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Fairfax of Cameron, Lord (S, 1627)
Creation: let. pat. 18 Oct 1627
Family name: Fairfax
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Arms:
Or three Bars Gemels Gules surmounted by a Lion rampant Sable
Crest:
A Lion passant guardant Sable
Supporters:
Dexter: a Lion rampant Sable; Sinister: a Bay Horse proper
Motto:
Fare Fac (Speak and act)
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Richard Fairfax, of Walton, co. York
born
mar.
c. 1401 Anastasia Carthorpe (mar. (2) Thomas Ridley, Lord Mayor of York), dau. and hrss. of John Carthorpe, of Carthorpe, co. York
children
1. William Fairfax, of Walton, co. York (d. bef. 17 Sep 1453), mar. Katherine Percy (widow of Hon Sir Richard Percy, 6th son of Henry [Percy], 1st Earl of Northumberland), dau. of Sir Alexander Nevill, of Thornton Bridge, and had issue:
1a. Sir Thomas Fairfax, of Walton and Gilling Castle, co. York (d. 31 Mar 1505), mar. aft. 27 Aug 1460 Elizabeth Sherburne, dau. of Sir Robert Sherburne, of Stonyhurst, co. Lancaster, and had issue:
1b. Sir Thomas Fairfax, of Walton and Gilling Castle, co. York (b. c. 1476; d. bef. 11 Apr 1521), mar. Anne Gascoigne, dau. of Sir William Gascoigne V, of Gawthorpe, co. York, by his wife Lady Margaret Percy, 2nd dau. of Henry [Percy], 2nd Earl of Northumberland, and had issue:
1c. Sir Nicholas Fairfax, of Walton and Gilling Castle, co. York, High Sheriff of Yorkshire 1531, 1544 and 1561, Member of Parliament for Yorkshire 1562, sat on the Council of the North (b. c. 1499; d. 30 Mar 1571), mar. (1) Jane Palmes, dau. of Guy Palmes, of Lindley, co. York, and (2) Alice Sutton (widow of Sir Henry Sutton), dau. of Sir John Harrington, of Exton, co. Rutland, and had issue by his first wife:
1d. Sir William Fairfax, of Walton and Gilling Castle, co. York, Sheriff of Yorkshire 1570, Member of Parliament for Yorkshire 1597 (d. 1 Nov 1597), mar. (1) Hon Agnes Darcy, 1st dau. of George [Darcy], 1st Baron Darcy of Aston, by his wife Dorothy Melton, only dau. and hrss. of Sir John Melton, of Aston, co. York, de jure 10th Baron Lucy, and (2) Jane Stapleton, dau. and hrss. of Brian Stapleton, of Burton Joyce, co. Nottingham, and had issue by his second wife:
1e. Sir Thomas Fairfax, later 1st Viscount Fairfax
2d. Nicholas Fairfax, of Gilling, co. York (bur. 28 Jun 1582 at Gilling, co. York), mar. Joan Hungate, dau. of William Hungate
3d. George Fairfax
4d. Rev Thomas Fairfax
5d. Robert Fairfax, of Pockthorpe, co. York
6d. Edward Fairfax, of Cornborough, co. York (d. bef. 21 Aug 1589), mar. Hon Ursula Mordaunt, dau. of John [Mordaunt], 2nd Baron Mordaunt
7d. Cuthbert Fairfax, of Acaster Malbis, co. York
8d. Henry Fairfax
1d. Anne Fairfax, mar. Christopher Anne, of Frickley, co. York
2d. Margaret Fairfax, mar. Sir William Belasyse, of Newburgh, co. York
3d. Eleanor Fairfax, mar. (1) Thomas Boynton, and (2) John Vavasour, of Hazlewood, co. York
4d. Elizabeth Fairfax, mar. Robert Roos, of Ingmanthorpe, co. York
5d. Mary Fairfax, mar. Sir Henry Curwen, of Workington, co. Lancaster
2c. William Fairfax (twin with Nicholas), of Bury St Edmunds, co. Suffolk, mar., and had issue
3c. Thomas Fairfax. of Caldbeck, co. Cumberland, mar., and had issue
