Jane Butler Washington
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Jane Butler Washington was an 18th-century Virginia planter’s wife and member of the colonial gentry, best known as the first wife of Augustine Washington and the mother of George Washington’s half-brother Lawrence Washington.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jane Butler Washington canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4749584 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jane Butler Washington Context triple: [Lawrence Washington, mother, Jane Butler Washington]
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A.
Julia Agnes Washington Bond
Julia Agnes Washington Bond was the mother of civil rights leader Julian Bond and a significant figure in his family’s African American intellectual and activist heritage.
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B.
Elizabeth Downes Franklin
Elizabeth Downes Franklin was the wife of William Franklin, the last colonial Governor of New Jersey and son of Benjamin Franklin.
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C.
Jane Randolph Jefferson
Jane Randolph Jefferson was the mother of U.S. President Thomas Jefferson and a member of the prominent Randolph family of colonial Virginia.
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D.
Eunice Bridge Downing
Eunice Bridge Downing was the mother of influential 19th-century American landscape designer and writer Andrew Jackson Downing.
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E.
Belle Wyatt Willard
Belle Wyatt Willard was an American socialite and daughter of a U.S. ambassador who became part of the prominent Roosevelt family through her marriage to Kermit Roosevelt.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jane Butler Washington Target entity description: Jane Butler Washington was an 18th-century Virginia planter’s wife and member of the colonial gentry, best known as the first wife of Augustine Washington and the mother of George Washington’s half-brother Lawrence Washington.
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A.
Julia Agnes Washington Bond
Julia Agnes Washington Bond was the mother of civil rights leader Julian Bond and a significant figure in his family’s African American intellectual and activist heritage.
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B.
Elizabeth Downes Franklin
Elizabeth Downes Franklin was the wife of William Franklin, the last colonial Governor of New Jersey and son of Benjamin Franklin.
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C.
Jane Randolph Jefferson
Jane Randolph Jefferson was the mother of U.S. President Thomas Jefferson and a member of the prominent Randolph family of colonial Virginia.
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D.
Eunice Bridge Downing
Eunice Bridge Downing was the mother of influential 19th-century American landscape designer and writer Andrew Jackson Downing.
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E.
Belle Wyatt Willard
Belle Wyatt Willard was an American socialite and daughter of a U.S. ambassador who became part of the prominent Roosevelt family through her marriage to Kermit Roosevelt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century American woman
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member of the colonial gentry ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWith | plantation society in colonial Virginia ⓘ |
| childOf | Jane Butler Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Colony of Virginia
NERFINISHED
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Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English colonists in North America ⓘ |
| familyName |
Butler
NERFINISHED
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Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Jane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| halfBrother |
George Washington
NERFINISHED
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Lawrence Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| motherOf |
Augustine Washington Jr.
NERFINISHED
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Butler Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Jane Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawrence Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first wife of Augustine Washington
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being the mother of Lawrence Washington ⓘ membership in the colonial Virginia gentry ⓘ |
| occupation | planter’s wife ⓘ |
| partOf | Washington family of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Northern Neck of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence |
Mount Vernon area, Virginia
NERFINISHED
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Popes Creek plantation NERFINISHED ⓘ Westmoreland County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | Virginia gentry ⓘ |
| spouse |
Augustine Washington
NERFINISHED
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Jane Butler Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stepMother | Jane Butler Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stepMotherOf | George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
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Colonial America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jane Butler Washington Description of subject: Jane Butler Washington was an 18th-century Virginia planter’s wife and member of the colonial gentry, best known as the first wife of Augustine Washington and the mother of George Washington’s half-brother Lawrence Washington.
Referenced by (1)
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