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Patriot Capt. John C. of Caroline Carter, Sr.[1]

Male Abt 1715 - 1783  (~ 68 years)


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  • Name John C. of Caroline Carter 
    Title Patriot 
    Prefix Capt. 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born Abt 1715  Lancaster Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1783  King and Queen Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I67920  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Thomas Carter of Barford
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2019 

    Father John of Caroline Carter,   b. 8 May 1674, Lancaster Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1740, Caroline County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Margaret Todd,   b. Abt 1674, Lancaster Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1821  (Age ~ 147 years) 
    Married 1714 
    Family ID F6009  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth Kenyon 'Betsy' Armistead,   b. Abt 1716, Richmond Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1768  (Age ~ 52 years) 
    Married 1740 
    Children 
     1. Sarah Carter,   b. Abt 1752, Caroline Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +2. John3 Carter, Jr.,   b. 1750, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1800, Brandywine King William Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     3. Anne Carter,   b. 1743, Spotsylvania Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1829, Spotsylvania Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    +4. Nancy Carter,   b. 1750, Amherst County, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1820, Amherst County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     5. Elizabeth Armistead Carter,   b. 1743,   d. 1829  (Age 86 years)
     6. Bailey Carter,   b. 1736, Spotsylvania Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1811, Montgomery County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2019 
    Family ID F518495072  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Hannah Chew,   b. 1743, Caroline Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Margaret Chew Carter,   d. 14 Feb 1770, Caroline Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Mary 'Molly' Carter,   b. Abt 1750, Caroline Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1818, Caroline Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years)
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2017 
    Family ID F6547  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • http://genforum.genealogy.com/carter/messages/14593.html
      The Info Below is on The Carter Forum and is someone elses work.

      -----1783, Dec 18 - John Carter's Will, Will book E, pg 40 in Spotsylvania Co. dated May 9, 1778; Executors bond dated Dec 18, 1783; Witnesses M. Buckner, Richard Loury. Executors: Sons William & John Carter, Thomas Colson, & JOSEPH BROCK. Legessee: wife Hannah; son Robert, 100 hundred pounds for education; son John in trust for the use of my granddaughter Sarah Kenyon Thomas, two negroes; son-in-law Rice Curtis and Frances his wife during their lives 300 acres of land whereone they now live, after their death to be equally divided among all their children; stock and household furniture to be divided among my five younger children (not named); all the rest of my estate to be equally divided among all my children, except that if my daughter Martha should die without issue, her portion to be divided among the other children. ----Codicil to his Will - written Oct 13, 1783, witnesses Edward Herndon and John Mitchell, recites, "whereas since making the within will, my daughter Elizabeth Matilda has been born, she shall be considered and have an equal share in the division of my estate with my five younger children." (page 560) NOTES: ----Most records show him with two wives: 1)Elizabeth Armistead and had children: William b. 1740, Frances who married Rice Curtis Jr. , Robert, & John Carter b. abt. 1750 and sent to England for education; 2)Hannah Chew and had children Margaret b. Jan 14, 1771 who married Zachariah Taliaferro; and Lucy Carter b. 1775 who marrie Burton Taliaferro; Martha Matilda b.bef 1783 (see codicil); -----His Will mentions 5 younger children, but does not name them. I believe Bailey is one of them, b.1743; -----"Genealogies of Virginia Families"/Wm. & Mary Quarterly, Vol 1/John Dorman pg 610. (their information came from the Joseph Lyon Miller book "Capt. Thomas Carter & his Descendants". It states John b.1715 and his brother George moved to Spotsylvania Co, VA. They were sons of Thomas Carter d.1776 Christ Church Parish, who was the son of Edward Carter D. 1743 Christ Church Parish, who was the son of Thomas Carter who married Katherine Dale. But, many researchers have said this information is incorrect. That this John Carter b. abt. 1715 was the son of John Carter b.1674 & Margaret Todd, and he was the son of Thomas & Katherine Dale. I am looking for the proof. Children of JOHN CARTER and 2)HANNAH CHEW are: i. FRANCES5 CARTER, m. RICE CURTIS JR.. ii. ROBERT CARTER. iii. WILLIAM CARTER, b. 1740. 2. iv. BAILEY CARTER?, b. Abt. August 1743, Spotsylvania Co, VA; d. Aft. February 1811, Montgomery Co, VA. v. JOHN CARTER, b. Abt. 1758; d. February 18, 1841, VA; m. (JOHN CARTER) FRANCES. vi. MARGARET CARTER, b. January 14, 1771; m. ZACHARIAH TALIAFARRO. vii. LUCY CARTER, b. 1775; m. BURTON TALIAFARRO. viii. MARTHA MATHILDA CARTER, b. Aft. 1778.
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      This also part of the same message by Joe Carter.

