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Eleanor Custis, known as "Nelly," was the granddaughter of Martha Washington and adopted stepdaughter of George Washington (Nelly Custis’s paternal grandfather was Daniel Parke Custis, Martha Washington’s first husband).
Eleanor (Nelly) Parke Custis wrote this letter to her friend, Elizabeth, a day before Eleanor turned 17. Eleanor proudly proclaims to her friend that "I will always be called Eleanor – as Nelly is extremely homely in my opinion." Eleanor was raised by the Washingtons - her grandparents - after her father Jacky died in Yorktown in 1781.
Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis, called Nelly, was George and Martha Washington's granddaughter. Nelly spent much of her youth at Mount Vernon—learn more about Nelly through some of her belongings in Mount Vernon's collection. Eleanor (Nelly) Parke Custis Lewis (1779–1852) was one of four children of Martha Washington’s son from her first ...
13 de abr. de 2022 · George Washington's beautiful Nelly : the letters of Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis to Elizabeth Bordley Gibson, 1794-1851 ... Lewis, Nelly Custis, 1779-1852.
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2 de mai. de 2022 · Custis was born on April 30, 1781, at Mount Airy, his maternal grandfather’s estate in Prince George’s County, Maryland. His elder sisters included Elizabeth Parke Custis Law and Eleanor “Nelly” Parke Custis Lewis, both of whom shared his devotion to preserving the legacy of George Washington.
Known as "Nelly Custis," Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis was the granddaughter of Martha Washington from her first marriage, and the adopted daughter of George Washington. When Martha married General Washington in 1759 she was the widow of Daniel Parke Custis [1711-1757], and had two young children, John Parke Custis [1754-1781] and Martha Parke Custis [1755-1773].
