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Lawrence Washington (September 1659 – February 1698) [1] [2] [3] was a colonial-era Virginia planter, slave holder, lawyer, soldier and politician. He was the paternal grandfather of George Washington .
Lawrence Washington, who was baptized at Tring on 18 June 1635. He emigrated to Virginia before May 1659, but returned to England, becoming a merchant in Luton, Bedfordshire. He married firstly Mary Jones, daughter of Edmund Jones, gentleman, of Luton, by whom he had a son, Charles, and a daughter, Mary.
Lawrence Washington (1659–1698), grandfather of George Washington Lawrence Washington (1718–1752) , George Washington's half-brother and mentor Lawrence Augustine Washington (1774–1824), nephew of George Washington
Lawrence Washington's great-grandson, Lawrence Washington (1602–1652), was a rector. [10] His brother Sir William Washington married the half-sister of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham. [1] [14] The Washington family supported the Royalists during the English Civil War and were dispossessed of their lands following their defeat. [13]
Lawrence Washington (1659–1698), [43] who would also serve as a Burgess John Washington Jr. [ 44 ] (1661–23 Feb 1698) Anne Washington [ 45 ] (b.c. 1662–1697), who married Francis Wright, who was the county sheriff, vestryman and justice of the county Court [ 46 ] [ 7 ]
Lawrence Washington (1718 – July 26, 1752) was an American soldier, planter, politician, and prominent landowner in colonial Virginia.As a founding member of the Ohio Company of Virginia, and a member of the colonial legislature representing Fairfax County, Virginia, he founded the town of Alexandria, Virginia on the banks of the Potomac River in 1749.
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Lawrence Washington (1659–1698) Lawrence Washington (1718–1752) Samuel Washington; William Augustine Washington