Elizabeth Betty WASHINGTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#1566, b. 20 June 1733, d. 31 March 1797
Father*Augustine WASHINGTON1,2 b. 12 Nov 1694, d. 12 Apr 1743
Mother*Mary BALL b. 1708/9, d. 25 Aug 1789
Birth*Elizabeth Betty WASHINGTON was born on 20 June 1733 in Virginia.1,2 
She was the daughter of Augustine WASHINGTON and Mary BALL.1,2 
Marriage*Elizabeth Betty WASHINGTON married Colonel Fielding LEWIS, son of Col. John LEWIS Jr. of Warner Hall and Frances FIELDING, on 7 May 1750 in Virginia.3,4,1,2,5 
WillElizabeth Betty WASHINGTON was mentioned in the will of Colonel Fielding LEWIS on 19 October 1781 in Spotsylvania, Virginia; Mentions wife Betty, sons John, Fielding, George, Lawrence, Howell, and Robert.6 
Death*Elizabeth Betty WASHINGTON died on 31 March 1797 in Culpeper, Virginia, at age 63.1,2 
Burial*She was buried in Western View Plantation, Culpeper, Virginia.7 

Family

Colonel Fielding LEWIS b. 7 Jul 1725, d. a 10 Dec 1781
Children

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S91] Collins, Holdridge Ozro, Genealogy of the Washington Family, Sons of the Revolution 1900.
  2. [S3000] Glenn, Justin. The Washingtons, A Family History: Volume 1, Seven Generations of the Presidential Branch: Savas Beatie LLC, CA - 2014, Personal Collection - printed book.
  3. [S89] Tandy, Lura Boulton and John Meriwether McAllister. Genealogies of the Lewis And Kindred Families. Salem, Mass.: Higginson Book Co., 199. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89062355862, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  4. [S90] Lewis, William Terrell, 1811-1893. Genealogy of the Lewis Family In America: From the Middle of the Seventeenth Century Down to the Present Time. Louisville, Ky.: Pub. by the Courier-Journal Job Printing Co., 1893. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89062356233, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  5. [S3640] Lowther, Minnie Kendall. Mount Vernon: Its Children, Its Romances, Its Allied Families And Mansions. Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., 1932. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uiug.30112047559510, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  6. [S3624] Will of Fielding Lewis - 1781 and Codicil dated 10 Dec 1781, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Will Book Vol. E,1772-1798, Will and codicil on pages 434-440, Family Search Film #007645806, Image 253 - Will Book Vol. E,1772-1798, estate inventory on page 457, Family Search Film #007645806, Image 265., Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  7. [S48] Find A Grave Website with Photo - only listings with photos of grave markers that are contemporary to the deceased individuals death are acceptable for genealogical proof.
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