Handy, John Custis, 1768-1840

John Custis Handy was born on September 28, 1768, in Snow Hill, Worcester County, Maryland to Col. Samuel Handy and Mary Gore. He married Elizabeth Chaille in 1792 and together they had at least one daughter. He served as a Court Clerk and Commissioner in Worcester County where he also oversaw the sale and disbursement of properties owned by jailed debtors. After the devastating fire of November 28, 1834, in Snow Hill that destroyed more than ninety homes, the courthouse, and “its hotels, its public offices, & all save two of its houses of merchandize,” John C. Handy was one of the Committee chosen to ask for, receive, and distribute donations from the other towns and villages that they asked for help. He died on August 31, 1840.