George and Martha Washington
- No children together. The following were raised by Washington as his own:
| Child | Lifetime | Spouse | Notes | |
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| John Parke Custis nickname: Jacky |
1751–1781 | Eleanor Calvert | Stepson; father was Daniel Parke Custis
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| Martha Parke Custis nickname: Patsy |
1756–1773 | not married | Stepdaughter; father was Daniel Parke Custis | |
| Eleanor Parke Custis nickname: Nelly |
1779–1852 | Lawrence Lewis | Adopted daughter; daughter of stepson John Parke Custis | |
| George Washington Parke Custis nickname: Wash |
1781–1857 | Mary Lee Fitzhugh | Legal ward; son of stepson John Parke Custis
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