▁Washington , ▁aged ▁ 4 6 ▁and ▁a ▁military ▁solic itor , ▁married ▁Elisabeth ▁Corn elia ▁Ho og stad . ▁Jacob us ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁January ▁ 1 7 7 8 . ▁His ▁only ▁sib ling , ▁Daniel , ▁was ▁born ▁ 2 7 ▁July ▁ 1 7 8 1 . ▁Their ▁father ▁died ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 7 8 6 , ▁and ▁their ▁mother ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 7 8 9 , ▁leaving ▁them ▁or phan ed ▁at ▁ 1 1 ▁and ▁ 8 ▁years ▁old . ▁Little ▁is ▁known ▁of ▁their ▁lives ▁for ▁some ▁years ▁after . ▁Daniel ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 8 , ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 3 , ▁apparently ▁without ▁children . ▁ ▁Military ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 4 , ▁aged ▁ 1 6 , ▁Jacob us ▁Washington ▁joined ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Army . ▁When ▁the ▁French ▁inv aded ▁later ▁that ▁year ▁he ▁fought ▁against ▁them . ▁His ▁lot ▁under ▁French ▁dom ination ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁Bat av ian ▁Republic ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁happy ▁one . ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 9 , ▁in ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁George ▁Washington , ▁Jacob us ▁offered ▁his ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁its ▁und ec la red ▁Qu asi - W ar ▁with ▁France , ▁but ▁was ▁turned ▁down ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁in ex per ience . ▁He ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Bav aria , ▁where ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Bav arian ▁Army . ▁He ▁came