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Charles Ewell dar Carter

Charles Ewell dar Carter[1, 2]

Male 1775 - 1854  (78 years)

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  • Name Charles Ewell dar Carter 
    Born 2 Oct 1775  Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 3 May 1854  Grayson Co., Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I67773  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Richard 'Gunsmith' Carter, Descendants of William Walters
    Last Modified 18 May 2020 

    Father Richard 'Gunsmith' dna Carter,   b. Abt 1730, Henrico Co., Colonial Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Jul 1787, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 57 years) 
    Mother Frances Walters,   b. Abt 1736, Brunswick Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1803, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Married
    • NOTE: The name Ewell is passed down this line for several generations. It is even misspelled as Yewel in one case. This is further evidence of Frances Walters identity.

      Marriages of Pittsylvania County: Lucy Carter + Oliver Hall [Bondsman Spencer Carter] 9 Dec 1818
    Family ID F518494803  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Keziah Walters,   b. 26 Dec 1778, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 1835, Grayson Co., Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 1 Feb 1795  Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Charles Ewell Carter named his 4th child, Frances, in honor of his Mother. She m. Trammel Dennison in 1815 d. 19 Apr 1901.

      Other Children of Charles Ewell Carter and Keziah Walters are:
      Charles Carter 1796
      Lucy b. 23 Dec 1798
      William b. 1800
      Frances b. 1803
      John Ewell b. 29 Jan 1803
      Nancy b. 1805
      Thompson b. 1814
    Children 
     1. Nancy Carter,   b. Abt 1805, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Lucy Walters Carter,   b. 20 Aug 1798, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1881, Mt. Airy, Surry Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     3. Frances [Walters] Carter,   b. 1808, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1901, Anneta, Grayson Co., Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
    +4. John Ewell dna Carter,   b. 29 Jan 1803, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1869, Grayson Co., Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    Last Modified 23 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F518495380  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Nancy Barnes,   b. 8 Feb 1782, Montgomery County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 May 1857, Grayson, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 3 Nov 1815  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Charles Hampton Carter,   b. Dec 1821, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1902, Grayson, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years)
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2018 
    Family ID F7471  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Marriage Record
    Marriage Record
    Charles Ewell Carter
    Walters
    Zimmerman Research on the Walters Family
Descendants of William Walters
    Zimmerman Research on the Walters Family Descendants of William Walters
    Walters_Zimmerman.pdf

    Headstones
    Family Members of Charles Ewell Carter
    Family Members of Charles Ewell Carter
    ins20059FrancesDennison(neeCarter).jpg

  • Notes 
    • http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnlincol/geneal/carter2.txt
      "My ancestor was CHARLES EWELL CARTER, who married
      KEZIAH WALTERS Feb. 1, 1795. Their children:
      1. NANCY CARTER born 1805; married WILEY J. PRUITT
      8/18/1826.
      Their children:
      1. JANE
      2. LEANNA
      3. CATHERINE
      4. ALEXANDER
      5. LUCY (my line) married A. FLOYD COLE.
      6. LEMUEL
      7. WILLIAM PRUIT

  • Sources 
    1. [S54] DAR, http://services.dar.org/members/dar_research/search_descendants/default.cfm.
      Ancestor #: A120162
      John Walters
      Service:
      VIRGINIA Rank: CAPTAIN
      Birth:
      1753 LUNENBURG CO VIRGINIA
      Death:
      1836 PITTSYLVANIA CO VIRGINIA
      Service Source:
      MILITARY RECS OF PITTSYLVANIA CO, VA 1767-1783, PP 9, 10, 16, 20
      Service Description:
      1) ALSO LT, PITTSYLVANIA CO MILITIA

      Keziah Walters, d/o John Walters and Ellinor Spiers, married Charles Ewell Carter; Daughter Lucy Walters Carter m. Oliver Hall; their Lemesa Hall m. Wm Pinkney Wall,(b.24 Jul 1829-d.25 Dec 1890 in Mt. Airy,NC.

    2. [S78] Tax Record, http://www.binnsgenealogy.com/VirginiaTaxListCensuses/Pittsylvania/1800-index.htm.
      1800 Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Personal Tax Record
      Jesse Carter, Charles Carter, John Carter, Joseph Carter, Jedethan Carter, Levin Carter, Presley Carter, Thomas (Wok) Carter, Tolliver Carter William Carter. Thomas Carter, Sr. and Thomas Carter, Jr. are both listed with Tolliver.

    3. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135316990/charles-ewell-carter.
      Charles Ewell Carter
      Birth 20 Oct 1775
      Pittsylvania County, Virginia
      Death 3 May 1854 (aged 78)
      Grayson County, Kentucky
      Burial
      Hanging Rock Church Cemetery
      Leitchfield, Grayson County, Kentucky

      Charles moved from Virginia to Grayson Co, Kentucky, in 1818.

      He first married Keziah Walters in 1795. They had seven children: Charles, Lucy, William, Frances, John Ewell, Nancy and Thompson.

      He then married Nancy Scott Barnes in 1815. He had five children with her: Josiah, Jacob, Charles Hampton, Elizabeth A and Claibourne.

    4. [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vapittsy/marriage.htm.
      Pittsylvania Co., VA
      26 December 1778 Keziah Walters d/o John Walters and Charles Ewell Carter by Rev. John Atkinson

    5. [S211] State Select Marriages, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FS1VirginiaMarriages&h=719810&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=3723.
      Name: Nancy Morris
      Gender: Female
      Marriage Date: 3 Nov 1815
      Marriage Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia
      Spouse: Charles E. Carter
      FHL Film Number: 33326
      Reference ID: Page 57