4c. Miles Fairfax, of Gilling, co. York
5c. Guy Fairfax, of Gilling, co. York, mar. Anne Thornton, dau. of William Thornton, of East Newton, co. York
6c. Robert Fairfax
1c. Elizabeth Fairfax, mentioned in her father's will 1520
2c. Anne Fairfax, mar. William Harrington
3c. Margaret Fairfax, mar. William Sayer, of Worsall, co. York
4c. Isabel Fairfax, mentioned in her father's will 1520
5c. Dorothy Fairfax, mentioned in her father's will 1520
6c. Catherine Fairfax
2b. William Fairfax
3b. Richard Fairfax, of Acaster Malbis, co. York (d. bef. 23 Sep 1528), mar. Agnes ....., and had issue
1b. Anne Fairfax
2b. Elizabeth Fairfax
3b. Jane Fairfax, mar. Sir Richard Aldborough, of Aldborough, co. York
4b. Dorothy Fairfax, mar. Christopher Nelson
5b. Isabel Fairfax
1a. Mary Fairfax, mar. Thomas Gower, of Stittenham, co. York
2. Brian Fairfax
3. Sir Guy Fairfax, of Steeton Castle, co. York, Recorder of York, Judge of the King's Bench 1478 (d. 1495), mar. Isabel Ryther, dau. of Sir Robert Ryther, of Ryther, co. York, and had issue:
1a. Sir William Fairfax, of Steeton Castle and Bolton Percy, co. York, Judge of the Common Pleas 1509 (d. 1535), mar. Elizabeth Manners, 1st dau. of Sir Robert Manners, of Etal, co. Northumberland, by his wife Eleanor de Ros, sister and eventually sole hrss. in her issue of Edmund [de Ros], 10th Baron Ros, and 1st dau. of Thomas [de Ros], 9th Baron Ros, and had issue:
1b. Sir William Fairfax, High Sheriff of Yorkshire 1525 and 1540 (d. 31 Oct 1557), mar. Isabella Thwaites, dau. and hrss. of Thomas Thwaites, of Denton Castle, co. York, and had issue:
1c. Sir Thomas Fairfax, of Denton Castle and Nun Appleton, co. York, High Sheriff of Yorkshire 1571, Member of Parliament for Yorkshire 1586-87 (d. 28 Jan 1599/1600), mar. Dorothy Rokesby (widow of John Rokesby; d. 20 Jan 1595/6), dau. of George Gale, of Acomb Grange, co. York, goldsmith and Lord Mayor of York 1534 and 1539, and had issue:
1d. Sir Thomas Fairfax, later 1st Lord Fairfax of Cameron
2d. Col Sir Charles Fairfax (killed at the Siege of Ostend)
3d. Edward Fairfax, of Newhall, co. York, poet and translator of Tasso
2c. Gabriel Fairfax, of Steeton Castle, mar., and had issue
4. Miles Fairfax
5. Sir Nicholas Fairfax, of Bullingbroke, co. York, took part in the Siege of Rhodes
1. Margaret Fairfax, mar. John Dawtre, of York
2. Agnes Fairfax, mar. John Cawood
died
Thomas [Fairfax], 1st Lord Fairfax of Cameron
born
1560
mar.
1582 Ellen Aske (d. 23 Oct 1620 ; bur. in Otley Church, co. York), dau. of Robert Aske, of Aughton, co. York, by his wife Elizabeth Dawnay, dau. of Sir John Dawnay, of Sessay, co. York
children
1. Hon Ferdinando Fairfax, later 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
2. Charles Fairfax (b. 8 Apr 1586; dvp. young)
3. Henry Fairfax (b. 8 Apr 1586; dvp. young)
