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
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