Chestnut Grove (plantation)

37°31′3.2″N 76°58′42.3″W / 37.517556°N 76.978417°W / 37.517556; -76.978417

Chestnut Grove plantation where Martha Washington, wife of George Washington, was born

Chestnut Grove was an 18th-century plantation house on the Pamunkey River near New Kent Court House in New Kent County, Virginia, United States.[1][2] Chestnut Grove is best known as the birthplace of Martha Washington,[1][2][3][4] wife of George Washington, and the first First Lady of the United States. Martha Washington was born in the east room of the mansion.[1][4]

  1. ^ a b c Haugen, Brenda (2005). Martha Washington: First Lady of the United States. Compass Point Books. ISBN 0-7565-0983-1.
  2. ^ a b Virginia Department of Historic Resources. "Martha Washington's Birthplace". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
  3. ^ The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (2009). "Martha Dandridge Custis Washington". The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
  4. ^ a b Bryan, Helen (2002). Martha Washington: First Lady of Liberty. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons, Inc. ISBN 0-471-15892-5.