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Mildred Gale | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mildred Warner 1671 Gloucester County, Virginia, British America |
| Died | January 30, 1701 (aged 29–30) Whitehaven, Kingdom of England |
Resting place | St Nicholas Church in Whitehaven |
| Spouse | Lawrence Washington (m. 1685; died 1698) George Gale (m. 1700) |
| Children | John Washington, III Augustine Washington Mildred Washington |
| Parent(s) | Augustine Warner Jr. Mildred Reade |
Mildred Gale (1671–January 30, 1701), born Mildred Warner in the Colony of Virginia, was the paternal grandmother of Founding Father and first American president George Washington.
Warner was born in 1671, at Warner Hall, the family home in Gloucester County, Virginia, the daughter of Col. Augustine Warner Jr. (1642–1681) and Mildred Reade. Her paternal grandfather was Augustine Warner Sr.[1][2]
Warner was one of three surviving children of her parents, all women. The other two were Elizabeth Warner and Mary Warner. All three married and left children and descendants.[3]
Warner married Lawrence Washington (also spelled Laurence Washington) in 1685, a union that produced three children: John Washington, III (1692–1746), Augustine (1694–1743), and Mildred (1698–1747). Augustine would become the father of George Washington.[3] Lawrence died in 1698, bequeathing to Mildred and the children shares in his estate, the profits from which were to be spent on their education.
In 1700, she married George Gale of Whitehaven, England, a prominent merchant who helped forge trade links between Whitehaven, England and Virginia. She settled in Whitehaven and became pregnant. However, she contracted a fever and made her will before the baptism of her child. Gale died on 30 January 1701. Her will placed care of the Washington children in the hands of George,[4] although this was later challenged in the Virginia courts by Lawrence's cousin John Washington, and their custody passed to him. Her will left most of the property she had inherited from her late husband to George Gale. John Washington challenged this in court also.[5]
Gale was buried in the grounds of St Nicholas's Church in Whitehaven alongside her baby daughter and slave, Jane. The exact whereabouts of her grave is unknown, due to several graveyard re-arrangements and a subsequent fire in the church in 1971,[6] but a commemorative plaque is in the garden of the church.[7]
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Mildred Gale (1671–January 30, 1701), born Mildred Warner in the Colony of Virginia, was the paternal grandmother of Founding Father and first American president George Washington.
Gale Ann Mildred Benson (née Plugge; 4 November 1944 – 2 January 1972), later known as Hale Kimga, was a British model, socialite and daughter of politician Leonard Plugge. She was a supporter of the black power movement through her relationship with the activist Hakim Jamal. Benson was stabbed and buried alive by associates of Michael X while she attended his compound in Trinidad and Tobago.
Mildred is a feminine given name. It is an Anglo-Saxon name of Old English origin, composed of "mild" ("mild") + "þryð" ("power, strength", also present in the last syllable of the name Audrey), meaning "gentle strength". It reached the rank of the sixth most popular name for baby girls in the United States in 1912 and maintained that popularity through 1920, but then its popularity dropped quickly afterward. It dropped out of the list of 1,000 most common baby girl's names in 1985 and had not returned to the top 1,000 as of 2025. Familiar forms include Milly and Midge.
George Washington, the first president of the United States, had a collection of fashion, from suits he wore during his first inauguration to uniforms he wore during the American Revolutionary War. One of his most famous suits is a black velvet suit that he wore during his presidency; the suit is best known from the depiction of it in Gilbert Stuart's 1796 Lansdowne Portrait. Washington wore a blue-and-buff uniform during the American Revolutionary War, although the original suit was destroyed due to weather and battles. However, Washington later ordered a new one with some slight upgrades.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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