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Dorothy Davis
Washington
Dorothy Davis’ great great grandfather, Richard Harris, and his son, Richard, both fought in the Revolutionary War. They lived at Ivy Cliffs in Harris Hollow, and were members of the Culpeper Minute Men. The elder Richard was a sergeant with the Minute Men, which had 150 men from Culpeper (Rappahannock was then a part of Culpeper County), 100 from Orange County and 100 from Fauquier County.
Mrs. Davis’ great-great-great grandfather was George Calvert, Jr. He was the heir to the title of Lord Baltimore in 1771, but he never claimed the title. Instead, he was commissioned as captain in command of a militia company in Culpeper. He received his commission from Governor Thomas Jefferson on May 19,1781.
His son, John Calvert, was also a captain who served in the Virginia forces during the war. The town of Washington was laid out on his land during 1796-97.
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