Colonel Henry Washington (1615–1664), was an officer in the Royalist army during the English Civil War.
Colonel Henry Washington | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 1615 |
| Died | March 1664 |
| Resting place | Richmond, Surrey |
| Occupation(s) | Royalist (Cavalier), officer |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Pakington, 1st Baronet |
| Children | four daughters |
Biography edit
Washington, baptised 21 March 1615,[1] was the son of Sir William Washington and Anne, daughter of Sir George Villiers (c. 1550–1605).[2]
Washington fought in the English Civil War and was Governor of Worcester in 1646.[3] He died in March 1664,[4] and was buried at Richmond, Surrey.[3]
Family edit
Washington married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Pakington, 1st Baronet.[5] Elizabeth survived Washington and married Samuel Sandys of Ombersley. Washington and Elizabeth had four daughters who survived him, Mary (died 1681), Cathrine whose married name was Forster, and two others.[3]
Notes edit
- ^ Lundy 2011, p. 47770 $477694 cites Mosley & Mosley 1994, p. 50
- ^ Lundy 2011, pp. 10563 $105624, 47770 $477694 cites Mosley & Mosley 1994, p. 50 and Mosley 2003, p. 2095
- ^ a b c Waters 1889, p. 35.
- ^ Lundy 2011, p. 47770 $477694 cites Mosley & Mosley 1994, p. 50
- ^ Lundy 2011, p. 47770 $477694 cites Mosley 2003, p. 1757
References edit
- Lundy, Darryl (11 September 2011), "Henry Washington", The Peerage, pp. 10563 $105624, 47770 $477694
- Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003), Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage (107th in 3 volumes ed.), Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books)
- Mosley, Charles; Mosley, Hugh Brogan, eds. (1994), American Presidential Families, London: Alan Sutton and Morris Genealogical Books, p. 50
- Waters, Henry Fitz-Gilbert (1889), An examination of the English ancestry of George Washington, ..., Boston: New England historic genealogical society, p. 35, OCLC 4531668
External links edit
- Elliot-Wright, Phillip JC. "Prince Maurice's Dragoones - A Short History". Prince Maurice's Dragoones. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- "An earlier Washington holds Worcester for the king against heavy odds". Nobility and Analogous Traditional Elites. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
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