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.

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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
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
George Washington NERFINISHED
John Washington NERFINISHED
Lawrence Washington NERFINISHED
Mary Ball Washington NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment Patriot cause during the American Revolution
produced George Washington NERFINISHED
local officeholders in Virginia
military officers in colonial Virginia
property Ferry Farm (through Augustine Washington) NERFINISHED
Mount Vernon estate (through George Washington) NERFINISHED
region Virginia NERFINISHED
religion Anglicanism
socialStatus planter elite
timePeriod colonial America

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Washington family knownFor producing George Washington, first President of the United States