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2 days ago · In 1749, at age 18, she married Daniel Parke Custis, who was 20 years her senior and an heir to a neighbouring plantation. During their life together she bore four children, two of whom died in infancy. Her husband’s death in July 1757 made her one of the wealthiest widows in the region.
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Martha Washington was the wife of George Washington , the...
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2 days ago · While Lee was stationed at Fort Monroe, he married Mary Anna Randolph Custis (1807–1873), great-granddaughter of Martha Washington by her first husband Daniel Parke Custis, and step-great-granddaughter of George Washington, the first president of the United States.
5 days ago · The Petitioner in proof of his having been Lieut. Govt. of the said Islands has produc'd to us his Commissn. for that purpose, sign'd by Daniel Parke Esq. your Majesty's then Governor of the Leeward Islands, and dated Sept. 11th. 1707, and says he continued in that Government till abt. August 1709; but whether he has receiv'd any salary or ...
5 days ago · Archaeologists are in the midst of a five-year project investigating the Williamsburg home of Virginia plantation owner and statesman John Custis IV. Visit the archaeological site, see artifacts as they're being discovered, and talk with experts in the field.
4 days ago · Take a guided tour through Custis Square, where archaeologists are excavating the four-acre property of John Custis IV. Learn about his time in the burgeoning capital city of Williamsburg and what our previous excavations have revealed about the wealthy statesman.
4 days ago · As airplanes roared up and down and Metro trains rumbled by incessantly, officials cut a ribbon to unveil three new interpretive signs to honor people “previously unrecognized and highlight the...
5 days ago · As to Col. Parke's complaint of an illegal trade from Ireland and Barbadoes to Martinico, we refer to our letter of Oct. 26. Enclose extract of letter from Col. Jennings, relating to a murder committed in New Kent County, whereby your Lordship will perceive that the person condemn'd is a fitting object of H.M. mercy, and therefore we desire your Lordship will please to lay that matter before H.M. [ C.O . 5, 1262.
