 1750)
Birth*say 1720 Dorothy was born say 1720. 
Marriage*1749 She married Robert Fairfax Seventh Lord Fairfax of Cameron in 1749. 
Married Name1749  As of 1749, her married name was Fairfax. 
Burial*23 May 1750 Her body was interred on 23 May 1750 at Broomfield, co. Kent, England
Death*before 23 May 1750 She died before 23 May 1750. 
Biography* S.p. Dorothy Sarah, the dau. of Mawdistly Best of Park-house in Boxley, co. Kent, was the granddaughter of Thomas Best of Chatham, brewer, who died leaving a great fortune; on the strength of which his son, Mawdistly Best, purchased, in 1720, Parkhouse in Boxley and there served the office of Sheriff of Kent in 1730. He died, 1744, leaving, in addition to Robert Fairfax's wife, two sons: Thomas Best of Chilston (which he purchased from the Hamilton descendants of the first Lord Culpeper), who m. a Scott of Scots-hall and was some time M.P. for Canterbury; and James Best of Parkhouse in Boxley, who, like his father, was some time Sheriff of Kent (Hasted, i. 540; ii, 130, 435; and the Best pedigree in Berry, Kent, p. 382). Like Robert Fairfax's first wife, Dorothy Best was 'a fortune.' She was buried in Bromfield, May:23, 1750, as 'Dorothy Sarah, wife of the Hon. Robert Fairfax, in the vault of the family.' (Source: Fairfax Harrison, "Proprietors of the Northern Neck.")

 

Family

Robert Fairfax Seventh Lord Fairfax of Cameron (6 November 1706 - 15 July 1793)
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Thomas Fairfax Sixth Lord Fairfax of Cameron

M, (22 October 1693 - 9 December 1781)
FatherThomas Fairfax Fifth Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1657 - 6 Jan 1710)
MotherCatherine Culpeper (1670 - May 1719)
Birth*22 October 1693 Thomas was born at Leeds Castle, Leeds, co. Kent, England, on 22 October 1693. 
Baptism31 October 1693 He was baptized at Broomfield, co. Kent, England, on 31 October 1693.  
(1) Will8 May 1710 He is mentioned in the will of Margaretta van Hesse on 8 May 1710.1 
Will*27 November 1779 He made a will on 27 November 1779, naming as executor(s) and heir(s) Thomas Bryan Martin of Greenway Court in VA, naming as heir(s) Rev. Denny Martin of Leeds Castle, Philip Martin of Leeds Castle, Frances Martin of Leeds Castle, Anna Susanna Martin of Leeds Castle, Sibylla Martin of Leeds Castle and Robert Fairfax Seventh Lord Fairfax of Cameron.

I, the Right Honourable Thomas Lord Fairfax, Baron of Cameron in that part of Great Britain called Scotland and Proprietor of the Northern Neck of Virginia.
     I give and devise all that my undivided sixth part or share of my lands and Plantations in the colony of Virginia, commonly called or known by the name of the Northern Neck of Virginia, with the several advowsons, and the right of presentations thereto belonging or appertaining, I have therein, with the messuages and tenements, buildings, hereditaments. and all other appurtenances thereto belonging; all or any part whereof being formerly the estate of the Honourable Alexander Culpeper, Esquire, deceased; Together with all other lands and tenements I have, am possessed of, or have a right to in the said colony of Virginia, to the Reverend Mr. Denny Martin, my nephew, now of the County of Kent in Great Britain, to him, his heirs and assigns forever, if he the said Denny Martin should be alive at the time of my death:
     But in case he should not, then I give and devise the same and every part and parcel thereof to Thomas Bryan Martin, Esquire, his next brother now living with me, to him, his heirs and assigns forever; and in case of his death before me,
     Then I give and devise the same and every part and parcel thereof to my other nephew, Philip Martin, Esquire, brother to the aforementioned Denny and Thomas, and to his heirs and assigns forever,
     Provided Always that the said Denny Martin if alive at the time of my decease, or in case of his death, the said Thomas Bryan Martin, if he should be alive at the time of my decease; or in case of both their deaths the said Philip Martin, if he should be alive at the time of my decease, shall pay or cause to be paid to my nieces, Frances Martin, Sybilla Martin and Anna Susanna Martin, and to each and every of them that shall be living at the time of my decease, an Annuity of one hundred pounds sterling during their and each of their natural lives and
     [Provided] further that the said Denny or he to whom the said sixth part of the said Northern Neck shall pass by this my will shall procure an Act of Parliament to pass to take upon him the name of Fairfax and coat of arms.
     To Thomas Bryan Martin 600 acres purchased of John Borden, and all stock of cattle, sheep, horses, implements of husbandry, household goods and furniture on 'the Farm or plantation whereon I now live called Greenway Court.' To nephews Denny, Thomas Bryan and Philip, all negro slaves. To brother 'the honourable Robert Fairfax, Esq.' £500; reciting previous advance of 'a considerable pecuniary legacy' bequeathed to him by will now cancelled. To sister Frances Martin £500. Remainder to 'my elder nephew the aforesaid Rev'd Denny Martin.'
     Executors: Thomas, Bryan Martin, Peter Hog, Gabriel Jones. To last two 500 pounds 'current money of Virginia, apiece.' Estate to be inventoried but not appraised.
     Witnesses: John Hite, Angus McDonald, Richard Rigg, John Legarde, Thomas Smythers.
     Republished October 5, 1778, in presence of Isaac Zane, Daniel Field.
     Codicil: To Bryan Fairfax [later eighth Lord Fairfax] one fourth of negro slaves. To 'the second child of the aforesaid Bryan Fairfax during his or her natural life' annuity of £100 effective after death of Frances Martin. To the 'third' and 'fourth' children of Bryan Fairfax like annuities after the deaths of Sibylla and Anna Susanna Martin respectively. To Peter Hog and Gabriel Jones £500 sterling in lieu of previous legacy of 'current money'
     Witnesses: Robert Mackey, Peter Catlett, John Sherman Woodcock, John Hite.
     Proved by Thomas Bryan Martin and Gabriel Jones, surviving executors.2 
Death*9 December 1781 He died at Northern Neck, Virginia, on 9 December 1781 at age 88. 
Burial*say 10 December 1781 His body was interred say 10 December 1781 at Winchester (city), Virginia
Biography* Thomas Fairfax (Catherine Culpeper[15], wife of Thomas, fifth Lord Fairfax), 1693-1781, sixth Lord Fairfax was born at Leeds Castle, as appears from the following entry of his baptism in the Bromfield register: "Thomas son of Thomas Lord Fairfax and the Lady Catherine his wife was born 22 October and bapt. 31 October 1693."

