I have heard it repeated countless times by trustworthy genealogists that George Washington had no children. Today I found out
that is untrue. After marrying Martha Dandridge Custis, he adopted two of her grandchildren from her first marriage.
A child by blood is not more of a child than a child by law.
If I interpret the above link -
Organizations Acknowledge George Washington's Biracial Family Tree - correctly, it is new information, or at least confirmed rumor, that Washington's adopted son had children with slaves. However, it isn't new information that the adopted son had children through marriage.
George Washington Parke Custis married Mary Fitzhugh in 1804, and their child, Mary Anna Randolph Custis, married Robert E Lee. Here's a chart of their
descendants for three generations.
I first learned of this news story at: ExtremeGenes
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