Earliest Land Tax Document(s) for William Ford

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