4. Rev Hon Henry Fairfax, of Oglethorpe, co. York, Rector of Ashton-under-Lyne, afterwards of Newton Kyme, and lastly of Bolton Percy 1646-62 (b. 14 Jan 1587/8; d. 6 Apr 1665; bur. at Bolton Percy, co. York), mar. (1) 27 Sep 1623 Katherine Tempest (widow of John Tempest, of Tong, co. York; d. 24 Dec 1623; bur. at Ashton), dau. of Robert Duckinfield, of Duckinfield, co. Chester, and (2) 4 Feb 1626/7 Mary Cholmley (b. 1594; d. 8 Jan 1650), dau. of Sir Henry Cholmley, of Whitby, co. York, by his wife Margaret Babthorpe, dau. of Sir William Babthorpe by his wife Barbara Constable, dau. of Sir Robert Constable, of Everingham, co. York, by his wife Katherine Manners, sister of Thomas [Manners], 1st Earl of Rutland, and 4th dau. of George [Manners], 11th Baron Ros, by his wife Ann St Leger, only dau. and hrss. of Sir Thomas St Leger, by his wife Lady Ann Holland, former wife of Henry [Holland], 2nd Duke of Exeter, sister of King Edward IV and 1st dau. of Richard [Plantagenet], 3rd Duke of York, and had issue by his second wife:
1a. Thomas Fairfax (b. 7 Mar 1627/8; dvp. 28 Apr 1640; bur. at Otley, co. York)
2a. Henry Fairfax, later 4th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
3a. Bryan Fairfax LLD, Secretary to Archbishop Tillotson (b. 6 Oct 1633; d. 20 Sep 1711), mar. at Westminster Abbey 22 Apr 1675 Charlotte Cary (d. 14 Nov 1709), dau. of Sir Edward Cary, and had issue
1a. Ellen Fairfax (b. 9 Mar 1628/9; dvp. 28 Jul 1630)
5. Capt William Fairfax, a captain under Sir Horace Vere (b. 10 May 1593; dvp. at the Siege of Frankenthal 13 Oct 1621, and was bur. there)
6. Thomas Fairfax (b. 4 Aug 1594; dvp. at Scandaroon 4 Jul 1621)
7. Col Hon Charles Fairfax, of Minsington, co. York, admitted to Lincoln's Inn and called to the Bar 1618, a colonel in Monk's Army in Scotland, Governor of Hull 1660 (b. 5 Mar 1595/6; bur. 22 Dec 1673), mar. Mary Breary (bur. 21 Oct 1657 at Otley, co. York), dau. and hrss. of John Breary, of Scow Hall and Menston, co. York, and had issue
8. John Fairfax (b. 29 Oct 1597; dvp. at the Siege of Frankenthal 13 Oct 1621 with his brother, William Fairfax)
9. Peregrine Fairfax (b. 31 May 1599; dvp. at the Siege of Mouslach, France, Sep 1621)
1. Mary Fairfax (b. 16 May 1588; dvp. an infant)
2. Hon Dorothy Fairfax (b. 13 Jul 1590; dsps. 9 Mar 1655/6; bur. in St Mary's Bishophill, York), mar. 15 Feb 1608 Sir William Constable, 1st Bt., of Flamborough, co. York, and had issue
3. Anne Fairfax (b. 8 Oct 1600; dvp. 19 Aug 1624), mar. bef. Oct 1621 George Wentworth, of Woolley, co. York
died
2 May 1640 (bur. in Otley Church, co. York)
created
18 Oct 1627 Lord Fairfax of Cameron
suc. by
son
note
in command of a Regiment of Foot in the Low Countries; Member of Parliament for Lincoln 1586-87, for Aldborough 1588-89 and for Yorkshire 1601 and 1625; knighted 1591 before Rouen by the Earl of Essex; employed on frequent missions to King James VI; a member of the Council of the North
Ferdinando [Fairfax], 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
born
29 Mar 1584
mar. (1)
1607 Lady Mary Sheffield (bur. 4 Jun 1619 at Bolton Percy, co. York), 3rd dau. of Edmund [Sheffield], 1st Earl of Mulgrave, by his first wife Ursula Tyrwhit, dau. of Sir Robert Tyrwhit, of Kettleby, co. Lincoln
children by first wife
1. Hon Thomas Fairfax, later 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
2. Hon Charles Fairfax (b. 22 Mar 1614/5; k. at the Battle of Marston Moor 7 Jul 1644)
3. John Fairfax (b. 31 May 1619; bur. vp. 7 Jun 1619 at Bolton Percy. co. York)
1. Ursula Fairfax (b. 29 Sep 1609; dvp. 6 Jul 1628; bur. in St Mary's Bishophill, York)
