Alexandria, Virginia, Fairfax County, Virginia, Fairfax, Virginia

Alexandria, Virginia – Established By A Land Grant Issued By Virginia Governor William Berkley

Hamilton Historical Records
The Alexandria waterfront of 1764.

On October 21, 1669, Virginia Governor Sir William Berkley granted English ship Captain Robert Howson six thousand acres of land which would eventually become the town of Alexandria, Virginia. Presently, Alexandria, Virginia is part of Fairfax County.

Published by Hamilton Historical Records

I'm a Virginia historian and legal expert who is related to individuals who rode on the Mayflower ship, American founding father George Mason IV, three Union veterans from the U.S. Civil War, two of whom marched with General Sherman to Atlanta, two Confederate veterans, and President Theodore Roosevelt’s and Franklin Roosevelt’s family.

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