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George Washington did not have any children. Despite that fact, there were always children at Mount Vernon. They raised Martha Washington’s two children from a previous marriage, as well as her four grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
John Parke Custis (known as "Jacky" when younger, and "Jack" as he got older) was around four years old when his mother married George Washington. His schoolwork often took second place in the teenager's priorities, a fact which caused his stepfather considerable grief.
Known to the family as "Patsy", Martha Parke Custis had a particularly difficult life. By the time she was eleven or twelve, Patsy was plagued with seizures.
Martha Washington's eldest two children sadly died before her marriage to George Washington in 1759.
"Eliza" was the eldest of Martha Washington's four surviving grandchildren. Eliza was born in Mount Airy, Prince George's County, Maryland. the home of her maternal grandparents.
Named for her grandmother and her father’s late sister, Martha Parke Custis Peter went by the nickname "Patty". She spent her earliest years at both Mount Vernon and her father’s plantation, Abingdon.
Eleanor Parke Custis (known as “Nelly”) was the youngest of Martha Washington’s three granddaughters. Martha Washington reported that Nelly was quite taken with life, describing her granddaughter as "a little wild creature."
Known by his grandparents as "Wash," George Washington Parke Custis was best known in his lifetime for being taken in by George and Martha Washington. He eventually became a key figure in preserving the memory and possessions of Washington.
