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The Washingtons raised Jacky and his younger sister Martha "Patsy" Parke Custis (1756–1773) at Mount Vernon. When his sister died of a seizure in 1773, aged 17 years, Custis became the sole heir of the Custis estate.
Together, Martha and Daniel had four children. However, only two of these children survived to adulthood: John (Jacky) Parke Custis and Martha (Patsy) Parke Custis. According to eyewitness accounts, George Washington was a loving father to both Jack and Patsy.
John Parke Custis (known as Jacky when younger, and Jack as he got older) was around four years old when his mother Martha married George Washington. Custis was one of the two surviving children of Martha Washington's first marriage to Daniel Parke Custis.
George and Martha had no children of their own, but their family life was dominated by the Custis children. Washington served as a father figure for his two step-children, John "Jacky" Parke Custis and Martha "Patcy" Parke Custis.
John Custis IV (1678-1749) and his wife, Frances Parke (1685-1714), are notorious for their unhappy marriage. They had two surviving children, Daniel Parke Custis (1711-1757) and Frances Parke Custis (1709-1744).
Sep 22, 2016 · Though they may have been ignored by the history books, many descendants of Parke Custis’ illegitimate children are around today. For them, their heritage was no secret.
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Over the next seven years, the couple would have seven children, but only four would survive past infancy. As the last living child of Martha and Daniel Custis, Jacky was the sole heir to his impressive estate – over 17,000 acres of land and nearly 300 enslaved people.
