Major Robert W. of Halifax 'Bobby' Carter, Esquire^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1770 - 1839  (68 years)

• Name	Robert W. of Halifax 'Bobby' Carter
  Prefix	Major
  Suffix	Esquire
  Born	22 Dec 1770	Halifax Co., Virginia Colony
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Sep 1839	William Co., Tennessee
  Buried	Franklin City Cemetery Franklin, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I13942	My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	Captain John C. dna Carter,   b. 26 Aug 1737, St. Peter's Par., New Kent Co., VA ,   d. 20 Sep 1781, Halifax Co., Virginia  (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Mary Michaux Cunningham,   b. 1740, St. Peters Parish, New Kent Co., Colonial Virginia ,   d. 1781, Halifax Co., Virginia  (Age 41 years)
  Married	Abt 1758	Halifax Co., Virginia Colony   [6]
  Family ID	F4368	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Unity [VA] Cook,   b. Abt 1771, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. 8 Sep 1809, Franklin Co., Williamson, Tennessee  (Age ~ 38 years)
  Married	26 Oct 1792	Halifax County, Virginia (MB1/25)
  	License Date: Wedding Nov 1 Son, Henry Cook Carter b. 1795 in Halifax Co., Virginia, son of Unity Cook and Robert Carter, never married and had no issue.
  Children	+ 1. 'Sally', Sarah Venable Carter,   b. Abt 1793, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. 6 Nov 1843, Williamson Co., Tennessee  (Age ~ 50 years)   2. John Blagrave/Blagrove Carter,   b. 10 Nov 1797, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. 28 Dec 1847, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 50 years)   3. Robert Michaux Carter,   b. 1799, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. 12 Aug 1831  (Age 32 years) + 4. Mary 'Polly' Carter,   b. 22 Dec 1800, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. 3 Jan 1875, Davidson Co., Tennessee  (Age 74 years) + 5. Samuel Jefferson Carter,   b. 3 Jan 1802, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. 30 Mar 1873, Lauderdale County, Tennessee  (Age 71 years) + 6. Alexander Cunningham 'A.C.' Carter,   b. 14 Mar 1807, Williamson, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Sep 1884, Nashville, Tennessee  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2022
  Family ID	F4375	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Photo Major Robert Carter Capt. Robert Carter.jpg

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		LVA Chancery Heirs of Theo, s/o John Brothers & Sisters
  		LVA Chancery Record Brothers & Sisters Heirs of Theo, s/o John
  		LVA Chancery Record Brothers & Sisters Heirs of Theo, s/o John
  		LVA Chancery (2) Brothers & Sisters Heirs of Theo, s/o John
  		Giles 5 A History of the Carter Family" Compiled and edited by the American Genealogical Research Institute Washington DC 20001 Copyright 1972 Library of Congress Card Catalog #: 75-187586 Identifies two Giles Carters as separate individuals, probably related.
  		Will of John Carter Halifax Co., VA WB1-370 pg 1 Halifax Co. WB1-370 Pg 1 John Carter 1781.jpg
  		Will of John Carter Halifax Co., VA WB1-371 Pg 2 Halifax WB1-371 Pg 2 John Carter 1781.jpg
  		Marriages of Carters in Halifax Co., Virginia Index 12982HalifaxIndxMarageMale-Carter.pdf
  		1797 List by Samuel Carter; Richard Carter, Taylor, Colquits, Robert Carter, and Elias Dodson, Francis Carter [widow of GS] HalifaxCo Misc Papers.jpg
  		Accounts Current for Estate of John Carter, by Susannah Powell Page 1 [Purchasers at Estate Sale] 13905JohnCarterAcctsCurrent 1803.jpg
  		Accounts Current for Estate of John Carter by Susannah Powell Page 2 [Purchasers at Estate Sale] 13905JohnCarterAcctsCurrent 1803-2.jpg
  		Accounts Current Estate of John Carter by Susannah Powell 13905JohnCarterAcctsCurrent 1803-3.jpg
  		Ltr. from Francis Willis to Charles Carter concerning Slave 1745 DeedFrancis WillisSr.jpg
  		Chancery Record John Carter,[father of this Richard] dec'd, heirs sue for money due the estate of their dec'd. father. Richard 'Tailor' Carter, Exe. is dead and Executorship has fallen to his Widow, Mrs. Susannah (David) Powell(neeBigger). The testimony of Frederick Miller may link the Gunsmith to this Giles Carter Family.[current dna analysis however, reveals two different haplogroups.] Frederick MillerTestimonylinks-13984.jpg
  		Giles Carter Lines GilesCarterLines.png
  		Major Robert Carter-Death Notice Nashville Union Sep 16, 1839
  		DAR Lineage of Mrs. Effie Fulcher Clark, descendant of Robert Carter and Unity Cook 46155_b290427-00174.jpg
  		Virginians In The Revolution - Carters CartersVirginiansInTheRevolutionCarter.png
  		Chancery Suit Theodorick Carter, 547450831147_1825_004_0002.pdf

