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Custis is a surname which may refer to: Daniel Parke Custis (1711–1757), son of John Custis and first husband of Martha Washington Eleanor Parke Custis
Custis
Step-grandson of George Washington (1781–1857)
Custis served in the American Revolution with then-General George Washington, and died after the Battle of Yorktown that ended the revolution. Custis
George Washington Parke Custis
George_Washington_Parke_Custis
First Lady of the United States from 1789 to 1797
2023. Custis, Daniel Parke (May 15, 1750). "Photocopy of Genealogical notes from the Custis-Lee Bible, 1710-1859". Genealogical Notes from the Custis-Lee
Martha_Washington
American politician (1754–1781)
John Parke Custis (November 27, 1754 – November 5, 1781) was an American planter and politician. Custis was a son of Martha Dandridge Custis (later Washington)
John_Parke_Custis
Confederate Army general (1832–1913)
George Washington Custis Lee (September 16, 1832 – February 18, 1913), also known as Custis Lee, was the eldest son of Robert E. Lee, of the Lee Family
George_Washington_Custis_Lee
American planter and politician (1711–1757)
widow, Martha Dandridge Custis, married George Washington who later became the first president of the United States. Custis was born in York County,
Daniel_Parke_Custis
Historic estate in Virginia, US
Arlington House is the historic Custis family mansion built by George Washington Parke Custis from 1803 to 1818 as a memorial to George Washington. Currently
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
Arlington_House,_The_Robert_E._Lee_Memorial
Wife of Robert E. Lee (1807–1873)
Lee died in 1873. Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee was the only surviving child of George Washington Parke Custis (the grandson of Martha Washington and
Mary_Anna_Custis_Lee
Confederate States Army general (1807–1870)
inherited from George Custis (in accordance with the Custis will). Before this, Lee had petitioned the courts to keep people enslaved by Custis longer than the
Robert_E._Lee
Stepdaughter of George Washington and daughter of Martha Washington
She was the youngest child of Martha Custis, who later became known as Martha Washington, and Daniel Parke Custis, who died one year after she was born
Martha_Parke_Custis
American planter and politician (1678–1749)
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
John_Custis
Daughter of Robert E. Lee (1835–1918)
Arlington with her grandparents, George Washington Parke Custis and Mary Lee Fitzhugh Custis. She did not spend much time at home in her youth, instead
Mary_Custis_Lee
Granddaughter of Martha Washington
John Parke Custis and Eleanor Calvert Custis. Her father was the only surviving son of Daniel Parke Custis and his widow, Martha Dandridge Custis, who married
Eleanor_Parke_Custis_Lewis
Calvert family member (1758–1811)
She was the wife of politician John Parke Custis who was the son of Daniel Parke Custis and Martha Custis (later Washington), and the stepson of President
Eleanor_Calvert
Shared use path in Arlington County, Virginia
"Custis Trail" using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) The Custis
Custis_Trail
Confederate officer, businessman and writer
- November 8, 1978) and Mary Custis Lee (December 23, 1900 - December 26, 1994). Lee's mother, Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee, was the only surviving child
Robert_E._Lee_Jr.
