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Daniel Parke Custis (grandfather) George Washington (adopted father) George Washington Parke Custis (April 30, 1781 – October 10, 1857) was an American plantation owner, antiquarian, author, and playwright. His father John Parke Custis was a stepson of George Washington. He and his sister Eleanor grew up at Mount Vernon and in the Washington ...
Daniel Parke Custis. Image: New York Public Library When George Washington began his courtship of the recently widowed Martha Dandridge Custis in March 1758, she served as administratrix of an estate that included 17,500 acres of land as well as more than £1,500 of liquid assets. 1 With such a dowry at only 27 years old, Martha had her pick of potential husbands.
At the age of 18, Martha married Daniel Parke Custis (20 years her senior) on May 15, 1750 in New Kent County. Although the young couple made their home at the Custis estate in New Kent, they had many Williamsburg connections through the powerful Custis family and plenty of opportunities to travel to the capitol city for balls and social events.
4. Martha married Daniel Parke Custis on May 15, 1750. In colonial Virginia, most women of Martha’s social class met their potential mates through friends and family, or at church, court day, or a ball held at a neighbor’s house. Tradition holds that Martha met her first husband, Daniel Parke Custis, at their local Anglican church.
Born in 1781 to John Parke Custis, Martha Washington 's son from her first marriage, George Washington Parke Custis was taken in by George and Martha upon the death of his father when Custis was only six months old. Custis was raised at Mount Vernon and remained a prominent figure in Washington City and Alexandria until his death in 1857.
27. Mai 2023 · About Frances Custis. "Here lies the Body of Mrs Frances Custis daughter of Daniel Park Esqr who departed this life March the 14th 1714/15 In the 29th year of her Age." The tombstone and remains were moved from the Queen's Creek plantation of the Custis family in York County, later known as Waller's Farm. Birth: 1685 Death: Mar. 14, 1714. "Here ...
On May 15, 1750, Martha Dandridge married 38-year-old Daniel Parke Custis. Together they had four children. However, only two, John (called Jack) and Martha (called Patsy), survived past childhood. When her husband died in 1757, he left a large inheritance to Martha, making her wealthy—something that was less likely to be true a century later ...
