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Martha Dandridge 1731 – 1802 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jun 1731

Birth Location: Chestnut Grove, New Kent County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 22 May 1802

Death Location: Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

Father: Col Dandridge

Mother: Frances Jones

Spouse(s): Col Custis, President Washington

Children(s): Daniel Custis, Frances Custis, John Custis, John Custis, Martha Custis

Martha Dandridge (Washington) was born in 1731 in Chestnut Grove, New Kent County, Virginia, USA, the child of Col John Dandridge and Frances Orlando Jones. Martha Dandridge (Washington) married Col Daniel Parke Custis, President George Washington, and had children including Daniel Parke Custis, Frances Parke Custis, John Parke Custis, John Parke Custis, Martha Patsy Parke Custis. Martha Dandridge (Washington) passed away in 1802 in Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Martha Dandridge (Washington) was born in 1731 in Chestnut Grove, New Kent County, Virginia, USA, the child of Col John Dandridge and Frances Orlando Jones.
  • Martha Dandridge (Washington) married Col Daniel Parke Custis, President George Washington, and had children including Daniel Parke Custis, Frances Parke Custis, John Parke Custis, John Parke Custis, Martha Patsy Parke Custis.
  • Martha Dandridge (Washington) passed away in 1802 in Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Martha Dandridge's Ancestors

Self
Martha Dandridge
1731 – 1802
Birth Place: Chestnut Grove, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Col John Dandridge
1700 – 1756
London, Middlesex, England
Frances (Orlando) Jones
1710 – 1785
St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John Dandridge
1655 – 1731
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Bridget (Ann) Dugdale
1651 – 1731
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Orlando Jones
1681 – 1719
Burton Parish, Williamsburg, James County, Virginia, USA
Martha (Macon) (West)
1687 – 1716
St Peters, New Kent, Virginia Colony
Great-Grandparents
Rev 3rd,
1644 – 1688
Anne (Laine)
1644 – 1688
Gideon (West)
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rev II,
1608 – 1665
Lady Collier
1607 – 1665

Martha Dandridge's Descendants

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Martha Dandridge (2 Jun 1731 – 22 May 1802) m. Col (Daniel Parke) Custis (15 OCT 1711 – 8 JUL 1757) m. President (George) Washington (22 Feb 1732 – 14 Dec 1799)
  1. 1. Daniel (Parke) Custis (19 NOV 1751 – 19 FEB 1754)
  2. 2. Frances (Parke) Custis (12 APR 1753 – 1 APR 1757)
  3. 3. John (Parke) Custis (27 Nov 1754 – 5 NOV 1781) m. Eleanor Calvert (1758 – 1811)
    1. 1. George (Washington Parke) Custis (30 APR 1781 – 1857) m. Mary (Lee) Fitzhugh (22 APR 1788 – 23 APR 1853)
      1. 1. Mary (Anna Randolph) Custis (1 Oct 1808 – 5 Nov 1873) m. Robert (Edward) Lee (19 Jan 1807 – 12 OCT 1870)
        1. 1. George (Washington Custis) Lee (16 Sep 1832 – 18 Feb 1913)
        2. 2. William (Henry Fitzhugh) Lee, (31 May 1837 – 15 Oct 1891) m. Charlotte (Georgiana) Wickham (1840 – 26 Dec 1863) m. Mary (Tabb) Bolling (27 Aug 1846 – 5 May 1924)
        3. 3. Eleanor (Agnes) Lee (27 Feb 1841 – 15 Oct 1873)
        4. 4. Robert (E 'Rob') Lee (27 Oct 1843 – 19 Oct 1914) m. Charlotte (Taylor) Haxall (23 October 1848 – 22 September 1872) m. Juliet Carter (April 6, 1860 – November 16 or 17, 1915)
        5. 5. Mildred (Childe "Milly") Lee (10 Feb 1846 – 05 Nov 1873)
  4. 4. John (Parke) Custis (27 Nov 1754 – 5 Nov 1781) m. Eleanor Calvert (1757 – September 28, 1811)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Parke) Custis (21 August 1776 – 31 December 1831)
    2. 2. Martha (Parke) Custis (31 December 1777 – 13 July 1854)
    3. 3. Eleanor ((Nelly) Parke) Custis (March 31, 1779 – July 15, 1852)
    4. 4. George (Washington Parke) Custis (April 30, 1781 – October 10, 1857)
  5. 5. Martha (Patsy Parke) Custis (1756 – 19 Jun 1773)

Martha Dandridge's Timeline

2 Records

1731
2 Jun 1731
Birth of Martha Dandridge (Washington) in Chestnut Grove, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
Chestnut Grove, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
1802
22 May 1802
Age 71
Death of Martha Dandridge (Washington) in Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1731
    Event Place: Chestnut Grove, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 66.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LDF
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1802
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [2] New York, Death Newspaper Extracts, 1801-1890 (Barber Collection)
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [4] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930
    [5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Age:
    70

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Washington Family Tomb, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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