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Elizabeth H. Neal

Elizabeth H. Neal[1, 2]

Female Abt 1790 - Aft 1831  (~ 42 years)

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  • Name Elizabeth H. Neal 
    • Why do you think it is called the NEAL-CARTER Bible? To see the original is a must. Most people have translated the entry for Samuel and Elizabeth incorrectly! Her Father is William Neal, Jr. and Mother is Martha; according to the marriage record.
    Born Abt 1790  Amellia County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Living in Campbell Co., VA
    Gender Female 
    Died Aft 1831  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Samuel married Elizabeth M. [Michaux] Holcomb (nee Cocke) in 1834.
    Person ID I15940  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
    Last Modified 12 Dec 2018 

    Father William Neal, Jr.,   b. Est 1755, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Martha 'Patsy' Fuqua,   b. Abt 1777, Charlotte County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 18 Feb 1811  Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7273  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mister Bibb,   b. Est 1770,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Last Modified 5 May 2016 
    Family ID F5620  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 'Sam' Robert Samuel 'Tavern Keeper' Carter,   b. 21 Nov 1773, Lunenburg, Virginia [Later Halifax] Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1836, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 8 Sep 1812  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Elizabeth was first married to Mr. Bibb
    Children 
    +1. Virginia Susannah Bibb Carter,   b. 2 May 1814, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +2. John Halifax Carter,   b. 18 Jan 1816, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1894, LaGrange, Fayette Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     3. Elizabeth Cunningham Carter,   b. 23 Dec 1817, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. America Bedford Carter,   b. 14 Feb 1820, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +5. Louisiana Franklin Carter,   b. 26 Jun 1822, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1893, Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     6. Missouri Ann Carter,   b. 8 Sep 1824, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 1876, LaGrange. Fauette Co. Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
     7. Samuel H. Carter,   b. 19 Mar 1827, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +8. Philemon Bibb Carter,   b. 3 Jul 1829, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1886, LaGrange, Fayette Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     9. Martha Mary Carter,   b. 10 Jul 1831, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1912, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    Last Modified 28 Dec 2020 
    Family ID F5619  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Carter's Tavern Marker
    Carter's Tavern Marker
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    Samuel Carter-Tavern Keeper
    Samuel Carter-Tavern Keeper
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    Documents
    DAR Account of Lineage of James Mastin Williams-Carters
Samuel (Tavern Keeper) Carter and Elizabeth H. Neal Lineage
    DAR Account of Lineage of James Mastin Williams-Carters Samuel (Tavern Keeper) Carter and Elizabeth H. Neal Lineage
    darJamesMastinWilliam-Carters.jpg
    Death Certificate
Martha M. Walters (nee Carter)
    Death Certificate Martha M. Walters (nee Carter)
    mmwalters.jpg

  • Notes 
    • Elizabeth H. Bibb (nee) Neal, d/o William and Martha Neal, is identified as the wife of Samuel Carter, Keeper of Carter's Tavern. She is the Mother of all of his children. His next wife, Elizabeth M. Holcomb (nee Cocke) is the widow of John H. Holcomb; her 1844 Halifax Co., Will names her children of Holcomb. Betsy Michaux Cocke Holcomb Carter m. Samuel Carter in 1834 and was only married to Samuel for two years before his death in 1836. She then carried on with Carter's Tavern until her death in 1844.

  • Sources 
    1. [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate.
      Marriage Record shows mother as Martha Neal and Bondsman William Neal Jr.

    2. [S211] State Select Marriages, https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3Aelizabeth~%20%2Bsurname%3Abibb~%20%2Bbirth_place%3Avirginia~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1790-1790~%20%2Bspouse_givenname%3Asamuel~%20%2Bspouse_surname%3Acarter~.
      Elizabeth H. Bibb, mentioned in the record of Samuel Carter and Elizabeth H. Bibb
      Name Samuel Carter
      Spouse's Name Elizabeth H. Bibb
      Event Date 08 Sep 1812
      Event Place Halifax, Virginia
      Note: Elizabeth H. Bibb is identified as Elizabeth H. Neal, d/o William Neal, Jr. and Patsy Fuqua. She was first married to Mr. Bibb and that is why her marriage record shows her as Elizabeth H. Bibb; Samuel Carter m. 2nd only two years before his death, Elizabeth M. 'Betsy' Cocke who was the widow of John H. Holcomb; her will in Halifax names her Holcomb children.

    3. [S160] Correspondence.
      Ron Carroll Mary Frances Eggleston

      Here's a source to Elizabeth Michaux Cocke Holcombe's connections to Cocke, Michaux, and Woodson.

      The Huguenot Abraham Michaux and Descendants, The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 45, No. 2

    4. [S107] Family Histories, The Giles Carters.
      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

      Samuel Carter married Susanna Bibb and 2nd Elizabeth Holcomb Bibb; Children are Virginia s. B., John Halifax, Elizabeth Cunningham, America Bedford, Louisiana Franklin, Missouri, Samuel, Philemon B., Mary M.
      NOTE: THIS INFORMATION IS INCORRECT. SAMUEL CARTER, 'TAVERN KEEPER' MARRIED ELIZABETH M. HOLCOMBE, WIDOW OF JOHN H. HOLCOMBE, 2ND. SAMUEL MARRIED 1ST, ELIZABETH H. NEAL, D/O WILLIAM JR. AND MARTHA, HIS WIFE, NEAL. SHE IS THE MOTHER OF ALL OF HIS CHILDREN. EVIDENCED BY PRIMARY MARRIAGE RECORDS [NOT INDEXES] AND THE WILL OF BETSY M. CARTER, WHO NAMES HER HOLCOMBE CHILDREN.

    5. [S80] Google Books, https://books.google.com/books?id=d87AAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA46&dq=%28%22carter%22+AND+%22halifax%22%29&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GUQOVaCBNrCJsQSbsYL4Bg&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=carter&f=false.
      Louisa Franklin Carter b. 1821 in Halifax County, VA d/o Col. Samuel Carter and Elizabeth H. Neal, d/o Wm. Neal Jr. and Patsy Fuquay.