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Martha Parke Custis Peter (December 31, 1777 – July 13, 1854) was a granddaughter of Martha Dandridge Washington and a step-granddaughter of George Washington.
- July 1854 (aged 76–77)
- 31 December 1777, Mount Vernon
- Thomas Peter
As a Custis heir, Martha Peter inherited a portion of the enslaved people belonging to the Custis estate. These men, women, and children were taken to Tudor Place, many separated from family members who were either freed by Washington’s will or inherited by one of Patty’s siblings.
Martha Parke Custis Peter. By Wendy Kail. On January 6, 1759 the widow Martha Dandridge Custis married Colonel George Washington. She stood only five feet to his six feet, three and a half inches. 1 She brought two children from her first marriage, John Parke Custis [Jacky, born 1754], and Martha Parke Custis [Patcy, born 1756].
Martha Parke Custis was born in the Blue Room at Mount Vernon on December 31, 1777. Her father, John Parke Custis (1754-1781), was Martha Washington’s son from her first marriage to Daniel Parke Custis, and her mother was Eleanor Calvert Custis (1758-1811), the granddaughter of Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore and Proprietary Governor of ...
Martha Parke Custis. Portrait by Charles Willson Peale, 1772. This painting is kept at Mount Vernon. 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.
- Patsy Custis
- June 19, 1773 (aged 17), Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia, British America
- 1756, White House Plantation, New Kent County, Virginia, British America
- Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia, U.S.
Podcasts Colonial Music Institute Past Projects Digital Exhibits. Martha Parke Custis. Born: 1756. Died: 19 June 1773. Digital Encyclopedia. Custis Family. The Custis family was a powerful and accomplished family within colonial Virginia society. Learn More. Martha Parke Custis was Martha Washington and Daniel Parke Custis's youngest child.
3 sheets of accounts between the estate of Robert Peter and James Dunlop, including the sale of "5 negroes willed Mrs. Peter." These are some of Martha's dower slaves inherited by Martha Parke Custis Peter. One additional account between Jonathan Hicks and the heirs of Robert Peter, dated 1809-1811.
