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Marriage and family. Ancestry. References. External links. Betty Washington Lewis. Elizabeth Washington Lewis (June 20, 1733 – March 31, 1797) was an American Colonist. She was the younger sister of George Washington and the only sister that survived childhood. Her half-sister, Jane, died at age 11 and her sister Mildred in infancy.
Betty Washington Lewis. Betty Washington Lewis was more than just the only sister of George Washington to survive to adulthood; she was also a patriot. Lewis and her husband, Fielding, contributed a considerable amount of their personal wealth and time toward the American Revolution.
Elizabeth Washington Lewis (June 20, 1733 – March 31, 1797) was an American Colonist. She was the younger sister of George Washington and the only sister that survived childhood. Her half-sister, Jane, died at age 11 and her sister Mildred in infancy.
Betty and Fielding Lewis had 11 children together, 5 of which survived into adulthood; and they also raised 2 children from Fielding’s previous marriage. Betty continued to reside at Kenmore until 1795 or 1796, and she died at her daughter’s home, Western View, in Culpepper, Virginia, on March 31, 1797.
Date: ca. 1755-1758. Elizabeth “Betty” Washington Lewis was the sister of George Washington. She was the daughter of Augustine Washington and Mary Ball Washington. She married Fielding Lewis of Fredericksburg in 1750. He built Kenmore in the 1770s. Dimensions: 50 x 40 in. (127 x 101.6 cm.) The subject is seated indoors.
After a short mourning period, on May 7, 1750, Lewis married 17 year old Betty Washington (1733-1797), the sister of George Washington and another second cousin. They had 11 children together, including: Fielding Lewis, Jr. (1751–1803), who married Anne Alexander and, after her death, Nancy Alexander. He had children by both wives.
Fielding Lewis was born in July 1725. His second wife, whom he married in May 1750, was Betty Washington, the only sister of George Washington. Together they had eleven children, of which five lived to maturity. Nine of their eleven children were sons.
