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Close-up of Eagle crest (left). Oil portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart - painted in 1796.
George Washington's Coat of Arms (left top). In The General Armory it states that this coat of arms has its origins in Lancaster, Leiceister, Northampton, Buckingham, and Kent, England. Argent two bars gule in chief three mullets of the second. However, George Washington added his own motto: Exitus acta probat or " The end proves actions." His bookplate (as shown here) has an eagle sa and a bordure gules. A painting by Carlotta Reed Stuart has the Washington arms as argent 2 bars gules, In chief 3 mullets gules. The motto is shown and it hangs in Mount Vernon. Crest (on right) - out of a ducal coronet or, a raven wings endorsed, ppr. Another Crest (on left) - Out of a ducal coronet or, an eagle, wings endorsed sa.
It might be noted that a stained glass at Fawsley Church (formerly of Sulgrave) Northamptonshire, England has an eagle. This is also shown at Thapston (Sir John) and at Cambridge, England (Rev. Godfrey).
In Fairbairn's Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland by James Fairbairn it has two crests that are similar to that of George Washington:
(1) Kent, Bucks., Northamp., and Warw., out of a ducal coronet, or, a raven, wings addorsed, sa. (right)
(2) Kent, Bucks., Northamp., and Warw., out of a ducal coronet, or, an eagle, wings addorsed, sa. (left)
These two crests (above) are variations on the crest of William de Wassington (French Origin) - bore argent, two bars in chief three mullets pierced gules; Surrey Roll (right) - the colors are reversed and the mullets unpierced in Jenyns' Roll (French)(left)(Foster, Joseph, The Dictionary of Heraldry: Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees.London: Studio Editions, 1994).
GENERATION ONE:
Raoul Baiart, of Normandy, was born about 1050. He held land in Fontenay that he gave to Barberie Abbey. Raoul was william the Conquerors companion and was nicknamed "Barte."
GENERATION TWO:
Geoffrey Bayand was the Baron of Northumberland in 1165, and was of Norman descent, and might have been a descendant of Raoul Bairt.
GENERATION THREE:
*William de Hertburn, alias de Washington, was the son of Geoffrey Baard or Bayand. Their arms were a fesse, in chief three muletts, the same as the de Washington arms. This is the earliest recorded Washington. William de Hertburn was from Wessington, Durham. He lived there prior to the compilation of the Bold on Book in 1183. The family later on went by the name Washington.
Jordon Baard lived in Essex and Hertfordshire in 1130. He was thought to be a relative of William de Hertburn. This Hertburn lived in the Wapentake of Sadberge, Durham, and was granted by Richard I to the See of Durham. He might have been a brother or a cousin?
GENERATION FOUR:
Sir Walter de Washington, Knight, of Washington in Durham County, England; and Bewell of Northumberland County, England. He exchanged his Manor of Hartburn, near Stockton-on-Tees, for the Manor of Washington in Durham County, England; before 1184. Walter was a knight at the Battle of Lewes on May 14, 1264. Walter was born circa 1215. He married Joan de Whitchester, daughter of Sir Robert de Whitchester. Her brother, Roger de Whitchester was Keeper of the Rolls, Canon of St. Paul's. Walter died around 1215. He left five (5) sons and three (3) daughters.
GENERATION FIVE:
Robert de Washington was born circa de 1270 in England. Robert de Washington of Routhworth of Westmoreland County, England; was also jure uxois of Canforth, in the parish of Warton, Lancaster.County, England. Robert was a Knight of the Shire for Westmoreland in 1300. Robert married (1) Amice (2)*Joan Strickland, in 1274, Lady of Carnforth, who was the daughter of Sir William de Strickland of Sozergh and Elizabeth Deincourt, heir of Ralph Deincourt.
They had four (4) sons: the eldest, Robert Washington (b: 1296) was the grandfather of Agnes de Washington, who married Edmund Lawrence of Ashton Hall, Lancs. County, England. The youngest was John de Washington.
