Show washington birthplace I 1 4 t ASHINGTON was born in a washington house facing popes creek in westmoreland county virginia but the house burned on december 25 1780 the old homesite has been included in the george washington 0 birthplace national monument and the house restored between 1930 and 1932 on its original site the old family burial ground containing the bodies of tons father grandfather and great grandea ther la Is included on the acre reservation the george washington birthplace national monument Is 90 miles from washinton washington ton on united states route 1 and virginia state route 3 the washington family first settled at wakefield in 1665 a full century before the revolution col john washington great grandfather of the president had come to westmoreland va in 1656 he died and was burled there in maj lawrence wash ington and maj john washington von his sons succeeded him after their marriages the family lived on separate parts of the wakefield estate until the house in which george washington was born burned after that the continued in other houses on the same land and descendants still live on part of the I 1 same wakefield estate a continuous possession in whole or in part for years tears eight generations |