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Supreme Court Justice Bushrod Washington

Supreme Court Justice Bushrod Washington

Male 1762 - 1829  (67 years)

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  1. 1.  Supreme Court Justice Bushrod WashingtonSupreme Court Justice Bushrod Washington was born 5 Jun 1762, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA (son of John Augustine Washington and Hannah Bushrod); died 26 Nov 1829, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried , Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 41958

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    Bushrod Washington (June 5, 1762 - November 26, 1829) was a U.S. Supreme Court associate justice and the nephew of George Washington.

    Washington was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, and was the son of John Augustine Washington, brother of the first president. Bushrod attended Delamere, an academy administered by the Rev. Bartholomew Booth and attended the Chapel in the Woods. He graduated from the College of William and Mary, where he was one of the first members of Phi Beta Kappa. His uncle sponsored Bushrod's legal studies with fellow Founder James Wilson. Bushrod lived in Richmond, Virginia at William Byrd III's estate, Belvidere, until his appointment to the Supreme Court in 1798. He inherited Mount Vernon from George after the latter died in 1799.

    Washington received a recess appointment to the seat vacated by James Wilson on September 29, 1798, after another Federalist, John Marshall, turned John Adams down and endorsed Washington. Formally nominated on December 18, 1798, he was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 20, 1798, and received his commission the same day. He became an associate justice on February 4, 1799, at the age of 36. After Marshall became Chief Justice two years later, he voted with Marshall on all but three occasions (one being Ogden v. Saunders).

    While serving on the Marshall Court, he authored the opinion of Corfield v. Coryell, 6 Fed. Cas. 546 (C.C.E.D. Penn. 1823), while riding circuit as an Associate Justice. In Corfield, Washington listed several rights traditionally viewed to be "fundamental." This list of fundamental rights has profoundly influenced later Constitutional jurisprudence, particularly with respect to the Privileges and Immunities Clause.

    In 1816, he helped create the American Colonization Society and held the position as its first president for his entire life. Justice Washington was an owner (and seller) of slaves.

    Washington died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His remains are imposingly interred at Mount Vernon, along with his wife (who died of grief within two days of his demise).

    Buried:
    Mount Vernon Estate

    Bushrod married Julia Ann Blackburn Oct 1784, Prince William, Virginia, USA. Julia was born 8 Dec 1768, Prince William, Virginia, USA; died 28 Nov 1829, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Bushrod Corbin Washington was born 4 Apr 1785, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA; died 16 Apr 1831, Fairfax, Virginia, USA.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Augustine WashingtonJohn Augustine Washington was born 24 Jan 1736, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA (son of Augustine Washington and Mary Ball); died 8 Jan 1787, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 41877

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    John Augustine Washington (1736-1787) was a member of the fifth Virginia Convention and a founding member of the Mississippi Land Company. During the American Revolution he was a member of Westmoreland County's Committee of Safety and the Chairman of the County Committee for Relief of Boston.

    He was the brother of President George Washington and the third son of Mary Ball and Augustine Washington. John Washington married Hannah Bushrod in 1756, and lived with her in the family estate, Mount Vernon. One of their children was Supreme Court Justice Bushrod Washington.

    John married Hannah Bushrod 14 Apr 1756, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA. Hannah was born 1 May 1738, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA; died 25 Apr 1801, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Hannah Bushrod was born 1 May 1738, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA; died 25 Apr 1801, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 41957

    Children:
    1. 1. Bushrod Washington was born 5 Jun 1762, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA; died 26 Nov 1829, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried , Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia, USA.
    2. Corbin Washington was born 1764, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA; died 10 Dec 1799, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA.
    3. Jane Washington was born 20 Jun 1759, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA; died 16 Aug 1791, Virginia, USA.
    4. Mildred Corbin Washington was born 1762, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA; died 1798, Prince William, Virginia, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Augustine WashingtonAugustine Washington was born 1693, Virginia, USA (son of Lawrence Washington and Mildred Warner); died 12 Apr 1743, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA; was buried , Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 41873

    Notes:

    Buried:
    George Washington Birthplace National Monument

    Augustine — Mary Ball. Mary (daughter of Joseph Matthäus Ball and Mary Bennett) was born 30 Nov 1708, Lively, Lancaster, Virginia, USA; died 26 Aug 1789, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA; was buried , Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary BallMary Ball was born 30 Nov 1708, Lively, Lancaster, Virginia, USA (daughter of Joseph Matthäus Ball and Mary Bennett); died 26 Aug 1789, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA; was buried , Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 41872

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Kenmore Plantation and Gardens

    Children:
    1. George Washington was born 11 Feb 1732, Pope's Creek, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA; died 14 Dec 1799, Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia, USA; was buried , Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia, USA.
    2. Elizabeth Washington was born 20 Jun 1733; died 31 Mar 1797, Culpeper, Virginia, USA; was buried , Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA.
    3. Samuel Washington was born 16 Nov 1734, Pope's Creek, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA; died 1781; was buried Body lost or destroyed.
    4. 2. John Augustine Washington was born 24 Jan 1736, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA; died 8 Jan 1787, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA.
    5. Charles Washington was born 2 May 1738, Fairfax, Virginia, USA; died 1799; was buried , Charles Town, Jefferson, West Virginia, USA.
    6. Mildred Washington was born 21 Jun 1739, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA; died 23 Oct 1740, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Lawrence Washington

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    • Reference Number: 41887

    Lawrence — Mildred Warner. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mildred Warner

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    • Reference Number: 41888

    Children:
    1. 4. Augustine Washington was born 1693, Virginia, USA; died 12 Apr 1743, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA; was buried , Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA.

  3. 10.  Joseph Matthäus Ball was born 25 May 1649, Lancaster, Virginia, USA (son of William Ball and Hannah Atherold); died 11 Jul 1711, Lancaster, Virginia, USA; was buried , Lancaster, Virginia, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 41862
    • Arrival: 1667, Virginia, USA

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    Buried:
    in the Epping Forest

    Joseph — Mary Bennett. Mary was born Abt 1670; died 1720, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Mary Bennett was born Abt 1670; died 1720, Virginia, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 41871

    Children:
    1. 5. Mary Ball was born 30 Nov 1708, Lively, Lancaster, Virginia, USA; died 26 Aug 1789, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA; was buried , Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA.