Barbara Vines Little sent me a correction, which I am glad to have. I was writing in haste and did not mention that Daniel Parke Custis died intestate, and I used "entailed" loosely and incorrectly. Those interested in the fine details can refer to my book and to the relevant volumes in "The Papers of George Washington," which have lengthy, excellent discussions of the legal points of the wills of DPC and GW. Henry Wiencek