William Carter^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1748 - Abt 1807  (59 years)

• Name	William Carter
  Born	1748	Henrico County, Virginia   [5]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Abt 1807	Cumberland Co., Virginia
  Person ID	I14092	My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	John1 Carter,   b. 1697, Prince Edward County, Virginia Colony ,   d. 20 Sep 1781, Halifax County, Virginia  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth 'Betsy' Gannaway/Ganaway,   b. Abt 1715, Henrico County, Virginia ,   d. 8 Jul 1747, Albermarle Co., Virginia  (Age ~ 32 years)
  Married	Abt 1734	Henrico Co., Virginia
  	Children of Betsy Gannaway Carter are shown on the Henrico County Personal Property Tax 1787 - List B [6]
  Family ID	F4407	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Crew,   b. Abt 1690, King William Co., Virginia ,   d. 2 Mar 1789, Henrico Co., Virginia  (Age ~ 99 years)
  Married	14 Mar 1771	Henrico Co., Virginia
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2015
  Family ID	F4248	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		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.
  		Halifax Co., Virginia 1800 Tax List - Carters TheVaGeneaologist-v26n04.pdf
  		1787 Tax List Henrico Co., Virginia and Richmond City: Giles Carter, Michael Turpin.... 1787-Tax-List.pdf
  		William Carter, s/o John and Elizabeth Gannaway Carter CarterWilliamTheVirginiaGazetteMar_14__1771.jpg
  		Sarah Ellyson Carter The Lincoln Star Mar 29, 1970
  		Ellyson-Carter Marriage The Virginia Gazette Mar 14, 1771

  
  

  Histories

  Giles Carter Lineage giles carter.pdf

  
  

• Notes

  Page 25 Memoir of Gen William Giles Harding Carter "An act of the general assembly of Virginia was passed in October, 1786, for clearing and extending the navigation of the Chickahominy River, and William CARTER, a descendant of Giles Carter (First), was one of a committee of trustees appointed to supervise the clearing of the channel as far up as Meadow Bridge." http://genforum.genealogy.com/carter/messages/22552.html. The other Carter is a William Carter. He is mentioned in the chancery documents in 1789 as the defendant against Onan Moody. Onan Moody was the illegitimate daughter (or son, not sure) of Frances Moody and Gerard Ellyson. Gerard's widow, Sarah (nee Crews), married William Carter in 1771. It was published in the Purdie and Dixon Gazette that she was 85 and he only 23! (Making William born in 1748). It also mentions that he is the son of John Carter of Henrico County. (This John Carter is the son of Theodrick Carter, the son of Giles Carter.) William had the following siblings: 1. Theodrick Carter m. Sally Eelbank in Lunenburg, VA in 1763 2. John Carter m. Anne 3. Frances Carter m. Robert Walton (son of Robert Walton and Mary Hughes, and brother to George Walton, signer of the Decl. of Ind.) in Charlotte County, VA 4. Sherwood Carter m. Frances 5. Jacob Carter m. Mary

  
  

• Sources

  [S178] The Virginia Genealogist. THE VIRGINIA GENEALOGIST Volume 26 No.4 Jan-Mar 1982 British Mercantile Claims for Richard Carter Halifax County 1800 Tax List Richard Carter [Jr.] Theoderick Carter William Junr. Carter Lemuel Carter William, son of The. Frances Carter Spencer Carter James Carter [S57] Colonial Henrico Marriages 1680-1808. MARRIAGES OF HENRICO COUNTY VIRGINIA 1680-1808 Joseph Jackson and Mary E. Carter, dau of William Carter, Sr. who consents. Sur James Wray. He calls himself William Sr. [S57] Colonial Henrico Marriages 1680-1808. Four Carter Marriages listed from 1792 to 1808 including John Carter and Jane Gathright. Wit Mat. Hobson; Richard Carter and Susanna Marion Price, dau of John Price who is surety; Theodorick Carter and Frances Hobson, who consents. William Carter and Betsey Hobson Jacob stands Witness for his brother's [William] marriage to Betsey Hobson. Sur. Matthew Hobson: These marriages in Henrico are surely those of John of Theodorick and his family; the Hobsons are intermarried to the Carters; and the Prices to the Carters for generations. There is also another Henrico Marriage for William Jr. and Elizabeth Harwood. Probably the s/o this William. 28 Jul 1800. [S72] GenForum, http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/carter/22596/. Peyton Carter [S47] Newspaper Article, The Virginia Gazette. William Carter, age 23 marries Sarah Ellyson, age 86 March 14, 1771 [S78] Tax Record, file:///R:/Users/mfe/Downloads/1787-Tax-List.pdf. John Carter William Carter Sherwood Carter Jacob Carter Sewell Carter