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Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis (March 31, 1779 – July 15, 1852) was a granddaughter of Martha Washington and a step-granddaughter of George Washington.
Eleanor Parke Custis (known as “Nelly”) was the youngest of Martha Washington’s three granddaughters. Custis was born at Abingdon, the home of her parents, John Parke Custis and Eleanor Calvert, on March 31, 1779, at the mid-point of the American Revolution.
Known as "Nelly Custis," Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis was the granddaughter of Martha Washington from her first marriage, and the adopted daughter of George Washington.
Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis, called Nelly, was George and Martha Washington's granddaughter. Nelly spent much of her youth at Mount Vernon—learn more about Nelly through some of her belongings in Mount Vernon's collection.
Eleanor Parke Custis was born on 21 March 1779, in Fairfax County, Virginia, British Colonial America. She married Lawrence Lewis on 22 February 1799, in Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.
Granddaughter of Martha Washington, 2nd wife of Lawrence Lewis.
13 de abr. de 2022 · George Washington's beautiful Nelly : the letters of Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis to Elizabeth Bordley Gibson, 1794-1851 by Lewis, Nelly Custis, 1779-1852