Topics referred to by the same term
Martha Custis may refer to: Martha Washington (1731–1802), married name Martha Custis, widow of Daniel Custis and First First Lady of the United States
Martha_Custis
Granddaughter of Martha Dandridge Custis (1776–1831)
Elizabeth Parke Custis Law (née Elizabeth Parke Custis; August 21, 1776 – December 31, 1831), sometimes known as Eliza Law, was the eldest surviving granddaughter
Elizabeth_Parke_Custis_Law
Granddaughter of Martha Washington
Parke Custis was born on December 31, 1777 in the Blue Room at Mount Vernon. She was the second-eldest surviving daughter of John Parke Custis, son of
Martha_Parke_Custis_Peter
U.S. Founding Father, president from 1789 to 1797
children John Parke Custis (Jacky) and Martha Parke Custis (Patsy), and later Jacky's two youngest children Eleanor Parke Custis (Nelly) and George Washington
George_Washington
Historic cemetery in Virginia, United States
Custis Tombs, also known as Custis cemetery at Arlington, is a historic family burial ground located near Cheapside, Virginia, United States. It consists
Custis_Tombs
Society hostess and daughter of Robert E. Lee (1846–1905)
grandmother, Mary Lee Fitzhugh Custis, she was a descendant of William Fitzhugh. Her maternal grandfather, George Washington Parke Custis, was George Washington's
Mildred_Childe_Lee
American basketball player and coach
a basketball publication, named Ace Custis one of the 10 greatest players ever in Virginia Tech history. Custis was an assistant coach with the Maryland
Ace_Custis
Topics referred to by the same term
Parke Custis may refer to: Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis (1779–1854), known as Nelly, step-granddaughter of George Washington Eleanor Parke Custis (artist)
Eleanor_Parke_Custis
documented Tuskegee Airmen Pilots. Custis was Hartford, Connecticut's first African American police officer. Custis was the first African American combat
Lemuel_R._Custis
American Episcopal lay leader (1788–1853)
mother of Mary Anna Randolph Custis, who was the wife of Confederate general Robert E. Lee. In the early 1820s, Custis helped form a coalition of women
Mary_Lee_Fitzhugh_Custis
Plantation site in Virginia, United States of America
(also known as the Alexander-Custis Plantation) was an 18th- and 19th-century plantation owned by the prominent Alexander, Custis, Stuart, and Hunter families
Abingdon_(plantation)
American and Canadian football player (1928–2017)
1949 and 5–5 in 1950. Custis was awarded the Syracuse Football team's Most Valuable Player trophy for the 1948 season. Custis roomed with Al Davis, the
Bernie_Custis
American planter and politician
County. He is sometimes designated John Custis III or "of Wilsonia" to distinguish him from his son (John Custis IV or "of Williamsburg"), as well as his
John_Custis_(burgess)
Colonial merchant, planter and politician
the Custis family, one of the First Families of Virginia. The son of the former Johanna Wittingham and her Gloucestershire-born husband, Henry Custis, may
John_Custis_Sr.
Private residence in Virginia, United States
land holding that John Custis, father of Daniel Parke Custis, purchased from the family of John Lightfoot III. After John Custis died, he left the White
White_House_(plantation)
Colonial American family
Parke Custis (1711–1757) - Daniel Custis (1751–1754), Frances Custis (1753–1757), John "Jacky" Parke Custis (1754–1781) and Martha "Patsy" Parke Custis (1756–1773)
Washington_family
Daughter of Robert E. Lee (1839–1862)
Charles II of England. She was a sister of Mary Custis Lee, Mildred Childe Lee, George Washington Custis Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, Eleanor Agnes
Anne_Carter_Lee
American surgeon general (1917–2021)
Administration from 1980 to 1984. Custis was born in Goshen, Indiana, on July 23, 1917, the son of Lauren A. and Margaret (Shannon) Custis. He attended Wabash College
Donald_L._Custis
Enslaved maid of Mary Anna Custis Lee
work—because Mary Anna Custis Lee was the great-granddaughter of Martha Washington. Mary Lee's father, George Washington Parke Custis, who built the house
Selina_Gray
American community leader and educator (died 1891)
George Washington Parke Custis. He owned the plantation known as Arlington, where Maria and her mother Ariana lived and worked. (Custis was the only grandson
William_Syphax
American politician (1837-1892)
Retrieved July 13, 2009. Staff Officers in Gray Media related to Edward Parke Custis Lewis at Wikimedia Commons Edward Parke Custis Lewis at Find a Grave
Edward_Parke_Custis_Lewis
Federal capital district of the United States
Washington (wife) John Parke Custis (stepson) George Washington Parke Custis (step-grandson, adopted son) Eleanor Parke Custis (step-granddaughter, adopted
Washington,_D.C.
