Fairfax was the owner of the Northern Neck Proprietary. The Northern Neck Proprietary had a total land area of 5 million acres of the Northern Virginia region. Approximately thirty farms were established upon Fairfax's land.
General Sir Thomas Fairfax was arguably the most important general of the British Civil Wars. As Commander-in-Chief of the New Model Army, he played a key role in defeating the Royalists. Yet, after the death of Oliver Cromwell, he was also instrumental in the Restoration of King Charles II.
Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron (22 October 1693 – 9 December 1781) was a British planter. The only member of the British peerage to permanently reside in British America, Fairfax owned the Northern Neck Proprietary in the Colony of Virginia, where he spent the majority of his life.
While history touches just about every corner of Fairfax County, from George Washington's Mount Vernon in the east to Civil War battlefields in the west, the area is also a diverse and technologically innovative destination that boasts a vibrant arts and cultural scene with a sophisticated urban vibe.
The county is partially bounded on the north and east by Arlington County and the independent cities of Alexandria and Falls Church. It is bounded on the west by Loudoun County, and on the south by Prince William County.
It was incorporated as a city in 1961 by court order. Under Virginia law the city was separated from Fairfax County yet remains the county seat.
The Northern Neck Proprietary – also called the Northern Neck land grant, Fairfax Proprietary, or Fairfax Grant – was a land grant first contrived by the exiled English King Charles II in 1649 and encompassing all the lands bounded by the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers in colonial Virginia.
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