A young people's history of Virginia and Virginians .. . welve years old, and George and his motherlived in Stafford county just across the river from Fred-ericksburg, where his parents had removed, when Georgewas about five years old, after the destruction of theirhome in Westmoreland by fire; but much of his earlylife was spent at Mount Vernon, the home of his half-brother, Lawrence Washington, who was also his guar-dian. Lawrence had already seen service under AdmiralVernon of the English navy, for whom he named hisplantation on the Potomac. Appointment in British Navy.—It was at first deci
A young people's history of Virginia and Virginians .. . welve years old, and George and his motherlived in Stafford county just across the river from Fred-ericksburg, where his parents had removed, when Georgewas about five years old, after the destruction of theirhome in Westmoreland by fire; but much of his earlylife was spent at Mount Vernon, the home of his half-brother, Lawrence Washington, who was also his guar-dian. Lawrence had already seen service under AdmiralVernon of the English navy, for whom he named hisplantation on the Potomac. Appointment in British Navy.—It was at first decidedthat George should enter the navy, and his brother ob-tained an appointment for him, but his mother could notconsent to be so far sep-arated from him, so theplan was abandoned. Employed as a Sur-V e y 0 r.—L a w r e n c eWashington had mar-ried a kinswoman ofLord Fairfax, who wasthen living in Virginiawhere he owned largegrants of land, andGeorge was employed to survey these lands. He had nothad many opportunities for obtaining an education, but. •WASHINGTONS SURVEYING QUARTERS ATSOLDIERS REST. 116 History of Virginia and Virginians.
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