The land of Maria Syphax and the Abbey mausoleum

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The land of Maria Syphax and the Abbey mausoleum

1984

http://librarycatalog.virginiahistory.org/final/portal.aspx?lang=en-US

Arlington historical magazine v.7, no.4 (Oct. 1984), p. 64-80 Arlington, VA

p. 64-80

eng, Latn

Virginia Historical Society Library

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Syphax, Maria Carter, 1804-1886

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Maria Carter Syphax (1804-1886) was the daughter of Arianna Carter, an enslaved maid of George and Martha Washington, and was owned by George Washington Parke Custis. In 1821 She married Charles Syphax. In 1826, Mr. Custis gave Maria Carter Syphax and her children their freedom and a seventeen-acre plot within the Arlington plantation. The Syphaxes had ten children who lived as free persons on the estate. According to Syphax family tradition, George Washington Parke Custis was the father of Mari...