Martha Washington

E6648

American patriot First Lady of the United States human plantation owner socialite

Martha Washington was the first First Lady of the United States, a wealthy widow who managed large estates and played a key role as a social and political hostess during George Washington’s leadership.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Martha Washington canonical	40
Martha Dandridge Custis Washington	8
Martha Dandridge (Martha Washington)	3
Martha Dandridge Washington	3
Martha Dandridge	2
Daniel Parke Custis	1
Martha Custis Washington	1
Martha Dandridge (2 June 1731 O.S. / 13 June 1731 N.S.)	1
Martha Dandridge Custis	1
Mary Ball Washington	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T35779 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Martha Washington
Context triple: [George Washington, spouse, Martha Washington]

A. Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams was an influential early American First Lady and prolific letter writer whose advocacy for women's rights and education made her a pioneering figure in U.S. history.
B. Henry Middleton
Henry Middleton was an American planter and political leader from South Carolina who briefly served as a leading figure in the early stages of the American Revolution.
C. Bess Truman
Bess Truman was the First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953, known for her private nature and support of President Harry S. Truman during his administration.
D. Elizabeth Howe
Elizabeth Howe was a Massachusetts woman executed for alleged witchcraft during the 1692 Salem witch trials, later recognized as one of its wrongfully accused victims.
E. Margaret Truman
Margaret Truman was an American singer, author, and the only child of U.S. President Harry S. Truman, known for her concert career and popular mystery novels.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Martha Washington
Target entity description: Martha Washington was the first First Lady of the United States, a wealthy widow who managed large estates and played a key role as a social and political hostess during George Washington’s leadership.

A. Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams was an influential early American First Lady and prolific letter writer whose advocacy for women's rights and education made her a pioneering figure in U.S. history.
B. Henry Middleton
Henry Middleton was an American planter and political leader from South Carolina who briefly served as a leading figure in the early stages of the American Revolution.
C. Bess Truman
Bess Truman was the First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953, known for her private nature and support of President Harry S. Truman during his administration.
D. Elizabeth Howe
Elizabeth Howe was a Massachusetts woman executed for alleged witchcraft during the 1692 Salem witch trials, later recognized as one of its wrongfully accused victims.
E. Margaret Truman
Margaret Truman was an American singer, author, and the only child of U.S. President Harry S. Truman, known for her concert career and popular mystery novels.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American patriot ⓘ First Lady of the United States ⓘ human ⓘ plantation owner ⓘ socialite ⓘ
ageAtDeath	70 ⓘ
birthName	Martha Washington self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Martha Dandridge
burialPlace	Mount Vernon, Virginia ⓘ surface form: Washington family tomb, Mount Vernon
child	Mary Anna Custis Lee ⓘ surface form: Daniel Parke Custis Jr. Mary Anna Custis Lee ⓘ surface form: Frances Parke Custis John Parke Custis ⓘ Mary Anna Custis Lee ⓘ surface form: Martha Parke Custis
citizenship	Colony and Dominion of Virginia ⓘ surface form: Colony of Virginia United States of America ⓘ
countryOfBirth	British America ⓘ Colony and Dominion of Virginia ⓘ surface form: Colony of Virginia
countryOfDeath	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1731-06-02 ⓘ
dateOfBirthOldStyle	1731-05-21 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1802-05-22 ⓘ
endTime	1797-03-04 ⓘ
ethnicity	English American ⓘ
familyName	Washington ⓘ
father	John Dandridge ⓘ
fullName	Martha Washington self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Martha Dandridge Custis Washington
givenName	Martha ⓘ
influenced	development of the role of First Lady in the United States ⓘ
mother	Frances Jones Dandridge ⓘ
notableFor	being the first First Lady of the United States ⓘ hosting social and political gatherings during George Washington’s presidency ⓘ managing large estates and enslaved labor ⓘ
numberOfChildren	4 ⓘ
owned	Mount Vernon, Virginia ⓘ surface form: Mount Vernon estate (through marriage and management)
participatedIn	American Revolutionary War home-front support ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Chestnut Grove plantation, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Mount Vernon, Virginia ⓘ surface form: Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
positionHeld	First Lady of the United States ⓘ
religion	Anglicanism ⓘ Episcopal Church ⓘ
residence	Mount Vernon, Virginia ⓘ surface form: Mount Vernon New York City ⓘ Philadelphia ⓘ White House predecessor presidential residences ⓘ
sequenceInOffice	1 ⓘ
socialRole	republican court hostess ⓘ
spouse	Martha Washington self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Daniel Parke Custis George Washington ⓘ
startTime	1789-04-30 ⓘ
stepChild	Mary Anna Custis Lee ⓘ surface form: Eleanor Parke Custis George Washington Parke Custis ⓘ
supported	Continental Army ⓘ surface form: Continental Army winter encampments
visited	Valley Forge winter encampment ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (61)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

