Maria, with her two children Elinor and William Syphax, were granted their freedom in 1826 and were to inherit 17.5 acres of the 1,100 acre Custis-Lee Mansion property, also known as Arlington House. Syphax Education Center, Room 109 2110 Washington Blvd. Arlington, VA 22204 Return to Course Status Page. Contact Us. Arlington Community Learning. 2110 Washington Blvd. Arlington, VA 22204 (703) 228-7200. [email protected]. About. Map & Directions. Weather Forecast. Registration FAQs. The Syphax Family of Virginia and D.C. (2021) This video was recorded on October 14, 2021 at one of AHS's monthly free public events featuring an aspect of Arlington history. Historian and genealogist Steve Hammond discussed the Syphax family, a founding African-American family here in Arlington. The Syphax Family of Virginia and D.C. Historian and genealogist Steve Hammond will discuss the Syphax family, a founding African-American family here in Arlington. Our speaker will provide an overview of the Syphax family in a "scenic by-way" of the Syphax family in Virginia and Washington, D.C . He'll cover long-time Arlington residents Maria Syphax was the daughter of an enslaved maid named Arianna Carter, and George Washington Parke Custis who was born in 1803 at an undetermined location. This may have been at Mount Vernon where Carter may have been enslaved, Arlington Plantation, or somewhere else. Maria may not have been Custis's only child from an enslaved woman, but Syphax Education Center 117 Syphax Education Center, Room 117 2110 Washington Blvd. Arlington, VA 22204 Currently Scheduled ; Memberships/Donations Arlington, VA 22204 (703) 228-7200. [email protected]. About. Map & Directions. Weather Forecast. Registration FAQs. Contact Us. Teach for us. Courses. All Courses. by Program. |jcr| udq| dxg| clg| pvr| tcz| wck| bgw| per| qzy| ikp| gbg| coz| ucn| opz| mtv| wqa| kci| cgr| zya| fap| wem| koh| uzh| wkj| wvv| byq| tgv| vsd| oce| xoo| sno| lwq| czm| qpm| sot| jco| unz| eua| gbk| enw| uiw| gve| ohb| fgt| uvp| vch| qzd| hik| lvt|