Thomas [Thornton] Carter^[1]

1699 - 1776  (77 years)

• Name	Thomas [Thornton] Carter
  Born	1 Feb 1699	Gloucester Co., Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Dec 1776	Christ Church Parish, Lancaster Co., Virginia
  Person ID	I14433	My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Thomas Carter of Barford
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2015

  
  

  Father	Edward 'of Westmoreland' Carter,   b. 9 Apr 1671, Lancaster Co., Virginia ,   d. 1743, Lancaster Co., Virginia  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Thornton,   b. 26 Aug 1672, Lancaster Co., Virginia ,   d. 1743, Lancaster Co., Virginia  (Age 70 years)
  Married	3 Jun 1697	Lancaster Co., Virginia
  Family ID	F4795	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne Wale,   b. Est 1700, Lancaster Co., Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	+ 1. John Carter,   b. 1724, Williamsburg, Colonial Virginia ,   d. 1782, Lancaster Co., Virginia  (Age 58 years)   2. Rawley [Williamson] Carter,   b. Abt 1740, Lancaster Co., Virginia ,   d. Abt 1821, Amelia Co., Virginia  (Age ~ 81 years)
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2015
  Family ID	F4925	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S126] United States Archives, https://archive.org/stream/descendantsofcap00byumill/descendantsofcap00byumill_djvu.txt. Thomas Carter was married twice, but the date of the first marriage and the name of his wife have not been preserved. The second marriage took place Jan. 15, 1750, to Mrs. Anne Hunton, nee Wale, widow of Thomas Hunton, whom she had married on Nov. 15, 1737 and by whom she had at least one daughter, Anne Hunton, who was mentioned in Thomas Carter's will. Thomas Carter had issue by his first wife six sons and six daughters: 1. Edward Carter, died in Lancaster in 178I. 2. John Carter, died in Lancaster in 1782. 3. George Carter, died in Halifax about 1785-86. 4. Thomas Carter, living in Lancaster in 1785. 5. James Carter, probably a cripple, was left to the care of his brother Edward for the remainder of his life. 6. Raleigh Carter, youngest son, died in Nottoway between 1815 and 1820. 7. Sarah Carter, married a Mr. McTyre before 1776. 8. Alice Carter, married a Mr. Griggs before 1776. 9. Judith Carter married a Mr. Chilton before 1776 10. Mary Carter, married a Mr. Chilton before 1776 11. Lucy Carter, m. John Smithers 11 Nov 1761 d. bef 1776 12. Millicent Carter, married Rev. Chas Cummings Feb. 13, 1766 Dec. 1, 1776, "Thomas Carter of Christ Church Parish, Lancaster, Gent.," made his will, which was probated on the 19th; he died Dec. 3rd. He disposed of his estate as follows: To son John, negroes Mima and Winny; son Edward to have his lower plantation and negro Frank; son Thomas, an that he had paid on a hundred acres of land, half his wearing apparel and son Thomas Carter's son Edward a negro woman named Sue; son George to have negro woman Siller, and his book called "Becket on the New Testament; son James to have negro men named Mark and Mingo to maintain him during his natural life-and he was to be under the care of his brother Edward Carter, who was to have the two negroes if James lived fifteen years longer; son Rawleigh to have his upper plantation and a negro woman; daughter Millicent Cummings to have the three negroes he had already given her, which was all he intended for her; daughter Sarah McTire to have an equal share in his residuary estate as he had already given her a negro divided in the estate of her first husband, Robert Henning, Jr.; daughter Alice Griggs to have two negroes, horse "Jetwell" and her side saddle; daughter Judith Chilton a negro woman; to daughter Mary Chilton's son Charles Chilton 40 Lbs. Currency, he having already given her son Thomas Chilton a like sum; daughter-in-law (step-daughter) Anne Hunton, a negro girl, a side saddle the least great Bible a new table cloath," second best bed and furniture, the old desk, and a loom and weaving gear; cousin Dale Carter five pounds for a mourning ring. All children except Millicent Cummings to share in the residuary estate. Sons Edward and Raleigh to be executors.