1794
September 30: George Washington leaves Philadelphia to lead the militia, which has been sent to western Pennsylvania in order to quell the Whiskey Rebellion. Martha Washington remains in Philadelphia.

1795
January 6: Martha Washington's second granddaughter, Patty, marries Thomas Peter at the home of her mother and stepfather, Hope Park Plantation in Fairfax County, Virginia.

1796
January 20: Martha Washington becomes a great-grandmother for the first time, with the birth of Martha Eliza Eleanor Peter. The baby is described by granddaughter Nelly Custis (the child's aunt) as, "a very fat, handsome good tempered, clever toad."

March 21: Martha Washington's eldest granddaughter, Eliza, marries Englishman Thomas Law, a developer in Washington, DC at Hope Park Plantation, Fairfax County, Virginia

June: The Washingtons leave Philadelphia for a vacation at Mount Vernon.

1797
January 19: Martha Washington's eldest granddaughter, Eliza Parke Custis Law, gives birth to a daughter, Eliza Law.

March 4: George Washington retires from the presidency when John Adams is inaugurated as the second president. The Washingtons and granddaughter Nelly return to Mount Vernon, arriving on March 15th.

December 2: Martha Washington's third great-grandchild, a little girl named Columbia Washington Peter, is born.