New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-19
"Beethovens Dream" THE Flight into Egypt anu
"Napoleon's Tomb"
UASHINGTON'S PEDIGREE.
WHAT SOME NEWLY FOUND DOCUMENTS
SHOW.
ERNEST G. ATKINSON WRITES ABOUT HIS
EXAMINATION OF THE EXCHEQUER RECORDS
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EXAMINATION OF THE EXCHEQUER RECORDS
From The London Times.
Among that valuable series OF Exche1uer hee
ords. the DISPOSITIONS taken by Commission' .neae
l G62D. seven parchment membranes relating go ~
case In which John Richardson, clerk, Is com
mon Haynes. and John Bncoe are defendants
The suit in question is concerning the rectory anu
up the case described in my last letter (see The
Times" OF September ~ We see tnat tSe su, uos
bury was much closer than has been imagined.
The documents comprise. first, the Klns $ VIII
appointing the Commissioners to make inquiry
then a series of seventeen nterrogatores on De
tons Of divers witnesses from sulgrave and other
places In Northamptonshire then series Oh ,n
and. lastly. some further sworn dispositions Ihree
OF the first set of interrogatores Cos. ~ aita
REGISTER Of the Chauncerie and parson OF suites
bury viii deal first with the documents anu
In describing the DISPOSITIONS can. OF course 90
no more here than give few OF me Wore
Of Su.grave in the County of Northampton, wyd-
owe. aged fifty yeares. thereaboues VINO de-
art wa m and Mr. William Pargiter and
Mr.. George Noe about sixteen years since t,hIs
ingon. or to Mr. Barcock or to them both fmay
the grounds and pastures Of Stuttesbury were long
and Mole; that Mr.. ?arcock came ana lac cam
to the parsonage and that the three JUST naea
ment on payment Of rs. John Tcmpson or SUI
grave gent, aged nifty. gives interesting evidence
about the church that in StuttesDury, as sew
erai other witnesses do regarding that parish Johh
Ireton Of Sugraye GENT aged
say" that he delivered to Mr.. Mole and Mr. Parg,ter
certain writings or acgultanccs Wnich M chen
lost in London, in the mouse OF pahHrupt, ~ p,
the latter's things were aiken away. ruike pu ~
tre of Marsion esq aged hty tePostS 'naI ec
age Of Stuttebury "by deed from Mr.. hoDar'
from %d ESwse eaiS 81 6 sef Regis p
ter. late incumbent, which deeds are sI,oWm w. ~
Grvneth" Gohn swynnett Of the former suit, see
"The Times" OF september 29 "and Lawrence WASH
h,rv and now Of late John Richardson the com
plainant;" that Mr.. Lawrence Washington, AZ ms
FIRST coming hns ito RG PaFS@ OF that wash
ngton the incumbent told him in the presence OF
twenty mobiles 2 year was not paid him by his
brother Robert Washington and his cousin LAW
mobiles To-, 1.-THE and that some other owners OF
lands behind in their payment whereh Upon
five marks from Mr. Washington and his son., Nc;
that he heard Mr. Washington say that one Mr'
W. gave f25 to Mr. Parglter and Mr.. Mole TO re,
move him: and that "Mr Robert WASHINGTON tola
writings &c. concerning the parsonage 10 MI.
George Mole. In the second set OF interrogatoI'es
ard 10 refer to Lawrence Washington. late incuin-
bent in Stuttesbury" and No 10 refers also 20
pa, Po' Of 'i the rectory s4ttesbury afoTe;
said ms receiving uthss on pent 1I v"e shep
herd age s. deposes that he has known Of no tithes
paid in kind there but ne hath heatS from M m d
mobiles to b. paid yearly by the occupleTs OF tne
grounds Of Stuesbury 70 me use OF afend,nt Wr
Rllncoe paid IS 10 Mr.. Robart washington III
lieu Of his tthes after mat Kooer Nasn,sce
Washington. and also that the Defendant VT,
HAYNES pah POS 5 All more RsSaT ye2 IN Chris
den,ses about the rae the ne paid Mr.. Law
Vas the
Ptrg,ter. and further saith that he hath heard
ihaf me SAID Lawrence Washington, upon time,
aid tell the father OF this deponent that for his time
he would be contented with the said rate but me
matter was put to Mr. Lawrence Warrington nar nn
Of late. there was no question or controversy -,
abouts" Further that he hath heard one Huy-
neth being long since incumbent in Stuttesbury
Aforesaid in his time did yearly receive rent ana
hath heard Mr.. Roblrt Washington say 1t was -
Now in the papers % the committee for Advance nee
NAV be seen in Mrs. Everett Green's Calendar
deposition touching Laurence Washington' son |h ol
Sir Laurence Washington. late hegIseIaS 81 iSis
Gerry The deposition Is dated SepiembeTu obo p
He states that the said Laurence went 10 oAiOi ri
when it was garrison for the kng. ana ,p a,o
waited on the Duke Of Richmond to be sworn of
the Privy Chamber 10 the King; also. thai La as
renee at the Siege OF Gloucester quartered WIN th
Duka of Rlchmond's gentlemen "ith'h TWO "''eS u
the Lacquer. - an
no Registrar Of chancery on March 2 1875
IT, iieI and Lawrence Washington, esq, Jr.
~
OF James n6oi-0 The son was knsh,e s at h An,
dcrton on July % 1921 We have petitions from MN
to The King and Iaud as FAR down as Novenoe i
i63T ON November 10. 1910. Charles authorizes tle
commissioners OF Sutton's Hospital. in London 10
admir- John Washington to a scholars place there.
after those who had received the king former
letters 10 that end had been placed. cannot teu.
however whether this John was son OF the
Now to gather up the results OF the foregoing
memoranda II Is noticeable how far back the ages
Of some OF the witnesses carry MS. Three Drlns US
tn 1871 one to 1865 and to 1850. We nave IL
es.a blshed that Anne. widow OF Robart Washing
ton represented the family In the ancestral nome
at SUI grave In 1921: that RObart had brother;
Lawrence who Registrar I'm chancery ana
rector OF Stuttesbury. and that this lawrence
father bore the OF Lawrence. If the latter DE
not the grantee OF SulgraVe In lo39. IL would seem
that his father was also Lawrence. Further. we
have IL that the Registrar and rector hai a SON.
also OF the name OF Lawrence. who was likewise IL
Registrar in Chancery for long period Again
that he had son. also Lawrence. who Fought ior
charles l. ard accordingly n delinquent
under the Commonwealth The deposition concern
ing him brings &c within nine years of the sup
posed date for the departure of the two FAMOUS
cnigrants The Mr. Washington in Fulke But
tries evidence IS Robert Washington FOR his widow
In her evidence. refers to the f25 thus she know
EN- that her husband. Mr.. hobart Washington. pad
five and twenty pounds for his part for the 1.-THE
~ she thlnkcth. or for something about the par
sonage." Thus OF his too. Is referred 10
But who IS the Lawrence Washington whom the
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