Washington family

The Washington family was a prominent colonial American family, who had risen to great economic and political prominence especially in the Colony of Virginia, owning several highly valued Plantations, mostly making their money in tobacco farming. They are best known as the family of the first President of the United States, George Washington (1732–1799), and of his nephew, Bushrod Washington (1762–1829), who served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

For the painting by Edward Savage, see The Washington Family.
Washington family
Pedigree and arms of the Washington line until George Washington
Current regionVirginia, United States
Earlier spellingsde Washington, earlier; de Wessington
EtymologyDerives from Wessington (Washington) in the County of Durham
Place of originWashington Old Hall, England
TraditionsAnglicanism / Episcopalian
Estate(s)Washington Old Hall, Mount Vernon, Abingdon (plantation), Arlington House, Beall-Air, Blakeley (West Virginia), Blenheim (Wakefield Corner, Virginia), Bushfield (Mount Holly, Virginia), Cedar Lawn, Claymont Court, Germantown White House, Fairfield (Berryville, Virginia), Ferry Farm, Harewood (West Virginia), Kenmore (Fredericksburg, Virginia), River Farm, Sulgrave Manor, Tudor Place, Washington Bottom Farm, George Washington Birthplace, Mary Ball Washington House, White House (plantation), Woodlawn (Alexandria, Virginia)

The family traces its descent from John Washington, born, 1631 in Tring, Hertfordshire, England, who arrived in the Colony of Virginia in 1657 after being shipwrecked.[1][2] President Washington's immediate ancestry entirely traces back to England, save for at least two lines. A paternal great-great-great-grandfather, Nicolas Martiau, was a Huguenot from Île de Ré, France and naturalized Englishman, who arrived at Virginia aboard the Francis Bonaventure in 1620.[3]

Family roots in England

The Washington family traces its roots to Sir William de Hertburn who was a paternal descendant of the Earls of Northumbria. During the Norman conquest of England by William the Conqueror, William de Hertburn was granted the lordship of Wessyington in northeast England and adopted the name of the estate "de Wessyington" later becoming the surname "Washington". For the next 500 years or so the Washington family would continue to be distinguished members of the County Durham landed gentry. However they were never made members of the English Peerage.

Old Hall, "Cradle of the Washington Family"

The direct ancestral home of the Washington family from 1180 to 1613 is Washington Old Hall, a manor house located in the centre of the Washington area of Tyne and Wear, England.[4] It is owned by the National Trust.[5] Lawrence Washington (1602–1652), President George Washington's great-great-grandfather, was a notable English rector. His brother, Sir William Washington married the half sister of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham.[1][6]

Family history in Virginia

The Washington family arrived in the Colony of Virginia in 1657, when John Washington, the son of Lawrence Washington and Amphillis Twigden,[7] was shipwrecked. John sailed on the ship the Seahorse.[8][9] He was a planter, soldier, and politician in colonial Virginia in North America and a lieutenant colonel in the local militia. He settled in Westmoreland County, Virginia.

John Washington married Anne Pope in 1658 and had the following children: Lawrence Washington (the paternal grandfather of President George Washington), John Washington II and Anne Washington.[7] There were two additional children, names unknown, mentioned as deceased when he wrote his will on 21 September 1675. The family, especially Lawrence Washington rose to great economic prominence, especially in regards to real estate, owning servals plantations, mostly for Tobacco cultivation.[2][10][7] Anne Pope was the daughter of Englishman Nathaniel Pope and Lucy Fox.[11]

George Washington ahnentafel
This article is part of
a series about
George Washington
American Revolution
President of the United States
First term
Second term
Legacy

This table sets out the ancestry of President George Washington for five generations, numbered according to the ahnentafel genealogical numbering system.

