Original: A son and a daughter , Daniel ( 1751 1754 ) and Frances ( 1753 1757 ) , died in childhood , but two other children , John ( Jacky ) Parke Custis ( 1754 1781 ) and Martha ( '' Patsy '' ) Parke Custis ( 1756 1773 ) survived to young adulthood .
Simplified: Her parents were John Dandridge ( 1700 -- 1756 ) and Frances Jones ( 1710-1785 ) . She had four children named John ( Jacky ) Parke Custis ( 1754-1781 ) and Martha ( '' Patsy '' ) Parke Custis ( 1756-1773 ) survived to young adulthood by Custis .