Colonial Meriwether Families Tree - Person Sheet
Colonial Meriwether Families Tree - Person Sheet
NameElizabeth "Betty" Washington , F
Birth20 Jun 1733, Wakefield, Sussex County, Virginia
Death31 Mar 1797, Western View, Culpeper County, Virginia Age: 63
RelationshipSister of George Washington.
FatherAugustine Washington , M (1694-1743)
MotherMary Ball , F (1708-1789)
Spouses
Birth7 Jul 1725, Gloucester County, Virginia
Death19 Dec 1781, Fredericksburg, Virginia Age: 56
BurialSaint Georges Episcopal Burying Ground, Fredericksburg, Virginia634
FatherCol. John Lewis IV , M (1694-1754)
MotherFrances Fielding , F (~1701-1731)
Marriage7 May 1750, Virginia
Notes for Fielding & Elizabeth "Betty" (Family)
Children of Fielding and Betty:

Fielding Lewis had at least ten children with Betty Washington. One son, Lawrence, married Nellie Custis, granddaughter of Martha (Dandridge) Custis Washington.

The following is the obituary for their daughter, Elizabeth Lewis Carter, who married Charles Carter:

The Richmond Enquirer (Richmond, Va), Friday, 7 May 1830, page 3, column 5:

Died—At Audley, in Frederick County, on Apr. 9, in her 65th year, Mrs. Betty Carter, relict of the late Charles Carter, and only dau. of the only sister of the Father of this Country, Gen. George Washington.
Relationship notes for Fielding & Elizabeth "Betty" (Family)
• Elizabeth "Betty" Washington is the 2nd Cousin of Fielding Lewis

Common Ancestor: Augustine Warner & Mildred Reade
• G Grandparents of Fielding Lewis
• G Grandparents of Elizabeth "Betty" Washington
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