TABLE I. IN 30 Henry VIII. (1538-9), the Manor of Sulgrave, parcel of the dissolved Priory of St. Andrew, with all the lands in Sulgrave and Woodford, and certain lands in Stotesbury and Cotton, near Northampton, late belonging to the said Priory, and all lands in Sulgrave late belonging to the dissolved priories of canons Ashby and Catesby, were granted to Lawrence Washington, of Northampton, Gent., who died seized in 26 Eliz. (1583-4), leaving Robert Washington his son and heir, aged forty years, who, jointly with his eldest son Lawrence Washington, sold the Manor of Sulgrave in 8 Jac. (1610) to his nephew, Lawrence Makepeace, of the Inner Temple, London, Gent. Lawrence Washington, after the sale of this estate retired to Brington, where he died. His second son, John Washington, emigrated to America about the middle of the seventeenth century; and, as exhibited in the subjoined pedigree, was great-grandfather of George Washington, the first President of the United States. PEDIGREE OF WASHINGTON OF SULGRAVE. ARMS. Argent, two bars, gules in chief three mullets of the second. Crest, a raven with wings indorsed proper, issuing out of a ducal coronet or. 1 W. ELIZABETH, wid. of William Gough, of Northampton, ob. s. p. 1 W. ELIZA d. of WESTFIELD, = 2. ROBERT WASHINGTON, = d. of Miles Whittington, of co. Lanc.; of Warton, co. Lanc., gent. | of Barwick, co. Lane. ; 2 w. 1 w. MARGARET, dau. of Robert Kilson, of Warton, and sister of Sir Thos. Kilson, Ald. of London. 2. THOMAS WASHINGTON. ELLEN, Wife ROBERT .... MILES WASHINGTON. 1. LAWRENCE WASHINGTON, of Northampton, 2 w. ANNE, d. of 1. ROBERT WASH-2 W. ANNE, Walter Light, of Radway, co. Warw. .... 2. SIR LAW-ANNE, RENCE WASH- dau, of INGTON, of Garsdon, co. Wilts, bur. there 24 May, 1643, æt. 64. bur. at Garsdon 16 June, 1645, WASHINGTON. .... WASHINGTON. ANTHONY WASHINGTON. Bateman, of Hersham, 7 MARGARET, w. of Gerard Hawtyn, of Lee, co. Oxon. RICHARD WASHINGTON, ob. s. p. LUCY, wife of Chirlewight, of co. ANNE, W. of Robert KATHERINE, W. of Mel- LAWRENCE WASHINGTON, of➡ MILDRED, daughter of Augus--2 hus. George CATHARINE, dau. of.... Whiting, Glouc. co. MILDRED, W. of .... Gregory. Gale. ררררר Alban Waykelyn. URSULA, W. of T. Adcock, of Swinford. ELIZABETH, w. of Lewis Richardson. ELIZABETH, w. of Francis JOAN, wife of רר AMY, m. at Brington, 8 Aug. 1620, Philip Curtis, gent. BARBARA, bur. at Ashton, 1 Apr. 1635, w. of Simon Butler of Appletre, gent., bur. at Aston, 16 June, 1628. JOHN WASHINGTON. 1 W. JANE, dau. of Caleb Butler, 2. LAWRENCE, b. 1718;-ANNE, dau. of Wil--GEORGE LEE, 19 July, 1743. LAWRENCE esq. ELEANOR, dau. of William Guise, of Elmore, co. Glouc., esq. JOHN WASHINGTON, of Radway, co. Warw., mar. Mary, dau. of George Danvers of Blisworth, esq. ELIZABETH, daughter and heiress, ob. 2 Oct. 1693; 1st wife of Rob. Shirley, Baron Ferrers of Chartley, co. Staff, afterwards Earl Ferrers, ob. 25 Dec. 1717. ANNE, wife of Brothers and 2. AUGUSTINE WASHINGTON, of Wash-- 2 w. MARY, dau. of ington Parish, Westmoreland co., Va., b. 1694; died 12 April, 1743, æt. 49. 6. JOHN AU--HANNAH, 7. CHARLES, GUSTINE, of Westm. co., Va., b. 13 Jan. 1735; died 1787, æt. 52. daughter of John Bushrod, of Westm. CO. b. 1 May, 1738. MILDRED, born 21 June, 1739, died 28 Oct. 1740. VOL. I. 70 UU TABLE II. PEDIGREE OF WASHINGTON OF ADWICK-LE-STREET. — ARMS. Argent, two bars, and three mullets in chief gules. RICHARD WASHINGTON. JANE LUND. JAMES WASHINGTON, of Adwick-le-Street, esq. a justice of the peace 22 Elizabeth, died 1580, aged 44, and was buried at Adwick. MARGARET, dau. of John Anlaby, of Etton, died 1579, aged 35, bur. at Adwick. רדר FRANCES, mar. Roger ELIZABETH. ANN, mar. George Gill, of Norton, co. Derb. ELIZABETH, died unmarried. ELIZABETH BOWER, of Sprotborough, mar. 28 Oct. 1669. ELIZABETH. MARY, mar. 1. Peter Hud son, of Doncaster; 2 John Neale, M. D. JAMES. JOHN. JUDITH. רי DOROTHY, m. Henry Dove of Folkworth. MARY, M. Rob. Eyre, of Holmesfield. יררד ELIZABETH. ANNE. ELIZABETH. mar. William Hutchinson, merchant. JOHN, drowned 1661. JAMES, a mer- GEORGE. GRACE, d. y. ANNE. was granted, 1622. MARY, mar. 1. George Smith, esq. of Skellowgrange; 2. Capt. Murray. No. II. p. 529. LAST ILLNESS AND DEATH OF WASHINGTON.