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THE FAMILY

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THE FAMILY IN AMERICA

By DAVID M MATTESON Aeling Hislorilln

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THE FAl\flLY IN ENGLAND

THE FAMILY IN AMERICA THE FAMILY IN ENGLAND

B.1· DA\'10 M. MATTESOS ✓\,·/ i,,., H islori1111

~~ HEN the :accomplishment of American portant ones of conjectural date only. Mr. Wash­ l'ij 1 independence h3d m3de Gi.-orge ~, 3sh­ ington traces the descent from 2 younger son of ~ ington 3 world figure, interest w2s \l'illiam de Hertburn; Mr. Pape. with less attempt __.,_,,..,, n3tur3Jly :irouscd in the Mother Coun- at certainty, d~ not begin the branching until tr)' concerning his Enalish :ina.~try. Sir luac the fifth generation. It is not nec"-ss2ry here to •-1e2rd, G2rtcr King of Arms, wrote the Gener:il in show the steps by \\'hich each trices the descent. or 1791 2sking informition. but rccci,·cd in reply st2te the conjectures that mark the ditferencl~: merely :in 2ccount of the Amcric2n family and there is agreement in the fact th3t one Robert Jc the statcn1cnt thit the immigrant w2s supposed to \l'cssington (or ~'ashington) who died in 1324 ha\'e come from "some one of the northern coun­ and who married Joan de Strickland. \\'Js a ,lin~ct tfics of England." However, there was a gooJ anc~tor of General . This st2rting point in George \X' a,hington •s coat of 2rms, Robert (I), was known as the lord of Milleburne, though this ga,•c no direct information rcspcctinJ: which was in Northumberland; but there was also the immediate 3nccstry. The Washington family land in W' estmoreland and he rcsiJc..J at KerneforJ had various branches scattered over England: in­ (Carnforth) manor in Lancashire. a portion of deed Sir )5aac began the search by 2 mistaken iden­ Warton parish. a f cw miles north of Lancaster. tification of the two brothers who i1nmigratcd, Mr. Papc's conjecture is that Robert was a ~reat­ though he did center interest on the Sul grave f am­ great-grcat-grandson of William de Hertburn. !\1r. ity and its for bears. Jared Sparks found that per­ \t'ashington makes him a great-great-grandson by sons of the name had lived in the parish of Wash­ a different route. Canon Sollowar. while ~iving ington in the Palatinate of Durham as early as the Robert his rights as ancestor, docs not attempt to twelfth century; but the missing link was not trace his own origins beyond accrediting them to found until 1889 when the American genealogi.;t, the manor of W es~yngton in Durham. By 1400 the Henry F. Waters, disco,·ered the now generally ac­ manor of W cssy ngton-now reprc:scn ted by the cepted clue respecting the father of the immigrat­ town of Washing ton in Durham-had passed out ing brothers. Since then various students have of the f amilr. The last lord of ~,essyngton, Sir traced the family back until now by the most re­ William, probably the eighth in line. died about cent in\'estigators. such as Mr. Pape. Canon Sollo­ 1400 leaving only daughters, one of whom married way. and Mr. S. Horace Lee Washington. there Sir ~'illiam Ten1pcst, to whon1 the lordship pas~J. is an acceptance of William de Hertburn as the Thereafter this family quartered the \X' ashington earliest known ancestor of the line. Bcfore I 18 3 arms. this man had exchanged his manor of Hertburn Robert (I) de \X'cssington of Carn forth had sc,·­ for that of W cssyngton, both being in the County cral brothers, from one of whom. John, the Ad­ Palatine of Durham, and either he or his sons were wick le Street branch of the W ashingtons' prob­ known in consequence as de Wessynj!ton. Un­ ably descended. This branch is that of the Gern1an doubtedly this William was a Norman, and f ;tmily. the last rcprcscntati\'e of which, George, through a ~tudy of dual coats of arms the investi­ Baron von Washington, died in December, 19 31. gators suggest that he was a younger son of the His grandfather, Jacob or James Washington, later Amundeville family, of which the first historical ennobled in Bavaria, in 1798 wrote George \X' ash­ member lived in Normandy twenty years before ington, then lieutenant general and commander in the Conquest. The name was of Norse origin. chief of the arany, offering hi\ ~rvi"c~ in the pr~­ But, though this ancestor receives general recog­ pectivc war with France. nition, there is not an agreement in tracing the line Robert ( I ) and Joan had a son Robert ( 2) , who for several generations. Records arc few and im- married Agnes, probably daughter of Randle le

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Gent)'I, succeeded to the Carnfonh estate and had built or being a benefactor towards its cost. The sc,·eral sons including Robert, John (}) , Thomas, coat still exists on the tower, rather defaced but and W'illiam (or Edmund). The father was alive now carefully protected from further damage. It in 1 )44 but dead in 1348. Robert, the eldest son, shows a variation, the stars being crosses. succeeded to the Carnforth estate. His daughter Robert ( 7) Washington of W:arton was married and heiress, according to Mr. Washington, married three times. first to Elizabeth West field, next to Sir Edmund Lawrence, after which the Lawrence Jane Whittington, and finally to Agnes Bateman. f an1ily quartered the \t' ashing ton arms. The quar­ He is said to ha,·e been living as late as I S2S. Henry· VII became King of England in 148S, and with his tering later descended to the Standish f amih·,• of v.·hich Miles Standish, the Puritan Captain, claimed accession not only the long and disastrous ~,ars of to b.: a depri\'ed heir. The many quartered coat of the Roses terminated, but modern tim~ bc:gin. The the Standish family as displarcd on a pew in Chor­ \\'ars of the rival families had destroyed or greatly ley Church is shown in Volume I, page 210 of this impoverished many of the noble famili~. and the Litcr.iture series. But, ~till according to Mr. ~, ash­ spirit of the Renaissance was also hostile to the con­ ington, there was also a later m.irriage, that of ditions under which they had lived and believed, John ( S ) \X' ashington, gre:at grandson of Robert .ind f a,·orable for the development of a middle 2nd Jo.in, to a Lawrence, after which the \l':ashing­ class. Even in northern rural England the quicken­ tons qu:artered the Lawrence arms. Whate,·cr the ing of new life must have been evident before this connection. it is evident th:at the Washingtons were Robert ( 7) died. If this did not occur until IS 2 s, proud of it. Lawrence appc:ars again and a,g.iin in Henry VIII had been 16 years on the throne, al­ the f .imily records. George Washington had .1 though as yet under the guidance of \l'olsey and a brother and four direct ancestors of the name. f:aithful son of the Church. John ( 3) the second son of Robert and A1,:nes By his first wife Robert ( 7) had a son John ( 8) married Alianore de Warton, or Alina Gernet, who married Margaret, daughter of Robert Kitson. widow of Sir William Lanc2ster. Mr. Pape, how­ The Kitson family of Warton w.1s one of those C\'Cr, S<..-cms to make this John a grandson of Robert which f cit the new stirrings. Thomas, a brother 2nd Agnes, which is the last point upon which these of Margaret, went to London where he prospered eminent authorities differ on the histor,,., of the f am- greatly as :a merchant and was knighted, an alder­ ilr. This John is dated in 13 S2 and 1369, the man, and sheriff. That he influenced the mo,·cment widow was ali,·e in 1386, and two sons John ( 4) that brought George Washington's ancestors to the and Edmund arc mentioned. ~f idlands, is well known; but Canon Sollowar sars John ( 4) seems to ha,·e been the first to drop the that this movement was begun by John ( 8 j rather .. de" ( rom his name. His wife was Joan or Johan, than his son L:awrencc ( 9), John preceding his son an heiress, probably named Croft. She brought to Northamptonshire. him Tuwhitfield (Tewitfield), which is now a vil­ Lawrcncc(9) Washington, under the advice of lage north of Carnforth. The couple arc dated in Sir Thon1as Kitson, went to London and entered 13 82, 1400, and 140 3: Joan was a widow in 1408. Gray's Inn to study law. He did not, howc,,cr, re­ Their son John ( S) li,·ed at Tewitfield about the main in the metropolis but moved to Northamp­ beginning of the fifteen th century and is the one ton, where he became interested in the wool staple. which Mr. Washington says married a Lawrence. Possibly he continued also in the law, thouJ;h the He followed his monarch, Henry V, to France and fact that he w:as ma)'or of Northampton in J J }2 was wounded at Agincourt on Oct. 25, 1415. and again in I S4 S is no proof of this. I le was born Robcrt(6) of Tewitfield is next in line, the son in Warton and was twice married. By his first of John ( 5). He is noted in 145 0 and 1460 and wife, Elizabeth Gough, a widow, he had no chil­ died Dec. 7, 1483, leaving sons John and Robert (7), dren. }iis second wife was Amy ( '}.n1cc) P3rgiter, the elder of whom continued to hold Tewitfield. and the wedding took place about I J43. By her he It is supposedly in honor of this Robert ( 6) that had four sons and seven daughters, as set forth on the Washington coat of arms was placed on the his memorial slab in Church. The oldest west tower of Warton Church, probably to com­ of these was Robert ( 10) , born probably in 1J44. memorate his services in causing the tower to be When Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries, Law- SIO THE WASHINGTON FAMILY rence(1) Washington was granted propeny be­ only direct claim of this origin now known to have longing to the Priory of St. Andrew of Northamp­ been made by a member of the Sulgrave family. ton, including the manor of Sulgravc. This priory George Washington's reply to Sir Isaac Heard shows had been surrendered to the King on March 1. the existence of the tradition, even t~ugh he did 1 S}8, and the grant to Lawrence Washington not state it correctly concerning the immigrant was made in 1 S}9. Later he left Northampton to John ( 13). live on his Sulgrave propcrt)"· The manor house Robert (IO) Washington of Sulgrave, oldest son he evidently built or rebuilt, and what remains is of Lawrence(9) the grantee of that estate, was born only a portion of the original house. This re­ about 1 S44, probably at Sulgrave, and is the only mainder is now held by the Sulgra\'C Foundation as one of George Washington's ancestors who could an historic site, admirably localizing the intcrl-st in have lived his whole life there. Even in his case the the English ancestors of George ~'ashington. It last )'ears are uncertain, and if he died there it was is, however, to be remembered, that for genera­ as a tenant and not as owner. He married Eliza­ tions before this the family li\·cd in Lanca~hire, and beth Light, an heiress, probably in 1 S6 S, and had earlier still in other northern counties, and that six sons and three daughters. By a second wife, while two and probably three of George ~'ashing­ Anne Fisher, he had three sons and three daughters ton's direct ancestors were born in the house, more, fifteen children in all. He broke the entail John ( 13), the founder of the family was and with the consent of his oldest son Law­ not, and the property was alienated by the son of rence ( 11) sold Sulgrave to Lawrence Makepeace, the grantee. Amy W ~hington died on Oct. 6, a nephew, by 1610. His will was probated Jan. 3, IS 64, and her husband on Feb. 19, IS 84.- 1619. Of Lawrence ( 9) Washington's four sons the sec- Lawrence ( 11 ) Washington, oldest son of Robert ond, Lawrence, was a lawyer and the great grand­ and Elizabeth, was probably born in I S66 at Sul­ father of the wife of Sir Robert Shirley, who be­ grave. He predeceased his father, dying on Dec. came Earl Ferren. Several of the members of this 13, 1616. He married Margaret Butler Aug. }, family have borne the name Washington, the fifth IS 88, and had seventeen children. It was Mar­ earl, so named, w~ a \" ice admiral and died in 1778, garet Butler who brought royal blood into the veins without, however, having had American service in of George Washington. She was the daughter of the Re,·olution. An even greater interest apper­ John Buder and Margaret Sutton, daughter and tains to a daughter of the second earl, also named heir of Sir John Sutton who had among his remote Washington. This daughter, Selina, became the ancestors both Norman and Saxon kings, as well as famous Countess of Huntingdon, with whom Charlemagne and other rulers. Margaret Butler George Wa~hington corresponded in relation to her was probably born not later than I S70. She "humane and benevolent intentions towards the was buried March 16, 16 S 1, having survived Indians." Washington's letters, as well as one to her husband 3 S years. After the sale of Sulgrave, Knox on the subject, are given in the Sparks edi­ Lawrence ( 11 ) evidently had no fixed abode. The tion of the W rili11.e.s, Vol. IX, pages 96, 108, 111. great Spencer family was connected with the 1·1te General wrote Bryan, Lord Fair£ ax on Jan. W ashingtons through Kitson and Pargiter mar­ 20, 1799; "Lady Huntingdon . . . was a corre­ riages, and Lawrence probably spent the last years spondent of mine; and did me the honor to claim in various places where the Spencers had residences. me as a relation, but in what degree, or by what He seems to have died at Wicken, but he is buried conncxiufi it e~me to pm, jhc did fioi inform me, in the church at Brington, northeast of North­ nor did I ever trouble her Ladyship with an en­ ampton. Both Wicken and Brington were Spencer quiry." Their common ancestor was Lawrence(9) towns, their chief residence, Althorp Park, being of Sul grave, seven generations remote from Gen­ in Bri ngton parish. eral Washington and six generations from the The two oldest sons of Lawrence ( 11) and Mar­ Countess. On the tombstone of Lawrence, son of garet Washington were Sir John and Sir William, Lawrence ( 9) of Sulgrave, appears the phrase "of both knighted through the influence of the Duke of the Family of the W ashingtons, antientlie of Wash­ Buckingham, the favorite of Charles I, whose half­ ington in the Countie Palatine of Durham," the sister, Anne Villiers, was the wife of Sir William. THE FAMILY IN ENGLAND f8I

