Custis, John III , 1654?-1714
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John Custis III (1654? – January 26, 1714) was a Virginia-born planter and politician who served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly in the British colony of Virginia. Custis was born in Northampton County, Virginia and was raised mostly at the mansion his father built and called Arlington plantation. He mostly resided on his Wilsonia plantation. He served many terms in the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly until appointed to the Governor's Council in late 1699.
His first wife, Margaret Michael, bore him seven sons and two daughters. In 1691, Custis married Sarah Littleton Michael; they had no children together. He died at his Wilsonia plantation on January 26, 1714, and was buried there.
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- Tariff
- Tobacco taxation
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- Politicians
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- VA, US
- VA, US
- Virginia (as recorded)
- England (as recorded)
