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Family: James Thomas Carter / Martha McCann (F22722)  [1, 2

m. 29 Dec 1843


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  • Father | Male
    James Thomas Carter

    Born  Abt 1820  Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Bef 1880  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Married  29 Dec 1843  Person County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father   
    Mother   

    Martha McCannMother | Female
    Martha McCann

    Born  1822  Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1885  Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    First Cross Roads Baptist Church Cemetery, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John 9WNY-JC6 McCann | F8410 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Ann LHQ3-GGZ Lowry | F8410 Group Sheet 

    James Thomas CarterChild 1 | Male
    + James Thomas Carter

    Born  3 Apr 1842  South Boston, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  26 Aug 1943  Turbeville, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Crossroads Cemetery, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Carolyn H. Wesley | F22721 
    Married  20 Dec 1865  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Elizabeth 'Eliza' Hill | F22723 
    Married  24 Mar 1890  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Laura Ann Hancock | F518495316 
    Married  16 Jul 1902  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    Mary Jane Carter

    Born  1844  Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Aug 1887  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Cross Roads Church Cemetery, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Lewis L. Stevens | F518495331 
    Married  19 May 1869  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Callie A. CarterChild 3 | Female
    + Callie A. Carter

    Born  1853  Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown  Halifax, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 4 | Male
    + Joseph S. "G." Carter

    Born  17 Jan 1856  Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Dec 1940  Sutherlin, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Highland Burial Park, Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mildred Groome | F22724 
    Married  Abt 1875  North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Male
    John W. Carter

    Born  Abt 1858  Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Elizabeth C. 'Bettie' Gholson | F518495689 
    Married  29 Mar 1885  Milton, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Lucy Witt/Whitt | F518495314 
    Married  11 Feb 1906  Person Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S170] Family Tree DNA, James Guthrey-Family Tree DNA.
      Ephraim Guthrie
      JAMES GUTHRIE

      Fri, Nov 26, 2021
      to Stephanie, Andy, Janet, me
      Stephanie thinks the NPE occurred between the father and mother of James Thomas Carter Sr. and that Ephraim Guthrie, son of Cason Guthrie and Dorothy Reeves, grandson of Thomas Guthrie and Mary Cason, was the culprit. Maybe so. I tend to think it was a later occurrence when Martha McCann Carter had no husband and 5 children over about a 16 year period. That brings some other Guthries into play but it remains genetically of the same family. You might save this information to your files for future reference.

      YOU CAN RUN RIGHT DOWN THIS PROGRESSION:

      1880 Census - Mt. Carmel District - Halifax Co., Virginia

      558/589
      EPHRAIM GUTHREY 86 WIDOWED Farmer VA/VA/VA
      NANCY GUTHREY 65 SINGLR Keep Hse VA/VA/VA
      PATTIE GUTHREY 60 SINGLE At Home VA/VA/VA

      (births of 1794, 1815, 1920)
      (at household 559/590 is Benjamin "Ben" Soloman who I think is his nephew, son of Lavenia Guthrie and Reuben Soloman)

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      Death

      Name Betsy Guthrie
      Sex Female
      Age 50
      Death Date 14 Oct 1875
      Death Place Halifax, Virginia
      Birth Year (Estimated) 1825
      Birthplace Mt. Carmel
      Marital Status Single
      Race White
      Ethnicity American
      Father's Name Ephaim Guthrie
      Father's Sex Male
      Mother's Name Nancy Guthrie
      Mother's Sex Female

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      1870 Census - Mt. Carmel District - Halifax Co., Virginia

      Census
      Name Ephraim Genteise
      Sex Male
      Age 76
      Event Date 1870
      Event Place Mount Carmel, Halifax, Virginia
      Birth Year (Estimated) 1794
      Birthplace Virginia
      Race White
      Page Number 15
      Other People on This Record

      Patsy Genteise
      F 40 Virginia
      Betsy Genteise
      F 38 Virginia
      Nancy Genteise
      F 30 Virginia
      Alexander Genteise
      M 29 Virginia
      Pattie Genteise
      F 29 Virginia
      Bettie Genteise
      F 0 Virginia

      (Yes, the Godfather himself! The Genteise Family or more appropriately, the GUTHRIE family)

