Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . ^C^UXU^J ^L<-CfL* in Eng-in wars 40-2 FAIRFAX FAIRFAX Catherine, daughter of Lord Culpepper, and thusacquired the title to vast estates in the northernneck of Virginia, and also in the Shenandoah son. Thomas, was edueated at Oxford, en-joyed the reputation of a man of wit and letters,and was in early life a contributor to the Spec-. tator. When he became sixth Lord Fairfax, hesent his cousin. Sir William, son of Henry, to takecharge of the Virginia estates. Sir Williamsdaughter. Anne, married Lawrence, elder brotherof Georg
Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . ^C^UXU^J ^L<-CfL* in Eng-in wars 40-2 FAIRFAX FAIRFAX Catherine, daughter of Lord Culpepper, and thusacquired the title to vast estates in the northernneck of Virginia, and also in the Shenandoah son. Thomas, was edueated at Oxford, en-joyed the reputation of a man of wit and letters,and was in early life a contributor to the Spec-. tator. When he became sixth Lord Fairfax, hesent his cousin. Sir William, son of Henry, to takecharge of the Virginia estates. Sir Williamsdaughter. Anne, married Lawrence, elder brotherof George Washington. In 1739. Thomas camehimself to Virginia. Remaining about a year, hereturned to England, wThen, on account of analleged disappointment in love, he closed his affairsin England and came a second time to his Vir-ginia estate in 1745. His inherited domain em-braced all that section lying between the Potomacand Rappahannock, comprising the twenty-onecounties of Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond,Westmoreland, Stafford, King George, Prince Will-iam. Fairfax, Loudoun, Fauquier, Culpeper,(lark. Madison, Page, Shenandoah, Hardy, Hamp-shire, Morgan, Berkely, Jefferson, and area was 5, acres, and formed nearlyone quarter of the commonwealth of Fairfax lived for several years with Sir Will-iam at Bel voir, and thus in 1748 he made the ac-quaintance of Georg
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