The Fairfax Court Slavery Index has captured the names of thousands of enslaved and indentured persons who lived in Fairfax County. Learn more about the Fairfax County Office of Elections and our procedures through a collection of commonly asked questions.The City of Fairfax began as the Town of Providence in 1805, a community built around the Fairfax County Courthouse, completed in 1800. When Lord Thomas Fairfax died childless in 1781, his vast holdings in the Virginias were devised to his nephew, who later took the Fairfax name. New applicants can apply online to be a substitute teacher or substitute instructional assistant through the FCPS Instructional Talent Gateway. Indentured servitude is a form of labor in which an individual is under contract to work without a salary for a certain timeframe to repay a loan. Thomas Fairfax, sixth baron Fairfax of Cameron (22 October 1693–9 December 1781), proprietor of the Northern Neck, was born at Leeds Castle, in Kent, England. This delay will allow walkers and buses to safely head out after sunrise, making it easier for motorists to see students. "He was sentenced to death, but his sentence was commuted to labor," she said, and Cowman ended up living as an indentured servant. Indentured Person or Pawn.