Lawrence Washington (1659–1698)

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Lawrence Washington

Born	Lawrence Washington September 1659 Bridges Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia.
Died	February 1698 (aged 38) Warner Hall, Gloucester County, Virginia.
Ethnicity	English
Religion	Anglicanism
Spouse(s)	Mildred Warner
Children	John (1692-1746), Augustine (1694-1743), Mildred (1698-1747)
Parents	John Washington and Anne Pope.

Lawrence Washington (1659–1698) was a lawyer and planter in colonial Virginia who was educated in England. He was the paternal grandfather of George Washington.

Family

Lawrence Washington was the eldest son of John Washington (from Essex, England) and Anne Pope. He was born in September 1659, on his father's estate at Bridges Creek, in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He had two siblings: John (c.1660-1698) and Anne (c.1660-1697).

Lawrence was named for his paternal grandfather Lawrence Washington.

Life

As the eldest son of the Washington family, Lawrence received the benefits of primogeniture, as was common at the time. As would become tradition within the Washington family, he was sent to England to be educated, where he trained as a lawyer.

Upon the death of his father, Washington inherited two substantial estates on the Potomac River: Mattox Creek (1,850 acres) and Little Hunting Creek (2,500 acres) (which would eventually be renamed Mount Vernon by Lawrence's grandson and namesake Lawrence Washington). He did not add substantially to either property during his lifetime, which suggests that he was more interested in politics and the law than in the plantations.^[1]

In 1688, Lawrence married Mildred Warner, one of three daughters of Mildred Reade and the wealthy Gloucester County planter Augustine Warner, Jr.^[2] By her, he had three children: John (1692–1746), Augustine (1694–1743), and Mildred (1698–1747). Lawrence died at the age of 38 in February 1698, the same year in which his daughter was born.

Following his death, Mildred Warner Washington married George Gale, who moved the family to Whitehaven, England. Mildred died in 1701 at the age of 30 following a difficult childbirth.^[1]^[2] Her will stipulated that Gale become the guardian of her children, but in 1704 Lawrence's cousin John Washington successfully petitioned to have custody transferred to him. At that point, the three Washington children returned to Virginia to his care, and they lived near Chotank Creek. He had the use of the lands and personal property they had inherited while he acted as their guardian.^[1]

Children by Mildred Warner

John Washington (1692–1746)
Augustine Washington (1694–1743)
Mildred Washington (1698–1747)

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Washingtons", Genealogy, The George Washington Foundation
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Washington Family: Third Generation", Genealogy.com

v t e 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 Bushrod Washington George Steptoe Washington Lawrence Augustine Washington George William Washington

Seventh generation	John Thornton Augustine Washington George Corbin Washington

Eighth generation	Lawrence Berry Washington Lewis Washington Benjamin Franklin Washington William D. Washington Eugenia Washington

Washington family residences Abingdon Arlington House Beall-Air Blakeley Cedar Lawn Claymont Court Fairfield 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	Washington, Lawrence
Alternative names
Short description	Grandfather of George Washington
Date of birth	1659
Place of birth	Bridges Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia.
Date of death	1698
Place of death	Warner Hall, Gloucester County, Virginia.

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