The only surviving references to him in his childhood are in two letters addressed to his father by Brian Fairfax, the elder, in October and November, 1700 (The Fairfax Correspondence, iv, 258, 262): 'I hope my pretty nephew is well' and 'My service to my little nephew.'

On January 21, 1709/10; a few days after his father's death, and when he was just past his sixteenth birthday, he matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford (Registrum Orielense, ed. Shadwell, ii, 25). That he remained in residence at least three years appears from a childish letter addressed to him at Oxford in January, 1712/13, by his sister Catherine (Fairfax MSS. Bodleian Library). If he was, as Burnaby records, the contributor of one of the still anonymous numbers of The Spectator, it must thus have been while he was in college, for the last number of that periodical is dated December 6, 1712; but, considering his age and the fact that his name has not come to light in all the profuse literature of memoirs and published letters of the reign of Queen Anne, it seems necessary to abandon this picturesque tradition.

The record of him at his coming of age is all of sordid and distressing business, leading up to the final alienation in 1716 of Denton and Bilborough, the estates in Yorkshire, which the first Lord Fairfax had entailed for the support of his peerage; a transaction which has been distorted by uncritical family tradition (See Appendix).

When his mother died in 1719, and he became the actual head of the family, he was in his twenty-sixth year. A Whig by inheritance, he then seemed to have every political opportunity to retrieve his shattered fortune in a career at the court of George I; and he duly made a beginning in that direction. In August, 1721, we find him enrolled, in the tradition of his father's military service, as a 'coronet' in the Horse Guards, Blue (Dalton, George I's Army, 1912, ii, 196) and holding a post at Court as Treasurer of the Household under the Lord Chamberlain (Cal. Treasury Papers, 1720-28, p. 78). To this period belongs also his negotiation for an ambitious marriage. Burnaby records that he was jilted, that the lady who had contracted herself to him 'preferred the higher honour of being a duchess.' In this mortification Fairfax saw to it that the lady's name should be forgotten so far as concerned him: although he preserved a counterpart of the intended marriage settlement and took it to America with him, when at last it came to light in the garret at Greenway Court nearly a century after his death, it was found that he had carefully cut out of the parchment all that identified the lady to whom it referred.

Whether it was the failure of this marriage, or the fact that he lost his post at court on the accession of Sir Robert Walpole to power, Fairfax now abandoned his plan to make a public career, and retired to Leeds Castle; where, until 1733, he led the life of a private country gentleman.

In 1730 Virginia launched her final attack upon the Northern Neck proprietary by demanding of the Crown a limitation of the bounds which had been claimed by the resident agent and lessee, Robert Carter (Journals H. B., 1727-40, p. 92). When this demand reached England there came with it also the news of Col. Carter's death. Until then Fairfax had taken little interest in the proprietary. Although he had been since 1710 the owner of Alexander Culpeper's undivided sixth under his grandmother's will and, since 1719, the life tenant of the remaining five-sixths under his mother's will, he had left the management of the entire business to Col. Cage, his mother's trustee; but the double necessity of protecting his inheritance and of establishing a new resident agent now roused him to individual action. Following his father's example in a similar situation forty years before, he countered on Virginia by filing with the Crown a memorial of his own, praying that the bounds of the proprietary be established; and so precipitated the notable cause of Fairfax v. Virginia, which was to depend before the Privy Council for fifteen years and result in a brilliant victory for the proprietor (Acts P. C., Colonial, iii, 385 ff; Hening, vi, 198).

