Augustine Washington - George Washington's Father

George Washington's father was Augustine Washington with his second wife, Mary Ball. Augustine Washington was prominent in Virginia politics and was owner of the first iron furnace in Virginia. Like his son George Washington, he was known for his height and strength. Augustine Washington's grandfather was John Washington, the first Washington to emigrate to Virginia from England. The Washington family was descended from Scot royal lineage going back to Duncan I, King of Scotland. Over the generations they financial wealth and political influence diminished, even though on several occasions they married into the English royal family.

Mary Ball - George Washington's Mother

George Washington's mother was Mary Ball. She was the daughter of Captain Joseph Ball and Mary Bennett Johnson and the second wife of Augustine Washington. While little is known of her mother, the Balls were a prominent Virginia family. Orphaned when she was young, Mary Ball Washington was raised by her uncle. Like her son George Washington, she was an excellent horse rider, teaching her son the love of horses. After her husband Augustine Washington died, she raised her children on her own with the help of her eldest son, George Washington. She lived at Ferry Farm outside of Fredericksburg, Virginia until she became elderly and moved to a house in Fredericksburg. Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Virginia is named after her.

George Washington's Paternal Grandparents - Captain Lawrence Washington and Mildred Warner

On his father's side, George Washington's grandparents were Captain Lawrence Washington and Mildred Warner. It was Captain Lawrence Washington's father, John Washington, who first emigrated to Virginia from England and married Ann Pope. Lawrence Washington served as a justice of the peace and a captain in the militia from Westmoreland County, Virginia. He is buried in the Washington family cemetery at Wakefield Plantation, Bridges Creek, Westmoreland, Virginia. His wife, Mildred Warner, was the daughter of the powerful Colonel Augustine Warner, Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses.

George Washington's Great Grand-parents Col. Augustine Warner and Mildred Reade - and Royal Ancestry of George Washington

The parents of George Washington's grandmother, Mildred Warner, were the powerful Colonel Augustine Warner, Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses, and Mildred Reade. It was from his great-grandmother Mildred Reade that George Washington derives most of his royal ancestry (see postings below for details - tracing George Washington's royal ancestry back to William "the Conqueror" and Charlemagne, as well as most of the kings of England, France, Scotland, Spain and even the Prince of Kiev (Russia). Meanwhile, Colonel Augustine Warner was the son of Augustine Warner, for a time the Acting Governor of Virginia. Above is a painting of Colonel Augustine Warner. The ancestors of Mildred Reade leading back to her royal ancestry were:

father - Colonel George Reade

grandmother - Mildred Windebank

great grandmother - Francis Dymoke

great great grandmother - Anne Tailboys

great great great grandmother - Elizabeth Gascoigne

great great great great grandmother - Margaret Percy

great great great great great grandfather - Henry Percy IX, Earl of Northumberland

great great great great great great grandmother - Eleanor Neville

great great great great great great grandfather and grandmother - Ralph de Neville and Joan Beaufort (see postings below to pick up genealogy with them)

Ralph de Neville - George Washington's 11th Great-Grandfather

Ralph de Neville was George Washington's 11th great-grandfather. He was the 1st Earl of Westmoreland and was the Lord of Raby Castle, Durham, England. He was the son of John de Neville, 3rd Lord of Neville Raby and Maud de Percy, daughter of Henry de Percy, 2nd Baron de Percy.

Joan Beaufort - 11th Great-Grandmother of George Washington

Joan Beaufort, 11th Great-Grandmother of George Washington, was the daughter of John of Gaunt and a descendant of William "the Conqueror" and Charlemagne. She was born at Beaufort Castle in Anjou, France. She married Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmoreland. They lived at Raby Castle, Raby, Durham, England - where the Washington family was also from.

John of Gaunt - Ancestor of George Washington

John of Gaunt, Plantagent, Duke of Lancaster, ancestor of George Washington, was a son of Edward III, King of England. In addition to being an ancestor of George Washington through his mistress Katherine Roet , he was an ancestor of U.S. Presidents Teddy Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, John Quincy Adams, Herbert Hoover, Woodrow Wilson, Zachary Taylor and Jimmy carter. He was the father of Henry IV, King of England.

