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Fauquier County was split off from its parent county, Prince William, in 1759. It's boundaries have remained unchanged ever since.
Prince William lies to the east and Loudoun to the north. The top of the Blue Ridge Mountains forms the western boundary and the upper reaches of the Rappahannock River the southwestern one. Stafford is southeast across Deep Run, a tributary of the Rappahannock.
The first settlers in the frontier area that became Fauquier arrived in the second decade of the eighteenth century (i.e., 1720). At that time it was part of the Proprietorship of the Northern Neck, in Stafford and Richmond counties. The Richmond share along the Rappahannock became part of King George in 1721, and the whole became part of Prince William in 1732.
Settlement began from the south and east into the southern part of Fauquier county along the Rappahannock and its tributaries and a bit later along tributaries of the Occoquan. Almost all of the land had been granted by the Proprietors through their agents by 1750. Those patents included one for the Manor of Leeds giving Thomas Lord Fairfax, the last of the Proprietors, direct title to 120,000 acres, most of which lay in the foothills of the Blue Ridge in northwest Fauquier. Lord Fairfax began leases-for-lives in his Manor in 1753.
By the time of the Revolutionary War the population of the half of the county north of the Courthouse village (now Warrenton, Virginia) exceeded that below it, and the frontier had crossed the Blue Ridge into the Shenandoah Valley and beyond.
Many of the inhabitants of Fauquier after the Revolution had “itchy feet” or at least their younger children did. Before 1781 there had already been migration from Fauquier to the Valley and to the interior of the Carolinas. A “Carolina Road” ran across the middle of Fauquier.
After Yorktown both western and southern tides swelled. Many people left for South Carolina and Tennessee. Still more headed west for Kentucky spurred in part by land grants to soldiers of the French and Indian War and the Revolution. Huge tracts of Kentucky land were originally surveyed, subdivided, and sold by real estate agents based in Northern Virginia.
In spite of these moves the population of the county grew rapidly from its founding to the end of the century and beyond.
In 1760, based on the count of 1693 tithes, there were an estimated 3,500 residents.
By 1775 the total had more than doubled to 8,000-8,500. In the decade to 1785, due to the war and the consequent drying up of immigration from Europe, there was little net increase. Then a burst of growth in the last fifteen years of the century took the total to around 15,000 residents in 1800.
In spite of continuing massive outflow to the West and South, growth kept on, reaching a peak of over 30,000 in the 1830’s, a number not to be surpassed for more than a century.
So the 18th century Fauquier Families have their descendants spread across the continent.
Matches 101 to 200 of 451
Last Name, Given Name(s) | Birth | Person ID | ||
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101 | Rosser, Mary | Abt 1754 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I5882 |
102 | Rosser, Lettice Glending "Lettie" | 1770 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I5884 |
103 | Rosser, John | Abt 1760 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I5877 |
104 | Rosser, James Neavill | 1777 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I89002 |
105 | Rosser, George | Abt 1771 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I5876 |
106 | Rosser, Elizabeth* | Abt 1749 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I5830 |
107 | Redman, James | Abt 1775 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I37630 |
108 | Rector, Hannah | 1750 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I36607 |
109 | Ransdell, Thomas Jefferson | 25 Dec 1795 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I75944 |
110 | Ransdell, Mariah (dau of who?) | 2 Oct 1807 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I75952 |
111 | Quisenberry, Mary Jane | 1735 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I64213 |
112 | Quisenberry, Mary Jane | 1735 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I85669 |
113 | Porter, Martin | 21 Mar 1762 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18532 |
114 | Pope, Worden | Abt 1772 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I31421 |
115 | Pope, Thomas | Abt 1758 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I31419 |
116 | Poe, Lucinda | 17 Aug 1804 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I65029 |
117 | Pickett, Sarah | Abt 1750 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I89438 |
118 | Pickett, Nancy | 1784 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I89429 |
119 | Pickett, John | 4 Dec 1768 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I36551 |
120 | Pickett, Elizabeth | 1768 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I89425 |
121 | Payne, Woodward "Wood" | 1850 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18114 |
122 | Payne, William Wood | 1806 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I6055 |
123 | Payne, Thomas Brown | 13 Oct 1850 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18113 |
124 | Payne, Thomas | 16 Sep 1838 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18164 |
125 | Payne, Susan Ellen | Abt 1830 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I14678 |
126 | Payne, Susan Adelia | 22 Jul 1843 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18110 |
127 | Payne, Richard | Abt 1857 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18116 |
128 | Payne, Presley | 1769 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I5898 |
129 | Payne, Mason Brown | 17 Oct 1834 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18117 |
130 | Payne, Mary Virginia | 05 Jun 1826 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18162 |
