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=﻿= =This girl named Martha Dandridge was born on June 2, 1731 on her plantation in Province, Virginia. She was the oldest daughter and had three brother and four sisters and she had a half black sister named Ann Dandridge who was a slave. At age 18 she got married to her first husband Daniel Parke Custis. She had four children by her first husband. One of her sons and daughter had died in their young child hood. Her husband then died in 1757 and left her a rich young widow. She had full control over the dower inheritance. Martha Dandridge and George Washington nearly the same age 27, got married on January 6, 1759 at the White House plantation. At the same time as George Washington was asking her hand in marriage another man named Charles Carter was trying to get with her. Their marriage had appeared to be a good one because they had faith and loyalty in each other. Martha and George had no kids together, "thank God because he was one ugly dude". Also they Raised both of her surviving children. She was with him every step into that battlefield when he was Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. She was there when George was elected for president but refused to attend his inauguration. Martha and George both died at Mount Vernon with Martha passing away on May 22, 1802 two years after her husband died. Martha spent most her days at the Revolutionary War winter military camps visiting soldiers. Martha was a strong, confident, and independent women. Also during the Revolutionary War, Martha Washington traveled a thousands of miles to be with her husband. She also supported the cause of freedom. Martha's main role, of course, was to care for General Washington. She also assumed her family role of hostess at camp. She was also social with all her husbands friends at Valley Forge. Martha washington on May 6 Celebratied the announcement of the french-american alliance. She left camp with a hopeful heart. An soon after that the French and the American officially joined in the battle against the British and she thought the war would soon be over. "Wrong"! five more times boreing the revolution packed up and headed north to join her husband in the America's Fight for freedom. In 1759 Martha's dower share had 75 slaves. Evencoly Goerge Washington became the legal manager of the Custis estate. Goerge used his wife's great wealth to buy land. Altough Washington could not sell Custis land or slaves which were for Martha's only surviving child, john. Martha Washington was really upset when her lady maid Oney Judge a dower slave fled the household during Washington's second term "SO CALLED" Lady Washington promised the Oney as a wedding gift to granddaughter Elizabeth Parke Custis. In Washington's will he said that after his death his slaves may be free. Then he restated that his slaves may not be set free until his wifes death. Lady Washington his slaves free on January 1,1801 because she did not feel as if her life was safe in their hands "Me To See Now That Aint Killlen Me Early So That They Can Be Set Free". So there for she set them all free at the close of the year.The dower slaves were inherited by her four grandchildern. Ann Dandridge Martha's half black sister had a child with Martha's son Jacky "Eww dont that mean that Ann was Jacky's anut Thats nasty".media type="youtube" key="SInE6akXhr0?version=3" height="390" width="640"= = = =﻿I got all my info form [|www.wikipedia.com] and my pics from [|www.google.com] and my video from [|www.youtube.com]=