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Less than a year after the death of her first husband, Martha Custis would be courted by a number of men. Learn More. In her late teens, Martha Dandridge caught the eye of Daniel Parke Custis, who, though 20 years her senior, was one of the most eligible bachelors in Virginia.
They had four children: Daniel Parke Custis, Jr. (November 19, 1751 – February 19, 1754) Frances Parke Custis (April 12, 1753 – April 1, 1757) John Parke "Jacky" Custis (November 27, 1754 – November 5, 1781) Martha Parke "Patsy" Custis (1756 – June 19, 1773) Death. Custis died on July 8, 1757, in New Kent County, Virginia.
Martha had two other children with Daniel Parke Custis, who would become the center of her own life: John Parke Custis (“Jacky”), who was born in 1754, and Martha Parke Custis (“Patsy”), born in 1756. Patsy suffered from repeated seizures, which grew worse over time.
During their seven years of marriage, Martha and Daniel Custis had four children. Daniel Parke Custis II and Frances Parke Custis II both died very young, while John Parke Custis and Martha Parke Custis both survived their father. Daniel Parke Custis fell gravely ill and passed away in July of 1757. Shortly thereafter, Martha Dandridge Custis ...
Dec 22, 2021 · Custis’s first son and first daughter died early in childhood. His younger son, John Parke Custis, lived to adulthood and became heir to the Custis wealth and its entangled lawsuits; his second daughter, Martha Parke Custis, died at age seventeen after an epileptic seizure.
Martha may well have been on track to have as many children as her mother when an unforeseen tragedy intervened. Just a few months after their daughter Frances had died, Daniel Parke Custis suddenly became ill. Although Martha summoned the best physicians money could buy, her husband died on July 8, 1757.
George Washington did not have any biological children of his own, although he adopted the two children of Martha Custis at the time of his marriage to her. Martha Custis had previously been married to Daniel Parke Custis before his untimely death. Together, Martha and Daniel had four children.
