▁Historic ▁Area .) ▁Two ▁of ▁Washington ' s ▁ancest ors , ▁Jon athon ▁and ▁G err ard ▁Haw ta ine , ▁were ▁early ▁plan ters ▁on ▁the ▁island . ▁ ▁Their ▁grand m other ▁was ▁Mary ▁Washington ▁of ▁Sul gra ve , ▁North am pt ons hire , ▁England . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁historic ▁buildings ▁in ▁Br idget own ▁were ▁designated ▁as ▁a ▁protected ▁area ▁by ▁UN ES CO . ▁ ▁Early ▁settlement ▁ ▁English ▁settlement ▁of ▁Br idget own ▁began ▁on ▁ 5 ▁July ▁ 1 6 2 8 ▁under ▁Charles ▁Wol ver stone , ▁who ▁brought ▁with ▁him ▁ 6 4 ▁sett lers ▁to ▁these ▁lands ▁formally ▁claimed ▁by ▁James ▁Hay , ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Carl is le . ▁Wol ver stone ▁had ▁been ▁sent ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁London ▁mer ch ants , ▁head ed ▁by ▁Sir ▁Mar m adu ke ▁Raw don . ▁They ▁had ▁been ▁granted ▁a ▁le ase ▁to ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁by ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Carl is le ▁in ▁settlement ▁of ▁deb ts . ▁Wol ver stone ▁granted ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁sett lers ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Care en age ▁water way ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁general ▁settlement . ▁The ▁southern ▁shore ▁on ▁Need ham ' s ▁Point ▁was ▁claimed ▁by ▁Carl is le ' s ▁agents ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 6 2 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 6 3 1 , ▁many ▁acres ▁of ▁land ▁directly ▁facing ▁Carl is le ▁Bay ▁were ▁passed ▁to ▁Henry ▁Haw