John Parke Custis was Born in 1754, 3rd child of Martha Dandridge and Daniel Parke Custis. Their first two children died as infants. In 1756, John's sister Martha Parke Custis was born. His father Daniel died in 1757. About a year later, John's mother married George Washington, who adopted him and his sister Martha. George nicknamed John "Jacky", and Martha "Patsy". As an adult he would go by "Jack". His sister Patsy died in 1773 at the age of 17. Within a year after her death, Jack married Eleanor Calvert and had 7 children, 4 survived to adulthood: Elizabeth, Martha, Eleanor, and George. Eleanor married Lawrence Lewis, whose mother was Elizabeth Washington Lewis (sister of George Washington).
In 1781 at the close of The Revolutionary War, Jack decided to join his stepfather at Yorktown. Young Jack was among the hundreds of men to die of "Camp Fever". His body was taken to Mount Vernon for burial. Following his death, Jack's two youngest children, Eleanor and George, were unofficially adopted by George and Martha Washington and raised at Mount Vernon. With the victory at Yorktown, the war was over. George Washington became the 1st US President in 1789.
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JACK'S SISTER IS MARTHA (PATSY) PARKE CUSTIS
BORN IN 1755 TO DANIEL AND MARTHA (NEE: DANDRIDGE) CUSTIS
AFTER HER FATHER'S DEATH, HER MOTHER MARRIED GEORGE WASHINGTON WHO APOTED HER AND HER BROTHER JOHN (JACKY). THEY WERE BOTH RAISED IN MT. VERNON. GEORGE ORDERED TOYS FOR JACKY AND PATSY WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG. GEORGE WASHINGTON ONCE ORDERED A DOLL FOR YOUNG PATSY BUT THE DOLL CAME LATE . Martha "Patsy" Parke Custis died at Mt. Vernon aged 17. She was the last living daughter of Martha Washington.
In 1781 at the close of The Revolutionary War, Jack decided to join his stepfather at Yorktown. Young Jack was among the hundreds of men to die of "Camp Fever". His body was taken to Mount Vernon for burial. Following his death, Jack's two youngest children, Eleanor and George, were unofficially adopted by George and Martha Washington and raised at Mount Vernon. With the victory at Yorktown, the war was over. George Washington became the 1st US President in 1789.
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JACK'S SISTER IS MARTHA (PATSY) PARKE CUSTIS
BORN IN 1755 TO DANIEL AND MARTHA (NEE: DANDRIDGE) CUSTIS
AFTER HER FATHER'S DEATH, HER MOTHER MARRIED GEORGE WASHINGTON WHO APOTED HER AND HER BROTHER JOHN (JACKY). THEY WERE BOTH RAISED IN MT. VERNON. GEORGE ORDERED TOYS FOR JACKY AND PATSY WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG. GEORGE WASHINGTON ONCE ORDERED A DOLL FOR YOUNG PATSY BUT THE DOLL CAME LATE . Martha "Patsy" Parke Custis died at Mt. Vernon aged 17. She was the last living daughter of Martha Washington.
John Parke Custis was Born in 1754, 3rd child of Martha Dandridge and Daniel Parke Custis. Their first two children died as infants. In 1756, John's sister Martha Parke Custis was born. His father Daniel died in 1757. About a year later, John's mother married George Washington, who adopted him and his sister Martha. George nicknamed John "Jacky", and Martha "Patsy". As an adult he would go by "Jack". His sister Patsy died in 1773 at the age of 17. Within a year after her death, Jack married Eleanor Calvert and had 7 children, 4 survived to adulthood: Elizabeth, Martha, Eleanor, and George. Eleanor married Lawrence Lewis, whose mother was Elizabeth Washington Lewis (sister of George Washington).
In 1781 at the close of The Revolutionary War, Jack decided to join his stepfather at Yorktown. Young Jack was among the hundreds of men to die of "Camp Fever". His body was taken to Mount Vernon for burial. Following his death, Jack's two youngest children, Eleanor and George, were unofficially adopted by George and Martha Washington and raised at Mount Vernon. With the victory at Yorktown, the war was over. George Washington became the 1st US President in 1789.
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JACK'S SISTER IS MARTHA (PATSY) PARKE CUSTIS
BORN IN 1755 TO DANIEL AND MARTHA (NEE: DANDRIDGE) CUSTIS
AFTER HER FATHER'S DEATH, HER MOTHER MARRIED GEORGE WASHINGTON WHO APOTED HER AND HER BROTHER JOHN (JACKY). THEY WERE BOTH RAISED IN MT. VERNON. GEORGE ORDERED TOYS FOR JACKY AND PATSY WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG. GEORGE WASHINGTON ONCE ORDERED A DOLL FOR YOUNG PATSY BUT THE DOLL CAME LATE . Martha "Patsy" Parke Custis died at Mt. Vernon aged 17. She was the last living daughter of Martha Washington.
In 1781 at the close of The Revolutionary War, Jack decided to join his stepfather at Yorktown. Young Jack was among the hundreds of men to die of "Camp Fever". His body was taken to Mount Vernon for burial. Following his death, Jack's two youngest children, Eleanor and George, were unofficially adopted by George and Martha Washington and raised at Mount Vernon. With the victory at Yorktown, the war was over. George Washington became the 1st US President in 1789.
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JACK'S SISTER IS MARTHA (PATSY) PARKE CUSTIS
BORN IN 1755 TO DANIEL AND MARTHA (NEE: DANDRIDGE) CUSTIS
AFTER HER FATHER'S DEATH, HER MOTHER MARRIED GEORGE WASHINGTON WHO APOTED HER AND HER BROTHER JOHN (JACKY). THEY WERE BOTH RAISED IN MT. VERNON. GEORGE ORDERED TOYS FOR JACKY AND PATSY WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG. GEORGE WASHINGTON ONCE ORDERED A DOLL FOR YOUNG PATSY BUT THE DOLL CAME LATE . Martha "Patsy" Parke Custis died at Mt. Vernon aged 17. She was the last living daughter of Martha Washington.
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JOHN CUSTIS
1754-1781
Gravesite Details
He was either buried at Eltham, Queen's Creek plantation or some other place. Join The American Revolutionary War with Great Britain and he died of "Camp Fever" not in combat or of wounds in combat at his home "Abingdon" in Arlington Virginia.
