Augustine WASHINGTON

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• Name: Augustine WASHINGTON
• Name: Gus WASHINGTON
• Name: Lawrence WASHIGNTON
• Occupation: 1725; Co-Founder/Co-Owner of Accokeek Furnace
• Residence: Between 1726 and 1735, Popes Creek Landing, Westmoreland, Virginia, British Colonial America; Wakefield Plantation
• Elected: 1727; Justice of the Peace, High Sheriff
• Residence: Between 1735 and 1738, Prince William, Virginia, British Colonial America; Little Hunting Creek Plantation (Mt Vernon)
• Residence: 1738, Virginia, British Colonial America; Strother Plantation

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From the George Washington Foundation:

Augustine Washington

George Washington's Father
Born in 1694, Augustine was only four years old when his father died. He inherited about 1,000 acres on Bridges Creek in Westmoreland from his father (the Little Hunting Creek property went to his sister Mildred). When Augustine came of age (and into his inheritance) in 1715, he married Jane Butler, an orphan, who had inherited about 640 acres from her father. The young couple settled on the Bridges Creek property.

In 1718, Augustine purchased land on Popes Creek, abridging his property on Bridges Creek and about 1726, built a new house there (later called Wakefield). In the same year, he purchased the Little Hunting Creek property from his sister, Mildred. In addition to planting, Augustine was active in the church and in local politics, serving at various times as justice of the peace and as county sheriff.

Augustine and Jane had four children, only two of whom (Lawrence and Augustine, Jr.) lived to adulthood. After Jane's early death in 1729, Augustine married 23-year-old Mary Ball of Lancaster County in 1731. Three children were born to Augustine and Mary at Popes Creek - George (1732), Betty (1733), and Samuel (1734).

In 1735, the family moved to the Little Hunting Creek property. The exact reason for the move is unclear, but it may have had to do with Augustine's other occupation - iron mining. In 1725, Augustine entered into an agreement with the Principio Company of England to start an iron works on Accokeek Creek in Stafford County. In 1728, Augustine made an agreement with the company to bear one sixth of the cost of running Accokeek Furnace. Little Hunting Creek was a bit closer to the iron mine than Pope's Creek, so that may have been among the reasons for the move.

In 1738, a 150-acre property just across the Rappahannock River from the fledgling town of Fredericksburg, became available. Formerly owned by William Strother, the property was sold by his executors to Augustine who moved the family there at the end of that same year. The new property offered easier access to Accokeek Furnace and was within a day's ride of both Little Hunting Creek and Popes Creek. Augustine also leased a 450-acre parcel adjacent to the property that he later purchased outright. Although there was a ferry road and landing on the property, the farm was not called Ferry Farm during the time of the Washington's occupation.

By the time the family had moved to the Rappahannock River farm, two more children were born; John Augustine, 1736 and Charles, 1738. A sixth child, Mildred, was born on the new farm in 1739 but she died in infancy in 1740.

After Augustine's death in 1743, the Fredericksburg property went to George, but since he was only 11 years old, his mother, Mary, managed the property for him. She remained on the property until 1772, when George finally moved her to a house across the river in Fredericksburg. The Little Hunting Creek property went to Lawrence, and the Popes Creek property went to Augustine, Jr. Lawrence renamed his property Mount Vernon, in honor of an Admiral Vernon he had served with in the British Navy during the Battle of Cartagena.

According to the terms of Augustine's will, if Lawrence died without issue, the Little Hunting Creek property would be given to Augustine, Jr. who would then have to give Popes Creek to George. If Augustine, Jr. did not want the Little Hunting Creek property, it would then go to George. Lawrence had no living children when he died and Augustine, Jr. was apparently not interested in giving up Popes Creek. Lawrence's widow, Ann, had a life interest in the property but, because she remarried and was not living at Mount Vernon, leased the property to George beginning in 1754. Upon her death in 1761, George inherited the property outright.

http://www.kenmore.org/genealogy/washington/augustine.html


From Wikipedia:
Augustine Washington Sr. (November 12, 1694 ? April 12, 1743) was the father of the first U.S. President George Washington. He belonged to the Colony of Virginia's landed gentry and was a planter and slaveholder.

Family
Augustine Washington was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, on November 12, 1694 to Lawrence Washington, a militia captain and a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, and Mildred Warner.

His paternal grandparents were Lt. Col. John Washington (c. 1631? 1677) and his first wife, Anne Pope.

Life
Augustine was only four years old when his father died. He inherited about 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) on Bridges Creek in Westmoreland County; his sister Mildred inherited what was called the Little Hunting Creek property;[1] they both inherited slaves.

When Washington came of age (and into his inheritance) in 1715, he married Jane Butler, an orphan who had inherited about 640 acres (2.6 km2) from her father. The young couple settled on the Bridges Creek property. Washington was active in the Anglican Church and in local politics. He took the oath as justice of the peace for the county court in July 1716,[2] and served as county sheriff.

