Custis Family Bible

[Original Bible in possession of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library]

The Holy Bible containing the OLD and NEW Testaments: Newly translated out of the Original Tongues, and with the former Translations diligently compared and revised. By His Majesty’s special command. Appointed to be read in Churches. Oxford: Printed by Thomas Baskett, Printer to the University, MDCCLIII [1753].

[verso of title page]

John Warburton Departed this Life Aperll 5^th ~~1773~~ 1773 1843 [penciled above] at Sun Rise.

Phebe Warburton Departed this life Wednesday 8 O’Clock P.M. Jany. the 28^th 1778 aged 66 years.

Elizabeh S. Carthy died April 11 1815

Sarah Carthy died Dec 23 1816

Daniel Carthy died June 17 1817

Elizabeth Carthy died April 11 1815

Sarah

[penciled lightly: Peter Custis born December [4?] 1818]

[Between Apocrypha and New Testament]

1. Linnaeus Barton Custis was born in in Newbern N.C. 23^rd of June 1811. Died 30^th Septr. 1812 [penciled note: aged 15 months]

2. Linnaeus Frances Barton Custis was born in Newbern N.C. August 13^th 1813. [Penciled note: Died New Bern Jany. 2^nd 1906 at 2 p.m.

3. Barton Custis was born in Newbern N.C. November 19, 1815 & Died.

4. Peter Custis was born in Newbern N.C. December 4, 1818. Died Septr. 3^rd. 1822.

5. Pennant Robinson Custis was born in Newbern N.C. March 17. 1820. Died in Virginia July 10^th 1824.

6. Sally Custis was born in Newbern N.C. March 15^th 1822 Died May 18^th. 1823

7. Peter Custis was born in Newbern N.C. May 31^st 1823. Died in Wilmington N.C. March 8^th 1863. [penciled note: Record of Christ Church New Bern gives Mch 27/63. buried in St. James Cemetery Wilmington.

[verso]

8. Sally Custis was born in Newbern N.C. December 26, 1824. Died in Sumter, S.C. Aug. 23d. at a quarter past 9 o’clock 1864.

9. Betsey Custis was born in Newbern N.C. August 28^th 1826. [penciled note: Elizabeth Yardley West. Died New Bern N.C. July 27^th 1892. 65 y 11 mos.]

10. Pennant Robinson Custis was born in Newbern N.C. July 20^th 1829 [penciled note indicating possible death?: 1868]

11. Park Custis was born in Newbern N.C. November 15^th 1832. and died September 12^th 1860 at noon. [penciled note: 28 years]

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March 11, 1801

Catherine E. Custis died in New Berne N.C. July the 10^th A.D. 1854 [? Could also be 1857 or 1859] at 35 minutes past 12 o’clock A.M. [penciled note: Dan’s grandma 58 y 4 mos]

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