Having first dispatched his kinsman, William Fairfax, then royal Collector of Customs at Salem in Massachusetts, to succeed Robert Carter as the resident agent for the Northern Neck, Fairfax himself went out to Virginia in May, 1735, and there remained - until September, 1737, while the surveys ordered by the Privy CoutIcil were in progress (the dates appear in Gooch's dispatches of January 8, 1735/6, and November 6, 1737). During this visit he resided with William Fairfax, at first in Westmoreland and later at Falmouth on the Rappahannock; and, having procured the Virginia Assembly to pass the act of 1736 (Hening, iv, 514) which recognised him as the inheritor of Lord Culpeper's charter of 1688, himself executed a number of land grants, including the reservation of his own Leeds Manor in what have since become Fauquier, Warren and Clarke counties (N.N., E: 1-45). The excursions he then made beyond the Blue Ridge determined him to establish his residence in the colony (See William Beverley's letter, W. & M. Quar., iii, 227). The final decree determining, in his favor, the litigation with the Virginia government, was entered April II, 1745, and in the summer of 1747 (Cf. Maryland Gazette, November 17, 1747), being then fifty-four years of age, he duly returned to Virginia, where henceforth for 44 years he lived out his long life.

For several years he resided at Belvoir on the Potomac, the residence William Fairfax had built in 1741 on the neck below Mount Vernon, and it was there that he met George Washington; but in the summer of 1751 he sent to England for another young man in whom also he was interested, his nephew Thomas Bryan Martin; and in the autumn of that year went to live with him at the 'quarter' he had laid out in 1747 (it is mentioned in Washington's diary of 1748) in the new county of Frederick (now Clarke), beyond the Shenandoah, adjoining the western boundary of Leeds Manor. That this was, however, intended to be only a temporary arrangement appears from his grant of the Frederick 'quarter' to Martin on May 21, 1752, as he came of age, with 8,840 acres of surrounding land; stipulating (N.N., H: 179) that this tract was 'to be known and called by the name of the Manor of Greenway Court,' after the Culpeper manor in Kent.

The popular accounts of Fairfax for the remaining thirty years of his life usually put the emphasis on his solitude. Despite a characteristic reserve of manner, he seems, however, to have been no anchorite but to have enjoyed such few associates of the breeding to which he was accustomed as were available to him on the frontier; and somewhat shyly, to have sought them out. He had duly taken up the traditional English duty of local magistracy. On October 30, 1749, during the presidency of Lewis Burwell, the Virginia Council, "Ordered that a special Commission issue to empower the Right Honourable the Lord Fairfax to act as a justice of the Peace in all the Counties of the Northern Neck," and, at Dinwiddie's request (Dinwiddie Papers, i, 48, 82, 312), he assumed, in 1754, the active duty of County Lieutenant of Frederick: but as the membership of the Frederick bench over which he presided was then hardly that of a select club, it may be assumed that his diligent attendance also at the courts of the tidewater counties (as shown by the records of those counties), in the commissions of which he was also included, was a search for congenial society. There are records, too, of periodical visits to Belvoir and, less frequently, to Williamsburg, as on the occasion in 1759 when Burnaby met him at a reception by Governor Fauquier at the Palace.

Looking back at him across the gulf of the American Revolution, there has been also an effort to see in Fairfax the arch tory, the personification of the hated government. There is no justification for this in, anything he himself did or said, and it is significant that when confiscations were the order of the day the Assembly treated him with marked consideration. The only resident peer in America, he was accorded all the privileges of a Virginia citizen and was never molested even by the mob. This could only be because it was recognised that his political sentiments were essentially liberal and practically inoffensive to the revolution. Indeed, Fairfax had never been a tory. On the contrary, he was brought up in the principles of the 'glorious' revolution of 1688, in which his father actively participated; and had, himself, lost his post at George I's Court by expressing such sentiments too logically. If, then, he was distressed by the march of events in the colonies, it was not because he agreed with George III and Lord North. There were other gentlemen in Virginia who shared his views in that respect and did not consider themselves the less good Virginians because they did so.

In this situation it remained for the fertile imagination of Parson Weems to paint in doggerel (in his immortal History of the Life and Death, Virtues and Exploits of General George Washington, first published in 1800) what has come to be the accepted portrait of Fairfax in the character of one whose heart was broken by a disaster to that heavy material society which, as it happened, was precisely what he had come to Virginia to escape.

"Little did the old gentleman expect that be was educating a youth who should one day dismember the British Empire and break his own heart, which truly came to pass. For on hearing that Washington had captured Cornwallis and all his army, he called out to his black waiter, 'Come Joe! carry me to my bed! for I'm sure 'tis high time for me to die!

Then up rose Joe, all at the word
      And took his master's arm
And to his bed he softly led
      The lord of Greenway farm.

There he call'd on Britain's name
      And oft he wept full sore
And sigh'd-thy will, O Lord, be done
      And word spake never more."

This is an excellent example of an argument from the principle post hoc propter hoc, but as it happens, it was not Washington's own appreciation of the end of his early patron. In the midst of the distresses of the winter camp at Valley Forge, Washington wrote a cheerful gossiping letter to his friend of more than thirty years, George William Fairfax, then in England. The date was 'Head-Quarters, Pennsylvania, 11 March, 1778' (Writings of Washington, ed. Ford, vi, 413) and among other things he said, 'Lord Fairfax, as I have been told, after having bowed down to the grave, is perfectly restored and enjoys his usual good health and as much vigor as fall to the lot of ninety.' That is hardly the picture of a desponding loyalist, but of an old man who has lived sanely and at the end was enjoying the reward of peace of mind and a modicum of physical comfort.

