Mary Michaux Cunningham

Notes:

John Carter was born in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co, VA on 26 AUG 1737, and baptized on 30 OCT 1737. This Parish is south of the York and Pamunkey Rivers and was also the home of the Waddill family.

John Carter's Will was executed 18 JUN 1781, and probated before the court held for Halifax Co., VA on 20 SEP 1781. The witnesses were Benjamin Hobson, David Bates, Noel Waddill, Theodrick Carter (Third) and Charles Carter, a son of Theodrick Carter(Third). The Executors named were his wife, Mary Carter, Captain James Turner, William Boyd and John Carter's brothers Richard and Theodrick (Third).

John Carter's three eldest children, Richard, Theo, and Robert filed a chancery suit in Halifax county in 1799 [19 years after the death of John] charging the Executors [Mary Carter, their mother] and Richard Carter, dec'd and his executor Susannah Powell (nee Carter) for monies not accounted for when Richard Carter bargained and sold land privately. Mary Carter (nee Cunningham) is still alive and gives testimony referring to Richard Carter's affidavit. Many pages of testimony follow demonstrating not only that money was paid to Richard, but never passed on to the family. The position of David Powell and Susannah is that the children were educated and provided for, out of the estate of their father, John Carter, dec'd. Robert appears to act as attorney and questions many witnesses. The suit is then refiled in Richmond County and continues. Polly Powell (nee Carter), wife of Mastin Powell and d/o Susannah Carter Powell (nee Bigger) testifies to angry words between Robert and Susannah, his aunt. The suit continues whereby Robert questions numerous witnesses as to the quality of his education, and of the ability of the estate of the dec'd John Carter to produce enough to keep the widow and children adequately. [it is obvious to this researcher that Robert is an ambitious, determined and combative individual and probably was of the same personality since his childhood, when he admits he would not be schooled.] He challenges that his education and that of his siblings was less than he considered their due. Both he and Theo, though, can write and sign their names, as does Susannah. [While the content of this matter is tedious reading, it offers more insight into the characters of this family, than previously seen.-mfe]

Mary married Captain John C. dna Carter Abt 1758, Halifax Co., Virginia Colony. John (son of Theodorick3 dna Carter, Jr. and Anne Waddill) was born 26 Aug 1737, St. Peter's Par., New Kent Co., VA; died 20 Sep 1781, Halifax Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In her father's Will, she is Anne Waddill. Waddill is not her middle name, it is her married name. She is called Nancy, wife of William Waddill in the Chancery record naming her as heir to her brother Theo. Carter. Ann Carter is called Nancy in the 1825 Chancery Suit of her brother, Theo, naming his siblings as heirs. See attached (2) for names.

We then presume that Anne of her father's Will is already married to Wm. Waddill in 1781; and still married to him in 1825, if indeed she is alive at the time of the Chancery.

Died:
This is what was written:
"Richard and James Carter and their sister Anne Waddill went to Alabama, as did their kinsmen John and Michaux Cunningham."
Holly Hampton

Anne married William Waddill 27 Jul 1770, Halifax County, Virginia. William (son of Noel Waddell, Sr. and Martha Osborne) was born Abt 1750; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
Family Search shows Elizabeth Carter married 11 Dec 1784 to Charles Davis; we know she married Noel Waddill -- Did she marry again? Answer: NO This Elizabeth Hopkins Carter is not the d/o Mary Cunningham Carter; She married Noel Waddill in 1786 and could not have been married to Charles Davis and having his children through 1789.

Elizabeth married Noel Waddill, Jr. 30 Jun 1786, Halifax County, Virginia. Noel (son of Noel Waddell, Sr. and Martha Osborne) was born Abt 1755, Henrico Co., Virginia; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

This Richard Carter is involved in a Chancery Matter in 1799 and is called Richard, Junior.
John Carter was born in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co, VA on 26 AUG 1737, and baptized on 30 OCT 1737. This Parish is south of the York and Pamunkey Rivers and was also the home of the Waddill family.

John Carter's Will was executed 18 JUN 1781, and probated before the court held for Halifax Co., VA on 20 SEP 1781. The witnesses were Benjamin Hobson, David Bates, Noel Waddill, Theodrick Carter (Third) and Charles Carter, a son of Theodrick Carter(Third). The Executors named were his wife, Mary Carter, Captain James Turner, William Boyd and John Carter's brothers Richard and Theodrick (Third).

