Evening star., 1931-10-09
WASH|NGTON'S KIN
IS TRACED TO 1898
ArmoriaI Bearings Abundant
in Various Parts of
Old England.

Researchers into the genealogy Of
George Washington have unearthed the
Armorial bearings of the Washington
coat of arms in abundance in various
parts of England, where the name was
6rSt mentioned as far back as 1893.
They have been found emblazoned on
the cornices of historic castles, i'm
bedded on yellowing gravestones OF
another century, gracing the letter
heads of ancestral families, and adorn-
ing pews and windows in old churches.
DR.. Albert Bushnell Hart. former
professor of history at Harvard Uni
Versity, anS now historian of the Unit
ed States 0eorge Washington Bicenten-
NAL Commission, who has just returned
from a two-month research tour of
the United Kingdom, revealed he found
more than 20 Washington coats of
arms that have been traced directly
to the family that gave this country
Its first President.
One of these. in which the Washing
ton coat of arms is quartered with that
of the family of Miles Standish and
others, has been brought to this coun-
try by Dr. Hart. 1t is on large stone
which was taken from DuXbury Man
sion, Chorley. Lancashire. believed to
have been the home of the Standish
family. The stone is now in New York
and will shortly be shipped to Wash
tngton, DR.. Hart said.
Two Reproductions.
In the ChuFch of st. Lawrence, on
the DuXbury estate, there appear two
reproductions of this same coat of
arms, DR.. Hart reported. One of these
Is atop pew formerly owned by the
DuXbury branch of the Standish
family. and the other Is on stained
glass in the chancel of the church.
The stone which DR.. Hart brought
back with him was purchased with
money donated by an American whose
name the historian declined to reveal.
A. r. Thomson, American consul at
Manchester, England, notified the State
Department recently of the discovery of
the pew in the st. Lawrence Church,
which showed the Washington coat of
arms quartered with the Standish in
sigma.
The Duxbury estate is owned by Mrs.
c. E Mayhem, who is in no wise con-
nected directly or indirectly with the
Standish family The estate was ac-
quired by her family in recent years.
1t is understood, however, that a recent
ruling of a British tribunal denied her
the right TO remove the pew or stained
window from the church.
DR.. Hart explained today that he
received valuable assistance in his re-
search work from Canon Solloway,
vicar of Selby, who is an ardent student
of Washingtoniana and possesses one of
the finest Washington coats of arms in
existence. 1t is probably 500 years old.
DR.. Hart said, and stands about feet
high.
Washington Bust Presented.
Canon Solloway was presented with a
bust of George Washington by Dr. Hart
in behalf of the United States George
washington Bicentennial Commission,
In acknowledgment of his assistance.
An interesting example of how the
Washington name was placed on a
church was discovered by DR.. Hart on
the Hemingborough Church. near Selby,
Yorkshire, which was built 7oG years
ago by John D. Washington, one of
George Washington's ancestors. The
builder was prior of Durham, and to
all appearances he failed to inscribe his
name on the church he built.
But just as the Standish coat-of-
arms Is represented by standing dishes,
so, Dr. Hart believes, the Washington
name is represented in this case by a
cornice of barrel-shaped stones high up
on the church tower. The historian
explains it thus: The barrel designated
q ton; its prime purpose is to contain
water, and water is certainly used to
wash. Therefore, waSh-1n-ton.