GENERATION SIX:
John I de Washington was born around 1315 in England. He married (1)Agnes Le Gentyl (b. 1325)John de Washington of Tewitfield, Warton Parish, Lancaster County, England; acquired the Manors of Tewitfield, Durslet from his wife (2)* Joan de Croft, heiress of John de Croft. John died before 1406, leaving a son. Joan married (2) her Cousin, Sir John Croft, Knight of Leighton Conyers.
GENERATION SEVEN:
John II de Washington was born circa 1359 in Tewitfield, England. He married Joan de Creft (b. 1363) in Tewitfield/Trevitfield, England. John was living in 1412, and he died in 1417. He had two sons: (1) Robert de Washington of Tewitfield married Anne Harrington and was the ancestor of the Washingtons of Tewitfield and its branches in Berkshire and Kent County. (2) John Washington.
GENERATION EIGHT:
Robert Washington I was born in 1404 in Warton, Lancashire, England, and died in 1479 in Warton (or Warrington), Lonesdale, Lancastershire, England.
John de Washington of Tewitfield, living in 1412. He had two sons: (1) Robert II de Washington of Tewitfield married Anne Harrington and was the ancestor of the Washingtons of Tewitfield and its branches in Berkshire and Kent(2) John Washington was the bailiff of Wharton in 1454.
GENERATION NINE:
Robert Washington II was born in 1444 in Warton, Lancastershire, England, and died in 1517. He married Elizabeth Westfield (b. 1444) about 1464/5. Elizabeth was the daughter of John Westfield and widow of Robert Lambertson. The issue of Robert and Elizabeth Washington: John Washington, Thomas Washington, and Ellen Washington who married James Mason of Warton.
GENERATION TEN:
John Washington (b. 1465) of England died after 1528. He married Margaret Kitson (b. 1482) on May 1, 1498.
GENERATION ELEVEN:
Lawrence Washington was born in 1500, and died February 19, 1581/2. Lawrence married Anne Aimee Pargiter (b. 1504) in 1538, in Sulgrave, England. Sulgrave Manor is located near the town of Banbury. It was completed by Lawrence Washington in 1560. The Washington family owned Sulgrave Manor for 120 years after George Washington's grandfather emigrated to Virginia in 1656, and for 216 years total.
Sulgrave Manor
GENERATION TWELVE:
Robert Washington was born in 1544 in Sulgrave Manor House. He died March 10, 1621/2 in England. He married Elizabeth Light (b. 1547) of Radway Grange, Warwickshire. Her father was Walter Light and her mother was Ursula Woodward. Elizabeth died in 1599.
GENERATION THIRTEEN:
Lawrence I Washington, Gentleman was born in 1566 in Sulgrave Manor, and died December 15, 1616, in Wyke Hamon, Northamptonshire, England. He married Margaret Butler (b. 1568) in Tyes Hall. Margaret's parents were William Butler of Tyes Hall, Cuckfield, Suffolk County, England, and Margaret Greeke of Palsters, Lancashire and London, England. Her grandparents were John Butler and Margaret Sutton. Margaret died in 1652.
GENERATION FOURTEEN:
Rev. Lawrence II Washington was born in 1602 in Virginia, and died January 21, 1651/2. He is buried in Malden, Essex County, England. He was the rector of Purleigh and Little Braxted in Essex County, England. He was also a lecturer of Brasenose College, Oxford and Purleigh from March through December in 1633. He married Amphillis Twigdon, in 1632, Purleigh, England. She was the daughter of John Twigden who died in Little Creation, Northamptonshire, England, between December 8, 1610 and January 26, 1611. He mother was Anne Dickens, daughter of William Dickens and Anne Thorton. Amphillis was born February 2, 1599/00 in Spatton, Northamptonshire. She is buried in Tring, Hertfordshire on January 19, 1654/5.
GENERATION FIFTEEN:
Col. John Washington was born in 1630 in Sulgrave Manor. He died September 1677 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, in Washington Parish.
John was married (1) Mrs. Anne Garard Broadhurt Brett (2) Mrs. Frances Gerard Peyton Appleton (3) Mary Ford (4) *Anne Pope was born in 1635 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. She was married on December 1, 1658 in Virginia and died circa 1668 in Westmoreland, Virginia.
