George Steptoe Washington
(1771-1809)
BIRTH
August 17, 1771
PLACE
Harewood, Berkeley County, Virginia, British America
DEATH
January 10, 1809
PLACE
Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
FAMILY
FATHER
Samuel Washington
(1734-1781)
MOTHER
Anne Steptoe
(1737-1777)
BROTHER
Augustine Washington Sr.
(1694-1743)
SISTER
Mary Ball Washington
(1709-1789)
BROTHER
Lawrence Augustine Washington Jr.
(1814-1882)
HOMES
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
RELIGION NOT DOCUMENTED
DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED
MEMBERSHIPS
AWARDS
George Steptoe Washington (1771–1809) was a Virginia planter, militia major and nephew of George Washington. Orphaned young, he received support and guidance from his uncle and inherited Harewood from his father, Samuel. He married Lucy Payne, sister of Dolley Madison; Harewood hosted James and Dolley’s wedding in 1794. George also acted as an executor of his uncle’s estate. He died in Augusta, Georgia, where he had gone to establish another plantation.
EARLY LIFE
George Steptoe Washington was born on Aug 17, 1771 in Harewood, Berkeley County, Virginia, British America. The surviving biographical summary provides only limited evidence about childhood, schooling, and the daily circumstances of the household, so those details are not reconstructed here without documentation. What can be stated securely is that this person belonged to the interconnected family world from which HistoryGPS traces participants, relatives, and later descendants of the Revolutionary generation.
The available biographical record identifies George Steptoe Washington with work or public activity as a judge, planter, soldier. Those roles provide the clearest documented basis for including this person in the database and should be read in the political, military, professional, or household context of the period. George Steptoe Washington died on Jan 10, 1809 in Augusta, Georgia, U.S. Additional claims about employment, public service, or accomplishments have been omitted where the consulted source did not support them.
CAREER
DEATH
George Steptoe Washington died on Jan 10, 1809. George Steptoe Washington's death is attributed to the illness historically called consumption. George Steptoe Washington was a Virginia planter, militia major and nephew of George Washington. Orphaned young, he received support and guidance from his uncle and inherited Harewood from his father, Samuel. George also acted as an executor of his uncle’s estate. The available biographical account does not describe a continuous final medical course. It gives no dependable sequence of treatment and last symptoms from which to reconstruct a more detailed bedside narrative.
Harewood Cemetery
Harewood Lane, Nelson County, Virginia, 22967, USA
GRAVE
POPULAR BIOGRAPHIES
George Steptoe Washington, Samuel Washington’s son and George Washington’s nephew. Allgor’s biography concerns his sister-in-law Dolley Madison. Editorial selections prioritize biographical coverage; five standalone biographies were not established. Family and collective biographies, primary writings, references and related studies are labelled individually. Multi-volume works and series are counted as one selection.
1. The Washingtons: A Family History, Volume 1: Seven Generations of the Presidential Branch — Justin Glenn. [Family biographical reference] Find on Amazon
2. The Papers of George Washington: Presidential Series — Dorothy Twohig (editor). [Related primary family correspondence; series counted once] Find on Amazon
3. The Papers of George Washington: Retirement Series — W. W. Abbot; Dorothy Twohig (editors). [Related primary family correspondence; series counted once] Find on Amazon
4. A Perfect Union: Dolley Madison and the Creation of the American Nation — Catherine Allgor. [Related biography of his sister-in-law] Find on Amazon
5. Martha Washington: An American Life — Patricia Brady. [Related family biography] Find on Amazon
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