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).
Caroline Branham
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Caroline Branham was an enslaved housemaid and seamstress of George and Martha Washington. She was married to Washington's hired groomsman Peter Hardiman, whose slaveholder was David Stuart. Branham g
Caroline Branham was standing behind the foot of George Washington's death bed, 1799. Cropped from a colored engraving of Death of Washington.
Junius Brutus Stearns, The Marriage of Washington to Martha Custis. The painting recreated the scene of the wedding on January 6, 1759. Made in 1849, the couple are depicted on the right. Behind them stand Martha's two surviving children—John Parke and Martha—from her first marriage to Daniel Parke Custis. George Washington adopted the children as his own.
Mount Vernon Estate, Mount Vernon, Virginia
George Washington welcoming Marquis de Lafayette to his home at Mount Vernon