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Martha Dandridge Custis Washington. Image courtesy of FCIT. Born 1731 in New Kent County, Virginia. Eldest of eight children. Married Colonel Daniel Parke Custis 1750. Two of four children died young. Widowed suddenly at 26 in 1757. Married Colonel George Washington 1759. Died 1802.
Martha Dandridge and Daniel Parke Custis married on May 15, 1750. Almost nineteen years old, Martha was slightly younger than the average Virginia bride, who married at age 22. At 38, Daniel Parke Custis was nearly twenty years older than his new wife, and significantly older than the average Virginia man who married for the first time at age 27.
2 de abr. de 2014 · At 18 years old, Martha wed Daniel Parke Custis, a rich plantation owner, in 1749. The couple would have four children, though only two, Jack and Patsy, lived past childhood.
19 years old, married 1750 to Daniel Parke Custis (1711–1757), manager of New Kent County plantation of his father Councilor John Custis of Williamsburg. They lived at a mansion called "White House," on the Pumunkey River.
Martha Parke Custis (sister) Alma mater. Columbia University. Occupation. Planter, politician. John Parke Custis (November 27, 1754 – November 5, 1781) was an American planter and politician, only son of Martha Washington before her marriage to George Washington. He is now known for his progeny, especially those raised by President Washington.
At the age of 18, Martha married Daniel Parke Custis (20 years her senior) on May 15, 1750 in New Kent County. Although the young couple made their home at the Custis estate in New Kent, they had many Williamsburg connections through the powerful Custis family and plenty of opportunities to travel to the capitol city for balls and social events.
Daniel Parke Custis dying intestate" (Searle, 287, Prerogative Court of Canterbury. Waters, vol. I, p. 397). The catalogue of the library of Daniel Parke Custis, from a manuscript in the collection of the Virginia Historical Society was printed in the Virginia Magazine of History, vol. 17,1909, pp. 404-12. There are three hundred thirty-two ...
