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     Sarah Walker was the daughter of Major Thomas Walker.² She married William Fairfax, son of Hon. Henry Fairfax and Anne Harison, on 27 March 1717.¹ She died on 18 January 1731.²
     From 27 March 1717, her married name became Fairfax.¹

     Deborah Clarke is the daughter of Francis Clarke.² She married, secondly, William Fairfax, son of Hon. Henry Fairfax and Anne Harison, on 28 October 1731.¹
     Her married name became Gedney. From 28 October 1731, her married name became Fairfax.¹

     Henry Fairfax, 4th Lord Fairfax of Cameron was born on 20 December 1631.² He was the son of Rev. Hon. Henry Fairfax and Mary Cholmley.^1,2 He married Frances Barwick, daughter of Sir Robert Barwick.² He died on 9 April 1688 at age 56.²
     He succeeded as the 4th Lord Fairfax of Cameron [S., 1627] on 12 November 1671.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Yorkshire from 1679 to 1681.²

     Thomas Fairfax, 1st Lord Fairfax of Cameron was born in 1560.² He was the son of Sir Thomas Fairfax and Dorothy Gale.² He married Ellen Aske, daughter of Robert Aske, in 1582.² He died on 2 May 1640.²
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Lincoln from 1586 to 1587.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Aldborough from 1588 to 1589.² He was appointed Knight in 1591.² He was an envoy to King James VI of Scotland.² He was commander of the a regiment in the Low Countries.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Yorkshire in 1601.² He held the office of Member of the Council of the North.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Yorkshire in 1625.² He was created 1st Lord Fairfax of Cameron [Scotland] on 18 October 1627.²

     Rev. Hon. Henry Fairfax was born after 1585. He was the son of Thomas Fairfax, 1st Lord Fairfax of Cameron and Ellen Aske.^1,2 He married, firstly, Katherine Dukenfield, daughter of Richard Dukenfield, on 27 September 1623.² He married, secondly, Mary Cholmley, daughter of Sir Henry Cholmley and Margaret Babthorpe, on 4 February 1626/27.² He died on 6 April 1665.²
     He was the Rector at Bolton Percy, Yorkshire, England^G.² He lived at Oglethorpe, Yorkshire, England^G.²

     Thomas Fairfax, 5th Lord Fairfax of Cameron was born on 16 April 1657.² He was the son of Henry Fairfax, 4th Lord Fairfax of Cameron and Frances Barwick.^1,2 He married Catherine Colepeper, daughter of Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Lord Colepeper, Baron of Thoresway and Margaret van Hesse, circa 1685.³ He died on 6 January 1709/10 at age 52.²
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Malton between 1685 and 1687.² He succeeded as the 5th Lord Fairfax of Cameron [S., 1627] on 9 April 1688.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1689 in the 3rd Horse Guards.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Yorkshire between 1689 and 1702.² He gained the rank of Brigadier-Geenral in 1701/2.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Yorkshire between January 1707 and August 1707.²

     Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron was baptised on 31 October 1692.^2,3 He was the son of Thomas Fairfax, 5th Lord Fairfax of Cameron and Catherine Colepeper.^1,2 He died on 12 March 1782 at age 89, unmarried.² He was also reported to have died unmarried on 9 December 1789 at Greenway Court, Winchester, Virginia, U.S.A.^G.³
     He succeeded as the 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron [S., 1627] on 6 January 1709/10.³ He lived in 1749 at Virginia, U.S.A.^G.³ He was Lieutenant of Fenwick County, Virginia.³

     Catherine Colepeper was the daughter of Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Lord Colepeper, Baron of Thoresway and Margaret van Hesse.^1,2 She married Thomas Fairfax, 5th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, son of Henry Fairfax, 4th Lord Fairfax of Cameron and Frances Barwick, circa 1685.¹ She died in 1719.³
     She was heiress to 300,000 acres in the Shenandoah Valley, as well Leeds Castle, Kent.³ From circa 1685, her married name became Fairfax.¹

     Robert Fairfax, 7th Lord Fairfax of Cameron was born in 1707.¹ He was the son of Thomas Fairfax, 5th Lord Fairfax of Cameron and Catherine Colepeper.¹ He married, firstly, Martha Collins, daughter of Anthony Collins, on 25 April 1741.² He married, secondly, Dorothy Best, daughter of Mawdisty Best and Elizabeth Fearne, on 15 July 1749.² He died on 15 July 1793, without survivng issue.¹
     He gained the rank of Major in the 1st Life Guards.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Maidstone from 1740 to 1741.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Maidstone between 1747 and 1754.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Kent between 1754 and 1768.² He succeeded as the 7th Lord Fairfax of Cameron [S., 1627] on 9 December 1789.²

     Sir William Washington was the son of Lawrence Washington and Margaret Butler.¹ He married Anne Villiers, daughter of Sir George Villiers and Audrey Saunders.¹ He died in 1643.²
     He lived at Pakington, Lincolnshire, England^G.³