The magazine of American history with notes and queries . was confined, histwo-handed sword, pistols, andboots, with other relics, arecarefully preserved at Bil-brough Hall. Other memo-rials are treasured up by Martin, Esq., of LeedsCastle, Kent. Lord Fairfaxdied on the 12th of Novem-ber, 1671, leaving Denton,Askwith, Rigton, and Bil-brough to his cousin Henry,Rector of Bolton Percy; andNun-Appleton, Bolton Percy,and Bishop-Hill to the Duch-ess Mary. All the properties, except Bilbrough, have since passed intoother hands. That remains in possession of Sir William Fairfaxs de-scendants. Th
The magazine of American history with notes and queries . was confined, histwo-handed sword, pistols, andboots, with other relics, arecarefully preserved at Bil-brough Hall. Other memo-rials are treasured up by Martin, Esq., of LeedsCastle, Kent. Lord Fairfaxdied on the 12th of Novem-ber, 1671, leaving Denton,Askwith, Rigton, and Bil-brough to his cousin Henry,Rector of Bolton Percy; andNun-Appleton, Bolton Percy,and Bishop-Hill to the Duch-ess Mary. All the properties, except Bilbrough, have since passed intoother hands. That remains in possession of Sir William Fairfaxs de-scendants. The tomb of the great warrior in the little church at Bilbroughis frequently visited by tourists. Henry Fairfax, son of the second, and cousin of the great Lord Fairfax,was too noble and patriotic for the new rdgimc\ he was induced to resignhis living, and died on the 5th of April, 1665, at the age of two sons were Thomas, the fifth lord, and Henry, whose son Williamsettled in Virginia, and became the ancestor of the American CHAIR OF LORD FAIRFAX. THE FAIRFAXES OF YORKSHIRE AND VIRGINIA 229 Thomas, who was active in promoting the Revolution of 1688, marriedCatharine, the daughter and heiress of Thomas, Lord Culpeper, andacquired with her the proprietary title to the northern neck of Virginia,
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