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Martha First Lady Dandridge Custis Washington 1731–1802 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 June 1731

Birth Location: Chestnut Grove, New Kent, VA, USA

Death Date: 22 May 1802

Death Location: Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Father: Col. Washington

Mother: Frances Hon

Spouse(s): General States), Daniel Dandridge

Children(s): Martha Custis, Catherine Washington, Curtis Washington, Eleanor Lewis, Daniel Jr, Capt Custis

In 1731, Martha First Lady Dandridge Custis Washington entered the world in Chestnut Grove, New Kent, VA, USA, born to Col John E Dandridge 6Gu Father Of 1St Lady Martha Washington And Frances Orlando Jones Dandridge The Hon. Martha First Lady Dandridge Custis Washington married Daniel Parke Custis Was An American Planter And Politician Who Was The First Husband Of Martha Dandridge, General George Washington 1St President Of The United States, and had children including Capt John Parke Jacky Custis, Catherine Custis Washington, Curtis Matthew Custis Washington, Daniel Parke Custis Jr, Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis, Martha Parke Patsy Custis. Martha First Lady Dandridge Custis Washington passed away in 1802 in Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1731, Martha First Lady Dandridge Custis Washington entered the world in Chestnut Grove, New Kent, VA, USA, born to Col John E Dandridge 6Gu Father Of 1St Lady Martha Washington And Frances Orlando Jones Dandridge The Hon.
  • Martha First Lady Dandridge Custis Washington married Daniel Parke Custis Was An American Planter And Politician Who Was The First Husband Of Martha Dandridge, General George Washington 1St President Of The United States, and had children including Capt John Parke Jacky Custis, Catherine Custis Washington, Curtis Matthew Custis Washington, Daniel Parke Custis Jr, Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis, Martha Parke Patsy Custis.
  • Martha First Lady Dandridge Custis Washington passed away in 1802 in Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Col. Washington
1700–1756
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
CW
Frances Hon
1710–1785
Birth Location: New Kent County, Virginia, USA
FH

Spouses(s)

General States)
1732–1799
Birth Location: Colonial Beach, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
GS
Daniel Dandridge
1711–1757
Birth Location: York County, Virginia, USA
DD

Children(s)

Martha Custis
1748–1773
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
MC
Catherine Washington
1754–1781
Birth Location: White House, New Kent, Virginia, United States
CW
Curtis Washington
1781–1854
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
CW
Eleanor Lewis
1779–1852
Birth Location: Abingdon Plantation, Virginia, United States
EL
Daniel Jr
1751–1754
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, USA
DJ
Capt Custis
1754–1781
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, USA
CC

Martha Washington's Ancestors

Self
Martha Washington
1731–1802
Birth Place: Chestnut Grove, New Kent, VA, USA
Parents
Col. John E Dandridge - 6GU -Father of 1st Lady Martha Washington
1700–1756
New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
Frances (Orlando Jones (Dandridge) The) Hon
1710–1785
New Kent County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Washington's Descendants

