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'''Augustine Washington''' (12 November 1694 – 12 April 1743) was the father of [[George Washington]], the first President of the [[United States]]. | '''Augustine Washington''' (12 November 1694 – 12 April 1743) was a [[tobacco]] planter and the father of [[George Washington]], the first President of the [[United States]]. | ||
In 1715, Augustine inherited about 1,000 acres of land at Bridges Creek, [[Virginia (state)|Virginia]], from his father, and renamed the property Little Hunting Creek. He also married Jane Butler, with whom he had four children. He had two of them, [[Lawrence Washington|Lawrence]] and {{Wiki|Augustine Washington, Jr.|Augustine, Jr.}}, enrolled in the {{Wiki|Appleby Grammar School}} in [[United Kingdom|England]]. There, Lawrence was recruited into the [[Templars|Templar Order]].<ref | ==Biography== | ||
In 1715, Augustine inherited about 1,000 acres of land at Bridges Creek, [[Virginia (state)|Virginia]], from his father, and renamed the property Little Hunting Creek.<ref name="Mount Vernon">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Database: Mount Vernon]]</ref> He also married Jane Butler, with whom he had four children. He had two of them, [[Lawrence Washington|Lawrence]] and {{Wiki|Augustine Washington, Jr.|Augustine, Jr.}},<ref name="WP">{{WP|Augustine Washington}}</ref> enrolled in the {{Wiki|Appleby Grammar School}} in [[United Kingdom|England]]. There, Lawrence was recruited into the [[Templars|Templar Order]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Database: Lawrence Washington]]</ref> | |||
After the death of Jane, Augustine married {{Wiki|Mary Ball Washington}} in 1731, with whom he had six children. In 1743, Augustine died, and Little Hunting Creek was inherited by Lawrence, who would eventually rename it [[Mount Vernon]].<ref name=" | After the death of Jane, Augustine married {{Wiki|Mary Ball Washington|Mary Ball}} in 1731, with whom he had six children.<ref name="WP" /> In 1743, Augustine died, and Little Hunting Creek was inherited by Lawrence, who would eventually rename it [[Mount Vernon]].<ref name="Mount Vernon"/> | ||
==Legacy== | |||
Augustine's oldest son with Mary, George, was forced to assist in providing for the family following the death of his father,<ref>[[George Washington's notebook#1-3|George Washington's notebook, pg2]]</ref> and also began looking up to Lawrence as a mentor of sorts.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Database: George Washington (Rogue)|Database: George Washington]]</ref> | |||
==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' {{c|indirectly mentioned in Database entry only}} | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{Mdat}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 11:17, 2 June 2020
Augustine Washington (12 November 1694 – 12 April 1743) was a tobacco planter and the father of George Washington, the first President of the United States.
Biography
In 1715, Augustine inherited about 1,000 acres of land at Bridges Creek, Virginia, from his father, and renamed the property Little Hunting Creek.[1] He also married Jane Butler, with whom he had four children. He had two of them, Lawrence and Augustine, Jr.,[2] enrolled in the Appleby Grammar School in England. There, Lawrence was recruited into the Templar Order.[3]
After the death of Jane, Augustine married Mary Ball in 1731, with whom he had six children.[2] In 1743, Augustine died, and Little Hunting Creek was inherited by Lawrence, who would eventually rename it Mount Vernon.[1]
Legacy
Augustine's oldest son with Mary, George, was forced to assist in providing for the family following the death of his father,[4] and also began looking up to Lawrence as a mentor of sorts.[5]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed III (indirectly mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Rogue (mentioned in Database entry only)
