Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis
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| Born |
Eleanor Parke Custis March 31, 1779 "Mount Airy", Prince George's County, Maryland, or "Abingdon" (now Arlington County), Province of Virginia |
| Died | July 15, 1852 (aged 73) "Audley", Clarke County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia |
| Residence | "Woodlawn", Fairfax County, Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Lawrence Lewis |
| Children | Frances Parke Lewis Butler Lorenzo Lewis Mary Eliza Lewis Conrad |
| Parent(s) |
John Parke Custis Eleanor Calvert Custis Stuart |
| Relatives | Martha Washington (paternal grandmother) |
Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis (March 31, 1779 – July 15, 1852), known as Nelly, was the granddaughter of Martha Washington and the step-granddaughter of George Washington.
Nelly was the daughter of John Parke Custis and Eleanor Calvert Custis. Her father was the only surviving child of Daniel Parke Custis and his widow, Martha Dandridge Custis, who married George Washington in 1759. She was also the granddaughter of Benedict Swingate Calvert, illegitimate son of Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore, whose mother may have been a granddaughter of George I. He was certainly descended from Charles II through the King's daughter by Barbara Villiers, Charlotte FitzRoy. Nelly was most likely born at Mount Airy, her maternal grandfather's estate in Prince George's County, Maryland, although local tradition holds that she was born at Abingdon, her father's estate in Arlington, Virginia (now the site of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport).
Following the premature death of John Parke Custis in 1781, Nelly and her brother, George Washington Parke Custis, were informally adopted by the Washingtons, and grew up at Mount Vernon.
During George Washington's presidency, Nelly helped entertain guests at the first presidential mansion on Cherry Street in New York City, the second presidential mansion on Broadway in New York City, and the third presidential mansion in Philadelphia. The talented and beautiful young woman often accompanied her grandparents to social events.
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