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Martha Dandridge Custis Washington 1731–1802 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jun 1731

Birth Location: Chesnut Grove, New Kent, Virginia, United States (near Williamsburg)

Death Date: 22 May 1802

Death Location: Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA

Father: John Dandridge

Mother: Frances Dandridge

Spouse(s): Colonel Custis, General (1st)

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

Martha Dandridge Custis Washington was born in 1731 in Chesnut Grove, New Kent, Virginia, United States (near Williamsburg), the child of John Dandridge And Frances Orlando Dandridge. Martha Dandridge Custis Washington married Colonel Daniel Parke Custis, General George Washington President Of The United States 1789 1797 1St, and had children including Daniel Parke Custis, Frances Parke Custis, John Parke Jacky Custis, John Parke Custis, Martha Parke Patsy Custis, Martha Parke Custis, Patsy Custis. Martha Dandridge Custis Washington passed away in 1802 in Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Martha Dandridge Custis Washington was born in 1731 in Chesnut Grove, New Kent, Virginia, United States (near Williamsburg), the child of John Dandridge And Frances Orlando Dandridge.
  • Martha Dandridge Custis Washington married Colonel Daniel Parke Custis, General George Washington President Of The United States 1789 1797 1St, and had children including Daniel Parke Custis, Frances Parke Custis, John Parke Jacky Custis, John Parke Custis, Martha Parke Patsy Custis, Martha Parke Custis, Patsy Custis.
  • Martha Dandridge Custis Washington passed away in 1802 in Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Dandridge
1700–1756
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
JD
Frances Dandridge
1710–1785
Birth Location: New Kent County, Virginia, USA
FD

Spouses(s)

Colonel Custis
1711–1757
Birth Location: Queens Creek, James City, VA, USA
CC
General (1st)
1732–1799
Birth Location: Colonial Beach, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

John Custis
1754–1781
Birth Location: White House, New Kent, Virginia, USA
JC
Daniel Custis
1751–1754
Birth Location: White House Plantation, New Kent, Virginia, United States
DC
Martha Custis
1756–1773
Birth Location: New Kent, Virginia
MC
John Custis
1754–1781
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
JC
Patsy Custis
1748–1773
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
PC
Daniel Custis
1751–1754
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
DC
Martha Custis
1753–1773
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
MC
Frances Custis
1753–1757
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
FC
Patsy Custis
1757–1758
Birth Location: –
PC

Martha Washington's Ancestors

Self
Martha Washington
1731–1802
Birth Place: Chesnut Grove, New Kent, Virginia, United States (near Williamsburg)
Parents
John Dandridge
1700–1756
New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
Frances (Orlando) Dandridge
1710–1785
New Kent County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Washington's Descendants

1.
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Martha (Dandridge Custis) Washington (2 Jun 1731–22 May 1802) m. Colonel (Daniel Parke) Custis (15 Oct 1711–08 Jul 1757) m. General (George Washington President of the United States 1789-1797) (1st) (22 February 1732–14 December 1799)
  1. 1. John (Parke (Jacky)) Custis 1754–1781 m. Eleanor Calvert 1754–1811
    1. 1. George (Washington Parke) Custis 1781–1857 m. Mary ("Molly" Lee) Fitzhugh 1788–1858 m. Arrianna (Airy) Carter 1786–1880
      1. 1. Mary (Anna Anne Ann Randolph Curtis Curtiss) Custis 1807–1873 m. Robert (Edward (General)) Lee 1807–1870
        1. 1. Eleanor (Elonor Agnus Agnes Agner Agney Curtis) Lee 1841–1873
        2. 2. Mildred (Childe) Lee 1846–1873
        3. 3. George (Washington "Boo" Custis) Lee 1832–1913
        4. 4. Mary (Custis (aka W C Lee)) Lee 1835–1918
        5. 5. William (Henry Fitzhugh "Rooney" Lee Hon. Maj.) Genl. 1837–1891
        6. 6. Anne ("Annie" Carter) Lee 1839–1862
        7. 7. Captain (Robert Edward Rob) Lee 1843–1914
        8. 8. John (L.) Lee 1838–1916
        9. 9. Austin Syphax 1831–
      2. 2. Edward (Hill Carter) Custis 1809–1810
      3. 3. Martha (Elizabeth Ann) Custis 1806–1807
      4. 4. Maria (Carter) Custis 1803–1880
      5. 5. baby Custis 1805–1805
      6. 6. Mary (Ann Randolph) CUSTIS 1791–1850
      7. 7. Maria ((illeg.)) Carter 1804–1886
      8. 8. Alexandria Custis 1805–1805
      9. 9. Maria (Carter) Syphax 1804–1886
    2. 2. Eleanor (Parke) Custis 1776–1852
    3. 3. Martha (Patsy) Custis 1777–1854
    4. 4. Elizabeth Custis 1776–1831
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Parke) Custis 1776–1832
    6. 6. Patsy Custis 1769–1820
    7. 7. Eleanor ((Nelly) Parke) Custis 1779–1852
    8. 8. Elizabeth Gross 1765–1831
  2. 2. Daniel (Parke) Custis 1751–1754
  3. 3. Martha (Parke (Patsy)) Custis 1756–1773
  4. 4. John (Parke) Custis 1754–1781
  5. 5. Patsy Custis 1748–1773
  6. 6. Daniel (Parke) Custis 1751–1754
  7. 7. Martha (Parke) Custis 1753–1773
  8. 8. Frances (Parke) Custis 1753–1757
  9. 9. Patsy Custis 1757–1758

Martha Washington's Timeline

2 Records

1731
2 Jun 1731
Birth of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington in Chesnut Grove, New Kent, Virginia, United States (near Williamsburg)
Chesnut Grove, New Kent, Virginia, United States (near Williamsburg)
1802
22 May 1802
Age 71
Death of Martha Dandridge Custis 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: Chesnut Grove, New Kent, Virginia, United States (near Williamsburg)
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 67.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LDF
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1802
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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