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Hace 4 días · After Martha's death on May 22, 1802, most of the remaining dower slaves passed to her grandson, George Washington Parke Custis, to whom she bequeathed the only slave she held in her own name. There are few records of how the newly freed slaves fared.
Hace 1 día · On January 6, 1759, Washington, at age 26, married Martha Dandridge Custis, the 27-year-old widow of wealthy plantation owner Daniel Parke Custis. The marriage took place at Martha's estate; she was intelligent, gracious, and experienced in managing a planter's estate, and the couple had a happy marriage.
Hace 3 días · This is the story behind the story of Arlington National Cemetery. The Beginning A couple of years after he married, John Parke Custis (Martha Washington’s son and George Washington’s stepson), purchased two plantations in northern Virginia to be closer to his mother at Mount Vernon. One was an 1,100-acre tract he named “Arlington.” John […]
Hace 1 día · Three years before her death, Martha (1739-1802) gave her 50-year collection of favorite recipes as a wedding gift to her granddaughter, Eleanor (Nelly) Parke Custis.
Hace 4 días · Martha decided on the anniversary of George’s death, that she would free them in 1801, and she did. She released her slaves and they went back to various Custis properties.
Hace 5 días · 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.
Fearing for her life, Martha, at the urging of relatives, decided to free her deceased husband's slaves early. On January 1, 1801, a bit more than a year after George's death, Washington's slaves gained their liberty.
