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'''Eleanor Calvert Custis Stuart''' ([[1758]]&ndash;[[28 September]] [[1811]])<ref name=AH>{{cite web | url=http://arlisherring.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I047645&tree=Herring | title=Eleanor Calvert | date=09 Feb 2008 14:39:18 | accessdate=2008-03-01 | publisher=[http://arlisherring.com/tng/ Arlis Herring] | author=Arlis Herring}}</ref> was a prominent member of the Calvert family of Maryland and the daughter-in-law of [[Martha Washington|Martha Dandridge Washington]] and the stepdaughter-in-law of [[George Washington]].
'''Eleanor Calvert Custis Stuart''' ([[1758]]&ndash;[[28 September]] [[1811]])<ref name=AH>{{cite web | url=http://arlisherring.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I047645&tree=Herring | title=Eleanor Calvert | date=09 Feb 2008 14:39:18 | accessdate=2008-03-01 | publisher=[http://arlisherring.com/tng/ Arlis Herring] | author=Arlis Herring}}</ref> was a prominent member of the Calvert family of Maryland, and the daughter-in-law of [[Martha Washington|Martha Dandridge Washington]] and the stepdaughter-in-law of [[George Washington]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
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==Marriage and children==
==Marriage and children==
Eleanor married [[John Parke Custis]], son of [[Daniel Parke Custis]] and [[Martha Washington|Martha Dandridge Washington]] and stepson of [[George Washington]], on [[3 February]] [[1774]] at Mount Airy.<ref name=AH/><ref name=GA>{{cite web | url=http://www.geneall.net/U/per_page.php?id=64408 | title=Eleanor Calvert | date=| accessdate=2008-03-01 | publisher=[http://www.geneall.net/ Geneall] | author=Geneall}}</ref> "Jacky", as he was known by his family, announced his engagement to Eleanor to his parents, who were greatly surprised by the marriage choice due to the couple's youth.<ref name=MW/>
Eleanor married [[John Parke Custis]], son of the late [[Daniel Parke Custis]] and [[Martha Washington|Martha Dandridge Custis Washington]] (and stepson of [[George Washington]]), on [[3 February]] [[1774]] at Mount Airy.<ref name=AH/><ref name=GA>{{cite web | url=http://www.geneall.net/U/per_page.php?id=64408 | title=Eleanor Calvert | date=| accessdate=2008-03-01 | publisher=[http://www.geneall.net/ Geneall] | author=Geneall}}</ref> "Jacky", as he was known by his family, announced his engagement to Eleanor to his parents, who were greatly surprised by the marriage choice due to the couple's youth.<ref name=MW/>


Eleanor and John had four children that survived infancy:<ref name=AH/><ref name=GA/>
Eleanor and John had four children that survived infancy:<ref name=AH/><ref name=GA/>


* [[Elizabeth Parke Custis Law]] (1776&ndash;1831), married [[Thomas Law House|Thomas Law]]<ref name=AH/><ref name=GA/>
* [[Elizabeth Parke Custis Law]], "Eliza", (1776&ndash;1831), married [[Thomas Law House|Thomas Law]]<ref name=AH/><ref name=GA/>
* [[Martha Parke Custis Peter]] (1777&ndash;1854), married [[Tudor Place|Thomas Peter]]<ref name=AH/><ref name=GA/>
* [[Martha Parke Custis Peter]], "Patsy", (1777&ndash;1854), married [[Tudor Place|Thomas Peter]]<ref name=AH/><ref name=GA/>
* [[Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis]] (1779&ndash;1852), married [[Lawrence Lewis (1767-1839)|Lawrence Lewis]]<ref name=AH/><ref name=GA/>
* [[Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis]], "Nelly", (1779&ndash;1852), married [[Lawrence Lewis (1767-1839)|Lawrence Lewis]]<ref name=AH/><ref name=GA/>
* [[George Washington Parke Custis]] (1781&ndash;1857), married [[Mary Lee Fitzhugh Custis|Mary Lee Fitzhugh]]<ref name=AH/><ref name=GA/>
* [[George Washington Parke Custis]], "Wash", (1781&ndash;1857), married [[Mary Lee Fitzhugh Custis|Mary Lee Fitzhugh]]<ref name=AH/><ref name=GA/>


After the death of her husband John at the [[Siege of Yorktown]] in 1781, Eleanor and her four children lived at [[Mount Vernon]].<ref name=GF>{{cite web | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=x3hPAAAAMAAJ | title=Genealogy of the Greenleaf Family | date=1896 | accessdate=2008-03-01 | publisher= F. Wood | author=James Edward Greenleaf}}</ref> She married Dr. David Stuart, an [[Alexandria, Virginia|Alexandria]] [[physician]], in the Autumn 1783.<ref name=LF/><ref name=GF/><ref name=GW>{{cite web | url=http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/documents/marriage/custis.html | title=The Papers of George Washington: Documents | date=2009 | accessdate=2008-03-01 | publisher=[http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/ The Papers of George Washington] | author=}}</ref> Stuart was John's executor and the guardian of their children.<ref name=GF/> The eldest of her two daughters, Elizabeth and Martha, lived with Eleanor and David at [[Abingdon (plantation)|Abingdon]], while her youngest two children Eleanor and George lived with their grandparents George and Martha Washington at Mount Vernon.<ref name=LF/><ref name=GW/>
After the 1781 death of her husband from illness following the [[Siege of Yorktown]], Eleanor and their four children lived at [[Mount Vernon]].<ref name=GF>{{cite web | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=x3hPAAAAMAAJ | title=Genealogy of the Greenleaf Family | date=1896 | accessdate=2008-03-01 | publisher= F. Wood | author=James Edward Greenleaf}}</ref> John died intestate, so his widow was granted a "dower third", the lifetime use of 1/3 of the Custis estate assets, including its more than 300 slaves.<ref>[http://www.ushistory.org/presidentshouse/slaves/numbers.htm Slavery by the Numbers]</ref> The balance of the Custis estate was held in trust for their children and distributed as the daughters married and the son reached his majority. Eleanor's "dower third" was distributed among their children following her death.


