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)
Associated Free Persons
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 "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
- 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
- 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
- (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
- Breechy (dower) - age 60; not better
- Ruth - age 70; wife of Ruth; passed labor
- Cloe - age 55; no husband
- 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
- 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
- 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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