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Harriot <I>Washington</I> Parks

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Harriot Washington Parks

Birth
Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
Death
3 Jan 1822 (aged 45)
Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
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Harriot Washington (1776-1822) born at "Harewood," Jefferson County, {W}Va. She married in 1796, Col. Andrew Parks (1773-1836), son of John and Margaret Gibson Parks, of Baltimore. They resided in Baltimore and moved c1818 to Malden, [W.]Va. Their eight children were Anne Eliza (1797-1852)(unm), George Washington (1798-)(dsp), Lawrence Augustine (1801-22)(unm), Bushrod (1806-32)(unm), Laura Angela (1810-85), attorney Andrew (c1812-63), Mary (c1813-c39), and Dr. John Parks (1816-89).

Harriot Washington's father was Col. Samuel Washington (1734-81), second son of Capt. Augustine (c1694-1743) and Mary Ball Washington (1708/9-89), who was born at "Wakefield," Popes Creek, Westmoreland Co., Va. In 1769-70, he built "Harewood" of native limestone, three miles west of Charles Town, [W.]Va. He was a justice in Stafford, Frederick and Berkeley Counties and sheriff of Berkeley County. At the time of his death, he owned over 3,800 acres of land. Of his wives, (1) Jane Champe (c1735-c54), daughter of Col. John Champe, of King George County, and (3) Louisa Chapman (1743-63), daughter of Nathaniel and Constantia Pearson Chapman, of Fairfax County, did not leave any children. His (2) wife was a cousin, Mildred Thornton (c1741-c62), of Caroline County, Va. Col. Washington's (4) wife was Anne Steptoe (1737-77), daughter of Col. James Steptoe, of "Hominy Hall," Westmoreland County, Va. Their six children were Ferdinand (1767-88), Frederick Augustus (1768-69), Lucinda (1769-70), Capt. George Steptoe (1771-1809), Lawrence Augustine (1774-1824), and Harriot Washington (1776-1822). Colonel Washington married his (5) wife c1778, Susannah Perrin (1753-83), daughter of John Perrin, of Gloucester County, Va. Their son was John Perrin Washington (c1779-83). "Harewood" is on the National Register of Historic Places and has remained in the Washington family throughout its history. Its parlor was the site of the marriage of future president James Madison and Dolly Payne Todd. Today it is owned by attorney Samuel Walter Washington IV.

See Albert Welles, The Pedigree and History of the Washington Family (New York, 1879), 164-165, 182; John W. Wayland, The Washingtons and Their Homes (Genealogical Pub., 1944), 325, 341; Stella Pickett Hardy, Colonial Families of the Southern States of America (Genealogical Publishing Co., 1958), 522-523; John B. Burke, Burke's Presidential Families of the United States (London, 1975), 51, 53-55; Dr. Justin M. Glenn, The Washingtons, A Family History, Volume One, Seven Generations of the Presidential Branch (Savas Beatie, El Dorado Hills, Ca. 2014), I: 33-36, 81-86, 192-195; James Houston Barr III, Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Pope, c1610-1660, of Virginia, Ancestor of Washington, Governors and Legislators, History of His Descendants (Louisville, Ky. 2018), 23.
Harriot Washington (1776-1822) born at "Harewood," Jefferson County, {W}Va. She married in 1796, Col. Andrew Parks (1773-1836), son of John and Margaret Gibson Parks, of Baltimore. They resided in Baltimore and moved c1818 to Malden, [W.]Va. Their eight children were Anne Eliza (1797-1852)(unm), George Washington (1798-)(dsp), Lawrence Augustine (1801-22)(unm), Bushrod (1806-32)(unm), Laura Angela (1810-85), attorney Andrew (c1812-63), Mary (c1813-c39), and Dr. John Parks (1816-89).

Harriot Washington's father was Col. Samuel Washington (1734-81), second son of Capt. Augustine (c1694-1743) and Mary Ball Washington (1708/9-89), who was born at "Wakefield," Popes Creek, Westmoreland Co., Va. In 1769-70, he built "Harewood" of native limestone, three miles west of Charles Town, [W.]Va. He was a justice in Stafford, Frederick and Berkeley Counties and sheriff of Berkeley County. At the time of his death, he owned over 3,800 acres of land. Of his wives, (1) Jane Champe (c1735-c54), daughter of Col. John Champe, of King George County, and (3) Louisa Chapman (1743-63), daughter of Nathaniel and Constantia Pearson Chapman, of Fairfax County, did not leave any children. His (2) wife was a cousin, Mildred Thornton (c1741-c62), of Caroline County, Va. Col. Washington's (4) wife was Anne Steptoe (1737-77), daughter of Col. James Steptoe, of "Hominy Hall," Westmoreland County, Va. Their six children were Ferdinand (1767-88), Frederick Augustus (1768-69), Lucinda (1769-70), Capt. George Steptoe (1771-1809), Lawrence Augustine (1774-1824), and Harriot Washington (1776-1822). Colonel Washington married his (5) wife c1778, Susannah Perrin (1753-83), daughter of John Perrin, of Gloucester County, Va. Their son was John Perrin Washington (c1779-83). "Harewood" is on the National Register of Historic Places and has remained in the Washington family throughout its history. Its parlor was the site of the marriage of future president James Madison and Dolly Payne Todd. Today it is owned by attorney Samuel Walter Washington IV.

See Albert Welles, The Pedigree and History of the Washington Family (New York, 1879), 164-165, 182; John W. Wayland, The Washingtons and Their Homes (Genealogical Pub., 1944), 325, 341; Stella Pickett Hardy, Colonial Families of the Southern States of America (Genealogical Publishing Co., 1958), 522-523; John B. Burke, Burke's Presidential Families of the United States (London, 1975), 51, 53-55; Dr. Justin M. Glenn, The Washingtons, A Family History, Volume One, Seven Generations of the Presidential Branch (Savas Beatie, El Dorado Hills, Ca. 2014), I: 33-36, 81-86, 192-195; James Houston Barr III, Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Pope, c1610-1660, of Virginia, Ancestor of Washington, Governors and Legislators, History of His Descendants (Louisville, Ky. 2018), 23.


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