The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-23
THE ENGLIsH WAsHINGTONs.


That error is hard to kill has received On
illustration in the March number OF Ha,pc,,
MAGAZINE. where nine pages arc devoted to an
illustrated article. under the title. THE Eng
lish Home OF tho washingtons." on tho ances.
try OF tho first President. 1t is based on Tho
RenealoRy compiled by Sir Isano Hoard, in
1891. Reference to almost any OF the prncipal
American cyclopndias would have shown that
this pedigree was long since exploded. Nearly
thirteen years since Col. Joseph Lemuel Gins.
ter the accomplished editor OF the REGISTERS Of
WesLDsinister Abbey published In London in
1871 printed in the Herald and Genedloqid
London. and in the Heraldic JoTnaiof Boston.a
paper in which ne proved beyond question that
tho premises on which Sir Isaac built were
wholly false, and. consequently. that his pedi.
gree. 80 far as tho Virginia Washingtons ara
concerned. must fall to tho ground.
In this pedigree Sir Isaac. who was then Gar.
ter King Of Arms. assumed the identity Of The
American emigrants. John and Lawrence,
Washington. with the John and Lawrence
Washington ofthe Sulgraye family. hicfy from
the similarity OF names but hehimsct was no,
satisfied otthe correctness OF his assumption
and left noto to that effect. OF which Mr.
Sparks was aware. as appears from tho appen.
dix TO his Life of Washington" Irving may
have known OF 1t. but he adopts the pcdigrecn
full. and INDUCES in much pretty. but faneful
speculation in regard to the antecedents oil tho
forefathers OF Washington. More than twcnty
years ago Mr.. Gwilt Mnpleson. an English gem
tleman resident in this country. published
coored chart Of tho Washington arms and
gencalogy. dcducing our flrst Presidents or.
gin from the same Sulgrave family, ana show.
ing its noble connections; and about the same
timc iac-similes in stone Of the Washington
tombstones were sent to the Hon. Charles SUM-
ner 10y Earl Spencer. and presented by Mr..
Sumner to the State of Massachusetts,. These
memorials were placed at the time in the hail
OF the State House In Boston Mt the base oi
Chnntrcy's statue OF Washington but whether
they have boon removed from their honor,sl po-
siton since the demolition Of the Heard pedi.
gree or are still permitted to bear false witness
there we do not know
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coref,,ilv vvcigbod tho cvidonce. nj any rate aha
docs not question us AUTHENTICITY anu ENos
(yol. L. .. 5i3) in tabular form tho genealo,y of
President Wnshinrton from John Washington
Of Whitfield. County Lancaster, through Robert
John. Lawrence Of Sugrave. Robert OF Sui.
grave. Lawrence Of Brington. and John Of
South cave, county YORK, who' ne says emil
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knishted aM hccane sir join White his Iruthef Law
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Shaud ongi lis knixl thocd ami ,Lc other rejected is
HsS U Dg. enilnrn "rf r re- si,r
epeeliaucn they s.er'd items lyss ~ ter wills for
sibs esu,c a. virginia - rLcn issa ii colony AID Ser
s'iae.seed Isiisyn "a, Yat ct ihe mY'ler ;1unry
Tie Ir,t ntmci Mary Wa npn,d At lsIin. IN Northsm
YIN war aT AZ Fers 'i vsmb,ss.,g. js1
Mns,,nEion. ssnllensn ihs Ilrrni. enJsrant. sslh'
tiai be GrSaiYt III h'st Vie f1cm Ensand Win iJm
WAY ~, H'sa w. Nissun, ana va p.c4 VIZ, 40 s
name was Anne. WHOM, he appointed lbs exeeuirS.
Moreover. it is susceptible OF proof that tho
John and Lawrence OF the Heard pedigree
were respectively G2 and 50 years Of age in 1857
the date Of the emigration. But both OF lhs
emigrnnts remarked and had issue in V.r-
ginia. and the will of Lawrence indicntes thai
he was probably under 80 years OF age whenhs
came to this country. 1t is also morally Ger
tain that both Sir John Washington and the
Rev. Lawrence Washington died in England
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