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John Parke 'Jacky' Custis 1754–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 November 1754

Birth Location: White House, New Kent, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 5 November 1781

Death Location: Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Colonel Custis

Mother: First Dandridge

Spouse(s): Eleanor Stuart

Children(s): George Custis, Eleanor Lewis, Martha Peter, Elizabeth Law, Unnamed Custis, Unnamed Custis, Unnamed Custis

John Parke 'Jacky' Custis was born in 1754 in White House, New Kent, Virginia, USA, the child of Colonel Daniel Parke Custis And First Lady Martha Lady Washington Dandridge. John Parke 'Jacky' Custis married Eleanor Custis Stuart, and had children including Eleanor Parke Lewis, Elizabeth Parke Law, George Washington Parke Custis, Martha Parke Peter, Unnamed Baby Girl Parke Custis, Unnamed Twin Girl One Parke Custis, Unnamed Twin Girl Two Parke Custis. John Parke 'Jacky' Custis passed away in 1781 in Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Parke 'Jacky' Custis was born in 1754 in White House, New Kent, Virginia, USA, the child of Colonel Daniel Parke Custis And First Lady Martha Lady Washington Dandridge.
  • John Parke 'Jacky' Custis married Eleanor Custis Stuart, and had children including Eleanor Parke Lewis, Elizabeth Parke Law, George Washington Parke Custis, Martha Parke Peter, Unnamed Baby Girl Parke Custis, Unnamed Twin Girl One Parke Custis, Unnamed Twin Girl Two Parke Custis.
  • John Parke 'Jacky' Custis passed away in 1781 in Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Colonel Custis
1711–1757
Birth Location: Queens Creek, James City, Virginia, USA
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First Dandridge
1731–1802
Birth Location: Chestnut Grove, New Kent, Virginia, USA
FD

Spouses(s)

Eleanor Stuart
1754–1811
Birth Location: –
ES

Children(s)

George Custis
1781–1857
Birth Location: Maryland, United States of America
GC
Eleanor Lewis
1779–1852
Birth Location: Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America
EL
Martha Peter
1777–1854
Birth Location: Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States of America
MP
Elizabeth Law
1776–1831
Birth Location: Prince George's County, Maryland, United States of America
EL
Unnamed Custis
1775–1775
Birth Location: Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America
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Unnamed Custis
1780–1780
Birth Location: Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America
UC
Unnamed Custis
1780–1780
Birth Location: Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America
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John Custis's Ancestors

Self
John Custis
1754–1781
Birth Place: White House, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Parents
Colonel Daniel Parke Custis
1711–1757
Queens Creek, James City, Virginia, USA
First (Lady Martha 'Lady Washington') Dandridge
1731–1802
Chestnut Grove, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Colonel (John) Dandridge
1700–1756
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Frances (Orlando) Jones
1710–1785
St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Martha Jones
1687–1716
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gideon MACON
1648–1702
Martha *
1661–1723

John Custis's Descendants

1.
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John (Parke 'Jacky') Custis (27 November 1754–5 November 1781) m. Eleanor (Custis) Stuart (1754–28 September 1811)
  1. 1. George (Washington Parke) Custis 1781–1857
    1. 1. Mary (Randolph Custis) Lee 1807–1873 m. General (Robert Edward Lee) CSA 1807–1870
      1. 1. Anne (Carter) Lee 1839–1862
      2. 2. Custis Lee 1835–1918
      3. 3. Agrey Lee 1842–1873
      4. 4. George (Washington Custis) Lee 1832–1913
        1. 1. Sarah (E) Lee 1878–1937 m. Clement (R) Chapman 1879–
      5. 5. John (L) Lee 1838–
      6. 6. Mary (Custis) Lee 1835–1918
      7. 7. Mildred (Childe) Lee 1846–1873
      8. 8. Mildred (Childe) Lee 1846–1873
      9. 9. Mildred (Childe) Lee 1846–1905
      10. 10. Robert (Edward) Lee 1843–1914 m. Charlotte (Taylor) Lee 1848–1872 m. Juliet Lee 1860–1915
        1. 1. Anne (Carter) Ely 1897–1978
        2. 2. Mary (Custis) DeButts 1900–1994
      11. 11. William (Henry Fitzhugh) Lee 1837–1891 m. Mary (Tabb) Lee 1846–1924 m. Charlotte (Georgiana) Lee 1841–1863
        1. 1. Robert (Edward Lee) III 1860–1862
        2. 2. Robert (Edward Lee) III 1869–1922
        3. 3. Annie (Agnes) Lee 1874–1874
        4. 4. William (Henry Fitzhugh Lee) Jr 1867–1875
        5. 5. George (Bolling) Lee 1872–1948
        6. 6. Norman (Anderson) Lee 1868–1920
        7. 7. Charlotte (Carter) Lee 1862–1862
  2. 2. Eleanor (Parke) Lewis 1779–1852
  3. 3. Martha (Parke) Peter 1777–1854
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Parke) Law 1776–1831
  5. 5. Unnamed (Baby Girl Parke) Custis 1775–1775
  6. 6. Unnamed (Twin Girl One Parke) Custis 1780–1780
  7. 7. Unnamed (Twin Girl Two Parke) Custis 1780–1780

John Custis's Timeline

2 Records

1754
27 November 1754
Birth of John Parke 'Jacky' Custis in White House, New Kent, Virginia, USA
White House, New Kent, Virginia, USA
1781
5 November 1781
Age 27
Death of John Parke 'Jacky' Custis in Yorktown, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Yorktown, New Kent, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 November 1754
    Event Place: White House, New Kent, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 November 1781
    Event Place: Yorktown, New Kent, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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