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     Robert de Washington married Margaret ? before 1340.²

     In 1340 a fourth part of the manor of Sowerby was settled by Robert de Washington the elder and Agnes his wife upon Robert de Washington the younger and Margaret his wife. This is probably the same fourth part held by Robert Lawrence in 1450, the tenure being of the king as duke by rent of a grain of pepper.²

     1374, Thomas de Thwenge held at his death the service of Robert de Wessington, who held of him 4 tenements in Rotheworthe by knight's sevice and for the rent of a sparrowhawk or 12d. yearly; Ing. p.m., 28 Edward III (1), n. 68. Inquest taken in 31 Edward III (1357) touching land called Routheworth in the vill of Helsyngton alienated by Margaret de Ros (d. early in January 1307) without the king's licence to Robert de Wassyington. The pleadings in a suit coram Rege in 1374 state that Joan daughter of Walter de Strikland, knt., married Robert de Wassyngton and had issue Robert de Wassyngton, son and heir, father of Robert de Wassyngton, who recovers the tenement in Helsington against the king; Coram Rege R., Trinity, 48 Edward III, 2nd pt. m. 19. The first Robert de Wessington died before 18 August, 1324, seised of a moiety of the manor of Kernesford (Carnforth) held jointly with Joan his wife wife, who survived, by the feoffment of Walter de Dtrikelannde to them in tail, to hold of the king, as earl of Lancaster, by homage and service of 2½d. for ward of Lancaster castle and for one twenty-fourth fee; Robert de Wessington, aged 28 and more, was his next heir; Cal. Inq., VI, 357.³

     John de Washington was born in Tewhitefield, Warton, Lancashire, England. John married first Alice de Gernet, daughter of Thomas de Gernet.¹ John married second Joan de Croft before 1382.^1,2 John died in 1407/8.^1,2

     In 1357 Nicholas son of Thomas Brown of Carnforth demanded against John son of Robert de Washington a messuage and land in Carnforth. John de Washington and Joan his wife in 1382 made a settlement of lands in Carnforth and other places, the remainder being to the right heirs of Joan.³

     William died in 1407.²

     On 8 January 1394, at Westminster, "Parton to William de Lancastre, son of William de Lancastre, knight, for the death of Nicholas Dobson, killed a Schallyng in Skirwith on Wednesday the feast of St. Barnabas in the fiftteenth years." This may refer to this William.²

     Joan de Croft married John de Washington, son of Robert de Washington and Agnes le Gentyl, before 1382.^1,2

     John de Washington was born circa 1385 in Tewitfield Manor in Warton, Lancashire, England.^1,2 John died circa 1423.^1,2