Eleanor married Dr. David Stuart, an [[Alexandria, Virginia|Alexandria]] physician, in the Autumn 1783.<ref name=LF/><ref name=GF/><ref name=GW>{{cite web | url=http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/documents/marriage/custis.html | title=The Papers of George Washington: Documents | date=2009 | accessdate=2008-03-01 | publisher=[http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/ The Papers of George Washington] | author=}}</ref> David became the executor of the Custis estate and legal guardian to the children.<ref name=GF/> Her two elder daughters, Elizabeth and Martha, lived with Eleanor and David at [[Abingdon (plantation)|Abingdon]], while her younger two children, Eleanor and Wash, lived with their grandparents George and Martha Washington at Mount Vernon.<ref name=LF/><ref name=GW/>
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Eleanor and David had five daughters and two sons:<ref name=LF/><ref name=NG>{{cite web | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=X55bAAAAMAAJ | title=National Genealogical Society Quarterly | date=1917 | accessdate=2008-03-01 | publisher= National Genealogical Society | author=National Genealogical Society}}</ref>

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Eleanor and David had five daughters and two sons of their own:<ref name=LF/><ref name=NG>{{cite web | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=X55bAAAAMAAJ | title=National Genealogical Society Quarterly | date=1917 | accessdate=2008-03-01 | publisher= National Genealogical Society | author=National Genealogical Society}}</ref>


* Ann Calvert Stuart Robinson (born 1784), married William Robinson<ref name=LF/><ref name=NG/>
* Ann Calvert Stuart Robinson (born 1784), married William Robinson<ref name=LF/><ref name=NG/>

Revision as of 18:59, 13 March 2009

Eleanor Calvert Custis Stuart (1758–28 September 1811)[1] was a prominent member of the Calvert family of Maryland, and the daughter-in-law of Martha Dandridge Washington and the stepdaughter-in-law of George Washington.

Early life

Eleanor Calvert was born in 1758 at the Calvert family's Mount Airy plantation near Upper Marlboro in Prince George's County, Maryland.[1] Eleanor was the second eldest daughter[2] of Benedict Swingate Calvert, son of Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore, and his wife Elizabeth Calvert Butler.[1][3] She was known to her family as "Nelly."[3] As a teenager, Eleanor was an exceptionally pretty girl and well-mannered.[3]

Marriage and children

Eleanor married John Parke Custis, son of the late Daniel Parke Custis and Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (and stepson of George Washington), on 3 February 1774 at Mount Airy.[1][4] "Jacky", as he was known by his family, announced his engagement to Eleanor to his parents, who were greatly surprised by the marriage choice due to the couple's youth.[3]

Eleanor and John had four children that survived infancy:[1][4]

After the 1781 death of her husband from illness following the Siege of Yorktown, Eleanor and their four children lived at Mount Vernon.[5] John died intestate, so his widow was granted a "dower third", the lifetime use of 1/3 of the Custis estate assets, including its more than 300 slaves.[6] The balance of the Custis estate was held in trust for their children and distributed as the daughters married and the son reached his majority. Eleanor's "dower third" was distributed among their children following her death.

Eleanor married Dr. David Stuart, an Alexandria physician, in the Autumn 1783.[2][5][7] David became the executor of the Custis estate and legal guardian to the children.[5] Her two elder daughters, Elizabeth and Martha, lived with Eleanor and David at Abingdon, while her younger two children, Eleanor and Wash, lived with their grandparents George and Martha Washington at Mount Vernon.[2][7]

Eleanor and David had five daughters and two sons of their own:[2][8]

  • Ann Calvert Stuart Robinson (born 1784), married William Robinson[2][8]
  • Sarah Stuart Waite (born 1786), married Obed Waite[2][8]
  • Ariana Calvert Stuart[2][8]
  • William Skolto Stuart[2][8]
  • Eleanor Custis Stuart (born 1792)[2][8]
  • Charles Calvert Stuart (1794–1846), married Cornelia Lee[2][8]
  • Rosalie Eugenia Stuart Webster (1796–1886), married William Greenleaf Webster[2][5][8]

Later life

Eleanor and David resided at two estates in Fairfax County, Virginia: Hope Park and Ossian Hall.[8] She died at age 53 at Tudor Place, the home of her daughter Martha Parke Custis Peter, on 28 September 1811.[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Arlis Herring (09 Feb 2008 14:39:18). "Eleanor Calvert". Arlis Herring. Retrieved 2008-03-01. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Edmund Jennings Lee. "Lee of Virginia, 1642-1892". Heritage Books. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
  3. ^ a b c d Helen Bryan (2002). "Martha Washington: First Lady of Liberty‎". John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Geneall. "Eleanor Calvert". Geneall. Retrieved 2008-03-01. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ a b c d James Edward Greenleaf (1896). "Genealogy of the Greenleaf Family". F. Wood. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
  6. ^ Slavery by the Numbers
  7. ^ a b "The Papers of George Washington: Documents". The Papers of George Washington. 2009. Retrieved 2008-03-01. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i National Genealogical Society (1917). "National Genealogical Society Quarterly". National Genealogical Society. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
  • Torbert, Alice. Eleanor Calvert and Her Circle. New York: William-Frederick Press, 1950.
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