Carolyn H. Wesley^{[1, 2, 3]}

1844 - 1883  (39 years)

• Name	Carolyn H. Wesley
  	Also name lists as Caroline in some documents
  Buried	Age 30	First Crossroads Baptist Church Cemetery Turbeville, Halifax County, Virginia   [4]
  Born	1844	Halifax Co., Virginia
  	some census records having her birth date as 1838
  Gender	Female
  Died	1883	Halifax Co., Virginia
  	This cemetery record which records Carolyn Wesley's date of death as 1883 says she was 30 years old; the census records of her father's family, [Paul Wesley] shows her birth as 1843-4. Her marriage record [attached] shows her age as 21 in 1865.
  Person ID	I67973	My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	Paul Westley/Wesley,   b. 1795, Mt. Carmel, Halifax County. Virginia ,   d. 26 Apr 1875, Halifax County, Virginia  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth 'Betsy' Williamson,   b. 1805, Halifax County, Virginia ,   d. Bef 1870, Halifax County, Virginia  (Age 64 years)
  Married	15 Nov 1821	Person, North Carolina
  Family ID	F3363	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Thomas Carter,   b. 3 Apr 1842, South Boston, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. 26 Aug 1943, Turbeville, Halifax Co., Virginia  (Age 101 years)
  Married	20 Dec 1865	Halifax County, Virginia
  Children	+ 1. Caesar Augustus "Samuel A." Carter,   b. 22 Sep 1864, Halifax County, Virginia ,   d. 30 Dec 1954, Durham, North Carolina  (Age 90 years)   2. Napoleon Bonaparte Carter,   b. 26 Aug 1872, Halifax County Virginia ,   d. 28 Jun 1971, Sutherlin Virginia  (Age 98 years) + 3. Walter Raleigh Carter,   b. 17 Apr 1874, Halifax County, Virginia ,   d. 29 Nov 1970, South Boston, Halifax County, Virginia  (Age 96 years) + 4. Pinkney 'Percy' Fleming Carter,   b. 7 Aug 1877, South Boston, Halifax County, Virginia ,   d. 20 Jul 1947, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina  (Age 69 years)   5. Lucy Ann Carter,   b. 26 Oct 1880, Halifax County, Virginia ,   d. 30 Jun 1965, Halifax Co., VA  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2023
  Family ID	F22721	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Marriage James T. Carter Carolyn Wesley
  		Family James T. Carter Family 1 James T. Carter
  		Cemetery Record for Carolyn Wesley, w/o James T. Carter 67973Carolyn Wesley.jpg
  		US Virginia Census Halifax Co. Southern Paul Wesley 1850 Halifax Census.jpg
  		US Virginia Census 1860, Halifax Paul Wesley HH Paul Wesley 1860 Halifax Census.jpg
  		James T. Carter and his Wife, Caroline Wesley Carter sell land to Addison Edwards in 1880 67974&6-7291 Addison Edwards Deed.pdf
  		Index of Halifax Marriages for Carters 7278-9HalifaxIndxMarageMale-Carter3.pdf
  		1870 Virginia Census Halifax Co., MtCarmel James T. Carter and Caroline Wesley with brothers of James in their household; they are too young to have these children as their own. 1870Halifax MtCarmel.jpg
  		Birth Record-Walter Raleigh Carter carter-walter r (birth).jpg
  		Death Certificate-Walter Raleigh Carter carter-walter raleigh.jpg
  		1880 Census Halifax Co., VA/ Mt. Carmel James T. Carter and wife, Carolyn Westley Guthries listed on next page 679731880CenJamesT&CarolynWesleyHalifaxMtCarmel.jpg
  		Robert Guthrie Family 1880 Census - Halifax County VA, Mt Carmel District 547450413AndrewGCarter1880HalifaxCen.jpg
  		James T Carter-Obit Richmond Times Dispatch Aug 28, 1943
  		Marriage Record Lottie Carter, d/o James Thomas and Caroline Carter marr547450419ThomasCarter -Callie .jpg
  		James T Carter-Obit Halifax Gazette Sep 2, 1943

  
  

  Headstones

  Crossroads Baptist Cemetery Carolyn Westley

  
  

• Notes

  James T. Carter married three times; Carolyn Westley m 12/20/1865; Secondly Eliza Hill m 3/24/1890; Third, Laura Petty m 7/19/1902 Carolyn Westley's children are Caesar Augustus b. 1868, Napoleon Boneparte b 1874, Walter Raleigh b 1875, and Pinkney b 1878; MB3/25 Halifax Co., Virginia James m. Caroline H. Wesly

  
  