* Mount Vernon, Saturday, December 14th, 1799. This day being marked by an event, which will be memorable in the history of America, and perhaps of the world, I shall give a particular statement of it, to which I was an eyewitness. On Thursday, December 12th, the General rode out to his farms about ten o'clock, and did not return home till past three. Soon after he went out, the weather became very bad, rain, hail, snow falling alternately, with a cold wind. When he came in, I carried some letters to him to frank, intending to send them to the postoffice in the evening. He franked the letters, but said the weather was too bad to send a servant to the office that evening. I observed to him, that I was afraid he had got wet. He said, No, his great-coat had kept him dry. But his neck appeared to be wet, and the snow was hanging upon his hair. He came to dinner (which had been waiting for him) without changing his dress. In the evening he appeared as well as usual. A heavy fall of snow took place on Friday, which prevented the General from riding out as usual. He had taken cold, undoubtedly from being so much exposed the day before, and complained of a sore throat. He, however, went out in the afternoon into the ground between the house and the river to mark some trees, which were to be cut down in the improvement of that spot. He had a hoarseness, which increased in the evening; but he made light of it. In the evening the papers were brought from the post-office, and he sat in the parlour with Mrs. Washington and myself reading them, till about nine o'clock, when Mrs. Washington went up into Mrs. Lewis's room, who was confined, and left the General and myself reading the papers. He was very cheerful, and when he met with any thing interesting or entertaining, he read it aloud as well as his hoarseness would permit. He requested me to read to him the Debates of the Virginia Assembly, on the election of a * Mr. Tobias Lear, a gentleman of education and talents, resided several years with Washington, first as his secretary, and afterwards as superintendent of his private affairs. He was present during Washington's last illness, and wrote down a narrative of the occurrences immediately after his death. The narrative is here printed as transcribed from Mr. Lear's original manuscript. Senator and Governor; and, on bearing Mr. Madison's observations respecting Mr. Monroe, he appeared much affected, and spoke with some degree of asperity on the subject, which I endeavoured to moderate, as I always did on such occasions. On his retiring, I observed to him, that he had better take something to remove his cold. He answered, "No; you know I never take any thing for a cold. Let it go as it came." Between two and three o'clock, on Saturday morning, he awoke Mrs. Washington, and told her that he was very unwell, and had had an ague. She observed, that he could scarcely speak, and breathed with difficulty, and would have got up to call a servant. But he would not permit her, lest she should take a cold. As soon as the day appeared, the woman (Caroline) went into the room to make a fire, and Mrs. Washington sent her immediately to call me. I got up, put on my clothes as quickly as possible, and went to his chamber. Mrs. Washington was then up, and related to me his being ill as before stated. I found the General breathing with difficulty, and hardly able to utter a word intelligibly. He desired Mr. Rawlins (one of the overseers) might be sent for to bleed him before the doctor could arrive. I despatched a servant instantly for Rawlins, and another for Dr. Craik, and returned again to the General's chamber, where I found him in the same situation as I had left him. A mixture of molasses, vinegar, and butter was prepared to try its effects in the throat; but he could not swallow a drop. Whenever he attempted it, he appeared to be distressed, convulsed, and almost suffocated. Rawlins came in soon after sunrise, and prepared to bleed him. When the arm was ready, the General, observing that Rawlins appeared to be agitated, said, as well as he could speak, "Don't be afraid." And when the incision was made, he observed, "The orifice is not large enough." However, the blood ran pretty freely. Mrs. Washington, not knowing whether bleeding was proper or not in the General's situation, begged that much might not be taken from him, lest it should be injurious, and desired me to stop it; but, when I was about to untie the string, the General put up his hand to prevent it, and, as soon as he could speak, he said, "More, more." Mrs. Washington being still very uneasy, lest too much blood should be taken, it was stopped after taking about half a pint. Finding that no relief was obtained from bleeding, and that nothing would go down the throat, I proposed bathing it externally with sal volatile, which was done, and in the operation, which was with the hand, and in the gentlest manner, he |