Daniel Parke Custis

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Daniel Parke Custis (15 October 1711-8 July 1757) was a wealthy Virginia planter. He was the son of John Custis (1678-1749), a powerful member of the Virginia governor's Council, and a grandson of Daniel Parke, also a member of the Council and governor of the Leeward Islands.

Custis was born in York County, Virginia and died in New Kent County, Virginia. He married Martha Dandridge on 15 May 1750. They had four children, two of whom survived childhood. Custis did not choose to take a leading role in colonial Virginia politics.