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- Lewis William Washington was a great-nephew of George Washington, President of the United States.
Lewis William Washington and his wife Ella Moore Bassett resided in Bel Air, Jefferson County, West Virginia.
Auburn Daily Union, Saturday Evening, November 24, 1866
Col. Lewis W. Washington, of Jefferson county, Virginia, was married on the 6th inst., to Ella M., daughter of George W. Bassett, Esq. of Hanover county, Virginia. In this marriage a singular co-incident occurs, the groom being the great grandson of two brothers of General Washington, and the bride the great grand daughter of the only sister of General Washington, and also great grand daughter of the sister of Mrs. General Washington.
Virginia Free Press, October 1871
Death of Col. Lewis W. Washington
Col. Lewis W. Washington died at "Beall-Air", his residence in this County, on Sunday last, Oct. 1st, 1871, aged 58 years, 10 months, and 1 day. He was the son of Hon. George Corbin Washington of Maryland, the great-grandson of two Brothers of General George Washington, being descended from them both by his Father and his Mother. He was first commissioned as Colonel by President Jackson, again by the Governor of Maryland, and a third time by Gov. Wise of Virginia, for efficient civil service during the "Brown Raid". He as among the citizens captured as hostages by John Brown. His death is to be regretted, as Jefferson has lost one of her most public-spirited citizens, his family an affectionate head, and his friends a genial and pleasant companion.
The Washingtons and Their Homes by John W. Wayland
Colonel Lewis William Washington's father, George Corbin Washington, was descended from two of General Washington's brothers. His father was William Augustine, son of Augustine II, the General's half-brother; his mother was Jane Washington, daughter of John Augustine, the General's full brothers.
Mrs. Ella M. Basssett Washington, the second wife of Colonel Lewis W. Washington, made her will, writing it with her own hand, on November 20, 1880, leaving everything to her son (then her only child), William De Hertburn Washington. She probably spent her last years with him in New York. She died in New York, January 17, 1898. Her will was proved at Charles Town on February 7, 1898, by the oaths of Laura L. Mitchell and L. Nevelle Mitchell.
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Bassett Family Association Database
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