John Washington, Great Grandfather of GW
. This is late September 1675, the year of Bacon's Rebellion. That's the year our Colonel George Washington's Great Grandfather, John...
Conotocaurius - GW is the Destroyer of Towns
Nicknames. The name is a nick on the person's character, good or bad. Everyone knows Abe Lincoln was "Honest Abe." But he did have...
Rufus King finds Thomas Jefferson a Queen
Below is research into the Provenance, the chain of owners who held Thomas Mathew’s manuscript, and who published it. Who is Thomas...
When One Punch kills - everyone is surprised
Next time you drive by the signs marking Fort Loudoun on 419 N Loudoun Street in Winchester VA, you will remember the story of a man who...
Queen of the Damned
We found the Queen of the Damned. We're not going to tell you the whole story. You'll find out how big the story is on your own. There's...
Stroud or Strode? His home Fort.
Where is this fort? We run into a letter Colonel George Washington writes to Captain Joshua Lewis 24 Oct 1757, asking him to consider...
Lewis Stephens and Stephens City
Next time you drive down US Route 11 into Stephens City you will remember Lewis Stephens reporting the Indian attacks. Read a letter from...
Meet William Fairfax for the Last Time
William Fairfax dies 3 Sept 1757. His funeral is held 30 Sept 1757. Our Colonel George Washington leaves Fort Loudoun Winchester VA to...
Thomas Gage
As we continue our trek through 1757, following Washington's comings and goings involving Fort Loudoun Winchester VA, we run across a...
Daniel Parke - The Dunbar Lawsuit
This notorious rascal, murdered on 7 December 1710, 22 years before George Washington is born, leaves a legacy on our George Washington...