Title

Earliest Land Tax Document(s) for William Ford

Description

This document further confirms that the children of West Ford (William, Jane, Daniel and Julia) got an equal distribution of land in Gum Springs/Mount Vernon. Each receiving 52 ¾ acres of land, this is the earliest document that was retrieved from the Fairfax Archives. The land that was given to West Ford by George Washington’s cousin was substantial.

Contributor

Pitts, Molly

Date

1857-1859

Bibliographic Citation

Earliest Land Tax Document for William Ford (1857-59), Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax, Virginia