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Mary Washington (née Ball; c. 1707–1709 – () August 25, 1789) was an American planter best known for being the mother of the first president of the United States, George Washington. The second wife of Augustine Washington, she became a prominent member of the Washington family.
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Four months later, Mary Ball Washington died on August 26, 1789, at the age of eighty-one and was buried a few paces from Meditation Rock. Mother of George Washington. The Belle of Epping Forest was born in 1708 or 1709 in Lancaster County, Virginia to a well-to-do family.
Mary Ball Washington was George Washington's mother. Limited information about Mary and her personal life has survived, although the historical record shows that she shared a complex and oftentimes strained relationship with her son.
Mary Ball Washington was born as Mary Ball in 1708 in Lancaster County, Virginia, British America. She was the only child of Joseph Ball and his second wife, the widow Mary Johnson [1]. Mary Ball met Augustine Washington and they married in 1730.
Mary Washington Ball was the wife of Augustine Washington, a planter in Virginia, famous for being the mother of George Washington, the first President of the United States.
Read about Mary Ball Washington's long struggle with breast cancer and Washington's handling of his mother's death. Learn more.
George Washington. Mary Ball Washington was neither a villain nor a saint—but rather an exceptionally strong and resilient woman, a single mother who raised five children and...
In Mary Ball Washington, New York Times bestselling author Craig Shirley uncovers startling details about the inner workings of the Washington family. He vividly brings to life a resilient widow who singlehandedly raised six children and ran a large farm at a time when most women’s duties were relegated to household matters.
Mary Ball Washington —once described by her son’s biographers as a pious, self-sacrificing widow raising five children under difficult circumstances—has come more recently to be seen as selfish, cold, and determined to thwart her son’s ambitions.