The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 97, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 21, 1982 Page: 3 of 73
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By CATHERINE
CRAVEY SIMS
The 250th annlver-
aary of the birth of
George Washington,
first president of the
United States, is Feb.
22 He was born at
Bridges Creek, near
Fredericksburg in
Westmoreland Coun-
ty. Va.. In 1732. His
father was Augustine
Washington, and his
mother was Mary
Ball
His paternal grand
Tracing Roots
Washington s Family
From English Stock
The progenitor of
the Washingtons.
William De Hert-
bura, was among the
knights who came
with the Norman
Conquest and held
estates.
In USS. William De
Hertbum exchanged
his village of Hert-
bum for the manor
and village of
Wessyngton. At this
time, the family
assumed the sur-
name
priority of Henry
VIII. Sulgrave re-
mained in the family
until 1630. and was
commonly called
Their son, George
Washington, even-
tually acquired the
estate of Mount Ver-
non, and lived there
“Washington's with his wife, Mar-
Manor." tha, and his two step-
children until his
mmvmuggr*
Washington and As the D e
Mildred Warner. And Wessyngtons spread
his maternal grand- throughout England
parents were Col. and acquired estates,
Joseph Ball and the surname De
The great
grandson of the death on Dec 14,
grantee of Sulgrave, 1799. He was buried
Jdhn Washington, In the family tomb
emigrated to Virginia located on the estate,
in 1657. He purchased Martha died In 1802.
lands In West- It is believed the
moreland Count- Ball family can be
ty, Va., on the nor- traced to William
D e them neck of the Lord of jhe
“ Potomac River.*• Manor, or Bartcham,
John, whu was bom W*** l»
fJETFSiT ■>»»
moreland c"^'
ty In 1658. and settled family to come
on Bridge Creek, L°-.vlrf,n**
!58M» fefc^SHKK*
v ' and married Hannah
Johnson
George Washington but also varied In
was married to Mar spelling from
tha Dandrldge Wessyngton to Wass-
Custls. a widow with Ington. Wasshlngton
two children on Jan and finally to
26, 1759. After their Washington,
marriage, they made George
their home on the Washington's branch
Washington estate, of the family sprang
Mount Vernon from Lawrenc*
The history of the Washington,. Esquire,
Washingtons is told in of Gray's Inn, who
Washington Irving's was Mayor of Nor-
and
was a planter, a
magistrate, and a
member of the House
of Burgesses. He was
also a Colonel and led
the Virginia forces
against the
Indians.
Atherald in London,
England in 1638. Col.
William Ball died in
1680
ralHlna His SOn, Col.
ra,ding Joseph Ball, was
... .u ^ .w * born I" 160 In
inhnerintheifi7flath|K England. He was
John in 1678, the marrjed twice; first
estate passed to his ^ Ellzabeth Romney
son. Lawrence, who of Lmdo0| who dl<^
was born in 1659_ 1703 t0 Mary
Lawrence manfted (Montague. Johnson
susrcs aaa'jwi swans
history has been trac- the manor of w° ‘ _ “ •“* lT " * only child of the se-
ed back to ancient Sulgrave. in Nor- ‘ "'I c°nd marriage was
English stock thamptonshire by " naa lssue Lawrence Marv Rail r«i Ran
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died in 1698.
The estate then
passed on to his son,
Augustine, who was
Mary Ball. Col. Ball
died in 1718.
Mary Bali was born
in 1708 on the estate
of Epping Forest,
bom in 1694, and died established by her
in 1743. Augustine father in 1680. She
was married twice, was married to
first to Jane Butler in Augustin!
1715, by whom he had Washington in 1730,
two surviving and they had six
children, Lawrence children, one of
and Augustine. Jane whom was destined
Butler Washington to play an important
died in 1728, and role in the history of
Augustine married
Mary Ball in 1730.
They had four sons
and two daughters:
George, Samuel,
John, Augustine
this nation and of the
world. She died in
1789.
Please send comm-
ments and questions
to: Catherine Cravey
•sunn, nuguaiuic, iu. isduienne cravey
Charles, Elizabeth, Sims, P.O. Box 724,
and Mildred._Baytown, TX 77520,
Farm Fuel*
Prices
Edge Down
WASHINGTON
(AP) - The latest
survey by the
Agriculture Depart-
ment shows that
gasoline and fuel
prices paid by
farmers have edged
down a bit lately but
still are higher than a
year ago. *
Nationally, ac-<
cording to the depart-
ment's Crop Repor-
ting Board, bulk lead-
ed regular gasoline
delivered to the farm
avtraged <1.26 a
gallon in mtd#fi
January, compared
to <1.29 on Dec. 15. A
year earlier It was
SI 21 a gallon.
Diesel fuel
delivered to the farm
in bulk was $1.16 a
gallon compared to
$1.18 In December
and $1.06 a year
earlier.
LP gas. however,
was 71.1 cents a
gallon in January, up
from 70.6 cents in
December and 67.1
cents in January of
last year, the report
said.
1'Million
Get Needed
Health Qire
SAN JOSE, Costa
Rica (AP),— A pro-
gram designed to br-
ing medical services
to the poor has helped
more than 1 million
people here since it
began in 1975, health
authorities report.
Some 300 health
centers set up in
primarily rural areas
have provided basic
programs of dental
care, nutrition and
sanitation, and
prenatal and child-
care iflformation. A
major effort has also
been made to vac-
cinate children below
age 12 against polio
and diphtheria._
THE BAYTOWN SUN
Sunday, February 21,
Nordic Cultural Program Is Scheduled:
NEW YORK (AP) Finland, Iceland,
— A program dwign- Norway and Sweden
ed to heighten Exhibitions and ac-
American awareness tivltlea wtll begin on
of Scandinavia's aria varloua days In
and culture will alart September 1982 in six
behalf of all the Nor- turea and panel
die countries. Many discussion* by Scan
of the "Scandinavia^ dlnavlan and
Today" project! will* A m • r I c a n
travel beyond the six authorities
next fall and continue
through mld-1963, the
A m e r I c a n •
Scandinavian Foun-
dation has announc-
ed
"Scandinavia To-
day" will focus on the
cultural and intellec
"core" elite*: New
York, Washington,
Mtnneapolla-St Paul.
Chicago, Lot Angela*
and Seattle
At each opening,
Vlgdla Ftnnbogadot
tlr, president of
Iceland, will give a
cities to other sites,
Including Portland,
Ore.; Madison, Wts ;
Berkeley, Calif.;
Philadelphia, and
Boston.
The program wtll
Include exhibits of
painting, textiles,
design, graphics and
tualllfe of Denmark, keynote' addins on photography; lee-
uuiuriurs.
The nationwide
celebration, expected w
to reach more than 90
million people, Is- •
made possible by '•
support from >'
VOLVO, the National
Endowment for the
Humanities and the
National Endowment
for thp Arts.
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Brown, Leon. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 97, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 21, 1982, newspaper, February 21, 1982; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1104671/m1/3/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.