John Custis

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rdf:langString John Custis IV

rdf:langString John Custis IV

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rdf:langString August 1678

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rdf:langString Member of the House of Burgesses for Northampton County

rdf:langString Member of the House of Burgesses for the College of William & Mary

rdf:langString Margaret Michael Custis

rdf:langString Benjamin Nottingham

rdf:langString Planter, politician

rdf:langString Frances Parke

rdf:langString Thomas Jones

rdf:langString Benjamin Nottingham

rdf:langString 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 the electoral constituencies of Northampton County and the College of William & Mary. A prominent member of the Custis family of Virginia, he utilized his extensive landholdings to support an career in horticulture and gardening. Born in 1678 into a slaveholding family who resided in Northampton County, Virginia, Custis was sent to London at a young age to study the tobacco trade under Micajah Perry. He returned to his grandfather's plantation at Arlington in 1699 to familiarize himself in the management of slaves. In 1705, he was elected to the Virginia General Assembly, sitting there for a year. Custis married Frances Parke, the eldest daughter of Daniel Parke, in 1706. In 1714, his father John died, passing control of the family estates to Custis, which included two plantations and numerous slaves. His wife died two years later, and in 1717, Custis moved to Williamsburg, Virginia. There, he revived his interest in political affairs and was again elected to the general assembly for another year. In 1727, Curtis was appointed to serve on the Governor's Council of Virginia, having established himself in Williamsburg. Custis purchased the White House plantation in 1735, arranging for his son and heir Daniel to manage it. Over the last decades of his life, Custis grew increasingly ill, and was removed from his position on the Governor's Council in August 1749. On November 14, 1749, he wrote his will and testament, dying eight days later on November 22. Custis' body was buried in the family cemetery near Cheapside, and his estate passed over to Daniel's control.

rdf:langString William Waters