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Bettie Whitehead Carter

Female 1899 - 1975  (76 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Bettie Whitehead Carter was born 21 Feb 1899, Virginia (daughter of James Samuel Carter and Kate Overton); died 27 Feb 1975, Lunenburg, Virginia; was buried , Kenbridge Cemetery, Kenbridge, Virginia.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Samuel CarterJames Samuel Carter was born 29 Sep 1862, Prince Edward County,Virginia (son of Samuel Carter and Mary Elizabeth Whitehead); died 7 Feb 1937, Prince Edward County, Virginia; was buried , West View Cemetery, Prince Edward County, Virginia.

    James married Kate Overton 20 Apr 1898, Prince Edward County, Virginia. Kate was born 12 Mar 1877, Prince Edward County, Virginia; died 28 Apr 1964, Prince Edward County, Virginia; was buried , Westview Cemetery, Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Kate OvertonKate Overton was born 12 Mar 1877, Prince Edward County, Virginia; died 28 Apr 1964, Prince Edward County, Virginia; was buried , Westview Cemetery, Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia.

    Notes:

    Married:
    stated on James's birth record

    Children:
    1. James Samuel Carter, Jr. was born 16 Aug 1900, Prince Edward County, Virginia; died 20 Dec 1976, Prince Edward County, Virginia; was buried , Westview Cemetery, Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia.
    2. 1. Bettie Whitehead Carter was born 21 Feb 1899, Virginia; died 27 Feb 1975, Lunenburg, Virginia; was buried , Kenbridge Cemetery, Kenbridge, Virginia.
    3. Sallie Emmie Carter was born 15 May 1909, Prince Edward County, Virginia.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Samuel CarterSamuel Carter was born 15 Aug 1828, Prince Edward County, Virginia (son of John Carter, Sr. and Mary "Polly" Bigger); died 15 Jun 1888, Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia; was buried , Douglas Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Prince Edward County, Virginia.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Samuel is an underage orphan in the documents of Prince Edward County Chancery and his brother John T. Carter is named his Guardian as well as that of his sister, Elizabeth D. Carter.
    By 1850 he is shown on the Census HH85 Samuel Carter 32, Clerk

    Samuel married Mary Elizabeth Whitehead 16 Oct 1848, Person County, North Carolina. Mary (daughter of James Whitehead and Louisa Henry Scott) was born 4 Jul 1831, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; died 27 Oct 1896, Prince Edward County, Virginia; was buried , Douglas Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary Elizabeth WhiteheadMary Elizabeth Whitehead was born 4 Jul 1831, Spotsylvania County, Virginia (daughter of James Whitehead and Louisa Henry Scott); died 27 Oct 1896, Prince Edward County, Virginia; was buried , Douglas Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia.
    Children:
    1. 2. James Samuel Carter was born 29 Sep 1862, Prince Edward County,Virginia; died 7 Feb 1937, Prince Edward County, Virginia; was buried , West View Cemetery, Prince Edward County, Virginia.
    2. Louisa Henry Carter was born 1849, Prince Edward County, Virginia; died Jsanuary 28, 1929, Washington, D.C.; was buried , Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, D.C..
    3. Lillian Whitehead Carter was born 29 Sep 1866, Prince Edward, Virginia; died 18 Mar 1929, Prince Edward County, Virginia; was buried , Douglas Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Prince Edward County, Virginia.
    4. Emma "Emily" Lacy Carter was born 15 Oct 1855, Prince Edward County, Virginia; died 9 Aug 1930, Prince Edward County, Virginia; was buried , Douglas Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Prince Edward County, Virginia.
    5. Rosa Belle Carter was born 1861, Prince Edward County, Virginia; died 8 Mar 1938, St. John's, Florida; was buried , Douglas Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Prince Edward County, Virginia.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Carter, Sr. was born Abt 1774, Halifax County, Virginia (son of Private Richard 'Tailor' dna [LVCF-89Q] Carter and Susannah LZCR-T94 Bigger); died Bef Dec 1840, Prince Edward Co., Virginia.

    Notes:

    Mary Bigger (daughter of James Bigger). She married John Carter on Apr 15, 1806 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. In 1841, a Chancery Cause is shown on the LVA Chancery Records Index by Samuel W. Carter, Etc Plaintiff and John T. Carter, Gardian of minor children of John Carter, who had died intestate, leaving 6 children, 2 of whom are minors, and wife, Mary Carter. It is shown that her father, James Bigger of Prince Edward has given her 200 acres....

