Lawrence Washington was born in 1718 in Westmoreland, VA. He was the second son of Jane Butler and Augustine Washington, and the first to survive to adulthood. In June 1740 he received his Captain's Commission after completing school at Appleby Grammar School in England, and served under Admiral Vernon during the War of Jenkin's Ear. When he returned home he would inherit his father's Little Hunting Creek property, which he would name Mount Vernon in honor of Admiral Vernon.
Lawrence would go on to marry Anne Fairfax, daughter to The Honorable Colonel William Fairfax of Belvoir in the summer of 1743. From there he served as a member of the House of Burgesses for Fairfax County, VA. His name is signed on the town charter for Alexandria, VA, formerly Belhaven.
Anne and Lawrence would try for children on many occasions, but none but one would live past infancy.
Eventually, a long fought battle with tuberculosis would end Lawrence's life in June of 1752. He was predeceased by two full siblings, Butler Washington, who died during infancy, and Jane Washington, who was 12. Of those living, he had a full sibling, Augustine Washington Jr, and several half siblings which included George Washington, Elizabeth Washington, Samuel Washington, John Washington and Charles Washington.
Today, his portrait hangs at George Washington's Mount Vernon.
Lawrence would go on to marry Anne Fairfax, daughter to The Honorable Colonel William Fairfax of Belvoir in the summer of 1743. From there he served as a member of the House of Burgesses for Fairfax County, VA. His name is signed on the town charter for Alexandria, VA, formerly Belhaven.
Anne and Lawrence would try for children on many occasions, but none but one would live past infancy.
Eventually, a long fought battle with tuberculosis would end Lawrence's life in June of 1752. He was predeceased by two full siblings, Butler Washington, who died during infancy, and Jane Washington, who was 12. Of those living, he had a full sibling, Augustine Washington Jr, and several half siblings which included George Washington, Elizabeth Washington, Samuel Washington, John Washington and Charles Washington.
Today, his portrait hangs at George Washington's Mount Vernon.
Lawrence Washington was born in 1718 in Westmoreland, VA. He was the second son of Jane Butler and Augustine Washington, and the first to survive to adulthood. In June 1740 he received his Captain's Commission after completing school at Appleby Grammar School in England, and served under Admiral Vernon during the War of Jenkin's Ear. When he returned home he would inherit his father's Little Hunting Creek property, which he would name Mount Vernon in honor of Admiral Vernon.
Lawrence would go on to marry Anne Fairfax, daughter to The Honorable Colonel William Fairfax of Belvoir in the summer of 1743. From there he served as a member of the House of Burgesses for Fairfax County, VA. His name is signed on the town charter for Alexandria, VA, formerly Belhaven.
Anne and Lawrence would try for children on many occasions, but none but one would live past infancy.
Eventually, a long fought battle with tuberculosis would end Lawrence's life in June of 1752. He was predeceased by two full siblings, Butler Washington, who died during infancy, and Jane Washington, who was 12. Of those living, he had a full sibling, Augustine Washington Jr, and several half siblings which included George Washington, Elizabeth Washington, Samuel Washington, John Washington and Charles Washington.
Today, his portrait hangs at George Washington's Mount Vernon.
Lawrence would go on to marry Anne Fairfax, daughter to The Honorable Colonel William Fairfax of Belvoir in the summer of 1743. From there he served as a member of the House of Burgesses for Fairfax County, VA. His name is signed on the town charter for Alexandria, VA, formerly Belhaven.
Anne and Lawrence would try for children on many occasions, but none but one would live past infancy.
Eventually, a long fought battle with tuberculosis would end Lawrence's life in June of 1752. He was predeceased by two full siblings, Butler Washington, who died during infancy, and Jane Washington, who was 12. Of those living, he had a full sibling, Augustine Washington Jr, and several half siblings which included George Washington, Elizabeth Washington, Samuel Washington, John Washington and Charles Washington.
Today, his portrait hangs at George Washington's Mount Vernon.
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