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By Michael C. Wilcox, July 17, 2013
The Custis Tombs Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
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Here lie...
John Custis II
1628-1695
John Custis IV
1678-1749
National
Historic Landmark — — Map (db m98795) HM |
| | Two miles west stood Arlington, original home of the Custis Family, built by John Custis. The family tombs are still preserved there. Governor Wm. Berkeley made his headquarters there during Bacon's Rebellion in 1676. Arlington on the Potomac was . . . — — Map (db m98646) HM |
| | In 1676, John Custis II was recognized as a wealthy and powerful man, not only on the Eastern Shore, but also in Jamestown. When Nathaniel Bacon assembled a militia to overthrow the royal government at Jamestown, Governor William Berkeley fled to . . . — — Map (db m98786) HM |
Apr. 20, 2024
