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Sarah (Fossaker) Washington (1707 - 1761)

Sarah Washington formerly Fossaker
Born in St Mary's Parish, Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 1 Apr 1722 in Stafford, Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 54 in St Mary's Parish, Virginiamap
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Robert 3 Washington and Sarah Fossaker his wife had issue (in addition to 15. John Washington) four other children. One of them, 16. Susanna Washington married March 10, 1763, her cousin Lawrence Washington, nephew of Col. John Washington, of "Hylton," lived on Mattox Creek and had issue already given in this instalment.

Sources

  • Descendants of the Two John Washingtons
  • Wills of Westmoreland County, Virginia , Page 182

JETT, THOMAS, 14 Feb. 1785; 25 Oct. 1785. 1/2 of land and stock given by deed to son William Storke Jett; dau. Anne Bernard a gold ring; dau. Mary Storke a gold ring; grand son Thomas Bernard 1 negro girl; Henry son of Lawrence Washington who died in 1776; slaves; nephew Birkett Jett 1 negro; grand son Thomas Storke 200; wife Sukey plantation, 5 negroes

Sukey (i. e., Susannah) Jett, widow of Col. Thomas Jett (d. 1785) of Westmoreland Co. She was Susannah Washington (1745-1822), widow of Lawrence Washington (1744-1774). She married, thirdly, Col. John Skinker (d. 1798?) of King George Co. She was the second wife of Col. Thomas Jett

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WASHINGTON, LAWRENCE, 4 Dec. 1773; 29 Mar. 1774. Wife. Susannah 1/3 estate and at her death to daus. Elizabeth Stork and Katy Washington; son Henry land and 3 negroes; bro. in law William Stork Jett; sisters Elizabeth, Anne and Mary Jett and Peggy Skinker; friend John Ashton Sr. my riding horse.

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Wills of Westmoreland County, Virginia , Page 156

WASHINGTON, ROBERT, 11 Feb. 1763; 24 Sept. 1765. 18 negroes to dau. Sukey; grand children Sarah and Robert Townshend Washington 1 negro each; son John residue of estate; William Bernard guardian to dau. Sukey.





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