2. Hon Ellen Fairfax (b. 10 Feb 1611/2; d. 17 Mar 1671 ; bur. at Bolton Percy, co. York), mar. Sir William Selby, of Twizell
3. Hon Frances Fairfax (b. 13 Dec 1612; d. 4 May 1649), mar. Sir Thomas Widdrington, of Cheeseburn Grange, co. Northumberland, Speaker in Cromwell's Parliament, and had issue
4. Hon Elizabeth Fairfax (b. 4 Feb 1613/4), mar. (1) 30 Mar 1646 Sir William Craven, of Lenchwick, co. Worcester (d. 1655), and (2) Capt Thomas Prior, of Essex and Rathdowney, Queen's County, and had issue by her first husband
5. Hon Mary Fairfax (b. 4 May 1616; bur. 21 Dec 1678 in St Mary's Bishophill, York), mar. 24 May 1638 Henry Arthington, of Arthington, co. York, and had issue
6. Hon Dorothy Fairfax (b. 4 Jun 1617; d. 7 Jun 1687), mar. as his second wife Richard Hutton, son of Sir Thomas Hutton, of Nether Poppleton, co. York, and had issue
mar. (2)
16 Oct 1646 Rhoda Hussey (b. c. 1616; widow of Thomas Hussey MP, 1st son and heir of Sir Edward Hussey, 1st Bt.; bur. 11 Oct 1686 at Aynhoe, co. Northampton), dau. and hrss. of Thomas Chapman, of London
only child by second wife
7. Hon Ursula Fairfax (b. Feb 1647/8; d. 25 Jul 1702), mar. 1669 as his second wife William Cartwright, of Aynhoe Park, co. Northampton, and had issue
died
14 Mar 1647/8 (bur. at Bolton Percy, co. York)
suc. by
son by first wife
note
admitted to Gray's Inn 1602; knighted 1607/8; Member of Parliament for Boroughbridge 1614, 1620-22, 1624-26, 1628-29 and 1640, and for Yorkshire 1640-48; General of the northern Parliamentary forces 1642-45, and has several successes against the Royalists; Governor of York 1644-48
Thomas [Fairfax], 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
born
17 Jan 1612
mar.
20 Jun 1637 Hon Anne Vere (b. 1618; d. 16 Oct 1665; bur. in Bilbrough Church, co. York), 4th dau. and cohrss. of Horatio [Vere], 1st Baron Vere of Tilbury, by his wife Mary Tracy, dau. of Sir William Tracy, of Toddington, co. Gloucester
children
1. Hon Mary Fairfax (b. 13 Jul 1638; dsp. 20 Oct 1704; bur. in the Villiers' vault in Westminster Abbey), mar. 15 Sep 1657 George [Villiers], 2nd Duke of Buckingham
2. Elizabeth Fairfax (b. 6 Apr 1640; dvp. 1642; bur. in Otley, co. York)
died
s.p.m. 12 Nov 1671 (bur. in Bilbrough Church, co. York)
suc. by
cousin
note
admitted to Gray's Inn 1628; knighted 1640/1; General of Horse for Parliament 1642; routed an Irish force under Lord Byron that was besieging Nantwich 1643/4; shared with his father the Parliament victories at Selby and Marston Moor 1644; Commander-in-Chief of the Parliament Army 1644/5; defeated King Charles I at the Battle of Naseby 1645 and Lord Goring at the Battle of Langport later the same year; took Bridgwater, Bristol, Dartmouth, Exeter, Oxford, etc. on behalf of Parliament; Constable of the Tower of London 1647-50; besieged and reduced Colchester 1648, but after then took no further part against King Charles I and resigned his command 1650; Member of Parliament for Cirencester 1648/9-53, for the West Riding of York 1654-55 and for Yorkshire 1659 and 1660; a member of the Council of State 1649-51 and 1659-60; DCL Cambridge University 1647 and Oxford University 1649; Lord of the Isle of Man 1652-60
Henry [Fairfax], 4th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
born
20 Dec 1631
mar.
