# Maria Carter Syphax

> Maria Carter Syphax, otherwise spelled Mariah, was the matriarch of the Syphax family, a prominent family of African Americans in the greater Washington, D.C., area who became civic leaders, civil servants, and educators. She was born into slavery as Maria Carter, daughter of the enslaved maid, Arianna Carter Syphax. She was the illegitimate daughter of George Washington Parke Custis who was the grandson of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington through her first marriage. Syphax was a great-granddaughter of First Lady Martha Washington.

*Great granddaughter of Martha Washington*

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## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1804
- **Died:** 1886
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Maria Carter Syphax, otherwise spelled Mariah, was the matriarch of the Syphax family, a prominent family of African Americans in the greater Washington, D.C., area who became civic leaders, civil servants, and educators. She was born into slavery as Maria Carter, daughter of the enslaved maid, Arianna Carter Syphax. She was the illegitimate daughter of George Washington Parke Custis who was the grandson of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington through her first marriage. Syphax was a great-granddaughter of First Lady Martha Washington.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 1.6 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 8.8 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 10.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 44.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Maria Carter Syphax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Carter_Syphax)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83489957)

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