Law, Elizabeth Parke Custis, 1776-1832

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Elizabeth Parke Custis Law (1776-1831) was born on August 21, 1776. She was the daughter of John (Jacky) Parke Custis and Eleanor (Nelly) Calvert. Upon the death of her father in 1781, Eliza’s two younger siblings, George Washington (Washy) Parke Custis and Eleanor (Nelly) Parke Custis went to live with their grandmother, Martha Washington, and her second husband, George Washington. Eliza and her other sister Martha stayed at home with their mother. Shortly after, their mother remarried Dr. David Stuart and had thirteen more children. On March 21, 1796, Eliza Parke Custis Law married Thomas Law and together they had one child, Eliza Law. In 1804, the couple separated and their daughter went to live with her father. They officially divorced in 1811. Eliza Parke Custis Law lived with one of her uncles for a time after the separation, and soon purchased a house in Alexandria called “Mount Washington.” Eliza Law Rogers died in 1822, leaving behind a husband (Lloyd Nicholas Rogers) and two children. Eliza Parke Custis Law died on December 31, 1831.
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creatorOf Bolívar, Simón, 1783-1830,. University of Virgina Library miscellaneous photographs collection [graphic], circa 1929-1946. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Christopher Van Deventer papers 1799-1925 Van Deventer, Christopher, papers William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Washington, George, 1732-1799. Autograph letter signed : German Town, to Elizabeth Parke Custis, 1794 Sept. 14. Pierpont Morgan Library.
contributorOf Peter family papers, 1772-1932 George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
referencedIn Washington, George, 1732-1799. Letters, 1775-1828. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Van Deventer, Christopher, d. 1838. Christopher Van Deventer papers, 1799-1925. William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Washington, George, 1732-1799. Letters from or about George Washington [manuscript], 1775-1828. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to Thomas Law, 1796 Feb. 10. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Law, Thomas, 1756-1834. Thomas Law papers, 1795-1864 (bulk 1795-1821). Library of Congress
creatorOf Washington, George, 1732-1799. Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to Elizabeth Parke Custis, 1796 Feb. 10. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Washington, George, 1732-1799. Letters from or about George Washington [manuscript], 1775-1828. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Custis-Lee Family Papers, 1700-circa 1928, (bulk 1770-1870) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Papers Winterthur Library
creatorOf Custis-Lee Family Papers, 1700-circa 1928, (bulk 1770-1870) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
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sibling of Custis, George Washington Parke, 1781-1857 person
childOf Custis, John Parke, 1754-1781 person
spouseOf Law, Thomas, 1756-1834. person
associatedWith Lee Family family
associatedWith Trumbull, John, 1756-1843. person
associatedWith Van Deventer, Christopher, 1788-1838 person
associatedWith Van Deventer, Christopher, d. 1838. person
associatedWith Washington, George, 1732-1799. person
grandchildOf Washington, George, 1732-1799. person
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grandchildOf Washington, Martha, 1731-1802 person
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Birth 1776-08-21

Death 1832

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