Very incomplete list!
Washington, George (1732-1799) Uncle of Bushrod Washington;
granduncle of George Corbin Washington; granduncle-in-law of Charles
Magill Conrad. Born in Westmoreland County, Va., February 22, 1732.
Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1774; general in the
Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member, U.S.
Constitutional Convention, 1787; President of the United States,
1789-97. Died in Mount Vernon, Va., December 14, 1799. Interment at
Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon, Va. Washington counties in Ala., Ark.,
Colo., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kan., Ky., La., Maine,
Md., Minn., Miss., Mo., Neb., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Ore., Pa.,
R.I., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Va. and Wis. are named for him. (See
also his congressional biography.)
Randolph, Edmund Jenings (1753-1813) Nephew of Peyton Randolph.
Born in Williamsburg, Va., August 10, 1753. Served in the Continental
Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate to Virginia state
constitutional convention, 1776; Virginia state attorney general,
1776-82; Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1779-82;
Governor of Virginia, 1786-88; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention,
1787; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1788; U.S. Attorney
General, 1789-94; U.S. Secretary of State, 1794-95. Died in Milwood,
Va., September 12, 1813. Interment at Old Chapel Cemetery, Millwood,
Va. (See also his congressional biography.)
Ellsworth, Oliver (1745-1807) Father of William Wolcott
Ellsworth. Born in Windsor, Conn., April 29, 1745. Delegate to
Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1777-84; state court judge,
1785-89; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Senator
from Connecticut, 1789-96; Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court,
1796-1800. Died in Windsor, Conn., November 26, 1807. Interment at
Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Conn. (See also his congressional
biography.)
Cushing, William (1732-1810) Born in Scituate, Mass., March 1,
1732. State court judge, 1777; delegate to Massachusetts state
constitutional convention, 1779; justice of Massachusetts state
supreme court, 1780; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1789-1810. Died
September 13, 1810. Interment in a private or family graveyard,
Plymouth County, Mass.
Paterson, William (1745-1806) Born in Ireland, December 24, 1745.
Delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1776; New
Jersey state attorney general, 1776-83; Delegate to Continental
Congress from New Jersey, 1780, 1787; member, U.S. Constitutional
Convention, 1787; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1789-90; Governor of
New Jersey, 1790-93; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1793-1806. Died
September 9, 1806. Original interment in private or family graveyard;
reinterment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. (See also his
congressional biography.)
Blair, John, Jr. (1732-1800) Born in Williamsburg, Va. Delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1776; state court judge,
1777; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; Justice of U.S.
Supreme Court, 1789-96. Died August 31, 1800. Interment at Bruton
Parish Church Cemetery, Williamsburg, Va.
Jenifer, Daniel of St. Thomas (1723-1790) Uncle of Daniel
Jenifer. Born in Charles County, Md. Member of Maryland state senate,
1777-81; Delegate to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1778-82;
candidate for Governor of Maryland, 1782, 1785; member, U.S.
Constitutional Convention, 1787. Died in Annapolis, Md., November 16,
1790. Burial location unknown. (See also his congressional biography.)
Bedford, Gunning, Jr. (1747-1812) Cousin of Gunning Bedford. Born
in Philadelphia, Pa. Delaware state attorney general, 1778-90;
Delegate to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1783-85; member, U.S.
Constitutional Convention, 1787; member of Delaware state senate,
1788; Judge of U.S. District Churchyard, Wilmington, Del.; reinterment
at Masonic Home Cemetery, Christiana, Del. (See also his congressional
biography.)
Brearly, David (1745-1790) Born in Spring Grove, N.J., June 11,
1745. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;
delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1776;
associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1779-89; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787-88; Judge of U.S. District Court,
1789-90. Died August 16, 1790. Burial location unknown.
Randolph, Peyton (1721-1775) Uncle of Edmund Jenings Randolph.
Born in Williamsburg, Va. Delegate to Continental Congress from
Virginia, 1774-75. Died in Philadelphia, Pa., October 22, 1775.
Interment at College of William and Mary Chapel, Williamsburg, Va.
(See also his congressional biography.)