Their daughter Elizabeth married William Legge, in the university. The statute on the duties of ancestor of the Earls of Dartmouth. The second Lcctor at that time has been translated by Canon earl was secretary of state for the colonies in Lord Solloway as follows: "Because we arc anxious with North •s ministry, 177 2-7 S, and then privy seal a hcartfcit desire for the diligent and earnest in­ until the ministry fell at the end of the Revolu­ struction of the undergraduates of our College and tion. Dartmouth was an amiable and pious man for their expedition in Sophistry and logic, we of no administrative ability or understanding of ordain and will that according to the form of elec­ the colonial situation. He was great as a humani­ tion of the Vice-principal one of the numbers of tarian, like his relative the Countess of Hunting­ fellows whom they believe to be the more able and don, and led in the promotion of the Indian Col­ willing to benefit those scholars shall be elected as lege that became Dartmouth. His common an­ Lector. Which Lector, on the days hours and cestor with George Washington was Lawrence( 11) places assigned by the Principal and six senior fel­ Washington, five generations from the General and lows shall provide lectures by himself, by another, six from the Earl. Col. Henry Washington, son of or others, for all the undergraduates of our College Sir William, was famous as a ro)'alist officer in the sufficient for the number and capacity of the civil war. hearers. Moreover, he shall be present to assist by Alice, a daughter of Lawrence ( 11 ) and Mar­ himself, or by another, or others, at the exercises garet, married Robert Sandys, who was a grandson in sophistry, readings, and disputativcs, from the of Edwin Sandys, Archbishop of York; and the beginning to the end, by hearing them diligently, widow of Col. Henry Washington married another by giving oral instructions when need shall arise; grandson, while a sister of Alice also married a and he shall reprove and punish them, all and Sandys. The Sandys family is importantly con­ singular, if either they shall come late or if they nected with Virginia, for Sir Edwin, son of the shall be absent, or being present they shall not at­ Archbishop, was a leader in the Virginia Company tend diligently." It is not known when he w2S that founded the colon)' and his brother George, ordained, but he was installed as rector of Purleigh the poet, went to Virginia in 1621 as treasurer and Church in Essex, which was a rich living, on March remained ten years. These two were uncles of 14, 1632. This required his resignation as Fel­ Alice Washington's husband. Another son of low within twelve months, but instead of waiting Lawrence( 11), Thomas by name, was page to he gave it up, probably because of his marriage, on Prince Charles during the Spanish Marriage Mis­ Nov. 30, 1633. His resignation bears his seal with sion and died at Madrid in 162 3, about 18 years the coat of arms. His seal ring had descended to old. A son and nameuke of Sir John, the oldest him from an uncle, and it is rational to suppose child of Lawrence ( 11 ) and Margaret, is also be­ that his eldest son John brought it with him to Vir­ lieved to have emigrated to Virginia and become ginia as the arms of the future American family. the ancestor of another branch of the Washington It agrees with that borne by General George family. Washington. It is, however, Rev. Lawrence(l2) Washing­ Rev. Lawrence ( 12) Washington married Am­ ton, fifth son of Lawrence( 11) and Margaret who phillis Twigden, probably about April 163 3. She is the connecting link, and until 1889 the missing had been baptized on Feb. 2, 1601. The first of link, between the English and American Washing­ their six children John ( 13) , was born about Feb. tons. He was born in 1602, probably at Sulgrave, 1634, undoubtedly at Purleigh, but the baptismal and w:u ~mitted to Br.uenose College, Oxford, in records of this period ife loSt. The other children 1619, but did not matriculate until Nov. 2, 1621, were two sons and three daughters, of whom Law­ when he was nineteen. He received his B.A. on rence, the second son, and Martha, the youngest May 16, 1623, and became a Fellow of Brasenose daughter, also e:nigrated to Virginia. Lawrence, May 27 of that year, and M.A. Feb. 1, I 62 5. the second son, was baptized at , June 23, He was Lector in 1629-30 or earlier, and in 163S. This place was the home of Mrs. Washing­ 1632-3 3, and Proctor of the University in 1631. ton's wealthy stepfather, Andrew Knowling. The These offices show him to have been a man of worth Rev. Lawrence Washington was ejected as a malig­ and ability, important at his college and prominent nant royalist from his benefice in November 1643, S82 THE WASHINGTON FAMILY by order of Parliament. Thereafter he was per­ tors but Canon Solloway believes he may have been mitted to hold only a "poor and miserable living,,. a quasi-rector without institution. The Canon also probably that of Little Bra.~tcd or Brasted Parva in believ~ that he died there, but he was buried at Essex, which as late as 1786 was worth only £30 a Maldon, Essex, Jan. 21, 16S2. His widow was year. His name does not appear on the list of rec- buried at Tring Jan. 19, 16S4.

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~... niii..;~HERE is no intention here of attempt­ own number and descent repeated, in italics at ing any detailed history of the various the head of his or her known children in the next generation. By following back the numbers it _...... ~- branches or members of the American is Washington family; but merely to in- eas)' to trace the ancestry of any particular person dicate various known members in the first six to one of the immigrants. generations, with such dates as are available. Much research has been given to the subject by T. A. FIRST GENERATION Washington, Welles, Hayden, Ford, and others, I. John of Westmoreland County. As stated and most recently and productively by C. A. in the English sections of this article, his Hoppin. The George Washington father was Rev. Lawrence(12) Washington. Bicentennial Commission has lud a department on John was born probably in 1634; evidently genealogy under Miss Anne Madison Washington, he was not of age at the beginning of 16 S3 a descendant of John Augustine, brother of Gen. and was of ag~ before Feb. 16 S S. He left George Washington, the branch of the family England in the Fall of 16 S6 on a mercan­ which occupied through several tile venture to Virginia, and probably arrived generations. The department invited records from before or early in 16S7. He married (I) all who had a Washington lineage and this resulted Anne Pope, before Jan. 16S 8; his oldest in much material which has been sifted for the child, Lawrence, was born before Sept. 30, purpose of this paper. In completing the follow­ 16S9. Anne Washington died about 1668 ing list not only the charts sent in by members of and he married ( 2) Anne, relict of Henry the family, but various formal genealogies of the Brett, previously the widow of Walter Brod­ Washington and other families, as well as excerpts hurst and perhaps born Gerrard. She prede­ from family and public records, have been utilized. ceased him, but after his will was made. He There is, however, no claim to completeness. Few married a third time as the fourth husband of preparations of this sort are final; complexities are Franc es Gerrard-Speke-Peyton-Appleton. numerous, especially as there are three branches of There has been much discussion of his matri­ the family from the beginning; new records are monial ventures; the statement here follows being made available all the time and these arc the elucidation of Mr. Hoppin. John had likely to modify dates as well as to make them more five children, two died young. His will was precise, and also to show that lines of descent have proved on Sept. 26, 1677. He settled at been made from insufficient sources, or have been erroneously conjectured. In spite of imperfec­ Bridges Creek, in Westmoreland County, and is buried there. the estate! now called W 2ke­ tiQo$.; it ~ h9ped that this list will not only give a fair statement of the members of the Washington field, being a national memorial. He was a family during the first six generations in America, burgess, and a leader in an expedition against but will give clues to connections with it and show the Indians. the beginning of a wide ramification that has put 2. Lawrence, younger brother of John, was bap­ descendants of Lawrence Washington of Sulgrave tized at Tring on June 18, 163 S. There is Manor in many states of the Union. nothing to prove that he accompanied his The system of numbering here is continuous; brother to Virginia, but Mr. Hoppin pro­ but each member of a generation reappears, with duces evidence which indicates his presence THE FAMILY IN AMlllCA f83

