Mary Lee Fitzhugh Custis

Mary Lee Fitzhugh Custis
Born
Mary Lee Fitzhugh

(1788-04-22)22 April 1788
Chatham Manor, Stafford County, Virginia, U.S.
Died23 April 1853(1853-04-23) (aged 65)
Arlington House, Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
Spouse
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(m. 1804)​
Children4, including Mary Anna Custis Lee
Parent(s)Ann Bolling Randolph Fitzhugh
William Fitzhugh

Mary Lee "Molly" Fitzhugh Custis (April 22, 1788 – April 23, 1853) was an Episcopal lay leader in Alexandria County in present-day Arlington County, Virginia. She was the mother of Mary Anna Randolph Custis, who was the wife of Robert E. Lee. In the early 1820s, Molly Custis helped form a coalition of women who sought to abolish slavery.[1]

  1. ^ Carlo, DeVito (14 April 2015). Mrs. Lee's rose garden : the true story of the founding of Arlington (First ed.). Kinnebunkport, Maine. ISBN 9781604335460. OCLC 883147972.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)