John Carter's three eldest children, Richard, Theo, and Robert filed a chancery suit in Halifax county in 1799 [19 years after the death of John] charging the Executors [Mary Carter, their mother] and Richard Carter, dec'd and his executor Susannah Powell (nee Carter) for monies not accounted for when Richard Carter bargained and sold land privately. Mary Carter (nee Cunningham) is still alive at this time, and gives testimony referring to Richard Carter's affidavit. Many pages of testimony follow demonstrating not only that money was paid to Richard, but never passed on to the family. The position of David Powell and Susannah is that the children were educated and provided for, out of the estate of their father, John Carter, dec'd. Robert appears to act as attorney and questions many witnesses. The suit is then refiled in Richmond County and continues. Polly Powell (nee Carter), wife of Mastin Powell and d/o Susannah Carter Powell (nee Bigger) testifies to angry words between Robert and Susannah, his aunt. The suit continues whereby Robert questions numerous witnesses as to the quality of his education, and of the ability of the estate of the dec'd John Carter to produce enough to keep the widow and children adequately. [it is obvious to this researcher that Robert is an ambitious, determined and combative individual and probably was of the same personality since his childhood, when he admits he would not be schooled.] He challenges that his education and that of his siblings was less than he considered their due. Both he and Theo, though, can write and sign their names, as does Susannah. [While the content of this matter is tedious reading, it offers more insight into the characters of this family, than previously seen.-mfe]




Name:
Richard Carter is among the Cunningham/Michaux/Waddill Families. 11-7-2022 His obituary is see in documents-mfe

Died:
This is what was written:
"Richard and James Carter and their sister Anne Waddill went to Alabama, as did their kinsmen John and Michaux Cunningham."
Holly Hampton

Richard married Temperance Wilson. Temperance was born Abt 1772, North Carolina; died 1852, Green County, Georgia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The lineage for the Giles Carter lines listed by the American Genealogical Research Institute titled "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

This research shows that Theodrick, s/o John of Halifax and Mary Cunningham is the Theo who married Molly Elbank. This Theo owned two lots on Main Street in Farmville which he sold 1/2 interest in, to Augustus Watson who then sold it to Edward Dillon. If this is true, (that this Theo married Ms. Ellbank, she was not mentioned in the Chancery suit of 1825. Other researchers believe the Theodrick who married Ms. Elbank is the Theo who later married Judith Cunningham and Ms. Townes. Need accurate death date for Theo, s/o John and Mary Cunningham Carter. Land transfers to Dillon will give better grasp on the date of death for Theo and Augustus Watson who bought the lots and then sold to Edward Dillon. SEARCH PRINCE EDWARD DEEDS FOR SALE OF THEO LOTS No 10 & 11 ON THE WEST SIDE OF MAIN STREET IN THE TOWN OF FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA.

Although this Theodorick is shown as Theodorick of Halifax, it is questionable that he lived in Halifax as did his other family; a Prince Edward Co., Virginia Chancery Suit names his brothers and sisters as his heirs, and states he died intestate. If he had been married,(some genealogists attribute the Ellbank - Carter marriage to this Theo) no proof record has been found to my knowledge. - Mary Frances Eggleston

John Carter was born in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co, VA on 26 AUG 1737, and baptized on 30 OCT 1737. This Parish is south of the York and Pamunkey Rivers and was also the home of the Waddill family.

John Carter's Will was executed 18 JUN 1781, and probated before the court held for Halifax Co., VA on 20 SEP 1781. The witnesses were Benjamin Hobson, David Bates, Noel Waddill, Theodrick Carter (Third) and Charles Carter, a son of Theodrick Carter(Third). The Executors named were his wife, Mary Carter, Captain James Turner, William Boyd and John Carter's brothers Richard and Theodrick (Third).

John Carter's three eldest children, Richard, Theo, and Robert filed a chancery suit in Halifax county in 1799 [19 years after the death of John] charging the Executors [Mary Carter, their mother] and Richard Carter, dec'd and his executor Susannah Powell (nee Carter) for monies not accounted for when Richard Carter bargained and sold land privately. Mary Carter (nee Cunningham) is still alive and gives testimony referring to Richard Carter's affidavit. Many pages of testimony follow demonstrating not only that money was paid to Richard, but never passed on to the family. The position of David Powell and Susannah is that the children were educated and provided for, out of the estate of their father, John Carter, dec'd. Robert appears to act as attorney and questions many witnesses. The suit is then refiled in Richmond County and continues. Polly Powell (nee Carter), wife of Mastin Powell and d/o Susannah Carter Powell (nee Bigger) testifies to angry words between Robert and Susannah, his aunt. The suit continues whereby Robert questions numerous witnesses as to the quality of his education, and of the ability of the estate of the dec'd John Carter to produce enough to keep the widow and children adequately. [it is obvious to this researcher that Robert is an ambitious, determined and combative individual and probably was of the same personality since his childhood, when he admits he would not be schooled.] He challenges that his education and that of his siblings was less than he considered their due. Both he and Theo, though, can write and sign their names, as does Susannah. [While the content of this matter is tedious reading, it offers more insight into the characters of this family, than previously seen.-mfe]




Name:
Called 'The' in his Father's Will.

