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"George Washington's great-great-great-grandfather, also named Lawrence, married Margaret Butler, and was a successful wooltrader."
"Mary Ball Washington (1708 – 1789) was the second wife to Augustine Washington (after the first wife, Jane Butler, died) and was also the mother of George Washington."
They made a journey of 1000s miles from home to America, and after generations their wives were still from the same family?
Maslo —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.179.207.37 ( talk) 21:03, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
All of my sources say Mary died 25 August 1789. If it's the 26th, what's the source? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bobjuch ( talk • contribs) 22:09, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
Mary Ball's family is this same Ball Family of Colnel Ball. The same Colnel Ball that was the last officer to surrender to Cornwallace during the French-Indian War. Colonel Ball was giving all the land south of Washington D.C. All the way to the sea. Colonel Ball's family was the same Ball family that was lord of Birkshire England from 1400-1600. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.59.110.123 ( talk) 02:12, 6 September 2012 (UTC)
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Hello, the link in the WikiSource-Insert leads to "Martha Washington", George Washingston's wife, not his mother. Is it possible to fix that? -- Maresa63 ( talk) 07:09, 18 February 2016 (UTC)
This individual was not Albanian, contrary to what this I.P. wants everyone to believe . The story that she was Albanian derives from an April Fool's Day joke from Kosovo . Case closed. 23 editor ( talk) 22:25, 23 February 2014 (UTC)
The caption does not seem to be incorrect to me. This is a 1927 glass photo-slide, manufactured by Edward Van Altena with the original photo being taken by photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston, and dates to 1927. Here is the image and here is the Library of Congress info page. The photo shows the path from the garden to the back of Mary Ball Washington's house in 1927, that's what the reliable source, the Library of Congress, is stating so that's what Wikipedia has to rely on. ScottNFred, what do you think the issue is? Shearonink ( talk) 21:22, 20 February 2018 (UTC)
The issue is NOT the source (nor the photographer) or the address. The Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA) did "save" / buy the house in the 1890s. They owned it when Frances Benjamin Johnston took the photo. In the late 20th Century, APVA morphed (? ! ) into "Preservation Virginia" (no doubt after paying a consultant), but -- essentially -- the same owners.
In 2006, PVa divested itself of many of its statewide properties, including the MWHouse and 3 others in Fredericksburg. A newly-created, and viable, organization, the Washington Heritage Museums assumed ownership and management of the MWHouse and others sites.
My concern in the last phrase in the caption, ..."today part of --------". That should read "Washington Heritage Museums".
But, digital idiot that I am, ScottnFred ( talk) 23:48, 20 February 2018 (UTC)I don't know how to edit a photo caption !
Thanks! I suggest using the Washington Heritage Museums (WHM) webpage. By the way, I monitor the "Mary Washington House" page and, at the request of the WHM, tired to clarify the ownership piece after the changeover from Preservation Virginia.
I understand and fully support the guideline of "correct citation". Probably need to learn more about that, as well. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ScottnFred ( talk • contribs) 15:42, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
There is an article supposedly written by a "John McCallum" for "Reuters" (Press Service) that alleges Mary Ball Washington was all or part Albanian. There are a couple of problems with this claim:
So. Can we just retire the notion that George Washington's mother was an Albanian or part-Albanian immigrant? Thank you. Shearonink ( talk) 04:22, 2 August 2018 (UTC)