George Washington Parke Custis 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 then-Genera
Salt print, c. 1856
John Parke Custis, c. 1774, by Charles Willson Peale
Eleanor Calvert, c. 1780, possibly by John Ramage
The Washington Family (Edward Savage, 1789–1796). From left to right: George Washington Parke Custis, George Washington, Nelly Custis, Martha Washington, and an enslaved servant (probably William Lee or Christopher Sheels).
Mary Anna Custis Lee
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Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee was the wife of the Confederate general Robert E. Lee and the last private owner of Arlington House. She was the daughter of George Washington Parke Custis, who was the g
George Washington Parke Custis
…of patriotic addresses, and was the author of the posthumously published Recollections and Private Memoirs of George Washington (1860). His daughter, Mary Anna Randolph Custis, married Robert E. Lee. They inherited Arlington House and the plantation surrounding it, but the property was soon confiscated by the federal government…
Mary Custis Lee
Portrait of Mary Anna Custis by Auguste Hervieu (1830)
East front of Custis Lee Mansion with Union Soldiers on lawn
Engraving of Mary Anna Custis Lee, 1854