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    Washington family

    Colonial American family

    For the painting by Edward Savage, see The Washington Family.

    Washington

    Washington coat of arms

    Pedigree and arms of the Washington line
    until George Washington

    Current regionColony of Virginia
    Earlier spellingsde Washington; earlier, de Wessyington
    EtymologyDerives from Wessington (Washington) in the County of Durham
    Place of originWashington Old Hall, England
    Founded12th century
    TraditionsAnglicanism
    MottoExitus acta probat (Latin)
    (The outcome is the test of the act)
    Estate(s)Washington Old Hall, Mount Vernon, Abingdon (plantation), Arlington House, Beall-Air, Blakeley (West Virginia), Blenheim (Wakefield Corner, Virginia), Bushfield (Mount Holly, Virginia), Cedar Lawn, Claymont Court, Germantown White House, Fairfield (Berryville, Virginia), Ferry Farm, Harewood (West Virginia), Kenmore (Fredericksburg, Virginia), River Farm, Sulgrave Manor, Tudor Place, Washington Bott