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Maria Carter Syphax, born in 1803 to Ariana "Airy" Carter (1776-1880) was an African American slave maid at Arlington House. According to family lore, George Washington Parke Custis was her father. She was once a slave to Martha Washington at Mount Vernon. Maria lived and worked at Arlington until 1826, when she "married" Charles Syphax, a ...
Eleanor Parke Custis (known as “Nelly”) was the youngest of Martha Washington ’s three granddaughters. Custis was born at Abingdon, the home of her parents, John Parke Custis and Eleanor Calvert, on March 31, 1779, at the mid-point of the American Revolution. With George Washington leading the Continental Army and her grandmother spending ...
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.
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. G
George Washington Parke Custis ( Mount Airy, 30 aprile 1781 – Arlington, 10 ottobre 1857) è stato uno scrittore, autore e proprietario terriero statunitense . Nipote abiatico di Martha Washington e nipote abiatico adottivo (poi figlio adottivo) del primo presidente statunitense, George Washington, con sua sorella Eleanor crebbe alla tenuta ...
George Washington Parke Custis. USS George Washington Parke Custis was a barge acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War for use as a balloon-launching platform to spy on Confederate defenses from afar. This initial balloon experiment by John A. Dahlgren led to intensified balloon spying during the remainder of the war.
Born in 1781 to John Parke Custis, Martha Washington 's son from her first marriage, George Washington Parke Custis was taken in by George and Martha upon the death of his father when Custis was only six months old. Custis was raised at Mount Vernon and remained a prominent figure in Washington City and Alexandria until his death in 1857.
