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Martha Parke Custis 1777–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 December 1777

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

Death Date: 13 July 1854

Death Location: Seneca, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States of America

Father: John Custis

Mother: Eleanor Calvert

Spouse(s): Thomas Peter

Children(s): Britannia Peter, George Peter, John Peter, America Peter, Martha Peter, Columbia Peter, Martha Peter, Robert Peter, Columbia Peter

Martha Parke Custis was born in 1777 in Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of John Parke Custis And Eleanor Calvert. Martha Parke Custis married Thomas Peter, and had children including America Pinkney Peter, Britannia Wellington Peter, Columbia Washington Peter, George Washington Peter, John Parke Custis Peter, Martha Custis Castania Peter, Martha Eliza Eleanor Peter, Robert Thomas Peter. Martha Parke Custis passed away in 1854 in Seneca, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States of America.

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  • Martha Parke Custis was born in 1777 in Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of John Parke Custis And Eleanor Calvert.
  • Martha Parke Custis married Thomas Peter, and had children including America Pinkney Peter, Britannia Wellington Peter, Columbia Washington Peter, George Washington Peter, John Parke Custis Peter, Martha Custis Castania Peter, Martha Eliza Eleanor Peter, Robert Thomas Peter.
  • Martha Parke Custis passed away in 1854 in Seneca, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Martha Custis's Ancestors

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Martha Custis
1777–1854
Birth Place: Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
John Parke Custis
1754–1781
New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
Eleanor Calvert
1754–1811
MD
Grandparents
President (George) Washington
1732–1799
Wakefield Plantation, Popes Creek, Westmoreland, Virginia
Martha Dandridge
1731–1802
New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Captain Washington
1694–1743
Mary Ball
1708–1789
John Dandridge
1700–1756
Frances Jones
1710–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lawrence Virginia
1659–1699
Mildred Warner
1670–1701
Joseph Colonel
1649–1711

Martha Custis's Descendants

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Martha (Parke) Custis (31 December 1777–13 July 1854) m. Thomas Peter (04 Jan 1769–16 April 1834)
  1. 1. Britannia (Wellington) Peter 1815–1911
  2. 2. George (Washington) Peter 1801–1877
  3. 3. John (Parke Custis) Peter 1799–1848
  4. 4. America (Pinkney) Peter 1803–1842 m. Capt. (William George) Williams 1801–1846
    1. 1. Kate (Alicia) Williams 1832–1864
    2. 2. Columbia (Wingfield Williams) Upshur 1828–1886
    3. 3. Martha (Custis) Williams 1827–1899
    4. 4. William (Orton) Williams 1839–1863
    5. 5. Lawrence (Albert) Williams 1833–1879
  5. 5. Martha (Custis Castania) Peter 1808–1809
  6. 6. Columbia (Washington) Peter 1798–1821
  7. 7. Martha (Eliza Eleanor) Peter 1796–1800
  8. 8. Robert (Thomas) Peter 1806–1807
  9. 9. Columbia (Washington) Peter 1798–1821

Martha Custis's Timeline

2 Records

1777
31 December 1777
Birth of Martha Parke Custis in Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States of America
Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States of America
1854
13 July 1854
Age 77
Death of Martha Parke Custis in District of Columbia, United States of America
District of Columbia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 December 1777
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 July 1854
    Event Place: District of Columbia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Seneca, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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