Person:Daniel Custis (1)

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Daniel Parke Custis
b.15 Oct 1711
d.8 Jul 1757
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m. 4 May 1706
  1. Daniel Parke Custis1711 - 1757
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  1. John Parke Custis1754 - 1781
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Name[1] Daniel Parke Custis
Gender Male
Birth[2] 15 Oct 1711
Marriage to Martha Dandridge
Death[2] 8 Jul 1757


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Daniel Parke Custis (15 October 1711 – 8 July 1757) was a wealthy Virginia planter whose widow, Martha, married George Washington.

He was the son of John Custis (1678–1749), a powerful member of Virginia's Governor's Council, and Frances Parke Custis. He was a grandson of Daniel Parke, also a member of the Council and governor of the Leeward Islands.

Custis was born in York County, Virginia, and died in New Kent County, Virginia. He married Martha Dandridge on 15 May 1750. They had four children:

  • Daniel Parke Custis, Jr. (November 19, 1751 – February 19, 1754)
  • Frances Parke Custis (April 12, 1753 – April 1, 1757)
  • John “Jacky” Parke Custis (November 27, 1754 – November 5, 1781)
  • Martha “Patsy” Parke Custis (1756 – June 19, 1773)

Custis did not choose to take a leading role in colonial Virginia politics. Two years after his death, his widow, Martha, married George Washington, who became stepfather to the two surviving Custis children.

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References
  1. ↑ Roberts, Gary Boyd. Ancestors of American Presidents. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009), p. 1.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Daniel Parke Custis, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. (Online: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.).
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