Martha Parke Custis Peter

Martha Parke Custis Peter (December 31, 1777 – July 13, 1854) was a granddaughter of Martha Dandridge Washington and a step-granddaughter of George Washington.

Early life

Martha Parke Custis was born on December 31, 1777 in the Blue Room at Mount Vernon.

At first the family alternated between living at the Washingtons' plantation, Mount Vernon in Virginia, and the Calverts' plantation, Mount Airy in Maryland. In 1778, John Parke Custis purchased Abingdon, a plantation on the west bank of the Potomac River (now the site of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport). died in childhood Columbia Washington Peter (December 2, 1797 – December 3, 1821) John Parke Custis Peter (November 14, 1799 – January 19, 1848), married Elizabeth Jane Henderson George Washington Parke Custis Peter (November 18, 1801 (October 12, 1803 – April 25, 1842), married William George Williams Robert Thomas Peter Thomas almost immediately auctioned them off to raise cash,

Tudor Place

Her $8,000 (~$ in ) inheritance from George Washington was used to purchase property in Washington, D.C. in 1805. The property, comprising one city block on the crest of Georgetown Heights, had an excellent view of the Potomac River. The couple commissioned Dr. William Thornton, architect of the United States Capitol, to design their mansion which they named Tudor Place.

Later life Martha Parke Custis Peter died in July 1854.