Betty Washington Lewis

Betty Washington Lewis
Born	June 20, 1733(1733-06-20) Westmoreland County, Virginia
Died	March 31, 1797(1797-03-31) (aged 63) Culpeper, Virginia
Spouse	Fielding Lewis

Betty Washington Lewis (June 20, 1733 – March 31, 1797) was the younger sister of George Washington and the only sister to live to adulthood. She was the first daughter of Augustine Washington and Mary Ball Washington. She is considered a "founding mother" of America.^[1]

She was born Elizabeth Washington in Westmoreland County, Virginia and married Fielding Lewis in 1750. Their children included Lawrence Lewis, who married Eleanor Parke Custis, a granddaughter of Martha Washington, and Robert Lewis. They built a house in Fredericksburg, Kenmore House, in 1752. In later life, she stayed close with her mother. Eventually, after Fielding died, she moved in with her. She died in 1797 while visiting her daughter, Betty Lewis Carter, at the Western View Plantation in Culpeper, Virginia, and is buried there.

She and her husband are commemorated with street names in the nearby Ferry Farm subdivision (Fielding Circle and Betty Lewis Drive).

Ancestry

Ancestors of Betty Washington Lewis

16. Lawrence Washington

8. John Washington

17. Amphyllis Twigden

4. Lawrence Washington

18. Nathaniel Pope

9. Anne Pope

19. Lucy (Luce) Fox

2. Augustine Washington

20. Augustine Warner

10. Augustine Warner, Jr.

21. Mary Towneley

5. Mildred Warner

22. George Reade

11. Mildred Read

23. Elizabeth Martian (Martiau)

1. Betty Washington Lewis

24. William Ball

12. William Ball

25. Dorothy Tuttle

6. Joseph Ball

26. Thomas Atherold

13. Hannah Atherold

27. Mary Harvey

3. Mary Ball

28. Peter Montague

14. Peter Montague

29. Cicely Matthews

7. Mary Montague

30. Meindert Doodes

15. Mary Doodes

31.Mary Garrett (or Geret)

References

^ Harry Clinton Green and Mary Wolcott Green, The Pioneer Mothers of America, pages 72 through 78 (1912: G.P. Putnam's sons), found at Google books. Accessed February 19, 2008.

External links

Pamela Gould, George W., sister, have birthday tea, The Free Lance-Star, February 18, 2008, found at Fredericksburg.com news site. Accessed February 19, 2008.
Historical marker

The Washington family

First generation	Lawrence Washington (1602–1653)

Second generation	John Washington

Third generation	Lawrence Washington (1659–1698)

Fourth generation	Augustine Washington

Fifth generation	Lawrence Washington (1718–1752) • Augustine Washington, Jr. • George Washington • Betty Washington Lewis • Samuel Washington • John Augustine Washington • Charles Washington

Sixth generation	William Washington • Thornton Washington • Bushrod Washington • George Steptoe Washington • Lawrence Augustine Washington • George William Washington

Seventh generation	John Thornton Augustine Washington • George Corbin Washington

Eighth generation	Lewis Washington • Benjamin Franklin Washington

Ninth generation	George Corbin Washington • James Barroll Washington • Mary Ann Washington • Eliza Ridgeley Washington • Betty Lewis Washington • William De Hertbrun Washington

Tenth generation	William Lanier Washington

Washington family residences: Abingdon • Arlington House • Beall-Air • Blakeley • Cedar Lawn • Claymont Court • Ferry Farm • George Washington Birthplace National Monument • Happy Retreat • Harewood • Kenmore • Mary Washington House • Mount Vernon • Richwood Hall • Ridgedale • Rising Sun Tavern • River Farm • Sulgrave • Washington Old Hall

Persondata
Name	Lewis, Betty Washington
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	June 20, 1733
Place of birth	Westmoreland County, Virginia
Date of death	March 31, 1797
Place of death	Culpeper, Virginia