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White House Plantation
Location: Spotsylvania Co., VA
Constructed: ----
History: George Washington Parke Custis, grandson of Martha Washington, owned
three plantations: Arlington, White House and Romancoke. In his 1857 will, he
manumitted all slaves belonging to his estate (within five years of his death).
Associated surnames: Crider, Crump, Custis, Dandridge, Henry, Johnson, Lee, Meredith, Piler, Pollard, Randolph, Reuben, Stewart, Webb, Young
Associated Plantations: Arlington Plantation (Spotsylvania Co., PA); Romancoke Plantation (Spotsylvania Co., VA)
Associated Free White Names
Associated Black Slave Names
1857: Manumitted Slaves of White House Plantation
From George W.P. Custis Manumission, by Robert E. Lee, submitted by Scott Rode. http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/spotsylvania/wills/c2320001.txt
- Robert Crider
- wife Desiah Crider
- Locky
- Zack Young
- "two other children"
- Fleming Randolph
- child
- Henry Meredith
- Maria Meredith
- child Nelson Meredith
- child Henry Meredith
- child Austin Meredith
- Lorenzo Webb
- Old Daniel
- Clavert Dandridge
- Claiborne Johnson
- John Stewart
- wife Mary Stewart
- Harrison
- Jeff
- Pat
- Gadsby
- Dick
- Joe
- Robert
- Anthony
- Davy
- Bill Crump
- Peyton
- Dandridge
- Old Davy
- wife Eloy
- Milly
- two children
- Leanthe
- five children
- Jasper
- Elisha
- Rachael
- wife Lavinia
- two children
- Major
- Phill
- Miles
- Mike
- wife Scilla
- child Lavinia
- child Israel
- child Isaiah
- child Loksey [?]
- child Delphy
- Old Fanny
- her husband
- Patsy
- [L]ittle Daniel
- Cloe
- James Henry
- Milly
- Ailsey
- two children
- Susan Pollard
- Armistead
- wife Molly
- Airy
- Jane Piler [?]
- Bob
- Polly
- Betsy
- her child
- Molly
- Charity
- John Reuben
- George Crump
- Minny
- Grace
- Martha
- Matilda
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