Augustine Washington (1694 – April 12, 1743) was the father of the first President of the United States U.S. President George Washington. He belonged to the Colony of Virginia's landed gentry and was a planter and slaveholder.
Augustine Washington was born in Westmoreland, Virginia, in 1694. He was a son of Lawrence Washington, a militia captain and a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, and Mildred Warner.
His paternal grandparents were Jo...
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Augustine Washington (1694 – April 12, 1743) was the father of the first President of the United States U.S. President George Washington. He belonged to the Colony of Virginia's landed gentry and was a planter and slaveholder.
Augustine Washington was born in Westmoreland, Virginia, in 1694. He was a son of Lawrence Washington, a militia captain and a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, and Mildred Warner.
His paternal grandparents were John Washington (c. 1631–1677) and his first wife, Anne Pope. His paternal uncle was John Washington, II (1660–1698) and his paternal aunt was Anne Washington (1660–1697).
Born in 1694, Augustine was only four years old when his father died. He inherited about 1,000 acres (4.0 km) on Bridges Creek in Westmoreland County; his sister Mildred inherited what was called the Little Hunting Creek property; they both inherited slaves.
When Washington came of age (and into his inheritance) in 1715, he married Jane Butler, an orphan, who had inherited...
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