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Martha Washington 1642–1697 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1642

Birth Location: Purleigh, England

Death Date: 1697

Death Location: Stafford, Virginia, USA

Father: Lawrence Washington

Mother: Amphyllis Twigden

Spouse(s): Samuel Hayward

Children(s):

Martha Washington was born in 1642 in Purleigh, England, the child of Lawrence Washington And Amphyllis Roades Twigden. Martha Washington married Samuel Hayward. Martha Washington passed away in 1697 in Stafford, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Martha Washington was born in 1642 in Purleigh, England, the child of Lawrence Washington And Amphyllis Roades Twigden.
  • Martha Washington married Samuel Hayward.
  • Martha Washington passed away in 1697 in Stafford, Virginia, USA.

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Martha Washington's Ancestors

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Martha Washington
1642–1697
Birth Place: Purleigh, England
Parents
Lawrence Washington
1602–1652
Amphyllis (Roades) Twigden
1602–1655
Spratton, Northamptonshire, , England
Grandparents
Lawrence Washington
1567–1616
Sulgrave, Northants, England
Margaret Butler
1568–1622
Tyes Hall, Cuckfields, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Washington
1544–1621
Elizabeth Light
1547–1599
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lawrence, Sulgrave
1500–1583
Amy Pargiter
1504–1564
Walter Light
1514–1596

Martha Washington's Timeline

2 Records

1642
1642
Birth of Martha Washington in Purleigh, England
Purleigh, England
1697
1697
Age 55
Death of Martha Washington in Stafford, Virginia, USA
Stafford, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1642
    Event Place: Purleigh, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1697
    Event Place: Stafford, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Millennium File

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