| Show HOUSE OF wessington hessington WES DATES FROM YEAR 1183 information leading to the belief that the early ancestors of george washington were named Wes hessington wessington has been uncovered by prof albert bushnell hart historian of the commission charged with handling the bicentennial celebration in 1932 in honor of the first presidents birth this announcement was made by senator tess fess of ohio vice chairman of the commission who said that plans for a nationwide nation wide movement to awaken new interest in the life of washington would be considered at a meeting of the commissions executive committee professor hart madg made his discovery senator fess said while mating making researches la in england into the genealogy of the washington an fn family more than fifty places were visited the professor tracing the lineage through sixteen generations it was learned the senator added that in 1183 willis william m do da he heartburn Hert artburn burn bought land in Wes hessington wessington and took that place for hla his name professor hart Is ot of the belief the ohioan de dared that this was the source of the washington Washing tort family name |