there in l6S9. If so, he returned to England 9. Ann. where he had estates inherited from his step 4. John of S11rr)·: grandfather, Andrew Knowling, for he was I 0. Richard. Born in 16 S9 or 1660. Married, married at Luton, Eng. on June 26, 1660 to about 1682, Elizabeth Jordan. Died before Mary Jones, and two children were baptized May 19, 172S. thcrtt in 1663 and 166S. He was in Virginia by 1667, leaving child or children in England and probably being himself a widower. The THIRD GENERATION OF JOHN OF WESTMORELAND will mentions only the daughter Mary of s. uu·rr,u·r ( Joh11) : the English children. who remained and mar­ 11. John. Born Nov. 12, 169 2. Married, July ried there. In Virginia he obtained a grant 9, 1716, Catherine Whiting. Died Sept. 1, of land in Stafford County in 1667, and mar­ 1746. ried Joyce, probably the widow of Alex­ 12. Augustine. Father of George Washington ander Fleming. He died in 1677, his will was born in 1694. His widowed mother being proved on Jan. 6, 1677. took him and his brother and sister to Eng­ 3. Martha, the youngest child of Rev. Lawrence land, where she married George Gale and Washing ton, is mentioned in her brother was buried there on Jan. 30, 1700. Au­ John's will in 1677, wherein he makes pro­ gustine was educated at Appleby School in vision for her immigration. She came, mar­ England and, returning to Virginia, mar­ ried Samuel Hayward, and died before Dec. ried April 20, 171 S, Jane Butler. She died 8, 1697. Her will names no children. Nov. 24, 1728, and on March 6, 17 30, he 4. John of Surry County. He is now generally married M;.!.L....Ball ( 1708-17 8 9) . He lived acc~pted a.s a son of Sir John W nhington, at ta• ~• Creek ( W akeficld) , then •t • older brother of Rev. Lawrence, and hence a about 1734-3S moved up the Potomac to first cousin of John, the ancestor of George , where his grand­ Washington. He was in Virginia as early as f at her had acquired a grant. This was a 16 S8, and probably was before that in Bar­ part of the later Mount Vernon estate of bados. He married Mary Ford, a widow who George Washington. Again, about 1739, had previously been the Widow Blunt. the family moved to a farm on the Rappa­ hannock opposite Fredericksburg, where he SECOND GENERATION died on April 12, 1743, and was buried at I. /oh11 of Wrsln1orrl1111d: present W ake6eld. Little is known of his career. Besides being a planter, he probably S. Lawrence. Born at Bridges Creek before was a shipmaster, and, on the Rappahan­ Sept. 30, 16 S9. Married, about 1690, Mil­ nock, interested in iron mining. dred Warner, whose grandmother was 13. Mildred. Born about 1696. Married ( 1st) French, probably the only non-English Roger Gregory; (2nd) after 1720, Henry strain in George Washington's blood. Died Willis. before March 30, 1698. He is buried at Wakefield. 6. A1111e Wrighl (/oh11): 6. Anne. Born about 166 3. Married, before 14. John Wright. Born ~~~!. 1684. Married, 1680, Francis Wright. Died about 1697. about 1705. Dorothy-: Died 2bout 1730~ 7. John. Born before 1666. Married, about 1 5. Anne Wright. Married Gerrard Davis. 1690, Anne Wickliffe. Died before Feb. 7. Joh,, ( /oh11): 22 (23), 1697. 16. Lawrence. Born 1692. Married Elizabeth 2. /,,au·re11cr: --. Died 1740.

8. John. Born about 1660, perhaps on April 17. Nathaniel. Married Mary • Died 2, 1661. Married, March 15, 1692 (?), Nov. 28, 1745. Mary {Langhorne) Townsend. Died be­ 18. John. Married, Nov. 23, 1738 ( 1748), fore April 24, 1721. Margaret Storke. Died 17 52. f84 THE WASHINGTON FAMILY

J 9. Henry. Born 1694. Married. in 1716, 41. Catherine. Born Feb. 11, 1724. Married. Mary Bailey. Died Oct. 22, 1748. 1746, Fielding Lewis, whose second wife was Washington (SO). Died 1749. THtJJ> GENERATION 01-· LAW"RENCE 42. Henry. Born Sept. 1 ), 1720. Married Anne Thacker. I. John (L,u·rr11cr): 41. Mathew. Born Sept. 3, 1732. 20. Lawrence. Born about 1692-93. Died 44. Hannah. Born Jan. IO, 17 34. This record probably before 1699. of John's f amil)' follows what is called a 21. A daughter, who died )'oung. copy of a Bible record. It differs somewhat 22. John. Born l 69S. Married. 1720, Mary from other lists, especially in the birth of Massey. Died before June 8, 1742. Henry, elsewhere gi,·en as 1718, and in 2). Townsend. Born Sept. 16, 170S. Married, having Mathew and Hannah instead of 22, 1726, Elizabeth Lund. Died Dec. Dec. Lawrence (born about 1726), Augustine 31, 174}. (born about 1728), and Francis or Frances. 24. R OgerL- t • Married Sarah (~'ithcrs) Fos- saker. I 2. A11,v.111/i,1,- ( IA11 ·rr11<-r. Job,,) : 4S. Butler. Born and died in 1716 probably. TtilRD GENE.RATION 01: JottN oi: SuRRY 46. Jane. Born 1722. Died 17 3 S. 47. Lawrence. The oldest sur,·iving child of 10. Ricbdrd (/ob,,) : Augustine i~.J_sN.P8ton ~hJ,ane Buder his 2 s. George. Born 1680. Married Mary first wife. ~ril at Bn~ Creek Estate Wright. Died before Oct. 13, 1763. in 1718. He was sent to Appleby School in 26. Richard. England. In October 1740 his father trans­ 27. John. ferred to him the original Mount \'er non es­ 28. William. tate of 2SOO acres, confirming the gift by­ 29. Thomas. Married Agnes or Ann --. his will in 1743. Lawrence was a captain Died 1749. in the colonial force which participated in 30. James. Born about 1698. Married Joyce the expedition against Cartagena in South Nicholson. Died 1766. . America under Admiral Vernon and Gen­ 31. Arthur. eral Wentworth ( 17 40-42) . On his return 3 2. Elizabeth. Born about 1684. Married, he married Anne Fairfax, July 19. 1743. 1703-04, Sampson Lanier. Died after 1743. She was the daughter of , 33. Priscilla. Married Robert Lanier. Died agent and cousin of Lord Fairfax. and the after 17S6. Fairfax estate. Belvoir, was close to Mount 34. Ann. Marri~ John Stevens. Vernon. Lawrence named his plantation 3 S. Faith. Married Josiah Barker. after Admiral Vernon, and built the man­ 36. Mary. Married Robert Hart. sion, or more likely it was built or begun for him by his father during his absence. Law­ FOURTH GENERATION OF JOHN OF rence was a burgess and district adjutant WESTMORELAND general of the Virginia militia with the rank 11. Joh,, (UU're11ce, /0/,11): of major. He was also interested in iron 37. Elizabeth. Born June 21, 1717. Died Feb. works and president of the Ohio Company 3, 1736. tor the development of western lands; but 38. John, Born July IS, 1718. the military service had undermined his 39. Mildred. Born Jan. 8, 1720. Married health, and tuberculosis developed. In the twice.• fall of 17 S 1 he took a voyage to Barbados, 40. Warner. Born Sept. 22, 1722. Married, accompanied by his half brother George; ( Jst) Dec. 1, 1747, Elizabeth Macon; but returned to die at Mount Vernon on (2nd) May 10, 1764, Hannah Fairfax, July 26, l 7S 2, leaving a widow and an in­ daughter of William of Belvoir. Died f ant daughter, two daughters and a son hav­ June 23, 1790. ing predeceased him. The remaining daugh- THE FAMILY IN AMEIUCA S8S 1,1"" ter died bcfore the end of the ye:ar when, probably at Bridges Creek. His father left under the provisions of her father's will, him land :at Chotank in Stafford or King Mount Vernon descended to George Wash­ George County, Va.; but between 1768 and ington, subject to the widow's life interest. 1770 he settled beyond the Blue Ridge near This interest George bought out on Dec. Charles Town in present Jefferson Co., W. 16, l 7S 4. Va., calling his estate . He was .J8. Augustine. commonly called Austin, last ,·cstryman both before and after his change child of Augustine by his first wife, Jane of residence and church warden, justice of 81~r. was born probably in 1720 at the peace and, :as such, member of the &;id'~ Creek and educated at the Appleb)· count)' court, colonel of militia, sheriff, and School in England. He returned to Vir­ trustee and director of the town of Bath ginia in 17 42 and married in 17 4 3 Anne ( Berkeley Springs) . He died at Harewood (d. 1774), daughter of Col. ~'illiam Ay­ in December 1781 and is buried there. He lett. His father in 1743 bequeathed to him was married five times: ( 1st) to Jane the Bridges Creek estate, which later was Ch3mpc: (2nd) to Mildred Thornton ,:ivcn the name of \X' akefield. l-ie \\'as a ( 157): ( 3rd) to Lucy Chapman; ( 4th) colonel in the Virginia militia. burgess for to Anne Steptoe the widow of Willoughby ~, estmoreland Count v.. and like his full Allerton on March 21, 1764, who died on brother Lawrence interested in the iron March 14. 1777, evidentlv. under inocula- works and the Ohio Company. } le died at tion; ( S th) Susannah Perrin, who survived ~'akefield in May, 1762, before the 2Sth, him but died Dec. S, I 782. There is con­ lea,·ing a son and three daughters who lived siderable doubt :about the dates of his mir­ to marry. His descendant, \X-' illiam Lanier riages; 17S4 is probably that of the 6nt ~, ashington, who i~lso a descendant of and 17 S6 of the second, this wife dying in George W' ashing ton's full brother John Au­ I 76~. He had eight or more children, ~ustine, ~he hereditary rcprt.~ntati\'e of but only three were living when George Gen. George W' ashington in the Cincinnati. Washington died. These were George Step­ 49. GEORGE. The oldest child of Augustine toe, Lawrence Augustine, and Harriot, all ~, ashington ap~J!is second wife, Mary Ball, children by his fourth wife, Anne Steptoe. was bor'l at Bridges Creek estate ( sometimes Another son, Thornton, had left three sons. called F'~Crcck estate) Feb. 11, 17 3 1 General Washington helped to educate the old style, or Feb. 22, 1732 new style.• two surviving sons and the daughter was Married, Jan~-~! _lj S9, Martha Dandridge, also under his care; all three and the chil­ Widow of ~Parke Custis. Died at dren of Thornton received a share in the ~{ount Vernon Dec. 14, 1799. No children. General's estate and he also released their S0. Betty (Elizabeth) . The second child of father's estate from certain obligations. Ap~,1~ine and Mary Ball was born at S2. John Augustine. The fourth child of Au­ Bridg~ Creek, June 20, 1733. She married, gustine and Mary Ball, was born on the es­ as second wife, Fielding Lewis ( 1725-82) tate that later became Mount Vernon on on May 7, 17 S0, and had eleven children. Jan. 13, 17 3 S. The property left him Her home at Fredericksburg, now called by his father wn in W ~tmorebnd Co. ;lnd Kenmore, is preserved as a local shrine. Sev­ he made his home at Nomini on the Poto­ eral of her sons were employed at one time mac in the southern part of the county. or another by their uncle George. She died While his brother George was in the French March 31, 1797, at Westernview, Culpeper and Indian Wars, John Augustine managed Co., Va., and is buried there. Mount Vernon, during which on April 14, S1. Samuel. The third child of Augustine and 1756, he married Hannah (1738-1801) Mary Ball was born November 16, 17 34, daughter of Col. John Bushrod. They had four children. John Augustine seems to ~, Sec cxpl.tn~tory 2rticle on "The Date of George Washing­ ton\ Birth.'' on p2gcs 689-704 of this volume. have been the General's favorite brother, S86 THE ~'ASHISGTOS FA~ULY