      **************************************************

      1860 Census - Southern District - Halifax Co., Virginia

      750/731
      EPHRAIM GUTHRIE 70 M Farmer
      PATSY GUTHRIE 40 F
      ELIZABETH GUTHRIE 38 F
      NANCY GUTHRIE 29 F
      ALEX GUTHRIE 18 M

      (births of 1790.1820, 1822, 1831, and 1842)
      (Alexander Guthrie is Ephraim Guthrie's grandson, son of Ephraim Guthrie's son James H. Guthrie)
      (at household 749/730 is William H Hudgins and wife, Doretha H. (Soloman) Hudgins, 4 of their children, and his in-laws, Reuben Soloman, 80 M, and wife Viney (Guthrie) Soloman, 70 F)

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      DEATH

      Name Nancy Guthrie
      Sex Female
      Age 70
      Death Date Apr 1860
      Death Place Halifax, Virginia
      Birth Year (Estimated) Apr 1790
      Birthplace Halifax, Virginia
      Marital Status Married
      Race White
      Ethnicity American
      Father's Name Robert Blackwell
      Father's Sex Male
      Mother's Name E. Blackwell
      Mother's Sex Female
      Spouse's Name Ephraim Guthrie
      Spouse's Sex Male
      **************************************************

      1850 Census -Southern District - Halifax Co., Virginia

      891/891
      REUBEN SOLOMAN 70 M
      LAVENIA SOLOMAN 65 F
      SUSAN SOLOMAN 20 F

      892/892
      JAMES A. GUTHRIE 24 M
      THOMAS GUTHRIE 60 M

      898/898
      LETITIA GUTHRIE 57 F
      ANN GUTHRIE 19 F
      (No Ephraim Guthrie to be found but I suspect he is in this general vicinity)

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      1840 Census - Soutern District _ Halifax Co., Virginia

      page 54 - position #28
      EPHRAIM GUTHRIE
      1 Male 40 & under 50
      3 Females 23 and under 30
      1 Female 50 & under 59

      ALSO:

      page 54 - position #15
      WILLIAM GUTHRIE
      2 Males under 5
      1 Male 20 & under 29
      1 Female 20 & under 29
      (as you know, this is my great, great grandfather)

      page 54 - position #2
      REUBEN SOLOMAN
      1 Male 10 & under 15
      1 Male 15 & under 20
      2 Males 20 & under 29
      1 Male 40 & under 50
      1 Female 10 & under 15
      1 Female 20 & under 29
      1 Female 40 & under 40
      (Mrs. Reuben Soloman is Ephraim Guthrie's sister)

      ALSO:

      page 55 - position #4
      LETTY GUTHRIE
      2 Males 5 & under 10
      1 Male 10 & under 15
      1 Female 40 & under 49
      (this is Ephraim Guthrie's spinster sister, Letticia Guthrie)

      page 57 - position #28
      THOMAS GUTHRIE
      2 Males 15 & under 20
      1 Male 40 & under 50
      1 Female 40 & under 50
      (as you know, this is Ephraim Guthrie's brother)
      **************************************************

      1830 Census - Southern District - Halifax Co., Virginia

      page 397 - position #10
      EPHRAIM GUTHREY
      1 Male under 5
      1 Male 10 & under 15
      1 Male 40 & under 50
      3 Females 10 & under 15
      1 Female 30 & under 40

      page 397 - position #9
      THOMAS GUTHREY
      1 Male 5 & under 10
      1 Male 10 & under 15
      1 Male 30 & under 40
      1 Female 10 & under 15
      1 Female 30 & under 40

      page 397 - position #12
      CASON GUTHREY
      1 Male 20 & under 30
      1 Male 30 & under 40
      1 Male 60 & under 70
      3 Females 20 & under 30
      1 Female 30 & under 40
      1 Female 50 & under 60

      page 398 - position #4
      LETTY GUTHREY
      1 Male 10 & under 15
      2 Females under 5
      ! Female 5 & under 10
      1 Female 20 & under 30

      **************************************************
      1820 Census - Meadville District - Halifax Co., Virginia

      page 88 - position #20
      EPHRAIM GUTHREY
      1 Male under 10
      1 Male 26-45
      3 Females under 10
      1 Female 26-45

      page 69 - position #7
      THOMAS GUTHREY
      1 Male under 10
      1 Male 26-45
      1 Female under 10
      1 Female 26-45

      (No idea about the whereabouts of Cason Guthrie)
      *************************************************

      MARRIAGE

      Name Ephraim Guthrey
      Sex Male
      Spouse's Name Nancy Blackwell
      Spouse's Sex Female
      Marriage Date 18 Dec 1809
      Marriage Place Halifax, Virginia
      Source Details P71

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      1790, 1800, & 1810 Censuses for Halifax Co., Virginia were destroyed by the British.

