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Colonel John Custis IV (August 1678 – November 22, 1749) was an American planter, politician, government official and military officer who sat in the House of Burgesses from 1705 to 1706 and 1718 to 1719, representing respectively Northampton County and later the College of William & Mary.
John Parke Custis (November 27, 1754 – November 5, 1781) was an American planter and politician, only son of Martha Washington and stepson of George Washington. He is now known for his progeny, especially those raised by President Washington.
22 de dic. de 2021 · Custis became a captain in the county militia in 1664, was commissioned a colonel in 1673, and ended his career in 1692 as commander in chief of all forces on the Eastern Shore. During Bacon’s Rebellion in 1676, he was a major general in Governor Sir William Berkeley’s army.
22 de dic. de 2021 · Sometimes referred to as John Custis, of Wilsonia (his Northampton County plantation), he was one of the principal planters and wealthiest men on the Eastern Shore, where he owned thousands of acres of land and a large number of enslaved laborers.
22 de dic. de 2021 · John Custis was a member of the governor’s Council and a tobacco planter often referred to as John Custis, of Williamsburg, to distinguish him from his grandfather, father, and other relatives of the same name. He is best known as Martha Dandridge Custis Washington‘s first father-in-law.
Explore genealogy for John Custis II born abt. 1628 Rotterdam, Holland, Netherlands died 1696 Arlington, Northampton, Colony of Virginia including ancestors + descendants + more in the free family tree community.
When Capt. John Custis III was born in 1654, in London, England, his father, Major General John Custis II Esq, was 26 and his mother, Margaret Michael, was 35. He married Margaret Michael about 1675, in Northampton, Virginia, British Colonial America.
