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Salem as collector of the port. William Fairfax, son of 

 Henry Fairfax and grandson of Henry, the fourth Lord 

 Fairfax, was born in 1691. He served in the British 

 army, and was stationed for a time at St. Helena, and 

 subsequently at the Bahamas, where he married Sarah, 

 daughter of Major Walker, and was appointed Chief 

 Justice of the Island. About the year 1725, on account 

 of the unhealthiness of the climate, he removed to New 

 England, having received the appointment of collector 

 of customs of this port. In 1731 his wife died, leaving 

 him four children, one of whom, Anne, born in Salem, 

 married Lawrence Washington and afterwards George 

 Lee. William Fairfax subsequently married Deborah 

 Clark, daughter of Francis and Deborah (Gedney) Clark, 

 of Salem. In 1734 he accepted the offer, to be the super- 

 intendent of the estates, of his cousin Thomas, the sixth 

 Lord Fairfax, who had become the proprietor of the 

 northern neck ef Virginia, through his mother, who was 

 Catherine, daughter of Lord Culpepper. He soon after 

 removed from Salem, and at first took up his residence in 

 Westmoreland County, but subsequently removed to a 

 plantation called Belvoir, fourteen miles below Alexan- 

 dria. He was collector of his majesty's customs for the 

 South Potomac, and for some time President of the 

 Council of Virginia. He died Sept. 3, 1757, aged sixty- 



That about four years Since They all removed Down to the House where They 

 now Live, and That she often Times since has heard the said English Say He had 

 Given all his Household Goods to his Daughter Touzell for her aud her Children. 



The Mark. 



CHRISTIAN X SWASEY. 

 Essex, ss. Salem, Aug. 2, 1732. 



Then Christian Svvasey made oath to the truth of the aforegoing Deposition 

 (Phillip English, jun., and Wm. Browne being present at the Caption who objected 

 that their Father Mr. Phillip English Sen. hath not for these several years past 

 been of a sound and Disposeing mind) aud this evidence is Taken to be in Perpet- 

 uam rei memoriam. 



Jun. i Justice of Quorum unus." 



