Washington Family

Burial Grounds
Wakefield Plantation

Bridges Creek

In the mid 1930's several graves were consolidated into one area which was fenced in with brick.

In memory of Captain Augustine Washington, son of Lawrence and Mildred (Warner) Washington, born near this spot in the year 1694.  A Justice of Westmoreland County and a Burgess of the Colony of Virginia.  Died April 12, 1743 and his first wife Jane Butler, born at Popes Creek, Virginia December 21, 1699.  Died there November 24, 1729.  And of his second wife Mary Ball, the mother of George Washington.  She was born in Lancaster County, Virginia in 1708.  Died, August 25, 1789.  Buried in Fredicksburg, Virginia. 

In memory of Major Lawrence Washington, eldest son of John and Ann (Pope) Washington.  Born in this Parish in September, 1659.  A Justice of Westmoreland County and a Burgess of the Colony of Virginia.  died in March, 1697/8.  And his wife Mildred Warner.  Buried January 30, 1700/1 at St. Nicholas Church, Whitehaven, England.

In memory of Colonel John Washington, son of Lawrence Washington, A.M. (Oxon) Rector of Purleigh, Essex, England.  Born in 1632, He came to Virginia in 1656.  A Justice of Westmoreland County and a Burgess of the Colony of Virginia.  Deid in the year 1677, and his first wife Ann Pope, mother of all his children.  Born in St. Mary's Parish, Maryland.  Died 1668/9.

In memory of Captain John Washington, son of John and Ann (Pope) Washington.  Born in Washington Parish in 1661.  A Vestryman of this Parish.  He died near this spot in February of the year 1697/8.  And of his wife Ann Wickliffe.  She departed this life in the year 1704.

In memory of Colonel Augustine Washington, Jr., son of Augustine and Jane (Butler) Washington.  Born in 1719/20 at Popes Creek, Virginia.  A Justice of the County of Westmoreland and a Burgess of the Colony of Virginia.  He died in May, 1762 at Popes Creek.  And his only wife Ann Aylett.  She was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia.  Died at Wakefield in April, 1774.

Here lyes the body of Jane, wife of Augustine Washington.  Born at Popes Creek, Virginia, Westmoreland County ye 24th of October, 1699 and died ye 24th of September, 1729.  Who left behind her 2 sons and 1 daughter.

Here lyeth the body of John Washington, eldest son to Captain Lawrence Washington who departed his life ye 10th of January, 1690 aged 10 years, 10 months.  Also, Mildred Washington eldest daughter to said Washington who departed ye 1st of August, 1696, aged 10 months.  (Original stone insription).