Fairfax family

Genealogy research papers of Eileen Peters. Includes genealogies, research notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, maps, photographs, books, and other publications documenting primarily Preston County, West Virginia families, as well as families of the tri-state region of West Virginia, Maryland, and Virginia. Also includes histories of Preston County, West Virginia (18th through 20th centuries), and general information on how to conduct genealogical research.

Typescript copy of the last will and testament of John Fairfax of Preston County, Virginia, now West Virginia, dated 22 December 1843. Details the distribution of Fairfax's estate, including a stone house, slaves, farm, furnishings, land, and animals, to his wife, children, and grandchildren.