Who is who on George Washington's family tree
Each person on the chart has a row. Choose a period to list the people alive in it.
Who was alive
All 22 people on the chart are listed.
| Portrait | Person | Years | Life | On the chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AW | Augustine WashingtonFather | c. 1694–1743 | A planter who married twice. Sources3 | Find on the chart |
| JB | Jane ButlerFirst wife of Augustine | ?–1729 | Mother of Lawrence. Sources3 | Find on the chart |
 | Mary Ball WashingtonMother | c. 1708–1789 | She died at Fredericksburg. Sources4 | Find on the chart |
 | Lawrence WashingtonHalf-brother | 1718–1752 | He named Mount Vernon. Sources6 | Find on the chart |
| AW | Augustine Washington Jr.Half-brother | 1720–1762 | Son of Jane Butler. | Find on the chart |
 | Daniel Parke CustisFirst husband of Martha | 1711–1757 | He died without a will. Sources10 | Find on the chart |
 | Martha WashingtonWife | 1731–1802 | She married George in 1759. Sources9 | Find on the chart |
 | George WashingtonFirst President | 1732–1799 | The centre of the chart. | Find on the chart |
 | Betty Washington LewisSister | 1733–1797 | She lived at Kenmore. Sources7 | Find on the chart |
 | Samuel WashingtonBrother | 1734–1781 | He farmed at Harewood. | Find on the chart |
| JA | John Augustine WashingtonBrother | 1736–1787 | Father of Bushrod. | Find on the chart |
| CW | Charles WashingtonYoungest brother | 1738–1799 | The last sibling living. Sources8 | Find on the chart |
| MW | Mildred WashingtonSister | 1739?–1740 | She died in infancy. Sources5 | Find on the chart |
| DP | Daniel Parke Custis IIFirst child of Martha | 1751–1754 | He died aged about three. | Find on the chart |
| FP | Frances Parke CustisSecond child of Martha | 1753–1757 | She died aged about four. Sources9 | Find on the chart |
 | Martha Parke CustisStepdaughter | 1756–1773 | Known as Patsy. Sources12 | Find on the chart |
 | John Parke CustisStepson | 1754–1781 | Known as Jacky. Sources11 | Find on the chart |
 | Eleanor CalvertWife of Jacky | 1758–1811 | Of Mount Airy, Maryland. | Find on the chart |
 | Elizabeth Parke Custis LawStep-granddaughter | 1776–1831 | Known as Eliza. | Find on the chart |
 | Martha Parke Custis PeterStep-granddaughter | 1777–1854 | Known as Patty. | Find on the chart |
 | Eleanor Parke Custis LewisStep-granddaughter | 1779–1852 | Known as Nelly. | Find on the chart |
 | George Washington Parke CustisStep-grandson | 1781–1857 | Known as Washy. Sources13 | Find on the chart |
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- APAGenogram Builder. (2026, November 10). George Washington's family tree, from his parents to the Custis grandchildren. https://genogrambuilder.org/history/george-washington-family-tree
- MLA“George Washington's Family Tree, from His Parents to the Custis Grandchildren.” Genogram Builder, 10 Nov. 2026, https://genogrambuilder.org/history/george-washington-family-tree.
- ChicagoGenogram Builder. “George Washington's Family Tree, from His Parents to the Custis Grandchildren.” Last modified November 10, 2026. https://genogrambuilder.org/history/george-washington-family-tree.
- HarvardGenogram Builder (2026) George Washington's Family Tree, from His Parents to the Custis Grandchildren. Available at: https://genogrambuilder.org/history/george-washington-family-tree (Accessed: 10 November 2026).
The files are drawn in this browser from the chart of the article, with the credit of every portrait under it.
Sources
Every source for George Washington's family tree was opened on 10 November 2026. Mount Vernon and the National Park Service come first, and Wikipedia is cited only for dates they leave out.
George Washington's Mount Vernon
- George Washington's Family
- Key Facts About George Washington
- Augustine Washington
- Mary Ball Washington
- Ball Family
- Lawrence Washington
- Betty Washington Lewis
- Charles Washington
- Martha Washington
- Custis Family
- John Parke Custis
- Martha Parke Custis
- George Washington Parke Custis
- Nelly's World, Artifacts from the Collections
National Park Service, Arlington House
Portrait credits
Each name leads to the file on Wikimedia Commons. The portraits in the article are in the public domain or under CC0.
- George Washington, Gilbert Stuart, 1803.
- Martha Washington, Gilbert Stuart, 1796.
- Mary Ball Washington, After Robert Edge Pine, Library of Congress print, 1916.
- Lawrence Washington, Possibly Gustavus Hesselius, about 1738.
- Betty Washington Lewis, John Wollaston, about 1755.
- Samuel Washington, John Hesselius, 18th century.
- Daniel Parke Custis, John Wollaston the Younger, 1757.
- John Parke Custis, Charles Willson Peale, 1774.
- Martha Parke Custis, Charles Willson Peale, 1772.
- Eleanor Calvert, John Ramage, about 1780.
- Elizabeth Parke Custis Law, Sarah Miriam Peale after Gilbert Stuart, about 1836.
- Martha Parke Custis Peter, Robert Edge Pine, about 1785.
- Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis, Gilbert Stuart, National Gallery of Art, 1804.
- George Washington Parke Custis, Mathew Brady, Library of Congress, between 1844 and 1849.
- The Washington Family by Edward Savage, with the two grandchildren raised at Mount Vernon. The painter did not record the name of the enslaved man at right, read as William Lee or Christopher Sheels.[^nps-savage], Edward Savage, National Gallery of Art, 1789 to 1796.
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