Samuel Washington

Male 1734 - 1781  (46 years)


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  • Name Samuel Washington 
    Born 16 Nov 1734  Pope's Creek, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number 41876 
    Died 1781 
    Buried Body lost or destroyed 
    Person ID I41876  Thompson-Milligan
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 

    Father Augustine Washington,   b. 1693, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1743, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Ball,   b. 30 Nov 1708, Lively, Lancaster, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1789, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F13903  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jane Champe 
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F13926  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mildred Thornton,   b. Abt 1741,   d. 1763  (Age ~ 22 years) 
    Children 
     1. Thornton Washington,   b. 1760,   d. 1787  (Age 27 years)  [natural]
     2. Tristram Washington,   b. 1763  [natural]
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F13927  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Lucy Chapman 
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F13928  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 4 Anne Steptoe,   b. 1737,   d. 1777  (Age 40 years) 
    Children 
     1. Ferdinand Washington,   b. 1767,   d. 1788  (Age 21 years)  [natural]
     2. George Steptoe Washington,   b. 1773,   d. 1808  (Age 35 years)  [natural]
     3. Lawrence Augustine Washington,   b. 1775,   d. 1824  (Age 49 years)  [natural]
     4. Harriot Washington,   b. 1776,   d. 1822  (Age 46 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F13929  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 5 Susannah Perrin 
    Children 
     1. John Perrin Washington,   b. 1781,   d. 1784  (Age 3 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F13930  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Notes 
    • Samuel Washington (1734-1781) was a brother of United States President George Washington. He was born on November 16, 1734 at Pope's Creek, Wakefield, Westmoreland County, Virginia.
      Samuel served numerous posts in Stafford County, Virginia including justice of the peace, county magistrate, county sheriff, militia officer, and parish vestryman. He resided at Mount Vernon from 1735 to 1738.

      He had Harewood near Charles Town, West Virginia designed by John Ariss in 1770. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

      Marriages and children

      Samuel married five times and had seven children:

      Jane Champe
      Mildred Thornton (about 1741-1763) - possibly died during or shortly after childbirth. Her cousin, also named Mildred Thornton, married Samuel's younger brother Charles.
      Thornton Washington (1760-1787)
      Tristram Washington (born 1763)
      Lucy Chapman
      Anne Steptoe (1737-1777)
      Ferdinand Washington (1767-1788)
      George Steptoe Washington (1773-1808) - He married Lucy Payne, sister of Dolley Madison, wife of James Madison. His son Samuel Walter Washington (1799-1831) married L ouisa Clemson, sister of Thomas Green Clemson.
      Lawrence Augustine Washington (1775-1824)
      Harriot Washington (1776-1822)
      Susannah Perrin
      John Perrin Washington (1781-1784)