Frances Barwick (d. 14 Feb 1684; bur. at Denton, co. York), sister and hrss. of Sir Robert Barwick, and dau. of Sir Robert Barwick, of Toulston Hall, co. York, Recorder of York, by his wife Ursula Strickland, dau. of Walter Strickland, of Boynton, co. York
children
1. Hon Thomas Fairfax, later 5th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
2. Hon Henry Fairfax, of Toulston Hall, co. York, Sheriff of Yorkshire 1691 (b. 20 Apr 1659; d. 1708), mar. 17 Sep 1684 Anne Harrison, dau. and cohrss. of Richard Harrison, of South Cave, co. York., and had issue:
1a. Henry Fairfax, of Toulston Hall, co. York (bapt. 15 Sep 1685; d. 22 Nov 1759)
2a. Thomas Fairfax (bapt. 31 Jul 1690; bur. vp. 29 Oct 1690)
3a. Hon William Fairfax, Judge and Governor of the Bahamas, Collector of Customs at Salem, Massachussets 1725, moved to Virginia as agent to his cousin, the 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, built Belvoir on the Potomac River, President of the King's Council in Virginia (bapt. 30 Oct 1691; d. 3 Sep 1757; bur. at Belvoir, Virginia), mar. (1) 27 Mar 1723 Sarah Walker, possibly of African descent (d. 18 Jan 1731), dau. of Maj Thomas Walker, Chief Justice of the Bahamas, and had issue:
1b. George William Fairfax, of Belvoir, Virginia, and Toulston Hall, co. York, agent for his cousin, the 7th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, went to live in England 1773 (b. 1724; dsp. 3 Apr 1787), mar. 17 Dec 1748 Sarah Cary (d. 2 Nov 1811), dau. of Col Wilson Jefferson Cary, of Ceelys, Virginia
2b. Thomas Fairfax, entered the Royal Navy and was killed in action in the West Indies (b. 1725; dvp. 26 Jun 1746)
1b. Anne Fairfax (b. 1728; d. 14 Mar 1761), mar. (1) 19 Jul 1743 Lawrence Washington, of Mount Vernon, Virginia (b. 1718; d. 22 Jul 1752), elder half-brother of General George Washington, 1st President of the United States of America 1789-97, and 2nd son of Capt Augustine Washington, of Mount Vernon, Virginia, by his first wife Jane Butler, dau. and hrss. of Maj Caleb Butler, and (2) 16 Dec 1752 Col George Lee, of Mount Pleasant, Virginia, nephew of Hon Thomas Lee, Acting Governor of Virginia, and had issue by both husbands
2b. Sarah Fairfax, mar. Maj John Carlyle, of Carlyle House, Alexandria, Virginia, and had issue
Hon William Fairfax mar. (2) 28 Oct 1731 Deborah Clarke (widow of Francis Clarke, of Salem, Massachussets), dau. of Col Bartholomew Gedney, and had further issue:
3b. Rev Bryan Fairfax, later 8th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
4b. William Henry Fairfax, an officer in the 28th Regiment of Foot (k. at Gen Wolfe's capture of Quebec 1759)
3b. Hannah Fairfax (b. c. 1722; d. 29 May 1804), mar. as his second wife Warner Washington, of Bridges Creek, Virginia (b. 22 Sep 1722; d. 23 Jun 1790), 2nd son of Maj John Washington (by his wife Catherine Whiting, dau. of Henry Whiting), elder brother of Capt Augustine Washington, of Mount Vernon, Virginia, the father of General George Washington, and 1st son and heir of Capt Lawrence Washington, of Westmoreland County, Virginia, by his wife Mildred Warner, dau. and cohrss. of Col Augustine Warner, of Warner Hall, Virginia, and had issue
4a. Brian Fairfax, of Wetherby, co. York, mar., and had issue
5a. Barwick Fairfax (b. 1695; dvp. 1700)
6a. John Fairfax (b. 1699 ; dvp. an infant)
1a. Anne Fairfax (bapt. 11 Jul 1693; d. unm.)
2a. Dorothy Fairfax (bapt. 16 May 1689), mar. 1731 Henry Chapman, of Thirsk, co. York, and had issue
3. Bryan Fairfax (b. 2 Apr 1665; dvp. 17 Oct 1666)
4. Hon Barwick Fairfax, of Tadcaster, co. York (b. 18 Sep 1667; d. betw. 13 May 1730 and 1 Jul 1734)
1. Mary Fairfax (b. 29 Jul 1653; bur. 7 May 1654 at Bolton Percy, co. York)
2. Hon Dorothy Fairfax (b. 30 Dec 1665; d. Jan 1744), mar. (1) Robert Stapleton, of Wighill, co. York, and (2) Bennet Sherard MP, of Whissendine, co. Rutland (d. 1711), 1st son and heir of Hon Philip Sherard, 2nd son of William [Sherard], 1st Baron Sherard, and had issue by her second husband
3. Ursula Fairfax (b. 3 May 1661; dvp. 1668)
4. Hon Frances Fairfax (b. 2 Apr 1663; bur. 22 Jul 1723; bur. at Newton Kyme, co. York), mar. 26 Oct 1686 Rev Nicholas Rymer, Rector of Newton Kyme
5. Hon Anne Fairfax (bapt. 27 Apr 1670), mar. 2 Sep 1690 Ralph Carr, of Cocken, co. York, and had issue
6. Hon Mary Fairfax (bapt. 8 Oct 1673; d. 24 Sep 1716; bur. in St Mary's Bishophill, York)
died
9 Apr 1688 (bur. at Denton, co. York)
suc. by
son
note
Member of Parliament (Tory) for Yorkshire 1679-81; Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire 1687-88
Thomas [Fairfax], 5th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
born
16 Feb 1657
mar.
