Winchester, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Lord Fairfax
Photographed By Craig Swain, October 5, 2008
1. Lord Fairfax Marker
Inscription.
Lord Fairfax. . At sometime prior to the incorporation of Winchester, Thomas Lord Fairfax, Baron of Cameron, and at one time a Justice of the County of Frederick, dedicated to the public uses of the square which is bounded by Court House Avenue and the streets known as Main, Water and Market. The northwestern quarter was adopted as the site of the first court house. Thereafter the market house and jail were erected upon the eastern half. At an early date the southwestern portion of the square was appropriated to the use of the established church and its burial ground., The corporate limits of the borough of Winchester as defined by its first charter granted in 1752, embraced not only the original site laid out by Colonel Wood but also the large addition thereto laid off by Lord Fairfax, as shown by the survey and plat thereof made by John Baylis of record in Deed Book No. 24 of the county clerk's office., His residence was at "Greenway Court," near White Post. Then in Frederick County, shortly after the surrender of Cornwallis in October 1781, he died and was buried in the church yard a few feet from the spot where this tablet is erected. About 1827, upon the removal of the Episcopal Church to its present site, his remains were carried there and now rest under the chancel of that church.
At sometime prior to the incorporation of Winchester, Thomas Lord Fairfax, Baron of Cameron, and at one time a Justice of the County of Frederick, dedicated to the public uses of the square which is bounded by Court House Avenue and the streets known as Main, Water and Market. The northwestern quarter was adopted as the site of the first court house. Thereafter the market house and jail were erected upon the eastern half. At an early date the southwestern portion of the square was appropriated to the use of the established church and its burial ground.
The corporate limits of the borough of Winchester as defined by its first charter granted in 1752, embraced not only the original site laid out by Colonel Wood but also the large addition thereto laid off by Lord Fairfax, as shown by the survey and plat thereof made by John Baylis of record in Deed Book No. 24 of the county clerk's office.
His residence was at "Greenway Court," near White Post. Then in Frederick County, shortly after the surrender of Cornwallis in October 1781, he died and was buried in the church yard a few feet from the spot where this tablet is erected. About 1827, upon the removal of the Episcopal Church to its present site, his remains were carried there and now rest under the chancel of that church.
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Location. 39° 11.065′ N, 78° 9.904′ W. Marker is in Winchester, Virginia. Marker is at the intersection of North Loudoun Street and Rouss Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Loudoun Street. Located at the front of the Frederick County Courthouse. Both Loudoun and Rouss streets are closed to vehicle traffic around the courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Winchester VA 22601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 25, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,274 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 25, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3, 4. submitted on September 2, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.