Carlyle emerged as one of the leading figures in Northern Virginia and counted such luminaries as George Washington among his friends. Carlyle owned thousands of acres of land, including three working plantations. A slave owner, he was married to Sarah (Fairfax) who bore 7 children. When she died, he married Sybil (West), and they had 3 children. He served as one of the original trustees of Alexandria, the commissary for the Virginia militia during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War, and a justice of the peace for Fairfax County. His wealth, social and business activities, and political service established him as a member of the colonial Virginia gentry.
Carlyle emerged as one of the leading figures in Northern Virginia and counted such luminaries as George Washington among his friends. Carlyle owned thousands of acres of land, including three working plantations. A slave owner, he was married to Sarah (Fairfax) who bore 7 children. When she died, he married Sybil (West), and they had 3 children. He served as one of the original trustees of Alexandria, the commissary for the Virginia militia during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War, and a justice of the peace for Fairfax County. His wealth, social and business activities, and political service established him as a member of the colonial Virginia gentry.
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