anJ to John Augustine•s oldest son Bush­ ried Anne Massey. Died before Sept. 27, roJ the mansion house anJ adjoining land 1742. at Mount \'ernon was left. John Augus­ 61. John W'right. Born about 1708. Married tine shared his more famous brother·s liking Elizabeth Darnall (?) • Died about 179 2. for farming anJ took lit de part in public / S. "\1111,· Da,·is ( "\1111t \t' ri_rJ,1. Job11): life. He organized an independent com­ pan)· when the Re,·olution threatened anJ 62. \l'illiam Da\'is. was a member of the \'irginia Provincial 63-67. Anne, Mary, Ester, Katherine, and wn,·ention in 177S-76. He died at Non1ini Frances D:ivis. in February 1787. 111. l.a11·r,·1u·c (/ob11. Job11): S 3. Charles. The fifth anJ youngest surviving 68. James. Born 1727. ~tarried, 1:cb. 13, chilJ of Augustine and Mary Ball was born 17S8, Catherine Clavtor.. Ui"·J l7i9 . on May 2, 1738, at the estate that later was 18. /0/,11 (/ob11,Job11): called Mount Vernon. His father left him 69. John. M:irried, 1770, Elizabeth Buckner. land in Prince William ( later Fairfax) Died Aug. 22, 1807. County adjoining lawrence•s estate; but he 70. N:ithanicl. M:irricd. Dec. 17, 1767, Sarah sold this, and lived for a while in or near Hooe. Fredericksburg. He married Mildred (IS 3) 71. \l'illi:im. Born Dec. 9, 1748. Died 1788. daughter of Col. Francis Thornton and Frances Gregory ( SS), the latter part of /9. ll,·11r.l (/ob11. Job11): 17 S7, and had four children who Ii \'Cd to 72. Henry. Born 1720-21. Married. April 18, marry. He inherited Shenandoah Valley 1743, Elizabeth Storkc. DicJ 174S. Lind from his h~lf brother Liwrcncc, ~nd 7 3. Nathaniel. Born Jan. 16, 1726. Died about 1780 he settled at what is now Charles young. Town, Jefferson Co., W. Va. In 1786 he 7 4. Bailey. Born about 17 3 2. 1\1:irried. J:in. was active in laying out the town, which 12, 1749, C:itherinc Storke. was located on his land and n:imcd :if tcr 7S. John. Born about 1737. Married. Dec. him. He died there on September 16, 1799. 23, 17S9, Catherine \X'ashington(83). S4. Mildred. Born June 21, 1739, probably at Died Aug. 1782. the Rappahannock farm. Died Oct. 23, FouRTti G1:.sr.RAT1os o..- LA ,·ar.sc:1: 1740. 22. Jubu ( /obu, IA it rcucc): J.J. Mildr,·d GreRor_l'-W ii/is ( IAlt ·r,·11cr, Job11) : 76. Mildred. Born 1721. Married, (1st) Feb. 5 5. Frances Gregory. Born 1716. Married, 14, 174;, Langhorne Dade; (2nd) Walter Sept. 3, 1736, Francis Thornton. Died after Williamson. 1749. 77. Anne. Born 1723. S6. Mildred Gregory. Born 1718. Married, 78. Mary Townsend. Born Feb. 28, 172S. Oct. 28, 1740, John Thornton. Married Burditt Ashton. S7. Elizabeth Gregory. Born 1720. Married 79. Lawrence. Born March 31, 1717. Married, ( 1st) Henry Willis; (2nd) Reuben Thorn­ July 31, 17S0, Elizabeth Dade. Died June ton; (3rd) Thomas W a Iker; (4th) 13, 1804. He lived at Chotank and Alcock. was George Washingtonys nfriend of my juve­ 58. Lewis Willis. Born Nov. 11, 1734(?). nile years." Married ( 1st) Mary Champc; (2nd) Anne (Carter) Cham pc; (3rd) Elizabeth Brom­ 80. Frances. Born Oct. 20, 17 31. Married, feld. Died 1781 ( 178 3). Feb. 2 S, l 7S 2, Charles Stuart. 59. Ann Willis. Born Nov. 11, 1734(?). Mar­ 81. John. Born Aug. 10, 17 34. Died Feb. 13, ried, about 175 6, Duff Green. 1736. 8 2. Elizabeth. Born Dec. 21, 17 37. Married, 14. Joh11 WriRhl (A1111e Wrixbt, Joh11): Nov. 19, 1758, Thomas Berry. 60. Francis Wright. Born about 1706. Mar- 83. Catherine. Born Jan. 13 (30), 1740. THE FA~tlLY IN A~tEJUCA

Married, Dec. 23, 17S9, John ~'ashing­ I 00. Richard Lanier. ton (7S). ; ; • Pris,·illa l.1111i,·r ( Ri,·bar,I. Job11) : 84. Sarah. IO I. John Lanier. 2 ;_ 7·,,11·11s,·11,I (/ob11, l.111l·r,·11cc-): I 02. Robert Lanier. SL Robert. Born June (Jul)') 2S, 1729. Mar­ I 03. Thomas L:anicr. ried, Dec. 16, 17S I ( l7S 3, 17S6), Alice I 04. Priscilla Lanier. Strother. He was probably the other friend F11--r11 G1:s1:RAT1os 01: Jo11 s 01: ~'1-.s..-~10Rt:LAND of Gt.~rge ~, ashington •s "juvenile years.. re­ membc:reJ in his will, if so, he was alive in -10. W' ar11,·r ( Jubu, l..all·rc-11'·,·, Jubu): 1799. JOS. John. Born Aug. S, 1749. DicJ Nov. 86. Thomas. Born March 24, 17 31. ~tarried, 17S 8. April 3, 1766, Anne Muse. DicJ before I 06. Warner. Born April S, 17 SI. M:arricc.l Jan. 24, 1794. ( 1st) M:ary Whiting; (2nJ) June 13, 179S, 87. Lund. Born Oct. 21, 1737. M:arrieJ Eliza­ Sarah ~, :arner Rootcs. beth Foote. Died 1796. He w:as n1anager I 07. Mildred. Born A.larch 22, 1766. Married, of Mount Vernon during the Re,·olution. ( I \t) Dec. 13, 178 S. Albion Throckmor­ 88. John. Born March 4, 1740. Died Marl·h ton; (2nd) Feb. 22. 1799, MordccJi 14. 1777. Throckmorton. Died Sept. 1804. 89 . L awrence. Born M: 4, 1740. M:arried 108. Hannah Fairfax. Born April :?O, 1767. Catherine --. Died before Dec. 16, Married, April 1787, Peter Be\'erley Whit­ 1799. ing. Died Aug. 3, 1828. 90. Henr)'. Born Aug. 27, 17 42. 109. Catherine. Born April I, 1769. M:arricd, l-1. Rob,·rl ( Johu. l..a1t·rc11cr): ( 1st) No\'. 3, 1789; John ; (2nd) 9 J. John. Married Const:ant --. Di"·d bc­ about 18 I 3, John Milton. DieJ July 6, fore June 26, 1787. 1845. 92. Susanna. Married. March I. 1763. Law­ 110. Elizabeth. Born Sept. 21, 177 3. l\,tarried, rence Washing ton ( 18 S ) • Died I 8 2 2. about 1790, George Booth.

Fot:RTJt G1:sERAT1os 01: Jo11s oi: SURRY 111. Louisa. Born Nov. 9, 1775. ~tarried, Feb. 2 i. ( ;corgc ( Rit·hard, Joh11) : 1798, Thom:as F:airfax, son of Bryan and 9 3. Joseph. Born 17 30. Married Zill.ih grandson of ~'illiam of Bcl"oir. Ilied April Branch. Died before July I 8, 1803. 28, 1798. 112. Fairfax. Born June 28, 1778. Married, ]CJ. T IHu11as ( Ricbard, / ob11) : about 1804, Sarah Armistead. Died 1860. 94. Thomas. Married Sarah Gray. Died 1774. Kentucky. HJ. /a11u·s (Richard, Joh11): 113. Whiting. Born Sept. 1780. Married, about 9 5. Nicholson. Married Sarah Holdsworth. I SOS, Rebecca Smith. Kentucky. Died :about 1797. North Carolina. -1,/. Calhcri11c l .. ,·1t·is (/oh11, IAu·rc11,·c·, /oh11): J2. l:li:abclh [.,1111it·r (Richard, Job11): 114. John Lewis. Born June 22, 1747. Married 96. Thomas Lanier. Born about 1707. Mar­ ( 1st) -- 1·hornton; (2nd) -- 1·horn­ ried, about 1732, Anne Maclin. Died be­ ton; (3rd) -- Jones; (4th) -- (Foua1- fore Nov. 17, l74S. taine) Armistead; ( Sth) Mildred (Carter) 97. Sampson Lanier. Born 1712. Married, Mercer. Kentucky. 17 42, Elizabeth Chamberlin. Died 17 7. s 11 S. Frances Lewis. Born Nov. 26, 1748. . 116. Fielding Lewis. Born Nov. 27, 1749. Died 98. Elizabeth Lanier. Born about 1724. Mar­ Dec. S, 1749. ried (1st) John Burch; (2nd) about 1734, 42. Hc11r)' (/oh11, Lau·r,·11ce, /oh11): Thomas Croft. 99. Lemuel Lanier. Married Lucy --. Died 117. Thacker. Born about 1740. Married, Oct. 1817. Tennessee. 12, 1776, Harriett Peyton. S88 THE w ASHISGTON FAMILY

47. L,u,·rr,,c,· (A11,,11sli11r, L,u·rr11cr, /0/,11): General and her grandmother. The mar­ 118. Jane. Born Sept. 27, 1744. Di".J Jan. 174S. riage took place at Mount \'ernon on the 119. Fairfax. Born Aug. 22, 1747. Died Oct, General's last birthday and their first child, 1747. Frances ( 322), was born there. The Gen­ 120. Mildred. Born Sept. 28, 1748. llied 1749. eral left them a portion of the 1'fount Ver­ 121. Sarah. Born Nov. 7, 17S0. Died 17S2. non estate. Besides the children listed be­ low. 6 ,·e oth"·rs Ji"-d young. 48. /\ 11 .V. 1uli 11c· II sli 11c·, Ld It ·re· 11,·,·. Jub11) : ("'".I:. 136. Robert Lewis. Born June 2S, 1769. Mar­ 122. Anne (Nancy). Born about 174S. Mar­ ried Judith Brown. ried, 1768 ( 1760), Burditt Ashton. Died 137. Howell Lewis. Born Dec. 12, 1771. ~far­ 1777 ( 1768). ricJ, Sept. 26, 179 S, Ellen Hackler Pollard. 123. Elizabeth. Born June 2, 17-18. Married, Dlt."U···•D cc. _., 6, 1 8 __.,., . Feb. Is, 1769, Alexander Spotswood. Died i /. 5'111111,·I ( ,\ ".~ 10/ i 11,·, I A" ·r,· 11c,·, Job11) : 1792. 13 8. Thorn con. Born 1760. Married, (1st) 124. Jane. Born before I 7S 2. Married \X'illiam Dec. 26, 1779, Mildred Berry ( 212) ; (2nd) Thornton. March 31, 1786, Frances Townsend \~' ash­ 12S. \X'illiam Augustine. Born No,·. 2S, l7S7. ington ( 20 5). Died bcfore ()ct. I 6, 1787. Married, ( I st) Sept. 2 S, 1777, Jane ~, ash­ ~,est \' irginia. ington ( 144) ; (2nd) July I 0, 1792, Mar­ 1.;9_ Ferdinand. Born July 16 ( 1 5), I 767. Died tha Lee; (3rd) May 11, 1799, Sarah Tayloe. in youn~ manhood. Died Oct. 2 ( 10) 1810. District of Co­ I .\9a. Frederick Augu~tu~. Born June 4, 1768. lumbia. Died April .2 3, 1769. 126. George. Born bcf ore Feb. 16, 1762. Died 139b. Lucinda. Born ~ov. 29, 1769. DieJ young. No,·. 3, 1770. Su. B,·II_,- l.c1tis (.·\11.-.:1nli11,·, IA1t·r,·11cr, Job11): 140. George Steptoe. Born .. \ug. 17, 1771. 127. Fielding Lewis. Born Feb. 14, l 7S 1. ~far­ ~1arril,J, 1794, Lucy P.iync. Died 1809. ried, 1771, Marv. Ann Alexander. Died Gt.-orgia. July s, 1803. 141. la\\'rence Augu~tine. Born April 11, 1774. 128. Augustine Lewis. Born 175 2. Died l 7S 6. Married, 1798, Mary Dorcas ~,ood. Died 129. Warner Lewis. Born June 24, 17S S. Died Feb. IS, 1824. W~t Virginia. 1756. 142. Harriot. Born Aug. 12, 1776. Married, 130. George (Washington) Lewis. Born March July 4, 1796, Andrew Parks. Died Jan. 3, 14, 1757. Married, Oct. 15, 1779, Cather­ I R2 2. \X' est Virginia. ine Daingerfield. Died 1821. 14 3. John Perrin. Born probably in 1781. Died 131. Mary Lewis. Born April 22, 1759. Died before Dec. 16, 178 3. Dec. 2 S, 17 S9. 52. Joh,, 1\11.~11sli11r ( 1\11.~11Sli11c, l..a1t·rc11cc, 132. Charles Lewis. Born Oct. 3, 1760. Died Joh11): young. 144. Jane. Born 175 8. Married, Sept. 2 S, 1777, 133. Samuel Lewis. Born May 14, 1763. Died William Augustine ~,ashington ( 12 5). Sept. 3, 1764. Died 1791. 134. Betty Lewis. Born Feb. 23, 1765. Mar­ 145. Mildred. Born 1760. Married, about Oct. ried, May 7, 1781, Charles Carter. Died 1 5, 1778, Thomas Lee. April 1829. Besides the three children 146. Bushrod. Born June S, 1762. Married, named below, she had thirteen others, all 1783, Anne Blackburn. Died Nov. 28, of ~hom probably died young. 1829. President Adams made him a Jus­ 13 S. Lawrence Lewis. Born April 4, 1767. tice of the United States Supreme Court Married, Feb. 22, 1799, Eleanor ( Nelly) on Dec. 10, 1798. He inherited the man­ Parke Custis. Died Nov. 20, 1839. His sion house and about half of the Mount wife was the granddaughter of Mrs. George Vernon estate from his uncle. No children. Washington, and had been raised by the 147. Corbin. Born about 1765. Married, May THE FA~ULY IS AMEIUCA S89