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      KENYON, ABRAHAM (d.t., 1749/50) .COB*2, p. 651: 2 March 1749/50 = The last will and Testament of Abraham Kenyon, deceased, was presented into court by John Carter, his executor, and on the same
      day he entered into bond as his executor with Francis Martin and William Clark, his securities [BB*3, p. 98] .John Carter returned an inventory of the estate of Abraham Kenyon, deceased, and it was recorded 7 September 1750 in 1*2, p. 63-64. On 14 September 1752 extended estate accounts were filed by John Carter as executor of Abraham Kenyon, deceased, and recorded in Fiduciary Account Book *3, p. 75-78.

      KENYON, JEMlMA seems to have d.i., c.1745; she was the daughter of John Kenyon, next below. She may have married Samuel Bailey and died shortly thereafter. COB#2, p. 482: 7 March 1745/6 is not. definite: On the Petition of Samuel Bailey, it is ordered that Francis Martin pay him £5:11:4 for his proportionable part of Jemima Kenyon's estate. Or Samuel Bailey may have married another daughter of John Kenyon (d.t., 1743) and his claim was thus founded.

      KENYON, JOHN (d.t., 1743) .COB#2, p. ~33: 6 May 1743 = The last
      will and Testament of John Kenyon, deceased, was presented into court by Jane Kenyon, his executrix, and Abraham Kenyon, his executor. On the same day they entered into bond with William Clark, their security, for their proper performance in the trust placed in them and promptly returned an inventory of his estate which was recorded 3 June 1743 in 1#1, p. 283-285. The executorial bond of Jane Kenyon, widow of John Kenyon, deceased, and Abraham Kenyon, brother and executor of the said gentlemanl is in BB#3, p. 21.

      SPOTSYLVANIA CO. VA,

      Will Book "R" p. 236. Mary Chew Carter of Spots. Co. 24 Jan. 1841. proved. 5 Nov. 1844. Family Graveyard to be bricked & a tomb erected to the testor. Land to Susan Cammack & then to Joseph W. Trigg & John Scott in fee simple. Negro Betty to Mary E.A. Scott. Residue to Matilda Trigg, Sarah K. Scott & Susan Cammack.

      DB "00" p. 45. 8 Sep. 1851. Thomas Trigg, his wife, Matilda, to Joseph W. Trigg of Spots. Co. VA. all his interest in 560 a. called {Popplar Neck or Topple Neck), formerly owned by Mary Chew and Susan Cammack.

      DB "RR" p. 188. 19 Sep. 1860. Joseph W. Trigg of Spots/Co. VA. to Isaac E. Trigg, all his undivided interest in 140 a. of land, same which was sold 13 Oct. 1810 by William Trigg to Thomas Trigg, dec. father of the said Joseph W. Trigg.

      Sarah Kenyon Carter, m. 24 Dec. 1814 to Day Scott. Her sister Matilda Carter (1782- 1859) m ThomasTrigg
      Will Book "U" p 38-2 Apr 1814 Mary Carter, widow of John Carter, dec Thomas Trigg & Matilda, his wife Day Scott & Sarah K. his wife; Mary Chew Carter, the younger : Susan Carter & William Carter to Reuben Frazer, 282 a. being that land the late Capt. John Carter owned

      Will Book "N" p 128 Will of William Carter 13 Oct 1830. proved 6 Jun. 1831 Wife Polly Carter, all estate for life & then to sisters, Matilda Trigg & Sarah K. Scott.

