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{{Short description|American colonist, father of Martha Washington (1700–1756)}} |
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[[File:Coat of Arms of William Dandridge.svg|thumb|Coat of Arms of Col. John Dandridge Jr.]] |
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'''Col. John Dandridge''' of [[Chestnut Grove (plantation)|Chestnut Grove]] (14 July 1700 – 31 August 1756) was a [[colonel]], planter, politician, and Clerk of [[New Kent County, |
'''Col. John Dandridge''' of [[Chestnut Grove (plantation)|Chestnut Grove]] (14 July 1700 – 31 August 1756) was a [[colonel]], planter, politician, and Clerk of [[New Kent County, Virginia]] from 1730 to 1756.<ref name=WHAuden>{{cite web | url=http://auden.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/auden/individual.php?pid=I5663&ged=auden-bicknell.ged | title= Col. John Dandridge (I5663) | date= | access-date=2019-05-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720045437/http://auden.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/auden/individual.php?pid=I5663&ged=auden-bicknell.ged| publisher=Stanford University | author1=Nicholas Jenkins|author2=Anthony Andrews|archive-date=2011-07-20}}</ref> He may be best known as the father of [[Bartholomew Dandridge]] and the first [[First Lady of the United States]] [[Martha Washington|Martha Dandridge Washington]].<ref>* Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, ed. [https://books.google.com/books?id=UCgSAAAAYAAJ ''Encyclopedia of Virginia biography"]. Volume 1. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915 {{OCLC|2576742}}. pp. 220–221.</ref><ref>[http://www.vahistorical.org/dynasties/johndandridge.htm Virginia Historical web site article on John Dandridge] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926222227/http://www.vahistorical.org/dynasties/johndandridge.htm |date=2007-09-26 }}</ref> His grandson [[John Dandridge (delegate)|John Dandridge]] also served in the Virginia General Assembly. |
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== Ancestry and early life == |
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Born on 13 July 1700 in England (either London or Oxfordshire),<ref name=WHAuden/> Dandridge was the youngest son of John Dandridge of [[Oxfordshire]] (1655 - 1731) and his wife Bridget Dugdale (c. 1656 - 1731) who married at the church of St. Mary Magdalen |
Born on 13 July 1700 in England (either London or Oxfordshire),<ref name=WHAuden/> Dandridge was the youngest son of John Dandridge of [[Oxfordshire]] (1655 - 1731) and his wife Bridget Dugdale (c. 1656 - 1731) who married in London at the church of St. Mary Magdalen in 1676.<ref name=WHAuden/> His paternal grandfather was Capt. William Dandridge I (1612 - 1693) and his great-grandfather was Col. Bartholomew Dandridge (1580 - 1638).<ref name=WHAuden/> His brother [[William Dandridge (captain)|William Dandridge]] continued the family naval tradition, and visited the Virginia colony, where he became a planter and merchant, as well as married and became a member of the Governor's Council of State before resuming his career as an officer of the Royal Navy. His success in Virginia prompted John to emigrate to the new colony, where he also became a planter and the other founder of the Dandridge family of Virginia, one of the [[First Families of Virginia]]. |
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== Marriage and children == |
== Marriage and children == |
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Dandridge married [[Frances Jones (colonist)|Frances Orlando Jones]], daughter of Orlando Jones and Martha Macon Jones West, on 22 July 1730 in [[New Kent County, Virginia|New Kent County]], Virginia.<ref name=WHAuden/> |
Dandridge married [[Frances Jones (colonist)|Frances Orlando Jones]], daughter of Orlando Jones and Martha Macon Jones West, on 22 July 1730 in [[New Kent County, Virginia|New Kent County]], Virginia.<ref name=WHAuden/> They had eight children:<ref name=WHAuden/> |
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*[[Martha Washington|Martha Dandridge Custis Washington]] (1731–1802) |
*[[Martha Washington|Martha Dandridge Custis Washington]] (1731–1802) |
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*John Dandridge III (1733–1749) |
*John Dandridge III (1733–1749) |
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*William Dandridge III (1734–1776) |
*William Dandridge III (1734–1776) |
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*[[Bartholomew Dandridge|Bartholomew Dandridge II]] (1737–1785) |
*[[Bartholomew Dandridge|Bartholomew Dandridge II]] (1737–1785), father of [[John Dandridge (delegate)]] |
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*Anna Maria Dandridge Bassett (1739–1777)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Staff |title=Key Facts about Martha Washington |url=https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/martha-washington/keys-fact-about-martha-washington/ |website=mountvernon.org |publisher=[[Mount Vernon Ladies' Association]] |access-date=February 11, 2023 |quote=Sisters Anna Maria Dandridge Bassett (1739-1777)}}</ref> |
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*Anna Marie "Fanny" Dandridge Bassett (1739–1777) |
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*Frances Dandridge (1744–1757) |
*Frances Dandridge (1744–1757) |
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*Elizabeth Dandridge Aylett Henley (1749–1800) |
*Elizabeth Dandridge Aylett Henley (1749–1800) |
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*Mary Dandridge (1752–1777) |
*Mary Dandridge (1752–1777) |
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<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wiencek |first1=Henry |title=An Imperfect God: Maj. Gen. George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America |date=2013 |publisher=Macmillan |isbn=9781466856592 |page=286 }}</ref> |
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== Career and residences == |
== Career and residences == |
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Following their marriage in 1730, John and Frances moved to their new home on the banks of the [[Pamunkey River]] in New Kent County, Virginia, [[Chestnut Grove (plantation)|Chestnut Grove]]. John became Clerk for New Kent County and kept that position for the next 26 years. He was |