c. 1685 Hon Catherine Colepeper, inherited Leeds Castle, co. Kent, and 300,000 acres of the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia (d. 30 Apr 1719; bur. with her parents in Broomfield, co. Kent), only dau. and hrss. of Thomas [Colepeper], 2nd Baron Colepeper, Governor of Virginia 1675-82, by his wife Margaret van Hesse, dau. and cohrss. of Jean van Hesse, Lord of Piershil and Wena, Zealand
children
1. Hon Thomas Fairfax, later 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
2. Hon Henry Culpepper Fairfax FRS, mathematician (dsp. 14 Oct 1734)
3. Hon Robert Fairfax, later 7th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
1. Hon Margaret Fairfax (dsp. 30 Mar 1755), mar. 15 Nov 1725 Rev David Wilkins DD, Prebendary of Canterbury
2. Hon Katherine Fairfax (b. 1695; d. 4 Aug 1716)
3. Hon Frances Fairfax (b. 1703; d. 13 Dec 1791), mar. Denny Martin, and had issue who inherited Leeds Castle on the death of the 7th Lord Fairfax of Cameron in 1793
4. Hon Mary Fairfax (b. 1705; d. Sep 1739)
died
6 Jan 1709/10 (bur. in St Martin's-in-the-Fields, co. Middlesex)
suc. by
son
note
Member of Parliament (Tory) for Malton 1685-87 and for Yorkshire 1689-1702 and 1707; in arms for the Prince of Orange (later King William III) in support of the "Glorious Revolution" 1688; Lt Col, 3rd Horse Guards 1689 and of the 3rd Dragoons 1694; Brig General in the Army 1701/2; after his death and during his son's minority, his widow sold off the Yorkshire estates of Denton, Nun Appleton and Bolton Percy so as to pay off the debts on her estates in Kent
Thomas [Fairfax], 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
bapt.
31 Oct 1692
died
12 Mar 1782 (bur. at Winchester, Virginia)
suc. by
brother
note
an officer in the Horse Guards; visited his American estates about 1739, where he settled in 1747 building himself a magnificent house, Greenway Court, near Winchester, Virginia; Lieutenant of Frederick County, Virginia
Robert [Fairfax], 7th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
born
1707
mar. (1)
25 Apr 1741 Martha Collins (d. 17 Sep 1743; bur. at Broomfield, co. Kent), dau. and cohrss. of Anthony Collins, of Baddow, co. Essex (niece of Sir Thomas Child)
only child by first wife
1. Hon ..... Fairfax (b. 1743; dvp. 1747)
mar. (2)
18 Jul 1749 Dorothy Best (d. 21 May 1750; bur. at Broomfield, co. Kent), dau. of Mawdistley Best, of Boxley, co. Kent, by his wife Elizabeth Fearne
died
s.p.s. 15 Jul 1793 (bur. at Broomfield, co. Kent)
suc. by
first cousin once removed
note
Major, 1st Troop Life Guards; Member of Parliament for Maidstone 1740-41 and 1747-54 and for Kent 1754-68; Lt Col, West Kent Militia 1759; entertained the King and Queen at Leeds Castle 1779
Bryan [Fairfax], 8th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
born
1737
mar. (1)
1759 Elizabeth Cary (d. c. 1788; bur. in Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia), sister of the wife of his elder half-brother, George William Fairfax, and dau. of Col Wilson Jefferson Cary, of Ceelys, Virginia
children by first wife
1. William Fairfax (dvp. in infancy)
2. Hon Thomas Fairfax, later de jure 9th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
3. Hon Ferdinando Fairfax, of Shannon Hill, Jefferson County, Virginia, heir of his uncle George William Fairfax (b. 1766; d. 24 Sep 1820), mar. c 1795 his cousin Elizabeth Blair Cary (d. 19 Jan 1822), dau. of Col Wilson Miles Cary, of Ceelys, Virginia, and had issue
1. Elizabeth Fairfax, mar. Rev David Griffith, of New York, and had issue
mar. (2)
Jenny Dennison
only child by second wife
2. Anne Fairfax, mar. Charles Catlett
died
7 Aug 1802
suc. by
son by first wife
note
