James Washington - James Washington fact or fiction

Started by Richard Gamble on Sunday, September 3, 2023
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Where is the evidence that Lawrence Washington and Anne Fairfax had a fifth child, a son, named James? Standard Washington biographies say the couple had four children, all of whom died young: The first three died in infancy, and the fourth, a daughter, died in 1754, two years after the death of Lawrence.
Richard Gamble, Sept. 3, 2023

Richard Gamble

Detached James Washington as son of Lawrence Washington & Anne Lee

Lawrence and Anne had several children (none of whom survived childhood):

  1. Jane Washington b. Sep. 27, 1744 d. Jan. 1745
  2. Fairfax Washington b. Aug. 22, 1747 d. Oct. 1747 Note: It was common for the first-born male child to be given his mother's surname.
  3. Mildred Washington b. Sept. 28, 1748 d. 1749
  4. Sarah Washington b. Nov. 7, 1750 d. 1754 (?) Note: She was her father's heir. Had she lived she would have inherited the property now known as Mount Vernon instead of her uncle George Washington.
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