      WILLIAM CARTER married Frances Curtis, daughter of Rice Curtis, Sr., "Gent." of .Spotsylvania, prior to November 20, 1761, as on that date he had a deed from Rice Curtis, Jr., that shows this marriage. Wm. Carter appeared in a list of Spotsylvania slave owners in 1783 as owner of ten
      servants. His will, probated in Spotsylvania November 26, 1802, mentions his wife Frances Carter, daughters Lucy Aylett, Elizabeth Belinda, Sarah wife of Edmund Foster, Frances wife of Rice Connor; sons Rice, John and John's daughter Polly, Guilford D., Kenyon, and Abraham; stepmother Hannah Carter; and half sister Elizabeth Carter. He also had a daughter who married James Hume, as September 15, 1794, Wm. Carter made a deed of gift to James Hume for four negroes in trust for Wm. Lewis Hume, son of the said James and grandson of the said Wm. Carter. September 1, 1789, he made a deed of gift to his son John for 216 acres of land in Berkeley Parish.
      In 1788 John Carter was married to Mary Herndon, born May 4, 1770, and still living in 1834. John Carter's will, probated in Spotsylvania October 2, 1815, mentions wife, daughter "Polly" and sons Joseph, John, and James. Friend John W. Herndon executor. Polly Carter married, September 24, 1830, .Captain Thomas M. Horn. Mary Herndon Carter was a daughter of Joseph Herndon, of "Mattaponi," Spotsylvania, and his second wife Mary Minor, whom he married August 15, 1765.
      She was a daughter of John and Sarah Scott Minor, and was born March 7, 1741, and died October 26, 1822. Joseph Herndon, born May 1, 1737, died October 28, 1810, lived on a beautiful estate about six miles southeast of Fredericksburg. He was a 'graduate of the University of Edinburgh, and took a prominent part in the political life of his county. For further notice of the Herndons see the Virgin£a Historical Magazine, Vols. IX., X., -and XI.
      JOHN CARTER was commissioned captain in the Spotsylvania Militia September 18, 1777. Owned nine servants in 1783 before his father's death. May 1, 1794, Captain John Carter and wife Mary and sister Margaret Marshall, widow ,deeded twenty-eight acres of land formerly belonging to their father, John Carter, Sr., to Dr. Robert Wellford. He died in Spotsylvania about 1812, but I have no copy of his will.

      FRANCES CARTER married Rice Curtis, III.. 3 son of Rice Curtis, Jr. (will probated 1774), who was a son of Rice Curtis. Sr. (will probated 1753). and his wife Elizabeth.. August 27. 1779. Rice Curtis made a deed to his children named as follows: Nancy. John, Elizabeth, Mary, Frances Margaret, George Bartemeus, and James. Mentions wife Frances Carter Curtis. No further data.

