John Custis IV

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John Custis IV was an 18th-century Virginia planter, politician, and prominent colonial aristocrat whose family connections linked him to figures like Martha Washington.

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instanceOf Virginia planter
aristocrat
colonial American
person
planter
politician
activeIn early 18th century
first half of the 18th century
birthDate 1678-08-22
birthPlace Northampton County, Virginia NERFINISHED
burialPlace Bruton Parish Churchyard, Williamsburg, Virginia NERFINISHED
child Daniel Parke Custis NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED
deathDate 1749-11-22
deathPlace Williamsburg, Virginia NERFINISHED
era Colonial America NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup English American
familyName Custis NERFINISHED
father John Custis III NERFINISHED
fullName John Custis IV NERFINISHED
givenName John NERFINISHED
granddaughterInLaw Martha Dandridge Custis Washington NERFINISHED
hasTitle Honorable
heritage planter elite of colonial Virginia
knownFor being the father of Daniel Parke Custis, first husband of Martha Washington
large ornamental gardens at his Williamsburg residence
service on the Virginia Governor's Council
languageSpoken English
memberOf House of Burgesses of the Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED
Virginia Governor's Council NERFINISHED
mother Tabitha Scarborough Custis NERFINISHED
notableRelative Martha Dandridge Custis Washington NERFINISHED
notableWork Custis Square garden in Williamsburg NERFINISHED
occupation member of colonial Virginia gentry
planter
politician
partOf Custis family of Virginia NERFINISHED
positionHeld justice of the peace in Northampton County, Virginia
member of the Virginia Governor's Council
sheriff of Northampton County, Virginia
propertyOwned Custis Square, Williamsburg, Virginia NERFINISHED
plantations on Virginia's Eastern Shore
religion Anglicanism
residence Northampton County, Virginia NERFINISHED
Williamsburg, Virginia NERFINISHED
socialClass Virginia gentry
spouse Frances Parke Custis NERFINISHED

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Custis family hasNotableMember John Custis IV