George Washington → spouse → Martha Washington ⓘ

First Lady of the United States → firstHolder → Martha Washington ⓘ

Mount Vernon, Virginia → hasBurial → Martha Washington ⓘ

Martha Washington → fullName → Martha Washington self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Martha Dandridge Custis Washington

Martha Washington → birthName → Martha Washington self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Martha Dandridge

Martha Washington → spouse → Martha Washington self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Daniel Parke Custis

Mary Anna Custis Lee → greatGrandmother → Martha Washington ⓘ

George → spouse → Martha Washington ⓘ

subject surface form: George Washington

Chestnut Grove plantation, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia → associatedWith → Martha Washington ⓘ

Chestnut Grove plantation, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia → residenceOf → Martha Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: Martha Dandridge (Martha Washington)

Chestnut Grove plantation, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia → birthplaceOf → Martha Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: Martha Dandridge (Martha Washington)

Chestnut Grove plantation, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia → birthDateOfNotableResident → Martha Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: Martha Dandridge (2 June 1731 O.S. / 13 June 1731 N.S.)

Chestnut Grove plantation, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia → notableResident → Martha Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: Martha Dandridge (Martha Washington)

Washington → spouse → Martha Washington ⓘ

subject surface form: George Washington

Frances Jones Dandridge → motherOf → Martha Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: Martha Dandridge Washington

Frances Jones Dandridge → hasChild → Martha Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: Martha Dandridge Washington

Frances Jones Dandridge → relative → Martha Washington ⓘ

John Parke Custis → mother → Martha Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: Martha Dandridge Custis Washington

John Parke Custis → notableRelative → Martha Washington ⓘ

George Washington Parke Custis → stepGrandparent → Martha Washington ⓘ

Martha → hasNotableBearer → Martha Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: Martha Custis Washington

Tudor Place → associatedWith → Martha Washington ⓘ

George Washington’s tomb at Mount Vernon → burialPlaceOf → Martha Washington ⓘ

George Washington’s tomb at Mount Vernon → hasBurial → Martha Washington ⓘ

John Dandridge → child → Martha Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: Martha Dandridge

John Dandridge → notableRelative → Martha Washington ⓘ

Eleanor Agnes Lee → relative → Martha Washington ⓘ

University of Mary Washington → namedAfter → Martha Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mary Ball Washington

Custis family → hasNotableMember → Martha Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: Martha Dandridge Custis

Dandridge family → notableMember → Martha Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: Martha Dandridge Custis Washington

Dandridge family → hasMember → Martha Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: Martha Dandridge Custis Washington

Bartholomew Dandridge → sibling → Martha Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: Martha Dandridge Custis Washington

Custis → associatedWith → Martha Washington ⓘ

subject surface form: Custis family

this entity surface form: Martha Dandridge Custis Washington

Custis → hasMember → Martha Washington ⓘ

subject surface form: Custis family

this entity surface form: Martha Dandridge Custis Washington

Eleanor Calvert → motherInLaw → Martha Washington ⓘ

Abingdon plantation → hasNotableAssociation → Martha Washington ⓘ

Queen's Creek Cemetery, York County, Virginia → associatedWith → Martha Washington ⓘ

subject surface form: Queen's Creek Cemetery

Abingdon plantation on the Potomac River → associatedWith → Martha Washington ⓘ

Chestnut Grove plantation → associatedWith → Martha Washington ⓘ

Chestnut Grove plantation → residenceOf → Martha Washington ⓘ

Chestnut Grove plantation → birthplaceOf → Martha Washington ⓘ

Washington family → hasNotableMember → Martha Washington ⓘ

Dave Gibbons → notableWork → Martha Washington ⓘ

Dave Gibbons → workedOn → Martha Washington ⓘ

Martha Parke Custis → mother → Martha Washington ⓘ

Martha Parke Custis → notableFamilyConnection → Martha Washington ⓘ

Elizabeth Parke Custis → grandmother → Martha Washington ⓘ

Elizabeth Parke Custis → notableRelative → Martha Washington ⓘ

Eleanor Parke Custis → hasRelative → Martha Washington ⓘ

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Referenced by (61)

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