Washington was, however, mistaken in one detail. Fairfax was not ninety in 1778, nor did he ever attain that age, though he lived on for more than three years. It is truly recorded in the same Bromfield register in which his baptism had been entered, that "Thomas, Lord Fairfax, died at his Proprietary in Virginia, 9 December, 1781, in the eighty-ninth year of his age."

Fairfax had always lived in Virginia with the utmost simplicity. His personal bearing was what would now be called democratic, though he never had the remotest appreciation of what that term has come to mean. His residence remained to the end a mere wilderness lodge which was not even his own property; for he never acted upon his original intention to build a house, although he had selected for that purpose a noble site upon a summit of a western spur on the Blue Ridge overlooking the lower valley of the Shenandoah, within the limits of Leeds Manor. The colour of the picture painted in Burke's Peerage, of his 'baronial hospitality' is mere mythology. There was many a contemporary tidewater planter who would have been ashamed of the rude plenty of his table, bereft of luxuries: at which, indeed, his younger brother sneered in 1768 (MS. letter penes me). He had no such cellar of Madeira wine as was in his time to be f ound in most, even moderately well to do, Virginia plantation houses. His London agent and devoted friend, Samuel Athawes, sent him out every year new clothes of the latest fashion, but, unlike George Washington, he did not wear them. His plate was like his library, sufficient for decent comfort but inadequate for show; such as one could find today in east Africa in the hunting lodges of Englishmen, who, like Fairfax, have sought in vast open spaces a surcease of the pains engendered by civilization.

In these habits Fairfax escaped his family failing of extravagance. Although never an exacting landlord, and grossly imposed upon after William Fairfax's death, he lived to see the whole five million acres of his principality covered by a population, most of whom yielded him a nominal, but in the aggregate necessarily important, annual quit rent. There was found in his house when he died, cash amounting to more than £47,000 in Virginia currency (See his inventory in Va. Mag., viii, 1), despite the fact that he had steadily given of his substance to all his kin, particularly to his spendthrift brother, Robert, who had married two fortunes and run through them both.

Bryan Martin wrote to Bryan Fairfax from Greenway Court, February 3, 1782, 'His Lordship died December the 9th and is interred in the church in Winchester' (MS. penes me). Following Parson Weems and Kercheval, it is usual to record that the Proprietor died at Greenway Court. The persistent local tradition is, however, that the demise occurred in Winchester; that the old man, feeling ill, had ridden over to that town to consult his physician, Dr. Cornelius Baldwin, and died in his house. In support of this tradition is the fact that Lord Fairfax's great jack boots (the same which were presented by the late Governor F. W. M. Holliday to the Virginia Historical Society and are now included in its collection at Richmond) stood for many years in the hall of Dr. Baldwin's residence at Winchester. There is no doubt, however, of the place of burial. Supplementing the statement of Bryan Martin already quoted, another nearly contemporary letter (MS. penes me) to Bryan Fairfax (from his brother George William, then in England, and dated April 15, 1782) gives further detail:

"Upon receiving several very pressing letters from Mr, now Lord, Fairfax urging much to see me at Leeds Castle in Kent, as he had received Letters from Officers particular Friends of his at New York, informing him that his Brother, the good old Lord, was no more; as soon as I was really able I set off, was at the Castle eight or ten days, satisfied his Lordship how I had disposed of his Power of Attorney and yesterday I returned from thence. I must own at first I had my doubts, as neither He nor myself had received even a Scrip of such information from Mr Martin or any other Friend, untill the Letters above mentioned were put into my hands, one of which says -- Lord Fairfax is dead and was interred the 27th of December last at Winchester -- the other confirms it by saying that he actually saw him interred on the same day and place."

The first resting place was the original parish church of Frederick, a large stone building erected at Fairfax's own cost in 1762. This building stood on the corner of Loudoun (Main) and Boscawen (Water) streets in the town of Winchester (Cartmel, Shenandoah Valley Pioneers, 1909, pp. 183, 138), where a stone today displays an inscription recording that 'Lord Fairfax was first buried on this spot, and afterwards removed and buried under Christ Church in this town.' The Christ Church so referred to was built on the corner of Washington and Water Streets in 1829 (Bishop Meade, ii, 287, says 1827) and thereafter the vestry erected therein a marble tablet, which, the tradition is, was removed from the original church. On this was an MI., as follows: [Arms, apparently those of the Viscounts Fairfax of Embly, with a motto, 'Je le feray durant ma vie.'] "In Memory of Thomas, Lord Fairfax, who died 1782, and whose ashes repose underneath this church, which he endowed."