GENERATION SIXTEEN:
Capt. Lawrence Washington was born September 1659 in Bridge Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia; and died February 1698 in Warner Hall, Gloucester County, Virginia. He married Mildred Warner (b. 1671 in Warner Hall), in 1690, from Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Mildred married (2) George Gale of Whitehaven. Mildred was the daughter of Augustine Warner, Jr. (1642-1681) of Warner Hall, Gloucester County, VA. and Mildred Reade, daughter of George Reade of Virginia and Elizabeth Martiau. Augustine Warner and Mildred Reade were both of Royal Descent, and relate to Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales.
GENERATION SEVENTEEN:
Colonel Augustine I Washington
GENERATION EIGHTEEN:
George Washington
Donkeys were utilized to breed mules for work on the Mount Vernon plantation, by mating with female horses. A male donkey or jack ass. Jack donkeys are often used to mate with female horses to produce mules.
George Washington received his donkeys from some notable sources. Royal Gift was a donkey that was gifted to George Washington in 1785 by Charles III, the King of Spain. The most prized mules in the eighteenth century world were sired by Spanish donkeys ("the Andalusian Ass"), which the Spanish crown would not permit to leave the country.
When Charles III learned of Washington's desire to own one of these animals he sent two Spanish jacks across the Atlantic Ocean. However, only one of these animals, Royal Gift, survived the trip and arrived at Mount Vernon.
Advertisements about Royal Gift stated that he was of "the most valuable Race [breed or type] in the Kingdom of Spain."2 An official in Massachusetts, where the ship carrying Royal Gift landed, sent Washington a letter announcing the arrival of this long-awaited donkey who was described as, "a fine Creature, just fifty Eight Inches high, & the largest that I believe ever came into this Country."
George also breed his own hounds for fox hunting. The French hounds were reportedly so fierce Washington assigned a servant to monitor their meals because they tore each other apart fighting over their food. He crossed these French beasts with his own black and tan hounds to create a new breed—the American Foxhound.
American Foxhound Dog Breed Information ABOVE.
Sources:
FTM CD367 Notable British Families, 1600s-1900s, American Families With British Ancestry, Wade-Wyman, Broderbund Software, Inc. Banner Blue Division
FTM CD368 British Coats of Arms, Bolton's American Armory, Surnames W-X Broderbund Software, Inc. Banner Blue Division
FTM CD368 British and American Coats of Arms, The General Armory, Waade-Wyward, Broderbund, Banner Blue Division
The Norman People. Baltimore, MD.: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1999, 44.
Rasmussen, William M. and Robert S. Tilton, George Washington: The Man Behind the Myths, Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 1999
Roberts, Gary Boyd. Ancestors of American Presidents. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995.
Tyack, Geofrey and Steven Brindle, Country Houses of England, London: A&C Black, 1994, 389-390 Ditchfield, P. H., The Manor Houses of England. New York: Crescent Books, 1985, 125.
Sulgrave, Banbury
Oxon 0X17 2SD.
GENERATION ONE:
Edward I, King of England, was born June 17, 1239 in Westminister, Middlesex, England. Edward died July 7, 1307 in Burgh-on-the-Sands, Northumberland, England. His second (2)wife, Alianor of Castile was born in 1240 in Castile, Spain and they were married in 1254. Alianor died November 23, 1290 in Harby, Northumberland, England.
GENERATION TWO:
Joan Plantagenet of Acre was born in 1272 in Acre, Palestine. Joan died April 23, 1307 in Clare, Suffolk, England. She married: Gilbert de Clare on April 30, 1290 in Westminster Abbey, England. Gilbert was born September 2, 1243 in Christ Church, Hants., England; and died December 7, 1295 in Moumouth Castle, in Wales.
GENERATION THREE:
Margaret de Clare was born on October 1292 in Caerphily Castle and died April 9, 1342. She married (2) Hugh D'Audley after 1312. Hugh was born circa 1289 and died November 10, 1347.
GENERATION FOUR:
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