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3 days ago · In 1749, at age 18, she married Daniel Parke Custis, who was 20 years her senior and an heir to a neighbouring plantation. During their life together she bore four children, two of whom died in infancy. Her husband’s death in July 1757 made her one of the wealthiest widows in the region.
- Betty Boyd Caroli
May 5, 2024 · His daughter, Frances, married John Custis, and their son, Daniel Parke Custis, was the first husband of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington. Daniel Parke (5 September 1664 – 7 December 1710) sat on the colonial Virginia Governor's Council from 1695 until 1697.
1 day ago · While Lee was stationed at Fort Monroe, he married Mary Anna Randolph Custis (1807–1873), great-granddaughter of Martha Washington by her first husband Daniel Parke Custis, and step-great-granddaughter of George Washington, the first president of the United States.
- 1829–1861 (U.S.), 1861–1865 (C.S.)
4 days ago · Custis went to live at Mount Vernon where George Washington and Martha raised him as their own son. In 1804, Custis married Mary Lee Fitzhugh . They had four children, but only one, Mary Anna Randolph Custis , survived into adulthood.
- United States
- Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
- May 13, 1864; 159 years ago
- National
1 day ago · On January 6, 1759, Washington, at age 26, married Martha Dandridge Custis, the 27-year-old widow of wealthy plantation owner Daniel Parke Custis. The marriage took place at Martha's estate; she was intelligent, gracious, and experienced in managing a planter's estate, and the couple had a happy marriage. [46]
- Office established
- John Adams
- John Adams
- John Adams
May 3, 2024 · In 1758 Washington courted the rich young widow Martha Dandridge Custis. Her wealth came from her marriage to Daniel Parke Custis , whose death in 1757 had left twenty-six-year-old Custis with two small children and an estate worth approximately £30,000.
Apr 25, 2024 · Although the Revolutionary War has claimed the last of her four children, from her marriage to Daniel Parke Custis, she is buoyed by the presence of her grandchildren, Eleanor Parke Custis and ...
