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Col Samuel Washington 1734–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Nov 1734

Birth Location: Colonial Beach, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 9 Sep 1781

Death Location: Harewood (Jefferson County), Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Augustine Washington

Mother: Mary Ball

Spouse(s): Mildred Thornton

Children(s): Thornton Washington

Col Samuel Washington was born in 1734 in Colonial Beach, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA, the child of Augustine Washington And Mary Ball. In 1776, Col Samuel Washington resided in Rent Rolls, Berkeley County, VA. Col Samuel Washington married Mildred Thornton, and had children including Thornton Washington. Col Samuel Washington passed away in 1781 in Harewood (Jefferson County), Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Col Samuel Washington was born in 1734 in Colonial Beach, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA, the child of Augustine Washington And Mary Ball.
  • In 1776, Col Samuel Washington resided in Rent Rolls, Berkeley County, VA.
  • Col Samuel Washington married Mildred Thornton, and had children including Thornton Washington.
  • Col Samuel Washington passed away in 1781 in Harewood (Jefferson County), Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Col Washington's Ancestors

Self
Col Washington
1734–1781
Birth Place: Colonial Beach, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Augustine Washington
1694–1743
Bridges Creek, Westmoreland, VA, USA
Mary Ball
1708–1789
Rappanhannock River, Lancaster, VA, USA
Grandparents
Major (Lawrence) Washington
1659–1697
Bridge S Creek, Westmoreland, VA
Mildred ("Washington-Gale" Warner Grandmother To George) Washington
1671–1701
Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1627–1677
Ann Washington
1635–1668
Col I
1610–1674
Mary Towneley
1614–1662
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt Warner
1580–1657
Elizabeth Sotherton
1582–1629

Col Washington's Descendants

1.
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Col (Samuel) Washington (16 Nov 1734–9 Sep 1781) m. Mildred Thornton (1739–1764)
  1. 1. Thornton Washington 1760–1787
    1. 1. Samuel Washington 1790–

Col Washington's Timeline

7 Records

1734
16 Nov 1734
Birth of Col Samuel Washington in Colonial Beach, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Colonial Beach, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
1754
1754
Age 20
Col Samuel Washington was married
None
1776
1776
Age 42
Col Samuel Washington resided here in Rent Rolls, Berkeley County, VA
Rent Rolls, Berkeley County, VA
1777
1777
Age 43
Col Samuel Washington resided here in Rent Rolls, Berkeley County, VA
Rent Rolls, Berkeley County, VA
1781
9 Sep 1781
Age 47
Death of Col Samuel Washington in Harewood, Jefferson County, Virginia, USA
Harewood, Jefferson County, Virginia, USA
1781
9 Sep 1781
Age 47
Death of Col Samuel Washington in Harewood, Jefferson Co., VA, USA
Harewood, Jefferson Co., VA, USA
1781
9 Sep 1781
Age 47
Death of Col Samuel Washington in Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States
Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1734
    Event Place: Colonial Beach, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 82993
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 72113
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1734; Birth city: Wakefield; Birth state: VA
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1734; Birth city: Wakefield; Birth state: VA
    [5] Millennium File
    [6] Family Data Collection - Births
    [7] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1734; Birth city: Wakefield; Birth state: VA
    [8] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1734; Birth city: Pope S Creek; Birth state: VA
    [9] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 204; SAR Membership Number: 40793
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] Colonial Families of the USA
    [12] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1754
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1734; Birth city: Wakefield; Birth state: VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Rent Rolls, Berkeley County, VA
    Record Source: Virginia Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Rent Rolls, Berkeley County, VA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1781
    Event Place: Harewood, Jefferson County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 82993
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 72113
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1734; Birth city: Wakefield; Birth state: VA
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1734; Birth city: Wakefield; Birth state: VA
    [5] Millennium File
    [6] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [7] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1734; Birth city: Wakefield; Birth state: VA
    [8] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1734; Birth city: Pope S Creek; Birth state: VA
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1781
    Event Place: Harewood, Jefferson Co., VA, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 82993
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1734; Birth city: Wakefield; Birth state: VA
    [5] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1734; Birth city: Pope S Creek; Birth state: VA
    [6] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 204; SAR Membership Number: 40793

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1781
    Event Place: Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Harewood (Jefferson County), Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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