Ancestors of George Washington
16. Lawrence Washington IV[9]
8. John Washington
17. Amphyllis Twigden[9]
4. Lawrence Washington VI
18. Nathaniel Pope[12]
9. Anne Pope[13]
19. Lucy (Luce) Fox[12]
2. Augustine Washington[9]
20. Augustine Warner
10. Augustine Warner Jr.
21. Mary Towneley[14]
5. Mildred Warner
22. George Read[15]
11. Mildred Reade
23. Elizabeth Martian (Martiau)[15]
1. George Washington
24. William Ball
12. William Ball[9][16]
25. Dorothy Tuttle
6. Joseph Ball[17]
26. Thomas Atherold[18]
13. Hannah Atherold
27. Mary Harvey[18]
3. Mary Ball[9]
7. Mary Johnson[19]
  •   Parents
  •   Grandparents
  •   Great-grandparents
  •   Great-great-grandparents

Family coat of arms
Main article: Coat of arms of the Washington family
Washington family Coat of arms (Undifferenced)

Adopted: 12th century, when the Washington family took possession of Washington Old Hall, County Durham, England.

Escutcheon: Argent two bars Gules, in chief three mullets of the second.[20]

Notes: The design (three red stars over two horizontal red bars on a white field) has been used since 1938 as the basis for the coat of arms and flag of the District of Columbia. It is also found on the Purple Heart.

References
  1. "Washington Old Hall". Newcastle Gateshead. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  2. Whipple, Wayne (1911). The story-life of Washington; a life-history in five hundred true stories. University of Michigan. Philadelphia, The John C. Winston company.
  3. Merrow Egerton Sorley, ed. (1935). Lewis of Warner Hall: The History of a Family, Including the Genealogy of Descendants in Both the Male and Female Lines, Biographical Sketches of Its Members, and Their Descent from Other Early Virginia Families. Genealogical Publishing Co. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-8063-0831-9. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  4. "Washington Old Hall". Newcastle Gateshead. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  5. "Washington Old Hall". National Trust. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  6. Merrow Egerton Sorley, ed. (1935). Lewis of Warner Hall: The History of a Family, Including the Genealogy of Descendants in Both the Male and Female Lines, Biographical Sketches of Its Members, and Their Descent from Other Early Virginia Families. Genealogical Publishing Co. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-8063-0831-9. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  7. "John Washington and His Descendants". kenmore.org. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  8. White, Jim. "Washington". Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  9. Frank E. Grizzard (2002). George Washington: A Biographical Companion. ABC-CLIO. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-57607-082-6.
  10. "Washington Genealogy - President George Washington Family History". www.archives.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  11. Higginbotham, Don. "George Washington reconsidered". Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  12. "Pope Ancestry". The William and Mary Quarterly. 24 (3): 194–198. January 1916. doi:10.2307/1915129. JSTOR 1915129.
  13. John W. Wayland (June 2009). The Washingtons and Their Homes. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 332. ISBN 978-0-8063-4775-2.
  14. New England Historic Geneaological Society Nexus. 4–5. New England Historic Genealogical Society. 1987. p. 24. Augustine Warner (1611-1674) of Norwich, England, and Warner Hall & (13) Mary Towneley (1614-1662), originally of Stone Edge, Lancashire.
  15. Frances M. Smith (1909). Colonial Families of America. F. Allaben genealogical Company. George Reade.
  16. Earl Leon Werley Heck (1928). Colonel William Ball of Virginia: the great-grandfather of Washington. S. M. Dutton. pp. 20–.
  17. Edmund Jennings Lee (16 June 2008). Lee of Virginia, 1642-1892: Biographical and Genealogical Sketches of the Descendants of Colonel Richard Lee. Heritage Books. p. 545. ISBN 978-0-7884-2103-7. The Ball Family.
  18. From Jamestown to Texas: A History of Some Early Pioneers of Austin County the Colonial Capitol of Texas. iUniverse. October 2002. p. 384. ISBN 978-0-595-24223-8.
  19. Gary Boyd Roberts. Ancestors of American Presidents.Ancestors of American Presidents
  20. Moncreiffe of that Ilk, Sir Iain; Pottinger, Don (1953). Simple Heraldry. Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson & Sons. p. 32. ISBN 978-0171440140.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.