Former US Air Force radar station
Virginia, and in October 1942 it was renamed Fort John Custis. It was named for John Parke Custis, son of Martha Washington and an officer in the Revolutionary
Cape Charles Air Force Station
Cape_Charles_Air_Force_Station
Refugee enslaved woman, enslaved by George and Martha Washington
Daniel Parke Custis (1711–1757), Martha Washington's first husband. Since Daniel Custis died without a will, his widow, Martha Dandridge Custis, received
Ona_Judge
Confederate general (1837–1891)
NY). Lee's mother, Mary Anna Randolph Custis, was the only surviving child of George Washington Parke Custis and Mary Lee Fitzhugh. George was the grandson
W._H._F._Lee
Writer and daughter of Robert E. Lee (1841–1873)
daughter of Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Custis Lee. She was a younger sister of George Washington Custis Lee, Mary Custis Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, and
Eleanor_Agnes_Lee
US Navy barge used for balloon launches
USS George Washington Parke Custis was a barge acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War for use as a balloon-launching platform to spy
USS George Washington Parke Custis
USS_George_Washington_Parke_Custis
Military cemetery in Virginia, US
Plantation, that he inherited from John Parke Custis, his natural father, following his death. Custis went to live at Mount Vernon where George Washington
Arlington_National_Cemetery
Social class of the rich
John Custis III and grandson John IV, who was born in August 1678. John Custis IV was the father of Daniel Parke Custis, Martha Dandridge Custis's first
Old_money
North American Colonial English merchant, planter and politician
William Custis (1633 – 1698) was a North American Colonial English merchant, planter and politician, and one of the founders of the Custis Family of Virginia
William_Custis
English gentry in Colonial Virginia
Washington was apparently in love before his marriage to Martha Dandridge Custis. Sarah "Sally" Cary, came from one of Virginia's oldest and wealthiest families
Sally_Fairfax
Enslaved woman owned by Martha Washington
by the Custis Estate and worked at Daniel Parke Custis' plantation, the White House, on the Pamunkey River in New Kent County, Virginia. Custis married
Betty_(slave)
Virginia planter
Parke Custis, a granddaughter of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington and Daniel Parke Custis. She and her brother, George Washington Parke Custis, had been
Lawrence_Lewis_(1767–1839)
Canadian public secondary school
Custis Secondary School". The Hamilton Spectator. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved January 20, 2025. Rankin, Christine (September 3, 2019). "Bernie Custis opens
Bernie Custis Secondary School
Bernie_Custis_Secondary_School
memorial to George Washington. The son of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, John Parke Custis purchased the 1,100-acre (450 ha) tract of wooded land on
List of memorials and monuments at Arlington National Cemetery
List_of_memorials_and_monuments_at_Arlington_National_Cemetery
Slave at Mount Vernon
around 1770 and brought to Mount Vernon by Martha Custis, who married George Washington in 1759. Martha Custis brought her 84 slaves which she had acquired
Arianna_Carter
American politician (1838–1916)
George Washington Parke Custis. Custis was the only grandson of First Lady Martha Washington, by her first marriage. Custis permitted his mixed-race
John_B._Syphax
1710–1712. Hancock Custis was one of the younger sons of Colonel John Custis III and Margaret (Michael) Custis. His elder brother John Custis IV also served
Hancock_Custis
University chapel in Virginia, US
family: Lee himself, his wife Mary Anna Custis Lee, his seven children—George Washington Custis Lee, Mary Custis Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, Anne Carter
University_Chapel
American plantation owner and correspondent
John Parke Custis, who was born in 1754 to Martha and her first husband Daniel Parke Custis. John Parke Custis and Eleanor Calvert Custis had four children
Rosalie_Stier_Calvert
American politician (1753–1814)
1783, during the same year Stuart married Eleanor Calvert Custis, the widow of John Parke Custis. Stuart used slaves when farming. Several letters between
David Stuart (Virginia politician)
David_Stuart_(Virginia_politician)
Enslaved American (b. c. 1785)
and body servant to George Washington Parke Custis for at least 32 years, beginning in 1800. G. W. P. Custis was the step-grandson of U.S. president George
Philip_Lee_(valet)
Topics referred to by the same term
Benjamin or Ben Curtis may refer to: Benjamin Curtis (musician) (1978–2013), American musician Benjamin Robbins Curtis (1809–1874), American jurist Ben
Benjamin_Curtis
First U.S. Presidential Mansion in New York City
Washington's grandchildren were part of the First Family: Nelly Custis (b. 1779) and "Wash" Custis (b. 1781). Soon after his inauguration, Washington became
Samuel_Osgood_House
Interstate in Virginia and Washington D.C.
