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William Augustine Washington (November 25, 1757 – October 2, 1810) was a Virginia planter and officer who served one term in the Virginia House of Delegates representing Westmoreland County, as well as terms as colonel of the county militia and as the county sheriff, before moving to the newly established District of Columbia.
George Washington remembered William Augustine Washington in his Last Will and Testament, naming him an executor and bequeathing him first choice of one of his swords, among other shares of his estate.
William Augustine Washington was born on February 28, 1752 in Stafford County, Va. The eldest son of Bailey Washington, William was destined to be the paladin of the Southern cavalry during the American War of Independence.
William Augustine Washington (November 25, 1757 – October 2, 1810) was a Virginia planter and officer who served one term in the Virginia House of Delegates representing Westmoreland County, as well as terms as colonel of the county militia and as the county sheriff, before moving to the newly established District of Columbia.
Account of William Augustine Washington with Messieurs Henderson, Ferguson, and Gibson. Dates: 1786 March - 1787 December Found in: Special Collections at The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon / Historic manuscript collection / Series 1.
While Augustine Washington remains a shadowy figure in history, there are several things we do know about the father of the father of our country.
The Popes Creek property passed to Augustine’s son William Augustine Washington after the deaths of his parents, Augustine in 1762 and Ann in 1774. He did not have long to enjoy the house, however, (which he had named “Wakefield”) because it reportedly burned on Christmas Day, 1779.