  
  

  Histories

  Halifax County 1799 Chancery Matter John Carter and Mary Cunningham; Robert, Richard and Theodorick Carter vs Executors of John Carter's Estate. JohnCarter&MaryCunningham Chancery 1799.pdf

  
  

• Notes

  Name: Robert CARTER Birth: 22 Dec 1770 Death: 9 Sep 1839 The will of John Carter, of Halifax County, amongst other provisions, devised to his three sons, Richard, Robert and Theodrick, four hundred and fifty acres of land purchased from George Ridley. The records of Halifax County, Virginia, show that Robert Carter sold his share of the land to George Marable. The court records of Halifax County, Virginia confirm that Robert Carter was married to Unity Cook, by William P. Martin, November 1st, 1792. The last business transaction recorded by Robert Carter, in Halifax Co., Va., prior to his removal to Tennessee, was the sale of two negroes to William Ferrell on June 19th, 1801. Robert Carter moved with his family to Tennessee about 1805. Robert Carter continued to reside at Franklin, Tennessee, until his death, September 9th, 1839, in his 69th year. His will was burned while in the possession of one of his grandchildren, at Nashville, Tennessee. A list of personal property, in his possession at his death, is recorded at Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee. Robert Carter and Unity Cook produced six children, Sarah Venable, Henry Cook, John Blackgrove, Robert Michaux, Polly, and Samuel Jefferson Carter, all of whom, according to the family Bible. Two other children, another Mary and Nancy, did not survive infancy. SAMUEL JEFFERSON CARTER, b. 3 JAN 1803 HALIFAX COUNTY, VA Samuel Jefferson Carter, son of Robert and Unity Cook Carter, was born in Halifax County, Virginia, January 3d, 1803, and died suddenly at Carter's Landing, West Tennessee, March 31st, 1873, leaving no will. He married, as shown by the family Bible, first Eliza Staggs, and had three children: Watson M., Jordan B., and Eliza S. Samuel Jefferson Carter married second Anne Vaulx, and had fourteen children: Warren, Hays, Watkins Leigh, Charles Vaulx, Samuel J., Laura O., Irene M., Samuel Jefferson, William Giles Harding, Anne Catharine, Frank Cook, Ella Watson, Vaulx, Mary Hays. Of the eleven sons of Samuel Jefferson Carter, the first eight are deceased without male issue. General William H. Carter has one son, William Vaulx Carter, and Frank Cook Carter has one son, William Dawley Carter. These two young men, William Vaulx Carter and William Dawley Carter, are all of their generation bearing the name of Carter, in the direct line traced in this memoir. Samuel Jefferson Carter resided with his family in Davidson County, near Nashville, Tennessee, prior to 1861, and in Nashville during the Civil War. At the time of his death he was residing on his farm in West Tennessee, near Carter's Landing, on the Mississippi River. WILLIAM GILES HARDING CARTER was married, October 27th, 1880, at San Francisco, California, to Ida Dawley. Two sons have been born of this marriage, William Vaulx Carter (who was graduated from West Point in 1904 and appointed a lieutenant in the Sixth United States Cavalry, his father's old regiment), and Leigh Hays Carter, who, while a student at the University of Illinois, was accidentally killed by an electric shock in one of the University buildings, August 27th, 1907. ALEXANDER CUNNINGHAM CARTER, b. in Tennessee. John Carter was born in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co, VA on 26 AUG 1737, and baptized on 30 OCT 1737. This Parish is south of the York and Pamunkey Rivers and was also the home of the Waddill family. John Carter's Will was executed 18 JUN 1781, and probated before the court held for Halifax Co., VA on 20 SEP 1781. The witnesses were Benjamin Hobson, David Bates, Noel Waddill, Theodrick Carter (Third) and Charles Carter, a son of Theodrick Carter(Third). The Executors named were his wife, Mary Carter, Captain James Turner, William Boyd and John Carter's brothers Richard and Theodrick (Third). John Carter's three eldest children, Richard, Theo, and Robert filed a chancery suit in Halifax county in 1799 [19 years after the death of John] charging the Executors [Mary Carter, their mother] and Richard Carter, dec'd and his executor Susannah Powell (nee Carter) for monies not accounted for when Richard Carter bargained and sold land privately. Mary Carter (nee Cunningham) is still alive and gives testimony referring to Richard Carter's affidavit. Many pages of testimony follow demonstrating not only that money was paid to Richard, but never passed on to the family. The position of David Powell and Susannah is that the children were educated and provided for, out of the estate of their father, John Carter, dec'd. Robert appears to act as attorney and questions many witnesses. The suit is then refiled in Richmond County and continues. Polly Powell (nee Carter), wife of Mastin Powell and d/o Susannah Carter Powell (nee Bigger) testifies to angry words between Robert and Susannah, his aunt. The suit continues whereby Robert questions numerous witnesses as to the quality of his education, and of the ability of the estate of the dec'd John Carter to produce enough to keep the widow and children adequately. [it is obvious to this researcher that Robert is an ambitious, determined and combative individual and probably was of the same personality since his childhood, when he admits he would not be schooled.] He challenges that his education and that of his siblings was less than he considered their due. Both he and Theo, though, can write and sign their names, as does Susannah. The testimony of Frederick Miller links the Gunsmith to these Carter lines; he marries the Gunsmith's Daughter. Henry Hobson and others testify as well. [While the content of this matter is tedious reading, it offers more insight into the characters of these family members, than previously seen.-mfe] Record Date: 02/04/1745 Record Type: Letter Record Call No. Mss2 W6794 a 1 Record Title Letter, 1745, to Charles Carter (King George County, Va.) concerning an African-American slave, Beck, and her family. Document Notes: The author of the letter, Francis Willis, requests to hire Beck's husband to prevent the family, which consists of several children, from being separated. County: King George State: VA This is in reference to a letter from Willis to Charles Carter mentions a child Bobby to come of age.

