Mohave County miner., 1889-11-09
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Traced Back 70 ~ Malignant Lox.
aiIst."
The American Nne Of ancestry Of
George Washington, has been clearly
traced 70 John Washington, who
with his brother Lawrence crossed the
ocean 70 virginia about 1857. But
hitherto. says tho Hartford Courant,
Il has been impossible 10 take up the
family line again In England. An Eng
lish investigator, Sir Isaac Heard,
published tho conjecture that these
two emigrants were sons Of Lawrence
Washington Of Sulgrave, who died In
1915 leaving two sons OF those names.
Tho conjecture was taken as fact In tho
History OF Northamptonshire." But
in 1858 Isaac ]. Greenwood OF New
York first cast doubt upon 1t. ana In
1866 Col. Joseph L. Chester demons
trated conclusivcly that 1t could not be
correct but having overthrown that
theory he offered no other In its place
Henry =. Waters. careful student
OF eenealosy. has Of late been prosecu-
ting the search still further. 1t Is in
deed well that he has done so. for.
after long study Of Wills and other
records. he has reached conclusions
'which seem ncontrovertible. His
work is of course OF national interest.
but 1t has large local interest for us
hereabouts. both because. as the
printed volume explains. a gentleman
Of this city has liberalIy supported the
researches and also because the
Washington family Is traced by him
into Hertfordshire. 70 Tring. which
Is only twenty-eight miles from
Hertford- tho place for which Hart
ford was named and from which came
Samuel Stone and other original set
tiers Of Hartford.
The story OF Mr. Waters successive
stops in discovery Is as interesting as
detective romance. One clue after
another Is found and followed; one
paper studied and another; and finally
he presents what seems s very clear
case 70 show that the father Of this
John and Lawrence Washington
was Lawrence Washington the
younger" son OF Lawrence Washington
Of Sulgrave. This Lawrence Washing
ton the younger was q young fellow
of Brasenose and sfterward rector Of
Purleigh. He was admitted TO that
living in 1882 and elected from it in
1643 as "malignant loyalist," accused
Of Encouraging others in that beastly
vice [of tipplingl" and also that he
hath said 'that the parliament have
more papists belonging 70 them In their
armies than the king had about him or
In his army. and that the parliament
armie did more hurt than the cavaliers,
and that they did mono at ALL" But in
Walkers account OF the sufferings Of
the clergy london, l7l4J it Is said OF
him. on the authority Of a justice OF
the peace. that he was "sober," !"
worthy" and '.pious," aud It adds:
.'he was loyal person, and had one OF
the best benefces in tho parts. and
that was the only cause Of his expul-
sion. ~ verify believe"
He died before 1856. His wife was
buried Jan. 19, 1854. and the children
were left orphans. The sketch asks:
what chance had they in England ut
that time. known as belonging to a
royalist family. with all or most OF
their friends to whom in happier con-
ditions they might have applied for
influence. royalists like themselves, and
Cromwell then most firmly seated in
his protectorate?''
And so they came here. and from
John Washington, whose father was
prosecuted for being royalist. came
Ia the third generation George Wash
ington. at whoss hands royalty In
America met its 0nd.