| Further Generations of the Arnold Family; The Wrights, Washingtons, Mottroms, and Popes. |
| Richard Wright 1630 London England - 1655 Virginia Ann Mottrom 1639 -1707 Children: Francis Wright 1658. Richard Wright was the son of John Wright and Unknown. |
| Lt. Col. John Washington born 1632 Worton County England, died 10 June 1677 Westmoreland County Va. Ann Pope - died 1669 Va. Children: 1. Lawrence: 2. John married Catherine Whittens they had son: Warner who married Hannah Fairfax daughter of William and Deborah (Gedney)Clarke. 3. Ann Washington born 1660 married Maj. Francis Wright. |
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| American Educator Encyclopedia 1955 The family of the President came of a line of well-born Englishmen. They were the Washingtons of Salgrave Manor in Northhamptonshire, who traced their ancestry to a Norman knight of the twelfth century. About the year 1657 John and Lawrence, brothers emigrated to America and shortly after purchased estates in Westmoreland County VA. The eldest son of John was Lawrence the grandfather of the future President. |
| The father of Col. John Washington and his brother Lawrence was Lawrence Washington of England. |
| Mottrom Family; DAC; Vol. VII 1946 #6466, page 192 John Mottrom of Northumberland County Va. was an original land propt., member of the House of Burgess; Justice, and Col. of Virginia Militia. Born in England. Wife is unknown, married 2nd; Ursala (Bish) Thompson. Only known child: Ann Mottrom. |
| Cavaliers and Pioneers Pg 375 Mr. Richard Wright, 2200 acs. Westmoreland Col, 7 Oct 1658, pg 210, (305). On S.W. side of Patomeck River bounded from Sandy Point at ehr mouth of Armsbies Cr &c. 963 acs. granted unto Col. John Mottrom, 13 Aug. 1650 & due sd. Wright as marrieinge Ann the daughter of sd. Mottrom; 500 acs. granted to Thomas Wilkinson 10 Oct. 1650, afterwards granted to Thomas Brereton, 8 June 1658 & assigned to sd. Wright & 737 Acs. for tas. of 15 pers; John Batman, Edward Snaders, Jno. Knight, Richard Cox, Symon Carpenter, Joseph Hary, Rich. Wright, James & Patience, Negroes, Charles Winterne, Nich. Smith, Thos. Hartsford, Wm. Churme, Margarett Donnell,Jno. Case. |
| Cavaliers and Pioneers pg 448. Major John Washington & Thomas Pope, 50 acs. more or less, being 10 Isalnds, W'moreland Co., 4 Sept 1661, p. 167, 949). Situated in the mouth of Cedar Is. Cr., bounded E. by S. with land of Mr. Nat. Pope, N. by E. with Potmack River., W. by N. with land of Henry Brookes. Trans of Peter Renolds. (by Francis Moryson, Govr.) |
| Cavaliers and Pioneers pg 448. Major John Washington, 1700 acs., lying bet. the head branches of Powetridge & Appamattox Cr., the one falling into Rappa. Riv. & the other into Potomack Riv., beg. b y Wariscreeke path at cor. tree that lyeth next to land belonging to Nat. Pope, over certain branches falling into Appamattox Cr., W. by Br. of Porortridge Cr. &c. by land cleared by Wm. Freake. 600 acs. granted Wm. Freake 18 Mar. 1662 & assigned to Washington 26 Mar 1664. 1100 acs for trans. of 22 pers: Jno. Sherman, Rob ert Baker, Ann Baker, Jno. Rowly, Susan West, May Godfry, David Lobdell, Susan Ripley, Luke Raven, Joan Swift, Robt. Glass, Abille Denny, John Dixon, John Heath, John Linton, Edward Morgan, John Mustran, Susan Sale |