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| Name |
John Washington |
| Prefix |
Colonel |
| Birth |
Dec 1631 |
Purleigh, Essex, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
1677 |
Washington Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia, British America |
| Notes |
- «b»http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Washington
John Washington«/b» (c. 1631-1677) was an «u»English «/u» «u»Virginia «/u» planter and «u»politician «/u». He was the immigrant ancestor and «u»great-grandfather «/u» of «u»George Washington «/u», «u»first president «/u» of the «u»United States of America «/u».
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Early life and family
«/b»Washington, son of «u»Lawrence «/u» and Amphillis Twigden, was born in «u»Purleigh «/u», «u»Essex «/u», «u»England «/u» around 1631 and emigrated to the «u»Colony of Virginia «/u» in 1656. He had been second officer on a merchant ship that foundered in the «u»Potomac River «/u», but left after the ship was refloated.«u»[1]
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«b»Arriving in the Colony of Virginia
«/b»He first came to Virginia in 1656 and stayed at the house of Col. Nathaniel Pope, at the age of twenty-five he fell in love with the daughter of his host, Anne Pope. Washington married Anne Pope, daughter of «u»plantation «/u» owner Nathaniel Pope, in 1658 and had three children, Laurence Washington, John Washington and Anne Washington. Their wedding gift from Pope consisted of 700 acres (2.8 km«sup»2«/sup») on Mattox Creek in «u»Westmoreland County «/u» of «u»Virginia «/u»'s «u»Northern Neck «/u».«u»[1]
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Washington became a successful planter. He served in the Virginia «u»House of Burgesses «/u».«u»[1]«/u» During the events leading to «u»Bacon's Rebellion «/u», he was appointed a Colonel in the Virginia militia and led a company of men to back a group of Marylanders during a supposed parley. Six chiefs of various tribes were killed, and retaliations increased.«u»[2]«/u» He was criticized for this by «u»William Berkeley «/u», but received popular support.«u»[3]
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The local parish of the «u»Anglican Church «/u» (the established church in Virginia, and thereby a tax district of the county) was changed to Washington in his honor.«u»[1]
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He is buried along with his wife at the George Washington Birthplace National Monument in Colonial Beach, Westmoreland County Virginia. His vault is the largest in the small family burial plot.
«b»Family
«/b»Children with Anne Pope.
«tab»«u»Lawrence Washington «/u» 1659,
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«tab»John Washington II 1661,
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«tab»Anne Washington 1662.
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«b»References
1.«/b» ^ «u»«b»«i»«sup»a«/u»«/b»«/i»«/sup» «u»«b»«i»«sup»b«/u»«/b»«/i»«/sup» «u»«b»«i»«sup»c«/u»«/b»«/i»«/sup» «u»«b»«i»«sup»d«/u»«/b»«/i»«/sup» Irvin Haas (1992). «u»Historic Homes of the American Presidents <http://books.google.com/books?id=p8RBlp8bNpwC>«/u». Courier Dover Publications. «u»ISBN «/u» «u»0486267512 «/u». «u»<http://books.google.com/books?id=p8RBlp8bNpwC>«/u».
«u»«b»2. ^«/u»«/b» Abby Sage Richardson (1875). «u»The History of Our Country: From Its Discovery by Columbus to the Celebration of the Centennial Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence <http://books.google.com/books?id=fRQOAAAAIAAJ>«/u». «u»H. O. Houghton and Company «/u». «u»<http://books.google.com/books?id=fRQOAAAAIAAJ>«/u».
«u»«b»3. ^«/u»«/b» «u»Henry Cabot Lodge «/u» (1917). «u»George Washington <http://books.google.com/books?id=atR5HHm8PawC>«/u». «u»Houghton Mifflin «/u». «u»<http://books.google.com/books?id=atR5HHm8PawC>«/u».
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| Person ID |
I62194 |
Glenn Cook Family |
| Last Modified |
18 Jan 2010 |
| Family 1 |
Anne Pope d. Yes, date unknown |
| Children |
| | 1. Capt. Laurence Washington, b. Sep 1659, Bridges Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia. d. Feb 1698, Warner Hall, Gloucester County, Virginia. (Age ~ 38 years) |
| | 2. John II Washington d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 3. Anne Washington, b. Abt 1 Sep 1659, Lower Macadoc, Westmoreland County, , Virginia d. 11 Mar 1695, Hamilton Parish, Westmoreland County, , Virginia (Age ~ 35 years) |
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| Family ID |
F551618024 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
18 Jan 2010 |
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