Anne Fairfax Washington
(1728-1761)
BIRTH
September 17, 1728
PLACE
Salem, Massachusetts
NAME
Anne Fairfax
DEATH
March 14, 1761
PLACE
Westmoreland County, Virginia
FAMILY
FATHER
William Fairfax
(1691-1757)
MOTHER
Sarah Walker Fairfax
(1700-1730)
BROTHER
George William Fairfax
(1724-1787)
BROTHER
Thomas Fairfax
(1726-1746)
SISTER
Sarah Fairfax Carlyle
(1730-1761)
BROTHER
Bryan Fairfax
(1736-1802)
BROTHER
William Henry Fairfax
(1739-1759)
SISTER
Hannah Fairfax Washington
(1767-1828)
HUSBAND
Lawrence Washington
(1718-1752)
HOMES
NICKNAMES
Nancy
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
RELIGION NOT DOCUMENTED
DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED
MEMBERSHIPS
AWARDS
Anne Fairfax Washington Lee (1728–1761) was a daughter of William Fairfax of Belvoir and married Lawrence Washington in 1743. After Lawrence’s death and the loss of their surviving daughter Sarah, Anne retained an interest in Mount Vernon. She remarried George Lee and leased the plantation to George Washington from 1754. Her death in 1761 allowed him to inherit it outright. Her life connects the Fairfax family with the estate’s early ownership history.
EARLY LIFE
Anne Fairfax was born in 1728 and was a daughter of William Fairfax. She married Lawrence Washington in 1743.
Anne Fairfax inherited Mount Vernon after the death of her daughter Sarah in 1754. She leased it to George Washington. On Anne’s death in 1761, Washington inherited the estate.
CAREER
DEATH
After Lawrence’s death and the loss of their surviving daughter Sarah, Anne retained an interest in Mount Vernon. She remarried George Lee and leased the plantation to George Washington from 1754. On Anne’s death in 1761, Washington inherited the estate. She leased it to George Washington. Anne Fairfax Washington Lee died on Mar 14, 1761, in Westmoreland County, Virginia. The available biographical account does not describe a continuous final medical course. It gives no dependable sequence of treatment and last symptoms from which to reconstruct a more detailed bedside narrative.
MARKER
Belvoir Marker
202 Belvoir Rd, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060
POPULAR BIOGRAPHIES
Anne Fairfax, wife first of Lawrence Washington and then George Lee, associated with Mount Vernon’s early ownership. Five dedicated biographies were not identified. These editorial selections include biographies where available, with personal writings, collective biography, reference works and related studies clearly labelled.
1. The Fairfax Family in Fairfax County: A Brief History — Kenton Kilmer; Donald Sweig. [Family biographical reference] Find on Amazon
2. The Washingtons: A Family History, Volume 1: Seven Generations of the Presidential Branch — Justin Glenn. [Family biographical reference] Find on Amazon
3. Washington: A Life — Ron Chernow. [Related biography of her brother-in-law] Find on Amazon
4. The History of Old Alexandria, Virginia, from July 13, 1749, to May 24, 1861 — Mary G. Powell. [Related local and biographical history] Find on Amazon
5. Some Prominent Virginia Families — Louise Pecquet du Bellet. [Family biographical reference] Find on Amazon
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