Io, I 787, Hannah Lee. Died Dec. Io, I 799. 166. William Green. Born 1766. Married, Aug. J 48. \l' illiam Augustine. Born 1767. Died 2S, 1790, Ann Marshall. Kcntuck)'· young. bO. f rd11cis W ri_v_bl ( Job11 U:' rit,bl. ,\1111,· \\'1ri.,bl, s ; . c:bar/,·, ( ✓1,,.,11s/i11c· I /.11 '' ·re·,,,., .. /ob11) : Job,,): 149. George Augustine. Born 176.\. ~tirricJ, 167. Dorothy \l' right. ~tarric:J John \~'inn (?). Oct. 1 S, 178 S, F r2nc ...•s H2ssctt, ni ...·c:c of ~trs. 168. Eli12bcth \l'right. Marric:J T3Ji3ferro Gc:orgc ~, ashin~ton. Di<.·J Feb. S, 179 3. Stribling. Dit.-d af tcr 1774. JSO. Frances. Born June 4, li63 (t\\'in ?). l1 I.. Job11 W ri_,./1I ( /ob11 W rig/11, 1\1111<" W' ric•bl., ' ~tirricd, April 7, 1781, Uur~c.~~ lt1II. DicJ Job11 >: 18 IS. I l,9. Elizabeth \\' ri~ht. l\farri<.·d Parlow 1 s 1. S;imuel. Born 1i 6 s. ~t1rrit'J, I 79 S, (?). Oorothc2 Thornton. \\;' c:~t \' ir~inia. I iO. J3mcs \X' right. ~larrit•J, about I>"·~. I il,3, IS 1. ~lilJreJ. Born 1777. 1\1:arrieJ Thon12s ~1ar)' Duncan. J l2n1n1onJ. Ii I. John \X' right. 1',larrieJ, 17 S 3, ,\n n \~'ii­ 5 i. Fr,~11,·,·., Tbor11/011 (~\li/drc,I (;r,•gor_,, I.au - Iiams. Died ()ct. ;o, 1789. Eighh.·c:n chil- r,·11c1-. /oh11) : dren. North Carolina. I 7 2. ~f ary ~, right. JS J. Mildred Thornton. Married, J7 S7, Ch:arles 17 3. Ros.tmond ~, right. l)ied about 1811. ,x~ ashin~ton ( s 3) . 174. ~, illiam \l' ra~ht. ~1:arricJ, ( I ~t) ~fary 1 S4. John Thornton. Married Jane \\' 2,hing­ --: <2nd) Eli1.2bcth --. Died about ton. I 806. IS S. Miry Thornton. M3rr,c.·J ~'illi;1n1 Chan,pc. 156.. Fr:ancis Thornton. Married, J 7S9, Ann 68. Ja111,·t (IAH r,·11c,._ Job11, /ob11): Thompson. 17 S. Lawrence. Born March I 0, 1760.

5f,. .\lildr,·d Thor,,t,111 ( .\fi/drt·d ( ;r,- ■~or), /.au·- 176. !\1arth2. &rn June 22. 176.?. ~tarried 1,·11c,·. /ob11): Robert Rand.ill. Died ~ov. I 3, 18 32. 177. Gcor~e. Born Feb. 12, 1770. l)i"·J 1812. IS 7. ~fildrcJ Thornton. Married San1uel \\' ash­ 178. Elizabeth. Born Nov. 30, 1772. Died ington ( S I ) • Nov. 27, 1864. I 58. Elizabeth Thornton. l\1arrieJ John ·r alia­ 179. Ailscy Bailey. Married Spencer c;arnl·r. ferro. 180. Fr2nccs. ~1arricJ -- UnJc:rwood. ;s. 1-ruis Willis (Mi/Jn·,I Willis, 1-au·r,·11cc, 181. N2nc}. Marricd--SanforJ. '"""): 69. /oh11 ( /0/111, Job,,, Job11): 159. Mildred Willis. Married L2ndon Cirter. 182. John. Born Sept. 24, 177 2. l)ieJ I 802. 160. John W. WilJis. M.irricd Ann Be.tic. Three 18.l. c;l'<>rgc. Born Jul)' 8, 1775. Married, Julr daughters. J, 1794, Elizabeth Courts. Died July IS, 161. Henry Willis. 18 I 5. 162. Jane Willis. Married -- Alexander. iO. l\'alba11icl (/ohu, Jo/111, Job11): 163. Mary Champc Willis. Married Hay Bat­ I 84. John Hooe. tailc. Died Sept. S, 1792. 164-.. 'X'illi~m Ch,mpe '«'illis. Born about 1770. 72. Hc-nry (Hfiif);, John, /0/)11): Married, about 1796, Lucy Taliaferro. 18 5. Lawrence. Born about 1744. Marri<.·d, Died about 1843. March I, 1763, Sus.tnna Washington (92). 165.. Byrd Charles Willis. Born Aug. 29, 1781. Died before March 19, 1774. Married, Nov. 1800, Mary Willis 7 4. Baile:,' ( H r11ry, /oh11, Joh,,) : Lewis ( 316) . Died Oct. I, 18 3 6 ( 1846) . I 86. Henry Augustine. Born Dec. S, 1749. Florida; Virginia. Married, June 2 S, 1777, Mildred Pratt. S9. A1111e Gree11 (Mildred Willis, 1..a1t·rr11ce, Died about 1825. Kentucky; Alabama. Joh11): 187. William. Born Feb. 28, 1752. Married, J90 THE W' ASHINGTOS FAMILY

1782, Jane Riley Elliott. DicJ ~tirch 6, 217. Anne. Born No,·. 10, 1761. Mirricd \l'il­ 1810. South Carolina. This \\'3S the C;t\·­ liam Thompson. ilr)· leader made: famous at Cowpens. 2 J8. T ownscnd. Born Feb. 20, 1764. 188. Baile,-.. Born Dec. 12, 17S4. !\IJrri"·'-' 2 I 9. Lund. Born Sept. 2 S, 1767. ~larrieJ, Feb.

Euphan ~'allicc. 11, 179 l, Susannah ~fonroc GrJ,·son.• Died 189. John. Born May 2S, I 7S 6. 18 S3. 190. l\far,· Buder. Born 1760. 1'tarri<.·d. I i80, • 86. TIJ

192. Hcnr,·.• Born Oct. 26, 1760. 222-123. Thomas Alusc. ~'illian1. 19 3. Anne. Born about 1761. ~IJrricd. Iunc.: 9 /. Job11 ( Rob,·rl, Johu. l..t11t r,·11cc-): 22. 1780, Thomas Hun~crforJ. 194. Nithanicl. Born Oct. 17, 1764. 214. ~'illi3m Hcnrv.. 19S. Mary. Born June 17, 1769. 2 2 S. Thomas l..und. Born 177 2. ~l.1rri'-·d S.1rJh 196. Bu tier. Died bcf ore May 1, 1817. --. Died April 30, 1819. 226. Nanc,· Constantia. ~farricJ.. ~IJr.,:h 7, 197-202. Betty, John, Bailey. l..awrcncc, ?\lilJ.-~J. • Williim. 179 3. Andrew Balmiin. 227. Sarah. Married -- Harper. Fn·Ttt GENERATION oi: LA,·R1:sc:1: .228. Robert Townsend. PrcdcccJs.:,f hi\ f.ulu.·r. ii. ,\far_l T. ✓\sb/011 (/ob11, Job11, l..11u·n•11,·,·): 229. Louisa Fossakcr. .2 .\0. John Terrett. 203. John Ashton. Married Elizibcth Jack- 2.\1. Robert Pitt. Born 1795. l)ic«.f l)c.:. ;, son ( ?) . 1820. i9. l .11u·r,·11cr ( Joh,,, /ob11. lall·r,:11c,:): 2 32. George. 204. George. Born Jan. 4, 1758. Died young. Fn-Tu GEst::RATION o..- Jot1s 01: Sl'RRY 20S. Frances Townsend. Born Aug. 18, 1767. Married, (1st) March 31, 1786, Thornton 9 ; • / os,: pl, ( Gror.,r, Richard, Job11) : \Vashington ( 13 8) ; (2nd) Griffin Stith. 2 3 3. Joseph. Born July 8, 1770. 1\1:arried, 206. Lawrence. Died April 6, 1809. March 12, 1812, Mary ChathJn1. l)icJ 207. Nccdh2m Langhorne. Married Sarah Ash- Nov. 28, I 848. Tennessee. ton Alexander. Died before April 20, 234. Lucy. Born March 19, 1781. 1'farricd, 183 S. Nov. 6, 1800. Ethelbert Carr ~, illi:an1s. 208. Sally. Married, Aug. 1796, Robert Bolling. Died April 29, 18 3 S. Tennessee. 209. Ann. Married John Stith. Died 1824. 9-1. 1·/xn11as ( Tho111as, Richard. Joh11): 210. Mary A. Married Robert Stith. 2 3 S. Thomas. Married Janet Lo-.'c. T cnncssec. BZ. Fli:abrlb &·rr_,- (/oh,,. Joh,,, l.11u·rr11c,·): 95. (/a111,:s, 211. Washington Berry. Married Alice Taylor. Nicbolso11 RicbarJ. Joh11): Kentucky. 236. Richard. Born 1790. Married, June 12, 212. Mildred Berry. Married, Dec. 26, 1779. 1817, Mary Wright. Died March 1867. Thornton Washington ( 138). Died before 96. Tho111as La11it·r (l:li:abrlb IA11icr, Richart!, 1786. Joh11): 213. John Berry. 237. \Villiam Lanier. Born about 1736. J\lar­ 214. Lawrence Berry. ried Martha --. Died before June 28, 85. Rob,·rl cro":11sc11J, Joh11, IA1t·rr11c,:): 1802. 21 S. Thomas. Born Sept. S, I 7S 8. Married 97. Sa111 pso11 l...auil'r ( F..li:ab,•//, /,,a11icr, Richard Sarah -- (?) •• Job11): 216. William Strother. Born April 20, 1760. 238. Rebecca Lanier. Born Dec. 16, 1744. THE FA~ULY IS AMERICA S9J