It will be noted that the date here cited, apparently following Burnaby, is erroneous. For this consideration, as well as others, a new bronze tablet was, in the autumn of 1925, set up in Christ Church on the occasion of the re-interment there of Lord Fairfax's dust; on which is an MI. as follows: [Arms, Fairfax of Cameron quartering Culpeper, with the motto, 'Fare Fac' being the achievement which Lord Fairfax himself preferred to use in relation to Virginia, as identifying the origin of his proprietary title; and which he had displayed, e.g., on the third (1745) state of John Warner's map of the Northern Neck.] "Under this Spot repose the Remains of Thomas, sixth Lord Fairfax of Cameron, Son of Thomas, fifth Lord Fairfax, and Catherine Culpeper, his wife. Born at Leeds Castle, County Kent, England, October 22, 1693. Died at his proprietary of the Northern Neck in Virginia, December 9, 1781, in the eighty-ninth year of his age. He was buried in the original Frederick Parish Church at the comer of Loudoun (Main) and Boscawen (Water) Streets, whence his remains were removed to this church in 1828; where they were reinterred in 1925, when this tablet was erected by the Vestry of Christ Church."

His will (first printed by Cartmel, p. 134, but noted in Va. Mag., xviii, 206), which gave occupation to the Virginia courts for many years to come, will be found above.3 
Last Edited1 August 2011

Citations

  1. Fairfax Harrison, The Proprietors of the Northern Neck - Chapters of Culpepper Genealogy, Richmond, VA: The Old Dominion Press (Privately printed), 1926, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN Film #929429. Transcription available online at: http://gen.culpepper.com/historical/nneck/default.htm
    Will of Margaret Lady Culpeper, widow, Baroness Dowager of Thoresway, P.C.C. Smith, 145, Will dated May 8, 1710, Proved June 19, 1710.
  2. Thomas, Sixth Lord Fairfax, Will, 1782
    Frederick W. B. 4: 583
    Will dated November 8, 1777
    Codicil dated November 27, 1779
    Proved May 5, 1782.
  3. Fairfax Harrison, The Proprietors of the Northern Neck - Chapters of Culpepper Genealogy, Richmond, VA: The Old Dominion Press (Privately printed), 1926, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN Film #929429. Transcription available online at: http://gen.culpepper.com/historical/nneck/default.htm.

Mary Fairfax

F, (before 12 March 1705 - before 22 September 1739)
FatherThomas Fairfax Fifth Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1657 - 6 Jan 1710)
MotherCatherine Culpeper (1670 - May 1719)
Baptism12 March 1705 She was baptized at Broomfield, co. Kent, England, on 12 March 1705.  
Birth*before 12 March 1705 Mary was born at Leeds Castle, Leeds, co. Kent, England, before 12 March 1705. 
Death*before 22 September 1739 She died before 22 September 1739. 
Burial*22 September 1739 Her body was interred on 22 September 1739 at Broomfield, co. Kent, England
Biography* She was baptised in Bromfield, March 12, 1704/5, as 'Mary, daughter of Thomas, Lord Fairfax, and the Lady Catherine his wife,' and was there buried also, September 22, 1739, as 'the Hon. Mary Fairfax, daughter of the Right Hon. Thomas Lord Fairfax.' There is an obituary notice in Gentleman's Magazine, 1739, p. 496. Named in her mother's will for a fortune of £2,000, she left the following will of her own:
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Canterbury Consistory 6: 1138.
Will dated September 14, 1739.
Proved October 23, 1739.
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Mary Fairfax, daur. of the late Right Hon. Lard F. of Leeds Castle, co. Kent. To be bur. in parish church of Bromfield in the burial place of my family. £5 to poor of Bromfield; to my brother the Honourable (sic) Thomas Lord F. £900, he paying £8 yearly to my old servant Ann Burr (for her long and faithful service) for life; to my brother the Hon. Robert F.£900; to my sister the Hon. Mrs. Wilkins & to Rev. Dr. Wilkins each a £10 ring; to my sister the Hon. Mrs. Martin & her husband Denny M. £10 each for mourning; to my nephew & godson Denny Martin £100 to place him in the world; to my dearest & best friend & kinswoman Mrs. Mary Sherrard, sister to the Earl of Harborough, £50; to my eldest neices Mrs. Frances & Sibby Martin £5 each, etc; to my servant Ann Burr, clothes; to my brother, the Hon. Robert F., diamond girdle, etc., arrears of interest due to me from my brother, the Right Hon. Lord F., & rest of personal estate, & he to be exor. Witns. Francis Muriell, Edward Harrison. Proved by Hon. Robert F., bro. & exor. (Source: Fairfax Harrison, "The Proprietors of the Northern Neck.")
 
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Ann Fairfax

F, (9 July 1698 - say 1699)
FatherThomas Fairfax Fifth Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1657 - 6 Jan 1710)
MotherCatherine Culpeper (1670 - May 1719)
Birth*9 July 1698 Ann was born at Leeds Castle, Leeds, co. Kent, England, on 9 July 1698. 
Baptism11 July 1698 She was baptized at Broomfield, co. Kent, England, on 11 July 1698.  
Death*say 1699 She died say 1699. 
Biography* Ob. infans. She was baptised in Bromfield, July 11, 1698, as 'Ann, Daughter of Thomas Lord Fairfax and the Lady Catherine his wife, born 9 July.' There is no entry of her burial in the register but she is ignored by the family wills of that generation, and by the Leeds Castle Bible. Moreover, Margaret, Lady Culpeper, wrote to Thomas Jones, December 19, 1706, 'My daughter and her seven children are all very well.' (Source: Fairfax Harrison, "The Proprietors of the Northern Neck.")
 
