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Muddy Hole Farm

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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); River Farm (Farifax Co., VA); Union Farm (Fairfax Co., VA)


 

Associated Free Persons

 

  • George Eskridge Washington (b.1732-d.1799) - plantation owner; first President of the United States
  • Martha Dandridge Custis Washington - wife of George E. Washington
  • John "Jack" Parke Custis (b.1755-d.1781) - son of Daniel Parke and Martha D. Custis Washington
  • Martha Parke "Patsy" Custis (b.1757-d.1773) - daughter of Daniel Parke and Martha D. Custis Washington


 

Associated Enslaved Persons

 

1786 Slaves at Muddy Hole Farm

From George Washington's Diaries, 18 February 1786; http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/diaries/list/muddy.html

"dower" =slaves owned by marriage/ dower of Martha Washington

  • Alice - laboring woman, 1 child
  • Kate - child of Alice age 4

 

  • Amy - laboring woman
  • Charles - laboring man

 

  • Darcus - laboring woman, 2 children
  • Moses - child of Darcus; age 8
  • Townshend - child of Darcus; age 6

 

  • Gabriel - laboring man
  • Jupiter (dower) - laboring man

 

  • Kate - laboring woman, 4 children
  • Molly - child of Kate; age 14
  • Virgin - child of Kate; age 11
  • Will - child of Kate; age 8
  • Kate - child of Kate; age 4

 

  • Nancy - laboring woman
  • Nanny - laboring woman

 

  • Peg - laboring woman, 2 children
  • Letty - child of Peg; age 7
  • Forrister - child of Peg; age 2

 

  • Sackey - laboring woman, 1 child
  • Uriah - child of Sackey; age 10

 

  • Sarah - laboring woman
  • Isbel - child of Sarah; age 3

 

  • Will (dower) - overseer
  • Will (dower) - laboring man

 

1799 Muddy Hole Farm slaves

Owned by George Washington in his own right and by marriage (dower of wife Martha Washington)

From George Washington's Will, 1799; http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/will/slalis/mansion.html

  • Sam - cook; at Mansion House Farm
  • Alce - wife of Sam; age 38
  • Kate "short" - daughter of Sam and Alce; age 18
  • George - son of Sam and Alce; age 8
  • Adam - son of Sam and Alce; age 7
  • Cecelia - daughter of Sam and Alce; age 2

 

  • Amie - age 30; no husband
  • Rainey - daughter of Amie; age 8
  • Urinah - daughter of Amie; age 2

 

  • James - carpenter; at Mansion House Farm
  • Darcus - wife of James; age 36
  • Moses - son of James and Darcus; age 19
  • Townshend - son of James and Darcus; age 14
  • Alce - daughter of James and Darcus; age 8
  • Nancy - daughter of James and Darcus; age 2

 

  • Davy (dower) - age 56; overseer
  • Molly (dower) - wife of Davy; age 76

 

 

  • Isaac - age 29; in his prime; no wife; Note: Isaac is listed amongst the Dogue Run Farm slaves hired from Mrs. French. It is noted that he lives at Muddy Hole Farm
  • Isbel - age 16; daughter of Sarah (deceased)
  • Kate "long" - age 18; daughter of Kate

 

  • Letty - age 19; no husband
  • Billy - son of Letty; age 2
  • Henry - son of Letty; age 1

 

  • Mary (dower) - age 11; daughter of Betty at Union Farm

 

  • Molly - age 26; no husband
  • Sylvia - daughter of Molly; age 10
  • James - son of Molly; age 7

 

  • Abram - French's slave
  • Nancy - wife of Abram; age 28
  • Oliver - son of Abram and Nancy; age 11
  • Siss - daughter of Abram and Nancy; age 8
  • Martin - son of Abram and Nancy; age 1

 

 

  • Patience (dower) - age 14; daughter of Dolly at Union Farm

 

  • Nathan - cook; at Mansion House Farm
  • Peg - wife of Nathan; age 34
  • Lucy - daughter of Nathan and Peg; age 11
  • Diana - daughter of Nathan and Peg; age 8
  • Alexander - son of Nathan and Peg; age 3
  • Darcus - daughter of Nathan and Peg; age 1

 

  • Sacky - age 40; no husband
  • Uriah - age 24

 

  • Gabriel - Mr. Lear's
  • Virgin - wife of Gabriel; age 24

 

  • Will (mink) (dower): age 60
  • Kate - wife of Will; old


 

Research Leads and Plantation Records

 

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Miscellaneous Information

 

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