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Col. John Dandridge of Chestnut Grove (14 July 1700 – 31 August 1756) was a colonel, planter, politician, and Clerk of New Kent County, Virginia from 1730 to 1756. He may be best known as the father of Bartholomew Dandridge and the first First Lady of the United States Martha Dandridge Washington .
John Dandridge (born 1758 or 1762–1799) was a Virginia lawyer, planter and politician in New Kent County, Virginia, which he represented in the Virginia House of Delegates for four terms.
Jun 8, 2024 · Colonel John Dandridge of Chestnut Grove (13/14 July 1700 – 31 August 1756) was a distinguished colonel, planter, and Clerk of the Courts of New Kent County, Virginia from 1730 to 1756.
Jun 5, 2023 · The report stated that Dandridge’s grandfather was Cherokee, and her mother was an enslaved woman, while her father was John Dandridge—also Martha’s father.
John Dandridge was a Virginia lawyer, planter and politician in New Kent County, Virginia, which he represented in the Virginia House of Delegates for four terms.
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John Dandridge built a comfortable, two-story house called Chestnut Grove on his plantation, about thirty-five miles from the colonial capital at Williamsburg. He eventually assumed sought-after positions such as clerk of the New Kent County court, colonel in the local militia, and vestryman in his parish church.
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She was the eldest of eight children born to John Dandridge (1700-1756), the son of an English merchant, and Frances Jones (1710-1785), whose father was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses.
Biographical Information: John Dandridge was the nephew of Martha Washington, the son of her brother Bartholomew Dandridge. John Dandridge was a lawyer who lived in New Kent County, Va. and then in Prince George County, Va. He married Rebecca Minge.
Col. John Dandridge of Chestnut Grove (14 July 1700 – 31 August 1756) was a colonel, planter, politician, and Clerk of New Kent County, Virginia from 1730 to 1756. He may be best known as the father of the Bartholomew Dandridge and first First Lady of the United States Martha Dandridge Washington.
Colonel John Dandridge of Chestnut Grove was a distinguished colonel, planter, and Clerk of the Courts of New Kent County, Virginia from 1730 to 1756.
