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John Augustine Washington

John Augustine Washington

Male 1736 - 1787  (50 years)

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  1. 1.  John Augustine WashingtonJohn Augustine Washington was born 24 Jan 1736, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA; 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]

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


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Bushrod WashingtonBushrod Washington Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 5 Jun 1762, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA; 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. 6. Bushrod Corbin Washington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Apr 1785, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA; died 16 Apr 1831, Fairfax, Virginia, USA.

  2. 3.  Corbin Washington Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 1764, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA; died 10 Dec 1799, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 41961


  3. 4.  Jane Washington Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 20 Jun 1759, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA; died 16 Aug 1791, Virginia, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 41962


  4. 5.  Mildred Corbin Washington Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 1762, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA; died 1798, Prince William, Virginia, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 41963
    • Residence: USA



Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Bushrod Corbin Washington Descendancy chart to this point (2.Bushrod2, 1.John1) was born 4 Apr 1785, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA; died 16 Apr 1831, Fairfax, Virginia, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 41960