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Many descendants of George Washington's immediate family and cousins are members of the National Society of Washington Family Descendants, Inc. Incorporated in the State of Virginia, members of this Society have to submit documentation to prove legal descent. There are over 1400 registered members of this Society to date. [36]
By his father's will, John Augustine Washington inherited 700 acres (2.8 km 2) at the "head of Maddox" (Mattox Creek is a navigable tributary of the Potomac River) in Westmoreland County, which had been the first land the Washington family had owned in Virginia [5] and on Bridges Creek (that become the George Washington Birthplace National Monument long after his death).
Elizabeth Washington Lewis (June 20, 1733 – March 31, 1797), also known as Betty Lewis, was the younger sister of George Washington and the only one of his three sisters that survived childhood. [ 1 ]
By comparing the descendant’s pristine DNA with degraded, centuries-old DNA in bone fragments, the scientists uncovered clues about long-lost identities and connections in the Washington family ...
George Washington Parke Custis (April 30, 1781 – October 10, 1857) was an American antiquarian, author, playwright, and plantation owner. He was a veteran of the War of 1812. His father, John Parke Custis served in the American Revolution with then-General George Washington.
Nancy Carter Quander, one of the daughters of George Washington's slave Suckey Bay and by virtue a slave herself, married Charles Quander [1] of Maryland following her release to freedom. She was a spinner and landscaper ; records have been found and kept of her work on the Mount Vernon grounds. [ 9 ]
The Washington family is a prominent political family in the history of the United States. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
The Washington Family by Edward Savage is a life-sized group portrait of the Washington family, including U.S. President George Washington, First Lady Martha Washington, two of her grandchildren and a black servant, most likely an enslaved man whose identity was not recorded. [1] [2] The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., presently ...
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