      Regarding the descendants of Captain John Carter, Sr ., of Spotsylvania, and his two wives (Miss Armistead, of Caroline, and Hannah Chew, daughter of Captain John and Margaret Beverley Chew, of Spotsylvania, and granddaughter of Captain Harry Beverley) , his great-granddaughter by the second marriage, Mrs. J. N .Hook, Clemsen College, S. C., has supplied interesting data from old letters and an account of the family prepared about 1845 by a grandson of Captain Carter-Hon. Norborne E. Sutton, of Caroline.
      Captain Carter',s home was near the Spotsylvania-Caroline line about sixteen miles west of Bowling Green. It is said to have been a large brick house, and that he lived there in considerable style. In the division of the property a£ter his death the house and 142 acres of the home plantation fell to the share of Mrs. Margaret Chew Talliaferro, who was the only one of his children who removed from Virginia. Her sister, Mrs. Burton Talliaferro, however rented it instead of building on her own portion. The old mansion was burned in 1825, and the bricks sold later for other purposes. Major Benjamin Alsop, writing in 1827 to Mr. Zachariah Talliaferro, says: "YOUR place is truly unlucky after the mansion house was burnt, Mrs. Lucy Talliaferro repaired the Overseers house and livd in that and a few days before last Christmas it took fire and was burnt down. She is still living on the land near where the old house stood, has put a Chimney to the Carriage house & is living in that in a Very uncomfortable manner." He continues, "Mrs. Talliaferro talks very Much of Coming to your Country as soon as she gets her" Matters rounded up." "We have had a very Cold Winter the coldest we have had for many years and at this time (March, 1827,) our roads are almost impassible."
      In November , 1829, he writes: "Horace Marshall is broke and sold out. Was in Philadelphia the last I heard of him." (He was Captain Carter's grandson.) "Mrs. Mary B. Stevens has become very poor. She is living with her son Lewis at present. Lucy Stevens is with Mrs. L. Talia£erro." * ~ * "Capt. Stanard is still here, but in bad health." In January, 1830, he wrote: "With respect to your Old Acquaintances I will Endeavor to give you some Account. Larkin Stanard is still living-he has a Sore leg, which keeps him Confind. Henry C. Coleman is living in Caroline, Wm. & Zach. T. Wilson has been dead several years, the children of Wm. Taliaferro are all living but the oldest son Walker he has been dead sometime; the daughters all Married. Some doing pretty well & some badly. One of the daughters is dead and left 2 or 3 children. Your old friend James Carter is still living and well the last I heard of him. Capt. Jones & his wife are dead & the land sold and the children Squandered off. Col. Coleman's widow & her Children has moved to Kentucky, we have lately heard her oldest Son is dead. So goes the World some Coming in Others Going Out." Other letters show that Mrs. Hannah Carter died in 1821', leaving a personal estate valued at about $7,000.00 ; and that her son Robert and daughter Elizabeth died prior to 1827 unmarried.
      - About 1845 Mr. Sutton prepared a brief account of the descendants of his greatgrandfather, John Carter, in some of the branches of the family, from which the data here given is mainly taken. He mentioned no children of his own. He stated that his greatgrand£ather, John Carter, was an officer in the Revolution, and gave it on the authority of family tradition and the word of an officer who told him that he had served with him.
      . MARY BEVERLEYG CARTER married Captain Richard Stevens, of Spotsylvania, and had issue-Lucy, Lewis, Robert, Hiram, Richard, Horace, Polly, and Judith. All married but the two younger sons, but I have no data of their descendants.
      MARGARET CHEW CARTER , born January 14, 1771, in Spotsylvania, Virginia, died May 19, 1822, at her home, "Mt. Jolly," three miles £rom Pendleton, South Carolina. July 31, 1802, she was married to Zachariah Taliaferro, an old bachelor lawyer of South Carolina. He was born in Caroline county, Va, April .28, 1759, and died in South Carolina April 14, 1831.
      ANNE CARTER married Wm. Heslop and. had a son Horace, and possibly other children.
      SARAH CARTER married William Sutton, of Caroline county

      On page 102 it was stated that Margaret Chew Carter, daughter"of John and Hannah Chew Carter, of Spotsylvania, was the wife of Captain John Marshall. She was the wife of Zachariah Taliaferro, of South Carolina, and had a half sister, Margaret Carter, who was the wife of Captain Marshall.
      The illustrations for the April Quarterly were accidentally omitted, and will be given here.***
      Who is This John Carter ? JOHN CARTER was twice married,
      but had issue only by the first wife, who is thought to have been a Miss Spencer. He married second, in 1757, Mary, "widow of Mr. Thomas Pollard." In her will, dated February, 10, 1792, "Mary Carter, widow of John Carter, dec'd," left all her property to her children, Thomas and James Pollard and Mary Pollard James. The personal estate of "John Carter of Corotoman River Planter" was divided between his wife Mary Carter and his four children on March 25, 1783. This estate amounted to ? 237 6s. 6d, and included six negroes and a good lot of furniture contained in the following rooms: "The hall, the Chamber , the Red Room, the Upstairs, the kitchen, and the Sellar." He owned "a great Bible, 2 sermon Books, a Hymn Book and a parcel of old books." John Carter had issue :
      John Cammack; b,1738 possibly in Spotsylvania County, Va.; m, Nancy Miller: A son
      James b, 1769 in Spotsylvania Co., Va.; m, Susan Carter: A
      daughter Cynthia b, 1819 in Bardstown, Ky.; m, my gggrandfather Franklin Peck Bishop. They both died and are buried in West Union, Fayette Co, Iowa.

