People
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| Name | Birth | Death | Occupation | |
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| Petit (Pettitt), Thomas | Thomas Petit rented a Mount Vernon quarter from GW in 1759 and 1760, after which he disappears from GW’s records. | |||
| Pettit, James | ||||
| Posey, John | John Posey was a captain of the 2d company of artificers in the 2d Virginia Regiment in the latter 1750s. Posey, whose home, Rover’s Delight, stood near the Potomac River about a mile southwest of ... Read More | |||
| Rakestraw, Joseph | c. 1732 | 1794 | Joseph Rakestraw (c.1732-1794) was a Philadelphia carpenter. He was listed in that city's 1793 directory as a "house carpenter" at "138, Mulberry St." (James Hardie, The Philadelphia Directory and ... Read More | |
| Ramsay, Andrew | Andrew Ramsay was a merchant in Alexandria. He and William Ramsay were twin sons of Patrick and Elizabeth Ramsay. Andrew was the husband of Catherine Graham Ramsay (d. 1844), daughter of Richard ... Read More | |||
| Randolph, John | c. 1728 | 1784 | John Randolph (c.1728-1784) practiced law in Williamsburg. He also served as attorney general of the colony of Virginia from 1766 to 1774 and was an outspoken Loyalist during the Revolutionary War. ... Read More | |
| Ransom, Joseph | Joseph Ransom occasionally worked at GW's mill. In September 1760 Ransom had earned 15 shillings for “10 days working at my Mill @ 1/6. pr Day” (Ledger A, 110). | |||
| Rawlins, John | 1787 | John Rawlins (d. 1787), a stucco worker, or plasterer, was originally from England but was now living in Maryland. Recommended by GW’s former aide, Tench Tilghman, Rawlins had come to Mount Vernon in ... Read More | ||
| Ridout, Thomas | 1754 | 1829 | Born in Dorsetshire, England, Thomas Ridout (1754-1829), was a resident of Annapolis, Md., for several years. In December 1784, GW wrote a letter of introduction on behalf of Ridout, who was looking ... Read More | |
| Rigdon, Edward | 1772 | GW owned two lots in Alexandria, no. 112 at the corner of Pitt and Prince streets and no. 118 at the corner of Pitt and Cameron streets. In 1769 he began construction of a small town house on his ... Read More | ||
| Rind, William | 1773 | Printer William Rind (d. 1773) entered into partnership in 1758 with Jonas Green, whom he helped publish the Maryland Gazette (Annapolis). In 1766 Rind established his Virginia Gazette in ... Read More | ||
| Ritchie, Matthew | 1798 | Matthew Ritchie (d. 1798) of Washington County, Pa., served in the Pennsylvania legislature from 1782 to 1784. Ritchie purchased GW's Millers Run land in Washington County in 1796. | ||
| Robinson, Andrew | During the 1760s Andrew Robinson used GW's blacksmith and in return he sometimes worked for GW, making fishing nets and repairing seines (see Ledger A, 196). He continued doing some of this work ... Read More | |||
| Robinson, Michael | 1784 | Michael Robinson (d. 1784), of Spotsylvania County, Va., was for many years an inspector of tobacco at Fredericksburg. GW bought from Robinson for £275 a house on a double lot (lots 107 and 108) in ... Read More | ||
| Romaine (Romine), Peter | Peter Romaine (Romine) began leasing GW’s 120-acre lot no. 1 in Fauquier County, Va., at £4 per annum, in the early 1770s (see Ledger B, 74). Romaine later ran away. | |||
| Ross, Alexander | GW noted in May 1766 selling Alexander Ross of Maryland 10,000 shingles at $3 or “17/3 Virga C[urrenc]y pr thousand” and, on 29 Oct. 1766, receiving “30 Dollars" in cash (Ledger A, 235). | |||
| Ross, Hector | Hector Ross was a merchant of Colchester, Virginia. GW did a considerable amount of business with him since his establishment served as a store of convenience for clothing and other necessities for ... Read More | |||
| Sanford, Margaret Barry Manley | Margaret Barry Manley Sanford was married to Harrison Manley, the son of John Manley (d. 1750 ) and Sarah Harrison Manley. They had at least one child, Mary (Molly) Manley. Margaret remarried after ... Read More | |||
