In 1722 there were about seven patents in the Arlington area that held about 10,463 acres of granted land. Permanent settlement in the Arlington area would not began in the early 18th century. Shortly after this the establishment of the Hunting Creek tobacco warehouse took place in the foot of Oronoco Street in what we would call Alexandria.
At about the same time, Gerard Alexander, built Abingdon, the first mansion house within the present lines of Arlington County. The remains of Abingdon have been restored on the grounds of the Reagan Washington National Airport. The Arlington are had been known to be part of the Northumberland County (1648) and Westmoreland (1663), and part of Stafford (1684), and finally Prince William in 1731.
Fairfax Parish was established in 1765 to include all of Fairfax County north of hunting Creek. A 500-acre farm ( a glebe) was provided for the support of the rector of the Parish, and in 1775 a glebe house was built in present day Arlington.
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