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Hannah Washington Whiting

Birth
Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
Death
1763 (aged 27–28)
Prince William County, Virginia, USA
Burial
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Hannah Washington (1734/5-ante2/26/1763) married c1753, Matthew Whiting (1730-1810). Their son, 2Lt. Matthew Whiting Jr. (c1754-79), served in the Continental Army, 3rd Virginia Regiment, 1776-77. He died on a ship with Thomas Lynch, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and all hands on a voyage from Charleston, S.C. to the West Indies.


Hannah Washington's father was Major John Washington IV, elder son of Captain Lawrence (c1659-98) and Mildred Warner Washington (1671-1701), who was born at Bridges Creek, Westmoreland County, Va. He lived at Highgate, Gloucester County, Va. on a plantation of about 2,000 acres. He married in 1716, Catherine Whiting (1694-1743/4), daughter of Col. Henry (1642-) and Elizabeth Whiting, of Gloucester County. Her father was a member of the King's Council in 1691, treasurer of the colony, 1692-93, high sheriff, 1723-39, and a justice in 1742. Their eight children were Elizabeth (1717-36/7)(unm), John (1718-d.yg), Mildred (1720/1-85), Warner (1722-90), Catherine (1724/5-1749/50), Henry (1727/8-c65), Matthew (1732-d.yg), and Hannah Washington (1734/5-c1763).


See Albert Welles, The Pedigree and History of the Washington Family (New York, 1879), 113-114; John W. Wayland, The Washingtons and Their Homes (Genealogical Pub., 1944), 317, 328; Stella Pickett Hardy, Colonial Families of the Southern States of America (Genealogical Publishing Co., 1958), 519-520; John Augustine Washington (1920-2020), Descendants of Rev. Lawrence (1602-52) and Amphyllis Twigden Washington (1601-55)Five Generation Chart (Chevy Chase, Md. 1982); Dr. Justin M. Glenn, The Washingtons, A Family History, Volume One, Seven Generations of the Presidential Branch (Savas Beatie, El Dorado Hills, Ca. 2014), I: 7, 15; James Houston Barr III, Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Pope, c1610-1660, of Virginia, Ancestor of Washington, Governors and Legislators, History of His Descendants (Louisville, Ky. 2018), 6-7.

Hannah Washington (1734/5-ante2/26/1763) married c1753, Matthew Whiting (1730-1810). Their son, 2Lt. Matthew Whiting Jr. (c1754-79), served in the Continental Army, 3rd Virginia Regiment, 1776-77. He died on a ship with Thomas Lynch, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and all hands on a voyage from Charleston, S.C. to the West Indies.


Hannah Washington's father was Major John Washington IV, elder son of Captain Lawrence (c1659-98) and Mildred Warner Washington (1671-1701), who was born at Bridges Creek, Westmoreland County, Va. He lived at Highgate, Gloucester County, Va. on a plantation of about 2,000 acres. He married in 1716, Catherine Whiting (1694-1743/4), daughter of Col. Henry (1642-) and Elizabeth Whiting, of Gloucester County. Her father was a member of the King's Council in 1691, treasurer of the colony, 1692-93, high sheriff, 1723-39, and a justice in 1742. Their eight children were Elizabeth (1717-36/7)(unm), John (1718-d.yg), Mildred (1720/1-85), Warner (1722-90), Catherine (1724/5-1749/50), Henry (1727/8-c65), Matthew (1732-d.yg), and Hannah Washington (1734/5-c1763).


See Albert Welles, The Pedigree and History of the Washington Family (New York, 1879), 113-114; John W. Wayland, The Washingtons and Their Homes (Genealogical Pub., 1944), 317, 328; Stella Pickett Hardy, Colonial Families of the Southern States of America (Genealogical Publishing Co., 1958), 519-520; John Augustine Washington (1920-2020), Descendants of Rev. Lawrence (1602-52) and Amphyllis Twigden Washington (1601-55)Five Generation Chart (Chevy Chase, Md. 1982); Dr. Justin M. Glenn, The Washingtons, A Family History, Volume One, Seven Generations of the Presidential Branch (Savas Beatie, El Dorado Hills, Ca. 2014), I: 7, 15; James Houston Barr III, Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Pope, c1610-1660, of Virginia, Ancestor of Washington, Governors and Legislators, History of His Descendants (Louisville, Ky. 2018), 6-7.



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