1.
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Martha (First Lady Dandridge Custis) Washington (21 June 1731–22 May 1802) m. General (George Washington (1st President of the United) States) (22 Feb 1732–14 Dec 1799) m. Daniel (Parke Custis was an American planter and politician who was the first husband of Martha) Dandridge (15 Oct 1711–8 Jul 1757)
  1. 1. Martha (Parke "Patsy") Custis 1748–1773
  2. 2. Catherine (Custis) Washington 1754–1781
  3. 3. Curtis (Matthew Custis) Washington 1781–1854
  4. 4. Eleanor (Parke Custis) Lewis 1779–1852 m. Thomas PETER 1769–1834 m. Major (Lawrence B) Lewis 1767–1839
    1. 1. Eleanor (Parke) Lewis 1797–1875
    2. 2. Frances (Parke) Lewis 1799–1875 m. Edward (George Washington Butler) Colonel 1800–1888
      1. 1. Maj (Lawrence Lewis) Butler 1837–1898 m. Mary (Susan) Gay 1846–1882 m. Susan (Ann) Mastin 1839–1894
        1. 1. Edward (Gay) Butler 1872–1953
        2. 2. Lavinia (Hynes) Butler 1875–1955
        3. 3. Anna (Gay "Nannie") Butler 1877–1961
        4. 4. Frances (Parke) Butler 1869–1929 m. Maj (John) Ewens 1854–1904
        5. 5. Mary (Susan) Butler 1880–1958 m. George (Armistead) Whiting 1879–1947
        6. 6. Lawrence (Lewis Butler) Jr 1874–1874
      2. 2. Caroline (Swanwick) Butler 1834–1876 m. William (Barrow) Turnbull 1829–1856
        1. 1. William (Butler) Turnbull 1854–1938 m. Sarah (Elizabeth "Sadie") Distant 1877–1974 m. Sarah (Louise) Barrow 1849–1913 m. Lillian (Alma) Ashley 1868–1916 m. Minni (Cleveland) Hill 1870–1945
        2. 2. Daniel (Parke) Turnbull 1856–1934
    3. 3. Lorenzo Lewis 1803–1847
    4. 4. Eleanor (Agnes Friere) Lewis 1805–1820
  5. 5. Daniel (Parke Custis) Jr 1751–1754
  6. 6. Capt (John Parke "Jacky") Custis 1754–1781 m. Eleanor (CALVERT (Custis)) Stuart 1754–1811
    1. 1. George (Washington Parke) Custis 1781–1857 m. Mary (Lee Randolph) FitzHugh 1788–1853 m. Arrianna ((Airy) Carter African) American 1786–1880
      1. 1. Mary (Anna Randolph) Custis 1808–1873 m. Gen. (Robert Edward Lee (Mex\Amer War - Civil War\) Conf) 1807–1870
        1. 1. Major (General William Henry Fitzhugh) Lee 1837–1891 m. Charlotte (Georgiana) Wickham 1835–1863 m. Mary (Tabb) Bolling 1846–1924
        2. 2. Major (General George Washington Custis) Lee 1832–1913 m. Susan (Rosette) Cone 1833–1910 m. Elizabeth (Tillinghast) Alexander 1833–1909
        3. 3. Captain (Robert Edward Lee) Jr 1843–1914
        4. 4. Mary (Custis) Lee 1835–1918 m. Elijah (Fishpaw) Burnham 1839–1920
        5. 5. Anne (Carter) Lee 1839–1862 m. A (C) Fairweather 1839–1883
        6. 6. Eleanor (Agnes) Lee 1842–1873
        7. 7. Mildred (Catherine "Milly" Childe) Lee 1845–1905
      2. 2. Mariah (Carter Custis (child of an illegitimate relationship between master and slave. She was later freed) African) American 1804–1886 m. Charles (S. Syphax, Head slave in charge of the Dining Room & leader of the slaves at Arlington African) American 1791–1869
        1. 1. William (Daniel Syphax Private, Chief Messenger for The Department of The Interior, Advocate for) Integration 1825–1891 m. Mary (Matilda) Brown 1830–1913
        2. 2. Charles (Syphax) II 1829–1885 m. Mary Crittenden 1830–1873 m. Maria (Louisa) Taylor 1851–1879
        3. 3. Shaulter (Slater) Syphax 1836–1896
        4. 4. Austin (Custis) Syphax 1831–1916
        5. 5. John (Bryce Syphax Sr MEMBER VIRGINIA HOUSE OF DELEGATES JUSTICE OF THE) PEACE 1839–1916 m. Agnes (Lee (Addie)) Syphax 1867–1906
        6. 6. Colbert (Stewart Syphax A Waiter at Young's) Hotel 1834–1876 m. Cordelia (C) Webster 1840–1905
        7. 7. Bertha (Eleanor "Ellen") Syphax 1823–1910 m. Ryland Reeves 1823–1912
        8. 8. Lydia Syphax 1836–1878
        9. 9. Louis (J) Syphax 1835–1916 m. Mary (Matilda) Brown 1830–1913
        10. 10. Maria (Lydia Custis) Syphax 1847–1878 m. William (Henry) Frost 1839–1898
        11. 11. Daniel Syphax 1829–1885 m. Margaret (Hutchinson) (Syphax) 1840–
        12. 12. Douglass (Prosser Syphax Sr) SGT 1842–1928 m. Rachel (Malvenia) Bourbon 1824–1864 m. Abbie (Ann Prosser) McKee 1847–1923 m. Fannie (Levina) Syphax 1865–1935
        13. 13. Ennis (Gray Syphax Sr) PVT 1841–1946 m. Emma Syphax 1850–1939
        14. 14. Cornelius (Syphax) Sr 1827–1885 m. Marcelena (Branham) (Syphax) 1844–1903
      3. 3. Edward (Hill) Custis 1809–1810
      4. 4. Martha (Elizabeth) Custis 1806–1807
    2. 2. Eleanor (Parke CUSTIS) Lewis 1779–1852
    3. 3. Martha (Parke CUSTIS) Peter 1777–1854
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Parke CUSTIS) Law 1776–1831

Martha Washington's Timeline

2 Records

1731
21 June 1731
Birth of Martha First Lady Dandridge Custis Washington in Chestnut Grove, New Kent, VA, USA
Chestnut Grove, New Kent, VA, USA
1802
22 May 1802
Age 71
Death of Martha First Lady Dandridge Custis Washington in Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 June 1731
    Event Place: Chestnut Grove, New Kent, VA, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1802
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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