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Rebecca Bonum Eskridge
Rebecca Bonum Eskridge (d.1715) was a member of the gentry class, but not until well into the 1700s was that class fully
self-confident, exuberant, or ostentatious. There is a tentativeness in her eyes that reflects the harsh world of the 1600s -- its
sudden and often early death, economic fluctuations, and civil unrest. She knew life was too brief to be wasted, and she was
determined to enjoy the comforts conferred by a good marriage -- to George Eskridge of Westmoreland County -- for whom
George Washington was named. The artist is unknown.
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