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Col. William "War Billy" Fitzhugh[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Male 1721 - 1798  (77 years)


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  • Name Col. William "War Billy" Fitzhugh  [1, 2, 3, 4, 6
    Birth 16 Jan 1721  , Stafford, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Gender Male 
    Residence 28 Nov 1754  Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1766  , Calvert, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Relation to Head of House: Master
    Residence 1779  , Stafford, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Death 10 Feb 1798  Chewsville, Washington, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Burial Hague, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I56341  Master
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2025 

    Father George "of Boscobell" Fitzhugh,   b. 1690, Eagles Nest, King George, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1722, Boscobell, King George, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years) 
    Mother Mary (Fitzhugh) (Strother) Mason,   b. 1699, Chopawamsic Plantation, Stafford, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jun 1750, Stafford, King George, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Marriage 1718  , Stafford, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F12629  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Anne Frisby Rousby Fitzhugh,   b. 3 Sep 1727, St Stephens Parish, Cecil, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Mar 1793, The Hive, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 7 Jan 1752  , Cecil, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Peregrine Fitzhugh,   b. 10 May 1759, Rousby Hall, Calvert, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 November 1811, Sodus Point, Wayne, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
     2. Colonel William Frisby Fitzhugh,   b. 6 Oct 1761, Rousby Hall, Calvert, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1839, Groveland, Livingston, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     3. John Fitzhugh,   b. 18 Jul 1768, , Calvert, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1805, , Washington, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years)
    Family ID F12616  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2025 

    Family 2 Martha Lee,   b. 1716, , Westmoreland, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 1751, Hickory Hill, Hague, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years) 
    Marriage 24 Mar 1744  , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. George Lee Mason Fitzhugh,   b. 18 Aug 1748, , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1836, , , Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F12615  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2025 

    Family 3 Anne Frisby Rowsby,   b. 1727   d. 1793 (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 7 Jan 1752  , , Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F12617  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Jan 1721 - , Stafford, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Mar 1744 - , , Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Jan 1752 - , Cecil, Maryland, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Jan 1752 - , , Maryland, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 28 Nov 1754 - Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1779 - , Stafford, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Hague, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S761] Yates Publishing, Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.

    2. [S1503] Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1800-1890, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    3. [S753] Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, U.S., 1649-1800, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    4. [S1712] Ancestry.com, Maryland, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), The Maryland Gazette; Publication Date: 28 Nov 1754; Publication Place: Annapolis, Maryland, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/41035447/?article=cb98e7fe-b257-47e4-9fcf-8e6602e4b151&xid=4722&terms=Col._William_Fitzhugh.

    5. [S751] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    6. [S1713] Ancestry.com, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Runaway Servants, Convicts, and Apprentices, 1728-1796, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).