| Sanger, Jedediah | Jedediah Sanger was one of the earliest settlers of Montgomery County, New York. He was a judge, newspaper owner, state representative, and state senator. Sanger leased from GW and George Clinton a ... Read More | |||
| Savage, Margaret Green | Margaret Green was first married to Rev. Charles Green (c.1710-1765), a medical practitioner and longtime rector of Truro Parish. After her husband's death, Margaret married Dr. William Savage ... Read More | |||
| Savage, Nathaniel Littleton | 1723 | 1786 | Nathaniel Littleton Savage (1723–1786) was a merchant, planter, and speculator of Northampton County, Virginia. Before the Revolutionary War he served as both a county sheriff and a justice of the ... Read More | |
| Scripps, William | 1749 | 1823 | William Scripps (1749-1823) had an unsuccessful shoemaking business in his native England, and in 1791 he decided to emigrate to America. He settled in Alexandria, Va., where he worked as a boot and ... Read More | |
| Shade, Christopher | Christopher Shade worked for GW at least through 1773 as his waggoner. | |||
| Shaw, Jane | Mrs. Jane Shaw received from GW’s weavers in 1767 “13½ yds stripd Cotton & Silk” for £1.7 (see Ledger A, 260). Jane died sometime before 9 Feb. 1769, when John Dalton (d. 1777), a merchant who ... Read More | |||
| Shaw, William (of Alexandria) | c. 1774 | William Shaw (died c.1774), a cooper in Alexandria, was appointed an inspector of flour for Fairfax County in December 1769. He inspected numerous barrels of flour for GW in the early 1770s (see ... Read More | ||
| Sheriffs of Fairfax County | In early Virginia, one of the duties of the sheriff was to collect public, county, and often parish levies. This was also the case in Fairfax County, where GW's estate at Mount Vernon was located. ... Read More | |||
| Skilling, William | William Skilling, a laborer, worked for GW as early as 1767 (see Ledger A, 249). On 30 May 1767, GW paid Skilling £3, the amount GW owed him for "Sinking a Well 60 feet" (Ledger A, 249, 251 ... Read More | |||
| slave, Abram (at Pamocra; New Kent County, Va.) | Abram was one of the 33 slaves purchased from the Bartholomew Dandridge Estate in 1788. On 24 April of that year, GW had Burwell Bassett, Jr., purchase 33 slaves and some stock from the estate of ... Read More | |||
| slave, Anderson (at Pamocra; New Kent County, Va.) | Anderson was one of the 33 slaves purchased from the Bartholomew Dandridge Estate in 1788. On 24 April of that year, GW had Burwell Bassett, Jr., purchase 33 slaves and some stock from the estate of ... Read More | |||
| slave, Anna (at Pamocra; New Kent County, Va.) | Anna was one of the 33 slaves purchased from the Bartholomew Dandridge Estate in 1788. On 24 April of that year, GW had Burwell Bassett, Jr., purchase 33 slaves and some stock from the estate of ... Read More | |||
| slave, Betty (at Pamocra; New Kent County, Va.) | Betty was one of the 33 slaves purchased from the Bartholomew Dandridge Estate in 1788. On 24 April of that year, GW had Burwell Bassett, Jr., purchase 33 slaves and some stock from the estate of ... Read More | |||
| slave, Billy (at Pamocra; New Kent County, Va.) | Billy was one of the 33 slaves purchased from the Bartholomew Dandridge Estate in 1788. On 24 April of that year, GW had Burwell Bassett, Jr., purchase 33 slaves and some stock from the estate of ... Read More | |||
| slave, Burwell (at Pamocra; New Kent County, Va.) | Burwell was one of the 33 slaves purchased from the Bartholomew Dandridge Estate in 1788. On 24 April of that year, GW had Burwell Bassett, Jr., purchase 33 slaves and some stock from the estate of ... Read More | |||
| slave, Charles Anthony (at Pamocra; New Kent County, Va.) | Charles Anthony was one of the 33 slaves purchased from the Bartholomew Dandridge Estate in 1788. On 24 April of that year, GW had Burwell Bassett, Jr., purchase 33 slaves and some stock from the ... Read More | |||
| slave, Clara (at Pamocra; New Kent County, Va.) | Clara was one of the 33 slaves purchased from the Bartholomew Dandridge Estate in 1788. On 24 April of that year, GW had Burwell Bassett, Jr., purchase 33 slaves and some stock from the estate of ... Read More | |||
