06/13/1731 AD born

Martha Dandridge was born on her parents' plantation in the Colony of Virginia. She was the oldest daughter of John Dandridge (1700–1756), a Virginia planter and immigrant from England, by his wife Frances Jones (1710–1785), who was of American birth and English, Welsh, and French descent.

Martha had three brothers and four sisters:

• John (1733–1749)
• William (1734–1776)
• Bartholomew (1737–1785)
• Anna Maria "Fanny" Bassett (1739–1777)
• Frances Dandridge (1744–1757)
• Elizabeth Aylett Henley (1749–1800)
• Mary Dandridge (1756–1763)

Martha may have had an illegitimate half-sister, Ann Dandridge Costin (years of birth and death unknown), who was born into slavery.

Costin's enslaved mother was of African and Cherokee descent, and her father was believed to be John Dandridge.

Martha's father may also have fathered an out-of-wedlock half-brother to Martha named Ralph Dandridge (years of birth and death unknown), who was probably white.

Chestnut Grove, VA

Lattitude: 37.5175° N
Longitude: 76.9783° W
Region: North America

Modern Day United States

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