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Overview

Location

Fairfax Co., VA

Date Constructed/ Founded

not determined

Associated Surnames

Custis, Washington

Historical notes

See Mansion House Farm

Associated Slave Workplaces

Dogue Run Farm (Fairfax Co., VA); Ferry Farm (Fairfax Co., VA); Mansion House Farm (Fairfax Co., VA); Muddy Hole Farm (Fairfax Co., VA); Union Farm (Fairfax Co., VA)

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Associated Free Persons

• See Mansion House Farm

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Associated Enslaved Persons

1786 Slaves at River Farm
From George Washington's Diaries, 18 February 1786; dower = slaves owned by marriage/ dower of Martha Washington

• Adam - laboring man; deceased

• Agnus (dower) - laboring woman
• Hukey (dower) - age 1; child of Agnus

• Alice (dower) - laboring woman
• Bath - laboring man
• Ben (dower) - laboring man

• Billy (dower) - age 4; child of Charlotte at Mansion House Farm
• Breechy (dower) - laboring man
• Cloe - laboring woman

• Cornelia (dower) - laboring woman
• Ambrose (dower) - age 1 month; child of Cornelia

• Daphne - laboring woman
• Joe - age 8; child of Daphne
• Moses - age 6; child of Daphne
• Lucy - age 4; child of Daphne
• Daphne - age 1; child of Daphne

• Davy (dower) - overseer
• Molly (dower) - wife of Davy

• Doll - at Ferry Farm
• James - age 8; child of Doll

• Doll - at "Neck"
• Bett - age 7; child of Doll
• Dolly (dower) - age 3; child of Doll
• Jack (dower) - age 1; child of Doll
• Natt (dower) - age 4; child of Doll

• Dolly (dower) - laboring woman
• Essex (dower) - laboring man
• Esther (dower) - laboring woman
• Fanny (dower) - laboring woman

• Hannah (dower) - laboring woman
• Joe (dower) - age 12; child of Hannah

• Johny (dower) - laboring man

• Judy - mill; laboring woman
• Will - age 13; child of Judy

• Judy-F - laboring woman

• Lidia (dower) - laboring woman, 3 children
• Ned (dower) - age 7; child of Lidia
• Peter (dower) - age 5; child of Lidia
• Pheobe (dower) - age 3; child of Lidia

• Murria - laboring woman
• Nat - laboring man
• Ned - laboring man

• Peg - laboring woman
• Ben - age 10; child of Peg
• Penny - age 8; child of Peg

• Robin - laboring man
• Ruth - laboring woman

• Sall - at Mansion House Farm
• Milly (dower) - age 7; child of Sall

• Suck - laboring woman
• Rose - age 12; child of Suck

• Sucky - laboring woman, 2 children
• Cynthia - age 6; child of Sucky
• Daniel - age 4; child of Sucky

• Will (dower) - laboring man

1799 River Farm Slaves
From George Washington's Will, 1799; dower = slaves owned by marriage/ dower of Martha Washington

• Ben - at Mansion House Farm
• Penny - age 20; wife of Ben

• (Old) Ben (dower) - age 70; nearly done
• Peg - age 56; wife of Ben

• Cornelia (dower) - deceased
• Alce (dower) - age 2; child of Cornelia (deceased)
• Davy (dower) - age 6; child of Cornelia (deceased)
• Lewis (dower) - age 4; child of Cornelia (deceased)

• Daphne - deceased
• Hannah - age 12; daughter of Daphne

• Ben - age 22; carter

• Breechy (dower) - age 60; not better
• Ruth - age 70; wife of Ruth; passed labor

• Cloe - age 55; no husband

• Cyrus - potilion; at Mansion House Farm
• Lucy - age 18; wife of Cyrus

• Man belonging to Alexander (Note: This may be one of Robert Alexander's (d.1793) sons. Alexander had lived on a plantation upriver from Mount Vernon.)
• Fanny (dower) - age 30; wife of man belonging to Alexander

• George - smith; at Mansion House Farm
• Lydia (dower) - age 50; wife of George
• Lydia (dower) - age 11; daughter of George and Lydia

• Gunna - at Mansion House Farm
• Judy - age 55

• Jack (dower) - age 22

• Joe (dower) - postilion
• Sall - age 30
• Henry - age 11; son of Joe and Sall
• Ralph (dower) - age 9; son of Joe and Sall
• Elijah - age 7; son of Joe and Sall
• Dennis - age 5; son of Joe and Sall
• Gutridge - age 3; son of Joe and Sall
• Charity (dower) - age 2; daughter of Joe and Sall
• Polly - age 1; daughter of Jo and Sall
• Charles (dower) - age 1; son of Joe and Sall

• John - Mr. Lear's
• Alce (dower) - age 26; wife of John
• Suckey (dower) - age 4; daughter of John and Alce
• Jude (dower) - age 1; daughter of John and Alce

• Johny (dower) - age 39
• Esther (dower) - age 40; wife of Johny

• Natt - age 55
• Doll (dower) - age 58; wife of Natt
• Doll (dower) - age 16; no husband; daughter of Natt and Doll
• Jack (dower) - age 12; son of Natt and Doll
• Peter (dower) - age 9; son of Natt and Doll

• Ned - age 56
• Hannah (dower) - old; cook; wife of Ned

• Ned (dower) - age 20

• Richmond (dower) - age 20; no wife
• Robin - age 80; nearly passed labor

• Rose - age 28; no husband
• Hagar - age 6; daughter of Rose
• Simon - age 4; son of Rose
• Tom - age 2; son of Rose
• Joe - age 1; son of Rose

• Rueben - Mr. Lear's
• Betty (dower) - age 20; wife of Rueben
• Milley (dower) - age 1; daughter of Rueben and Betty

• Sambo - carpenter; at Mansion House Farm
• Agnes (dower) - age 36; wife of Sambo
• son Heuky - age 17; son of Sambo and Agnes
• Cecelia (dower) - age 14; no husband; son of Sambo and Agnes
• Anderson (dower) - age 11; son of Sambo and Agnes

• Suckey - age 50; no husband
• Daniel - age 15; son of Suckey

• Man belonging to Adans
• Suckey - age 46; bay; wife of man belonging to Adans (Note: "Adans" was probably Abednego Adams (1721-1809), Washington's closest neighbor, who lived on Little Hunting Creek.)
• Nancy - age 11; daughter of Suckey and husband
• Nancy - age 4; daughter of Suckey and husband

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Research Leads and Plantation Records

• See Mansion House Farm

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Miscellaneous Information

• none

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References

• See Mansion House Farm

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Users Researching This Workplace

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