producing George Washington, first President of the United States
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The Washington family is a prominent colonial Virginia lineage that rose to historical significance as the ancestral family of George Washington and other influential American figures.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Washington family | 0 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American family
ⓘ
colonial Virginia family ⓘ |
| ancestralOrigin | Sulgrave, Northamptonshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Fairfax County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Vernon NERFINISHED ⓘ Pope's Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Westmoreland County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | Washington family coat of arms ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalDepiction | subject of American historical scholarship ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
land speculation
ⓘ
tobacco planting ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | English ⓘ |
| foundingMember | John Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genealogicalConnection | related to other prominent Virginia families ⓘ |
| heraldryInfluence | inspiration for elements of the flag of Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| historicalRole | participation in colonial governance of Virginia ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | ancestral family of George Washington ⓘ |
| influenced | early political leadership of the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the family of the first President of the United States
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political influence in colonial Virginia ⓘ |
| landholdings | plantations in Virginia ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of early American leadership ⓘ |
| lineage | patrilineal descent from English Washingtons of Sulgrave ⓘ |
| memberOf | Virginia gentry ⓘ |
| migration | from England to Virginia in the 17th century ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Augustine Washington
NERFINISHED
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George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ John Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawrence Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Ball Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Patriot cause during the American Revolution ⓘ |
| produced |
George Washington
NERFINISHED
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local officeholders in Virginia ⓘ military officers in colonial Virginia ⓘ |
| property |
Ferry Farm (through Augustine Washington)
NERFINISHED
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Mount Vernon estate (through George Washington) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| socialStatus | planter elite ⓘ |
| timePeriod | colonial America ⓘ |
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