    John married Mary "Polly" Bigger 12 Jan 1803, Prince Edward County, Virginia.. Mary (daughter of James Bigger and Elizabeth Coleman) was born Est 1772, Prince Edward County, Virginia; died 1864, Prince Edward Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mary "Polly" Bigger was born Est 1772, Prince Edward County, Virginia (daughter of James Bigger and Elizabeth Coleman); died 1864, Prince Edward Co., Virginia.
    Children:
    1. John Thomas Carter, J. P. was born Est 1805, Prince Edward County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Richard [Bigger] Carter was born Est 1808; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. James Bigger Carter, Lunatic was born Est 1812, Prince Edward County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Lemuel W. Carter was born 14 Oct 1818, Halifax Co., Virginia ; died 29 Jun 1884, Lookout Mountain, Walker Co., Georgia; was buried , Old Lookout Cemetery Walker County, Georgia.
    5. Elizabeth D. Carter was born Est 1819, Prince Edward Co., Virginia; died Bef 1841, Prince Edward Co., Virginia.
    6. 4. Samuel Carter was born 15 Aug 1828, Prince Edward County, Virginia; died 15 Jun 1888, Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia; was buried , Douglas Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Prince Edward County, Virginia.

  3. 10.  James Whitehead was born 1805 (son of James Whitehead, II and Martha 'Patsy' Baker); died 1881.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    http://services.dar.org/members/dar_research/search_descendants/?action=list&MyPrimary_Seqn=521404&MyLineageCount=1&Control_Min_Seqn=521404

    Mary Elizabeth Whitehead was the child of James Whitehead born on (c) - - 1806 at _____ died at _______ on (a) - - 1881 and his ( 1st ) wife Louisa Henry Scott born on - - 1811 at ________ died at _____ on - - 1836 married on 3 - Mar - 1830

    James married Louisa Henry Scott 3 Mar 1830, Prince Edward Co., Viriginia. Louisa (daughter of Capt. Samuel Scott and Elizabeth Haynes Cary 'Betsy' Bigger) was born Est 1811, Prince Edward County, Virginia; died Dec'd 1855, Prince Edward Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Louisa Henry Scott was born Est 1811, Prince Edward County, Virginia (daughter of Capt. Samuel Scott and Elizabeth Haynes Cary 'Betsy' Bigger); died Dec'd 1855, Prince Edward Co., Virginia.

    Notes:

    Louisa Scott married James Whitehead and had two daughters, Sarah who married Mr. Fleshman in about 1855, and Mary Elizabeth Whitehead who married Samuel Carter of Prince Edward.
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    Chancery Court Case 1857-001 William F. Scott (1814-167) was the son of Samuel Scott and Elizabeth Biggers/Biggars AND the grandson of Revolutionary War veteran William F. Scott and Mary Baker.

    In an 1832 application for a pension for his service during the Revolutionary War, William F. Scott stated that he was born on the 3rd of December 1757 in Ireland. Supporting evidence and place of birth; the family Bible in his possession.

    In 1850, William F. Scott (1814-1867) household included Mary Meadows born in 1776. A recorded visitor to this household was Mary Meadows' niece, Mary J. Meadows Tatum. Mary J. was the daughter of Austin and Mary Meadows. Austin and Mary) were a member of Briery Church and the children of James Meadows.

    Footnote: Samuel Scott and Elizabeth Biggers had three children: William F. Scott 1814-1867 (children via Betsy Lyle source: Will), Samuel J. Scott (b, abt 1818) who married Frances J. Watson (daughter of Jesse Watson and Mary Meredith) and Louisa Henry Scott (1811-1831) who married James Whitehead (John Whitehead II and Martha "Patty" Baker).

    Children:
    1. Sarah Whitehead was born Est 1833, Prince Edward County, Virginia.
    2. 5. Mary Elizabeth Whitehead was born 4 Jul 1831, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; died 27 Oct 1896, Prince Edward County, Virginia; was buried , Douglas Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia.
    3. Louisa Whitehead was born Est 1831; died Yes, date unknown.