Mary "Polly" Amy Carter^{[1, 2, 3]}

1764 - 1841  (77 years)

• Name	Mary "Polly" Amy Carter
  Born	1764	Cumberland County, Virginia
  Gender	Female
  Died	1841
  Person ID	I14097	My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2019

  
  

  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   [4]
  Family ID	F4368	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alexander Kent,   b. 25 Jun 1755, Cumberland County, Virginia ,   d. 7 Apr 1841, Halifax Co., Virginia  (Age 85 years)
  Married	1783
  	Alexander Kent b. Jun 25 1755 Cumberland, Virginia d. Apr 7th 1841 Halifax, Virginia, Alexander married Mary Amy Carter, daughter of John Carter and ?? in 1783. Mary Amy Cater was born in 1760 in Halifax County, Virginia. d.1841. They had the following children: Nancy Kent b. 1785, Smith F. Kent b. 1786 d. before 1841, George Washington Kent b. 1786 and died before 1840, Sarah Kent b. May30th 1790, Nathaniel Kent b. 1791, Alexander Kent jr b.1796 d. 1859 in Georgia, Robert Easly Kent b. 1798, Mary E. Kent b. 1800, Sterling Kent b.1801, and Polly Kent b.1803
  Children	1. Alexander Kent, Jr.,   b. 1796, Halifax County, Virginia ,   d. 1859, Georgia  (Age 63 years) + 2. Sarah Alexander "Sallie" Kent,   b. 30 May 1790, Green Co., Georgia ,   d. 16 Oct 1852  (Age 62 years)
  Last Modified	5 Dec 2013
  Family ID	F518495211	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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
  		Chancery Suit Theodorick Carter, 547450831147_1825_004_0002.pdf

  
  

• Notes

  Alexander Kent b. Jun 25 1755 Cumberland, Virginia d. Apr 7th 1841 Halifax, Virginia, Alexander married Mary Amy Carter, daughter of John Carter and ?? in 1783. Mary Amy Cater was born in 1760 in Halifax County, Virginia. d.1841. They had the following children: Nancy Kent b. 1785, Smith F. Kent b. 1786 d. before 1841, George Washington Kent b. 1786 and died before 1840, Sarah Kent b. May30th 1790, Nathaniel Kent b. 1791, Alexander Kent jr b.1796 d. 1859 in Georgia, Robert Easly Kent b. 1798, Mary E. Kent b. 1800, Sterling Kent b.1801, and Polly Kent b.1803

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] DAR, http://services.dar.org/members/dar_research/search_descendants/?action=list&MyPrimary_Seqn=67346&MyLineageCount=1&Control_Min_Seqn=67346. John Carter m. Mary Cunningham 1781 Mary Carter m. Alexander Kent Sarah Kent m. Dorman Taylor 1808 Alexander S. Taylor m. Margaret Hays Davis 1834 James Monroe Taylor m. Margaret Jane Baker 1857 Eugene Edgar Taylor m. Allie Olivia Price 1892 [S40] Will, John Carter of Halifax. Father, John Carter's Will Proves daughter Ann. 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. [S54] DAR, http://services.dar.org/members/dar_research/search_descendants/?action=list&MyPrimary_Seqn=516176&MyLineageCount=1&Control_Min_Seqn=516176. 4. The Said -- Name Restricted -- was the child of James Monroe Taylor born on 17 - Jan - 1837 at TN died at Searcy AR on 15 - Feb - 1905 and his ( 1st ) wife Margaret Jane Barker born on 27 - Dec - 1834 at Maury Co TN died at Searcy AR on 5 - Feb - 1897 married on 30 - Jul - 1857 married at Maury Co TN 5. The Said James Monroe Taylor was the child of Alexander Smith Taylor born on 3 - Jul - 1811 at Caswell Co NC died at Hunt Co TX on 3 - Nov - 1864 and his ( 1st ) wife Margaret H born on 5 - Feb - 1813 at TN died at Hunt Co TX on 13 - Oct - 1886 married on (c) - - 1834 married at TN 6. The Said Alexander Smith Taylor was the child of Dorman Taylor born on (c) - - 1784 at NC died at Craighead Co AR on (p) - - 1860 and his ( 1st ) wife Sarah Kent born on (c) - - 1784 at Halifax Co VA died at _______________ on 16 - Oct - 1852 married on 21 - Mar - 1808 married at Caswell Co NC 7. The Said Sarah Kent was the child of Alexander Kent born on 29 - Jul - 1755 at VA died at Halifax Co VA on 7 - Apr - 1841 and his ( 1st ) wife Mary Carter born on - - 1760-1770 at Halifax Co VA died at _______________ on (a) - - 1840 married on - - 1781-1783 8. The Said Mary Carter was the child of John Carter born on 26 - Aug - 1736 at Halifax Co Va died at Halifax Co VA on 20 - Sep - 1781 and his ( 1st ) wife Mary born on - - at _________ died at _______________ on - - married on - - [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