l.1arried, 1760, \t' ahon Harris. Died 1820. 2 S8. Alexander . Born March S, 180 S. Georgia. Died 1876. Texas. 2 39. Ann Chamberlin Lanier. Married ( 1st) 2 S9. Mary Herbert. Born Sept. 2 S, 1808. Mar­ \t' illiam Moore:: (2nd) Vaughn. ried Abner George Alexander Beazley. North C3rolina. Died 1870. ?\fississippi; Texas. ~-10. \X'inif red Chamberlin Lanier. ~farrieJ IOi. Milclrc·J Tbruck111ur/u11 (War,u·r, Jub11. Drury Ledbetter. IA1t·r,·11c,·, Job,,) : 'JS. J:li:ab,·lh (~ro.fl (l:li:db,·lb l.'111i,·r, RicharJ, 260. Warner \t' ashing ton Throckmorton. Born Job11) : Feb. 1792. Married Susan Llewellyn. Died 1-11. Eliz3bcth Lanier Croft. Born before 1760. 18 S S. ~,est \' irginia. ~f arric:d, ( 1st) ~foSt~ Ingram: (2nd) Gray 261. Hannah Fairfax Throckmorton. Born Ed\\'3rds. Died April 11, 18 34. Tc:nncw.-e. March 12, 179 3. Married, John Cruger ~-11. \X' ashin~ton Croft. Born 1760. ~f3rricJ, \l'ormelcy. Died Aug. 29, 18 S 2. Ten­ (),t. 22, 1792, Mary Tillman. Died 1844. nessee. Tenn"-~· 262. Catherine R. Throckmorton. Born 1796. '19. l,,11111,-I l.1111i,·r (1:li:abclh IA11icr, Richard, Married \t'illiam Dickerson. Tennessee. f ,,b,, > : 263. Mathew Reade Throckmorton. Born Au~. 2-1.\. ?\L1rthJ Lanier. Married John S. FJgan. I, 1802. Married Frances Everhart. Tennessee. /08. l/111111ab Fair/a\' Wbilit1.r. (\f1ar11rr, /ob11. S1x·1 u Ga sr.RATtos o..- Jo11s 01: \l'i:s..-~10Rt.l.ANU l-111,·rr11cr, /0/,11): /06. U'' ar11,·r ( War11rr,. Job11, /.,all·rc11cr, Job,,): 264. Beverley Whiting. Born 1788. Died young. 144. 'W' arner. Born Dec. 7, 1771. 26 S. Warner Whiting. Born Dec. 1790. Died 14 5. John ~'hiting. Born Oct. 4, 177 3. Mar­ 1840. Alabama. ried Fanny Baylor. Kentucky. 266. Anne Beverie)' Whiting. Born Sept. 1792. 246. Francl-s. Born April 30, 1775. Married Died 1870. \X' illiam Snickers. Died 1810. 267. Louisa Washington Whiting. Born Jan. 1-li. Emily. Born May 8, 1778. Died about 179 5. Married Henry Washington ( 249). 1795. 268. Harriet Thacker Whiting. Born Sept. 248. Sydney. Born May 31, 1780. Died about 1797. Died 187 3. 1800. 269. Hannah Fairfax Whiting. Born Dec. 1799. 249. Jienry. Born March 8, 1782. Married, Married Perrin Washing ton ( 2 S2) . ~far I s, 181 5, Louisa Washington Whit­ 270. Peter Beverley Whiting. Born 1802. Ala­ ing { 267). Died 18 S2. Alabama; Virginia. bama. 250. Francis Whiting. Born June 18, 1784. 271. Mary Blair Whiting. Born 1804. Died ~farried -- Hall. Kentucky. 1828. 25 I. Beverley. Born Aug. 25, 1786. 272. Louisa Skaife Whiting. Born 1807. 2 5 2. Perrin. Born Feb. 7, 1790. Married Han­ 109. Callxri11e Nelso11 (.Warner. John Lau·rencr, nah Fairfax Whiting(269). Died 18S7. John): District of Columbia. 273. Philip Thomas Nelson. Born Nov. 6, 1790. 2 5 3. Reade. Born May 18, 1796. Married, Died about i 8 i 0. about 1829, -- Crawford. Pennsylvania. 274. Lucinda Nelson. Born May 18, I 792. Mar­ :? 54. Thacker. Born Dec. S, 1797. Died young. ried Thacker Washington. Died Aug. 26, 1 i 5. Elizabeth Warner. Born Sept. 28, 1800. 2 S6. Fairfax. Born March 30, 1802. Married 1863. ( I st) Emily Whiting; (2nd) Jan. 19. 275. Hannah Fairfax Nelson. Born Nov. 18, 1838, Sarah J. Richards. Died Jan. 23, 1793. Died 1805. West Virginia. (28), 1883. Mississippi. 276. Louisa Washington Nelson. Born Aug. 20, 257. William Herbert. Born May 30, 1803. 1796. Married, Nov. 17, 1814, David Married Louisa Whiting. Meade. Died Feb. 1838. THE WASHINGTON FA~tlLl"

277. George ~'ashington Nelson. Born 1798. 12 j. W illit1111 A11 ..,11sli11t· ( l'\11 ..,11sli11t, A11g11sli11t, Died about 1830. f.411·r,·11cr, Jobu): 278. Elizabeth Cary Nelson. Born May 1800. 300. Augustine. Born about 1778. Died about Married Alben Turner. Died Feb. 2, 1871. 1798. 279. Geraldine Nelson. Born 1802. Died Sept. 301. Corbin Aylett. Born 1780. Died young. 1828. 302. Hannah Bushrod. Born 1782. Died young. 280. Anne Fairfax Nel§On. Born l 80S. Died 303. Bushrod. Born April 4, 178 S. ~tarried young. Hcnriett3 Bry;in Spots\\'ood ( 296). Died 112. Fair/11.\ (Wt1r11,·r, Jobu, J.4111·r,·11cc-, Jobu): 1830 (1831). 304. Anne Aylett. Born 1787. ~t1rrieJ \~·it­ 281. \l'illiam Armistead. Born about l 80S. li3m Robin§On. 282. Warner. JOS. Gt.-orgc Corbin. Born Aug. 20, 1789. ~tar­ 283. Marv. 4 ried, Sept. 1. 1807, Eliza Ridgeley Beall. 284. Anne Olive. Born about 1812. Died July 17. 18 S4. ~1aryl3nd, District of 28 S. Fairfax. Born about 181 S. Columbia. His great-grandson, \X'illiam 286. Virginia. Born about 1820. Lanier \X' ashington, is the hereditary repre­ 11 i. Wbili11,r. ( \f'aruc-r, Job,,. /,111l·r,·11c,·. Job11): scn tJt i,·e of Gen. George \X' ashin~ton in the 287. Charles J-fenrv.. Born about I SOS. Mar- Cincinnati. ried Mary Kelly. 306. Lawrence. Born Aug. 20, 1789. 288. Jane lewis. Born 1808. ~tarried David 307. S.;1rah Tayloe. Born April 14, 1800. ~f3r­ Walker. Arkansas. ried. Oct. 20 ( 26). I 819, Lawrence \X' a\h­ 289. Lucy Eli1.abcth. Atarried .Mat thew Leifer ington. Died Dec. 20, 18 86. Her hu~­ (?). band, born Feb. 16, 1791 ( 1790), died March I S, 187 5. wa~ a son of Henrv ( 41 S ) . 112. 1\111,e Ash/011 ( 1\11g11sli11,·, i\11 ..'l.llsli,,,., l.A1t·­ . 308. ~'illiam Augustine. Born Aug. 30, 1804. re11ce, Job11): Married Julia Bayard. Died Jan. 26, 1830. 290. Sarah Ashton. Born 1769 ( 176 s). Mar­ ried, Oct. 16, 1788, Nicholas Fitzhugh. lli. Fi,·ldi11.'.!. /.,t•rt-is (B,·lly l .. ctt'is, 1\11.,11sli11,·. Died Nov. 1820. Their grandson Nicholas J,1111.·rc-11cc, Jo/,11): Fitzhugh married Laur;i Shrewsbury, 309. Elizabeth Alexander Lewis. Born 1772. daughter of Laura A. (Parks) Shrews­ Married, 178 8, Alexander Eliot Spots­ bury ( 147). wood ( 291). DicJ 1836.. Kentucky. 3 I 0. Charles Lewis. Born Nov. 1 S, 177 S. Mar­ 12 J. Fli:abelh Spolsu·ood ( ✓\11x11sli11,·, 1\11.~11sli11e, l..a1t·re11ce, /oht1): ried, 1819, Jane Davidson. Died Aug. 9, 1829. 291. Alexander Eliot Spotswood. Born Dec. I, 3 1 I. Robert Lewis. Born 1782. 1769. Married, 1788, Elizabeth Alexander 312. Catherine Lewis. Born 178 S. A-tarried H. lewis( 309). Died 1840. Kentucky. C. Dale. 292. George Spotswood. 313. Lucinda Lewis. Born 1787. Married Stet­ Married Lucy Spotswood. son Foote. 29 3. John Spotswood. Married Sally Rowzie. 3 14. Nancy Lewis. Born 1790. Married 294= William Spotswood. Thomlj D~vidwn. 29 S. Anne Spotswood. Married, March 14, 1797, I ;o. Gror,(!r (Washi11xlo11) Leu·is (Bell)' l..eu·is, Baldwin Taliaferro. Tennessee. A11x11sli11e, Lau·re,,cr, Joh11): 296. Henrietta Bryan Spotswood. Married 31 S. Samuel Lewis. Born Nov. 11, 1780. Mar­ ( 303). ried, 1806, Sarah Attaway Miller. Died 297. Elizabeth Spotswood. Married -- Page. Nov. 28, 1842. 298. Mary Randolph Spotswood. Married Fran­ 316. Mary Willis Lewis. Born June 24, 1782. cis Taliaferro Brooke. Married, Nov. 1800, Byrd Charles Wil­ 299. Martha Spotswood. lis ( 165). Died Oct. 7, 1834. THE FAMILY IS AMERICA S93

