The John "Jack" Custalow Family

Children:

1. Norman Custalow
   b. abt Oct 1833, King William Co, VA
   
   

2. Smallwood Custalow
   b. abt 1834-1835, King William Co, VA
   
   

3. Isabelle Custalow
   b. abt 1838, King William Co, VA
   
   

4. Mary B. Custalow
   b. abt 1840, King William Co, VA
   
   

5. Paul Custalow
   b. abt 1847, King William Co, VA
   
   

6. Agnes D. Custalow
   b. abt Feb 1850, King William Co, VA

Grandchildren (through Norman):

• George Farris Custalow "Thunder Cloud" (chief of Mattaponi tribe til death, 1949)

Chronological Timeline:

The tax lists from King William County, Virginia shows John Custiloe, later known as Jack Custiloe, owning either one or two horses from 1823-1832:

• 24 Feb 1823: John Custiloe, 1 horse

• 23 Apr 1824: John Castiloe, 1 horse

• 28 Feb 1825: John Castiloe, 2 horses

• 27 Mar 1826: John Custiloe, 2 horses

• 21 May 1827: John Custiloe, 2 horses

• 9 May 1828: John Custiloe, 1 horse

• 1 May 1829: Jack Custiloe, 1 horse

• 26 Mar 1830: Jack Custiloe, 1 horse

• 14 May 1830: Jack Custiloe, 2 horses

• 1 May 1832: Jack Custiloe, 1 horse

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The 1830 federal census has Jack Custaloe enumerated in King William County, Virginia. His household consisted of the following "free colored persons":

• 1 Male under 10

• 1 Male 24-36 - Jack (son of Agnes)

• 1 Female under 10 - Susan (daughter of Caroline)

• 2 Females 10-24 - Elizabeth (daughter of Caroline)
  - unknown

• 1 Female  36-55 - Caroline (daughter of Agnes)

• 1 Female 55-100 - Agnes

SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYYY-V19

An 1833 list of "free negroes and mulattoes" in St. John's Parish of King William County, Virginia, shows Agnes Custiloe living with her two children Jack, Caroline, and their children. This is the last known record of Agnes. This family is living amongst other members of the Mattaponi tribe.

• Jack Custiloe 37 M Bricklayer & Farmer

• Jack Jr. Custiloe 20 M Waterman

• James Custiloe 11 M

• Agnes Custiloe 72 F Spinster

• Caroline Custiloe 47 F Spinster

• Betsey Custiloe 18 F Spinster

• Mary Custiloe 16 F Spinster

• Susan Custiloe 9 F Spinster

SOURCE: https://lva.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay/alma9917829159105756/01LVA_INST:VU

The tax lists from King William County, Virginia shows Jack Custiloe owning one horse from 1833-1839:

• 24 Apr 1833: Jack Custiloe, 1 horse

• 28 Apr 1834: Jack Custiloe, 1 horse

• 27 Apr 1835: Jack Custiloe, 1 horse

• 28 Mar 1836: Jack Custiloe, 1 horse

• 27 Feb 1837: Jack Custiloe, 1 horse

• 16 May 1838: Jack Custiloe, 1 horse

• 16 May 1839: Jack Custiloe, 1 horse

SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSL6-49K1-4
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The 1840 federal census has Caroline and Jack Custaloe enumerated next to one another in King William County, Virginia. Their households consisted of the following "free colored persons":

Caroline Custaloe

• 1 Male under 10 -

• 1 Male 10-24 -

• 3 Females under 10 -
  -
  -

• 1 Female 10-24 -

• 1 Female 24-36 -

• 1 Female 55-100 - Caroline

Jack Custaloe

• 2 Males under 10 -
  -

• 1 Male 24-36 - Jack

• 3 Females under 10 -
  -
  -

• 1 Female 10-24 -

• 1 Female 24-36 -

NOTE: The 1833 list of "free negroes and mulattoes" states Caroline was 47 years old = ~1786. The 1840 census places her birth sometime before 1785 and there is no one in her household aged 36-55, so it must be her. I don't think a 55+ year old woman would've passed for someone under 36. This also likely means that their mother Agnes had since passed away, as she's not present in either of their households anymore.

SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYY8-S8CB

The 1850 federal census has Jack Custulow enumerated on 30 Aug 1850 in King William County, Virginia. His household consisted of the following:

• Jack Custulow 60 M B Bricklayer VA cannot read & write

• Nancy 39 F B VA cannot read & write

• Norborne 19 M B Labourer VA

• Smallwood 15 M B VA

• Isabelle 12 F B VA

• Mary B. 10 F B VA

• Paul 3 M B VA

• Agnes D. 6/12 F B VA

SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6SD9-G7M

Sometime before 16 Oct 1852 in King William County, Virginia, when the deed was proven (must of it is burnt), Elizabeth Douglass sold John Custiloe a tract of land (exact amount of acres in burnt portions of the page). The land was described as being near the lands of Thomas B. Mitchell and the main road.

SOURCE: King William County, Virginia court records 1850-1853, page [burnt]
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On 23 May 1853 in King William County, Virginia, Bernard A. Lipscomb sold 16 acres of land to Jack Custaloe for $36. The land was described as being in King William County and "beginning at the first station North 64 East 53 1/3 poles to a public road corner with said Bernard A. Lipscomb, thence up the public road leading from West Point to King William C.H. North 51 1/4 West 46 poles to a cedar stump on said road corner with land purchased by said Jack Custaloe of Elizabeth Douglass and children, thence South 10 1/4 West 55 1/2 poles to a small sycamore near precipice, corner with said Lipscomb and with land purchased by said Custaloe from said Elizabeth Douglass & children which is the place of beginning." The deed was proven in court by Bernard A. Lipscomb on the same day.

SOURCE: King William County, Virginia court records 1850-1853, page [burnt]
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The 1854 land tax list for King William County, Virginia, states Jack Custaloe was sold 16 acres of land from B.A. Lipscomb the previous year [1853]. Unfortunately, the deed books were destroyed in a courthouse fire. The 1854 land tax states Jack Custaloe had 16 acres of land adjacent to B.A. Lipscomb, about 8 miles from the courthouse.

SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSYD-K9MD-P

The 1857 land tax list for King William County, Virginia, states Jack Custaloe had 16 acres of land adjacent to B.A. Lipscomb, about 8 miles from the courthouse and in the Eastern portion of the county.

SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSYD-K9M9-Q

The 1860 federal census has Jk Custaloe enumerated on 16 Jun 1860 in King William County, Virginia, next to his son Norman Custaloe. Their households consisted of the following:

Household 193/164:

• Jk Custaloe 70 M M Bricklayer $200 [real] $200 [personal]

• Mary 57 F M

• Mary 20 F M

• Hall 13 M M

• Agness 10 F M

Household 194/165:

• Norman Custaloe 28 M M Laborer

• Adeline 20 F M

• Alice 2 F M

• Betty 6/12 F M

• Smallwood 26 M M

SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BS6-7GY

Jack Custaloe died on 8 May 1870 in King William County, Virginia. His entry in the death registers states he was 84 years old and the husband of Nancy Custaloe. His son Paul Custaloe was the informant. No race or ethnicity information is provided on this document.

The 1870 federal mortality schedule for King William County, Virginia, shows John Castilo on line 298. He was described as having died in May 1870, was 85 years old, male, mulatto, married, born in Virginia and a farmer.

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