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It has been sugested that this article be merged into
Augustine Washington Augustine Washington was the father of Augustine Washington Jr.
It has also been suggested that
Col. John Thornton be merged into this article.
but is misrepresented by the text added. The witnesses didn't witness the alleged 1764 transaction, and we don't have the deed, at least not here.
It's said the will was proved in 1762. If that's correct, there are several possibilities:
1764 is a mistake
the land was bought from the estate, or from Ann as surviving joint owner
the land was bought from a different Augustine Washington.
Since a Washington-Hodges deal is very peripheral to an article about the Hipkins family (who were only witnesses, to a different deal) we can't expect too much precision. Not an ironclad case for the change.
FitzwilliamDarcy (
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21:50, 20 February 2017 (UTC)reply
The 1764 date is simply incorrect, it's a derivation from another document which itself is not sourced directly. Every other single source I have consulted gives the year of death as 1762 so am changing the date and citing refs.
Shearonink (
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22:19, 20 February 2017 (UTC)reply