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Eleanor “Nelly” Parke Custis 1779–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 March 1779

Birth Location: Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 15 July 1852

Death Location: Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: John Custis

Mother: Eleanor Calvert

Spouse(s): Lawrence Sr

Children(s): Frances Butler, Martha Lewis, Lorenzo Lewis, George Lewis, Mary Conrad, Lawrence Jr, Eleanor Lewis

Eleanor “Nelly” Parke Custis was born in 1779 in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of John Jacky Parke Custis And Eleanor Calvert. Eleanor “Nelly” Parke Custis married Lawrence Lewis Sr, and had children including Eleanor Agnes Frere Lewis, Frances Parke Butler, George Washington Custis Lewis, Lawrence Fielding Lewis Jr, Lorenzo Lewis, Martha Betty Lewis, Mary Eliza Angela Conrad. Eleanor “Nelly” Parke Custis passed away in 1852 in Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Eleanor “Nelly” Parke Custis was born in 1779 in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of John Jacky Parke Custis And Eleanor Calvert.
  • Eleanor “Nelly” Parke Custis married Lawrence Lewis Sr, and had children including Eleanor Agnes Frere Lewis, Frances Parke Butler, George Washington Custis Lewis, Lawrence Fielding Lewis Jr, Lorenzo Lewis, Martha Betty Lewis, Mary Eliza Angela Conrad.
  • Eleanor “Nelly” Parke Custis passed away in 1852 in Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Eleanor Custis's Ancestors

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Eleanor Custis
1779–1852
Birth Place: Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
John 'Jacky' Parke Custis
1754–1781
White House, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Eleanor Calvert
1758–1811
Grandparents
Colonel (Daniel Parke) Custis
1711–1757
Queens Creek, James City, Virginia, USA
Martha Dandridge
1731–1802
Chestnut Grove, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Benedict (Swingate) Calvert
1722–1788
Epsom, Surrey, England
Elizabeth Calvert
1731–1788
Great-Grandparents
John Dandridge
1700–1756
Frances Jones
1710–1785
Charles Calvert
1699–1751
Petronilla Walsingham
1693–1778
Charles Calvert
1688–1734
Rebecca Gerrard
1706–1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benedict Calvert
1679–1715
Charlotte Lee
1678–1721
King I
1660–1727
Ehrengard Munster
1667–1743

Eleanor Custis's Descendants

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Eleanor (“Nelly” Parke) Custis (21 March 1779–15 July 1852) m. Lawrence (Lewis) Sr (4 April 1767–26 November 1839)
  1. 1. Frances (Parke) Butler 1799–1875
  2. 2. Martha (Betty) Lewis 1801–1802
  3. 3. Lorenzo Lewis 1803–1847
  4. 4. George (Washington Custis) Lewis 1810–1811
  5. 5. Mary (Eliza Angela) Conrad 1813–1839
  6. 6. Lawrence (Fielding Lewis) Jr 1802–1802
  7. 7. Eleanor (Agnes Frere) Lewis 1805–1820

Eleanor Custis's Timeline

2 Records

1779
21 March 1779
Birth of Eleanor “Nelly” Parke Custis in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America
1852
15 July 1852
Age 73
Death of Eleanor “Nelly” Parke Custis in Berryville, Clarke County, Virginia, United States of America
Berryville, Clarke County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 March 1779
    Event Place: Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 July 1852
    Event Place: Berryville, Clarke County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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