The connection from this family tree to George Washington is through the Criswell Family.

Annie Irene Lupton Criswell was George Washington's second cousin, six times removed. She was directly descended from George Washington's second cousin Francis Wright. Annie Irene Lupton is a direct descendant of Francis Wright's daughter Elizabeth Wright:

45. Francis Wright (born ca. 1704; married [Dec. 7, 1737] Ann Massey. He inherited in 1739 his father's 1,000 acre estate along the Potomac in Westmoreland County. He promptly sold this, however, and settled on land located on the north fork of Bull Run, near the subsequent site of the two famous Civil War battles in Prince William Co., Va. He died not long afterward, soon before his will was proved Sept. 27, 1742). Children:

+148. Elizabeth Wright.
+149. Dorothea (or Dorothy) Wright.
+150. Frances Wright. [C. HOPPIN, "Washington-Wright Connection," TQ 4 (1923), 210-216 (including the text of his will, pp. 215-216, which mentions but does not name his three daughters); C. HOPPIN, W.A., 1:389-399; G. H. S. KING, Register of St. Paul's, 156; J.A.W., Outline, 1211]

18282. Annie Irene Lupton (born in Hempstead, Tex., Oct. 4, 1892; married [Jan. 11, 1914] Thomas Floris Criswell [born in Milam Co., Tex., April 28, 1888; died in Cameron, Milam Co., Tex., July 22, 1970]. She died in Cameron, Tex., Nov. 13, 1987. They had four children:

[1]. Thomas Floris Criswell, Jr. (born in Milam Co., Tex., Feb. 9, 1915; served in the USAF in WW II, Korea, and Vietnam, and he retired at the rank of Lt. Colonel. He married Dorothy Marie Maerki [born in Austin, Travis Co., Tex., March 1, 1916; died in Tex., Nov. 26, 2007]. He died in San Antonio, Tex., Sept. 17, 1993, where both were buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. They had two children: Patricia Ann Criswell [born in Brazos Co., Tex., Feb. 7, 1940] and Jean Elizabeth Criswell [born April 5, 1944]).

[2]. Dallas Lupton Criswell (born Dec. 22, 1916; married Muriel Cora King, and he died in Houston, Tex., July 6, 2000. They had three children: Rex Kirby Criswell [born in Harris Co., March 4, 1958], Scott Thomas Criswell [born ibid., May 14, 1960], and Glenn Dallas Criswell [born July 13, 1963]).

[3]. Raleigh Rector Criswell (twin; born in Milam Co., Tex., Dec. 13, 1919; enlisted in the Army in Dallas, Tex., Sept. 30, 1942. He married Gertrude Marie Glider, and he died in Austin, Tex., Oct. 21, 2003. They had one child: Carol Leigh Criswell [born in Harris Co., Tex., Oct. 2, 1954]).

[4]. Ralph Munger Criswell (twin; born in Milam Co., Tex., Dec. 13, 1919; married [1st] Olga Hendrick, and he married [2nd] Diane Sullivan. He died in Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Tex., June 27, 1993.

Ralph and his first wife Olga had one child: Ralph Barry Criswell [born in Falls Co., Tex., April 15, 1945], whose surname was later changed to Borden.
Ralph and his second wife Diane had four children: Daniel Sullivan Criswell [born in Harris Co., Tex., Jan. 24, 1954], Cynthia Criswell [born ibid., Dec. 20, 1954], Tracy Ann Criswell [born ibid., Nov. 14, 1960], and Mark Sullivan Criswell [born ibid., April 24, 1962]). [H. M. McILHANY, Some Va. Families, 207; R. R. CRISWELL-R. C. BAILEY, Criswell Fam., 17-18; WW II AER; TexBI, which I follow; TexDI; SSDI; U.S. Veterans Gravesites; brownlow-family.com.lilac.arvixe.com/portals; Anc.com/PMT; J.A.W., Outline, 12111-3815]

Justin Glenn's books.

