Mary E Brooks' Property Through the Years

Mary E Brooks Lot #4

Fairfax County Map found in Fairfax County Circuit Court’s Historic Records Center shows Mary E Brooks’ land.

Mary E Brooks’ property was located through the Fairfax County Circuit Court’s Historic Records Center. While searching for the specific location and where the land is today, there were lots of leads to follow. Mary’s property was divided into 11 subdivisions. The subdivisions were labeled as lots. These lot numbers belonged to Mary E Brooks: Lot #1, Lot #2, Lot #3, Lot #4, Lot # 8, Lot # 9, Lot #11, Lot #16, Lot #17, Lot #18.

Mary E Brooks- Land being Subdivided

The Deed that divided the land into 11 subdivisions.

After Mary’s death there were no records of her selling the land. It seems to have been passed down to her sons. After Carroll A. Brooks, William D. Brooks, Joseph W. Brooks, Ida Brooks, Catharine Brooks, and Josephine F. Brooks received the land it was then subdivided and sold. Lot #4 was the lot that was tracked into the present day. This lot was sold to May E Washington on September 8, 1941. This lot was then sold to Audrey and Julian Dove in 1953. This lot was able to be tracked to 1979. In the 1980s land maps started to match the tax records. This information was useful in order to accurately track down the land that Mary E Brooks owned.

The lot was described as being “right off of Old US Route No. 1.” There were specific coordinates given in the deed selling the land to Audrey and Julian Dove. Looking into all of this information from the deeds and maps, and with the help of Zillow, the land was located. The address of Mary E Brooks’ Land, specifically Lot #4, is located at 7825 Fordson Rd. Alexandria Virginia, 22306.