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Henry Culpeper Fairfax

M, (9 July 1697 - 14 October 1734)
FatherThomas Fairfax Fifth Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1657 - 6 Jan 1710)
MotherCatherine Culpeper (1670 - May 1719)
Birth*9 July 1697 Henry was born at Leeds Castle, Leeds, co. Kent, England, on 9 July 1697. 
Baptism14 July 1697 He was baptized at Broomfield, co. Kent, England, on 14 July 1697.  
Death*14 October 1734 He died at Leeds Castle, Leeds, co. Kent, England, on 14 October 1734 at age 37. 
Burial*19 October 1734 His body was interred on 19 October 1734 at Broomfield, co. Kent, England
Biography* O.s.p. He was baptised in Bromfield, July 14, 1697, as 'Henry Culpeper Fairfax, son of Thomas Lord Fairfax and the Lady Catherine his wife, born 9 July;' and was there buried also, October 19, 1734, as 'the Hon. Henry Culpeper Fairfax.' George William Fairfax entered in the Leeds Castle Bible, 1761, as to him: 'A gentleman well versed in the mathematicks, and other branches of polite literature, died at Leeds Castle, October 14, 1734.' He matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford, 29 January, 1713/14, aged 16; and graduated B. A., 15 October, 1716 (Registrum Orielense, ed. Shadwell, 1902). He was Captain-Lieutenant in Sybourg's Horse (Seventh Dragoon Guards), 24 February, 1718/19; and in August, 1730, commanded a company in Brigadier Edward Fielding's regiment of Invalids (W. O. 25; 89; Dalton, George I's Army, 1912, ii, 162). On January 11, 1726/7, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society on the strength of his specialty in mathematics (Records of the Royal Society, 1901, p. 254). There are obituaries in London Magazine and Gentleman's Magazine, 1734.
(Source: Fairfax Harrison, "The Proprietors of the Northern Neck.")

 
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Catherine Fairfax

F, (before 2 July 1695 - before 7 August 1716)
FatherThomas Fairfax Fifth Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1657 - 6 Jan 1710)
MotherCatherine Culpeper (1670 - May 1719)
Baptism2 July 1695 She was baptized at Broomfield, co. Kent, England, on 2 July 1695.  
Birth*before 2 July 1695 Catherine was born at Leeds Castle, Leeds, co. Kent, England, before 2 July 1695. 
(4) Will8 May 1710 She is mentioned in the will of Margaretta van Hesse on 8 May 1710.1 
Death*before 7 August 1716 She died before 7 August 1716. 
Burial*7 August 1716 Her body was interred on 7 August 1716 at Broomfield, co. Kent, England
Biography* Unmarried. She was baptised in Bromfield, July2, 1695, as 'Catherine, the daughter of Thomas Lord Fairfax and the Lady Catherine his wife,' and by a like description was there also buried, August 7, 1716. Named in her grandmother's will (1710) for a legacy, her mother administered upon her estate (P. C. C. Admon Act Book, 1716), as explained in her own will. (Source: Fairfax Harrison, "The Proprietors of the Northern Neck.")

 
Last Edited1 April 2000

Citations

  1. Fairfax Harrison, The Proprietors of the Northern Neck - Chapters of Culpepper Genealogy, Richmond, VA: The Old Dominion Press (Privately printed), 1926, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN Film #929429. Transcription available online at: http://gen.culpepper.com/historical/nneck/default.htm
    Will of Margaret Lady Culpeper, widow, Baroness Dowager of Thoresway, P.C.C. Smith, 145, Will dated May 8, 1710, Proved June 19, 1710.

Margaret Fairfax

F, (before 4 January 1692 - 1755)
FatherThomas Fairfax Fifth Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1657 - 6 Jan 1710)
MotherCatherine Culpeper (1670 - May 1719)
Birth*before 4 January 1692 Margaret was born at Leeds Castle, Leeds, co. Kent, England, before 4 January 1692. 
Baptism4 January 1692 She was baptized at Broomfield, co. Kent, England, on 4 January 1692.  
(2) Will8 May 1710 She is mentioned in the will of Margaretta van Hesse on 8 May 1710.1 
Marriage*1725 She married David Wilkins Prebendary of Canterbury in 1725. 
Married Name1725  As of 1725, her married name was Wilkins. 
Death*1755 She died in 1755. 
Biography* O. s. p. Margaret married in 1725, 'Dr. David Wilkins, Prebendary of Canterbury and Archdeacon of Suffolk,' She was baptised in Bromfield, January 4, 1691/2, as 'Margaret, daur. of Thomas, Lord Fairfax, by the Lady Catherine his wife.' Her m. and d. (without issue) from the Leeds Castle Bible. (Source: Fairfax Harrison, "The Proprietors of the Northern Neck.") 

Family

David Wilkins Prebendary of Canterbury (say 1700 - )
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Citations

  1. Fairfax Harrison, The Proprietors of the Northern Neck - Chapters of Culpepper Genealogy, Richmond, VA: The Old Dominion Press (Privately printed), 1926, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN Film #929429. Transcription available online at: http://gen.culpepper.com/historical/nneck/default.htm
    Will of Margaret Lady Culpeper, widow, Baroness Dowager of Thoresway, P.C.C. Smith, 145, Will dated May 8, 1710, Proved June 19, 1710.

