Mildred Thornton (c1741-c62) was the second wife of Col. Samuel Washington (1734-81). Their children were Thornton (c1758-87) and Tristram Washington (c1760-ante1768).
Colonel Samuel Washington (1734-81), second son of Capt. Augustine (c1694-1743) and Mary Ball Washington (1708/9-89), was born at "Wakefield," Popes Creek, Westmoreland Co., Va. In 1769-70, he built "Harewood" of native limstone, 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. Colonel 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; John W. Wayland, The Washingtons and Their Homes (Genealogical Pub., 1944), 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; 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.
Colonel Samuel Washington (1734-81), second son of Capt. Augustine (c1694-1743) and Mary Ball Washington (1708/9-89), was born at "Wakefield," Popes Creek, Westmoreland Co., Va. In 1769-70, he built "Harewood" of native limstone, 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. Colonel 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; John W. Wayland, The Washingtons and Their Homes (Genealogical Pub., 1944), 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; 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.
Mildred Thornton (c1741-c62) was the second wife of Col. Samuel Washington (1734-81). Their children were Thornton (c1758-87) and Tristram Washington (c1760-ante1768).
Colonel Samuel Washington (1734-81), second son of Capt. Augustine (c1694-1743) and Mary Ball Washington (1708/9-89), was born at "Wakefield," Popes Creek, Westmoreland Co., Va. In 1769-70, he built "Harewood" of native limstone, 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. Colonel 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; John W. Wayland, The Washingtons and Their Homes (Genealogical Pub., 1944), 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; 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.
Colonel Samuel Washington (1734-81), second son of Capt. Augustine (c1694-1743) and Mary Ball Washington (1708/9-89), was born at "Wakefield," Popes Creek, Westmoreland Co., Va. In 1769-70, he built "Harewood" of native limstone, 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. Colonel 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; John W. Wayland, The Washingtons and Their Homes (Genealogical Pub., 1944), 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; 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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