Lucy Washington

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Lucy Washington (née Payne) (1772?–1846), one of eight children born to John Payne and Mary Coles, was the sister of Dolley Madison, the wife of American President James Madison. She first married Major George Steptoe Washington, a nephew of American President George Washington. After his death, she married Supreme Court Justice Thomas Todd, and the couple had three children: William J., Madisonia, and James Madison. She was also the first woman married in the White House, in 1812.