Charles Washington (May 2, 1738 – September 16, 1799) was the youngest brother of United States President George Washington. He was a son of Augustine Washington and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington.
Charles was born at Hunting Creek in Stafford County (now Fairfax County) on May 2, 1738. He arrived in present Jefferson County, West Virginia between April and October 1780 and founded Charles Town. Charles married Mildred Thornton, daughter o...
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Charles Washington (May 2, 1738 – September 16, 1799) was the youngest brother of United States President George Washington. He was a son of Augustine Washington and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington.
Charles was born at Hunting Creek in Stafford County (now Fairfax County) on May 2, 1738. He arrived in present Jefferson County, West Virginia between April and October 1780 and founded Charles Town. Charles married Mildred Thornton, daughter of Colonel Francis Thornton and Frances Gregory around 1761. Charles Washington served as a magistrate in Stafford County, Virginia before the Revolution. In 1766 with his brothers Samuel Washington and John Augustine Washington, he signed the Leetown Resolve to protest the British Stamp Act. During the Revolutionary War Charles Washington served as colonel of the Spotsylvania County, Virginia militia in 1780.
The home of Charles Washington, Happy Retreat, was erected in 1780. In 1786, on 80 acres (320,000 m²) of his adjoining land, Charles...
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