American colonist, father of Martha Washington (1700–1756)
For his grandson, the member of the Virginia House of Delegates, see John Dandridge (delegate).
John Dandridge
Born
John Dandridge Jr.
14 July 1700 (1700-07-14)
England
Died
31 August 1756 (1756-09-01) (aged 56)
Fredericksburg, Colony of Virginia, British America
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
Coat of Arms of Col. John Dandridge Jr.
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.
^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
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