George Washington Parke Custis

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George Washington Parke Custis (April 30, 1781 – October 10, 1857) was an American antiquarian, author, and playwright. He was a veteran of the War of 1812. His father John Parke Custis served in the American Revolution with General George Washington, and died after the Battle of Yorktown that ended the revolution. Custis was the grandson of Martha Washington, First Lady and wife of President George Washington. His father John was the stepson of George Washington. His mother was Eleanor Calvert Custis. He and his sister Eleanor (Nelly) were officially the wards of his mother's second husband (their stepfather, David Stuart). His father, his father's sister Patsy, his own sister Nelly and he grew up at George Washington's Mount Vernon. Upon reaching age 21, Custis inherited a large fortune from his late father, John Parke Custis, including a plantation in what became Arlington, Virginia. High atop a hill overlooking the Potomac River and Washington, D.C., Custis built the Greek Revival mansion...

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