Nicolas Martiau

Nicolas Martiau
Medallion representing Nicolas Martiau (1591-1657)
Born	Ile de Ré, France
Died	1657 Colony of Virginia
Nationality	French
Spouse	Jane Berkely

Statue of George Washington, with a medallion of his ancestor from Ile de Ré, Nicolas Martiau.

Nicolas Martiau (Ile de Ré 1591 - Yorktown, Virginia 1657) was a Frenchman who immigrated to the English colony of Virginia in the 17th century. Born in the western island of Ile de Ré, he is an ancestor of the first American president, George Washington.

The garden behind the Ernest Cognacq Museum in Saint Martin de Ré holds a monument with a statue of George Washington, with the base of the monument featuring a medallion representing Martiau. The monument was inaugurated on October 11, 2007, by the ambassador of the United States to France. The filiation between the two men is described on the monument.

Descendants

• Nicolas Martiau – Jane Berkely (1591 Ile de Ré–1657 Yorktown)
• Elizabeth Martiau – Colonel George Reade (1608–1674)
• Mildred Reade – Colonel Augustine Warner (1642–1684)
• Mildred Warner – Lawrence Washington (1659–1698)
• Colonel Augustine Washington – Mary Ball (1708–1789)
• George Washington (1732 Yorktown–1799 Yorktown)

References

• Ernest Cognacq Museum exhibit and monument.

Persondata
Name	Martiau, Nicolas
Alternative names
Short description	French ancestor of George Washington
Date of birth	1591
Place of birth	Ile de Ré, France
Date of death	1657
Place of death	Yorktown, Virginia