Father: John Dandridge Mother: Frances Jones Physical Appearance: no extant record but tradition identifies as being less than five feet tall; dark brown hair Religious Affiliation: Church of England Education: Informal education; trained at home in music, sewing, household
management. Later knowledge of plantation management, crop sales,
homeopathic medicine, animal husbandry suggests a wider education than
previously thought.
At the age of eigteen, Martha was married to Danial Parke Custis(wealthy, handsom, 20years older than Martha)in 1757, when Martha was 26, Daniel Parke Custis died after a brief illnessMartha married George on Jn. 6, 1759Martha would not rejoin her husband until lFebbruary of 1778, where she joined him at Valley Forge
Mother: Frances Jones
Physical Appearance: no extant record but tradition identifies as being less than five feet tall; dark brown hair
Religious Affiliation: Church of England
Education: Informal education; trained at home in music, sewing, household management. Later knowledge of plantation management, crop sales, homeopathic medicine, animal husbandry suggests a wider education than previously thought.