an officer in the Army, he was a Loyalist, disapproving of the War of Independence; ordained 1789 and lived at Mount Eagle in Virginia; chief mourner at the funeral of his relative, General George Washington, 18 Dec 1799; his claim to the Peerage was confirmed by House of Lords 6 May 1800
Thomas Fairfax, de jure 9th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
born
1762
mar. (1)
Mary Aylett (dsp. 30 Apr 1796), dau. of ..... Aylett
mar. (2)
Feb 1798 his cousin Louisa Washington (dsp. 28 Apr 1798), 3rd dau. of Warner Washington, of Bridges Creek, Virginia, by his wife Hannah Fairfax, sister of Bryan [Fairfax], 8th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
mar. (3)
31 Dec 1800 his first cousin once removed Margaret Herbert (d. 7 Mar 1858), dau. of William Herbert, by his wife Sarah Carlyle, dau. of Maj John Carlyle, of Carlyle House, Alexandria, Virginia, by his wife Sarah Fairfax, half-sister of Bryan [Fairfax], 8th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
children by third wife
1. Albert Fairfax, of Vaucluse, Virginia (b. 15 Apr 1802; dvp. 9 May 1835), mar. 8 Apr 1828 Caroline Eliza Snowden (mar. (2) William D Saunders; d. 28 Dec 1899), dau. of Richard Snowden, of Oakland, Maryland, and had issue:
1a. Charles Snowden Fairfax, later de jure 10th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
2a. John Contée Fairfax, later de jure 11th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
2. Henry Fairfax, of Ashgrove, Virginia (b. 4 May 1804; d. in the Mexican War 14 Aug 1847), mar. 1827 his cousin Anne Caroline Herbert, dau. of John Carlyle Herbert, of Maryland, and had issue
3. Dr Orlando Fairfax, of Alexandria, Virginia (b. 1806; d. 1882), mar. 21 May 1829 his cousin Mary Randolph Cary, dau. of Wilson Jefferson Cary, of Carysbrooke, Virginia, and had issue
4. Raymond Fairfax (dvp. 1813)
5. Ethelbert Fairfax (dvp. 1827)
6. Cmdr Reginald Fairfax USN, a Cmdr in the US Navy and then after 1861 in the Confederate States Navy (b. 1822; d. 1862)
1. Eugenia Fairfax, mar. (1) Edgar Mason, of Charles County, Maryland, and (2) Charles Keith Hyde, of New York, and had issue by both husbands
2. Aurelia Fairfax (b. 1816), mar. 1852 Col James W Irwin, of Washington DC, and had issue
3. Lavinia Fairfax (dvp. 1822)
4. Monimia Fairfax (b. 1820), mar. 15 Nov 1838 her cousin Archibald Cary (d. 1854), and had issue
died
21 Apr 1846
suc. by
grandson
note
spent all his life on his American estates and took no steps to establish his right to the Lordship of Fairfax of Cameron
Charles Snowden Fairfax, de jure 10th Lord Cameron of Fairfax
born
8 Mar 1829
mar.
10 Jan 1855 Ada Benham (d. 26 Sep 1888), 2nd dau. of Joseph A S Benham, of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
died
s.p. 7 Apr 1869
suc. by
brother
note
Speaker of House of Delegates of State of California 1854-57; Clerk of Supreme Court of California 1857-62
John Contée Fairfax, de jure 11th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
born
13 Sep 1830
mar.
8 Oct 1857 Mary Kirby (d. 14 Mar 1912), dau. of Col Edward Kirby, US Army
children
1. Albert Kirby Fairfax, later 12th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
2. Charles Edmund Fairfax (b. 29 Apr 1876; dsp. 1947), mar. 19 Feb 1920 Lillian Newton Hobitzell, dau. of William Lawrence Hobitzell
1. Caroline Snowden Fairfax (b. 20 Aug 1858; d. 12 Mar 1924)
2. Josephine Fairfax (b. 1865; d. 1951), mar. Mar 1892 Tunstall Smith, of Baltimore, Maryland (d. 8 May 1926), and had issue
3. Mary Cecilia Fairfax (b. 1871; d. 28 Feb 1935)
4. Frances Marvin Fairfax (b. 1878), mar. (1) 1903 Edward Lowndes Rhett, of Brooklyn, New York (d. 12 Dec 1913), and (2) 18 Jun 1917 Clarence Meredith Roberts, of Inglewood, Landover, Maryland (d. 1940)
died
29 Sep 1900
suc. by
son
note
practiced as a doctor
Albert Kirby [Fairfax], 12th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
born
23 Jul 1870
mar.
