Joan (Hall) Custis (abt. 1620 - 1663)

Born about 1620 in England

Descendants

Died 1663 at about age 43 in Accomack, Virginia

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Biography

This profile is part of the Hall Name Study.

Joan was born in 1620. Her last name at birth was Hall. She was born in Warwickshire, England (alternate place: Sussex, England), and emigrated to Virginia as a child or teenager. She had 2 husbands.

Name

Name: Joan /Hall/^[1]

Name: Joan (immigrant) /Hall/^[2][3]

Name: Joan /Stockley/

Given Name: Joan

Married Name: Stockley^[4]

Birth

Birth 1620 England^[5]

Birth 1620 Willingdon, Sussex, England^[6]

Joan was born circa 1620, d. 1668.

Event

Arrival 1620-1637 Massachusetts^[7]

First Marriage

Around 1638, she married Virginia planter, Francis Richard Stockley (abt.1616-1656). They had 3 known children:

1. Frances Stockley, b: about 1640
2. Ann Stockley, b: about 1645
3. John Stockley, b: about 1650

Married Name: circa 1638 As of circa 1638,her married name was Stockley. Marriage: circa 1638 She married Francis Stockley (I), son of John Stockley and (-----) Woodman, circa 1638.

Family 1 Francis Stockley (I) b. c 1615, d. b 1 Jan 1655/56 Marriage: circa 1638She married Francis Stockley (I), son of John Stockley and (-----) Woodman, circa 1638.1 Children: 1. John Stockley+ b. c 1638, d. b 20 Jan 1712/13 2. Frances Stockley+ b. c 1640 3. Ann Stockley+ b. c 1642

Francis Stockley passed away in January 1656 on his plantation in Northampton County, Virginia colony. His will (Northampton Co., Rec. D. & W. 5, p. 83) was dated December 12, 1655, and proved January 28, 1655/6. It mentions his wife (but does not name her), 2 daughters: Frances and Ann, 1 son: John Stockley, 1 brother John and John's son: William [Francis' nephew]. ^{[8] [9]}

Will - Husband's: 12 December 1655. Joan was named in her husband's will on 12 December 1655 at Northampton Co, VA. She was shown as my beloved wife (no name) and given my plantation for life in the will of Francis Stockley. He named daughters Frances & Ann and a son John Stockley and in case all 3 children die, then their legacies to their mother.2

Second Marriage

Husband: William Custis

Wife: Joan Stockley

Marriage Date: Abt 1657

Marriage Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia^[10]

2 Sons:

1. William Custis, ca. 1658
2. Henry Custis, ca. 1657
3. John Custin, ca. 1660

Marriage: after 1 January 1656, she married Capt. William Custis (Burgess), son of Henry Custis and Joan Whittington (widow), after 1 January 1656 at Accomack Co, VA. According to Whitelaw William Custis (A66) was married 3 times. The first was the widow of Francis Stockley and he lived with her on tract N24 until her death. His first wife is believed to have been the mother of Henry Custis who established the Revenswood (A68A) line and possibly a John Custis of Pocomoke (A162). Whitelaw shows he died and left a will in 1726 when he would have been about 95 years old, which was quite old for that time. James Revell Sr. believes he died much younger and the William who died in 1726 was his son..3

Family 2 Capt. William Custis (Burgess) b. c 1633, d. 1698 Marriage: after 1 January 1656 She married Capt. William Custis (Burgess), son of Henry Custis and Joan Whittington (widow), after 1 January 1656 at Accomack Co, VA. According to Whitelaw William Custis (A66) was married 3 times. The first was the widow of Francis Stockley and he lived with her on tract N24 until her death. His first wife is believed to have been the mother of Henry Custis who established the Revenswood (A68A) line and possibly a John Custis of Pocomoke (A162). Whitelaw shows he died and left a will in 1726 when he would have been about 95 years old, which was quite old for that time. James Revell Sr. believes he died much younger and the William who died in 1726 was his son..3 Children: 1. Col. William Custis (Metompkin-A66)+ b. c 1656, d. b 1 Nov 1726 2. Capt. Henry Custis (Ravenswood-A68A)+ b. c 1657, d. b 1 Feb 1708/9 3. Col. John Custis (Pocomoke-A162) b. c 1660, d. b 11 Mar 1706

Death

Joan (Hall) Custis died around 1668 in Accomack County, Virginia. Death: 1668 Joan died in 1668.

Death 1663 Accomack, Virginia, USA^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S00003 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Ann Stockley
2. ↑ Source: #S-2101545842 Page: Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1620-1637; Page Number: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=pili354&h=1459650&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Arrival date: 1620-1637 Arrival place: Massachusetts APID: 1,7486::1459650
3. ↑ Source: #S-2102896417 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=agbi&h=3084368&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1620, Immig. Birth place: APID: 1,3599::3084368
4. ↑ Source: #S4 Page: downloaded Jun 30, 2011 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Date: 30 Jun 2011
5. ↑ Source: #S00003 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Ann Stockley
6. ↑ Source: #S-2102896417 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=agbi&h=3084368&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1620, Immig. Birth place: APID: 1,3599::3084368
7. ↑ Source: #S-2101545842 Page: Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1620-1637; Page Number: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=pili354&h=1459650&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Arrival date: 1620-1637 Arrival place: Massachusetts APID: 1,7486::1459650
8. ↑ Clayton Torrence, "Virginia Wills and Administrations 1632-1800,"pg. 404
9. ↑ "Northampton Co., Virginia, Deeds and Wills 1654-1655," pg. 83.
10. ↑ Source: #S4 Page: downloaded Jun 30, 2011 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Date: 30 Jun 2011
11. ↑ Source: #S00003 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Ann Stockley

• [S958] James R. Revell Sr., Descendants of Randall Revell of the Eastern Shore, Custis Family Lineage Appendix & additional information provided by Emails from James R. Revell Sr.
• [S497] James Handley Marshall, Northampton Co, VA, Abstracts of Wills & Administrations, 1632-1802, p. 40 (will of Francis Stockley).
• [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Virginia's Eastern Shore (A History of Northampton and Accomack Counties), p. 867 (tract A66).
• Ancestral Records and Portraits; Dames of Colonial America 1910
• The Davidson Genealogy by Elizabeth Davidson Harbough Chapter III pg 106
• Source for 15 July 2021 ADD: http://espl-genealogy.org/MilesFiles/site/p626.htm#i62557
• S00003 Public Member Ancestry.com
• S-2098469091Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=12471094&pid=367
• S-2101545842 Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Author: Filby, P. William, ed.. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2009.
• S-2102896417 American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
• Source: S4 Media: Index Abbreviation: International Genealogical Index, Online Database Title: International Genealogical Index, Online Database Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [LDS]. Publication: \i FamilySearch\i: 2 Feb 2011 Date: 20 May 2011.

Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Stockley-60 was created through the import of Coley Wolford Stayton McCarroll Bond.ged on Aug 7, 2011 by Tom Coley. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Tom and others.