HAIRSTON - Elizabeth Betty WASHINGTON

Elizabeth Betty WASHINGTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#1566, b. 20 June 1733, d. 31 March 1797

Father*

Augustine WASHINGTON^1,2 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

Married Name

As of 7 March 1749/50,her married name was LEWIS.

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

Will

Elizabeth Betty WASHINGTON was mentioned in the will of Colonel Fielding LEWIS on 19 October 1781 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Mentions wife Betty, sons John, Fielding, George, Lawrence, Howell, and Robert.⁶

Death*

Elizabeth Betty WASHINGTON died on 31 March 1797 in Culpeper County, Virginia, at age 63.^1,2

Burial*

She was buried in Western View Plantation, Culpeper County, Virginia.⁷

Family

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

Children

Fielding LEWIS Jr.+² b. 14 Feb 1750/51, d. Jul 1803
Augustine LEWIS b. 22 Jan 1751/52, d. 1756
Warner LEWIS b. 24 Jun 1755, d. 1756
George W. LEWIS+ b. 14 Mar 1757, d. 15 Nov 1821
Mary LEWIS b. 22 Apr 1759, d. 25 Dec 1759
Charles LEWIS b. 3 Oct 1760, d. 1775
Samuel LEWIS b. 14 May 1763, d. 1774
Elizabeth Betty LEWIS b. 23 Feb 1765, d. 9 Aug 1830
Lawerence LEWIS b. 4 Apr 1767, d. 20 Nov 1839
Robert LEWIS b. 25 Feb 1769, d. 16 Jan 1829
Howell LEWIS b. 12 Dec 1771, d. 1822

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

[S91] Collins, Holdridge Ozro, Genealogy of the Washington Family, Sons of the Revolution 1900.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.

Last Edited

16 Apr 2022