Major General John Custis II Esq (1630–1696) • FamilySearch

Major General John Custis II Esq

1630–29 January 1696 (Age 66)
Rotterdam, Holland, Netherlands

The Life Summary of John

When Major General John Custis II Esq was born in 1630, in Rotterdam, Holland, Netherlands, his father, John Henry Custis, clothier, merchant, innkeeper, was 34 and his mother, Jane Joan Powell, was 22. He married Elizabeth Robinson on 16 June 1651, in Northampton, Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 29 January 1696, in Accomack Parish, Accomack, Virginia, British Colonial America, at the age of 66, and was buried in Plantation, Northampton, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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Family Time Line

Major General John Custis II Esq
1630–1696
Tabitha Scarburgh
1639–1718
Marriage: after 1675
Tabitha Scarburgh Custis
1685–1730

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    after 1675Accomack, Virginia, British Colonial America
  • Children

    (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (1)

    World Events (4)

    1642
    Age 12
    Curacao became a colony of the Netherlands.
    1648
    Age 18
    End of Eighty Years' War with Spain.
    1689
    Age 59
    France fought with the Netherlands.

    Name Meaning

    English: possibly from a much altered form of thepersonal name Augustus . This is an old VA surname, dating fromthe 17th century.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Augustus

    Sources (3)

    • John Curtis in entry for Susanna Curtis, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
    • John Custis Esq., "BillionGraves Index"
    • John Custis, "Find A Grave Index"

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