• Sources

  [S42] Obituary. Obit for James T. Carter states that Caroline Wesley bore him five children, and his next wife Elizabeth Hill bore him three children during their 10 years of marriage. A third marriage to Laura Petty, a widow, was childless. Named children in this obit are Augustus Carter, Durham, NC. N. B. Carter and W. R. Carter, both of Sutherlin, Percy Carter, Charlotte N. C. and Mus Nancy Loftis of Turbeville, all children of Caroline Wesley Carter; Mrs. William Tulloch and Edward P. Carter Jr. are Elizabeth Hill Carter's children. [S18] Family Search, LDS. Paul Wesley in entry for Jas. Carter and Caroline A. Wesley, "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940" Name: Jas. Carter Birth Date: 1844 Birthplace: , Halifax, Virginia Age: 21 Spouse's Name: Caroline A. Wesley Spouse's Birth Date: 1844 Spouse's Birthplace: , Halifax, Virginia Spouse's Age: 21 Event Date: 21 Dec 1865 Event Place: , Halifax, Virginia Father's Name: Ramie Carter Mother's Name: Martha Spouse's Father's Name: Paul Wesley Spouse's Mother's Name: ... Race: Marital Status: Single Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Single Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01833-6 System Origin: Virginia-EASy GS Film number: 31918 Reference ID: P25-26 [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=carter&GSfn=carolyn&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1883&GSdyrel=in&GSst=48&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=131807521&df=all&. Birth: 1844, Halifax County, Virginia Death: Jun. 27, 1883, Halifax County, Virginia * NOTE - Maiden name variation: WESTLEY Parents: Paul Wesley & Elizabeth "Betsy" Williamson 1st wife of James Thomas Carter (married on 21 Dec 1865 in Halifax County, Virginia, USA) Issue: Samuel Augustine "Augustus" Carter (1867 ? 1954) Napoleon Carter (1874 ? ?) Walter Raliegh Carter (1876 ? 1970) Percy F. Carter (1877 ? 1947) Spouse: James Thomas Carter (1842 - 1943) Children: Samuel Augustus Carter (1864 - 1954) Napoleon B. Carter (1872 - 1971) [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131807521/carolyn-h_-carter. Carolyn H. Wesley Carter BIRTH: 1844 South Boston, Halifax County, Virginia DEATH: 27 Jun 1883 (aged 38?39) Halifax County, Virginia BURIAL: First Crossroads Baptist Church Cemetery Turbeville, Halifax County, Virginia [S160] Correspondence. Y-111 DNA MATCHES JAMES GUTHRIE Dec 31, 2022, 12:02 PM to Andy, Brian, Debbie, Gayle, Janet, me, Peggy, Phil, William, Stephanie, Steven HOT OFF THE PRESSES, THESE ARE MY LATEST Y-DNA RESUILTS AT THE TOP TESTING LEVEL OF 111 MARKERS. THANKS TO DR. STEVEN CARTER OF GREENWOOD, SC FOR UPGRADING HIS FATHER JOE'S SAMPLE. Y-DNA IS CONSISTENTLY MAINTAINED FOR THE FIRST TWO WIVES OF JAMES THOMAS CARTER JR. (CAROLINE WESLEY & ELIZA HILL) INDICATING THAT JAMES THOMAS CARTER JR. IS, GENETICALLY, A GUTHRIE AND ALL FORWARD DESCENDANTS ARE GUTHRIES. AS THE SAYING GOES, A CARTER BY NAME ONLY. MORE RESEARCH IS REQUIRED TO DETERMINE WHEN THE INTRUSION OCCURRED BUT THIS LATEST NEWS VERIFIES THAT IT DID OCCUR AND THAT SPANNING TWO FAMILY UNITS, WITHOUT CHANGE, IS PROOF POSITIVE THAT ANDY'S INITIIAL RESULTS FROM EARLIER THIS YEAR WERE SPOT-ON. THE CARTERS FROM WHICH ALL OF YOU DESCEND HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN GUTHRIES, AT LEAST FROM THE FIRST HALF OF THE 19th CENTURY UNTIL PRESENT DAY. ANDY'S TOP 6 MATCHES James Guthrie 108 of 111/Joe Carter 108 of 111/Carlton Guthrie 108 of 111/ Ron Guthrie 106 of 111/Jerry Guthrie 106 0f 111/Harry Guthrie 106 of 111 JOE'S TOP 6 MATCHES Andy Carter 108 of 111/James Guthrie 106 of 111/Carlton Guthrie 106 of 111/ Jerry Guthrie 106 of 111/Harry Guthrie 106 of 111/Ron Guthrie 104 of 111 JAMES'S TOP 6 MATCHES Carlton Guthrie 111 of 111/Andy Carter 108 of 111/Ron Guthrie 107 of 111/ Harry Guthrie 107 of 111/Jerry Guthrie 107 of 111/Joe Carter 106 of 111 (8 OTHER MATCHES BETWEEN 101 & 105, 1 GUTHRIE, 1 KELLY, 1 McCARTER, 5 VAUGHAN) RON'S TOP 6 MATCHES Carlton Guthrie 107 of 111/James Guthrie 107 of 111/Andy Carter 106 of 111/ Jerry Guthrie 105 of 111/Harry Guthrie 105 of 111/Joe Carter 104 of 111 Ronald Burton Guthrie (Ron) lives in Ontario, Canada. His great-grandfather, James D. Guthrie, was a tobacco buyer for some of the larger tobacco manufacturers and worked the markets in and around Danville, Virginia. In 1924, he was offered the opportunity to work the Canadian tobacco markets as a buyer and he went there after the close of the American markets that year. He liked Canada and never came back. Ron has a documented paper trail to his great-grandfather, James D. Guthrie (born 1875, Halifax Co., VA.) to Alexander Guthrie to James H. Guthrie to Ephraim Guthrie to Cason Guthrie to Thomas Guthrie I (died and left will in 1786, Halifax Co., VA.).