| slave, Dick (at Pamocra; New Kent County, Va.) | Dick was one of the 33 slaves purchased from the Bartholomew Dandridge Estate in 1788. On 24 April of that year, GW had Burwell Bassett, Jr., purchase 33 slaves and some stock from the estate of ... Read More | |||
| slave, Dinah (at Pamocra; New Kent County, Va.) | Dinah was one of the 33 slaves purchased from the Bartholomew Dandridge Estate in 1788. On 24 April of that year, GW had Burwell Bassett, Jr., purchase 33 slaves and some stock from the estate of ... Read More | |||
| slave, Frederick (at Pamocra; New Kent County, Va.) | Frederick was one of the 33 slaves purchased from the Bartholomew Dandridge Estate in 1788. On 24 April of that year, GW had Burwell Bassett, Jr., purchase 33 slaves and some stock from the estate of ... Read More | |||
| slave, George (at Pamocra; New Kent County, Va.) | George was one of the 33 slaves purchased from the Bartholomew Dandridge Estate in 1788. On 24 April of that year, GW had Burwell Bassett, Jr., purchase 33 slaves and some stock from the estate of ... Read More | |||
| slave, Jack Slow (at Pamocra; New Kent County, Va.) | Jack Slow was one of the 33 slaves purchased from the Bartholomew Dandridge Estate in 1788. On 24 April of that year, GW had Burwell Bassett, Jr., purchase 33 slaves and some stock from the estate of ... Read More | |||
| slave, Jenney (at Pamocra; New Kent County, Va.) | Jenney was one of the 33 slaves purchased from the Bartholomew Dandridge Estate in 1788. On 24 April of that year, GW had Burwell Bassett, Jr., purchase 33 slaves and some stock from the estate of ... Read More | |||
| slave, Jenny (at Pamocra; New Kent County, Va.) | Jenny was one of the 33 slaves purchased from the Bartholomew Dandridge Estate in 1788. On 24 April of that year, GW had Burwell Bassett, Jr., purchase 33 slaves and some stock from the estate of ... Read More | |||
| slave, Jerrez (at Pamocra; New Kent County, Va.) | Jerrez was one of the 33 slaves purchased from the Bartholomew Dandridge Estate in 1788. On 24 April of that year, GW had Burwell Bassett, Jr., purchase 33 slaves and some stock from the estate of ... Read More | |||
| slave, Jess (at Pamocra; New Kent County, Va.) | Jess was one of the 33 slaves purchased from the Bartholomew Dandridge Estate in 1788. On 24 April of that year, GW had Burwell Bassett, Jr., purchase 33 slaves and some stock from the estate of ... Read More | |||
| slave, John (at Pamocra; New Kent County, Va.) | John was one of the 33 slaves purchased from the Bartholomew Dandridge Estate in 1788. On 24 April of that year, GW had Burwell Bassett, Jr., purchase 33 slaves and some stock from the estate of ... Read More | |||
| slave, Kate (at Pamocra; New Kent County, Va.) | Kate and her child were among the slaves purchased from the Bartholomew Dandridge Estate in 1788. On 24 April of that year, GW had Burwell Bassett, Jr., purchase 33 slaves and some stock from the ... Read More | |||
| slave, Laura (at Pamocra; New Kent County, Va.) | Laura was one of the slaves purchased from the Bartholomew Dandridge Estate in 1788. On 24 April of that year, GW had Burwell Bassett, Jr., purchase 33 slaves and some stock from the estate of ... Read More | |||
| slave, Louisa (at Pamocra; New Kent County, Va.) | Louisa was one of the slaves purchased from the Bartholomew Dandridge Estate in 1788. On 24 April of that year, GW had Burwell Bassett, Jr., purchase 33 slaves and some stock from the estate of ... Read More | |||
| slave, Major (at Pamocra; New Kent County, Va.) | Major was one of the 33 slaves purchased from the Bartholomew Dandridge Estate in 1788. On 24 April of that year, GW had Burwell Bassett, Jr., purchase 33 slaves and some stock from the estate of ... Read More | |||
| slave, Marz (at Pamocra; New Kent County, Va.) | Marz was one of the 33 slaves purchased from the Bartholomew Dandridge Estate in 1788. On 24 April of that year, GW had Burwell Bassett, Jr., purchase 33 slaves and some stock from the estate of ... Read More |
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