Show W 4 S ilk V 4 04 vir 6 0 1 1 A I 1 I 1 washington and steuben at valley forge T one and two hundred thousand people every aa year visit valley forge everything possible has been done to attract them on the hills where washington s army suffered and bled there are now beautifully kept macadam roads and bridle paths hat that meander through the trees frees by train auto bicycle motorcycle and afoot the crowds come but ut always m i the spring summer or autumn when snow falls jadis fresh marvels of beauty are revealed bui but few en save the fox hunters ever see them hl a v v 11 A in many places the views do not differ greatly from those of thai that in ic emo morable rable winter 1777 78 when washington and his men A fought against cold and starvation an army of ragamuffins raga muffins fans many of the troops oops even without shoes poorly and insufficiently nourished nourish cd it was almost a miracle that any of those patriots survived le 00 1 5 true 1 api 0 washington Is claim made story of the origin of the name by bg which F father ather of his country count V was known HE real name ot of the first president of the united states was not washing ton his baptismal bap timal name was george and he was born february 22 in the year 1732 the old colony of vir ginia was his birthplace but the true name of bis his male ancestors was not washington this may seem a sweep lag ing statement in the light ot of generally accepted ill tory but careful research has established beyond doubt that the ancient founder of the family from which came the father of our coun try was named william de heartburn Hert burn the hey key to this apparent paradox lies in the tact fact that in common with many noblemen and monarchs of europe the first president possessed an estate name and a real or family name the latter being known as the patronymic or paternal name the first were of french not english origin and were numbered among the powerful knights of the northern portion of france when the duke of normandy con calved the ambition of becoming king of england he called to his aid the catholics of france and among those who responded to his appeal v a as an ancestor of ceorge washington ahe I 1 he duke gathered his soldiers about him and announced that by right and promise he deserved and intended to be the new I 1 ing of england his ills spir cited address had the desired effect and the knights and their vassals thronged to the standard until there was soon gathered under the leader ship of william duke of normany the greatest army france bad had ever mustered ready tor for the field and thirsting tor for the glories of conquest among the many banners thrown to the breeze appeared the shield of the multi great grandfather of our own george washington his name was william de heartburn Hert burn the 60 fol lowers of the duke set sail in 3 vessels of war for the english coast and landed without opposition because of the english king harolds conflict with the norwegians in an other part of his invaded domains on october 14 1066 the rival armies met and on the field of hastings took place one of the most terrific battles in the history of england william of normandy was the victor and king harold with tens of pf thousands of Us english was among the slain the rictor victor lous louFt french marched to london t and on christmas day they pro claimed their dashing leader william t conqueror and king of england in apportioning the estates of the saxons to his followers the conqueror i bestowed Je stowed towed 04 on william de heartburn Hert burn the extensive estate blown known as tion and entitled him to heraldic denomination of his choice historic records show him as one of the faor favor ite ito knights of the king As a further demonstration of the importance of the de do Hert burns or history furnished the information that the estate in question was under the command 9 of f the th bishop of durham and situated in a locality loc allty exposed to the attack of the boots beets of northern england on this border there was constant warfare and the king naturally selected the bravest and most warlike of his adherents to hold lands in the disputed district for bine nine years this country between durham and york was laid waste and for ten years it was practically a desert no man having the courage to attempt cultivation of the blasted fields or inhabit the ruined towns one hundred thousand people died in this debatable strip of land and there where calve hostilities ever reigned the de Hert burns or wes tons were stationed this rec tee ord of the great family Is absolutely authentic in every detail having been proved by minute research and per bonal visits to the loch locality lity where its members were lords ol 01 the soil soll a task which embraced fifteen years ot of bet heraldic addic invest gallon gation later the estate known as wes was spelled and entered of filially fic fici lally ally as Wes hessington the proprietors assuming the same name then it was recorded as washington and a natural change of the owner a name in accordance with that of his land followed the proprietors became known as william john lawrence robert and nicholas de washington finally the heraldic shields and french prefix of de was dropped and the modern spelling of W wash a a h I 1 n g t 0 n prevailed the Washing tong were very prom ident in the military as well as the civic phases of english life in the days of henry the VIII vill when that monarch was in conflict with the pope of rome lawrence washington sided with the king and the latter con fisca ted the monasteries convents and churches of the roman catholic church giving to this washington the sulgrave estate where tor for over a cen tury the washington ashington family ruled su preme A decline in their fortunes then appears to have taken place tor for in 1620 the year the pilgrims set sail for america the Washing tOus were practically driven from the bul grave estate to take up residence at brighton with minor manors and hold ings the loss of hundreds of acres of rich meadows and harvest fields was in a measure counteracted by the marriage of a sir william washing ton to a sister of george villiers Vill Vil lars liars duke of buckingham this union brought about new alliances and af fil lations which made W M possible in america and ultimately led to the rearing of george wash I 1 ington to be the military leader of the colonies and eventus eventually ily our first chief exec ilive I 1 |