Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-03-30
The vTasHiaggons i'm England.

Mr.. Sparks ia his Life of General Wash
ington, has remarked, that the circumstances
of one of the more immediate ancestors of
| Washington having been resident of South
| Cave, gave rise to an erroneous tradition
among his descendants that their ancestors
came from the north of England" How the
learned aud industrious historian makes it
out that the tradition is erroneous. | am una
bic to say, for think it is more than proba-
bic that the Washingtons of South Cave were
originally from the north of England. I'm
der this suppostion, feel disposed to sub
nit to the attention of your intelligent
ders few remarks, which may throw some
light on the matter and resolve my doubts.
M Sparks admits, that John, brother of
Lawrence Washington, dwelt at South Cave,
a village on the banks of the River Humber,
and nearly opposite to the mouth of the Trent
a river usually regarded as the bouudry of
the south Of England and that he emegrated
to America about 1861 and settled in Virgin
ia from whom. in a direct line, came the
American patriot To what limits the histo-
! an may coniine the north Of England, know
not, but according to the scattered mcmoran-
ia in my possession, that portion Of the Brit
ish Empire usually called NORTH had the
honor Of giving birth to that illustrious bEaUch
of the Washington family.
Some time before the year 400, the chief
ancestor of Durham, and according tc Sur
tees history, was then called HeTtebUrne
which cognomcn, it is probable, according to
the custom Of that age, was dropped fer that
Of " illiam de Washington, by which name,
it was ever afterwards known.
The William Washington, left an Only
/ daughter, Elenor. who gave her hand and
! fortune to Sir William Tempest of Studlev
J IN tba Of ha pt
| York. FROM the Tempets, the Washington
estate went by marriage TO the Mallorys of
/ Mobberly; from the Mallorys to the Aislables
and is now enjoyed by Miss Lawrence, and
/ constitutes an estate, which Cor beauty ofcm-
/ hellishmcnt, grandeur Of locality, aud sylvan
/ aud picturesque lOveliness. is unsurpassed in
the British Empire
This Elenor, according TO an inquisition
post q,ostuDs. died the 2d day Of January,
1851. The minuae of the descent is here
somewhat confused bat sufficient is known 10
enable the biographer to arrive at conclusive
results. Deprived by tbs event, as were the
/ Washingtons, OF much property, Cadets it Is
supposed still remained both rich aud pow
erful. But at what period the family became
/ residents of the south of Yorkshire, | know
I not. The earliest notice whIch l pnsSSss 5
that OF Iuquisition taken at Doncaster
y. u. 1891, where We md james W ashlhE-
ton associated with Thomas Wentworth da
Woodhousc, John Holmes, aud Richard Ban
ard. Esq in a commission for the Qncen.
when it was found that the manor cf AdwieE-
lo-Strcct, was sometimes held by john Fitz-
william, afterwards by F Telford. and now
by James Washington, Esq, (Doiswor,h'
MSS Bodl Bib. Oxon.)
Dugdale's pedigree descends no lower than
1866 and comprises only four generations,
but the pedigree in the British Museum as
ccnds two generations higher. Ii is among
the Harleain MSS, No 1880, p 665. AMI
is based on prior visitation of the county oi
York, made by
So far rs the documentary matter in ms
possession extends it would seem that the dis
pursion Of The minor branch took place snor
after the marriage of the heiress of William
de Washington to Sir William De Tempest
That the two branches. viz. that south o
the River Trent, aud that of AdwiclS le-S Stree
are of the ancient line, seated in the Bishop
ric Of Durham is rendered more probable b,
their hersldic cnsigns, viz Acg. two har
three muiets in chief gulas, with the uSua
Street are the same, with a crescent arg. for
difference. The house or Cove Castle, il
which the great grand father of Washington
resided, is an elegant mansion in the Goth
ic Style" hanked by butteresses. aud crown
ed with embattled parapets. Among the nj
lures is one Of the American patriot.-His
Magazine.