Custis Tombs, also known as Custis cemetery at Arlington, is a historic
family burial ground located near
Cheapside
Cheapside is a street in the City of London, the historic and modern financial centre of London, which forms part of the A40 London to Fishguard road. It links St. Martin's Le Grand with Poultry. Near its eastern end at Bank junction, where ...
,
Northampton County, Virginia
Northampton County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,282. Its county seat is Eastville. Northampton and Accomack Counties are a part of the larger Eastern Shore of Virginia.
The ...
. It consists of two tombs surrounded by a poured concrete platform raised a few inches above ground level. It includes the grave of
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 ...
(c. 1629–1696), Major General and member of the Council for Virginia and progenitor of the Custis family in America. The other tomb is the box-like marble tomb of
John Custis IV (1678–1749) with its pyramidal top and drapery carvings on the long sides.
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''Accompanying photo''
/ref> The tombs were associated with Arlington mansion and located west of the separately listed Arlington Archeological Site
Arlington Archeological Site is a historic archaeological site located near Capeville, Northampton County, Virginia. It is located east of the Custis Tombs. The site includes archaeological features ranging from Accomack Plantation, the first E ...
.
The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1970.[
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References
External links
Arlington, Custis Tombs, Old Plantation Creek & State Route 644, Capeville, Northampton County, VA
3 photos, 2 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
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{{National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia
Custis family of Virginia
Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
National Register of Historic Places in Northampton County, Virginia