Following their marriage in 1730, John and Frances moved to their new home on the banks of the [[Pamunkey River]] in New Kent County, Virginia, [[Chestnut Grove (plantation)|Chestnut Grove]]. John Dandridge became Clerk for New Kent County and kept that position for the next 26 years. He was a prominent planter, and a colonel in his military district, as well as a [[vestryman]] and [[churchwarden]] for [[St. Peter's Church (New Kent, Virginia)|St. Peter's Church]]. |
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Along with Chestnut Grove in New Kent County, John Dandridge also owned a house in the colony's capital, [[Colonial Williamsburg|Williamsburg]], and visited there frequently. |
Along with Chestnut Grove in New Kent County, John Dandridge also owned a house in the colony's capital, [[Colonial Williamsburg|Williamsburg]], and visited there frequently. |
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== Later life == |
== Later life == |
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Dandridge died on 31 August 1756 at the age of 56 while visiting his niece and her husband, Alexander Spottswood, in [[Fredericksburg, Virginia|Fredericksburg]], Virginia.<ref name=WHAuden/> Dandridge is interred at [[St. George's Episcopal Church (Fredericksburg, Virginia)|St. George's Episcopal Church]] burial ground in Fredericksburg. |
Dandridge died on 31 August 1756 at the age of 56 while visiting his niece and her husband, Alexander Spottswood, in [[Fredericksburg, Virginia|Fredericksburg]], Virginia.<ref name=WHAuden/> Dandridge is interred at [[St. George's Episcopal Church (Fredericksburg, Virginia)|St. George's Episcopal Church]] burial ground in Fredericksburg. Chestnut Grove burned down in 1926, but its former site was only four miles from the location of the current county court house for New Kent. |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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Revision as of 01:55, 27 May 2024
John Dandridge | |
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| Born | John Dandridge Jr. 14 July 1700 England |
| Died | 31 August 1756 (aged 56) |
| Resting place | St. George's Episcopal Church, Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| Occupation(s) | Colonel, planter, politician, clerk |
| Spouse | Frances Jones |
| Children | 9, including Martha Washington and Bartholomew Dandridge |
Col. John Dandridge of Chestnut Grove (14 July 1700 – 31 August 1756) was a colonel, planter, politician, and Clerk of New Kent County, Virginia from 1730 to 1756.[1] He may be best known as the father of Bartholomew Dandridge and the first First Lady of the United States Martha Dandridge Washington.[2][3] His grandson John Dandridge also served in the Virginia General Assembly.
Ancestry and early life
Born on 13 July 1700 in England (either London or Oxfordshire),[1] Dandridge was the youngest son of John Dandridge of Oxfordshire (1655 - 1731) and his wife Bridget Dugdale (c. 1656 - 1731) who married in London at the church of St. Mary Magdalen in 1676.[1] His paternal grandfather was Capt. William Dandridge I (1612 - 1693) and his great-grandfather was Col. Bartholomew Dandridge (1580 - 1638).[1] His brother William Dandridge continued the family naval tradition, and visited the Virginia colony, where he became a planter and merchant, as well as married and became a member of the Governor's Council of State before resuming his career as an officer of the Royal Navy. His success in Virginia prompted John to emigrate to the new colony, where he also became a planter and the other founder of the Dandridge family of Virginia, one of the First Families of Virginia.
Marriage and children
Dandridge married Frances Orlando Jones, daughter of Orlando Jones and Martha Macon Jones West, on 22 July 1730 in New Kent County, Virginia.[1] They had eight children:[1]
- Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (1731–1802)
- John Dandridge III (1733–1749)
- William Dandridge III (1734–1776)
- Bartholomew Dandridge II (1737–1785), father of John Dandridge (delegate)
- Anna Maria Dandridge Bassett (1739–1777)[4]
- Frances Dandridge (1744–1757)
- Elizabeth Dandridge Aylett Henley (1749–1800)
- Mary Dandridge (1752–1777)
Career and residences
Following their marriage in 1730, John and Frances moved to their new home on the banks of the Pamunkey River in New Kent County, Virginia, Chestnut Grove. John Dandridge became Clerk for New Kent County and kept that position for the next 26 years. He was a prominent planter, and a colonel in his military district, as well as a vestryman and churchwarden for St. Peter's Church.
Along with Chestnut Grove in New Kent County, John Dandridge also owned a house in the colony's capital, Williamsburg, and visited there frequently.
While not at sea as a merchant or royal naval officer, his older brother, William Dandridge (1689–1743), operated a plantation on the opposite bank of the river with his wife Unity West Dandridge, daughter of prominent landowner Capt. Nathaniel West and his wife Martha Woodard Macon. Their estate, Elsing Green, was in King William County.
Later life
Dandridge died on 31 August 1756 at the age of 56 while visiting his niece and her husband, Alexander Spottswood, in Fredericksburg, Virginia.[1] Dandridge is interred at St. George's Episcopal Church burial ground in Fredericksburg. Chestnut Grove burned down in 1926, but its former site was only four miles from the location of the current county court house for New Kent.
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g Nicholas Jenkins; Anthony Andrews. "Col. John Dandridge (I5663)". Stanford University. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
- ^ * Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, ed. Encyclopedia of Virginia biography". Volume 1. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915 OCLC 2576742. pp. 220–221.
- ^ Virginia Historical web site article on John Dandridge Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Staff. "Key Facts about Martha Washington". mountvernon.org. Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
Sisters Anna Maria Dandridge Bassett (1739-1777)
- ^ Wiencek, Henry (2013). An Imperfect God: Maj. Gen. George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America. Macmillan. p. 286. ISBN 9781466856592.