coat of arms is placed prominently above the entrance door at Sulgrave Manor in Northamptonshire, the home built in 1560 by Lawrence Washington (d. 1584) George Washington's direct ancestor. The family coat of arms can also be seen in stained glass panels in the Great Hall which show marriage arms of several families that married into the Washington family. These are copies of the original stained glass windows, which were moved into the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Fawsley. The Washington coat of arms, quartered with that of Kitson, whose family married into that of Washington, can be seen in a stained glass window in Hengrave Hall in Suffolk. The Washington coat of arms appears with many other coats of arms in the main east stained glass window of St Martin's Church, Bowness-on-Windermere (Cumbria), in the fifth light from the left, on the top row. The Washington coat of arms appears in stone on the grave of a James Washington (d. 1580) in the north chapel of the parish church of Saint Laurence in Adwick-le-Street, South Yorkshire, where he was lord of the manor. However, there is no proven ancestral link between him and George Washington. Reverend Godfrey Washington, the great uncle of George Washington, who died on 28 September 1729 is buried in Little St Mary's Church, Cambridge. His memorial is on the north wall close to the main door. See also Flag of Washington, D.C., the banner of arms of this coat United States Heraldry References Flag: An American Biography: Marc Leepson: Thomas Dunne Books: 2005: Dorset Pioneers: Jack Dwyer: The History Press: 2009: External links Washington History Society The Washington Window in Selby Abbey Sulgrave Manor The Arms of George Washington George Washington Washington, George Washington