The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-17
VA WEDNESDAY. APRIL II. 1889

public or seeking 10 attract notice or ele
vaiion because of their lineage II does
mot follow. however. that any OF TIN
class should be deliberately excluded
from a published list purpOrting 10 be a
full and complete enumeration or the
Washington family They could easily
laIord 10 be omitted from invitations 90
grand pageant. butiO be told by com
mitiee OF New York managers that they
did not even belong to the Washington
family is quite another thing Al this
stage surely they cannot be blamed tor
making a protest.
Noting some Of the names omitted,
find no mention whatever Of The child
rem of that most honorable and worthy
gentleman. Colonel John Augustine
Washington. who was the last one OF. the
family i'm Owership OF Mount ernon.
He died I'm the military service of the
Confcderacy in 1861, leaving two sons
and five daughters They are descend
ants of John Augustine Washington.
brother 0f General George Washington.
The two sons are both liying-one,
Lawrence Washington. IN fauquief
county. Va. and George, the other m
jefferson county. W Va.
Next in Jefferson county, West Nlr-
rnia. we find Bushrod 4. Washington
and his brother Thomas Washington,
direct descendants of John Augustine.
.brothcr to General Washington.
Among the descendants OF Colonel
samuel Washington. oldest full brother
of General Washington, not mentioned
i'm this list. we find Colonel Thornton
/ A. Washington. of Washington, ID. 4.
who was "a West Point graduate and an
officer IN the United States army. and
subsequently In the Confederate service.
/ He Is q great-grands0n OF Colonel
/ Samuel Washington.
Miss Eugenia rs ashington. of this city.
I rreat-grandniecc of Colonel >amne
/ Washington and granddaughter of
/ Colonel George Steptoe Washington one
of Tie Generals executors.
Mrs Fanny ". Finch, a grcatgrand.
daughter of Augustine Washington and
granddaughter Of Colonel William Au-
eustine Washington, who married his
cousin Jane, daughter OF John Au-
gustine Washington, full brother OF the
. General
George Washington, great grandson
of Colonel Samuel Washington, United
states postmaster at Centre View. John
son county, Missouri
There are other descendents oil Samuel
/ Washington living in Southwestern Viz
ginia.
The late Laurence Washington, Of
/ Westmoreland Va, and his wife, who
resided near the birthplace OF Washing
ton. were. / have always understood,
among the nearest of kin t0 Genera
/ Washington Among their children i-
/ Mr.. Robert Washington, q prominent
/ citizen of Ncsfmorelaud In tins family
are Mr. George Washington, of AleAan-
dria. Mr.. Lewellen Washington and
/ Ni.. Marraret "a Washington, of this
city and Mr. Richard Washington, OBJ
the United States Navy. one oil the
most gifted and distinguished oil the
/ Washington connection. Professor Henry
4. Washington, of WestmOreland, VINO
edited the Jefferson papers, was mem
+ ber of this branch of the Nashingtons.
lie died comparatively young
In the public service OF the country mo-
more honorable names are 20 De found
than those of Dr. Bailey Aashingion,
SURGEON. e. \ s.. and Colonel John
I Washington. l.. s. A. who rs au
artillery officer commanded the battery
I which was the pivotal point of the field
al Buena Vista. and who did not need io
T be told by his commanding officer what
and when tO fire nn the enemy lie
perished ON the steamer san Francisco
T long ago The descendants oil DOS
/ brother, Dr. Bailey Washington, are re-
siding in the city
Ills son. Hon. Joseph f. Washington,
represents with ability and character
/ the Nashville district in Congress.
In Newport, ky, we find MI George
/ Washington also descendant OBJ
/ Colonel samuel Washington. brother to
/ the General. Mrs. John Tyler and Der
sister Miss Florence May Washington
these tW0 ladies being great grand
daughters of Colonel Samuel Washing
ton. brother to General Washington.
Colonel William Washington. the cav
airy hero of the Cowpens, who there
IN .de his mark on TarietOn, the Bu-
/ tish commander, settled in South Caro-
/ lima. where there are "a number of his de-
scendants, VINO are widely known ana
respected in State where standing is
not lightly won.
The same may be said of the North
Carolina Washingtons, aud especially OF
the family OF Colonel John {. Washing
ton, of kinston. and OF Mrs. William H..
Graham, wife of the Governor and Con-
federate Senator of that name.
In Tennessee the family Of George A..
Washington il second 10 none in social
and political distinction.
Such are some, and portion only. Or
the omissions of a list purporting to De
complete. In all the foregoing have
made no special reference 20 the de-
scendants Of Laurence Washington the
brother to John. the immigrant OF 1904
from whom George Washington was
descended. One of these descendants az
Laurence is selected, properly enough,
for invitation ina-much as Lund Wash
inrtcn, of llaydeld, and bis wife Eliza
belh. and Robert Washington and bis
wife, OF Ch0tanck, of this connection,
were among General Washington \,
closest and most hOn0red friends, as Dbl,
will diaries, and correspondence evil
dence, bat We are tempted To inquire %,
a. this list suggests, there Is now living
only one person in direct descent from
the Laurence Washington OF 1857, and
he not bearing the name OF Washington.
| regret 10 have trespassed 50 mu, b
upon your space or indeed 10 b. COM
PEELED to write upon the matter al aiL
but my relation to the subject and to the
parties affected, many Of them most val
ued friends, has left me no option. L is
needless To express my yratincation that
all the persons on the Centennial list
have received the recognition to which
they are entitled, and ! hope that no one
upon il is responsible for the singular
error OF the committee. l.. z. ".
Huntington, April ID.