In 1718, Washington purchased land on Popes Creek, abridging his property on Bridges Creek. About 1726, he had a new house built there (later called Wakefield). In the same year, he purchased the Little Hunting Creek property from his sister Mildred. Washington and his first wife, Jane Butler, had three children, only two of whom (Lawrence and Augustine Jr.) lived to adulthood. In 1725, Augustine entered into an agreement with the Principio Company of England to start an iron works on Accokeek Creek in Stafford County. After Jane's death in 1730, Washington married Mary Ball in 1731, and in 1735, the family moved to the Little Hunting Creek property, which was closer to the Accokeek Furnace.[1]

In 1738, Augustine Washington purchased the 150-acre Strother property across the Rappahannock River and moved the family there at the end of that same year.[1]

Legacy
After Washington's death in 1743 at the age of 48, his son George inherited the former Strother property and its slaves. As he was only 11 years old, his mother Mary managed the property for him until he came of age. She lived on the property until 1772 when she was 64; George moved her to a house in Fredericksburg.

Lawrence inherited the Little Hunting Creek property and renamed his property Mount Vernon, in honor of Admiral Edward Vernon, with whom he had served in the British Navy in 1741 during the Battle of Cartagena de Indias during the War of Jenkins' Ear.

Augustine Jr. inherited the Popes Creek property and slaves. At his death, Augustine Washington Sr. held a total of 64 slaves who were assigned among the various plantations.[3]

According to Augustine's will, if Lawrence died without children, the Little Hunting Creek property would be given to Augustine Jr. with the stipulation that he must then give Popes Creek to George. If Augustine Jr. did not want the Little Hunting Creek property, it would then be inherited by George. At Lawrence's death, he indeed had no living children, and Augustine Jr. did not want to give up Popes Creek; therefore, George Washington ultimately inherited the Little Hunting Creek property.

Lawrence Washington's widow Ann had a life interest in the Little Hunting Creek plantation. As she remarried and was not living at Mount Vernon, she leased the property to George beginning in 1754. Upon her death in 1761, George Washington inherited the plantation outright.

Children (by Jane Butler)[edit]
Butler Washington (1716? 1716)
Lawrence Washington (1718? 1752)
Augustine Washington Jr. (1720? 1762)
Jane Washington (1722? 1735)
Children (by Mary Ball)[edit]
George Washington (1732? 1799)
Betty Washington Lewis (1733? 1797)
Samuel Washington (1734? 1781)
John Augustine Washington (1736? 1787)
Charles Washington (1738? 1799)
Mildred Washington (1739? 1740)

Notes
Jump up to: a b c "Augustine Washington", The George Washington Foundation

Freeman 1948, p. 34

"Slavery at Popes Creek Plantation", George Washington Birthplace National Monument, National Park Service, accessed April 15, 2009


See also: http://www.fredericksburg.com/town_and_countylocal_history/george-washington-s-heritage/article_548e4971-c5c0-503c-bfa7-7927572d33c6.html

http://www.kenmore.org/genealogy/washington/augustine.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancestry_of_George_Washington

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustine_Washington

Augustine married Mary BALL on 6 Mar 1730 in Lancaster, Virginia, British Colonial America. Mary (daughter of Joseph BALL and Mary BENNETT) was born on 30 Nov 1708 in Epping Forest, Lively, Lancaster, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 25 Aug 1789 in Fredericksburg, Stafford, Virginia; was buried in Aug 1789 in Kenmore Plantation and Gardens Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. President George WASHINGTON was born on 22 Feb 1732 in Westmoreland, Virginia, British Colonial America; was christened on 5 Apr 1732 in Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 14 Dec 1799 in Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia; was buried on 18 Dec 1799 in Mount Vernon Estate, Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia.
2. Betty WASHINGTON was born on 20 Jun 1733 in Wakefield Plantation, Popes Creek, Westmoreland, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 31 Mar 1797 in Culpeper, Virginia; was buried on 1 Apr 1797 in Western View Cemetery, Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia.
3. Samuel Walter WASHINGTON was born on 16 Nov 1734 in Popes Creek, Westmoreland, Virginia British Colonial America; was christened on 13 Jan 1735 in Wakefield, Westmoreland, Virginia; died on 26 Sep 1781 in Harewood Manor, Charles Town, Berkeley, Virginia, British Colonial America; was buried in Washington Burial Ground, Harewood, Jefferson, West Virginia.
4. John Augustine WASHINGTON was born on 13 Jan 1737 in Little Hunting Creek, Prince William, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 17 Feb 1787 in Bushfield Manor, Mount Holly, Westmoreland, Virginia; was buried in 1787 in Bushrod Family Cemetery, Mount Holly, Westmoreland, Virginia.
5. Charles WASHINGTON was born on 2 May 1738 in Hunting Creek Hills, Chesterfield, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 16 Sep 1799 in Happy Retreat, Charles Town, Brooke, West Virginia; was buried in 1799 in Charles Washington Family Graveyeard, Charles Town, Jefferson, West Virginia.
6. Mildred WASHINGTON was born on 21 Jun 1739 in Ferry Farm, King George, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 23 Oct 1740 in Ferry Farm, King George, Virginia, British Colonial America; was buried in 1740.