Died:
The Chancery record naming Theo's heirs as his brothers and sisters names his sister as the wife of Alexander Kent. Alexander Kent married Mary Carter in 1783; therefore, Theo died after his sister's marriage and before 1825 Chancery.

I believe the Pay Roll Document showing Theodorick Carter and John Carter in the 1814 is attributed to this Theo whose Chancery Record shows that he died intestate before 1825 and leaving as heirs, his siblings. The John Carter shown on this document is either the s/o Waddill, Richard or Wm. T. of Prince Edward- Mary Frances Eggleston

Notes:

Alexander Kent b. Jun 25 1755 Cumberland, Virginia d. Apr 7th 1841 Halifax, Virginia, Alexander married Mary Amy Carter, daughter of John Carter and ?? in 1783. Mary Amy Cater was born in 1760 in Halifax County, Virginia. d.1841. They had the following children: Nancy Kent b. 1785, Smith F. Kent b. 1786 d. before 1841, George Washington Kent b. 1786 and died before 1840, Sarah Kent b. May30th 1790, Nathaniel Kent b. 1791, Alexander Kent jr b.1796 d. 1859 in Georgia, Robert Easly Kent b. 1798, Mary E. Kent b. 1800, Sterling Kent b.1801, and Polly Kent b.1803

Mary married Alexander Kent 1783. Alexander (son of Robert Kent and Mary Mrs. Robert Kent) was born 25 Jun 1755, Cumberland County, Virginia; died 7 Apr 1841, Halifax Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Sally is probably Sarah (naming tradition of the time) She is unmarried at the time of her father's will in 1781 and not listed on the Chancery Suit of her brother's heirs in 1825.

Notes:

Name: Robert CARTER Birth: 22 Dec 1770 Death: 9 Sep 1839
The will of John Carter, of Halifax County, amongst other provisions, devised to his three sons, Richard, Robert and Theodrick, four hundred and fifty acres of land purchased from George Ridley. The records of Halifax County, Virginia, show that Robert Carter sold his share of the land to George Marable.

The court records of Halifax County, Virginia confirm that Robert Carter was married to Unity Cook, by William P. Martin, November 1st, 1792. The last business transaction recorded by Robert Carter, in Halifax Co., Va., prior to his removal to Tennessee, was the sale of two negroes to William Ferrell on June 19th, 1801. Robert Carter moved with his family to Tennessee about 1805. Robert Carter continued to reside at Franklin, Tennessee, until his death, September 9th, 1839, in his 69th year. His will was burned while in the possession of one of his grandchildren, at Nashville, Tennessee. A list of personal property, in his possession at his death, is recorded at Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee. Robert Carter and Unity Cook produced six children, Sarah Venable, Henry Cook, John Blackgrove, Robert Michaux, Polly, and Samuel Jefferson Carter, all of whom, according to the family Bible. Two other children, another Mary and Nancy, did not survive infancy.

SAMUEL JEFFERSON CARTER, b. 3 JAN 1803 HALIFAX COUNTY, VA
Samuel Jefferson Carter, son of Robert and Unity Cook Carter, was born in Halifax County, Virginia, January 3d, 1803, and died suddenly at Carter's Landing, West Tennessee, March 31st, 1873, leaving no will. He married, as shown by the family Bible, first Eliza Staggs, and had three children: Watson M., Jordan B., and Eliza S. Samuel Jefferson Carter married second Anne Vaulx, and had fourteen
children: Warren, Hays, Watkins Leigh, Charles Vaulx, Samuel J., Laura O., Irene M., Samuel Jefferson, William Giles Harding, Anne Catharine, Frank Cook, Ella Watson, Vaulx, Mary Hays. Of the eleven sons of Samuel Jefferson Carter, the first eight are deceased without male issue. General William H. Carter has one son, William Vaulx Carter, and Frank Cook Carter has one son, William Dawley Carter. These two young men, William Vaulx Carter and William Dawley Carter, are all of their generation bearing the name of Carter, in the direct line traced in this memoir. Samuel Jefferson Carter resided with his family in Davidson County, near Nashville, Tennessee, prior to 1861, and in Nashville during the Civil War. At the time of his death he was residing on his farm in West Tennessee, near Carter's Landing, on the Mississippi River.
WILLIAM GILES HARDING CARTER was married, October 27th, 1880, at San Francisco, California, to Ida Dawley. Two sons have been born of this marriage, William Vaulx Carter (who was graduated from West Point in 1904 and appointed a lieutenant in the Sixth United States Cavalry, his father's old regiment), and Leigh Hays Carter, who, while a student
at the University of Illinois, was accidentally killed
by an electric shock in one of the University buildings, August 27th, 1907.
ALEXANDER CUNNINGHAM CARTER, b. in Tennessee.

