Amphyllis Washington

Amphilis Twigden was baptised on 2 February 1601/2 at Spratton, Northamptonshire, England and died in 1654. She was buried on 19 January 1654/55 at Tring, Hertfordshire, England .

• Parents: daughter and co-heiress of John Twigden of Little Creaton, Northamptonshire (d abt 1611) & Anne Dickens, daughter of William Dickens and Anne Thorton.

Married

1. in December 1633 at Purleigh, Essex, England to Reverend Lawrence Washington , son of Lawrence Washington and Margaret Butler

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Washington_(1602–1652)_

In 1630, Washington met Amphilis Twigden on a visit to Pendley Manor in Tring, Hertfordshire.[14] Amphilis, baptized 2 February 1602, was the daughter and co-heiress of John Twigden of Little Creaton, Northamptonshire, and Anne Dicken, daughter of William Dicken.

Lawrence and Amphilis married in Tring in December 1633, and had three sons and three daughters:[6][2]:

1. Lt. Col. John Washington was born in 1633/4, shortly after his parents' marriage. He emigrated to Virginia in 1656. He married firstly, in 1658, Anne Pope (d.1668), the daughter of Nathaniel Pope, gentleman, of Virginia, by whom he had two sons, Lawrence (grandfather of George Washington) and John, and a daughter, Anne. He married secondly Anne (maiden name unknown), widow successively of Walter Broadhurst (d.1658), and Henry Brett. He married thirdly Frances Gerard, widow successively of Thomas Speak, Valentine Peyton and John Appleton. He left a will dated 21 September 1675, which was proved 10 January 1677:8. After his death, his widow, Frances, married William Hardidge.[15]
2. Lawrence Washington, who was baptized at Tring on 18 June 1635. He emigrated to Virginia before May 1659, but returned to England, becoming a merchant in Luton, Bedfordshire. He married firstly Mary Jones, daughter of Edmund Jones, gentleman, of Luton, by whom he had a son, Charles, and a daughter, Mary. He emigrated to Virginia a second time shortly before 27 September 1667. He married secondly, about 1669, Joyce Jones, widow successively of Anthony Hoskins and Alexander Fleming, and daughter of William Jones of Virginia, by whom he had a son, John, and a daughter, Anne. He left a will dated 27 September 1675, which was proved 6 June 1677. After his death his widow, Joyce, married James Yates.[15]
3. William Washington (baptised 14 October 1641).[2]
4. Elizabeth Washington (baptised 17 August 1636), who married a husband surnamed Rumbold.[2]
5. Margaret Washington, who married George Talbot.[2]
6. Martha Washington, who emigrated to Virginia in 1678. She married Samuel Hayward of Virginia, son of the London merchant Nicholas Hayward. There were no issue of the marriage. She left a will dated 6 May 1697, which was proved 8 December 1697.[15]

Notes

• ... Item I will give and bequeath unto Lawrance Washington the younger (my godsonne) All my freehould Landes and Tenem"" whatsoen* lying and being within the pish of Tring aforesaid or else where within the Realme of England. To have and to hould the same to him and his heires for euer. Item I give and bequeath unto Amphilis Washington my daughter in lawe (& mother of the said Lawrance) the some of Threescore poundes of Current mony of England to be paid her within six months after my decease. ... And my will is that if either of the said Two children dye before her Legacie shalbecome due and payable Then I will that the Legacie of her dying shalbe paid to the other surviving. Item I give and bequeath unto John Washington, William Washington, Elizabeth Washington, Margarett Washington & Martha Washington (children of the said Amphilis Washington my daughter in Lawe) The some of Eight and Twenty poundes a peece of Curr' mony to be paid to them att theire seu'all & respective Ages of One and Twenty years, To be putt out in the meane tyme for theire best benefitt & advantage And my will and meaning is that if any of the said ffiue children viz' John, William, Elizabeth, Margarett and Martha Washington shall happen to die before his her or theire Legacie or Legacies shall become due & payable, That then the Legacie or Legacies of him, her or them soe dying shalbe equally divided amongst the rest of them the said five children surviving. ... - from the will of Andrew Knowling of Tring, 1649. Source: An examination of the English ancestry of George Washington ..., Volume 165. By Henry Fitz-Gilbert Waters. Pages 9-10.

Links

• http://www.florida-crackers.net/camillia/Southern%20Roots/1436.html
• * Washington 1500 to 1800 Washington of Garesden, Washington of Sulgrave, Washington of Mt. Vernon Virginia

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