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     Mary Custis was born c 1610 at Gloucestershire, England. She was the daughter of Edmund Custis I alias Clift and Bridgett Smithier.

     Bridget Custis was born c 1619 at Holland, Netherlands. She was the daughter of Henry Custis and Joan (Unknown). Bridget Custis died b 1661.

     Judith Custis was born c 1621 at Holland, Netherlands. She was the daughter of Henry Custis and Joan (Unknown). Judith Custis died b 1661.

     Edmund Custis was born c 1623 at Holland, Netherlands. He was the son of Henry Custis and Joan (Unknown). Edmund Custis died in 1680.

     Joseph Custis was born c 1625 at Holland, Netherlands. He was the son of Henry Custis and Joan (Unknown). Joseph Custis died in 1653 at Accomack Co, Virginia.

     Robert Custis was born c 1627 at Holland, Netherlands. He was the son of Henry Custis and Joan (Unknown). Robert Custis died in 1680.

      Edmund Custis lived at Deep Creek.

     William Robinson I was born in 1598 at England.¹ He was christened on 18 Jun 1598 at England.¹ He married Elizabeth Mewe, daughter of Robert Mewe and Elizabeth (Unknown), in Aug 1623 at Saint Peter's Paul's Wharf, London, England.¹ William Robinson I died b 3 Dec 1667.¹

      The marriage license application for William Robinson and Elizabeth Mewe stated: 04 Aug 1623 William Robinson of St Mary Woolnoth, London, cooper, nd Elizabeth Mewe of St Swith, London, daughter of Robert Mewe of Bray, Co Berks, yeoman; at St Peter, Paul's Wharf, London.



Moody Miles detailed sources for William Robinson I and Elizabeth Mewe:

[S1009] Compiler Henrietta Dawson (Ayres) Sheppard, Ayres - Dawson and Allied Families, Volume 2, Recording the ancestry of Richard Johnson Ayres Jr. of Accomack County, Virginia and of his wife Elizabeth Hack Dawson of Loudoun County, Virginia, p. 24 and 27 (Robinson Family).

[S497] James Handley Marshall, Northampton Co, VA, Abstracts of Wills & Administrations, 1632-1802, p. 91 (will of Elizabeth Robinson, of Shadwell, England.)

     Elizabeth Mewe was born c 1601 at England.¹ She was the daughter of Robert Mewe and Elizabeth (Unknown). Elizabeth Mewe married William Robinson I in Aug 1623 at Saint Peter's Paul's Wharf, London, England.¹ Elizabeth Mewe died in Apr 1668 at Shadwell, Stepney Parish, Middlesex, England.¹ Her estate was probated on 29 Jun 1668 at Northampton Co, Virginia.¹

      In Elizabeth Mewe's 3 Dec 1667 will she was shown as Elizbeth 'ER' Robinson, widow of Shadwell in the parish of Stebonheath alias Stepney in the County of Midd[lesex]: To my son William Robinson a stone ring and to his wife a gown, pettycoat and my best bodyes. To my son John Robinson a pewter wine quart pott, a pewter tankerd and dish, and 5 napkins marked "ER." To my son Benjamin Robinson a feather bed, red and green rugs, striped curtains, brass pot and laddle, 2 pewter dishes and my best hat. To my grandson John Custis a red stone ring. My daughter Anna Robinson residual legatee and executrix. Wittnesses: Robert Loggins, Samuel Ballamy, Hannah Greenleafe.

Sources:
--Mackey, Howard and Marlene Groves. Northampton Co VA Record Bk 6 & 7-8.
[S802] Ancestry.com web page, Ancestry.com, England, Extracted Parish Records, London: - Marriage Licences, 1611-1828 (Marriage).
[S497] James Handley Marshall, Northampton Co, VA, Abstracts of Wills & Administrations, 1632-1802, p. 91 (will of Elizabeth Robinson, of Shadwell, England).
[S802] Ancestry.com web page, Ancestry.com, London Metropolitian Archives, St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, Register of Burials, Nov 1667 - Oct 1684, P93/DUN/279.

     Tabitha Scarburgh Custis was born c 1690 at Accomack Co, Virginia.¹ She was the daughter of Edmund Custis (of Deep Creek) and Tabitha Smart Whittington. Tabitha Scarburgh Custis married CPT Henry Custis I, son of COL John Custis III (of Wilsonia) and Margaret Michael, c 1710 at Accomack Co, Virginia.

