Early Land Patents
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saopaulo1
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A plaque along Hway 1 detailing the early land patents from Woodbridge. Woodbridge was once the name of a local plantation.
Waymark Code: WM6CY8
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 05/15/2009
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In 1653, Thomas Burbage obtained 3,000 acres between the Occoquan and Neabsco Creek. Burbage’s Neck later passed to Martin Scarlet (d.1695), pioneer settler and sometime Burgess. George Mason II gained 534 acres of Occoquan River frontage including a ferry landing and the site of the first Prince William Court House. The plantation was named Woodbridge after a toll-bridge built by Mason’s great-grandson Thomas in place of the family-owned ferry.
Marker Title: Early Land Patents
Marker Location: Jefferson Davis Highway, across from Virginia Inn
County or Independent City: Prince William County
Marker Program Sponsor: Prince William County Historical Commission.
Marker Number: Not listed
Web Site: Not listed
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