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Tag Archives: Daniel Parke Custis
The Death of Jack Custis
Martha’s Kids In 1750, eighteen year old Martha Dandridge married Daniel Parke Custis, twice her age, and one of the wealthiest planters in Virginia. They had sincerely liked each other, and the marriage was happy for seven years. Then Daniel … Continue reading
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Traveling With Lady Washington
Martha Washington was a homebody, and never liked to travel. Traveling: 18th Century Style If Martha Washington disliked traveling, and actually was afraid of it, she had reasons. Travelers had limited options: foot, animal, vehicle-and-animal. If water crossing was included, … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Colonial history, Daniel Parke Custis, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George Washington, George Washington Colonel George Washington, history, Martha Custis, Martha Dandridge, Martha Washinagton, Martha Washington joins husband in camp, Martha Washington son Jack Custis, Mount Vernor, US history, Virginia Colonial capital, Washington named General of Continental Army, Washington plantation Mount Vernon
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George Washington and the Presidential Salary
George Washington was not born to wealth. GW: The Gentry Background George Washington (1732-99) was born to a solid middle class gentry family. His father, Augustine Washington, had been married previously, fathered two sons and a daughter, was widowed, and … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Colonial history, Daniel Parke Custis, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George Washington, George Washington, history, Martha Dandridge, Martha Dandridge Custis, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, MArtha Washington, Mount Vernon, PResident George Washington, Presidential entertaining, presidential expenses, Presidential history, Presidential salaries, US history
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Martha Dandridge, Mistress Custis
Nearly ten years before she became Mrs. George Washington, Martha Dandridge became Mrs. Daniel Parke Custis. The Turbulent and Eccentric Daniel Parke Daniel Parke (1669-1710), the grandfather-in-law to Martha Custis, long dead by the time she married into the family, … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Colonial history, Daniel PArke, Daniel Parke Custis, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Wahsington, history, John Custis IV, John Dandridge, Martha Dandridge, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, MArtha Washington, Martha Washington's Custis in-laws, Martha washington's father John Dandridge, Martha Washington's first husband, Mistress Martha Custis, Presidential history, US history
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Martha Washington’s White House
Martha Washington died in early 1802. She had never set foot in what is known today as the White House in Washington, DC. Martha’s White House in New Kent County Martha Dandridge (1731-1802) was only seventeen when she married Daniel … Continue reading
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Tagged "Rooney" Lee, Amerncan history, Arlington House, Civil War history, Daniel Parke Custis, Feather Schwartz Foster, G.W. Custis, General George B. McClellan, General George McClellan, George Washington, George Washington Parke Custis, history, Jack Custis Washington, Martha Custis, Martha Dandridge Custis, MArtha Washington, Mary Anne Custis, Mary Custis Lee, New Kent County VA, Robert E. Lee, Robert E. Lee's son "Rooney", The New Kent white House, The Peninsula Campaign, US history
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