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Eleanor Magruder Briscoe (1766-1806) by John Drinker (1760-1826) 18

3 January 2023

 Eleanor Magruder Briscoe by John Drinker, in Jefferson County West Virginia 1800-02 When Eleanor Magruder Briscoe was born on January 6, 1766, in Maryland, her father, Alexander,...

1716 Frances L’Escott (1705-1747) by Henrietta Johnston(c 1674-1729)

1 January 2023

1716 Frances L’Escott (1705-1747) by Henrietta Johnston(c 1674-1729)MESDA tells us that Frances L’Escott (1705-1747) was the daughter of the Reverend Paul L’Escott (b.1675), pastor...

George & Martha Washington's Laundry Wash House at Mount Vernon in 18C Virginia

10 June 2022

Woman with Bag of Laundry The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University George & Martha Washington's Wash House at Mount Vernon in Virginia   Compiled by Sydney Marenburg In the...

Henry Benbridge 1743-1812 paints 18C Women

14 November 2021

Henry Benbridge (1743-1812). Margaret Cantey (Mrs. John Peyre).Henry Benbridge (1744–1812), early American portrait painter, was born in Philadelphia, the only child of James &...