19 Jun 1922 Maude Wishart McKelvie (mar. (2) 22 Aug 1947 Maj Cecil Rookhurst Wigan MC (d. 23 Oct 1958), only son of Harold Wigan, of Belmont Park, Bedhampton, and (3) 12 Apr 1962 Brig Felix Alexander Vincent Copland-Griffiths DSO MC (d. 10 Apr 1967), yst. son of Arthur Edward Copland-Griffiths, of Meadow Bank Grange, Melksham, co. Wiltshire; d. 4 Oct 1973), dau. of James McKelvie, of Ducklys Park, East Grinstead, co. Sussex
children
1. Hon Thomas Brian McKelvie Fairfax, later 13th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
2. Hon Peregrine John Wishart Fairfax, of Mindrum, Northumberland (b. 8 Mar 1925; d. 23 Feb 2012), mar. 5 Oct 1965 Virginia Alexandra de L'Etang Kindersley (b. 16 Apr 1943), 2nd dau. of Hon Philip Leyland Kindersley (by his second wife (Violet) Valerie Brougham (former wife of Victor Henry Peter [Brougham], 4th Baron Brougham and Vaux), 2nd dau. of Maj Hon Edward Gerald Fleming French DSO (by his wife Leila King, dau. of Robert King, of Natal, South Africa), 2nd son of John Denton Pinkstone [French], 1st Earl of Ypres), 4th son of Robert Molesworth [Kindersley], 1st Baron Kindersley, and had issue
died
4 Oct 1939
suc. by
son
note
became a naturalised British Subject and established his claim to the title with the House of Lords 17 Nov 1908; a Representative Peer for Scotland 1917; member of Fairfax & Co, of George Street, London, and a partner in Bonbright & Co, also of George Street, London
Thomas Brian McKelvie [Fairfax], 13th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
born
14 May 1923
mar.
17 Apr 1951 Sonia Helen Gunston, temporary Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II 1967 (b. 1927; d. 22 Mar 2017), 2nd dau. of Capt Cecil Bernard Gunston MC by his wife Lady Doris Gwendoline Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st dau. of Terence John Temple [Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood], 2nd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava
children
1. Hon Nicholas John Albert Fairfax, later 14th Lord Cameron of Fairfax
2. Hon Hugh Nigel Thomas Fairfax, of 50 Streathbourne Road, London SW17 (b. 29 Mar 1956), mar. 25 Feb 1984 Victoria Janet Neave (b. 1959), 1st dau. of Digby John Sheffield Neave, of Marly-le-Roi, France, by his first wife Ulla Schmidt, dau. of A B Schmidt, of Gilleleje, Denmark, and has issue
3. Hon Rupert Alexander James Fairfax, additional Assistant Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales 1986-88 (b. 21 Jan 1961)
1. Hon Serena Frances Fairfax (b. 12 Dec 1952), mar. 17 Jul 1976 (div. 1988) (William) Robert Geoffrey Bell, 1st son of William Archibald Ottley Juxon Bell, of Brackley, co. Northampton, and has issue
died
8 Apr 1964
suc. by
son
note
Lieut, Grenadier Guards; a representative peer for Scotland 1945-58; Principal Private Secretary to the Lord President of the Council 1951; Assistant Chief Whip (Conservative), House of Lords 1947-54; a Lord-in-Waiting 1954-57
Nicholas John Albert [Fairfax], 14th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
born
4 Jan 1956
mar.
17 Apr 1982 Annabel Ruth Morriss, 1st dau. of Henry Lester Louis Morriss, of The Manor House, Birkenhead, by his wife Sarah Gillian Mather Jackson, 3rd dau. and cohrss. of Lieut Anthony Henry Mather Jackson, of Archway House, Kirklington, Newark, co. Nottingham
children
1. Hon Edward Nicholas Thomas Fairfax (b. 20 Sep 1984)
2. Hon John Frederick Anthony Fairfax (b. 27 Jun 1986)
3. Hon Rory Henry Francis Fairfax (b. 21 May 1991)
Last updated 11 Jun 2017
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Title:
14th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
(Scotland, let. pat. 18 Oct 1627)
Address:
10 Orlando Road, London SW4 0LF
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