The children from the family portrait—whom I had learned were Eleanor (Nelly) and George Washington (Wash) Parke Custis—weren’t there. The Custis children’s names were absent for good ...

In an undelivered draft of his first inaugural address, George Washington wrote that his lack of biological children would benefit the country. “Divine Providence hath not seen fit, that my ...

leaving his young wife a widow with four children ages 5 and younger. George and Martha took in baby George Washington “Wash” Parke Custis and 2-year-old Eleanor “Nelly” Parke Custis ...

Samuel Washington, more than two years younger than George, died in 1781 and was buried ... “including Samuel Washington and two of his wives, their children, grandchildren, and great ...

Five US presidents did not have any biological children, including George Washington, the “father of the nation”, who, like Harris, was a devoted step-parent. Pregnancy and birth has always ...

While a lot could be said about how insulting and hurtful these comments are for adoptive families, I would simply like to point out that George Washington also did not have any biological children.