Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-21
or OLD VIRGINIA STOCK.
william D'IIertburn Washington Claims
Double Relationship.


William DHertburn Washington, lately
Of West Virginia, now Of New York city,
| las IN his veins more historic blood than
any other American. says the New York
Times. Mr.. Washington. who IL still under
| %. has the unique distinction OF being
| twice related on his fathers side TO the
Father OF His Country, once on his moth
| er's side TO the General, and once on his
mothers side TO Mrs. George Washington.
| His middle name is the original. or Nor
man. one OF the early Washington's, an
ancestor, then known as Diertbuin,
| crossing the channel with William the
Conqueror, and earning with his SWORD
| the English estate of washington. subse-
quently known as Washington. His first
| name Is one which has run in the family
| almost consecutively for centuries
| The pedigree Of Mr.. Washington Is IN
| tercstfng. as showing the curious inter-
| mingllnC of strains OF blood distinguished
| I'm the early history of the country HIS
| father. Colonel Lewis William, was the
| first man captured by John Brown When
| that stern old abolitionist made ms rain
| ON Uarper's Ferry, ard was held as Il
| hostage until the raiders were themselves
captured He owned Wakefield on the 20
| tomac the birthplace OF the FIRST Presi-
| dent lust before the civil war broke out
the Colonel gave Wakefield TO the State Oh
| VIRGINIA the state Legislature having
voted In Mace a monument TO Washington
ON the SPOT Of his birth. But In the CON
fusion of the conflict the contract was TOT
carried out, and the property reverted 10
| Tho family. Some time ago Congress APP
| propriated $4,000 for such monument
and the family gave land TO the govern
| mcnt. owing to shoaling water IN the
| neichborhood the work OF preparing the
site and landTg stone has been SLOW
| I'm appearance Mr. Washington IL much
| like his famous kinsman. lie is Oh the
| same large build, and of exactly Inc same
| heights feet l IL inches-and OF apou'
| the same weight-lso pounds. MS upIe,
| bodv has the measurements OF General
| Wasbineton's in his later years, as coat
NJ cent velvet" which the General wore
| a vear ar two before his death, nts hr'
| Washington almost perfectly about the
| shoulders and well down toWaiu tne
| waist. Like the first President, Mr.. NaSh-
| ington has brown nar ana Dlue eyes
| In ordinary conversation he speaks WIN
| a lingering intonation and with IAN occa-
| sjonal southern idiom, but ne quichly
and easily kindles into enthusiasm an"
is at all times a most interesting o""'''
| sationalist. me- -, william
| D,tIertburn are similar to ones IN the
| carly life of George Washington. MS
boybood was spent in preparation TOT the
| navy. so WAS Georges. Instead OF ADOPT
ing A naval life, ne went INTO SURVEY ms >
| so did his distinguished kinsnhah, 'u.
| ,be,more he started his practical, OUT
| door engineering at the fhriaN o'oie'
| in Hardy county, at exactly the same
| Mace I'm which Washington began sui
viewing land in the colony OF virginia ioi
| Lord Fairfax. Both were 10 Wheh .heS
hogan their engineering ana surNoSins
| carers. and both began them IN inc
| month Of March. chile
NJ Lewis William Washington ana Ella
| Moore Dassett Washington He was euu-
| ro,ed NJ home and at the Maryland Agri.
| o,.,,,,ral College. with the intention Oh
| Going 10 the United States Naval Acaue-
Annanolis Leaving this college wheh
Ne ras 1s he started out with survey
| iuy rarty TO earn his own living.
On coming 10 New York Mr. Wosh'hs-
| ton anplied himself to the hNent'oh vi
| snbterranean water-machinery. TOT
| time he made a specially Oh weh-po''',s
| and subsequently he invented s'e'"
| engine. ,.,.,.o,, 60 n, .,
| ou,, descended through his material
Grandfather. George Washington Basse''
| from John cambridge, the father OF Mrs
| George Oandridge-Custis) washington
George Corbin Washington. the raterha
crondfather of William D'Hertburn. was
the grandson of half brother and also
| The Grandson OF a full brother of George
Washington. the half brother being Au
gusin. and the fun brother being Johr
| Aueustin. George Corbin was the child o.
half cousins" william D'Hertburn Il
| thus lineally descended from both Angus
| lin and John Augustin, on his fathers
side. On his mothers side, he Is lineail,
descended from Betty, iuii sister o.
George Washington, besides being iiheail
descended on this side from John Dan
bridge.