      THE FOLLOWING INFO. BELOW CAME FROM THE TRIGG BOOK I QUESTION SOME OF THE DATES,.BUT THIS IS HOW THEY APPEAR IN THE BOOK
      NOTE:JKT -By Lester White. Copy of a document enclosed. Written on old ledger paper in pencil by some person apparently very much advanced in years. J.B. Trigg signed this document.

      Dear Friend :

      Your of a few days ago is at hand and in answer will say that I don't know as who Wm. Trigg wife was as I can find no record to show her maiden name, but I know it was ANN. We have an old Bible date of 1812 and records of birth and death and marriages of Thomas Trigg family to the present day. The birth of Thomas Trigg, my Grandfather, is not recorded in it. His death is. He died 17 Jul. 1852, age 69 years, hence born in 1783. My Grandfather Thomas Trigg married Matilda Carter, 5 Oct. 1809. and only raised two children. Joseph W. Trigg and Isaac E. Trigg who was my father. I am the only son living out of five, 3 of my brothers and sisters died young. I had a brother 8 years older than myself killed during the war, accidentally in his 16th year, killed in 1864. My father Isaac E. Trigg married Catherine M. Fox on the 25th of Jan. 1838. My uncle, Joseph W. Trigg, also married my Mothers sister Amanda Fox and there are only two children, John W. Trigg and Lucy Matilda Trigg who married A.B. Hawkins. They both have quite a family. This is the only Trigg family living in Spotsylvania Co. There are a good many in the State of Virginia. I am confident there is no other old Trigg residence in this County, but the place I live in. You ask about the Trigg burying ground. The only Trigg burial ground I know of is on this place and in our garden.

      Now in regard to the Brock connections I will send you some old records which will be more satisfactory to you than anything I could write you. I am always willing to throw the light on things that I can. When Mrs. Miller of Albemarle was here she was very anxious to find out who married Polly Trigg, my grandfather's sister and you will see from these old papers I send you that she married William Carter who was a brother to my grandma Trigg. I shall not attempt to write any more of the Brock line as I will send papers that will be more satisfactory to you. Now in regards to the children helping you the three girls are living in Washington D.C. My family consists of only six, so you see there are only three of us at home. My wife and youngest child, a boy of 13 years of age and myself.

      Now in conclusion I will send you these old papers with understanding that you, within a reasonable time return them to me safely and in good condition which I think is your reasonable duty. Hoping that you will get them safely and that they may be safely returned. I am very respectfully,
      Your friend,

      J. B. Trigg

      P.S. This Catherine Chew Brock whose WILL I send you, owned quite a large landed estate as well as a good many negroes. The old Brock residence is 13 miles from Frederick and on the railroad leading to Orange Court House. John W. Trigg, who is double first cousin of mine lives in the old house which I suppose is 150 years old if not older. There is on this place a large graveyard of Brocks and Carters and my uncle J.W. Trigg and wife are also buried there. At some future time, I will examine the records at the Clerk Office and try and find out what my grandfathers, fathers name was and from who this place was bought from or whether it came out of land grant from the Sovereign of England. The deed from William Trigg and Ann his wife, 13 Jan. 1808 to my grandfather, Thomas Trigg and his wife Matilda Trigg.

      NOTE:-JKT. The above William and Ann Hampton Trigg settled in Montgomery Co. TN. In a letter 30 Aug. 1923, to Mr. L.F. White & Sons, Red Oak, TX. from Mrs. J.B. Trigg RFD 1, Chancellor, VA. Box 40. J.B. Trigg died about 1919.

      SOURCE:- Mrs. Thomas Crutcher records records 1958. She is 96.

      Copied from Mrs. Shachleford Miller

      The home of Col. Joseph Brock located near Brock Rd. VA. Toppleneck was a marriage dower of Mary Beverly Chew when she married Joseph Brock. Toppleneck was a part of a land grant of George of England to Larkin Chew.

      Joseph Brock and Mary Beverly Chew Brock are buried there with many of their descendants (See Germania settlement). Joseph Brock was one of the founders of Fredericksburg, VA. Joseph Brock's dau. m. William Chew Carter, their son William Carter m. Mary Estes. Matilda Carter m. Thomas Trigg, the brother of James Trigg.