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Lawrence married Mildred WARNER. Mildred (daughter of Augustine WARNER, II and Mildred READE) was born on 24 Nov 1670 in Gloucester Point, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 26 Mar 1701 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, Virginia; was buried in St. Nicholas Church Cemetery, Whitehaven, England.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: ; According to Warner Hall History, Augustine Warner and Mildred Reade had 3 sons and 3 daughters that lived to adulthood. All 3 sons died before Augustine died. Daughters were Mary, Mildred, and Elizabeth
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• LifeSketch: ; In the winter of 1642, Augustine Warner I arrived in Jamestown with twelve new settlers for the Virginia Colonies. For bringing these colonists to the new frontier, Warner was given a ?head Grant? of 600 acres in Gloucester, Virginia. He eventually expand
• MilitaryService: ; as a Colonel in the Virginia Militia
• Relation: ; Great Grandfather of George Washington
• Occupation: ; Planter
• Education: 1658, London, Middlesex, England; Attended Merchant Taylor's School
• Occupation: Between 1666 and 1677; Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses
• Residence: 1674, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America; Warner Hall
• Will: 16 May 1679, Colony of Virginia, British America

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Speaker Augustine Warner Junior, born 3 July 1642 in York Co. VA, died 15 June 1681 in Warner Hall, Gloucester Co. Married Mildred Reade, born 2 October 1643 in Williamsburg, died 20 October 1686 in Cumberland. 5. Colonel Augustine, Jr. Warner was born on 3 Jun 1642 in "Warner Hall", Abingdon Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia and died on 19 Jun 1681 in "Warner Hall", Abingdon Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia. Colonel Augustine Warner II succeeded his father and became political friends with Nathaniel Bacon, who was educated at Oxford and a Barrister in London. Bacon staged the first actual American Revolution in 1676, as he organized an army of three hundred to four hundred pioneers to cope with the Indians North of the York River. He was involved in a private fur deal spanning the entire Virginia frontier. By the end of the decade, Bacon's troops had taken care of all the Indian tribes. They marched on Jamestown as Governor William Burkeley fled, and sailed to the Eastern Shore. Nathaniel Bacon and his troops soon set up their headquarters at Warner Hall after the burning of Jamestown in 1676. This Virginia Colony was in charge of matters North of the York to the Potomac River. Beyond the Potomac, lay the Maryland Colony. It was at Warner Hall, where he sent notices for the people to assemble to take the "Oath of Fidelity" of his fellow countrymen. Bacon contracted Malaria and died within a year his troops then fleeing the Colony. Augustine Warner II inherited Warner Hall at the death of his father in 1674. He married Mildred Reade, the daughter of George Reade, founder of Yorktown, and after her death, Elizabeth Martian. Augustine II was speaker of the House of Burgesses during Bacon's Rebellion in 1676, and also was a member of the Council. When Augustine Warner II died, he left three daughters his son dying June 19, 1681. Mary became the wife of John Smith, of Purton, on the York, and their son Augustine Smith was said to have been one of the K

Augustine married Mildred READE about 1661 in Gloucester, Colony of Virginia, British America. Mildred (daughter of George READE and Elizabeth MARTIAU) was born on 2 Oct 1643 in York, Virginia, British Colonial America; was christened after 2 Oct 1643 in Naxera, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 20 Oct 1686 in Naxera, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America; was buried in 1694 in Warner Hall Graveyard, Naxera, Gloucester, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• LifeSketch: ; Extant grave in Warner Hall Graveyard, Gloucester, Virginia for Mildred Reade, wife of Augustine WARNER II.
• Name: Mildred Elizabeth READE
• Will: 4 Jan 1693, Colony of Virginia, British America

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Augustine married Mary TOWNLEY. Mary was born on 13 May 1614 in Stone Edge, Lancashire, England; was christened on 15 May 1614 in Colne, , Lancashire, England; died on 11 Aug 1662 in Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America; was buried after 11 Aug 1662 in Naxera, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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George married Elizabeth MARTIAU. Elizabeth was born on 12 Dec 1625 in York, Virginia, British Colonial America; died before 24 Jan 1687 in Yorktown, York, Virginia, British Colonial America; was buried on 12 Feb 1687 in Grace Episcopal Churchyard, Yorktown, York, Virginia, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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