317. Daingerfield Lewis. Born July 14, 178S. Married, June 27, 1822, Humphrey Brooke Married Aug. 16, 1807, Lucy Brocken­ Gwathmc)'. Died Ma)' 28, 1888. brough Pratt. Died Sept. 18, 1862. 332. Virginia Lewis. Born Sept. 13, 1806. Mar­ 318. Betty ~,. Lewis. ried, Jan. 6, 182 S, Robert Ammon Here­ ford. Died Aug. 9, 1843. I;-,_ &•//_l 14'·,,i) c:drl,·r (&·IIJ LcH·is, 1\ll,5!.l1Sli11,·. 3 3 3. Howell le\\·is. Born July I 0, I 808. f.41C·rr11cr, Job11): Mar­ ried, Jin. I 4, 18 31, Emily G. Burch. 319. ~faria Ball Carter. Born No,·. 17, 1784. 3 34. John EJ\\·ard lewis. Born No\'. S, 1811. Died Jan. 29, 1823. Married ~fary M. Drinan. ~,est \' irginia. 320. Eleanor Custi4i le\\'is Carter. Born Sept. 3 3 S. Lawrence lewis. Born Dec. IS, 18 I 3. 24, 1800. ~tarried, 182 ;, Henry Bro\\'n. Married, ( I st ) Feb. 14, 184 3, Mary Fer­ 32 I. ()t\\·aranna Carter. Born June 1 S, 1 SOS. gerson; (2nd) A1arch 4, 18 S 3, Mary Emmi ~1arricJ -- Owens. RcvnolJ~.. Missouri . /ii. /.11u·r,·11c,· l.c-1t-is (&·11.l /.,•u·u, /\11,"'11sli11c, 3 .\ 6. Henry Daingerfield Lewis. Born Jan. 14, l.,11,·n•11cc·, Job,,): I 8 I s. Died I 8 s s.

322. Frances Parke l..e\\'is. Born Nov. 17, 1799. I;~- Tbor11/011 (Sa11111cl, 1\11.,11sli11,·, IA11.·r,·11cc. at !\fount \'ernon. !\1arricd April 4, 18:?6, Job11): Edward c;l~>r~c \X' ashin~ton Butler. Died 3 .\7. John Thornton Augustine. Born May 20, June ;o, 1875. l.ouisiani; Mi~si~sippi. J78 3 ( 1782). Married, ( I st) Sept. 2 ( 24), 32.l. l.orcn7o l.c\\'is. Horn ~ov. 13, 1803. ~ar­ 18 I 0, Elizabeth Conrad Bedinger; (2nd) ricd, June 6 ( ~t.1y 1 S ) 11 181711 E~thcr ~laric Sarah Rutherford. Died Oct. 7, 1841. His Coxe. Died Aug. 27, I 847. ~randson11 Thornton Augustine Washing­ 324. Mary Eliza Angeli lewis. l~rn April I, ton. of ~1is\<>uri11 is now he2d of the family l 813. Married, July 3011 18 3 S11 Charle~ 1\1. of George ~, ashington's full brothers. Conrad. Louisiana; Mississippi. _,_\8. Samuel. Born 1787. 1\-farricd Kate Town- I;,,. Rober/ l .. c1t-is (B,·11.l J.,c11.1s, 1\11.l!_11sli11c, J.,a11.·­ \CnJ \X' ashington. Died 1867. Ohio; rc11cr, Job11): Kentucky. 32 5. Judith Carter lewis. Born Oct. 4, 1794. 1-1-0. <;,•or.~r S!cplor (Sa11111rl, A11.,11sli11r, Lau·­ Married, April 16, 1816, Edward Charles n·11cr, Joh11): McGuire. Died Jan. ( March 26). 18 8 2. ; J9. Samuel \X' alter. Born about 1799. ~1ar­ 326. Betty Burnett Lewis. Born June 21, I 808. ricd11 1820 ( 1822), Louisa Clemson. Died ~tarried, Aug. I, 1826, George ~, ashington 1831. ~'est Virginia. Bassett. Died Dec. 13, 1886. 340. ~'illiam Temple. Born 1800. Married, I Ji. lloll·c/1 /,c1t·is (Belly 1-cu-is, 1\11.~1uli11c, /,a1t·­ 1821, Margaret Calhoun Fletcher. Died rc11cc11 Joh11): 1874. 327. Betty \X' ashington Lewis. Born Oct. 14, 141. l,att·rr11cc 1\11.,11sli11c (Sa11111,·!, A11,v.11sli11r, 1796. Married, Feb. 19, 1818, Joseph J,a1t·rr11cr, Job11): Lovell. "Died Oct. 14, 1796. West Vir­ 341. Robert Wood. Born 1808. Died 1843. ginia; Ohio. West Virginia. 328. Robert Poll.~rd L~wi~= Rorn Oct. 1 Jy !798. 342. Emma Tell. Born 1812. Died Nov. 20, Died Jan. 4, I 8 S3. 1838. 329. George Richard Lewis. Born July 25, 1800. 343. Lawrence Augustine. Born Dec. S, 1813. Married, 1833, Eliza (Bagless) Mclean. Married, Nov. 29, 1839, Martha Dickinson Died Dec. 3, 1843. Missouri. Shrewsbury. Texas. 330. Ellen Jael Lewis. Born Jan. 28, 1802. Mar­ 344. Mary Dorcas. Born 181 S. Died Nov. 1 S, ried, ( 1st) Jan. 21, IR 19, Robert Mc Arney I 8 61. Colorado. Steele; (2nd) Nov. 26, 1843, Spicer Pat­ rick. Died Oct. 4, 18 so. Ohio. 142. Harriot Parks (Sa1n11el, Augustine, Law­ 331. Frances Fielding lewis. Born Feb. 11, 180S. rence, Joh11): S94 THE WASHINGfON FAMILY

34S. Lawrence Augustine Parks. Born 1801. ried, (1st) Frances ~'illiams: ( .?nd) Oct. 6, Died 1822. 1819, Mar)· Thompson Mason. Died May 346. Bushrod Parks. Born 1806. Died 1832. 8, 183S. 347. Laura Angela Parks. Born Nov. 14 ( 1 S) , 363. Charles Burgess Ball. Born Dec. 14, 179 3. 1809. Married, 1827, Samuel Shrcwsbur)'· Married. Jan. 14, 1814. Lucy Throckmor­ Died Jan. 2, 188S. West Virginia. Their ton Potter. Died July 2, 1823. daughter Laura married Nicholas Fitzh~h, 36-1. Frances ~'ashington Ball. Born Aug. 23, a grandson of Sarah Ashton Fitzhugh ( 2 0). 1798. 348. Andrew Parks. Born 1811. Married ar­ 36S. Martha Dandridge Ball. Born Oct. 6, garet Creed. West Virginia. 1799. Married Carlett Gibson. Died 1823.

349. Mar,·• Parks. Born 1813. !ii. Sa1111ttl (Cbarl,·s, 1\11~11sli11,-, l..111e·r,·11c,-, 3 so. John Parks. Born 1816. Married Lucy Job,,): Anderson. 366. Samuel T. Born 1796. :\iarricJ ~'ilhel- ].,-:. c:orbi,, (/ob11 1\11,~11sli11,·, 1\11,~11sli11t·, '4111l·­ mina Hudson. Died after 18-13. Texas. r,·11cr, Jol,11) : 367. Augustine C. Born 1798. 3 SI. Richard Henry lee. Born 1787. Died 368. George F. Born 1800. 1819. 369. Frances A. Born 1805. 3 S2. Bushrod Corbin. Born Dec. 2 S, 1790. / 56. ,.-r1111cis 1·bor11/011 (fra11cis Tbor11/011, Mil­ Married, ( 1st) 1810, Anne Maria Thom­ dred Grr,~ory, L11u·rr11ce, Job11): a.c.ina Blackburn; (2nd) Maria P. Harrison. 370. Mildred Washington Thornton. Born Dec. Died July 28, 18 s 1. 20. 1761. Married Abraham Maury. 3 S 3. John Augustine. Born J 792. Married, 371. Francis Thornton. Mirried Silly Inn~. Nov. 14, 1811, Jane Charlotte Blackburn. 159. Mi/Jrrd Carlrr (Lru·is Willis, Mi/J,,.,I Wil­ Died June 16, 1832. He inherited Mount lis, Lau·rr11ce, Joh,,): Vernon from his uncle Bushrod: and his 372. Lucy . Married John 1\,finor. son John Augustine was the last family owner. /6 ;_ Mar,- Cha,11pr Ballailr (l..ru-ii Willis. Mil­ 3 S4. Mary lee. Born about 179 S. Married, dred Willis, Lau·re11cr, Joh11): 1819, Noblet Herbert. Died before 1829. 373. Maria Willis Battaile. Married Muscoe Gar­ 3 SS. Jane. nett. Thirteen children. 149. c;rorRr A11R11sli11e (Charl<'S, A11,~11sli11e, Lau - 164. Willia111 Cha111pc- Willis (L•uii Willis, Mil- re11cr, John): Jr,·J Willis, Lau·re11ce, Joh11): 3 S6. Anna Maria. Born Ayril 3, 1788. Married, 374. lewis Willis. Married Elizabeth Madison. 1810, Reuben Thornton. Died 1814. 37S. Lucy Willis. Married Armistead Hoomes. JS7. George Fayette. Born Jan. 17, 1790. Mar­ 376. Richard Henry Willis. Born 180 I. Mar­ ried, Nov. 18, 1813, Maria Traner. Died ried, 18 31, Lucy Mary Nalle. Died 1886. Sept. 1867. 377. Henry Willis. Born 1801. Jfl. Charles Augustine. Born Nov. 3, 1791. 378. Jane Bankhead Willis. Born 1803. Mar­ Died when a young man, unmarried. ried Ambrose Madison. Died 18 62. 150. Fra11ccs Ball (Charles, A11g11sli11e, Lau·re11cr. 379. John Whitaker Willis. Married Joh11): (Starke) Boykin. Mississippi. 3 80. William Taliaferro Willis. Married 3 S9. Mary Washington Ball. Born Feb. 17, (Starke) Alston. Mississippi. 17 8 3. Died Aug. 2 7, 17 8 4. 360. Mildred Thornton Ball. Born Oct. 22, 381. Mary Champe Willis. Married Mann Page. 1786. Married, Nov. 26, 1820, William M. 382. Robert Willis. Born about 1810. Married (l~t) Lucy Taliaferro; (2nd) Fanny Lee. Thompson. Died May 5, 18 S4. 361. George Washington Ball. Born March 20, 16;. B_lrd Charl,·s W ii/is ( l.,eu·is w· ii/is, Mildrrd 17 8 9. Died 18 I 5. Willis, uu1re11ce, Joh11): 362. Fayette Ball. Born April 20, 1791. Mar- 383. Anne Carter Willis. Born 1805. Married THE FAt.llLY IN AMElllCA S9S

