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About Lawrence Washington, III
The story of the Washington family in America began in the mid-1650s when two young men, John Washington (1632-1677) and his younger brother Lawrence (1635-1677) arrived in Virginia. Their family had been loyal to the deposed king Charles I (1600-1648) during the English Civil War, and the brothers saw little future for themselves in England with Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) and Parliament in control of the government. As a result, the Washington brothers set out to make their fortunes in the colonies.
Both Washingtons quickly established themselves in Virginia society, volunteering for public service and gaining status through marriage as stepping-stones to advancement. Following the restoration of Charles II (1630-1685) to the English throne, John Washington and a friend named Nicholas Spencer were honored in 1674 with a grant from the king of a 5,000-acre property along the Potomac River that would be known for the next few decades as Little Hunting Creek Plantation.
John Washington's great-grandson, George Washington was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, in February of 1732, as the eldest child of the second marriage of Augustine Washington. As a small boy George Washington moved several times, between farms owned by his father in different parts of the colony, including the Little Hunting Creek property. His father's death, when Washington was only eleven, meant that he would never have the English education enjoyed by his older half-brothers. Schooled in Virginia, George Washington spent much of his teenage years bouncing between the homes of his mother, two older half-brothers, and cousins.
One of those half-brothers, Lawrence Washington (1718-1752), had a burgeoning military career and made his home at Little Hunting Creek, the property he inherited from his father. The land was soon after renamed "Mount Vernon" in honor of Lawrence Washington's former commander in the British Navy. Lawrence married into the very prominent Fairfax family of Belvoir Plantation, and it was through those connections that George Washington began to gain prominence in Virginia society.
Bibliography Ball, George Washington. The Maternal Ancestry and Nearest of Kin of Washington. Washington, 1889.
Hale, Chester. Mount Vernon and the Washington Family. Butler, PA: Ziegler Printing Co., Inc., 1929. http://www.mountvernon.org/research-collections/digital-encyclopedi...
Lawrence Washington (b 18 Jun 1635, d 1677)
- parents: Lawrence Washington (1602 - 1652) & Amphyllis Twigden
married
- (26 Jun 1660) Mary Jones
- (c1667) Jane/Joyce Jennings
Children:
- John Washington (1671 - ____)*
- Amy Washington (b c1663)
- Mary Washington m Rev. Edward Gibson
- Charles Washington (b 22 Nov 1665)
Notes
- Laurence Washington was a merchant, and had storehouses in England and in Virginia. He was a witness to the will of Col. Nathaniel Pope, May 16th, 1659. He married Mary Jones, at Luton, England, Jan. 21, 1661. There is on record in Westmoreland, a power of attorney from Gabriel Reve, of London, merchant, to Laurence Washington, of Luton, Co. Bedford, Merchant, to demand from the heirs, executors, and administrators of Col. Nathaniel Pope, late merchant of Virginia, deceased, all debts due from Pope to Reve, which power of attorney is dated Oct. 31, 1660, and was recorded Feby. 4, 1662. Laurence was certainly in Virginia, in February 1662, at the tune the paper was recorded, and he probably brought his wife Mary with him.
- "He married (1st) at Luton, Bedfordshire 26 June 1660 Mary Jones, daughter of Edmund Jones, Gent., of Luton, Bedfordshire. They had one son, Charles, and one daughter, Mary (wife of [Rev.] Edward Gibson)."
- second marriage abt 1669 "Joyce Jones, widow of Anthony Hoskins (will proved 16 Aug 1665) and [Capt.] Alexander Fleming (will dated Jan 1668/9), and daughter of [Capt.] William Jones, of Northampton County, Virginia, by his wife, Elizabeth. They had one son, John, and one daughter, Ann."
links
- http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=49924228
- http://www.multiwords.de/genealogy/washington2.htm#Robert%20Washington
- http://www.florida-crackers.net/camillia/Southern%20Roots/1416.html
- Reference: MyHeritage Genealogy - SmartCopy: Apr 25 2018, 19:35:27 UTC
- https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Washington-305
- Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, p. 870
- The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, database online, Internet Archive, Vol 22, page 211-214, 328-330, 437-438. Archive.Org
- The Paynes of Virginia, Edition: 2nd edition Abbreviation: Payne Author: Payne, Brook Publication: C. J. Carrier Copmany, Harrisonburg, VA, 1977 Note: owned by Ernie Payne, pp. 51-52
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Lawrence Washington, III's Timeline
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June 18, 1635
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Tring, Hertfordshire, , England
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June 23, 1635
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Tring, Hertfordshire, England
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December 22, 1663
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Lutton, Bedfordshire
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1663
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November 22, 1665
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Lutton, Bedfordshire
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1669
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| 1671 |
April 2, 1671
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Stafford County, Virginia, British Colonial America
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December 1676
Age 41
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New Plymouth, Rappahannock County, Virginia, British Colonial America
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