Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-18

am and Eve, by way of Mr.
ana Mrs Noah The profession
OF pedigree tracing depends upon the dol
'er II the price can be paid genealogical tree
viii be drawn up which finally will strike Its roots
into royal tomb
There is one famous name which can be traced
back for more than 700 years The family boasts
OF no royal ancestor, and 1t never held any hered-
tary title, but all through this long time It's
oers were people of position.
In 11S3-before surnames were thought OLA
NORMAN knight named William OF Hertburn bought
the manor OF Wessyngton from the bishop of Dur
nam In England He paid four pounds in good
cash for IT, and also agreed to attend the bishop
with two greyhounds on occasions of state hunt
ingss and to furnish a man-at-arms when the lord
bishop had any fighting hand. This William
hereafter known Sir William OF Wessyfgton
was the first man to bear the name and was the
direct ancestor of George Washington. The name
IL pure Saxon meaning the town on the marshy
meadow; and the village now known as Washing
ton Is In the coal mining district about ten miles
from Durham The Washingtons soon spread all
over the north OF England where the name still Is
common, and one branch Of the family settled in
the county OF Lancashire
From Lancashire Lawrence Washington went
up to London to study law In Grays inn He made
his mark, and, leaving London for Northampton
was so successful there that he twice became may
or OF that city This In the days of King
Henry the Eighth--blnff King Hal--the man who
could not make his marriage ideas fit in with the
Ideas OF the church, and quarreed with It.
Church property was confiscated on all hands and
among other fertile spots the mayor of Solgrave
fell into his clutches. It was bestowed upon Law
renee Washington, who thus became lord OF the
manor Of Solgraye In Northamptonshire and was
revered by the community.
The manor house still stands Lawrence Wash,
.tngton altered 1t to suit his own tastes and In the
carvings OF both stone and woodwork and the
decorations Of the windows he wove his arms of
Stars and Stripes
Old fashioned folk shook their heads and said
that property taken from the church never could
prosper. However that may be, the family only
held Solgrave for three generations The first
Lawrence had large family of four sons and seven
daughters, and his family twice intermarried with
the noble Spencer family--direct ancestors of the
present Earl Spencer. So when trouble came on
the family the earl built home for his kinsman
In the little village OF Brington in the same county.
Here In the old village church Lawrence Washing
ton. grandson OF the first Lawrence Is buried ac
cording to tradition
Though reduced the family not impover-
ished. nor did its members lose their worthy stand
Ing. This Lawrence exceeded his grandfather In
the number of his children, for 16 were born to
him. Two OF his sons became knights, some of his
daughters married knights or other men OF dis
tincton, and his fourth son. also named Lawrence.
became fellow of Brazenose college oxford. and
clergyman.
Times changed quickly in those old days. Henry
the Eighth and his children long were In their
graves, and Charles the First his troubled
throne AS became old country family the
Washingtons one and all for their king, and
several fought bravely against Cromwell and his
parliamentary troops. While the knights fought
the clergyman preached, and 1t is evident that he
did not mince words The pariamentarians writhed
under his home-thrusts and when they got the up
per hand they did not forget him. His church was
taken from him. and not content with that they
published his iniauities in book of 'MaIignants"
sort OF rogues' gallery of those who We're stanch