Henry Fairfax Sr. (1774 - 1847)

Born 29 Sep 1774 in Charles County, Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Triplett (Carter) Fairfax — married 16 Jan 1803 in Prince William County, Virginia

Husband of Sophia (Scott) Fairfax — married 3 Dec 1818 in Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia

Husband of Elizabeth (Lindsay) Fairfax — married 5 Aug 1824 in Virginia

Descendants

Died 6 Oct 1847 at age 73 in Prince William County, Virginia, United States

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Capt. Henry Fairfax Sr. served for Virginia in the War of 1812
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Biography

Henry was a son of Jonathan Fairfax and Sarah Wright. Henry was one of the leading shipping merchants in Dumfries, Virginia. He married Sarah Triplett Carter, in Prince William County, Virginia on 16 January 1803. Sarah passed away in May 1818. He married Sophia Scott on 3 December 1818. No children are known of from this union. He married Elizabeth Lindsay in 1824.

Military

War of 1812

36 Regiment (Renno's) Virginia Militia

Quarter Master^[1]

Marriages

Husband: Henry Fairfax

Wife: Sarah Triplett Carter

Child: Jane Fairfax

Child: Elizabeth V. Fairfax

Child: Adele Delilah Fairfax

Child: Harriet A. Fairfax

Child: Henry Fairfax, Jr.

Child: Sarah Ann Fairfax

Date: 16 January 1803

Place: Prince William County, Virginia

Husband: Henry Fairfax

Wife: Sophia Scott

Child: Sophia L. Fairfax

Date: 3 December 1818

Place: Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia

Alexandria Herald

7 December 1818; page 3

At Dumfries, Va. on Thursday last, HENRY FAIRFAX, Esq. to Miss SOPHIA SCOTT, daughter of Jessee Scott, Esq. all of that place.^[2]

Husband: Henry Fairfax

Wife: Elizabeth Lindsay

Child: John Walter Fairfax

Child: Mary Lindsay Fairfax

Date: 5 August 1824

Place: Virginia^[3]

Obituary

Alexandria Gazette

8 October 1847; page 2

DIED

At his residence, Leesylvania, Prince William County, Va., on the 6th inst., Capt. HENRY FAIRFAX, Sr., in the 74th year of his age.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29K-3XB4 : 11 March 2016), Henrey Fairfax, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 69; FHL microfilm 882,587.
2. ↑ "MARRIED," Alexandria Herald, Alexandria, Virginia; 7 December 1818, page 3.
3. ↑ Louise Pecquet du Bellet, Some Prominent Virginia Families (Lynchburg, Virginia: J. P. Bell Company, 1907/1986); Volume II, Chapter VI, "The Lindsays of America," page 188. "Elizabeth Lindsay, b. March 15, 1792. Married (Aug. 5, 1824) Henry Fairfax."
4. ↑ Alexandria Gazette, Alexandria, Virginia; 8 October 1847, page 2.

• Cartmell, Thomas Kemp, Shenandoah Valley Pioneers and Their Descendants A History of Frederick County, Virginia, from it formation in 1738 to 1908; AKA Cartmell's History, (Berryville, Virginia: Chesapeake Book Company, 1963); Chapter XLVI, page 248. Repository: #R5
• "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH28-DPH : accessed 23 January 2017), Henry Fairfax, Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, United States; citing p. 257, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 70; FHL microfilm 181,430.
• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLC-D4K : accessed 23 January 2017), Henry Fairfax, Prince William, Virginia, United States; citing p. 249, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 130; FHL microfilm 193,689.
• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5H-QJC : 18 August 2015), Henry Fairfax, Prince William, Virginia, United States; citing 68, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 196; FHL microfilm 29,675.
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBW-RVQ : 24 August 2015), Henry Fairfax, Eastern District, Prince William, Virginia, United States; citing p. 283, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 574; FHL microfilm 29,691.
• Henry Fairfax entry in Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties.
• Henry Fairfax, Sr's Find A Grave Memorial #107571453
• Henry Fairfax, Sr's Find A Grave Memorial #19846044 "HENRY FAIRFAX snr / died Oct 6th 1847 in the / 74th year of his age / SON OF / JONATHAN FAIRFAX, / AND SARAH HIS WIFE WAS BORN / ON THE 29TH OF SEPTEMBER 1774.
• Henry Fairfax & Wife etc v. Martha L. Robertson etc., Prince William County, Index #1911-911, Original Case #47. includes copy of the will of Henry Fairfax, Sr., 1847, image 21
• The Rambler Makes Trip to Freestone Point and Writes of Fairfax Family Evening star. (Washington, D.C.), 17 Oct. 1920. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
• The Rambler Writes More of Fairfax Family in Neabasco Vicinity Evening star (Washington, D.C.), 24 Oct. 1920. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
• Repository: R5 Bull Run Region Library, RELIC, Prince William County Library System, 8051 Ashton Avenue, Manassas, VA (703) 792-4500.