[ [16] Fairfax County real property tax books, 1790-1813. Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
[ [17] Alexandria Gazette, November 11, 18, 1811.
[Chapter II Notes]
Salona and the Maffitts
[ [18] Handwritten family tree, source unknown, in possession of Henry Mackall, Fairfax, Virginia; interviews with Peter Maffitt, direct descendant of William Maffitt, by the author.
[ [19] John H. Johns, History of the Rock Presbyterian Church of Cecil County, Md. (Oxford, Pa.: Oxford Press, 1872) p. 20; interviews with Peter Maffitt by the author.
[ [20] Princeton University, General Catalogue, 1767-1845. Peter Maffitt also investigated and reported that William had not attended the university. Founded in 1746 as the College of New Jersey, Princeton did not have a theological school, as such, until 1812. Because a persistent legend links Maffitt with South Carolina, the author checked his possible attendance at the College of Charleston, S.C. Surviving enrollment records beginning in 1790 (the college was founded in 1770) show no William Maffitt. Both the College of William and Mary and the University of Delaware reported no William Maffitt listed in any surviving records.
[ [21] An unsigned note from the Presbyterian Historical Society, 425 Lombard St., Philadelphia, Pa., to the author, dated December 30, 1976, states:
A check of the Presbytery of New Castle Minutes for the dates you cited, revealed mention of Maffitt's name but presented no biographical data. The 7 April 1795 minute referred only to his transfer from New Castle to Baltimore Presbytery and that he would reside in Alexandria.