New-York tribune., 1907-05-23
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
W4SHINGTON ANCESTRY.
Some Suggestions by Moreton
FrezCen.
To the Editor of The Tribune.


Sir: 1 notice that the EncycIopaedfa Britain
MICA IN its biography Of George Washington
says:
connected the family with the Washingtons of
Wash:ngtor can S M +Tsnad M f,5a "SeStf{ hE b OF
ms g. .eet-grandfather, who settled in Virginia about
The senealogy Of the first President is so very
interesting, equally TO us and TO you, that I
venture to send You the following notes, on the
chance that they break fresh ground. The evi-
dence will be found in great detail in Harrison 8
History Of Yorkshire" 1t Is proper to say that
there never was a more painstaking genealOgist
than Harrison; his work is for Yorkshire folk
quite classic but It Is a very bulky and costly
work published nearly half century ago and
now out of print, and is perhaps hardly to be
found in your public libraries. Whashton is a
small village four miles north of Richmond, in
Yorkshire; until the reign of Henry VI the name
was spelled Whassyngton Washington Har-
rlson quotes fully two pages of law records sub
sequent to Edward Is reign in which Washing
tons of Washington plaintiffs or defend
ants, as, for example:
9 Edward Sd Adam fl Stephen de Whassyngton
claimed against Elizabeth, wife Of John de living
ton, one acre of land with the appurtensnces In
Whassynston as his right
In the reign of King Stephen Ql53) ,Akary. Lord
to his son Bond Bonds Walter Agnes d n
heir of lyo de Meburne of Milleburne Co. West
moreland. Their Robert in right OF his wife
Walter de Strickland & Elizabeth his wife & heir
Of Sir Ralph Daincourt. The second William
De " Nashtngton paid forty marks for the right to
marry Alicia, who was the wife OF John de Lex
erts Robert Lord of Milleburne m Amica d
heir of Hugh de kernefOTd Of KernefOrd Co. Lam.
caster; they had 2d son. Robert Washington, OF
kerneford, LanCastrian IN pardoned by
23d Edward IID their I'd son. John Washington.
Of Warton. In Lonsdale. Allianora. d IL heir OF
John de Narton living in 10 Richard II. They had
John Washington, of Warton, in Donsdale. living
4th Of Henry ~. II, Johanna & had John Washing
ton, of Warton, wounded al AglnCourt g Henry VI;
his son Robert Washington. OF Warton. living l6
Edward ~, was the father OF John of Warton. died
Attn May II Henry VII. His Robert twice
married; by his first wife he had Thomas Wash
lngton. Of Warton. who "a at his fathers death
q was disinheTited. Lawrence. the of this
Thomas. succeeded to Warton IS Henry VIII. had
son-I4awrence OF Warton, living 30th Eliza beth.
VINO was the father of Lawrence Washington. or
Warton, living LIST Of James / & 4 Charles I: his
son Leonard. of warton recusant 1910 m Anne.
reCusant; they had five children the two youngest.
Lawrence baptized 1926, and John baptized 1927,
sailed for America 1859 The younger brother John
married Anna G. had Lawrence OF Bridge Creek,
Westmoreland. Va. died 1871 the father Of John q
Augustus. Augustus m Mary. OF Colonel Ball, OF
Lancaster Co. 1743 leaving amongst other chill
dren George. 1st President u s.
Harrison gives the shield OF the Washingtons
County Lancaster. IS mullets on a field argent
barred"-actualy the Stars and Stripes" 1t
would be very interesting to discover these arms
still eXtant in any mural decoration at Whash
ton. Kerneford. Warton, In Lonsdale.
MORETON FREwEN.
Brede Place. Sussex. May 6. 1907