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Maj. Gen. John Custis II 1629–1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1629

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 29 January 1696

Death Location: Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: John innkeeper)

Mother: Jane Powell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Robinson

Children(s): Col III

Maj. Gen. John Custis II was born in 1629 in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Henry Custis I Clothier Merchant Innkeeper And Jane Joan Powell. Maj. Gen. John Custis II married Elizabeth Robinson, and had children including Col John Custis Iii. Maj. Gen. John Custis II passed away in 1696 in Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Maj. Gen. John Custis II was born in 1629 in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Henry Custis I Clothier Merchant Innkeeper And Jane Joan Powell.
  • Maj. Gen. John Custis II married Elizabeth Robinson, and had children including Col John Custis Iii.
  • Maj. Gen. John Custis II passed away in 1696 in Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Maj. II's Ancestors

Self
Maj. II
1629–1696
Birth Place: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Henry Custis I (clothier, merchant, innkeeper)
1592–1684
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Jane ("Joan") Powell
1608–1675
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Edmund (Cliffe) Custis
1568–1630
Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Bridget) Smithier
1569–1612
Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Custis
1550–1575
Hanna Fame
1548–
John Smithier
1548–1616
Anne Smithier
1548–1635
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Maj. II's Descendants

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Maj. (Gen. John Custis) II (1629–29 January 1696) m. Elizabeth Robinson (1633–1654)
  1. 1. Col (John Custis) III 1654–1714 m. Maria (Margaretha) Michaels 1658–1697
    1. 1. John (Custis) IV 1678–1749 m. Frances Parke 1687–1715
      1. 1. Daniel (Parke) Custis 1711–1757 m. Martha Dandridge 1721–1747
        1. 1. Frances (Parke) Custis 1753–1757
        2. 2. Martha ("Patsy") Parke-Custis 1753–1773
        3. 3. John (Parke 'Jacky' Custis (Son of America's First 1st Lady, Martha) Washington) 1754–1781 m. Ann (Costin Dandridge (Enslaved) Woman) 1754–1830 m. Eleanor Custis 1754–1811
        4. 4. Curtis (Matthew) Parke-Custis 1781–1854
        5. 5. Daniel Parke-Custis 1751–1754
        6. 6. Eleanor (Parke) Custis 1779–1852
        7. 7. George (Washington Parke) Custis 1781–1857
        8. 8. Patsy Custis 1748–1773

Maj. II's Timeline

2 Records

1629
1629
Birth of Maj. Gen. John Custis II in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1696
29 January 1696
Age 67
Death of Maj. Gen. John Custis II in Arlington, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Arlington, Northampton, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1629
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 January 1696
    Event Place: Arlington, Northampton, 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: Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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