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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 presidential household.
Best known in his lifetime as the adopted son of George Washington, George Washington Parke Custis eventually became a key figure in preserving the memory and possessions of Washington.
Sep 22, 2016 · Named George Washington Parke Custis, or "Wash" for short, the infant was taken in by his grandmother and Washington formally adopted him as his son, Matthew Barakat reports for the...
May 2, 2022 · George Washington Parke Custis was a writer and orator who worked to preserve the legacy of his stepgrandfather, George Washington. Born in Maryland, Custis moved to Mount Vernon after the death of his father in 1781.
He championed the plights of Irish Americans and war veterans. An important memoirist who knew the first fifteen presidents, he wrote well-received theatrical works and produced paintings rich in historical detail. In inheriting much of the vast Custis fortune, he also became the enslaver of more than 200 persons.
The Custis family has become somewhat less well-known over time, but it include one very famous member: Martha Dandridge Custis Washington. Two years prior to her marriage to George Washington in 1759, Martha Washington was married to a wealthy Virginian named Daniel Parke Custis, whose death left her a young widow.
Oct 30, 2020 · Born near the end of the American Revolution, George Washington Parke Custis and his older sister Nelly, were raised from infancy by their grandmother Martha Washington and step-grandfather George Washington. Custis grew up at Mount Vernon but lived in New York and Philadelphia during George Washington’s presidency.
