Grays Corner in Westmoreland County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Washington’s Mother

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 30, 2009

1. Washington’s Mother Marker

Inscription. At Sandy Point, seven and a half miles east, Mary Ball, Washington’s Mother, spent her youth in the home of her guardian, George Eskridge. There she was married to Augustine Washington, March, 1731. She is supposed to have named her eldest son for George Eskridge.

Erected 1938 by Virginia Conservation Commission. (Marker Number JT-4.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Women. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1731.

Location. 38° 2.604′ N, 76° 37.448′ W. Marker is in Grays Corner, Virginia, in Westmoreland County. It is at the intersection of Cople Highway (Virginia Route 202) and Sandy Point Road (County Route 604) when traveling east on Cople Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hague VA 22469, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Northern Neck.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Yeocomico Church (here, next to this marker); McCoy Revolutionary Soldiers (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Zion Baptist Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); War of 1812 (approx. 2 miles away); Kinsale (approx.

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2 miles away); Richard Henry Lee’s Grave (approx. 2.2 miles away); Lee Hall (approx. 2.6 miles away); The Stewart Sisters v. The Steamer Sue (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grays Corner.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Burnt House Field (was approx. 2.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Mary Ball Washington. Wikipedia entry. “[Her husband] Augustine Washington died in 1743. Unlike most widows in Virginia at the time, Mary Ball Washington never remarried. She lived to see her son, George Washington, inaugurated as President in 1789. Washington’s relationship with his mother was forever strained. Although she was by no means poor, she regularly complained to outsiders that she was destitute and neglected by her children, much to George’s embarrassment.” (Submitted on September 12, 2009.)

Washington’s Mother and Yeocomico Church Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 30, 2009

2. Washington’s Mother and Yeocomico Church Markers

Mary Ball Washington (1708–1789) image. Click for full size.

Oil by Robert Edge Pine, 1786

3. Mary Ball Washington (1708–1789)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,980 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 12, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.