Oct. 21 ( 24), 1822, to Thomas Hutchinson 399. William Wright. Married Elizabeth --. Botts. Died April 1827. NoTt:: She and I ... 6. M•rlha R.•111111/ ( /t1111rs, l4'1u·rr,u·r, /oh11 the other children of B)·rd Charles Willis Joh,,): :arc :also children of Mary Willis Lewis ( 316) 400. John Randall. Born Feb. 23, 178S. Mar­ :and therefore great grandchildren of Betty ried, June 6, 1821, Sarah Barrot. Died Feb. ~~,;ashing ton) Lewis ( SO) • 18 39. Mar,·land. 384. Ellen Attawa)' Willis. Married, Feb. 23, " 401. Richard R:andall. Born June 2, 1797. Died 18 3 I, Samuel Henry Du \ 7al. Died Dec. April 3, 1867. 26, 187;. Florida. 402. Gc..-orgc Augustine Randall. Born Ma)' 6, l 8 ~. Gc:orge ~, illis. Born June S, 1809. M:ar­ 1799. Died May 31, J87S. ricd, ( I st) Martha P. W. F:auntlcro)' (?) ; 403. ~'illiam Washington Randall. Born Nov. (2nd) Oct. 14, 1841, Sally Innes Smith. 14, 1801. Died June 22, 1872. f'lorid:a. ;86. Achille Murat 'X'illis. Born Oct. IS, 1827. /79. ✓\i/s,·y &,i/,·.l' Gar11rr (/a111t·J, /-1114·r,·11cr, Married, 1846, Florence Edwen:a Ambler. '""'' t '""") : Died April 17, 1908. Oklahoma. 404. James G:arncr. Married, No,·. 16, 1839, 11,t,. Willia111 c;,,.,.,, (1\1111e Gre,·11, Mildr,·J Wil­ Catharine Simpson. lii. /.a,c·r,·11,r, Job11): 18 ;_ (;ror,gr (/ob11, Joh,,, Joh11, Job11): 387. Henry Lewis Green. Born 1807. Married, 40 5. Catharine. Born Jan. 22, 1796. 18 31, Lucy Bird Semple. Died Dec. 16, 406. George. Born Aug. 6, 1798. 188 J. Kentucky; Missouri. 407. John. Born Sept. I 3, 1800. Married, 1:-0. /11111rs Wri_,hl (/ob11 Wri.~bl, Job,, Wri_v_hl, March 7, 1820, Anne Hawes. Died Sept. ✓\1111r W ri.. v.bl, Joh,,): 27, 18f0. 408. Susan E. Knox. Born Oct. 7, 1802. 388. Elizabeth Wright. Married 1783 John 409. Annie. Born Sept. 17, 1804. James. 410. Selma F. C. Born Oct. IS, 1806. 1;- I. Job,, W rixhl ( Joh,, W r(~hl, Joh11 W ri.~bl, 41 I. Dorothea 8. Born Nov. 11, 1808. Married, ,\1111r Wr(v,bl, ]oh11): Aug. 21, 1828, Norborne Elzey Sutton. 389. Agatha Wright. Married -- Elsbur)'· Died Nov. 17, 1844. North Carolina. 412. William. Born March 22, 1810. 390. Amelia Wright. Married -- Martain. 4 J ~- Ely. Born Feb. 8, 18 I 2. North Carolina. 414. Caroline. Born May I S, I 8 J4. 391. Daniel Wright. Married Nancy Young. 185. Lau·re11cc (He11r,·, He11rJ, Job,,, Joh,,): • North Carolina. 392. Frances Wright. Married Gerrard Riley. 41 S. Henry. Born l76S. Married Sarah West North Carolina; Ohio. Ashton. Died May 20, 1812. Fifteen chil­ 393. Lezcbcth Wright. Married Samuel Arnold. dren. Their son William married Sarah North Carolina. Tayloe Washington (307). 194_ Lucretia Wright. Married William Petty,J~. 416. Elizabeth Storke. North Carolina. 417. Catherine. Married, May, 1790, Thomas 395. Nancy Wright. Married Lewis Elliott. Hodge. North Caroiina. 4 i 8. John Storkc. Married, March 21, 17 S J, 396. Sally Wright. Married Ninnian Riley. Frances Hooe. North Carolina. I 86. Hr,,r,· A111.11sli11t' (Bailey, Hr11rJ, Joh,,, 397. Thomas Wright. Married Mary Clanton. Joh11): North Carolina. 419.. John Henry. Married Sarah Ann Joncc.. 398. Willi:am Wright. Married Anna Died 1848. Tennessee. North Carolina. 420. Thomas Pratt. Born 1806. Married, 18 3 6. Ii 4. Willia111 Wrixbt ( Job11 W ri1.h1, Job11 Elizabeth Tate Harrie.. Died 1873. Texas. Wri.'l.bl, A1111c Wright, Joh11): I 87. Willia111 ( Bailr.1', Hr11ry, Joh11, Joh11): t96

421. ~'illiam. Born 178 S. Married Martha Z 11. W asbi,1 ..p_/011 Brrr.l ( FJi:11/,,•//, Berr_l', Jobn, Blake. Died March. 1830. South Caro­ Job11, l..au·re11,·,·): lina. 44 ~. John ~, ashing ton Berry. ~farricd Anne I BB. &,;J,·y (&ileJ, He,,r.l, Jobn, Job11): Tavlor.. Kcntuckv.. 422. Baile,·. Born about 1787. ~tarried Ann 219. l .. 1111d (Rob,·rt, To1e·11s,·11,I. Jub11. I.11u·­ • r,·11c,·) : Matilda lt.-c. Died Aug. 4 ( 14), 18 s4. 423. John ~facrae. Born 1793. Married Fanny -146. Su~an Jean. Born I i9 S. ~tarried. Dec. 3, :\facrae. Died Dec. 2 S, 18 S3. 181 S, E.J\\·ard Sin1n1ons Le\\·is. Died 1829. 424. George. ~farried Cecilie Barron. -147. Lund. Born about I i9-I. Died Aug. 24, 42S-430. ~'illiam, Temple ~fason, Hl·nry, Eli1J­ 1840 ( 1849). beth. Euphan Wallace. James~, allacl·. 448. Peter Gr,yson. Born 1796. ~tarried. Sept. 1. 1822. Margaret ~fcPherson. Died 1872. 190. Mar.l 81111,·r P,•_l/011 ( Bail,·.l, II ,·11r.l, Joh11. 449. \X.illiam Townsend (Thornton). Born Job11) : Feb .• I 802. Died 1826-27 in Greece. 43 I. John Henry Peyton. ~tarried Eli,~ l)cnt Ashton. .? .?o. l:li:,1/,c/ h Rc,·cl ( T bo111a.\, Toll ·11Jc11cl, Job,,. 432. Catherine Storke Peyton. Born July ~o. I .a" re 11cc) : 1786. Married, Dec. 19, 1802, John ~Ion­ 450. John Recd. Born Sept ..\0, 1795. ~tarried, cure C>n ,var. Died ,\ pril I 0, 18 6 i. ~ov. 26, 1822, Kitty ~faria Kelley. Died 4 3 ~. Elizabeth \X' ashington Peyton. ~larricd ~fav,. I 869 . ( I st) Edward Hugh Henry: (2nd) Gc..•orgc S1xT11 Ga:.s1~RAT1os 01- Jous 01- SLTRRY Patterson. 4 34. ~ilr\'.. ~lrried Llwson ~,'he2tlc,·.. ! ; ; . Jo{, ph ( /or.,· ph .. ( ;cor.,c-, Richard, /ob11) : 4 3 S. ~, illiam \X' ashington Peyton. ~t1rried 451. George Augustine. Born ~lay 14. 1815. ~f arv. Mason. ~tarried. June 21. 1849, Jane Smith. Died 436. Jane Elliott Peyton. Born April I 0, 1798. Dec. 4, I 8 9 2. Ten n~S<..'C. ~tarried. Feb. 21, 18 2 I, ~'illiam l·nry I I , • f Chichester. Died May 23, 1880. - lT. l.11c., \\? illia111s ( /os,·pb, (;,•or.~c. Richard, Job,,) : 4 3 7. Margaret. :\farried George Chichester. J9;_ /\1111c H1111g,rrford (/ob11, He11ry, Job11. 45 2. Richard Egbert ~'illiams. l~rn Dec. 29, Job11): 180 S. Married, July 8, 1829, Eliza Reed 438. Thomas Hungerford. Payne. Died Mar 3 .. 187 3. ~1issouri; Gli­ fornia. 439. John ~'ashington Hungerford. Born Oct. 25, 1787. Married, No,·. 19, 1810, Sophia -' ,.. )- . T bo111c1s ( 1·bo111as, T bo111a.~, Richard, /0/,11) : Muse. Died Nov. 28, 18 50. 45 3. Gilbert Gray Washington. Born 178 S. 440. Henry Hungerford. Born Nov. 1 S, 1789. Married 182 S, Elizabeth Wharton. Died Married ( 1st) Amelia Spence: (2nd) Sept. 184 S. Tennessee. I I. 18 34, Mary Ann Spence. Died April 29, 1866. -''6, . Richard (Nicbolso11, /a111rs, RicbarJ, Job,,): 441. William Hungerford. Died June 11, 1813. 454. James Augustus. Born 1832. ~,tarried, SIXTH GESERATION 01: LAWRENCE I 8 s4, \' irginia Pope. Died Feb. 1 I. 1911. 20 J. JolJ11 Ashto11 (Ma,,· T. Ashto11, John, Joh11, North Caroiina. Lau·re11ce) : 2;7_ Willia111 l..a11ier (Tbo111as /.,a11ier, Eli:abrlb 442. Charles Henry Ashton. Born Jan. 3, 1773. La11irr, Richard, ]ob11): Married Drucilla Johnson. Died Sept. 17, 45 5. Robert Lanier. Born June 30, 1763. Mar­ 1849. ried, April S, 179 2, Edith Pearce. Died 20i. Needha111 Ltz11Rhor11e (Lau,re11ce, Joh11, Joh,1, Lau·rence) : May 21, 1828. North Carolina. 443. Jane Wray. 2 J 8. Rebecca Harris (Sa111 pso11 La11ier, Eli:abrlh 444. Needham Langhorne. Lanier, Richard, /oh11): THE FAMILY IN AMElllCA J97

4S6. Jeptha Vining Harris. Born April 27, 1782. 4 S8. Elizabeth G. Ingram. Married, Oct. 2 S, ~tarried, Oct. 11, 1804, Sarah Hunt. Died 1802, J~ W estmorcland. Tennessee. June 17, 18 S6. Georgia. 4S9. Martha Edwards. Born Jul)· 12, 1791. Married, Dec. 8, 1807, Henry Scales. Died 2J9. "''"' Cba111b,·rli11 Moor,· (Sti111J,so11 L.1111irr, April 16, 1863. Tcnnmee. f'Ji:abrlb l..a11ic·r, Ric·IMrJ, Joh11): 460. Nancy Edwards. Born Aug. 14. 1802. 4S7. \t'illiam Moore. Born July 3, 1773. Mar­ Married, No,·. 1818, Isaac Mason. Died

ried, Dec. 31, 179S, Am\'• l\fartin. Died Oct. 18, 18 S6. T ennessce . Sept. 3, 1829. ~orth Carolina. 2-12. Wasbi11t1.}011 Crof I ( FJi:abelh Cro/1. Fli:a­ 2-11. FJi:ab,·lb l.'111i,·r I 11,,ra111-J:J ll ·arJs ( fJi:a­ /,,•/h L.a11i,·r. Richard, Joh11): b,·lb Cro/ I, I:li:ab,·lb L.a11i,·r. Ricbarcl, 461. Susan Croft. Married Hartwell Jones Job11): Bump:iss. T cnncssce.