Early Land Patents Marker

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Woodbridge in Prince William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Early Land Patents

By Kevin White, September 6, 2007

1. Early Land Patents Marker

Inscription. In 1653, Thomas Burbage obtained 3,000 acres between the Occoquan and Neabsco Creek. Burbage’s Neck later passed to Martin Scarlet (d.1695), pioneer settler and sometime Burgess. George Mason II gained 534 acres of Occoquan River frontage including a ferry landing and the site of the first Prince William Court House. The plantation was named Woodbridge after a toll-bridge built by Mason’s great-grandson Thomas in place of the family-owned ferry.

Erected 1976 by Prince William County Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4.)

Marker series. This marker is included in the Virginia, Prince William County Historical Commission marker series.

Location. 38° 39.926′ N, 77° 14.635′ W. Marker is in Woodbridge, Virginia, in Prince William County. Marker is at the intersection of Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1) and Annapolis Way, on the right when traveling south on Jefferson Davis Highway. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Woodbridge VA 22191, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Occoquan (here, next to this marker); The First Courthouse of Prince William County (here, next to this marker); Fairfax County / Prince William County (here, next to this marker); Colchester (approx. half a mile away); Belmont Bay ~ End of the Water (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Beehive Brick Kiln (approx. 1.2 miles away); Women Suffrage Prisoners at Occoquan Workhouse (approx. 1.2 miles away); William Grayson’s Grave (approx. 1.4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Woodbridge.

By Kevin White, September 6, 2007

2. Early Land Patents Marker

There are four other markers here, The First Courthouse of Prince William County, Occoquan, Fairfax County / Prince William County, and Jefferson Davis Highway.

Credits. This page originally submitted on September 6, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,132 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 6, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.