In the early 14th century, Robert de Washington, a descendant of William de Wessyngton, settled in Warton, Lancashire. Lawrence Washington, a descendant of Robert, moved from Warton to Northamptonshire in 1529, where he became a prosperous wool merchant.[10] He acquired Sulgrave Manor, formerly owned by St Andrew's Priory, Northampton, during the dissolution of the monasteries and constructed a new manor house there.[13] Sulgrave Manor was completed in 1560 and remained in the Washington family until 1610.[10]
John Washington married Anne Pope in 1658 and had the following children: Lawrence Washington (the paternal grandfather of President George Washington), John Washington Jr. and Anne Washington.[18] There were two additional children, names unknown, mentioned as deceased when he wrote his will on September 21, 1675.[2][18][19] Anne Pope was the daughter of Englishman Nathaniel Pope and Lucy Fox.[20]
Lawrence died at age 38 in February 1698 at Warner Hall, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, in the same year his daughter was born.
Following his death, Mildred Warner Washington married George Gale, who moved the family to Whitehaven, England, where Mildred died in 1701 aged 30 following a difficult childbirth.[23][24]
The Washington family owned land (on the banks of the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia) since the time of Augustine's grandfather John Washington in 1674. Around 1734, Augustine brought his second wife Mary and children to the plantation called Little Hunting Creek when George was about two years old. Augustine began on an expansion of the family home that continued under their son George, who began leasing the Mount Vernon estate in 1754, becoming its sole owner in 1761.[28]
George Washington was born on February 22, 1732, at Popes Creek, Virginia, British America and the oldest of six children to Augustine and Mary Washington. He became an American political leader, military general and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Washington died December 14, 1799, age 67, at Mount Vernon, the family's estate in Virginia.[29] Washington had no biological children. His wife Martha Dandridge had four children from her first marriage to Daniel Parke Custis. These stepchildren were Daniel Custis (1751–1754), Frances Custis (1753–1757), John "Jacky" Parke Custis (1754–1781) and Martha "Patsy" Parke Custis (1756–1773).[30]
Betty Washington
Samuel Washington
Charles Washington
Elizabeth "Betty" Washington (1733–1797), younger sister of George Washington, was the only sister to live to adulthood. She was born in Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia.
Mildred Washington (1739–1740) youngest daughter and child
Fifth generation
Bushrod Washington (1762–1829), son of John Augustine Washington and Hannah Bushrod, was a politician and nephew of George Washington.
Bushrod Washington
Modern era
Some of the closest-living relatives of George Washington are Paul Emery Washington (1926–2014) and his sons Rich Washington, Bill Washington and another unnamed son[33] who lived in San Antonio, Texas.[34] They are among 8,000 other living relatives of George Washington through his younger brothers, Samuel Washington (1734–1781) and John Augustine Washington (1736–1787).[35]
The design (three red stars over two horizontal red bars on a white field) has been used since 1938 as the basis for the coat of arms and flag of the District of Columbia. It is also found on the Purple Heart.
Adopted
by 14th century, by the Washington who had possession of Washington Old Hall, County Durham, England.