Record Date: 02/04/1745
Record Type: Letter
Record Call No. Mss2 W6794 a 1
Record Title Letter, 1745, to Charles Carter (King George County, Va.) concerning an African-American slave, Beck, and her family.
Document Notes: The author of the letter, Francis Willis, requests to hire Beck's husband to prevent the family, which consists of several children, from being separated.
County: King George
State: VA

This is in reference to a letter from Willis to Charles Carter mentions a child Bobby to come of age.


John Carter was born in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co, VA on 26 AUG 1737, and baptized on 30 OCT 1737. This Parish is south of the York and Pamunkey Rivers and was also the home of the Waddill family.

John Carter's Will was executed 18 JUN 1781, and probated before the court held for Halifax Co., VA on 20 SEP 1781. The witnesses were Benjamin Hobson, David Bates, Noel Waddill, Theodrick Carter (Third) and Charles Carter, a son of Theodrick Carter(Third). The Executors named were his wife, Mary Carter, Captain James Turner, William Boyd and John Carter's brothers Richard and Theodrick (Third).

John Carter's three eldest children, Richard, Theo, and Robert filed a chancery suit in Halifax county in 1799 [19 years after the death of John] charging the Executors [Mary Carter, their mother] and Richard Carter, dec'd and his executor Susannah Powell (nee Carter) for monies not accounted for when Richard Carter bargained and sold land privately. Mary Carter (nee Cunningham) is still alive and gives testimony referring to Richard Carter's affidavit. Many pages of testimony follow demonstrating not only that money was paid to Richard, but never passed on to the family. The position of David Powell and Susannah is that the children were educated and provided for, out of the estate of their father, John Carter, dec'd. Robert appears to act as attorney and questions many witnesses. The suit is then refiled in Richmond County and continues. Polly Powell (nee Carter), wife of Mastin Powell and d/o Susannah Carter Powell (nee Bigger) testifies to angry words between Robert and Susannah, his aunt. The suit continues whereby Robert questions numerous witnesses as to the quality of his education, and of the ability of the estate of the dec'd John Carter to produce enough to keep the widow and children adequately. [it is obvious to this researcher that Robert is an ambitious, determined and combative individual and probably was of the same personality since his childhood, when he admits he would not be schooled.] He challenges that his education and that of his siblings was less than he considered their due. Both he and Theo, though, can write and sign their names, as does Susannah. The testimony of Frederick Miller links the Gunsmith to these Carter lines; he marries the Gunsmith's Daughter. Henry Hobson and others testify as well.

[While the content of this matter is tedious reading, it offers more insight into the characters of these family members, than previously seen.-mfe]

Robert married Unity [VA] Cook 26 Oct 1792, Halifax County, Virginia (MB1/25). Unity (daughter of John [VA] Cook, Jr. and Mary Blagrave) was born Abt 1771, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 8 Sep 1809, Franklin Co., Williamson, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

http://members.fortunecity.com/mfournier/d15.htm
Judith CARTER was born after 1763.(2) Parents: John CARTER
and Mary CUNNINGHAM(?) .

She was married to Thomas Whitlock on 15 Dec 1792 in
Halifax County, Virginia

Judith married Thomas Whitlock, Jr. 15 Dec 1792, Halifax, Virginia. Thomas (son of Thomas Whitlock, Sr. and Elizabeth Dupree) was born 5 Apr 1754, Lunenburg Co., Virginia; died 5 Sep 1856, Jefferson County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Name: Francis Watkins Carter
Birth: 6 DEC 1772 in Henrico County, Virginia
Death: 19 NOV 1841 in Franklin, Tennessee
Father: John Carter b: 26 AUG 1737 in Henrico County, Virginia
Mother: Mary Cunningham Powell b: ABT 1740 in Henrico County, Virginia
Marriage 1 Sarah Holcomb Anderson b: 11 MAY 1777
Married: 17 NOV 1792 Children
Fountain Branch Carter b: 6 APR 1797 in Franklin, Tennessee
Elizabeth Carter b: 8 DEC 1799 in Franklin, Tennessee
Theodrick Carter b: 22 JUL 1802 in Franklin, Tennessee
John C. Carter b: 6 SEP 1805 in Franklin, Tennessee
Susan Carter b: 30 MAR 1808 in Franklin, Tennessee
Lucy W. Carter b: 9 FEB 1811 in Franklin, Tennessee
Roche M. Carter b: 27 FEB 1814 in Franklin, Tennessee


