The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-03-02

and Mrs Noah. The profession
Of pedigree tracing depends upon the dol
lar. II the price can be paid genealogical tree
viii Be drawn up. which finally viii strike its roots
into some royal tomb.
There Is one famous name which can be traced
back for more than zoe years. The family boasts
Of no royal ancestor and Il never held any heredi
tary title. but all through this long time Its mem
bers were people OF position
In 1iS3-before surnames were thought OLA
Norman knight named William OF Hertburn bought
the manor Of Wessyngton from the bishop OF Dur
ham In England. He paid four pounds IN good
cash for Il. and also agreed to attend the bishop
with two greyhounds on occasions OF state hunt
ings, and 20 furnish man-atarms when the lord
bishop had any fighting on hand This William.
hereafter known as Sir William OF Wessyngton.
was the first man 10 bear the name and was the
direct ancestor Of George Washington. The name
Is 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.
Fom Lancashire one Lawrence Washington went
up to London, 10 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 was in the days OF King
could not make his marriage ideas st in with the
ideas Of the church. and quarreled with IL
Church property was confscated on all hands. and
among other fertile spots the mayor Of Sograve
fell into his clutches Il was bestowed upon law
renee Washington, who thus became lord of the
manor Of Sograve in Northamptonshire and was
revered By the community.
The manor house stin stands Lawrence Wash
ington altered It TO suit his 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 nrst
Lawrence had large family Of four sons and seven
daughters and bis 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 a home for his kinsman
IN the little village of BriRgton 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 was not impoyer
ished nor did its members lose their worthy stand
ing This Lawrence exceeded his grandfather IN
the number OF bis children. for Is were born &c
him Two OF his sons became knights. some Of bis
daughters married knights or other men OF dis
tincten. and his fourth son. also named Lawrence
became a fellow Of Brazenose college, Oxford, ane
q clergyman.
Times changed quickly in those old days. Henri
the Eighth and bis children long were in thet
graves and Charles the First was on his trouble'
throne As became an old country family tn'
Washingtons one and all were for their king an'
several fought bravely against Cromwell and hi
parliamentary troops. While the knights Tough
the clergyman preached, and it is evident that n
did net mince words The parlamentarians writhe
under his home thrusts. and when they got the ~
per hand they did not 'rget him. His church wa
taken from him. and Aot content with that the
published his iniQu'ues in a book OF Malignants,
a sort Of rugues gallery Of those who we're stanel
est in the support Of their king The politician
s,f those DAYS were worse than those Of to-day.
the quaint language Of the time they said that IN
Rev Lawrence is common frsQuenteF Of al
houses not only himself sitting daily tipping ther'
but also e ouraging others in that beasty vie'
ana hath often been drunk. He kath said that q
parliament have more papists belonging to thei
ia their armies than the king had about him OF
his armie and that the parliament's armie q
more hurt than the cavaliers. and that they q
none at al. and hath published them 70 be traitoi
that lend to or assist the parliament
The reverend gentleman never again made