Richard Custard (1718-1810) married Elizabeth Maria Brownback January 17, 1748. The daughter of Garret Brownback and Mary Rittenhouse Pepen. They were blessed with eight children:
1. Anna born 1749 Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
2. Susann Custard born 1751 Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
3. Benjamin Custard (1754-December 27, 1825) m. Esther Switzer
4. Abraham Custard born 1756 Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
5. Richard Custard born September 27, 1759 Coventry Township, Chester County, Pa. died - July 27, 1842 Fairfield Township, Crawford Co., Pa. married Sarah Curts 1794. Buried Conneaut Cemetery, Fairfield Township, Crawford Co., Pa. Served in Richard served in the War of 1812 in Capt. Thomas Havlin's Company, 137th Pennsylvania Militia.
6. John Custard born 1762 Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania and died 1808 Mercer County, Pennsylvania married Mary Jane Arbuckle 1790 in Germantown, Pa. Buried in Caldwell Cemetery.
7. Nicholes Custard born 1762 Coventry Township, Chester County, Pa.
8. William Custard born 1764 Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

Elizabeth Brownback Custard died in 1823 in Chester County, Pennsylvania and is buried at Brownback's United Church of Christ Cemetery, Spring City, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
The tracts of land upon which the Arbuckles and Custards settled in Mercer County were east of where Sheakleyville now stands. In the History of Mercer County By: L.H. Everts & Company, 1877, page 66 the families, state that their ancestor, John Arbuckle, died of yellow fever in the War of 1812, and that he was a brother-in-law to John Custard, and that but one child was born in each of the families, and that Arbuckle's child was a son, and Custard's a daughter. The former, James Arbuckle was born, May 13th, 1799, in Old Sandy Creek Township. Custard's daughter was several years older, and subsequently married Charles Montgomery. Richard Custard, an old man, the father of John Custard accompanied his sons to the township and died about 1810 after selecting a spot for his grave, on land now owned by James Caldwell, and still used as a burying-ground. John Arbuckle's warrant-survey was not taken out until September 16th, 1801, more than four years after the land had been settled. Bears were very numerous at the time of the settlement, and, it is related, that one day, while Mrs. Custard was at work in the milk-house, near the cabin, one of the brutes came to the clearing, and deliberately commenced eating a large sow, which was wallowing in the mud nearby. The squealing attracted the attention of the good woman, who, instead of running away and hiding, or climbing a tree, caught a rail from the fence, and belabored bruin so severely that he was glad to drop his dinner and scamper for the woods.

Catherine was the widow of John Arbuckle who died about 1818 leaving a minor child named James. According to the court records a guardian was appointed for James in 1819. In 1827 James was appointed administrator of John's estate in 1833 James Arbuckle sold the land that his father had. His father John had received the land on a warrant dated 16 September 1801. His son stated in the deed when he sold the land that he was the only son and heir of John Arbuckle.


Caldwell Cemetery is located 1/4 mile off the old Perry highway, behind a farmhouse, about one mile from the original land that Hamilton Armour Sr. first settled on. Still in use as a burying- ground today, the cemetery was originally on land once owned by James Caldwell. The Cemetery for decades was not maintained and was allowed to be very overgrown. It has obviously been vandalized as many of the markers are missing. Only one headstone can be found that is dated in the 1830's. In the History of Mercer County, Richard Custard is recorded buried in Caldwell Cemetery in 1810. Also, the Mercer County courthouse records show John Custard, Charles Montgomery, Elizabeth (Montgomery) Hogue and John Hogue her husband and many others family members are also resting in this private cemetery.

1. Richard4 Custard (Conrad3, Arnold "Aret"2 Kuster, Paulus1) was born 1718 in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, and died 1810 in Mercer Co, Pennsylvania. He married (1) Elizabeth Maria Brownback January 17, 1747/48 in Chester Co., Pa., daughter of Garret Brownback and Mary Pepen. She was born 1716 in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, and died Abt. 1780 in Chester Co., Pa.. He married (2) Elizabeth Bateman 1781.

More About Richard Custard:
Burial: 1810, Caldwell Cemetery, Mercer County, Pa.

More About Richard Custard and Elizabeth Brownback:
Marriage: January 17, 1747/48, Chester Co., Pa.

More About Richard Custard and Elizabeth Bateman:
Marriage: 1781

Children of Richard Custard and Elizabeth Brownback are:
2 i. Anna5 Custard, born Abt. 1749 in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
3 ii. Susann Custard, born Abt. 1751 in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
4 iii. Benjamin Custard, born 1754 in Coventry Township, Chester County, Pa.; died December 27, 1825 in Vincent Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. He married Esther Switzer; born Abt. 1747 in Coventery Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
5 iv. Aberaham Custard, born Abt. 1756 in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
+ 6 v. Richard Custard, born September 27, 1759 in Coventry Township, Chester County, Pa.; died July 27, 1842 in Fairfield Township, Crawford Co., Pa..
+ 7 vi. John Custard, born 1762 in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; died 1808 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
8 vii. Nicholes Custard, born 1763 in Coventry Township, Chester County, Pa..
9 viii. William Custard, born Abt. 1764 in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. He married Mary.