Hancock Custis Explained
Hancock Custis was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, the elected lower house of the colonial Virginia General Assembly from Accomack County, Virginia[1] in 1710 - 1712.
Family
Hancock Custis was one of the younger sons of Colonel John Custis III and Margaret (Michael) Custis.[2] His elder brother John Custis IV also served in the House of Burgesses and the Virginia Governor's Council.[3]
Hancock Custis's brother, Major John Custis, was the father of Daniel Parke Custis, first husband of Martha Washington.[2] Major John Custis named one of his sons "Hancock."[4]
Hancock Custis's will, which was proved May 7, 1728, mentions his wife Mary.[2] [5] Hancock and Mary Custis's children were sons John, Southey, Levin and Theophilus and daughter Leah, who married Levin Gale.[2] [6]
Farm
Hancock Custis inherited a farm at King's Creek from his uncle, Adam Michael.[7]
House of Burgesses
Accomac County voters elected Hancock Custis as one of their representatives in the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1710, but he did not win another term.[8] [9]
Death
Hancock Custis died between the date of his signing the last codicil to his will, August 17, 1727, and a date before his will was proved on May 7, 1728.[10]
References
- Harrison, William Welsh. 'Harrison, Waples and allied families: being the Ancestry of George Leib Harrison of Philadelphia and of his wife Sarah Ann Waples'. Philadelphia: Private printing by Edward Steen & Co., Inc., 1910. . Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- Nottingham, Stratton. 'Wills and Administrations: Accomack County, Virginia, 1663-1800'. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Originally published 1931. . Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, ed. 'Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography'. Volume 1. New York, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915. . Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- Wise, Jennings Cropper. 'Col. John Wise of England and Virginia (1617-1695); his ancestors and descendants'. Richmond, VA: Bell Books and Stationery Co., 1918. . Retrieved March 2, 2013.
Notes and References
- Accomack County was spelled "Accomac" until 1940. Accomac, Virginia is the county seat of Accomack County.
- Harrison, William Welsh. 'Harrison, Waples and allied families: being the Ancestry of George Leib Harrison of Philadelphia and of his wife Sarah Ann Waples'. Philadelphia: Private printing by Edward Steen & Co., Inc., 1910. . Retrieved March 1, 2013. pp. 97 - 98.
- Harrison, 1910, p. 96.
- Harrison, 1910, p. 106.
- Nottingham, Stratton. 'Wills and Administrations: Accomack County, Virginia, 1663-1800'. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Originally published 1931. . Retrieved March 1, 2013. p. 93.
- Hancock Custis's will and codicils identify Leah as his daughter in law but this can not be taken in the modern sense because he also identifies Levin Gale as his son-in-law. Nottingham, 1999, p. 93.
- Wise, Jennings Cropper. 'Col. John Wise of England and Virginia (1617-1695); his ancestors and descendants'. Richmond, VA: Bell Books and Stationery Co., 1918. . Retrieved March 2, 2013. p. 99.
- Cynthia Miller Leonard, The Virginia General Assembly 1619-1978 (Richmond: Virginia State Library 1978) p. 65
- [Lyon Gardiner Tyler|Tyler, Lyon Gardiner]
- Harrison, 1910, p. 98.