Washingtons Vol.1 The Washingtons: A Family History, Vol. 1
Washingtons Vol.2 The Washingtons: A Family History, Vol. 2
Washingtons Vol.3 Royal Decendents
Washingtons Vol.4 The Washingtons: A Family History, Vol. 4, Part 2

ADVANCE PRAISE for The Washingtons: A Family History

"At long last the Washingtons have a published history worthy of their place in history. Glenn has done a masterful job. I am convinced that your work will be of wide interest to historians and academics as well as members of the Washington family itself. Although the surname Washington is perhaps the best known in American history and much has been written about the Washington family for well over a century, it is surprising that no comprehensive family history has been published. Justin M. Glenn's The Washingtons: A Family History finally fills this void for the branch to which General and President George Washington belonged, identifying some 63,000 descendants. This is truly a family history, not a mere tabulation of names and dates, providing biographical accounts of many of the descendants of John Washington who settled in Westmoreland County, Virginia, in 1657. . . . Each individual section is followed by extensive listings of published and manuscript sources supporting the information presented and errors of identification in previous publications are commented upon as appropriate."

John Frederick Dorman, editor of The Virginia Genealogist (1957-2006) and author of Adventurers of Purse and Person

"Decades of reviewing Civil War books have left me surprised and delighted when someone applies exhaustive diligence to a topic not readily accessible. Dr. Glenn surely meets that standard with the meticulous research that unveils the Washington family in gratifying detail-many of them Confederates of interest and importance."

Robert K. Krick, author of The Smoothbore Volley that Doomed the Confederacy, Stonewall Jackson at Cedar Mountain, and Lee's Colonels


The hardcover edition of Volumes 1 and 2 of the book The Washingtons: A Family History are available for orders.

The cost when ordered from Savas Beatie directly is $85 per volume plus shipping ($4.50 for the first book and $2.50 for each additional book). The address is:
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The books are also available on Amazon.com for about $58 each. In addition, a low-cost Kindle edition is available on Amazon.com for about $14. Here are links to the Amazon site:

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PLEASE NOTE: I still have a few copies of the 1st edition, first printing of Vol. 2. The first printing of Vol. 1 is sold out. However, a very slightly revised 2nd edition of Vol. 1 is now available. The cost for signed copies is $60 per book, including shipping. Please send a personal check made out to "Justin Glenn," specifying which volume(s) you would like and please tell me to whom you would like me to inscribe each book (if you would like me to sign it). Please include your phone number and mailing address, and please send your check and order to:

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(850) 385-0901



VOLUMES ONE AND TWO:

This two-volume set begins a comprehensive, nine volume (plus one volume index), fifteen-generation history that traces the "Presidential line" of the Washingtons. Volume one begins with the immigrant John Washington who settled in Westmoreland Co., Va., in 1657, married Anne Pope, and was the great-grandfather of President George Washington. This volume continues the story of John and Anne's family for a total of seven generations, collecting over 5,000 direct descendants. Future volumes will trace eight more generations with a total of over 63,000 descendants. Volume two highlights the most notable descendants and spouses from the later volumes, including such luminaries as General George S. Patton, the author Shelby Foote, and the actor Lee Marvin. Although structured in a genealogical format for the sake of clarity, this is no bare bones genealogy but a true family history with over 1,200 detailed biographical narratives. These in turn strive to convey the greatness of the family that produced not only The Father of His Country but many others, great and humble, who struggled to build that country. The Washingtons includes the time-honored John Wright line which in recent years has been challenged largely on the basis of DNA evidence. Volumes one and two will form a set, with a cumulative bibliography appearing at the end of volume 2.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Justin Matthews Glenn, Ph.D.
Tallahassee, FL
(850) 385-0901
jglenn@fsu.edu

Justin Matthews Glenn was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and raised in Glendale and Phoenix, Arizona. He graduated from Stanford University (B.A., Classics, 1967; magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) and was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow at Princeton University (M.A., Classics, 1969; Ph.D., Classics, 1970). His career as a professor of Classics at the University of Georgia and Florida State University spanned thirty-five years, and he has served as Registrar General of The National Society of the Washington Family Descendants since 2002.