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John Parke Custis 1754–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 November 1754

Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 5 November 1781

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

Father: President Washington

Mother: Martha Dandridge

Spouse(s): Eleanor Calvert

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

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

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John Custis's Ancestors

Self
John Custis
1754–1781
Birth Place: New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
Parents
President George Washington
1732–1799
Wakefield Plantation, Popes Creek, Westmoreland, Virginia
Martha Dandridge
1731–1802
New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Captain (Augustine) Washington
1694–1743
Bridges Creek, Wakefield Plantation, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Mary Ball
1708–1789
Epping Forest (parish), Lancaster, Colony of Virginia, Colonial America
John Dandridge
1700–1756
New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
Frances (Orlando) Jones
1710–1785
New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Lawrence Virginia
1659–1699
Mildred Warner
1670–1701
Joseph Colonel
1649–1711
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Colonel Sr
1633–1677
Anne Washington'"
1635–1669

John Custis's Descendants

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John (Parke) Custis (27 November 1754–5 November 1781) m. Eleanor Calvert (1754–28 September 1811)
  1. 1. George (Washington Parke) Custis 1781–1857 m. Mary (Lee) Fitzhugh 1788–1853
    1. 1. Mary (Anna Randolph) Custis 1808–1873 m. Robert (Edward) Lee 1807–1870
      1. 1. William (Henry Fitzhugh) Lee 1837–1891
      2. 2. George (Washington Custis) Lee 1832–1913
      3. 3. Anne (Carter) Lee 1839–1862
      4. 4. Mildred (Childe) Lee 1845–1905
      5. 5. Eleanor (Agnes) Lee 1841–1873
      6. 6. Robert (Edward Lee) Jr 1843–1914
      7. 7. Mary (Custis) Lee 1835–1918
    2. 2. Edward (Hill) Custis 1809–1810
    3. 3. Martha (Elizabeth) Custis 1806–1807
  2. 2. Eleanor (Parke) Custis 1779–1852 m. Lawrence Lewis 1767–1839
    1. 1. Mary (Eliza Angela) Lewis 1813–1839
    2. 2. Martha (Betty) Lewis 1801–1802
    3. 3. Eleanor (Agnes Frere) Lewis 1805–1820
    4. 4. Frances (Parke) Butler 1799–1875
    5. 5. Lorenzo Lewis 1803–1847
    6. 6. Lawrence (Fielding) Lewis 1802–1802
    7. 7. George (Washington Custis) Lewis 1810–1811
    8. 8. Fielding (Augustine) Lewis 1807–1809
  3. 3. Martha (Parke) Custis 1777–1854 m. Thomas Peter 1769–1834
    1. 1. Britannia (Wellington) Peter 1815–1911
    2. 2. George (Washington) Peter 1801–1877
    3. 3. John (Parke Custis) Peter 1799–1848
    4. 4. America (Pinkney) Peter 1803–1842 m. Capt. (William George) Williams 1801–1846
      1. 1. Kate (Alicia) Williams 1832–1864
      2. 2. Columbia (Wingfield Williams) Upshur 1828–1886
      3. 3. Martha (Custis) Williams 1827–1899
      4. 4. William (Orton) Williams 1839–1863
      5. 5. Lawrence (Albert) Williams 1833–1879
    5. 5. Martha (Custis Castania) Peter 1808–1809
    6. 6. Columbia (Washington) Peter 1798–1821
    7. 7. Martha (Eliza Eleanor) Peter 1796–1800
    8. 8. Robert (Thomas) Peter 1806–1807
    9. 9. Columbia (Washington) Peter 1798–1821

John Custis's Timeline

2 Records

1754
27 November 1754
Birth of John Parke Custis in New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
1781
5 November 1781
Age 27
Death of John Parke Custis in Eltham, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
Eltham, New Kent County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 November 1754
    Event Place: New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 November 1781
    Event Place: Eltham, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    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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