      Mary Duerson was dau. of William Duerson and Nancy rate. Wm. Duerson was son of Capt. Thomas Duerson & Mary Trigg. Hannah Brock was dau. of Joseph Brock.
      Son of Abraham and Judith Clarke Trigg

      NOTE:JKT.- Daniel Trigg was bap. 24 Jan. 1713, Middlesex Co., VA. He m. Mary and some of their descendants think the last name was POOLE. By 1752 they had settled in Spots. Co. VA.

      SOURCE:- Spots. Co. VA. 1721-1800

      by. Crozier

      p. 191. 7 Nov. 1752. Daniel Trigg Witness
      p. 212 1 Oct. 1759. George Belson of London GB, sold 500 a. for 80 F. to Daniel Trigg
      p. 215. 6 May 1760. Daniel Trigg & Mary , his wife of Spots Co. to Joseph Hewel ofCo. F. 26 150 a.
      p. 235. 1 Jun. 1764. Daniel Trigg Witness . p. 62. 6 Mar. 1769. F. 1000 Mary Trigg, Admx. of Daniel Trigg, decd., with Thomas Duerson, Jr ., & Harry Bartlett, Sec.
      p. 76. 4 Sep. 1769 F. 500 Mary Trigg, Guard. to William Nancy and James Trigg, orphs. of Daniel Trigg. Thomas Poole & Thomas Duerson, sec.
      p. 25. 20 Sep. 1770. Will of John Pain. Wit.- Daniel, Wm. & Mary Trigg. . p. 280. 18 Apr. 1771. Wit. Daniel &WilliamTrigg
      p. 32. John Trigg, Spots. Co. VA. d. 17 Feb. 1776. Executors Bond 21 May. 1778. Wit. Joseph Herndon, Edward Herndon. EX. Thomas Duerson Leg. my sister Ann Carter & Bro. Thomas Trigg, estate to be equally; divided between them. As I have never received my part of my father's estate from my bro. William Trigg, I desire my executor to take steps to recover same. (p/210.)
      p. 337. 18 Sep. 1778. James Trigg -Witness.
      p. 397. 27 Oct. 1779. Wm. Trigg of Spots. Co. of first part; James Trigg of King & Queen Co. of the second part; Mary Trigg, widow, of Spots. Co. guardian of, Thomas Trigg, of third part. The said Wm. Trigg releases to James Trigg one equa1 moiety in two slaves, & to Mary Trigg, in trust for Thomas Trigg, the other moiety in said slaves, etc. etc. Witness -Wm. Duerson, Ann Stevens 4 Jul. 1786.


      Virginia County Records SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY 1721-1800
      DEEDS
      DEED BOOK J 1774-1782
      page 401
      Augt. 22, 1786. Wm. Carter and Frances, his wife; John Carter and Mary, his wife; Rice Curtis and Frances, his wife; Margaret Marshall, Wm. Heslop and Ann, his wife; Wm. Sutton and Sally, his wife; Richd. Stevens and Mary Beverley, his wife; Joseph Sutton and Judy, his wife; Lucy Carter ?; Robert Carter and ?, to Wm. Duerson. £10 to each of above parties. 200 a. in Berkeley Par., Spots. Co., etc., etc. Witnesses, Thos. Pritchett, Benj. Ballard, Jno. Davenport, Thos. Bartlett, Jno. Parrish, Jno. Chew, jr.; Nicho. Payne, Jas. Stevens, Edwd. Herndon, Benj. Stubblefield, Jo. Brock, Jno. Carter, jr.; Wm. Carter, Rice Curtis, James Mitchem. Jany 2, 1787.