     Leah Custis was born in 1728 at Accomack Co, Virginia.¹ She was the daughter of CPT Henry Custis I and Ann Kendall.¹ Leah Custis married Arthur Upshur, son of Abel Upshur and Rachel Revell, c 1755. Leah Custis died on 24 Apr 1792 at Accomack Co, Virginia.¹ She was buried at 'Warwick', Quinby, Accomack Co, Virginia.¹

     Abel Upshur was buried at 'Warwick', Quinby, Accomack Co, Virginia. He was born c 1702 at Accomack Co, Virginia. He was the son of Arthur Upshur II. Abel Upshur married Rachel Revell, daughter of John Revell, c 1725. Abel Upshur died on 30 Oct 1753 at Accomack Co, Virginia.

      Abel Upshur made a will on 2 Sep 1753 at Accomack Co, VA To son Arthur 1300 acres in Accomack on Matchapungo River where I now live provided he permit my son John Upshur to hold & enjoy 550 acres in Northampton County on Nassawadox Creek and which I hereby give to my son John, and should he refuse, my son John to possess the said 1300 acres & if my son John should die before he comes to lawful age without issue, then I give the Northampton land to my son Caleb, and my son Arthur to be subject to the same conditions as above. To son Caleb 800 acres in Accomack County near the head of Watchaprig Creek lately purchased of William Burton of Northampton County, & for want of issue to my son John & should John die, to my 2 daughters Susanna & Elizabeth. Son Arthur to be guardian to my 2 sons John & Caleb & daughter Elizabeth until they come of age. Son Arthur residual legatee. Son Arthur, William Bagge & Thomas Teackle Exrs. Witt: W: Bagge, Henry Lurton, Abel Bradford, Ezekiel Badger, Nicholas Dolby. Will probated 29 Jan 1754/5.

     Rachel Revell was born in 1702 at Accomack Co, Virginia. She was the daughter of John Revell. Rachel Revell married Abel Upshur, son of Arthur Upshur II, c 1725.

     Arthur Upshur II was born c 1652 at Occohannock Creek, Accomack Co, Virginia. He was the son of Arthur Upshur I. Arthur Upshur II married Sarah Browne c 1690. His estate was probated on 4 Jul 1738 at Accomack Co, Virginia.

     Frances Knight was born c 1620 at England. She married COL Argoll Yeardley I, son of Sir George Yeardley and Temperance Flowerdieu, on 9 Mar 1636 at Saint Stephen, Coleman, London, England. Frances Knight died in 1648 at Northampton Co, Virginia.

     Jacobmijnje "Jane" Custis was born c 1635 at Holland, Netherlands. She was the daughter of Henry Custis and Joan (Unknown). Jacobmijnje "Jane" Custis married John Bradhurst c 1655.

     John Bradhurst was born c 1630. He married Jacobmijnje "Jane" Custis, daughter of Henry Custis and Joan (Unknown), c 1655. John Bradhurst died b 1661.

     Samuel Custis was born c 1640 at Holland, Netherlands. He was the son of Henry Custis and Joan (Unknown). Samuel Custis died in 1653 at Accomack Co, Virginia.

     Charles Custis was born c 1644 at Holland, Netherlands. He was the son of Henry Custis and Joan (Unknown).

     CPT William Custis I (Burgess) was born c 1633 at Holland, Netherlands. He was the son of Henry Custis and Joan (Unknown). CPT William Custis I (Burgess) married Joan Hall a 1 Jan 1656 at Accomack Co, Virginia. CPT William Custis I (Burgess) died in 1698.

      Capt William Custis and his nephew Col John Custis III had numerous children whose descendants populated the Eastern Shore with Custises.

William took the oath of allegiance to engage and promise to be true and faithful to the Commonwealth of England as it "is now established without King or House of Lords" on 30 Mar 1651 at Northampton Co, VA.

William deeded 300 acres as a gift in 1672 at tract A66, Metompkin, Accomack Co, VA to William and Francis Sacker, brothers and the heirs of Edward Sacker deceased, who had married William's step-daughter Frances Stockley, who was briefly married to another William Custis after Feb 1671 for a year. At the seaboard, the acreage was north of the land later sold to Black and from there extended westward along his land and the rest of the Custis land to its head line.

In 1688 Francis Sacker died intestate, and his brother William became sole owner of the gifted land; he left the land to his cousin Elizabeth Custis, the daughter of his uncle Henry Custis, who was a half-brother of Sacker's mother Frances (Stockley) Sacker Custis. Elizabeth Custis married Delight Shield, who in 1705 built the first courthouse, other than a tavern, at the present town of Accomac in Accomack Co, VA.