http://reynoldspatova.org/getperson.php?personID=I256&tree=reynolds1

Eliza's great-uncle John Carter (through her mother's line) was the father of Francis Watkins Carter, who built the home which is currently open for tours as Carter House Museum in Franklin, TN. One of her cousins was Confederate Lt. Theodorick "Tod" Carter, who died in a battle with Union troops on the lawn of the home during the Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864. In a sad tale reminiscent of so many of the era, family fought family as Eliza's son John joined the Union in combat with Missouri's Militia Regiment 5, Company B.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=133334249&ref=acom

Francis married Sarah Holcomb Anderson 17 Nov 1792. Sarah (daughter of James Anderson and Mary Taylor) was born 11 May 1777; died 19 May 1826, Franklin, Williamson Co., Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

James CARTER was born about 1777.(2) He resided in 1802 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. (290) Was of Pittsylvania County when he gave power-of-attorney to brother-in-law William WADDELL for his portion of father, John CARTER's estate. Witnesses: Noel WADDELL, Charles WADDELL and Noel WADDELL, son of William WADDELL. 22 Jan 1802. Bk. 13, p. 1. On 22 Jun 1802, James CARTER of Pittsylvania Co., VA gave to "my brother-in-law, William WADDELL" power of attorney to settle James' portion of the estate. Bk. 12, p.1. Witnesses:
Noel WADDELL
Charles WADDELL
Noel WADDELL "son of William WADDELL"
Parents: John CARTER and Mary CUNNINGHAM.
JAMES, son of JOHN and MARY CARTER, died April 17, 1845.
He married AMY MOTLEY. He lived in Halifax county,
Virginia.
1. JESSEE
2. MARTHA
3. MARY
4. SUSAN
5. JUDITH
6. JOHN C.
7. JOSEPH M.
8. ANNE
9. PRUDENCE



Name:
Diane Carter Giles [Need Valid Email Address] Y-DNA Kit # 23874 Group I1 - 12

Sherrel Cavedo [jscave28443 AT yahoo.com] Kit # 277234 Group I1 - 12

Died:
inscription on Headstone:
Buried North Of River Near Preston Beside His Son John M.

This is what was written:
"Richard and James Carter and their sister Anne Waddill went to Alabama, as did their kinsmen John and Michaux Cunningham."
Holly Hampton

James married Amy /Anne Motley 13 Feb 1799, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. Amy (daughter of Captain Joseph Motley and Martha Ellington) was born Abt 1775, Amelia County, Virginia; died 12 Jun 1853, Marshall Co., Alabama; was buried , Rainey Cemetery, Marshall County, Alabama. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Philip Carter is connected to the Giles Carter lines by his associations with other members of this clan. His father, John, who died in 1781, did not mention Philip in his will, as he is most concerned with his younger [infant] children. Philip has already received his part, and will marry two years after the death of his father. Philip borrows money from James Stevens, who is Nathaniel Carter's father-in-law, and must sue his estate for payment to be credited properly. Philip makes purchase along with Nathaniel Carter, at the sale of the Estate of Sarah Royal Terry. Philip's Revolutionary War Pension Application identifies his wife and children, places him in Halifax County and names his brother James. Wm. Tuck [another Carter associate] gives testimony as to the veracity of Philip's statements in his Pension Application.

Name:
In 1803 Philip Carter makes purchases at Sale of Estate of Sarah Ann Terry (Royal)

Philip married Sarah Gunn 12 Jun 1783, Bible Record. Sarah (daughter of Thomas Gunn and Susannah Burnett) was born 24 Aug 1759, Nottoway Parish, Amelia Co., Virginia Colony; died 7 Aug 1847, Halifax County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Judith/Judy married Thomas Ditymus Frith 26 Dec 1824, Jasper, Georgia. Thomas was born 1805, Jasper Co., Georgia; died 1875. [Group Sheet]

Sarah married Dorman Taylor 21 Mar 1808, Caswell Co., North Carolina. Dorman was born Abt 1784, Caswell Co., North Carolina; died 1860, Big Creek, Craighead Co., Arkansas. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/114339141/person/412130543791/facts
SARAH VENABLE CARTER was born 1793 and died 1843.
Married DAVID Houston GUTHRIE/Guthrey, s/o Robert Guthrie and Mary Taylor

Spouse & Children

David Houston Gutherie , I, 1796?1832
Harriet Sophia Guthrie {Orton}, 1819?
John Washington Guthrie, 1821?1823
Henry Cook Guthrie, 1821?1849
Abram M Guthrie, 1824?1898
David Houston Guthrie, II, 1826?
Sarah Cook "Sally" Guthrie, 1828?1849
Alexander Campbell "Albert" Guthrie, 1829?1902
Mary Amanda Guthrie, 1831?