bridge. The "Custis Memorial Parkway" name commemorates the Custis family, several of whose members (including Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, George
Interstate_66
United States expedition to explore the American West
The Red River Expedition, also known as the Freeman–Custis Expedition, Freeman Red River Expedition, Sparks Expedition, and officially Exploring Expedition
Red_River_Expedition_(1806)
Matriarch of the Syphax family
illegitimate daughter of George Washington Parke Custis who was the grandson of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington through her first marriage. Syphax was
Maria_Carter_Syphax
County in Virginia, United States
George Washington Parke Custis's Arlington Plantation, which Custis established with his inheritance from John Parke Custis, step-son of George Washington
Arlington_County,_Virginia
18th-century plantation house in Virginia, US
William Henry Fitzhugh, Mary Lee Fitzhugh Custis, William Henry Fitzhugh Lee and George Washington Custis Lee. It was built in 1796. Ravensworth was
Ravensworth_(plantation)
African-American family
Parke Custis (1781–1857), the only grandson of Martha Washington through her first marriage. Mariah's mother was Ariana Carter, one of Custis's house
Syphax_family
American slave and valet of George Washington
Giroux, 2003), pp. 130. Custis quoted in Fritz Hirschfeld, George Washington and Slavery: A Documentary Portrayal, p. 99. Custis, George Washington Parke
William_Lee_(valet)
Slave at Mount Vernon
children, Elizabeth Parke Custis and Martha Parke Custis lived with the Stuarts. Eleanor Parke Custis and George Washington Parke Custis went to live with George
Caroline_Branham
George Washington's relationship with slavery
substantial control of dower slaves belonging to the Custis estate on his marriage to Martha Dandridge Custis. Washington's early attitudes about slavery reflected
George_Washington_and_slavery
British colonial administrator (1756–1834)
Elizabeth Parke Custis, the eldest granddaughter of Martha Custis Washington. Before their separation in 1804, they had one daughter, Eliza Custis Law, who married
Thomas_Law_(1756–1834)
American actress (1933–2001)
first appearance in a full-length feature film. In it, she played Mrs. Custis. It was on the set of this film that she met her future husband, Clarence
Gloria_Foster
American family
(1807–1870), ∞ 1831 : Mary Anna Randolph Custis (1808–1873) George Washington Custis Lee (1832–1913) Mary Custis Lee (1835–1918) William Henry Fitzhugh
Lee_family
U.S. state
Washington (wife) John Parke Custis (stepson) George Washington Parke Custis (step-grandson, adopted son) Eleanor Parke Custis (step-granddaughter, adopted
Washington_(state)
Historic house in Washington, D.C., United States
October 10, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2009. Custis, George Washington Parke; Lee, Mary Randolph Custis (1859). Memoirs of Washington. Englewood Publishing
Tudor_Place
American businessman
Charles Custis Harrison (May 3, 1844 – February 12, 1929) was an American businessman who owned several sugar refineries in Philadelphia from 1863 to 1892
Charles_Custis_Harrison
Monument at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA, US
became the Arlington Estate. John Custis died in September 1781, and in 1799 his son, George Washington Parke Custis ("G.W.P.")—step-grandson of George
Civil_War_Unknowns_Monument
American-Canadian soul band
with Eddie Custis, Danny Woods and Canadian-born Harrison Kennedy as the new company's flagship act, under the name Chairmen of the Board. Custis left the
Chairmen_of_the_Board
Bus rapid transit line in Virginia
Alexandria Reed – Potomac Yard East Glebe and Potomac East Glebe Swann Custis Potomac via National Airport Fayette Braddock Road toward King Street Key
Metroway
2025 television documentary miniseries
Washington (wife) John Parke Custis (stepson) George Washington Parke Custis (step-grandson, adopted son) Eleanor Parke Custis (step-granddaughter, adopted
The American Revolution (TV series)
The_American_Revolution_(TV_series)
Book by Ron Chernow
whom Washington fell in love just before his marriage to Martha Dandridge Custis; and his relationships with his adopted children, stepchildren, and grandchildren
Washington:_A_Life
American socialite
was raised in Hoboken, New Jersey. Her father was Colonel Edward Parke Custis Lewis (1837-1892), who served as United States Minister to Portugal under
Esther_Maria_Lewis_Chapin
British general during the American War of Independence (1754–1833)
it is the 1860 book of George Washington Parke Custis, a step-grandson of General Washington. Custis wrote "Colonel Tarleton ... was left out in the
Banastre_Tarleton