131 | Payne, Mary Roberta | 26 Aug 1837 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18108 |
132 | Payne, Mrs. Mary Catherine (..) | 7 Mar 1845 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18079 |
133 | Payne, Mary Barton | 20 Apr 1881 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18093 |
134 | Payne, Mary | 1813 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I6059 |
135 | Payne, Martha Alice | 12 Dec 1848 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18097 |
136 | Payne, Martha | 09 Apr 1817 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18157 |
137 | Payne, Marshall | 23 Feb 1824 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18161 |
138 | Payne, Lucy Mildred | 31 May 1822 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18160 |
139 | Payne, Louisa | 1812 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18153 |
140 | Payne, Leslie W. | 1 Jan 1887 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18095 |
141 | Payne, Judson | 1849 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18098 |
142 | Payne, Joseph William | 01 Feb 1807 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I6057 |
143 | Payne, John Wood | 04 Jun 1814 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18105 |
144 | Payne, John Rice | 31 Aug 1845 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18111 |
145 | Payne, John Ball | 08 Dec 1849 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18168 |
146 | Payne, Jane | 1798 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I60996 |
147 | Payne, James Wood | 1806 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I6053 |
148 | Payne, James Edmund | 3 May 1846 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18096 |
149 | Payne, James | 26 Dec 1818 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18158 |
150 | Payne, James | 1771 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I6049 |
151 | Payne, Irene Susan | 12 Dec 1847 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18167 |
152 | Payne, Henry Rousseau | 22 May 1781 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I60989 |
153 | Payne, Francis Withers | 04 Jul 1811 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I6060 |
154 | Payne, Francis | 06 Jul 1781 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I5916 |
155 | Payne, Emma Ellen | 02 Jan 1843 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18166 |
156 | Payne, Emily Jane | 22 Mar 1848 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18112 |
157 | Payne, Elizabeth | 12 Jun 1813 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18155 |
158 | Payne, Elizabeth | 1796 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I60995 |
159 | Payne, Eliza M. | 16 Sep 1852 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18100 |
160 | Payne, Edward C. | 24 Feb 1868 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18081 |
161 | Payne, Cumberland George | 16 Jan 1856 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18102 |
162 | Payne, Catherine Withers | 02 Feb 1810 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18154 |
163 | Payne, Catherine Ernestine | 17 May 1877 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18085 |
164 | Payne, Carrie Lee | 15 Jul 1870 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18131 |
165 | Payne, Berryman Franklin | 10 Mar 1850 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18099 |
166 | Payne, Berryman | 1 Jan 1821 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18077 |
167 | Payne, Benton | 1836 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18104 |
168 | Payne, Benjamin Franklin | 25 Dec 1820 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18159 |
169 | Payne, Annie Elizabeth | 8 Jan 1839 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18109 |
170 | Payne, Annie Barton | 12 Apr 1870 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18082 |
171 | Payne, Anne Elizabeth | 03 Dec 1840 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18165 |
172 | Payne, Amos E. | 29 Mar 1884 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18094 |
173 | Payne, Alexander | 12 Jul 1815 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18156 |
174 | Payne, Albena | 25 Jul 1855 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18115 |
175 | Oliver, Wilson Herbert | 17 Mar 1883 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I42418 |
176 | Oliver, Minneapolis "Minnie" | 1872 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I42412 |
177 | Oliver, James G. | 1874 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I42414 |
178 | Oliver, Georgianna | 1869 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I42411 |
179 | Oliver, Cornelius | 12 Sep 1882 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I42417 |
180 | Oliver, Claude Washington | 22 Feb 1876 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I42415 |
181 | Oliver, Alfred Herbert | 3 Jun 1873 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I42413 |
182 | Neavill, Sarah | Abt 1743 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I42697 |
183 | Neavill, Robert | Abt 1731 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I42703 |
184 | Neavill, Mary "Polly" | 1785 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I35031 |
185 | Neavill, Mary "Mollie" | 7 Nov 1760 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I86733 |
186 | Neavill, Mary | Abt 1745 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I42696 |
187 | Neavill, Kitty | Abt 1737 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I42700 |
188 | Neavill, John | Abt 1729 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I42704 |
189 | Neavill, Henry | Abt 1735 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I42701 |
190 | Neavill, Gabriel | Abt 1733 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I42702 |
191 | Neavill, Elizabeth | 1779 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I79216 |