'Sally', married David Houston Guthrie/Guthrey. David (son of Robert Guthrie/Guthrey and Mary Taylor) was born 19 Oct 1796, Boonsboro, Madison Co., Kentucky; died 1832, Williamson Co., Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

JOHN BLACKGROVE was born November 10, 1797 and died, December 28, 1847. Served with GENERAL JACKSON, New Orleans, War of 1812. NO ISSUE



Name:
DAR records show "John Carter m. Elizabeth Taylor (no Issue) Served as Colonel under Gen. John Sevier and was a prominent Patriot in the Watauga Settlement. B. 1737 in Virginia d. after 1777 in Tennessee". [NOTE: He lived in Tennessee, but died in New Orleans in 1847 by suicide.] (See Docs)

Notes:

ROBERT MICHAUX was born 1799 and died August 28, 1831;
served with GENERAL JACKSON, New Orleans, War of 1812;
NO ISSUE

Mary married Thomas Reynolds. Thomas (son of Capt. George Reynolds and Susanna Lansford) was born Abt 1800, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

SAMUEL JEFFERSON was born January 3, 1803 and died
March 31, 1873. He married (1) ELIZA STAGGS (2) ANNE
VAULX

SAMUEL JEFFERSON, son of ROBERT and UNITY COOK
CARTER, was born January 3, 1803 and died March 31,
1873. He married (1) ELIZA STAGGS, who was born December 10, 1810.
ISSUE: SAMUEL JEFFERSON CARTER married (2) ANNE VAULX, who was born June 18, 1818 and died August 15, 1874.
ISSUE:
1. WATSON M. b. December 16, 1826 and died May 3, 1828.
NO ISSUE
2. JORDAN B. b. November 14, 1828 and died May 12, 1843
NO ISSUE
3. ELIZA S. b. May 3, 1831 and died January 10, 1881.
She married THOMAS P. JOHNSON.
4. WARREN b. February 6, 1834 and died May 8, 1902.
NO ISSUE
5. HAYS b. August 3, 1835
NO ISSUE
6. WATKINS LEIGH b. July 211, 1836 and died June 10, 1856
NO ISSUE
7. CHARLES VAULX b. January 20, 1840, d. July 23, 1861.
NO ISSUE

8. SAMUEL J. b. December 13, 1841 d. September 18, 1842
9. LAURA O. was born August 22, 1843; married (1) CAPTAIN J.B. HOLLOWAY, U.S.A.; married (2) COLONEL EDWARD LANGFORD, late U.S. Volunteers.
10. IRENE M. b. May 29, 1846; married (1)JOHN T. MCCRORY; (2) ELISHA D. BENSON (3) T.M. MEASLES.
11. SAMUEL J. b. June 28, 1849 and d. September 9, 1893
NO ISSUE
12. WILLIAM GILES HARDING was born November 19, 1851.
He was a mounted messenger during Civil War, 1864. He
graduated from West Point Class 1873. Brigadier General in the regular army. He married IDA DAWLEY
13. ANNE C. b. May 23, 1853 and died January 27, 1901. She married DR. CHARLES TERRY.
14. FRANK C. b. April 27, 1856. He married KATE BLAIR.
15. ELLA W. b. November 16, 1858. She married W.J. HENDERSON.
16. VAULX b. August 14, 1861; married ISABEL OLCOTT MOORE.
17. MARY HAYS b. October 28, 1863 and died in infancy.