2009 horror film
Custis (Scott Cooper) purchases a beat up older home in Virginia. Originally intent on making the house a fixer-upper project for the summer, Custis soon
For_Sale_by_Owner_(film)
Mother of the first President of the United States
and three or four slaves" would be better off. Custis, George Washington Parke; Lee, Mary Randolph Custis; Lossing, Benson John (1860). Recollections and
Mary_Ball_Washington
Private university in Lexington, Virginia, US
is an adaptation of the Lee family motto. Lee's son, George Washington Custis Lee, followed his father as the institution's president. Robert E. Lee and
Washington_and_Lee_University
American poet
Mary Custis Vezey. Bakich, Olʹga Mikhaĭlovna. New York: Peter Lang. ISBN 0-8204-7837-7. OCLC 57514735. Notice de personne. Vizi, M.; Vezey, Mary Custis (2005)
Mary_Custis_Vezey
1796 painting by Gilbert Stuart
also painted copies. First Lady Dolley Madison, George Washington Parke Custis, Paul Jennings, the president’s steward Jean-Pierre Sioussat and Gardener
Lansdowne_Portrait
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809
Expedition on the Ouachita River (1804–1805), the Thomas Freeman and Peter Custis Expedition (1806) on the Red River, and the Zebulon Pike Expedition (1806–1807)
Thomas_Jefferson
English-born planter and politician (1700–1756)
rather a William Costin who was Martha Dandridge Custis Washington's grandson through her son John Parke Custis, (commonly referred to as "Jacky" or "Jack")
John_Dandridge
Washington Custis Lee during the 'hand to hand' Battle of Sailor's Creek, Virginia, on April 6, 1865". White's capture of Confederate Major General Custis Lee
David_Dunnels_White
U.S. national memorial in Washington, D.C.
of Washington. Two years later, on July 4, 1850, George Washington Parke Custis, the adopted son of George Washington, dedicated a stone from the people
Washington_Monument
American Army general (1940–2019)
Cemetery on 28 July 2020. "Meade, David Custis". ANCExplorer. U.S. Army. Retrieved 13 July 2021. "David Custis Meade". seacoastonline.com. 12–15 October
David_C._Meade
First Lady of Virginia
married Mary Anna Randolph Custis (1808–1873) great-granddaughter of Martha Washington by her first husband Daniel Parke Custis. Catharine Mildred Lee (1811–1856)
Anne_Hill_Carter_Lee
Historic house in Massachusetts, United States
Places on March 2, 1990, where it is listed as the "Captain Goodwin–James Custis House". The Captain Goodwin–James Eustis House is located west of downtown
Captain Goodwin–James Eustis House
Captain_Goodwin–James_Eustis_House
Daughter of U.S. president John Adams
of America. George Washington and Martha Custis had no children together, and all four children from Custis' first marriage had died before the presidency
Abigail_Adams_Smith
Community in South West England
Victoria County History. Retrieved 28 August 2016. Custis, John. The Letterbook of John Custis IV of Williamsburg, 1717-1742. Josephine Little Zuppan
Arlington,_Gloucestershire
Custis purchased an 1,100-acre (4,500,000 m2) tract of forested land on the Potomac River north of the town of Alexandria, Virginia, in 1778. Custis died
McClellan_Gate
Black American slave (b.c. 1650)
Captain John Custis as early as 1664. They were listed again in 1677, along with Fred Tucker, Daniel Webb, and Isbell Webb. John Custis was the founder
Gabriel_Jacobs
American artist (1897–1983)
of Martha Washington from her first marriage to Daniel Parke Custis. Eleanor Parke Custis was born in 1897. She never married and lived most of her life
Eleanor_Parke_Custis_(artist)
Plantation estate of George Washington
age of twenty-five. When Martha Washington's first husband, Daniel Parke Custis, died without a will, she received a life interest in one-third of his estate
Mount_Vernon
CUSTIS
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Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Irish, Italian, Latin, Spanish, Swedish
Torch; Variant of Eleanor; From Helen; Compassion; Spanish Form of Eleanor Light; Bright; Shining One; Foreign; The Other
Girl/Female
Latin
Luminous.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Guide
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Beautiful and as Sweet as a Fruit
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord of Murugan
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, from Middle English burn ‘stream’ + the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Kindness, Goddess
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Telugu
Lord Ganesh; Good Face
Biblical
burning; foolish; mad,burning or torch,a torch
Biblical
same as Salem
CUSTIS
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CUSTIS
CUSTIS
CUSTIS