David Wilkins Prebendary of Canterbury

M, (say 1700 - )
Birth*say 1700 David was born say 1700. 
Marriage*1725 He married Margaret Fairfax in 1725. 

Family

Margaret Fairfax (before 4 January 1692 - 1755)
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William Woodcock

M, (say 1489 - )
Birth*say 1489 William was born say 1489. 
Biography* The Woodcock family was long established in the City of London, where Sir John Woodcock, Knight, presumably an ancestor of William, was Lord Mayor as far back as 1405.
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Stow ("London" [Strype], Book v, p. 116, 175) gives for his arms, "On a bend three cross-crosslets fitche'e", which it should be noted is the coat of arms which Sir Pury Cust has impaled with his own arms as that of his wife Ursula Woodcock (distantly related to the Ursula, wife of John Culpeper) on the monument in St. George's Church, Stamford, which he erected in her memory.
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The proved pedigree of the Woodcocks begins with Ralph Woodcock... He belonged to the Grocers' Company, and according to a pedigree in Harleian MS. 1444, was son of one William Woodcock. He was probbaly also nearly related to a certain Andrew Woodcock, Citizen and Grocer of London, and Master of the Bridge House, whose widow, Dorothy Woodcock was buried at the age of 96, on Septenber 24, 1585, in the church of All Hallows, London Wall, and to whose family manison in this parish, Thomas Woodcock the elder, the son of Ralph Woodcock, appears to have succeeded.
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Source: Lady Elizabeth Cust, "Records of the Cust Family of Pinchbeck, Stamford and Belton in Lincolnshire, 1479-1700". London, 1898. 

Family

Child
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Thomas St. Leger of Ottringden in Kent1

M, (say 1360 - )
Birth*say 1360 Thomas was born say 1360. 

Family

Child
Last Edited25 April 2000

Citations

  1. 1619 Visitation, Kent, England.

Henry Aucher Gent., of Losenham, Kent1

M, (say 1375 - )
FatherNicholas Aucher of Losenham, Kent (s 1330 - )
Mother(?) Oxenbridge of Brede, Sussex2 (s 1335 - )
Birth*say 1375 Henry was born at co. Kent, England, say 1375. 
Marriage*say 1403 He married Elizabeth Dygge of Berham, co. Kent say 1403. 

Family

Elizabeth Dygge of Berham, co. Kent (say 1383 - )
Child
Last Edited2 December 2005

Citations

  1. 1619 Visitation, Kent, England.
  2. Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2005.
    Page 249.

Elizabeth Dygge of Berham, co. Kent1,2

F, (say 1383 - )
FatherJohn Dygge Esquire, Sheriff of Kent3 (s 1355 - bt 1420 - 1421)
MotherJuliane de Northwode3 (c 1362 - )
Name Variation She was also known as Elizabeth Digges. 
Birth*say 1383 Elizabeth was born say 1383. 
Marriage*say 1403 She married Henry Aucher Gent., of Losenham, Kent say 1403. 
Married Namesay 1403  As of say 1403, her married name was Aucher. 

Family

Henry Aucher Gent., of Losenham, Kent (say 1375 - )
Child
Last Edited2 December 2005

Citations

  1. 1619 Visitation, Kent, England.
  2. Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2005.
    Culpeper, Page 249.
  3. Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2005.
    Digges, Page 282.

Nicholas Aucher of Losenham, Kent1,2

M, (say 1330 - )
Birth*say 1330 Nicholas was born at co. Kent, England, say 1330. 
Marriage*say 1355 He married (?) Oxenbridge of Bread, co. Sussex say 1355. 
Marriage*say 1372 He married (?) Oxenbridge of Brede, Sussex say 1372. 

Family 1

(?) Oxenbridge of Bread, co. Sussex (say 1333 - )

Family 2

(?) Oxenbridge of Brede, Sussex (say 1335 - )
Child
Last Edited2 December 2005

Citations

  1. 1619 Visitation, Kent, England.
  2. Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2005.
    Page 249.

(?) Oxenbridge of Bread, co. Sussex1

F, (say 1333 - )
Birth*say 1333 (?) was born say 1333. 
Marriage*say 1355 She married Nicholas Aucher of Losenham, Kent say 1355. 

Family

Nicholas Aucher of Losenham, Kent (say 1330 - )
Last Edited2 April 2000

Citations

  1. 1619 Visitation, Kent, England.

Richard Rettig

M, (June 1854 - say 1925)
FatherValentine Rettig (s 1825 - )
Birth*June 1854 Richard was born at Darmstadt, Germany, in June 1854.1 
Marriage*say 1877 He married Barbara Kling say 1877. 
1900 Census*1 June 1900 Richard was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Buffalo, Erie Co., New York.2 
Death*say 1925 He died at Buffalo, Erie Co., New York, say 1925. 

