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John Washington

Birth
King George County, Virginia, USA
Death
24 Apr 1712 (aged 41)
King George County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Owens, King George County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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John Washington (son of Lawrence), was born April 2, 1671 in King George County (then Stafford County). In a letter (printed in Waters' Gleanings) from him to his half sister, Mrs. Mary Gibson, of Hawnes, Bedfordshire, dated June 22, 1697, he says "I have a kind and loving wife by whom I have had three sons and a daughter, of which I have buried my daughter and one son... Direct yours to me in Stafford County on Potomack River in Virginia."

John Washington married, March 15, 1692, Mary, daughter of Robert Townshend, of Stafford County, and granddaughter of Richard Townshend Esq., of York County, member of the Council (see this Magazine XXII, 313, and Hayden's Virginia Genealogies, 732 and note). Lawrence Washington, son of Col. John Washington, the emigrant, in his will, dated March 11, 1697-8 made his "Cozen John Washington of Stafford" his executor and made bequests to said John and his (John's) eldest son Lawrence.

Issue:
3. Lawrence*, died without issue (Conway-Ashton)
4. John*
5. Robert
6. Townshend
7. Mary Townshend, married Burdet Ashton, of "Round Hill," Westmoreland Co. (Conway-Ash- ton, and Lund Washington, Sr. accounts) father of John Ashton, of "Round Kill," and grandfather of Charles Henry Ashton, who in 1843, in his 70th year helped to prepare the account of the Washington family.

John Washington (son of Lawrence), was born April 2, 1671 in King George County (then Stafford County). In a letter (printed in Waters' Gleanings) from him to his half sister, Mrs. Mary Gibson, of Hawnes, Bedfordshire, dated June 22, 1697, he says "I have a kind and loving wife by whom I have had three sons and a daughter, of which I have buried my daughter and one son... Direct yours to me in Stafford County on Potomack River in Virginia."

John Washington married, March 15, 1692, Mary, daughter of Robert Townshend, of Stafford County, and granddaughter of Richard Townshend Esq., of York County, member of the Council (see this Magazine XXII, 313, and Hayden's Virginia Genealogies, 732 and note). Lawrence Washington, son of Col. John Washington, the emigrant, in his will, dated March 11, 1697-8 made his "Cozen John Washington of Stafford" his executor and made bequests to said John and his (John's) eldest son Lawrence.

Issue:
3. Lawrence*, died without issue (Conway-Ashton)
4. John*
5. Robert
6. Townshend
7. Mary Townshend, married Burdet Ashton, of "Round Hill," Westmoreland Co. (Conway-Ash- ton, and Lund Washington, Sr. accounts) father of John Ashton, of "Round Kill," and grandfather of Charles Henry Ashton, who in 1843, in his 70th year helped to prepare the account of the Washington family.

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  • Added: Dec 11, 2016
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173763385/john-washington: accessed ), memorial page for John Washington (2 Apr 1671–24 Apr 1712), Find a Grave Memorial ID 173763385, citing Saint Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery, Owens, King George County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by TTallent (contributor 48972303).