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 1834 - 1865 (31 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Confederate Soldier James William Carter was born 1834, Patrick County, Virginia (son of Elijah Carter and Amelia Ann Sprouse); died 24 May 1865, Prisoner of War died in Ft. Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware; was buried , Finns Point National Park, Pennsville, Salem County, New Jersey. James married Lucinda Webb 15 Dec 1858, Henry County, Virginia. Lucinda was born 1832, Patrick County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
Notes:
Married:
Statement in Widow's Pension states Lucinda never remarried
Children:
- John S. Carter was born Abt 1860, Patrick County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown, Ridgeway, Henry Co., Virginia.
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Generation: 2
| 2. | Elijah Carter was born Abt 1784, Henry County, Virginia (son of Abraham dar Carter and Matilda Mrs. Abraham Carter); died 1 Jun 1867, Henry Co., Virginia. Notes:
The Carter Family Tree, by Avis Carter Turner
Elijah Carter, s/o Abraham Carter and Matilda, his wife. married Amelia Ann Sprouse on July 28 1881;
Death records for Elijah Carter in Henry Co., VA June 1, 1867; died of pleruisy; age 83; parents Abraham and Matilda Carter of Patrick County; wife Nancy.
Some believe Elijah married his brother Samuel's wife, Nancy after Samuel died. Others believe the Nancy menitoned in the death records was his daughter and that she cared for him in his old age. Court recors are not always exact--note birth dates for Elijah. We figure from 1860 Census he was born in 1782 and from Death Record we can figure 1784.
Elijah married Amelia Ann Sprouse 29 Oct 1818, Patrick County, Virginia. Amelia was born 1801, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 1865, Patrick Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]
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| 3. | Amelia Ann Sprouse was born 1801, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 1865, Patrick Co., Virginia. Notes:
Children of Amelia Ann Sprouse are said to be Hannah Catherine, Emily, Nancy, George Robert, James William, Phillip Jackson, Harriett, Jefferson T., William G. Sally M. and Elijah S. Carter.
Children:
- George 'Robert' Carter was born 7 Feb 1830, Patrick County, Virginia; died Jun 1896, Winston Salem, North Carolina.
- 1. James William Carter was born 1834, Patrick County, Virginia; died 24 May 1865, Prisoner of War died in Ft. Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware; was buried , Finns Point National Park, Pennsville, Salem County, New Jersey.
- Eliza Ann Nancy Carter was born 15 Mar 1829, Henry County, Virginia; died 9 Jan 1923, Henry County, Virginia; was buried , Family Burying Ground.
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Generation: 3
| 4. | Abraham dar Carter was born Abt 1752, Goochland, Albemarle Co., Virginia (son of Stephen of Henry Co. Carter and Margaret 'Peggy' Mrs. Stephen Carter); died Aug 1850, Yancy Co., North Carolina. Notes:
The Carter Family Tree, by Avis Carter Turner
Elijah Carter, s/o Abraham Carter and Matilda, his wife. married Amelia Ann Sprouse on July 28 1881;
Abraham married Matilda Mrs. Abraham Carter 28 Jul 1818, Henry Co., Virignia. Matilda was born Abt 1752, Prob Goochland; died 1847, Caswell N. C.. [Group Sheet]
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Generation: 4
| 8. | Stephen of Henry Co. Carter was born Est 1728, Goochland, Virginia Colony (son of Thomas of Goochland Carter, Sr. and Mary Susannah Baynes); died 1807, Henry County, Virginia. Notes:
Henry Co Will Abstracts, Vol 1&2, 1777-1820, Abstracted and Compiled by Lela C. Adams, Sherwood Forest, Bassett, VA 24055, Southern Historical Press Inc., 1985, p69 II:166-167
LWT of Stephen Carter Sep 28, 1806, probated Mar 30, 1807
"my six sons that is Nathan Carter, Abraham Carter, Thomas Carter, Stephen Carter, John Carter, and William Carter" Marriage 1 Margaret "Peggy" (Carter)With birth now at 1726 and some exact date for Abraham, let's use 1747 for the marriage:
Nathan Carter [1750]
Abraham Carter b: 1752
Thomas Carter [1754]
Stephen Carter , Jr. [1756]
John Carter [1758]
William Carter [1760]
Liza Carter [1762]
Lucy Carter [1764]
Josiah Carter: His Forebears, Descendants and Allied Families, Randolph A. Malone,
Pg. 19:
Birth:
Moved from Buckingham County after 1789 when he is dropped from the Land Tax Record.
Stephen married Margaret 'Peggy' Mrs. Stephen Carter Bef 1752. Margaret was born Est 1728; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
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| 9. | Margaret 'Peggy' Mrs. Stephen Carter was born Est 1728; died Yes, date unknown. Notes:
No evidence but the middle name of her first child, as Nelson Jefferson Carter; Peggy could be a descendant of the Jefferson Cousins of Pittsylvania County. [Pittsylvania is directly adjacent to Henry Co. and Henry County was formed from Pittsylvania VA.
Children:
- 4. Abraham dar Carter was born Abt 1752, Goochland, Albemarle Co., Virginia; died Aug 1850, Yancy Co., North Carolina.
- Elizabeth 'Liza' Carter was born Est 1753, Goochland, Virginia Colony; died Yes, date unknown.
- Lucy Carter was born 1759; died Yes, date unknown.
- Thomas Carter was born 8 Feb 1767, Goochland Co., Virginia Colony; died 14 Feb 1830.
- William Carter was born Est 1773, Cumberland County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
- John Carter was born Est 1775, Goochland, Virginia Colony; died Yes, date unknown.
- Stephen F. to Alabama Carter, Jr. was born 1777, Cumberland County, Virginia; died 1848, Bellefonte, Jackson Co., Alabama.
- Nathan W. [Nathaniel] Carter was born Abt 1780, Lancaster Co., Virginia ; died 3 Jul 1857, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
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