Samuel married Elizabeth 'Eliza' Staggs 5 Jan 1826, Williamson, County, Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of Felix Staggs and Sarah Hall) was born 10 Dec 1810, Tennessee; died 23 May 1831, Tennessee; was buried , Blackman Cemetery Nashville, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Samuel married Anne Vaulx 27 Nov 1832, Nashville, Tennessee. Anne (daughter of William Vaulx and Mary Hays/Hayes) was born 15 Aug 1818, Davidson County, Tennessee; died 15 Aug 1874, Lauderdale County, Tennessee; was buried , Mount Olivet Cemetery, Davidson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

ALEXANDER CUNNINGHAM CARTER was born March 14, 1807 and died September 8, 1884. He married MILDRED STAGGS

Alexander married Mildred A. 'Milly" Staggs 6 Nov 1838, Davidson, Tennessee. Mildred (daughter of Felix Staggs and Sarah Hall) was born 6 Dec 1812, Sumner Co., Tennessee; died 17 Jan 1891, Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee; was buried , Mount Olivet Cemetery Nashville, Tennessee . [Group Sheet]

Notes:

FOUNTAIN BRANCH, son of FRANCIS WATKINS and SARAH
ANDERSON CARTER, was born April 6, 1797 and died August
22, 1871. He married MARY ARMISTEAD ATKINSON,
granddaughter of JOHN ADKINSON, a Revolutionary soldier.
MARY ATKINSON was born July 4, 1806 and died September 15,
1852. ISSUE:

1. NISAU RED was born March 29, 1824 and died
September 25, 1827
2. MOSCOW BRANCH was born December 5, 1825. He
married (1) ORLENA C. DOBBINS. (2) AMERICA V. CATTELS. (3)
PAMALE E. MIOT (widow). He served in the Mexican War in
Colonel Campbell's regiment. Served as lieutenant colonel 20th Tennessee Infantry. C.S.A., Civil War.
3. ORLANDER HORTENSIUS was born May 24, 1827 and died
Augusst 23, 1828
4. WILLIAM AUGUSTUS was born May 16, 1829 and died
October 15, 1830
5. JAMES FOUNTAIN was born January 31, 1831 and died
August 15, 1859.
6. SAMUEL ATKINSON was born January 24, 1833 and died
June 10, 1837
7. MARY ALICE was born January 22, 1833 and died
October 12, 1869. She married MR. MCPHAIL.
8. SARAH HOLCOMB was born February 23, 1837 and died
July 15, 1868. She married MR. GORDON.
9. ANNIE VICK was born November 16, 1838 and died
June 2, 1901. She married MR. BALTISHWILER.
10. THEODRICK CARTER (6) was born March 24, 1840 and
died December 2, 1864 of wounds received in the battle of
Franklin, Tennessee, while serving as Captain and A.D.C.,
Confederate Army, Civil War.
11. FRANCIS WATKINS was born November 30, 1842 and
served in 20th Tennessee Infantry, C.S.A. until disabled by
wounds, battle of Shiloh Civil War.




Fountain Branch Carter, s/o Francis Watkins Carter and Sarah Holcombe Anderson, m. Mary Armistead Atkinson (1823 in Franklin Co., Tennessee. Children are Nisau Red Carter, Moscow Branch Carter, Orlander Hortensius Carter, William Augustus Carter, James Fountain Carter, Mary Alice Carter, Samuel Atkinson Carter, Sarah Holcomb Carter, Annie Vick Carter, Theodorick Carter, Francis Watkins Carter and Frances Hodge Carter.

Fountain married Mary Armistead 'Polly' Atkinson 28 Jun 1823, Williamson County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Samuel Atkinson and Nancy Anne Brown) was born 4 Jan 1806, Halifax County, Virginia; died 15 Sep 1852, Williamson Co., Tennessee; was buried , Franklin City Cemetery, Williamson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Elizabeth married Henry Eelbeck/Eelback. Henry was born Abt 1790, Halifax County, Virginia; died Jul 1881, Williamson Co., Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Theodorick5 married Mary Wilburn. Mary was born Abt 1805. [Group Sheet]

Susan married Henry Eelbeck/Eelback. Henry was born Abt 1790, Halifax County, Virginia; died Jul 1881, Williamson Co., Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Roche married Andrew Rogers/Rodgers. Andrew was born Est 1810, Tennessee; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Name:
Or circa 1800; reported by Betty Owens; 1832 reported by Caveto

Jesse married Jane 'Jincy' Hurt. Jane (daughter of Joel Hurt and Annie Hawkins Kirby) was born Abt 1835, Halifax County, Virginia; died 1874, Upshur Co., Texas. [Group Sheet]

Mary married Joshua Johnson. Joshua was born 1773; died 1841, Marshall Co., Alabama; was buried , Henryville Cemetery Marshall Co., Alabama. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Name:
Susannah Carter married Joseph Langley

James married Elizabeth 'Eliza' Boisseau. Elizabeth (daughter of John Boisseau and Nancy Elizabeth Carter) was born Abt 1808, Logan County, Kentucky; died 1865, Christian Co., Kentucky. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

