Martha,
One of my direct ancestors, Mary Bowden (born 1729 to Mary and William Monroe), was an Indentured Servant at George Washington Birthplace in Westmoreland County. Mary Bowden had several children at George Washington Birthplace, including my direct ancestor, Patty Bowden (born 1750). Although the original house where Washington was born burned down, the outline of it is still visible. A replica of the house was built in a separate location. I believe the Washington's were Middling (or middle class) folks, who tended to marry up. It appears that several of the Washington men married widows, who brought their own property (including slaves) to the table.
George Washington's father, Augustine's first wife, Jane Butler, brought Popes' Creek (name changed to Wakefield and is now George Washington Birthplace), to the table upon their marriage. The Butlers also owned slaves, which were willed to Jane and her heirs. When Augustine Junior was seventeen years old, he was left in charge of Wakefield. His father and stepmother Augustine and Mary Ball Washington, moved to Ferry Farm, when George Was about three years old.
Anita
> Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 17:50:17 -0400
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> Subject: George Washington's boyhood home
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> Today's on-line New York Times has an article in the Science section about
> the announcement of the discovery of the remains of George Washington's
> boyhood home at Ferry Farm on the Rappahannock. The following link should
> take you right to the article:
> http://tinyurl.com/5qk8sb. Note that the article has a dateline of July
> 3rd--tomorrow--so it should appear in print on Thursday.
>
> Although this may be old news to some on the list, in that archaeologists
> and scholars thought that this truly might be the right place, it is
> gratifying that a firm decision as to its location is confirmed. As with
> many archaeological discoveries, what's being found at the site opens up the
> prospect of knowing a lot more about Washington's early life and about his
> family's economic circumstances.
>
> Martha Katz-Hyman
>
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