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Elizabeth Parke Custis Law (née Elizabeth Parke Custis; August 21, 1776 – December 31, 1831), sometimes known as Eliza Law, was the eldest granddaughter of Martha Dandridge Washington and a step-grandchild of George Washington.
Elizabeth Parke Custis Law war eine Enkelin von Martha Washington und Stiefenkelin von George Washington. Sie galt als eine der führenden Damen der Gesellschaft im District of Columbia und widmete sich der Bewahrung des Erbes der Familie Washington.
Family members believed that the couple's thorny personalities were equally at fault. Thomas Law was granted custody of their daughter and agreed to pay his wife $1,500 per year. Eliza Parke Custis Law spent the first year after the separation at Riversdale, the Maryland home of an uncle.
Eliza Parke Custis Law. Expand. View PDF. Images (2) Status. Not on view. This portrait of Elizabeth Parke Custis, the eldest granddaughter of Martha Washington, was likely made by Sarah Peale, the renowned portrait painter and daughter of James Peale, in 1836.
At the time of her death, there were about 150 enslaved people at Mount Vernon who were considered Custis property. These people were divided among Mrs. Washington's four grandchildren: Eliza Custis Law, Martha Custis Peter, Eleanor Custis Lewis, and George Washington Parke Custis.
George and Martha also maintained a close relationship with their other two grandchildren from Jacky’s marriage to Eleanor, Elizabeth "Betsey" Parke Custis and Martha "Patty" Parke Custis, who was born in one of the bedrooms at Mount Vernon.
Elizabeth Parke Custis Law ( née Elizabeth Parke Custis; August 21, 1776 – December 31, 1831), sometimes known as Eliza Law, was the eldest granddaughter of Martha Dandridge Washington and a step-grandchild of George Washington.
