Lawrence Berry Washington [SEP] father
nephew of Henry Bedinger III, also a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Early life and family.
Lawrence Berry Washington was born on November 26, 1811, at "Cedar Lawn" plantation near Charles Town in Jefferson County, Virginia (present-day West Virginia) and was the eldest son of John Thornton Augustine Washington and his wife Elizabeth Conrad Bedinger Washington.
Through his father, Washington was a grandson of Thornton Augustine Washington, a great-grandson of Samuel Washington, and a great-grandnephew
Following the death of his father in 1787, Washington was orphaned at a young age and his maternal uncle Lawrence Berry became his guardian. Washington was raised at his uncle's Berry Plain plantation, and while residing there, he attended Bowling Green Academy. Washington remained at Berry Plain until he was of a "sufficient age" to take control of Berry's Hill plantation, which he inherited from his father.
Military and political career.
Unlike other prominent members of the Washington family, John Washington was not fond