3 John Carter b 26 Aug 1737 New Kent Co VA d 18 Jun - 20 Sep 1781 Halifax Co VA
+ Mary d aft 1781

4 James C. Carter b ca 1770 VA [some say 23 Dec 1774 Halifax Co VA] d 23 Apr 1845 Marshall Co AL
+ Amy Motley b 1778 Amelia Co VA; m 13 Feb 1799 Pittsylvania Co VA d 12 Jun 1853 Marshall Co AL

5 Joseph Motley Carter b 07 Feb 1811 d 08 Sep 1888
+ Salena Coffee Carter b 1820; m 30 Nov 1834 d 04 Mar 1845 AL
+ Mary Jane Doran Carter b 16 Feb 1830 Stevenson, Jackson Co AL d 07 Aug 1894 Marshall Co AL

6 John Coffee Carter b 05 Jul 1849 Marshall Co AL d 04 Jul 1919 Marshall Co AL
+ Arabella Lucinda Evans b 1851; m 1869 d 1892
+ Eugenia S. McCorkle 1853; m 1894 d 1953

7 John McCoy Carter b 13 Aug 1872 Marshall Co AL d 28 Feb 1960 Jackson Co AL
+ Margaret Ann Morgan b 29 May 1875; m 12 May 1897 d 04 Dec 1905
+ Martha J. Hayes b 1882; m ca 1907

http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/carter/results4 James C. Carter b ca 1770 VA [some say 23 Dec 1774 Halifax Co VA] d 23 Apr 1845 Marshall Co AL
+ Amy Motley b 1778 Amelia Co VA; m 13 Feb 1799 Pittsylvania Co VA d 12 Jun 1853 Marshall Co AL

5 Joseph Motley Carter b 07 Feb 1811 Shelbyville, Bedford Co TN d 08 Sep 1888 Marshall Co AL
+ Salena Coffee b 1820 TN; m 30 Nov 1834 d 04 Mar 1845 Marshall Co AL
+ Mary Jane Doran b 16 Feb 1830 Doran's Cove, Stevenson, Jackson Co AL; m 22 Jan 1846 d 07 Aug 1894 Hillian's Store, Marshall Co AL

6 Byron McFarlane Carter b 08 Jan 1870 Marshall Co AL d 01 May 1935 Kirbytown, Marshall Co AL
+ Isabelle Childress b 01 Aug 1869; m 04 Dec 1887 d 09 Feb 1935 Kirbytown, Marshall Co AL

7 Eugene Miller Carter b 16 Jun 1891 Marshall Co AL d 25 Apr 1976 Rainsville, DeKalb Co AL
+ Mattie Laura Jane Pearl Hodge b 15 Sep 1889 AL d 20 Jun 1957 Sylvania, DeKalb Co AL


http://www.reynoldspatova.org/admin_editperson.php?personID=I547450491&tree=reynolds1&cw=1
3 Theodorick Carter (the 2nd generation of Theodorick Carters) b bet 1687 & 1700 in Henrico Co VA; d 1777 in St. Patrick’s Parish, Prince Edward Co VA
+ Anne Waddill b 1713

4 Theodorick Carter (the 3rd generation of Theodorick Carters) Prince Edward Co VA; d 1805 in Halifax Co VA
+ Miss Townes
+ Judith Cunningham; mb 16 Apr 1764 Prince Edward Co VA d aft 1805

5 Charles Carter d aft 1821
+ Lucy Barksdale; m 25 Oct 1786 Charlotte Co VA

6 Nathaniel Green Carter b Jun 1787 d 06 Feb 1846 Wilson Co TN
+ Kisiah H. Johnson b 02 Apr 1799 d 1855

7 Dr. William Dudley Carter b 1823 Wilson Co TN d 24 May 1888, Ripley, Tippah Co MS
+ Elizabeth Frances Green (2nd wife) b 21 Oct 1827 St. Clair Co AL d 20 Oct 1857 Ripley, Tippah Co MS

8 Dr. Nathaniel Green Carter b 31 Dec 1850 Ripley, Tippah Co MS d 24 Mar 1908 Meridian, Lauderdale Co MS
+ Willett Medora Falkner b 17 Jul 1856 Ripley, Tippah Co MS d 01 Jul 1915 Baltimore, Baltimore Co MD

9 Miriam Natalie Carter b 6 Feb 1879 Ripley, Tippah Co MS d 03 Feb 1952, Tulsa, Tulsa Co OK
+ Pierce Allen Broach b 26 Jul 1875 Meridian, Lauderdale Co MS d 18 Aug 1935 Tulsa, Tulsa Co OK

10 Vance Carter Broach b 15 Mar 1911 Meridian, