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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.
Martha Parke Custis was Martha Washington and Daniel Parke Custis's youngest child. Known to the family as Patsy, Custis had a particularly difficult life. Patsy was only a toddler when her mother married George Washington. By the time Patsy was eleven or twelve, she experienced frequent seizures.
Martha Dandridge married Daniel Parke Custis on May 15, 1750, and the couple had four children, only one of whom survived to adulthood. She was widowed in 1757 at the age of 26, inheriting a large estate. She was remarried to George Washington in 1759, moving to his plantation, Mount Vernon.
In December, 1799, George Washington died following a sudden illness. To his second step-granddaughter, Martha Peter, he left land as well as money, which the Peters used to purchase a large city block in Georgetown. It was there that they built their own beautiful and spacious home, named Tudor Place.
Learn about the life and family of Martha Parke Custis, the second wife of George Washington and mother of Martha Washington Peter. Read letters, see portraits, and explore her connections to Mount Vernon and Tudor Place.
Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, (Condado de New Kent, 2 de junio de 1731-Mount Vernon, 22 de mayo de 1802) fue la esposa de George Washington y pionera en cuanto a ser primera dama de los Estados Unidos, al serlo entre los años 1789 y 1797.
Tradition holds that Martha met her first husband, Daniel Parke Custis, at their local Anglican church. Daniel Parke Custis began courting Martha Dandridge when he was in his late thirties. He lived on his own plantation, White House, situated four miles downstream from the Dandridge home on the Pamunkey River.