192 | Neavill, Elizabeth | Abt 1741 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I42698 |
193 | Neavill, Ann | Abt 1739 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I42699 |
194 | Morgan, Alice | 1768 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I60592 |
195 | Mitchell, Frances | Abt 1771 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I48426 |
196 | McCormick, Stephen | Abt 1781 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I48424 |
197 | Lee, Frances | 1805 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I65020 |
198 | Laws, Frances Melvilla | 1828 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I42923 |
199 | Kerfoot, John Bradford | 27 Jul 1798 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I46345 |
200 | Kerfoot, George Louthan | 22 Apr 1800 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I46346 |
Matches 101 to 144 of 144
Last Name, Given Name(s) | Death | Person ID | ||
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101 | Corder, William Sr. | 1760 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I37613 |
102 | Corder, John | 1850 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I37642 |
103 | Corder, John Sr. (END OF LINE) | 25 Sep 1760 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I37084 |
104 | Corder, James | Bef 31 Jul 1835 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I37615 |
105 | Corder, James | Bef 31 Jul 1835 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I92654 |
106 | Corder, Mrs. Ann (..) | Aft 1780 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I37625 |
107 | Corder, (infant) | Abt 1729 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I37616 |
108 | Compton, Lawson | Aft 1825 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I3020 |
109 | Combs, John Jr. | 6 Oct 1780 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I43449 |
110 | Combs, Helen Luttrell | 1825 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I60980 |
111 | Combs, Ennis | Bef 25 Aug 1828 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I43452 |
112 | Cockrill, Thomas | 1 Jan 1885 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I65087 |
113 | Chinn, Thomas | Aft 1821 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I93361 |
114 | Chinn, Jennett May | 26 Jan 1827 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I5932 |
115 | Chinn, Charles Downman | 15 Feb 1788 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I36536 |
116 | Chapman, Sarah | 1815 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I66098 |
117 | Catlett, Mary | Abt 1755 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I91410 |
118 | Catlett, John | 1816 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I36387 |
119 | Catlett, Gent John III (son of wife2?) | 3 Feb 1778 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I86811 |
120 | Carter, Richard R. | Bef 1850 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I42947 |
121 | Butler, James | Aft 1870 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I81314 |
122 | Brown, Anne | Abt 1800 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I21025 |
123 | Bowie, Flora V. | 15 Jul 1870 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I18119 |
124 | Bonham, Maria | 1818 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I4515 |
125 | Barnett, Sarah | 1814 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I48423 |
126 | Barnett, John | Bef 1825 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I48430 |
127 | Barnett, Elizabeth "Betsy" | Aft 1830 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I48478 |
128 | Barnett, Ambrose | 1808 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I5989 |
129 | Ball, Nancy Alice | 1850 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I42371 |
130 | Ball, Mary Margery | 1837 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I42632 |
131 | Ball, John Blackwell | 7 Nov 1821 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I42629 |
132 | Ball, Jane | Bef 1856 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I42385 |
133 | Ball, Enoch | 1831 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I42637 |
134 | Ball, Clemence | Between 1801 and 1806 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I42643 |
135 | Ball, (Mrs. Joseph) | Aft 1850 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I43383 |
136 | Bailey, Letitia | 20 Dec 1895 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I65086 |
137 | Allison, William | 29 Dec 1891 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I64977 |
138 | Allison, Roberta Catherine | 1887 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I64988 |
139 | Allison, Richard | Abt 1862 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I64738 |
140 | Allison, John Thomas | 2 Feb 1919 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I64976 |
141 | Allison, J. | 1852 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I64737 |
142 | Allison, Henry | Jun 1891 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I64732 |
143 | Allison, George Bailey | Oct 1888 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I64989 |
144 | Allen, John | 26 Mar 1761 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | I6010 |
Matches 101 to 170 of 170
Family | Marriage | Family ID | ||
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101 | Glasscock / Rector | 1766 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F12586 |
102 | Glasscock / Glasscock | Abt 1831 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F21090 |
103 | Glasscock / Glasscock | 23 Dec 1805 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F14306 |
104 | Glasscock / Duncan | Abt 1849 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F21092 |
105 | Glasscock / Dulin | 15 Jan 1793 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F21089 |
106 | Glasscock / Cockrill | Abt 1885 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F21093 |
107 | Gladstone / Allison | 23 Dec 1817 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F21075 |
