Custis is a surname which may refer to:
People related to George Washington
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Daniel Parke Custis
Daniel Parke Custis (October 15, 1711 – July 8, 1757) was an American planter and politician who was the first husband of Martha Dandridge. After his death, Dandridge married George Washington, who later became the first president of the Unite ...
(1711–1757), son of John Custis and first husband of Martha Washington
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Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis
Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis (March 31, 1779 – July 15, 1852), known as Nelly, was a granddaughter of Martha Washington and a step-granddaughter and adopted daughter of George Washington.
Childhood
Nelly was a daughter of John Parke Custis and E ...
(1779–1854), step-granddaughter of George Washington
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George Washington Parke Custis
George Washington Parke Custis (April 30, 1781 – October 10, 1857) was an American plantation owner, antiquarian, author, and playwright. His father John Parke Custis was the stepson of George Washington. He and his sister Eleanor grew u ...
(1781–1857), son of John Parke Custis and adopted son of George Washington
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Hancock Custis
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 in 1710–1712.
Family
Hancock Custis was one of the younger sons of Colonel J ...
, a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses (1710–1712), brother of John Custis
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John Custis
Colonel John Custis IV (August 1678 – November 22, 1749) was an American planter, politician, government official and military officer who sat in the House of Burgesses from 1705 to 1706 and 1718 to 1719, representing the electoral constitue ...
(1678–1749), member of the Virginia governor's Council and father of Daniel Parke Custis
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John Parke Custis
John Parke Custis (November 27, 1754 – November 5, 1781) was an American planter. He was a son of Martha Washington and stepson of George Washington.
Childhood
A son of Daniel Parke Custis, a wealthy planter with nearly three hundred enslaved ...
(1754–1781), son of Daniel Parke Custis and stepson of George Washington
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Martha Washington
Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (June 21, 1731 — May 22, 1802) was the wife of George Washington, the first president of the United States. Although the title was not coined until after her death, Martha Washington served as the inaugural ...
(1731–1802), Martha Custis (as the widow of Daniel Custis) before she married George Washington
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Mary Anna Custis
Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee (October 1, 1807 – November 5, 1873) was an American writer and the last private owner of Arlington Estate. She was the daughter of George Washington Parke Custis who was the grandson of Martha Dandridge Custis Wa ...
, daughter of George Washington Parke Custis and wife of General Robert E. Lee
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Mary Custis Vezey
Mary Custis Vezey (or Maria Genrikhovna Vezey in Russian; russian: Мария Генриховна Визи January 17, 1904October 18, 1994) was an American poet and translator who published in English and Russian, leaving "a fine heritage of pu ...
(1904-1994), poet and translator, related through her father, Henry Custis Vezey (1873–1939)
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Mary Lee Fitzhugh Custis
Mary Lee "Molly" Fitzhugh Custis (April 22, 1788 – April 23, 1853) was an Episcopal lay leader in Alexandria County (now Arlington County, Virginia, United States). She was the mother of Mary Anna Randolph Custis who was the wife of Robert E. ...
(1788–1853), wife of George Washington Parke Custis
Others
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Ace Custis
Adrian "Ace" Custis (born May 24, 1974) is a American basketball coach and former professional basketball player. He last played in Japan with the Wakayama Trians and is now an NCAA Division I coach. After a severe knee injury while trying out fo ...
(born 1974), American retired professional basketball player
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Bernie Custis
Bernard Eugene Custis (September 23, 1928 – February 23, 2017) was an American and Canadian football player who went on to a distinguished coaching career. He is known for having been the first black professional quarterback in the modern era ...
(1928–2017), first black quarterback in North American football
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Donald L. Custis (1917–2021), United States Navy vice admiral
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