Bushrod Washington family papers 1662-1835

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Bushrod Washington family papers 1662-1835

1662-1835

The Bushrod Washington Family Papers consist of documents gathered by the relations of the first President of the United States, George Washington. The collection comprises an assortment of correspondence and legal documents, documenting the lives and property ownership of several branches of the Washington family. The collection is organized into five series: Correspondence, Legal Documents, Social, Miscellaneous, and Indenture Notices (Land Deeds).

1.5 linear feet ; 4 boxes

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Peters, Richard, 1744-1828

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Wythe, George, 1726-1806

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Lee, Edmund Jennings, 1772-1843

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Edmund Jennings Lee (1772-1843) was the son of Henry Lee (1729-1787) and Lucy Grymes. He was a lawyer in Alexandria, Va. Two of his sons were Cassius Francis Lee (1808-1890) and Charles Henry Lee (b. 1818) who also practiced law. From the description of Edmund J. Lee papers, 1829-1849. (College of William & Mary). WorldCat record id: 22857510 Alexandria, Va., lawyer. From the description of Papers : of Edmund Jennings Lee, 1786-1821. (University of Virginia)....

Bushrod, John, 1662-1719

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John Bushrod, son of Richard Bushrod and Apphia Hughes Bushrod, was married to Hannah Keene in 1688 at St. Stephens Parish, Northumberland County, VA. John and Hannah's granddaughter Hannah Bushrod (daughter of John Bushrod, Jr.) married John Augustine Washington, brother of President George Washington....

Washington, Jane Charlotte Blackburn, 1786-1855

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Jane Charlotte Blackburn (1786-1855) was married to John Augustine Washington (1789–1832). He inherited George Washington's Mount Vernon from his uncle Bushrod Washington....

Washington, Hannah Bushrod, approximately 1738-1804

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Washington, Bushrod, 1762-1829

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Washington, Bushrod (1762-1829) was the son of Hannah Bushrod and John Augustine Washington, the younger brother of George Washington. Upon the death of George Washington, Bushrod inherited the Mount Vernon estate. A graduate of the College of William and Mary, Bushrod served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. He was joined on the Supreme Court by his long-time friend, John Marshall. Justices Washington and Marshall had met while attending law lectures given by George Wythe at th...

Hamilton, Elizabeth Schuyler, 1757-1854

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Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (b. August 9, 1757, Albany, NY–d. November 9, 1854, Washington, DC) was the daughter of Continental Army General Philip Schuyler, a Revolutionary War general, and Catherine Van Rensselaer Schuyler. The Van Rensselaers and Schuylers were some of the richest and most politically influential families in the state of New York. Elizabeth was described as very strong willed. She met Alexander Hamilton in 1780 and they married soon after. Elizabeth aided her husband dur...

Washington, Anna Maria Thomasina Blackburn, 1790-1833

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Washington, Corbin, 1767-1799

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Nephew of George Washington, brother of Supreme Court Justice Bushrod Washington and son-in-law of Richard Henry Lee. ...

Washington, John Augustine, 1736-1787

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John Augustine Washington was the brother of President George Washington and the third son of Mary Ball and Augustine Washington. John Washington married Hannah Bushrod (1735-1801) in 1756 and lived with her in the Washington family estate, Mount Vernon, until 1759 when her father John Bushrod became ill. ...

Washington, Thomas Blackburn, 1812-1854

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Washington, Bushrod Corbin, 1790-1851

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Bushrod Corbin Washington (1790-1851) was the child of Corbin Washington (1765–1799) and Hannah Lee Washington (1766–1801). He was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He married twice: first to Anna Maria Thomasina Blackburn Washington (1790–1833) in 1810, and then Maria Powell Harrison Washington (1791–1847) in 1835....

American Bible society

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The American Bible Society, founded in New York City in 1816, promotes the distribution of the Bible and other sacred writings with the support of religious denominations throughout the world. From the description of American Bible Society synopsis of correspondence, 1883. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122517913 From the guide to the American Bible Society synopsis of correspondence, 1883, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Moore, Richard Channing, 1762-1841

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Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Virginia. From the description of Richard Channing Moore papers, 1808-1857. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 662453018 ...

Spotswood, George

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Washington, John Augustine, 1821-1861

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John Augustine Washington III was the great-grand nephew of George Washington and the last private owner of Mount Vernon. He was born on May 3, 1821 to John Augustine Washington II and Jane Charlotte Blackburn Washington. His young childhood was spent at Blakeley Plantation near Charles Town, WV. After the death of Bushrod Washington and his wife, the family moved to Mount Vernon. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1840 and returned to Mount Vernon to manage it for his mother, event...

Washington, Bushrod C. (Bushrod Corbin), 1839-1919

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Bushrod Corbin Washington, II (1839-1919) was the son of Thomas Blackburn Washington and Rebecca Janet Cunningham. He was born in Charles Town, Jefferson County, Virginia now West Virginia. He was married to Catharine Thomas Blackburn who died 1876. He remarried in 1878 to Emma Edwards Willis....

Alexander, Hannah Lee Washington, 1811-1881

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Hannah Lee Washington Alexander was born May 19, 1811, and was the daughter of Bushrod Corbin Washington and Anna Maria Thomasina Blackburn (1790-1833). She died died January 12, 1881....

Washington, Anna Maria.

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Bushrod Washington Family

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Bushrod Washington (1762-1829), was the son of John Augustine and Hannah (Bushrod) Washington. John Augustine Washington was the brother of President George Washington. Upon the death of the President, Bushrod Washington inherited the Mount Vernon estate. A graduate of the College of William and Mary, Bushrod Washington would serve as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. He was joined on the Supreme Court by his long-time friend, John Marshall. Justices Washington and Marshall had met...

Washington family.

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