Wife Colonel John Washington
Frances was the daughter of Doctor Thomas Gerrard and Susanna Snow. Frances inherited large land patents from each of her husbands, becoming the wealthiest lady living on the Potomac in the 17th century. Her husbands were Colonel Valentine Peyton, died 1665, Captain John Appleton, died 1676, Colonel Thomas Speke, Captain William Hardidge and Colonel John Washington, the great grandfather of George Washington.
A great granddaughter of John Washington married, 1743, William Hardidge, then, Augustine Washington, a brother of George Washington.
Frances and Colonel Washington lived at the Washington Plantation "Bridges Creek Farm" until Washington's death the following year. Therefore, Frances Gerrard was a step-grandmother of President George Washington on the Washington side, and blood great grandmother of Anne Aylett, wife of President George Washington's half brother, Augustine Washington, Jr. After his death she married Captain William Hardidge and lived at Nominy plantation, where two generations later, George Washington was a frequent visitor.
Wife Colonel John Washington
Frances was the daughter of Doctor Thomas Gerrard and Susanna Snow. Frances inherited large land patents from each of her husbands, becoming the wealthiest lady living on the Potomac in the 17th century. Her husbands were Colonel Valentine Peyton, died 1665, Captain John Appleton, died 1676, Colonel Thomas Speke, Captain William Hardidge and Colonel John Washington, the great grandfather of George Washington.
A great granddaughter of John Washington married, 1743, William Hardidge, then, Augustine Washington, a brother of George Washington.
Frances and Colonel Washington lived at the Washington Plantation "Bridges Creek Farm" until Washington's death the following year. Therefore, Frances Gerrard was a step-grandmother of President George Washington on the Washington side, and blood great grandmother of Anne Aylett, wife of President George Washington's half brother, Augustine Washington, Jr. After his death she married Captain William Hardidge and lived at Nominy plantation, where two generations later, George Washington was a frequent visitor.
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