Washington's Farm
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Washington's Farm 519 Acres owned 1794-1799 by the first president Thomas Sprigg, Jr., patented in 1725 as "Woodstock" 1,102 acres here. Inherited in 1782 by Sprigg's three grandaughters, Sophia, Rebecca and Elizabeth. Sophia married John Francis Mercer (later Governor of Maryland. 1801-1803.) In 1794, nearly half the property was conveyed to George Washington to settle a debt owed by Mercer's father.
Washington owned this land at his death in 1799. Maryland Bicentennial Commission and Maryland Historical Society
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