Edward III, King of England - Ancestor of George Washington

Edward III, King of England was an ancestor of George Washington. His claim to the throne of France began the Hundred Years War. He is also famous for having founded the Order of the Garter of knights. He married Phillippa of Hainault. He was the son of Edward II Plantagent, King of England, and was a descendant of William "the Conqueror" and Charlemagne. One of his sons was John of Gaunt from whom George Washington is descended.

Edward II, King of England - Ancestor of Presidents George Washington, Both Roosevelts, JQAdams, Hoover, Wilson, Taylor, Tyler and Carter

Edward II, King of England was the 15th great-grandfather of George Washington. He was also the ancestor of U.S. Presidents Teddy Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, Woodrow Wilson, John Quincy Adams, Zachary Taylor, John Tyler, and Jimmy Carter. Edward II was the son of Edward I "Longshanks", King of England and a descendant of William "the Conqueror" and Charlemagne. He married Isabella, the daughter of King Phillipe IV of France and Joan, Queen of Navarre.

Henry III Plantagent, King of England - George Washington's 14th and 16th Great-Grandfather

Henry III, King of England, was George Washington's 14th and 16th great-grandfather. he married Eleanor Berenger, sister of Simon de Montfort, whose statue is in the U.S. Capitol for having call the first English Parliament. Henry III was the son of John "Lackland" and was a descent of William "the Conqueror", Charlemagne, Alfred "the Great", and Duncan I of Scotland. George Washington is descended from two of his sons: Edward I "Longshanks", King of England; and Earl Edmund Plantagenet "Crouchback."

John I "Lackland", King of England - George Washington's 15 and 17th Great-Grandfather

John I "Lackland", King of England was the son of King Henry II "Curtmantle" and Eleanore of Aquitaine. He was George Washington's 15 and 17th great grandfather. He was King of England when the barons forced him to sign the Magna Carta. Not only is George Washington descended from John "Lackland", but he is also descended from many of the Magna Carta surety barons. He married Isabella de Taillefer.

Henry II "Curtmantle", Plantagenet, King of England - George Washington's 19th Great-Grandfather

Henry II "Curtmantle", King of England was George Washington's 19th great-grandfather. He was the son of Geoffrey d'Anjou and the grandson of Henry I "Beauclerc", King of England. He married Eleanore of Aquitaine, one of the most important women in world history, who was descended from Charlemagne and who had previously been married to Louis VII Capet, King of France. As heir to the kingdom of Aquitaine, Eleanore was one of the richest women in Europe. Together Henry II and Eleanore of Aquitaine were to have the following children: Richard "the Lion-Hearted", King of England; John "Lackland", King of England" (and an ancestor of George Washington and Zachary Taylor); and Eleanor Plantagenet, George Washington's 18th great-grandmother who married Alfonso VIII, King of Castile (i.e. Spain).

Geoffrey d'Anjou V, Plantagenet - George Washington's 17-20 Great-Grandfather

Geoffrey d'Anjou V, Plantagenet, Count of Anjou was George Washington's 17-20 great-grandfather. He was the son of Fulk V, Count of Anjou and King of Jerusalem. He married Matilda, daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" of England and Matilda Atheling, Princess of Scotland. His son Henry II "Curtmantle" Plantagenet founded the Plantagenet line of English kings.

Henry I "Beauclerc", King of England - George Washington's 18-21st Great-Grandfather

Henry I "Beauclerc", King of England, was the son of William "the Conqueror." He was George Washington's 18-21st great-grandfather through several lines of descent. He married Matilda Atheling, Princess of Scotland, daughter of Malcolm III "Caenmore", King of Scotland and Margaret Atheling. As a result, George Washington is also descended from the kings of Scotland including Duncan I, the father of Malcolm III. Meanwhile, Margaret Atheling was the daughter of Edward Atheling "the Exile", son of Edmund II "Ironsides", Anglo-Saxon King of England. Edward Atheling married Agatha of Hungary, daughter of St. Stephen, King of Hungary. As a result, George Washington is also descended from these individuals and their ancestors.