[Transcriber's Note: The "^" character is used to denote superscripted letters, e.g. "p^r." means "p" with a superscripted "r."] _SALONA_ _FAIRFAX COUNTY VIRGINIA_ by Ellen Anderson Fairfax County Office of Comprehensive Planning February 1979 Other Fairfax County Office of Comprehensive Planning historical publications are available from: Fairfax County Publications Center Massey Building, First Floor 4100 Chain Bridge Road Fairfax, Virginia 22030 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 79-84335 CONTENTS Illustrations v Acknowledgments vii Introduction 1 I. Langley and the Lees 5 II. Salona and the Maffitts 11 III. Salona for Sale 25 IV. Salona and the Smoots 28 V. Salona and the DuVals 41 VI. Salona: The House and Outbuildings 45 VII. Preservation by Easement 53 Chapter Notes 55 Appendixes A. Chain of Title, 1719-1974 71 B. Maffitt Inventory, 1828 77 C. Maffitt Slave Schedule 81 D. DuVal Deed of Easement 84 List of Sources 95 ILLUSTRATIONS Salona location 2 Thomas Lee's 1719 grant, "Langley" 7 Advertisement, land later called "Salona" 9 The Reverend William Maffitt 13 William Maffitt, Jr. 25 The Reverend William Maffitt's tombstone 27 Civil War troops at Salona 29 McDowell's 1862 Civil War map 30 Wartime memorandum 32 Smoot family portraits 34 Jacob Gilliam Smoot and some family heirlooms 35 G. M. Hopkins _Atlas_ map, 1879 36 The Salona Farm, 1890 and 1900 37 Rambler photo of Salona, 1914 38