Matilda De WASHINGTON

   Ancestral File Number: FQ87-4F. User ID: 38010881.

   General Notes:

BOOK
Genealogy of the Lawrence Family, from their First Landing in this Country AD 1635 to the Present Date July 4th 1858, Thomas Lawrence, New York, Edward O Jenkins, 1858. p2: "The patronymic of our family is of great antiquity, having originated with the Latins. Several members of the family of Lawrence have held and still hold responsible and distinguished stations, as well in the Church and civil service, as in the Army and Navy of the British empire; and many branches, also, have intermarried with the clergy and nobility.
"The first ancestors of this family, of which we have any knowledge, was Sir Robert Lawrence, of Ashton Hall, in Lancastershire, England. It may perhaps be interesting to this family to know that there is a marriage between a grandson of this gentleman and the Washington family. Sir James Lawrence and Matilda Washington, in the reign of Henry III. Lawrence Washington purchased the property at Mount Vernon about 1743, after his return from the expedition to Carthagena, where he had served under the celebrated Admiral Vernon, and in honor of whom he named his country seat. General [George] Washington inherited Mount Vernon from his half-brother, Lawrence Washington, with whom he was a favorite. Lawrence Washington died at the early age of 34 years, and was interred in the old vault on his estate..."

Pedigree of Lawrence Compiled from Heralds' Visitations, Inquisitions Post Mortem, Deeds, Charters, Wills, Parish Registers, and other Original Manuscripts H G Somerby Esq Boston CS71.L42 1856:
"Sir Robert Lawrence, of Ashton Hall, in Lancashire, mar -------, daughter of ------ Trafford, Esq. of Lancashire. Son:
"James Lawrence, of Ashton Hall, married Matilda, daughter and heir of John de Washington."

ANCESTRAL FILE
Ancestral File Ver 4.13 FQ87-4F Matilda De WASHINGTON Born Abt 1220.

Ancestral File Ver 4.13 G1B3-CV Robert De WASHINGTON Born 1296 Carnforth Mar 1340 Agnes Le GENTYL Died 1346/1348.

   Marriage Information:

Matilda married Sir James LAWRENCE, son of Sir Robert LAWRENCE, Jr and TRAFFORD, in 1252. (Sir James LAWRENCE was born about 1220 in Ashton Hall, Lancashire, England and died in Ashton Hall, Lancashire, England.)