Present Use: Residence
Restrictions: ----
Magisterial District: Mason
Planning District: Annandale
Open to Public: No
Setting: House itself is well screened from
the road, and the garden in back has
been well designed.
Additional Material Available: See Virginiana Collection files,
Fairfax County Public Library: HABSI
form 1969; photographs; color slides;
clippings; research notes.
Nan and Ross Netherton,
_Green Spring Farm_, manuscript, 1969.
F. Johnston,
_Memorials of Old Virginia Clerks_,
Lynchburg, Va., 1888
Date: 10/13/69 Recorder: Mrs. Ross D. Netherton
Division of Planning
APPENDIX B
GREEN SPRING FARM HISTORY OF OWNERSHIP
1706 Grant from the Proprietors, LADY MARGARET CULPEPER, THOMAS
(5th) LORD FAIRFAX and CATHERINE his wife, to JOHN WEST, WILLIAM
HARRISON, THOMAS PEARSON and THOMAS HARRISON. For 4,639 acres on Great
Hunting Creek and Indian Branch.
Northern Neck Grants 3, December 23, 1706, p. 153.
1739 Survey by John Warner for GEORGE HARRISON and JOHN SUMMERS
ordered by William Fairfax, Agent for THOMAS (6th) LORD FAIRFAX for
about 500 acres of waste land joining on West, Pearson and Harrison's
land and Summers' land.
Northern Neck Grants Book E, November 21, 1739, p. 72.
1740 Grant from the PROPRIETOR'S OFFICE to GEORGE HARRISON and JOHN
SUMMERS, of 834 acres surveyed by John Warner, located on Indian and
Turkey Cock Runs. (George Harrison was the brother-in-law of Hugh
West, the elder.)
Northern Neck Grants Book E, May 10, 1740, p. 216.
1777 Conveyance from JOHN WEST (son of Hugh West, the elder)
deceased, to HUGH WEST (his son and grandson of Hugh West, the elder),
of about 400 acres adjoining John Summers.
Fairfax County Will Book D, February 7, 1777, p. 4.
Deed from DANIEL and REBECCA SUMMERS to JOHN MOSS, a parcel of land
for 300 pounds. (Two pages have been torn out of the deed book here.)
Fairfax County Deed Boo
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