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Custis married Frances Parke, the eldest daughter of Daniel Parke, in 1706. In 1714, his father John died, passing control of the family estates to Custis, which included two plantations and numerous slaves. His wife died two years later, and in 1717, Custis moved to Williamsburg, Virginia. There, he revived his interest in political affairs ...
He was one of two children of John Custis IV (1678–1749), a powerful member of Virginia's Governor's Council, and Frances Parke Custis. The Custis family was one of the wealthiest and most socially prominent of Virginia. [2] Custis's mother, Frances, was the daughter of Daniel Parke, a political enemy of the Custises. [3]
No biological children together. Martha Washington had four children with Daniel Parke Custis. The two oldest (who died before her marriage to George Washington) are: Daniel Parke Custis (November 19, 1751 – February 19, 1754) Frances Parke Custis (April 12, 1753 – April 1, 1757)
John Parke Custis (November 27, 1754 – November 5, 1781) was an American planter and politician. Custis was a son of Martha Dandridge Custis (later Washington) and Daniel Parke Custis , and later, the stepson of George Washington .
Lewis and Nelly Custis were married at Mount Vernon on February 22, 1799, [3] and resided there for the first several years of their marriage. Their first child, Frances Parke Lewis, was born at Mount Vernon estate on November 27, 1799.
Frances Parke died of smallpox on 14 March 1715, leaving as her heirs, Frances Parke Custis and Daniel Parke Custis, [16] first husband of Martha Washington. [15] Lucy Parke married William Byrd II, [14] who agreed to take on the debts of Parke's estate in exchange for the land and slaves left to Frances Parke.
Martha Parke "Patsy" Custis was born in 1756 at White House Plantation in Virginia. She was the fourth child of Martha Washington (née Dandridge) and Colonel Daniel Parke Custis . [ 2 ] [ 6 ] Her eldest brother Daniel Jr. had died at the age of three, before she was born, while her sister Frances died in 1757 at the age of four; both had died ...
George Washington Parke Custis (April 30, 1781 – October 10, 1857) was an American antiquarian, author, playwright, and plantation owner. He was a veteran of the ...