Mary Lee Fitzhugh Custis
Mary Lee Fitzhugh Custis | |
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| Born | Mary Lee Fitzhugh 22 April 1788 |
| Died | 23 April 1853 (aged 65) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4, including Mary Anna Custis Lee |
| Parent(s) | Ann Bolling Randolph Fitzhugh William Fitzhugh |
Mary Lee "Molly" Fitzhugh Custis (April 22, 1788 – April 23, 1853) was an American Episcopal lay leader in Alexandria County, Virginia in present-day Arlington County. She was the mother of Mary Anna Randolph Custis, who was the wife of Confederate general Robert E. Lee. In the early 1820s, Custis helped form a coalition of women who sought to abolish slavery.