Green Spring Farm Part 9

Additional Material Available: See Virginiana Collection files, Fairfax County Public Library: HABSI form 1969; photographs; color slides; clippings; research notes.

Nan and Ross Netherton, _Green Spring Farm_, ma.n.u.script, 1969.

F. Johnston, _Memorials of Old Virginia Clerks_, Lynchburg, Va., 1888

Date: 10/13/69 Recorder: Mrs. Ross D. Netherton Division of Planning

APPENDIX B

GREEN SPRING FARM HISTORY OF OWNERSHIP

1706 Grant from the Proprietors, LADY MARGARET CULPEPER, THOMAS (5th) LORD FAIRFAX and CATHERINE his wife, to JOHN WEST, WILLIAM HARRISON, THOMAS PEARSON and THOMAS HARRISON. For 4,639 acres on Great Hunting Creek and Indian Branch.

Northern Neck Grants 3, December 23, 1706, p. 153.

1739 Survey by John Warner for GEORGE HARRISON and JOHN SUMMERS ordered by William Fairfax, Agent for THOMAS (6th) LORD FAIRFAX for about 500 acres of waste land joining on West, Pearson and Harrison's land and Summers' land.

Northern Neck Grants Book E, November 21, 1739, p. 72.

1740 Grant from the PROPRIETOR'S OFFICE to GEORGE HARRISON and JOHN SUMMERS, of 834 acres surveyed by John Warner, located on Indian and Turkey c.o.c.k Runs. (George Harrison was the brother-in-law of Hugh West, the elder.)

Northern Neck Grants Book E, May 10, 1740, p. 216.

1777 Conveyance from JOHN WEST (son of Hugh West, the elder) deceased, to HUGH WEST (his son and grandson of Hugh West, the elder), of about 400 acres adjoining John Summers.

Fairfax County Will Book D, February 7, 1777, p. 4.

Deed from DANIEL and REBECCA SUMMERS to JOHN MOSS, a parcel of land for 300 pounds. (Two pages have been torn out of the deed book here.)

Fairfax County Deed Book M, September 11, 1777, p. 324.

1788 Deed from BALDWIN and CATHERINE DADE to JOHN MOSS for 310 pounds current money of Virginia, for part of the Turkey c.o.c.k tract on Indian and Turkey c.o.c.k Branches, being the land Baldwin Dade purchased from a certain Hugh West relation. (Note: George Harrison, uncle of John West, willed all his property to John after the decease of his wife Martha.)

Fairfax County Deed Book R, October 20, 1788, p. 256.

1789 Lease from BRYAN FAIRFAX to JOHN MOSS for 7,000 acres on the west side of Difficult Run, and Towlston.

Fairfax County Deed Book R, April 2, 1789, p. 397.

1794 Deed from WILLIAM HENRY and AMELIA TERRETT and MARGARET WEST to JOHN MOSS for 180 acres, 1 road and 14 perches for 421 pounds 10 pence, current money of Virginia. Property on both sides of the Turnpike road, ab.u.t.ting Summers, Norris, Scott, and West, Pearson and Harrison.

Fairfax County Deed Book Y, December 2, 1794, p. 198.

1795 Survey by John Moss, 3 acres on Indian Branch, involved in a dispute over boundary line with neighbor Hepborn.

Fairfax County Deed Book X, April 24, 1795, p. 488.

1809 Conveyance of will from JOHN MOSS: to sons WILLIAM and THOMAS the residue of the lands purchased from Summers and Dade to be divided between them; to son JOHN the plantation whereon he lived which was leased by John Moss from the late Bryan Fairfax; to daughters PATTY, MARY and ANNE, all of the lands he bought from William H. Terrett and houses; the last third of his property to be divided by sons ROBERT, WILLIAM and Thomas after the decease of his wife ANN. Also mentioned in his will are his daughter FRANCES MIDDLETON and grandchildren GIDION and ELIZABETH. (See appendix C.)

Fairfax County Superior Court Will Book I, p. 1, October 25, 1809.

Gift by JOHN MOSS to WILLIAM MOSS and ROBERT MOSS, sons, of 1/3 of two tracts purchased from Baldwin Dade and Daniel Summers.

Fairfax County Deed Book J-2, April 14, 1809, p. 272.

1835 Public sale for infant heirs of WILLIAM MOSS, deceased.

Advertised in _Alexandria Gazette_, June 12, 1835. Inventory and sale account.

Fairfax County Will Book R, March Court, 1835, p. 353; Will Book S, pp. 7, 298.

1843 Sale by THOMAS R. LOVE and ALFRED MOSS, parties of the one part, to THOMAS SHERIFF, party of the other part, formerly of Barbados but now of Fairfax County, 341 acres, one road and 25 poles. From estate of Thomas Moss who died intestate; Final 62, Chancery Court Proceedings. (See figure 2.)

Fairfax County Deed Book H-3, p. 226, May 28, 1843.

1855 H. W. Thomas, Commissioner, gives grants, bargains and sells as a settlement on an unpaid debt land owned by JAMES SHERIFF known as Green Spring purchased by Thomas Sheriff from Thomas Love and Alfred Moss in 1843, to JAMES BENTON to have and to hold in trust for sole and separate use of HANNAH O'BRIEN, of Baltimore, free from debts, liabilities and control of husband Matthew O'Brien and power on her part to dispose of same by deed or will as though she were a femme sole.

Fairfax County Deed Book W-3, p. 424, September 10, 1855.

1878 Sale by H. O. Claughton, Commissioner, for SARAH GREEN and L.

M. SAUNDERS, parties of the first part, and FOUNTAIN BEATTIE, party of the second part, of the land formerly owned by Hannah O'Brien concerned in a Chancery Court case. (See Suspended File 10, with O'Brien plaintiff and Green, defendant.) Acreage--339. (See figure 3.)

Fairfax County Deed Book W-4, p. 271, June 25, 1878.

1917 Sale by CAPTAIN FOUNTAIN BEATTIE, widower, to GEORGE SIMS of Florida, 339 acres.

Fairfax County Deed Book C-8, p. 446, January 23, 1917.

1922 Sale of 339 acres by GEORGE R. SIMS and WALTER KAHN to JAMES M. DUNCAN of Alexandria.