Augustine Washington Jr.
Augustine Washington Jr. | |
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Member of the House of Burgesses from Westmoreland County | |
In office 1754–1758 Serving with John Bushrod, Philip Ludwell Lee, Richard Lee | |
Preceded by | Robert Vaulx |
Succeeded by | Richard Henry Lee |
Personal details | |
Born | 1720 Wakefield plantation, Westmoreland, Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia, English America |
Died | 1762 Wakefield plantation, Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia, British America |
Resting place | Popes Creek, Colony of Virginia, British America |
Spouse | Anne Aylett |
Children | 4, including William Augustine Washington |
Parent(s) | Augustine Washington Jane Butler |
Occupation | Planter, iron ore mining |
Augustine Washington Jr. (1720 – 1762) was an American planter, military officer and politician best known for being the half-brother of George Washington.[1][2][3]
Early and family life
A member of the Washington family. He was the third and youngest son of Augustine Washington and Jane Butler, and an elder half-brother of George Washington.[4]
Augustine Washington Jr. married Anne Aylett at "Nominy Plantation." She was the daughter and coheiress of William Aylett of Westmoreland County, Virginia.[4] The couple had four children, of whom William Augustine Washington would follow in his father's footsteps as a planter and during 1788 represented Westmoreland County in the Virginia House of Delegates.
Career
According to the will of his father, Augustine Washington Sr., the land now known as Mount Vernon first was willed to this man's elder brother Lawrence Washington. However, the will instructed that in the case Lawrence should die without an heir the property would go to Augustine Jr., provided that he gave the Popes Creek property, known as "Wakefield", to George Washington. Augustine decided instead to keep the Popes Creek property and so George got the property now known as Mount Vernon.
Westmoreland County voters elected Augustine Jr. as one of their representatives in the Virginia House of Burgesses following the death of Robert Vaulx on August 24, 1754, and then elected him to the following term, so he served (part-time) from 1754 to 1758.[5][4] He also was a member of the Ohio Company.[4]
In 1753, he inherited his brother Lawrence's share in Accokeek Furnace near Stafford, Virginia.[6]
Notes
- ^ Wayland, John W. (2009). The Washingtons and Their Homes. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 327. ISBN 9780806347752.
- ^ Grizzard, Frank E. (2002). George Washington: A Biographical Companion. ABC-CLIO. p. 328. ISBN 9781576070826.
- ^ Staff (National Park Service). "George Washington Birthplace National Monument - The Memorial Mansion". National Park Service. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
...and the personal property inventory of Augustine Washington II who was living in the house at the time of his death in 1762.
- ^ a b c d Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, ed. Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Volume 1. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915. OCLC 2576742. Retrieved July 15, 2011. p. 352.
- ^ Cynthia Miller Leonard, The Virginia General Assembly 1619-1978 (Richmond: Virginia State Library 1978) pp. 85, 87
- ^ "Historical Marker Database: Accokeek Iron Furnace".
References
- Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, ed. Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Volume 1. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915. OCLC 2576742. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
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- Photo of Augustine Washington II's grave marker
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