      Virginia County Records SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY 1721-1800
      DEEDS
      DEED BOOK J 1774-1782
      page 403
      [p.403]Septr. 23, 1786. Margaret Marshall of Caroline Co.; Wm. Sutton and Sarah, his wife, of same co.; Richd. Stevens and Mary Beverley, his wife, of same co.; Lucy Carter of Spots. Co.; Wm. Heslop and Ann, his wife, to Wm. Carter of Spots. Co. £210 curr. 208 a. in Berkeley Par., Spots. Co., etc., etc. Witnesses, Nicho. Payne, Wm. Smith, Jno. Brock, Richd. Stevens, Rice Curtis. Feby. 6, 1787.
      Virginia County Records SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY 1721-1800
      WILLS
      WILL BOOK E 1772-1798
      page 28
      CURTIS, RICE, Spotsylvania Co., d. Aug. 8, 1763, p. Apr. 21, 1774. Wit. Larkin Chew, George Stubblefield, Thomas Powe, John Standly, Ambrose Smith. Ex. Joseph and Edward Herndon. Leg. daughter Jane Curtis, all my right, title and interest which I now have, or hereafter shall or may have in two tracts of land, one lying in Louisa Co., and the other in King William Co., which said lands I purchased of John Waller, Junr. and Elizabeth, his wife, and William Carter and Frances, his wife, it being the land the said Waller and Carter held in right of their wives, under the will of John Benger, Gentl. decd. as by said will proved and recorded in the County Court of King William Co. and by Bond duly executed and bearing date May 27, 1763, from said John Waller, Junr. and William Carter; also I give one negro girl named Jenny, which was given her by her grandfather Rice Curtis, Gentl. decd. children Mary Vass, Martha Pendleton, Rice Curtis, Elizabeth Waller, Frances Carter and Jane Curtis. (Page 63)

      The Info Below is on The Carter Forum and is someone elses work.

      -----1783, Dec 18 - John Carter's Will, Will book E, pg 40 in Spotsylvania Co. dated May 9, 1778; Executors bond dated Dec 18, 1783; Witnesses M. Buckner, Richard Loury. Executors: Sons William & John Carter, Thomas Colson, & JOSEPH BROCK. Legessee: wife Hannah; son Robert, 100 hundred pounds for education; son John in trust for the use of my granddaughter Sarah Kenyon Thomas, two negroes; son-in-law Rice Curtis and Frances his wife during their lives 300 acres of land whereone they now live, after their death to be equally divided among all their children; stock and household furniture to be divided among my five younger children (not named); all the rest of my estate to be equally divided among all my children, except that if my daughter Martha should die without issue, her portion to be divided among the other children. ----Codicil to his Will - written Oct 13, 1783, witnesses Edward Herndon and John Mitchell, recites, "whereas since making the within will, my daughter Elizabeth Matilda has been born, she shall be considered and have an equal share in the division of my estate with my five younger children." (page 560) NOTES: ----Most records show him with two wives: 1)Elizabeth Armistead and had children: William b. 1740, Frances who married Rice Curtis Jr. , Robert, & John Carter b. abt. 1750 and sent to England for education; 2)Hannah Chew and had children Margaret b. Jan 14, 1771 who married Zachariah Taliaferro; and Lucy Carter b. 1775 who marrie Burton Taliaferro; Martha Matilda b.bef 1783 (see codicil); -----His Will mentions 5 younger children, but does not name them. I believe Bailey is one of them, b.1743; -----"Genealogies of Virginia Families"/Wm. & Mary Quarterly, Vol 1/John Dorman pg 610. (their information came from the Joseph Lyon Miller book "Capt. Thomas Carter & his Descendants". It states John b.1715 and his brother George moved to Spotsylvania Co, VA. They were sons of Thomas Carter d.1776 Christ Church Parish, who was the son of Edward Carter D. 1743 Christ Church Parish, who was the son of Thomas Carter who married Katherine Dale. But, many researchers have said this information is incorrect. That this John Carter b. abt. 1715 was the son of John Carter b.1674 & Margaret Todd, and he was the son of Thomas & Katherine Dale. I am looking for the proof. Children of JOHN CARTER and 2)HANNAH CHEW are: i. FRANCES5 CARTER, m. RICE CURTIS JR.. ii. ROBERT CARTER. iii. WILLIAM CARTER, b. 1740. 2. iv. BAILEY CARTER?, b. Abt. August 1743, Spotsylvania Co, VA; d. Aft. February 1811, Montgomery Co, VA. v. JOHN CARTER, b. Abt. 1758; d. February 18, 1841, VA; m. (JOHN CARTER) FRANCES. vi. MARGARET CARTER, b. January 14, 1771; m. ZACHARIAH TALIAFARRO. vii. LUCY CARTER, b. 1775; m. BURTON TALIAFARRO. viii. MARTHA MATHILDA CARTER, b. Aft. 1778.
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      1. William Martin Carter born on 25 - Oct - 1857 at Dover MO, died at Sedalia MO on 13 - Apr - 1934 and his ( 1st ) wife, Mary Luda Fletcher born on 18 - Nov - 1860 at Lexington MO, died at Abilene TX on 30 - May - 1942 married on 2 - Jan - 1881
      2. The Said William Martin Carter was the child of Jesse Woodward Carter born on 13 - Jun - 1825 at Brandywine King William Co VA, died at Waverly MO on 20 - Sep - 1896 and his ( 1st ) wife Margaret Campbell born on 23 - Apr - 1823 at Newry Co Down Ireland, died at Sedalia MO on 25 - Oct - 1899 married on 12 - Nov - 1850
      3. The Said Jesse Woodward Carter was the child of Curtis Carter born on 11 - Oct - 1778 at Spotsylvania Co VA,
      died at Brandywine Plantation King William Co VA on 2 - Aug - 1850 and his ( 3rd ) wife, Letitia Woodward La Tellier born on - - at ______________died at Brandywine Plantation King William Co VA on 4 - Mar - 1837 married on 11 - Oct - 1815
      4. The Said Curtis Carter was the child of John Carter born on - - 1750 at VA, died at Brandywine King William Co VA on (p) - - 1800 and his ( 1st ) wife, Mary St John born on - - at _______________, died at _______________ on - - married on - - 1776/77
      5.
      The Said John Carter was the child of John Carter born on (c) - - 1715 at King and Queen Co VA, died at VA on - - 1783 and his ( 1st ) wife, Elizabeth Armistead born on 28 - Mar - 1716 at Richmond Co VA, died at _______________ on (c) - - 1763-1765 married on - - 1740

