Re: The county was established by a racist slave owner
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History teaches us that
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Date: May 18, 2016 09:36PM
In 1732 Robert “King” Carter died. He was the land agent for Lord Fairfax. Carter owned 300,000 acres and 1,000 slaves. Fairfax arranged for his own Cousin William, to become his land agent and got him appointed collector of customs of South Potomac, Virginia.
At the time the land was known as proprietaries and the Virginia Government at Jamestown was hostile to both proprietaries and proprietors, so in 1735, Lord Fairfax, himself, came to settle feuds. Meanwhile, William Fairfax began to acquire land near Mount Vernon, build a mansion, and establish an estate called Belvoir, into which he moved in 1741.
Fairfax County was originally called Truro Parish, after the vestry of the English Church. Much of the labor was provided by white indentured servants and black slaves.