108 | Gibson / Winn | 17 Dec 1791 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F31482 |
109 | German / Allison | 17 May 1806 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F21076 |
110 | Garrard / Moffett | 13 Mar 1797 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F28209 |
111 | Fitzgerald / Neavill | Abt 1757 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F14230 |
112 | Fishback / Reed | 6 Sep 1778 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F21566 |
113 | Finnell / Powell | 16 Mar 1843 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F32361 |
114 | Edmonds / Foote | Abt 1803 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F14341 |
115 | Dulin / Stone | Abt 1768 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F12708 |
116 | Dulin / Glasscock | Aug 1783 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F14213 |
117 | Digges / Gordon | 14 Feb 1817 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F21081 |
118 | Day / Corder | 24 Sep 1785 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F31136 |
119 | Davis / Withers | 23 Sep 1795 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F2511 |
120 | Cunnagy / Wood | 28 Dec 1795 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F6663 |
121 | Cowgill / Corder | 12 Dec 1810 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F12952 |
122 | Corder / Utterback | 30 Aug 1800 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F12878 |
123 | Corder / Stone | 17 Feb 1788 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F12726 |
124 | Corder / Smoot | 5 Mar 1807 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F12950 |
125 | Corder / Felkins | 27 May 1797 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F31138 |
126 | Corder / Ellis | 17 Aug 1812 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F12946 |
127 | Corder / Cowgill | 25 Dec 1809 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F12941 |
128 | Corder / Corder | 1754 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F12727 |
129 | Corder / Corder | 1730 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F12869 |
130 | Corder / Corder | 1728 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F12730 |
131 | Corder / Corder | Abt 1702 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F12867 |
132 | Coppedge / Catlett | F19007 | ||
133 | Compton / Wood | 4 Jan 1830 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F1309 |
134 | Compton / Duke | 12 Mar 1833 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F1437 |
135 | Combs / Rousseau | 20 Feb 1779 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F19965 |
136 | Cockrill / Bailey | Abt 1853 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F21095 |
137 | Chinn / Withers | 9 Jun 1789 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F2526 |
138 | Chinn / Moore | 25 Dec 1789 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F31430 |
139 | Chilton / Ball | 24 Jan 1792 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F24679 |
140 | Carter / Wood | 4 Dec 1780 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F2487 |
141 | Carter / Rust | 5 Jun 1838 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F14309 |
142 | Calmes / Hale (Heale) | 18 Jan 1782 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F5323 |
143 | Butler / Holder | Abt 1953 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F26581 |
144 | Bryant / Payne | 21 Dec 1819 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F19962 |
145 | Browne / Glasscock | 2 Apr 1813 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F12510 |
146 | Bradford / Barnett | 4 Jun 1806 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F15996 |
147 | Boyce / Helm | 19 Jun 1765 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F11049 |
148 | Bonham / Phillips | May 1804 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F2057 |
149 | Barnett / Spinny | 28 Nov 1796 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F16010 |
150 | Barnett / Neavill | 18 Jul 1766 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F2553 |
151 | Barnett / Mitchell | 20 Jan 1801 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F15998 |
152 | Barnett / James | 13 Oct 1788 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F15703 |
153 | Barbee / Withers | 2 Feb 1769 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F2529 |
154 | Ball / Smith | Abt 1759 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F14127 |
155 | Ball / Rosser | 22 Feb 1792 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F2509 |
156 | Ball / Robinson | 1821 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F14130 |
157 | Ball / Ball | Abt 1830 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F14128 |
158 | Bailey / Ball | Abt 1820 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F14125 |
159 | Allison / Skinner | 17 Dec 1817 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F21063 |
160 | Allison / Rowley | Abt 1803 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F20980 |
161 | Allison / Poe | 31 Dec 1823 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F21071 |
162 | Allison / Minter | 18 Dec 1844 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F21068 |
163 | Allison / Lee | 3 Jun 1824 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F21074 |
164 | Allison / Glasscock | 26 Dec 1853 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F21067 |
165 | Allison / Edwards | Abt 1843 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F20978 |
166 | Allison / Downs | 26 Jan 1832 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F21072 |
167 | Allison / Caldwell | 10 Jan 1840 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F21069 |
168 | Allison / Allison | Abt 1830 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F20979 |
169 | Allison / Allison | Abt 1793 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F21070 |
170 | Allen / Owens | Abt 1724 | Fauquier Co, Virginia | F21809 |