  
  

• Sources

  [S126] United States Archives, http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/halifax/vitals/marriages/marr-grms-1753-1800.txt. Robert Carter + Unity Cook [S54] DAR, http://services.dar.org/members/dar_research/search_descendants/?action=list&MyPrimary_Seqn=1134816&MyLineageCount=1. Robert, s/o John & Mary Cunningham Carter, m. Unity Cook 1 Nov 1792 Halifax Samuel Jefferson Carter m. Anne Vauix Frank Cook Carter m Kate A. Blair 1877 [S40] Will, John Carter [husband of Mary Cunningham]. Father, John Carter's Will Proves son Robert. Will of John Carter, Halifax county, Virginia, Book I, page 370, June 18, 1781: "I, John Carter, of Halifax County, Virginia, &c. My beloved wife, Mary Carter; my daughters, Ann Waddill, Elizabeth Carter, Mary Carter, Sally Carter; my three oldest sons, Richard, Theoderick and Robert Carter. Item: "To my son, James Carter, the land whereon I now live." Son, Francis Carter. Wife, Mary, executrix; Mr. William Boyd and my brothers, Richard and Theo. Carter, my executors. (Signed) "John Carter." Teste: Benjamin Hobson, David Bates, Charles Carter, Noel Waddill, Theo. Carter. June 18, 1781. [S85] Virginia Chancery Records, Halifax Co., Virginia Chancery Heirs of John Cook, Sr. Humbly Complaining wherewith to your Worships your Orator, Henry Cook, Edmund Cook, Richard Clayborne, [husband of Polly Cook], John Cook, Elizabeth Cook, Jarratt W. Cook, James Chambers, guardian of Richard Cook, Rebecca Cook, Sally Cook, Polly Cook, infants and orphants of John Cook decd ....died intestate leaving slaves and considerable personal estate... [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7680882. [S18] Family Search, LDS, https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/L56M-Y1F. John C. Carter and Mary Michaux Cunningham: Marriage 1758, Halifax County,Virginia Colony L5GK-ZDF [S80] Google Books, https://books.google.com/books?id=yixOCAAAQBAJ&pg=PT88&lpg=PT88&dq=crews+and+barksdale&source=bl&ots=r6cowk3mld&sig=_hQGvX8mqmFXowD1AEPnU4niiL8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi8pqKr5PHYAhVQPN8KHavfCCYQ6AEwCnoECAgQAQ&fbclid=IwAR3Hu5FKFNcwmmcOzCvTm5iMTatztAfbPBTcv7AVK21f89wV22eCXw7RWOc#v=onepage&q=Carter&f=false.