TOWNLEY FAMILY TREE

HUSBAND      Captain  Augustine  Gus  WASHINGTON
Born                  12 Nov 1694         in     Wakefield;  Westmoreland;  VA
Married             06 Mar 1730       in     Eppling Forest;  Lancaster;  VA
Died                  12 Apr 1742           in     Ferry Farm;  King George;  VA
Burial                George Washington birthplace National Monument;  Westmoreland;  VA
Father               Captain  Lawrence  WASHINGTON
Mother             Mildred  WARNER

WIFE                 Mary  BALL
Born                  30 Nov 1708         in     Eppling Forest;  Lancaster;  VA
Died                  25 Aug 1789           in     Fredricksburg;  VA
Burial                Kenmore Plantation and Gardens  -  Fredricksburg;  VA
Father               Joseph  BALL
Mother             Mary   

CHILDREN
1  Male                President  George  WASHINGTON
Born                   02 Feb 1732         in     Pope's Creek;  Westmoreland;  VA
Married              06 Jan 1579         in     St Peters Church;  New Kent;  VA
Died                   14 Dec 1799         in     Mount Vernon;  Fairfax;  VA
Burial                 Mount Vernon;  Fairfax;  VA
Spouse              Martha  DANDRIDGE-CUSTIS

2  Female         Elizabeth  (Bettie)  WASHINGTON
Born                  20 Jun 1733            in     Bridges Creeks; Westmoreland; VA
Married             07 May 1750         in     Fredricksburg;  VA
Died                  31 Mar 1797            in     Western View;  Culpepper;  VA
Burial                Western View Plantation  -  Western View;  Culpepper;  VA
Spouse            General  Fielding  LEWIS

3  Male             Colonel  Samuel  Walter  WASHINGTON
Born                  16 Nov 1734            in     Westmoreland;  VA
Married                                               in     
Died                  09 Sep 1781           in     Harrwood;  Jefferson;  VA
Burial        
Spouse             FIVE wives

4  Male              John  Augustine  WASHINGTON
Born                   13 Jan 1736              in     Wakefield;  Westmoreland;  VA
Married              14 Apr 1756             in     VA
Died                   17 Feb 1787             in     Bushfield;  Westmoreland;  VA
Burial        
Spouse          

5  Male             Col.  Samuel  Charles  WASHINGTON
Born                  02 May 1738             in     Pope's Creek;  Westmoreland;  VA
Married             1761                             in     Westmoreland;  VA
Died                  16 Sep 1799               in     Berkley;  James City;  VA
Burial                Charles Town;  Jefferson;  VA
Spouse             Mildred  THORNTON

6  Female         Mary  Mildred  WASHINGTON
Born                  21 Jul 1739                 in     Wakefield;  Westmoreland;  VA    
Died                  23 Oct 1740             in     Wakefield;  Westmoreland;  VA
Burial        
Spouse             died young
   
NOTES     
Augustine worked as a planter / farmer in VA.  He first married Jane Butler on Apr 1715 in Westmoreland;  VA.  The couple had three children - Butler; Lawrence; and Augustine.  Jane was an orphan who had inherited about 650 acres from her father.  The young couple settled on the Bridges Creek property.  In 1718, Washington purchased land on Popes Creek, abridging his property on Bridges Creek.  About 1726, he had a new house built there (later called Wakefield) with the help of slave labor and fine craftsmen.  In the same year, he purchased the Little Hunting Creek property from his sister Mildred.

Augustine's second wife is the one listed on this page.  Mainly because this pair produced the first President of the United Stated - George Washington.

Augustine was only four years old when his father died.  He inherited about 1,000 acres on Bridges Creek in Westmoreland County; his sister Mildred inherited what was called the Little Hunting Creek property; they both inherited slaves.  

In addition to his work supervising overseers and slave labor as a tobacco planter, Washington was active in the Anglican Church and in local politics.  He took the oath as justice of the peace for the county court in July 1716.