    2. [S170] Family Tree DNA.
      Y-111 DNA MATCHES
      JAMES GUTHRIE

      Dec 31, 2022, 12:02 PM (1 day ago)
      to Andy, Brian, Debbie, Gayle, Janet, me, Peggy, Phil, William, Stephanie, Steven
      HOT OFF THE PRESSES, THESE ARE MY LATEST Y-DNA RESUILTS AT THE TOP TESTING LEVEL OF 111 MARKERS.
      THANKS TO DR. STEVEN CARTER OF GREENWOOD, SC FOR UPGRADING HIS FATHER JOE'S SAMPLE.
      Y-DNA IS CONSISTENTLY MAINTAINED FOR THE FIRST TWO WIVES OF JAMES THOMAS CARTER JR. (CAROLINE WESLEY & ELIZA HILL) INDICATING THAT JAMES THOMAS CARTER JR. IS, GENETICALLY, A GUTHRIE AND ALL FORWARD DESCENDANTS ARE GUTHRIES. AS THE SAYING GOES, A CARTER BY NAME ONLY. MORE RESEARCH IS REQUIRED TO DETERMINE WHEN THE INTRUSION OCCURRED BUT THIS LATEST NEWS VERIFIES THAT IT DID OCCUR AND THAT SPANNING TWO FAMILY UNITS, WITHOUT CHANGE, IS PROOF POSITIVE THAT ANDY'S INITIIAL RESULTS FROM EARLIER THIS YEAR WERE SPOT-ON. THE CARTERS FROM WHICH ALL OF YOU DESCEND HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN GUTHRIES, AT LEAST FROM THE FIRST HALF OF THE 19th CENTURY UNTIL PRESENT DAY.

      ANDY'S TOP 6 MATCHES
      James Guthrie 108 of 111/Joe Carter 108 of 111/Carlton Guthrie 108 of 111/
      Ron Guthrie 106 of 111/Jerry Guthrie 106 0f 111/Harry Guthrie 106 of 111

      JOE'S TOP 6 MATCHES
      Andy Carter 108 of 111/James Guthrie 106 of 111/Carlton Guthrie 106 of 111/
      Jerry Guthrie 106 of 111/Harry Guthrie 106 of 111/Ron Guthrie 104 of 111

      JAMES'S TOP 6 MATCHES
      Carlton Guthrie 111 of 111/Andy Carter 108 of 111/Ron Guthrie 107 of 111/
      Harry Guthrie 107 of 111/Jerry Guthrie 107 of 111/Joe Carter 106 of 111
      (8 OTHER MATCHES BETWEEN 101 & 105, 1 GUTHRIE, 1 KELLY, 1 McCARTER, 5 VAUGHAN)

      RON'S TOP 6 MATCHES
      Carlton Guthrie 107 of 111/James Guthrie 107 of 111/Andy Carter 106 of 111/
      Jerry Guthrie 105 of 111/Harry Guthrie 105 of 111/Joe Carter 104 of 111


      Ronald Burton Guthrie (Ron) lives in Ontario, Canada. His great-grandfather, James D. Guthrie, was a tobacco buyer for some of the larger tobacco manufacturers and worked the markets in and around Danville, Virginia. In 1924, he was offered the opportunity to work the Canadian tobacco markets as a buyer and he went there after the close of the American markets that year. He liked Canada and never came back. Ron has a documented paper trail to his great-grandfather, James D. Guthrie (born 1875, Halifax Co., VA.) to Alexander Guthrie to James H. Guthrie to Ephraim Guthrie to Cason Guthrie to Thomas Guthrie I (died and left will in 1786, Halifax Co., VA.).