Family

Barbara Kling (circa 1859 - )
Children
Last Edited4 April 2011

Citations

  1. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 124, Page 9A, Lines 8-15, Ward 16, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY (7 Jun 1900)
    Richard Rettig, Head, Wh, M, Jun 1854, 45, md 18 yrs, GER/GER/GER, emigrated 1883, Cooper
    Barbara Rettig, Wife, Wh, F, Sep 1860, 39, md 18 yrs, GER/GER/GER
    Margaret Rettig, Daughter, Wh, F, Mar 1883, 17, sng, NY/GER/GER
    Louisa Rettig, Daughter, Wh, F, Jun 1884, 15, sng, NY/GER/GER
    Jennie Rettig, Daughter, Wh, F, Nov 1886, 13, sng, NY/GER/GER
    Richard Rettig, Son, Wh, M, Feb 1890, 10, sng, NY/GER/GER
    Isabelle Rettig, Daughter, Wh, F, Dec 1893, 6, sng, NY/GER/GER
    Carl Rettig, Son, Wh, M, Oct 1897, 2, sng, NY/GER/GER.

  2. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 124, Page 9A, Lines 8-15, Ward 16, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY (7 Jun 1900)
    Richard Rettig, Head, Wh, M, Jun 1854, 45, md 18 yrs, GER/GER/GER, emigrated 1883, Cooper
    Barbara Rettig, Wife, Wh, F, Sep 1860, 39, md 18 yrs, GER/GER/GER
    Margaret Rettig, Daughter, Wh, F, Mar 1883, 17, sng, NY/GER/GER
    Louisa Rettig, Daughter, Wh, F, Jun 1884, 15, sng, NY/GER/GER
    Jennie Rettig, Daughter, Wh, F, Nov 1886, 13, sng, NY/GER/GER
    Richard Rettig, Son, Wh, M, Feb 1890, 10, sng, NY/GER/GER
    Isabelle Rettig, Daughter, Wh, F, Dec 1893, 6, sng, NY/GER/GER
    Carl Rettig, Son, Wh, M, Oct 1897, 2, sng, NY/GER/GER.

Barbara Kling

F, (circa 1859 - )
FatherGeorge Kling1 (c 1830 - )
MotherBarbara (?)1 (bt 1825 - 1831 - 1892)
Birth*circa 1859 Barbara was born at New York circa 1859. 
Marriage*say 1877 She married Richard Rettig say 1877. 
Married Namesay 1877  As of say 1877, her married name was Rettig. 
(Wife) 1900 Census1 June 1900 Barbara was listed as Richard Rettig's wife on the 1900 Census at Buffalo, Erie Co., New York.2 

Family

Richard Rettig (June 1854 - say 1925)
Children
Last Edited30 April 2011

Citations

  1. Cathryn Lee Burton Culpepper, 1021 Arbor Trace, NE, Atlanta, GA 30319, e-mail address, Phone: (404) 660-3762.
  2. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 124, Page 9A, Lines 8-15, Ward 16, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY (7 Jun 1900)
    Richard Rettig, Head, Wh, M, Jun 1854, 45, md 18 yrs, GER/GER/GER, emigrated 1883, Cooper
    Barbara Rettig, Wife, Wh, F, Sep 1860, 39, md 18 yrs, GER/GER/GER
    Margaret Rettig, Daughter, Wh, F, Mar 1883, 17, sng, NY/GER/GER
    Louisa Rettig, Daughter, Wh, F, Jun 1884, 15, sng, NY/GER/GER
    Jennie Rettig, Daughter, Wh, F, Nov 1886, 13, sng, NY/GER/GER
    Richard Rettig, Son, Wh, M, Feb 1890, 10, sng, NY/GER/GER
    Isabelle Rettig, Daughter, Wh, F, Dec 1893, 6, sng, NY/GER/GER
    Carl Rettig, Son, Wh, M, Oct 1897, 2, sng, NY/GER/GER.

Henry August Erftenbeck

M, (12 August 1859 - after 1934)
Birth*12 August 1859 Henry was born at Hanover, Germany, on 12 August 1859. 
Emigration*1878 He emigrated, in 1878, From Hanover, Germany to Buffalo, Erie Co., New York
Marriage*1884 He married Pauline Linkner at Buffalo, Erie Co., New York, in 1884. 
1900 Census*1 June 1900 Henry was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Buffalo, Erie Co., New York.1 
Occupation* He was employed by the New York Central Railroad.2 
Death*after 1934 He died after 1934. 
Descendant* See footnote for the name and contact info of a descendant of Henry August Erftenbeck who would like to communicate with other descendants.2 

Family

Pauline Linkner (22 May 1866 - after 1934)
Children
Last Edited4 April 2011

Citations

  1. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 86, Page 13A, Lines 37-41, Ward 11, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY (14 Jun 1900)
    Henry G. Erfentenbeck, Head, Wh, M, Aug 1860, 39, md 15 yrs, GER/GER/GER, emigrated 1878, Machinist
    Pauline Erfentenbeck, Wife, Wh, F, May 1866, 34, md 15 yrs, GER/GER/GER, emigrated 1872
    Frederick A. Erfentenbeck, Son, M, May 1885, 15, Sng, NY/GER/GER, Machinist
    Ledia H. Erfentenbeck, Daughter, F, May 1887, 13, Sng, NY/GER/GER
    Arthur G. Erfentenbeck, Son, M, Oct 1889, 10, Sng, NY/GER/GER.
  2. Cathryn Lee Burton Culpepper, 1021 Arbor Trace, NE, Atlanta, GA 30319, e-mail address, Phone: (404) 660-3762.