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John Parke (usually called Jack or Jacky) Custis, the stepson of George Washington, is the subject of this miniature portrait by the renowned artist Charles Willson Peale. The watercolor-on-ivory image is only about one-and-a-half by one-and-a-half inches in size.
First Marriage and Children. In her late teens, Martha Dandridge caught the eye of Daniel Parke Custis (1711-1757), who, though 20 years her senior, was one of the most eligible bachelors in Virginia. Daniel’s father initially opposed the marriage, because the prospective bride’s family was not as wealthy as he would have liked.
Martha Parke Custis was born on December 31, 1777 in the Blue Room at Mount Vernon. She was the second-eldest surviving daughter of John Parke Custis, son of Martha Washington and her first husband Daniel Parke Custis, and his wife Eleanor Calvert, daughter of Benedict Swingate Calvert and his wife Elizabeth Calvert.
1 de mar. de 2002 · To John Parke Custis. Philadelphia June 19th 1775. I have been called upon by the unanimous voice of the Colonies to take the command of the Continental Army—It is an honour I neither sought after, or was by any means fond of accepting, from a consciousness of my own inexperience, and inability to discharge the duties of so important a Trust.
George Washington Parke Custis, „Wash“ (1781–1857) ⚭ Mary Lee Fitzhugh. Custis saß von 1778 bis 1781 im Abgeordnetenhaus von Virginia. Er diente als Flügeladjutant Washingtons während der Belagerung von Yorktown. Er soll gesagt haben, dass er nicht den Ehrgeiz seines Stiefvaters teile. Im Lager bekam er Fieber und starb in New Kent ...
Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis (niece) George Washington Parke Custis (nephew) Martha Parke Custis (1756 – June 19, 1773) was the stepdaughter of George Washington who died from an epileptic seizure at the age of 17, fifteen years before he was elected as the first president of the United States. She was the youngest child of Martha Custis, who ...
4 de mar. de 2002 · From John Parke Custis. Mount Airy June 10th 1776. Hond Sir. Your Favor of the 4th inst. which came to Hand last Saturday, gave Me the sincerest pleasure: to hear; that my dearest Mother had gone through the Smalpox so favorably, 1 I do with the most filial Affection congratulate you both on this Happy Event, as She can now attend you to any ...
