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Birth and Childhood at Chestnut Grove
The woman who would later be known as Martha Washington was born Martha Dandridge on June 2, , at Chestnut Grove Plantation in New Kent County, Virginia.
She was the eldest of eight children born to John Dandridge (), the son of an English merchant, and Frances Jones (), whose father was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses.
Her education was probably typical for a girl of her class at the time and would have stressed housekeeping, religion, reading, writing, music, and dancing, skills which would be useful in her expected role as the wife of a Virginia plantation owner.
Martha Dandridge eventually grew to about five feet tall, with brown hair and eyes, which in portraits, appear to be brown or hazel.
Early Life
Marriage to Daniel Parke Custis
In her late teens, she caught the eye of Daniel Parke Custis (), who, though twenty years her senior, was one of the most eligible bachelors in Virginia.
Daniel’s father, John Custis
