Samuel Washington's father died when he was eight years old, and unlike his elder brothers, he did not travel to Britain for higher education, but received the best education his family could afford in the neighborhood.
11 Facts About Samuel Washington
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Samuel Washington suffered from tuberculosis for much of his life, and would ultimately die from the disease at age 47; three of his four sons who reached adulthood died of that communicable disease.
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Samuel Washington ultimately sold these properties, using some of the proceeds to purchase land in the Shenandoah Valley.
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Samuel Washington served as a vestryman of the local parishes and was elected warden by the vestry of St Paul's Parish in Stafford County, and would later become warden of Norborne Parish.
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In 1773 and again in 1776, Samuel Washington served as the Berkeley county sheriff.
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Samuel Washington hired by the renowned architect John Ariss to design and in 1770 built Harewood, a Georgian-style mansion near then Charles Town, Virginia.
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Samuel Washington is probably buried on his former estate, in an unmarked grave.
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When Samuel Washington died, most of his children were below legal age, and his brothers who administered his estate discovered he had considerable debts.
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Samuel Washington married five times, surviving four wives, and had nine children who reached adulthood.
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Samuel Washington likewise died during or shortly after childbirth, possibly tuberculosis contracted from her husband progressed rapidly after the births.
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Samuel Washington's cousin, named Mildred Thornton, married Samuel's younger brother Charles.