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      VIRGINIA REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS.
      There is deposited at the Land Office, Richmond, a record
      of the name and services of over 12,000 officers and men, who served on land or sea from the State of Virginia, during the Revolutionary War. By permission of Col. Richardson, their custodian, we are now placing in print these valuable records. ?(Editor).
      In the House of Delegates, 30 Dec, 1784.
      Resolved, that any person who has served in the armies
      of the United States from the first day of May, 1779, until
      the close of the late war between America and Great Britain,
      and who is possessed of a land warrant in his own right, or
      by assignment before the first day of May, 1779, issued agreeable to the Proclamation made by the King of Great Britain in the year 1763, may exchange the same with the Register of the land office for a warrant agreeable to this resolution, which warrant he shall be permitted to locate on any vacant lands reserved by an act of this Assembly on the eastern side of the VIRGINIA COUNTY RECORDS 33
      River Ohio, for the officers and soldiers of this Commonwealth on continental establishment.
      (Test) JOHN BECKLEY, C. H. D.
      1785, Jan. 1st. Agreed to by the Senate,
      WILL DREW, C. S.
      Entitled to Land Warrants.

      Carter, John C, Capt., Contl. Artillery, 7 years, ending March, 1783.

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      Elaine Hatfield Powell
      August 14, 2018
      My Carter ancestors are back many generations so will not likely show up on GEDMATCH.
      Starting with my 10th great grandparents and going down my line: William Ancel Carter (1594-1634) + Mary Jane Myles
      Son- Thomas Carter (1630-1700) + Katherine Dale
      Son - John Carter I (1674-1744) + Margaret Todd
      Son - John Carter II (1715-1778) + Elizabeth 'Betsy' Armistead
      Daughter - Elizabeth Armistead Carter (1743-1829) + Richard Chandler
      Elaine Hatfield Powell William started in Bedford England. His son Thomas went to Lancaster Co., Va., John I to Carolina Co., Va.; John II to Spotsylvania Co., Va. then Elizabeth Carter was born in James City Co., Va.