Custis, John Parke, 1754-1781

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John Parke Custis (November 27, 1754 – November 5, 1781) was the son of Martha Washington and stepson of George Washington. Custis was the sole heir of the Custis estate. He married Eleanor Calvert, daughter of a prominent Maryland family. The couple lived at Abingdon Plantation and had seven children, four of whom would survive. As the Revolutionary War came to a close, Custis decided to join his stepfather at Yorktown, the site of Washington's most celebrated victory. Soon after Cornwallis' surrender, however, Custis was one of the hundreds of men who died of camp fever as contagions spread through the crowded camps of both American and British troops.
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referencedIn Hooe, John, 1752?-1819. Accounts for settling the estate of John Parke Custis of Fauquier County, Va. [manuscript] 1792. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Lee, George Bolling, 1872-1948. Papers, 1732-1870 bulk (1824-1868). Virginia Historical Society Library
referencedIn Baylor family. Papers, 1714-1950 and n.d. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Waller, Benjamin, 1710-1786. Writ, 1771 April 25, Williamsburg, Va. appointing James and John Quarles to examine Agnes Easter. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
creatorOf Posey, John, fl. 1772. Deed, 1772 June 8, to George Washington. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf Custis, John Parke, 1754-1781. Bill of complaint, 1773 May 15, Northampton, Va., against Southy Nelson. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Hooe, John. Papers, 1792-1793, 1821, 1823. Library of Virginia
creatorOf Washington, George, 1732-1799. Account books, 1757-1773. Washington & Lee University, James G. Leyburn Library
referencedIn Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870. Robert E. Lee collection, 1838-1872 (bulk 1861-1864). Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843 Houghton Library
referencedIn Washington, George, 1732-1799. Lease, 1767 November 5, to James Cocke. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (bulk:1700-1800) New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Lee, Mary Custis, 1835-1918. Papers, 1694-1917. Virginia Historical Society Library
referencedIn Papers, 1683-1858 [microform]. George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
referencedIn Lease to James Cocke, 1767 November 5 Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
creatorOf Custis, John Parke, 1755-1781. Records of estate [manuscript] 1790-1792. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Martha Washington Collection [Mount Vernon], 26 June 1761 - 11 July 1802 George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
creatorOf Custis, John Parke, 1755-1781. Letter, 1778 February 1, "Mt. Vernon," Va., to James Henry, Williamsburg, Va. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (bulk:1700-1800) New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Custis family. Papers, 1683-1858. Virginia Historical Society Library
creatorOf Custis, John Parke, 1754-1781. ALS : to Mr. Price, 1780 Jan. 30. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf Papers, 1683-1858 [microform]. George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Personal papers, 1808-1866 Houghton Library
referencedIn Custis family. Papers, 1683-1858. Virginia Historical Society Library
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associatedWith Henry, James, 1731-1804. person
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associatedWith Hooe, John, 1752?-1819. person
associatedWith Kelly, Alexander Donathan, d. 1829. person
associatedWith Kountze, De Lancey, d. 1946, person
associatedWith Lee, George Bolling, 1872-1948. person
associatedWith Lee, Mary Custis, 1835-1918. person
associatedWith Nelson, Southy. person
associatedWith Posey, John, fl. 1772. person
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associatedWith Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866 person
associatedWith Waller, Benjamin, 1710-1786. person
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childOf Washington, George, 1732-1799. person
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