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John Parke Custis 1754–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1754

Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 5 Nov 1781

Death Location: Williamsburg, Williamsburg City, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Daniel Custis

Mother: Martha Dandridge

Spouse(s): Eleanor Calvert

Children(s): George Custis, Eleanor Custis, Martha Custis, Elizabeth Custis

The story of John Parke Custis began in 1754 in New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America. John Parke Custis married Eleanor Calvert, and had children including Eleanor Parke Custis, Elizabeth Parke Custis, George Washington Custis, Martha Parke Custis. John Parke Custis passed away in 1781 in Williamsburg, Williamsburg City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Parke Custis began in 1754 in New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America.
  • John Parke Custis married Eleanor Calvert, and had children including Eleanor Parke Custis, Elizabeth Parke Custis, George Washington Custis, Martha Parke Custis.
  • John Parke Custis passed away in 1781 in Williamsburg, Williamsburg City, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Custis's Ancestors

Self
John Custis
1754–1781
Birth Place: New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Daniel Lewis Parke Custis
1711–1757
York County, Virginia, United States of America
Martha Dandridge
1731–1802
Chestnut Grove, New Kent, VA, Colonial America
Grandparents
John (Robinson Custis) IV
1678–1749
Arlington, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Frances (Parke, daughter of Daniel II, married John Custis and William Byrd) II
1687–1714
Bruton Parish, Williamsburg, Province of Virginia
John (E Dandridge) Jr.
1700–1756
Chestnut Grove, New Kent, VA, USA
Frances Jones
1710–1785
New Kent, VA, USA
Great-Grandparents
Col III
1654–1714
Col soldier
1664–1710
Jane Ludwell
1665–1746
John Sr.
1655–1731
Bridgett Dugdale
1656–1731
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Dandridge
1613–1693
Anne Bolling
1622–1665

John Custis's Descendants

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John (Parke) Custis (1754–5 Nov 1781) m. Eleanor Calvert (1754–28 Sep 1811)
  1. 1. George (Washington) Custis 1781–1857 m. Mary (Lee) Fitzhugh 1788–1853
    1. 1. Mary (Anne) Custis 1808–1873 m. General (Robert Edward) Lee 1807–1870
  2. 2. Eleanor (Parke) Custis 1779–1852 m. Lawrence Lewis 1767–1839
  3. 3. Martha (Parke) Custis 1777–1854
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Parke) Custis 1776–1831

John Custis's Timeline

4 Records

1754
27 Nov 1754
Birth of John Parke Custis in New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
1754
1754
Birth of John Parke Custis
None
1781
5 Nov 1781
Age 27
Death of John Parke Custis in Eltham, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
Eltham, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
1781
5 Nov 1781
Age 27
Death of John Parke Custis in Yorktown, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Yorktown, New Kent, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1754
    Event Place: New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 056

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1754

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1781
    Event Place: Eltham, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 056

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1781
    Event Place: Yorktown, New Kent, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Williamsburg, Williamsburg City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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