Moody Miles detailed sources for William include:
[S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Virginia's Eastern Shore (A History of Northampton and Accomack Counties), p. 867 & 875 (tract A66) and p. 1289 (tract A162)
[S497] James Handley Marshall, Northampton Co, VA, Abstracts of Wills & Administrations, 1632-1802, p. 34 (oath allegiance to the Commonwealth of England).
[S958] James R. Revell Sr., Descendants of Randall Revell of the Eastern Shore, Custis Family Lineage Appendix & additional information provided by Emails from James R. Revell Sr.

     Joan Hall was born c 1620. She married Francis Stockley c 1638. Joan Hall married CPT William Custis I (Burgess), son of Henry Custis and Joan (Unknown), a 1 Jan 1656 at Accomack Co, Virginia. Joan Hall died in 1668.

     Francis Stockley was born c 1615 at England. He married Joan Hall c 1638. His estate was probated on 1 Jan 1655 at Northampton Co, Virginia.

     COL William Custis II (of Metompkin) was born c 1656 at Accomack Co, Virginia. He was the son of CPT William Custis I (Burgess) and Joan Hall. COL William Custis II (of Metompkin) married Joan (Unknown) c 1680. COL William Custis II (of Metompkin) married Bridget Brookes c 1694. His estate was probated on 1 Nov 1726 at Accomack Co, Virginia.

      Col William Custis was of Metompkin.

     Joan (Unknown) was born c 1660. She married COL William Custis II (of Metompkin), son of CPT William Custis I (Burgess) and Joan Hall, c 1680.

     Bridget Brookes was born c 1675. She married COL William Custis II (of Metompkin), son of CPT William Custis I (Burgess) and Joan Hall, c 1694. Bridget Brookes married COL William Arbuckle c 1727 at Accomack Co, Virginia.

     COL William Arbuckle was born c 1700. He married Bridget Brookes c 1727 at Accomack Co, Virginia. COL William Arbuckle married Catherine Snead, daughter of CPT Robert Snead and Mary West, c 1730. His estate was probated on 30 Apr 1751 at Accomack Co, Virginia.

     Catherine Snead was born c 1710 at Accomack Co, Virginia. She was the daughter of CPT Robert Snead and Mary West. Catherine Snead married COL William Arbuckle c 1730. Her estate was probated on 25 Nov 1755.

     Mary West was born c 1685 at Accomack Co, Virginia. She was the daughter of LTC John West I (of Accomack) and Matilda Scarburgh. Mary West married CPT Robert Snead c 1704. Her estate was probated on 27 Jan 1767 at Accomack Co, Virginia.

     CPT Robert Snead was born c 1650. He married Mary West, daughter of LTC John West I (of Accomack) and Matilda Scarburgh, c 1704. His estate was probated on 4 Mar 1712 at Accomack Co, Virginia.

     CPT Henry Custis (of Ravenswood) was born c 1657 at Accomack Co, Virginia. He was the son of CPT William Custis I (Burgess) and Joan Hall. CPT Henry Custis (of Ravenswood) married Rachel Revell, daughter of Edward Revell and Frances (Unknown), c 1683. His estate was probated on 1 Feb 1708 at Accomack Co, Virginia.

      Col Henry Custis from "Ravenswood" was named as "my uncle Henry Custis" and noted as the executor of the 7 Nov 1688 will of William Sacker.

Henry's 28 May 1698 will bequeathed according to Moody Miles: To son Reavell Custis. Son Henry Custis. Son Joseph Custis. Daughters (no names). Wife Rachel executor. Sons under 21, daughters under 16. Witnesses: Thomas Ironmonger, Mary Ironmonger, Francis Croston.

Moody Miles detailed sources on Henry Custis and Rachel Revell include:
[S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Virginia's Eastern Shore (A History of Northampton and Accomack Counties), p. 867 (tract A66).
[S958] James R. Revell Sr., Descendants of Randall Revell of the Eastern Shore, p. 135 and p. 143 (Third Generation); Custis Family Lineage; Appendix & additional information provided by Emails from James R. Revell Sr.
[S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800: p. 15 (will of William Taylor), p. 17 (will of William Sacker, unmarried), p. 40 (will of Henry Custis, wife Rachel), p. 29 (will of Mrs. Frances Revell, daughter Rebecca Coleburn), p.63 (will of Rachell Custis, son Edward Custis & Thomas Stringer Extrs.)

     Rachel Revell was born in Jul 1663 at Somerset Co, Maryland. She was the daughter of Edward Revell and Frances (Unknown). Rachel Revell married CPT Henry Custis (of Ravenswood), son of CPT William Custis I (Burgess) and Joan Hall, c 1683. Her estate was probated on 3 May 1720 at Accomack Co, Virginia.