New Kent County, Virginia
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New Kent County is a county in the southeastern part of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2026, its population was 22,945. Its county seat is New Kent.
County courthouse
Martha Washington
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Martha Dandridge Custis Washington was the wife of George Washington, who was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States. Although the title was not coined until after her death, s
New Kent County, Virginia
…to W. Chamberlayne", many later county records were burned, making identifying relationships between family members difficult. Two first ladies – Martha Washington and Letitia Christian Tyler – were born in New Kent County. The church where George and Martha Washington are believed to have been wed, St. Peter's…
Portrait by Rembrandt Peale c. 1796
Dandridge at age eight
Chestnut Grove plantation (1919 photograph)
Martha Dandridge Custis in 1757: engraving by John Chester Buttre after a portrait by John Wollaston