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Planter, politician. John Parke Custis (November 27, 1754 – November 5, 1781) was an American planter and politician, only son of Martha Washington before her marriage to George Washington. He is now known for his progeny, especially those raised by President Washington. [1] [2]
John Parke Custis (known as Jacky when younger, and Jack as he got older) was around four years old when his mother Martha married George Washington. Custis was one of the two surviving children of Martha Washington's first marriage to Daniel Parke Custis.
John Parke Custis was the stepson of George Washington and a Revolutionary War officer. He died of camp fever at Yorktown in 1781, leaving his estate in debt and his children orphaned.
22 de dic. de 2021 · John Parke Custis was a planter, politician, and stepson of George Washington. He inherited a large estate, served in the House of Delegates, and died of illness after the siege of Yorktown.
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 II also built a large mansion that he called Arlington. His descendants included his son John III and grandson John IV, who was born in August 1678. John IV was the father of Daniel Parke Custis, Martha Washington's first husband.
22 de dic. de 2021 · Parke’s murder in 1710 plunged Custis into the morass of an estate dispute that lasted three generations. Parke had bequeathed his properties in England and Virginia to Frances Custis and his properties in the Leeward Islands to an illegitimate daughter there.
