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Betty (c. 1738 – 1795) was an enslaved woman owned by Martha Washington. [1] She was owned by the Custis Estate and worked at Daniel Parke Custis ' plantation, the White House , on the Pamunkey River in New Kent County, Virginia . [ 2 ]
Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (June 2, 1731 O.S. – May 22, 1802) was the wife of George Washington, who was the first president of the United States.Although the title was not coined until after her death, she served as the inaugural first lady of the United States, defining the role of the president's wife and setting many precedents that future first ladies observed.
30 Betty Ford. 31 Rosalynn Carter. 32 Nancy Reagan. 33 Barbara Bush. 34 Hillary Clinton. ... Martha Washington. Martha Washington 1902 issue stamp First first lady. ...
The first lady of the United States is the hostess of the White House.The position is traditionally filled by the wife of the president of the United States, but, on occasion, the title has been applied to women who were not presidents' wives, such as when the president was a bachelor or widower, or when the wife of the president was unable to fulfill the duties of the first lady.
After Martha wed George Washington in 1759, Betty traveled with her to Mount Vernon, along with then-infant Austin. Under the legal principle of partus sequitur ventrem , incorporated into Virginia colonial law in 1662, because Betty was enslaved, the property of the Custis Estate, that meant that the Custis Estate also enslaved Austin, Ona ...
The Washington family is an American family of English origins that was part of both the British landed gentry and the American gentry.It was prominent in colonial America and rose to great economic and political eminence especially in the Colony of Virginia as part of the planter class, owning several highly valued plantations, mostly making their money in tobacco farming.
Lawrence Lewis (April 4, 1767 – November 20, 1839) was a Virginia planter, possibly best known as the nephew of George Washington, who married Nelly Custis, a granddaughter of Martha Washington, and as one of the executors of the late president's estate.
Betty or Bettie is a name, a common diminutive for the names Bethany and Elizabeth. [1] ... Betty (slave) (c. 1738 – 1795), one of Martha Washington's slaves;