Theodorick Bland (surveyor)

Theodorick Bland (February 1663 – November 1700)[1] made a survey in 1693 of the Howson Patent, which is an area corresponding to present day Alexandria, Virginia.

[3][4][5] Bland was the oldest son of Theodorick Bland of Westover and Anna Bennett, the daughter of Governor Richard Bennett.

[1][6] Bland married Margaret Man and had two sons:[1] When his father died in 1671, Bland inherited Westover Plantation and joined with his brother, Richard, in its ownership.

[7] The brothers eventually conveyed 1,200 acres of the property to William Byrd I in 1688 for 300L and 10,000 pounds of tobacco and cask.

[7] Byrd's grandson built a Georgian mansion there in the 1750s.