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Bushrod Washington Jr. (17851831)

Role

Bushrod Washington Jr.'s father was a cousin of Bushrod Washington.

Description

Bushrod Washington Jr., whose paternal grandfather was a half-brother of George Washington, was born on 4 April 1785 in Oak Grove, Westmoreland County, Virginia. A planter and slaveholder, he resided at Mount Zephyr, part of the Mount Vernon estate. Washington Jr.

Citations

Copy of the Last Will and Testament of Bushrod Washington, 12 February 1830, Bushrod Washington Family Papers, The Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon, Virginia.

Burlington Sentinel (VT), 20 May 1831, page 3, column 3 (Newspapers.com).

Bushrod Corbin Washington Jr. in Walser Family Tree (Ancestry.com).

Bushrod Washington in Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 17401850 (Ancestry.com).

Bushrod Washington II at Find a Grave.

Bushrod Washington at FamilySearch.