You go,girl.  Jane.

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>From: Anne Pemberton <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Oct 12, 2008 10:42 PM
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>Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Washington
>
>John,
>
>I hate to burst your bubble, but if you read Henry Weincek's "An Imperfect 
>God", on page 26, you will read that George Washington's earliest ancestor 
>was John Washington who came to Northern Neck as a ship's mate, and married 
>well. I don't think having a coat of arms is all that big a deal. Hubby's 
>family has one. They were farmers. The main thing about the Washington's is 
>that they seem to have had a pechant for "marrying up", including George, to 
>the aristocratic Custis family. And, for the record, Martha Custis 
>Washington had a black half-sister.
>
>So, let's all put our shoes back on, and just enjoy the lusty stories of our 
>forebears!
>
>Anne
>
>Anne Pemberton
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