Benjamin 'Will Witness' Carter b. 4 Mar 1777 Cumberland County, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown Halifax Co., Virginia: The Reynolds Family

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Name	Benjamin 'Will Witness' Carter
	Witnessed the will of Jane Carter (nee Hurt)
Born	4 Mar 1777	Cumberland County, Virginia
Gender	Male
Died	Yes, date unknown	Halifax Co., Virginia
Person ID	I16432	My Reynolds Line \| Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
Last Modified	7 Apr 2018

Father	Daniel Carter, b. Abt 1728, Henrico Co., Virginia , d. Bef 30 Apr 1808, Powhatan Co., Virginia (Age ~ 80 years)
Mother	Sarah [Sare] Mrs. Daniel Carter, b. Abt 1733, d. Yes, date unknown
Married	It is speculated that Benjamin may be the son of John B. Carter; He would have to have been 17 when he was born for that to work.
Family ID	F518495543	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Sources

[S84] Rootsweb, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hartbeat/html/dat46.html#18.
Mosby, Elizabeth
Birth : 12 JUL 1758 ,Cumberland Co.,VA
Death : 30 APR 1840 ,Cumberland Co.,VA
Parents:
Father: Mosby, Edward
Mother: Walton, Martha (Patty)
Family:
Marriage: 9 DEC 1775 in ,Cumberland,VA
Spouse: Carter, John B.
Birth : 10 FEB 1750 ,Cumberland,VA
Death : 2 FEB 1839 ,,KY
Parents:
Father: Carter, Daniel
Mother: Carter, Jane (Mrs)
Children:
Carter, Benjamin
Birth : 4 MAR 1777, Cumberland,VA
Carter, Edward
Carter, Martha (Patsy)
Carter, Jean (Jannet)
Birth : 14 JUN 1783, Powhattan, VA
Carter, Mary (Polly)
Carter, Susan
Carter, Elizabeth
Carter, Henry
Birth : MAY 1792 ,Powhattan,VA
Carter, John Mosby
Birth : 1793 ,Powhattan,VA
Carter, Robert Povall
Birth : 12 OCT 1795 ,Powhattan,VA
Carter, Nancy
Carter, Josiah
[S61] United States Census, http://interactive.ancestry.com/7613/4433473_00175/842154?backurl=&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults.
Halifax County Virginia [not North Carolina]
[S40] Will, William4 of Halifax h/o Dionitia [Townes].
William4 of Halifax.
William's Will dated 1810 names Daughter Mary Sawyer, 4 sons William, Francis, Theodore and Joseph; 4 Daughters named Mary Sawyer, Nancy Boston, Lucy Pike, Martha Baker.

Transcript of Will of William Carter of Halifax Co., VA.
Item. I give and bequeath to my son JOSEPH CARTER in addition to what I have already given him, three Negroes HANNAH, WILL & DICK to him and his heirs forever.
Item. I give and bequeath to my son THEODORICK CARTER two Negroes DILSY & CHARLES to him & his heirs forever.
Item. I lend unto my Daughter MARY SAWYER, MARIA & CRITA, during her natural life and at her decease to be equally divided between her children to them & their heirs forever.
Item. I lend unto my daughter MARTHA BAKER during her life my Negroes HOLLY & SALL and their increase, and at her decease to go to her children to them and their heirs for ever.
Item. I lend unto my daughter NANCY BOSTON during her life four Negroes, AMY, DICY, FRANK & FANNY and at her decease to go to her children, to them and their heirs for ever.
Item. I lend unto my daughter LUCY PIKE during her life my Negroes JUDE her son BENJAMIN and her increase and at her decease to go to her children, to them and their heirs forever.
Item. I give & bequeath to my grandaughter POLLY HARRIS a Negro girl SERENER to her and her heirs for ever.
Item. I give & bequeath to my son FRANCIS CARTER the land and Plantation whereon he now lives, it being the land I bought of MARK & NATHAN RICKMAN, also two Negroes MACLIN & SILVY. Also my old faithful Negro fellow DICK, he is to take care of and support as long as he lives/in addition to what I have already given him to him & his heirs for ever.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my grandson BELFIELD N. CARTER a Negro boy named SQUIRE to him & his heirs forever.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my grandson WILLIAM CARTER, son of FRANCIS CARTER a Negro boy named BRISTIL to him and his heirs forever.
Item. I give and bequeath to my grandaughter LOUISA JONES CARTER a Negro girl called MARTHA to her and her heirs forever.
Item. I give & bequeath unto THORNTON MALLARD son of JOHN MALLARD deceased a black colt to him and his heirs forever.
Item. I give and bequeath to my son FRANCIS CARTER one bed & furniture to him & his heirs forever.
It is my Will & desire that the residue of my property which I have not willed away shall be sold by my Executors hereinafter named upon a credit of twelve months and the money arising from such sale to be equally divided between my four sons, to wit, WILLIAM CARTER, JOSEPH CARTER, THEODORICK CARTER and FRANCIS CARTER to them and their heirs forever.
It is my Will and desire should any dispute arise between my Legatees respecting my Will above written that all such disputes shall be settled by arbitration each party choosing one person thence too in case of disagreement to choose the third and their decision shall be final and binding.
I hereby nominate and appoint my son FRANCIS CARTER & my friend WOOD JONES HAMLIN my whole and sole Executors to this my last Will and Testament signed, sealed this the 17 day of March Eighteen hundred & Ten.

WILLIAM CARTER ("X" his mark)

Signed, and acknowledged in the presence of
WOOD J. HAMLIN
JESSE CARTER ("X" his mark)
BENJ. CARTER ("X" his mark)

Benjamin 'Will Witness' Carter[1, 2, 3]

Daniel Carter

Sarah [Sare] Mrs. Daniel Carter

Benjamin 'Will Witness' Carter^{[1, 2, 3]}