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Photographer: Craig Swain
Caption:
Tablet on Top of Lord Fairfax's Tomb | Additional Description:
Under this spot repost the remains
of
Thomas, Sixth Lord Fairfax of Cameron
Son of Thomas, Fifth Lord Fairfax
and Cathrine Culpeper, his wife.
Born at Leeds Castle, County Kent, England,
October 22, 1693,
died at his proprietary of the
Northern Neck in Virginia
December 9, 1781,
in the eighty-night year of his age.
He was buried in the original
Frederick Parish Church at the corner of
Loudoun (Main) and Boscawen (Water) Streets
whence his remains were removed
to this church in 1828;
where they were re-interred in 1925,
when this tablet was erected by the
vestry of Christ Church.
Submitted: September 2, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p94174
File Size: 1.037 Megabytes
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