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Originally posted by ELizabeth:
John,
Thank you for all the research and the links..they are very confusing when it comes to Lord Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord of Fairfax of Cameron who retired to land in VA and died there a bachelor. The Lord Fairfax after which my county is named was married to a very engaging young woman named Sally Carey. Any idea about the contradictions? It is said that George Washington fell in love with her but never did anything about it but pine for her. He must have been an honorable man..GW. Date wise this Lord FX was the only possible FX county owner.
We also have a Culpepper in Va. Farther South than Fairfax County.
'Lizbet
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That's as it may be
OK now I am the one to be a trifle confused.
I was meticuoously fullsome with my acreditations for the various links I found
but feel compelled to repeat that i did say:-
Elizabeth there is also a lot about your man, whose picture I failed to find, at:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_...fax_of_Cameron
where you can indeed read in full:-
"Fairfax was the only resident peer in colonial America. In 1748, he made the acquaintance of George Washington, a distant relative, then a youth of 16, and, impressed with his energy and talents, employed him to survey his lands lying west of the Blue Ridge. {George Washington's elder half brother Lawrence Washington (1718-1752) was married to Anne {1728-1761}a daughter of Colonel William Fairfax of Belvoir-a land agent and cousin of Lord Thomas Fairfax. Anne Fairfax brother George William Fairfax was married to Sally Fairfax nee Cary."
It a l sounds a mite incestious to me however honourable GW might have been!!
so as is only to be expected "Sally" was Sally Fairfax
Please note the full stop (OK have it your way "period") after
" Lord Thomas Fairfax." and before "Anne Fairfax "
I suspect the latter should read Anne Fairfax's brother
It then makes sense to me. Hows about you??
In point of fact all you had to do was google for "GW Sally" or indeed "Sally Fairfax" to find yet another wiki (there is no end to them) at:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Fairfax
"Sally Cary Fairfax is remembered for being the woman George Washington was apparently in love with at the time of his marriage to Martha Dandridge Custis"
and
"Despite any ardor that Sally and young Washington may have shared, the forbidden temptation that Sally represented could not fit into the lofty standards that Washington had established for himself. All evidence points that they were on their best behavior."
and tellingly:-
"Washington was impressed with this attractive, popular, and intelligent woman--arguably held her as the paradigm of womanhood. She was a key inspiration for the future President to elevate himself to a higher social, cultural, and intellectual sphere,
what fun this is
I hope everybody is taking notes. as there will be a test tomorrow!!