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1 de mar. de 2002 · To John Parke Custis. Philadelphia June 19th 1775. I have been called upon by the unanimous voice of the Colonies to take the command of the Continental Army—It is an honour I neither sought after, or was by any means fond of accepting, from a consciousness of my own inexperience, and inability to discharge the duties of so important a Trust.
John Parke Custis. School: King's College. Class Year: attended 1773. War: Revolutionary War. Date of Death: October 1781. John Parke Custis, called "Jacky," stepson of George Washington, served as an aide-de-camp to General Washington during the siege of Yorktown. He died of camp fever in October 1781, just after Lord Cornwallis's surrender on ...
Martha Parke Custis (1756 – June 19, 1773) was the stepdaughter of George Washington who died from an epileptic seizure at the age of 17, fifteen years before he was elected as the first president of the United States. She was the youngest child of Martha Custis, who later became known as Martha Washington, and Daniel Parke Custis, who died ...
First Marriage and Children. In her late teens, Martha Dandridge caught the eye of Daniel Parke Custis (1711-1757), who, though 20 years her senior, was one of the most eligible bachelors in Virginia. Daniel’s father initially opposed the marriage, because the prospective bride’s family was not as wealthy as he would have liked.
George Washington Parke Custis, „Wash“ (1781–1857) ⚭ Mary Lee Fitzhugh. Custis saß von 1778 bis 1781 im Abgeordnetenhaus von Virginia. Er diente als Flügeladjutant Washingtons während der Belagerung von Yorktown. Er soll gesagt haben, dass er nicht den Ehrgeiz seines Stiefvaters teile. Im Lager bekam er Fieber und starb in New Kent ...
8 de jul. de 2018 · John P.C. Peter (b. 1799 - d. 1848) MSA SC 5496-035966Slaveholder and Property Owner in Seneca Mills, Montgomery County, Maryland. Biography: John Parke Custis Peter was born in Georgetown, Washington D.C., on November 14, 1799. His parents were Thomas Peter and Martha Parke Custis, Martha Washington's granddaughter.
4 de mar. de 2002 · From John Parke Custis. Mount Airy June 10th 1776. Hond Sir. Your Favor of the 4th inst. which came to Hand last Saturday, gave Me the sincerest pleasure: to hear; that my dearest Mother had gone through the Smalpox so favorably, 1 I do with the most filial Affection congratulate you both on this Happy Event, as She can now attend you to any ...
