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daughter of that renowned and distinguished

soldier, Colonel Henry Washington. He was

descended from Sir William Washington,

Knight, of the county of Northampton, who

was highly esteemed by those most illustrious

Princes and best of Kings, Charles the First

and Second, for his valiant and successful warlike

deeds both in England and in Ireland:

he married ELIZABETH, of the ancient and

noble stock of the Packingtons of Westwood, a family of untarnished fidelity to its Prince and love to its country. Sprung from such illustrious ancestry, PENELOPE was a diligent and pious worshipper of her Heavenly Father. She was the consolation of her mother, her only surviving parent; a prompt and liberal benefactress of the sick and poor; humble and pure in spirit, and wedded to Christ alone.

From this fleeting life she migrated

to her Spouse,

February 27, Anno Domini. 1697.