George Steptoe Washington
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George Steptoe Washington (August 17, 1771 - January 10, 1809) was an American soldier and the husband of both Lucy Washington
Lucy Washington
Lucy Washington , one of eight children born to John Payne and Mary Coles, was the sister of Dolley Madison, the wife of American President James Madison. She first married Major George Steptoe Washington, a nephew of American President George Washington...

 and Mary Coles Payne. He was the captain of the 8th Virginia Infantry and nephew of first President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....

 George Washington
George Washington
George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...

.

Early life

George Steptoe Washington was born August 17, 1771 in Berkeley County
Berkeley County, West Virginia
Berkeley County is a county located in the Eastern Panhandle region of the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2010, the population is 104,169, making it the second-most populous county in West Virginia, behind Kanawha...

, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...

 (now Jefferson County
Jefferson County, West Virginia
Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 53,498. Its county seat is Charles Town...

 in West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...

) the fourth of seven children born to Samuel Washington
Samuel Washington
Samuel Washington was a brother of United States President George Washington. He was born on November 16, 1734 at Pope's Creek, Wakefield, Westmoreland County, Virginia....

 and Anne Steptoe. They named George after his uncle, President George Washington
George Washington
George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...

(Samuel's brother) and his middle name came from his mother's maiden name. George had four brothers and two sisters:
    1. Ferdinand Washington-Male(July 15, 1767-February 1788)
    2. Frederick Augustus Washington-Male(June 4, 1768-April 23, 1769)
    3. Lucinda Washington-Female(November 29, 1769-November 3, 1770)
    4. George Steptoe Washington-Male
    5. Lawerence Augustine Washington-Male(April 11, 1774-February 15, 1824)
    6. Harriet Washington-Female(August 2, 1776-January 3, 1822)
    7. Thomas Washington-Male(1778–1838)

George did not have any health issues, unlike his uncle George, but he was a trouble-maker once in a while. George received letters of encouragement from his uncle, and, as he got older, learned more about his family.

Captain of Virginia's 8th Infantry

George worked his way up to the rank of Captain of Virginia's 8th Infantry. It was said George was a hard-nosed leader who knew his ways. George realized, though, that he did not want to stay in the infantry, so left after ten plus years serving.

Family

George married twice: to two sisters. His first marriage was to Mary Coles Payne, a sister of First Lady
First Lady
First Lady or First Gentlemanis the unofficial title used in some countries for the spouse of an elected head of state.It is not normally used to refer to the spouse or partner of a prime minister; the husband or wife of the British Prime Minister is usually informally referred to as prime...

 Dolley Madison
Dolley Madison
Dolley Payne Todd Madison was the spouse of the fourth President of the United States, James Madison, and was First Lady of the United States from 1809 to 1817...

. The marriage lasted for one year before George remarried to Mary and Dolley's other sister Lucy Washington
Lucy Washington
Lucy Washington , one of eight children born to John Payne and Mary Coles, was the sister of Dolley Madison, the wife of American President James Madison. She first married Major George Steptoe Washington, a nephew of American President George Washington...

(née Payne). George and Lucy had three children:
  • Samuel Walter Washington(March 20, 1797-October 12, 1831), married Louisa Clemson(September 4, 1805-After 1860) and had three children:
    • Lucy Elizabeth Washington(July 24, 1823), married John Bainbridge Packett(Februry 18, 1817-November 18, 1872); had issue.
    • Christian Maria Washington(December 16, 1826-June 10, 1895), married Richard Blackburn Washington(December 11, 1822-October 15, 1910), a relative of hers; had issue.
    • Annie S.C. Washington(September 8, 1831-July 19, 1911), married Thomas Augustus Brown; had issue:
      • Forrest Washington Brown(1855–1934), married Emma Beverly Tucker; no issue.
  • William Temple Washington(July 16, 1800-April 20, 1877), married Margaret Calhoun Fletcher(1805-January 9, 1865); had issue:
    • Jane Washington(June 29, 1834-?), married Thomas Gascoigne Moncure(February 24, 1837-July 5, 1906); no issue.
    • Lucy Washington(October 8, 1822-October 17, 1825)
    • Millissent Fowler Washington(August 4, 1824-November 17, 1893), married Robert Grier McPherson(March 26, 1819-November 13, 1899); had issue.
    • William Temple Washington, Jr.(January 7, 1827-?)
    • Thomas West Washington(March 17, 1829-April 12, 1868)
    • Eugenia Scholay Washington(June 24, 1838-November 30, 1900)
    • Ferdinand Steptoe Washington(January 22, 1843-August 22, 1912)
  • George Steptoe Washington, Jr.(1806-October 13, 1831), it is suspected that George killed himself after learning of his brother's death a day earlier. George never married.

John Augustine Washington was George Steptoe's uncle, and John had Corbin Washington, who had John Augustine Washington, who had Richard Blackburn Washington, making him a cousin of Christian.

Death

On January 10, 1809, ten days into the new year, George Steptoe Washington died at the age of 37 in Augusta, Georgia. His ex-wife, Mary Coles Payne, died a year before him, and his widower, Lucy Payne re-married to Judge Thomas Todd
Thomas Todd
Thomas Todd was an American attorney and U.S. Supreme Court justice. Raised in the Colony of Virginia, he studied law and later participated in the founding of Kentucky, where he served as a clerk, judge, and justice. He was married twice and had a total of eight children. Todd joined the U.S...

. Todd died in 1826, and Lucy died at the age of 74 in 1846.

Legacy

Washington was part of the powerful Washington family, named after his famous uncle, George S. was a popular figure in Virginia and Georgia, and lead an important post in his life, as Captain of the 8th Virginia Infantry.
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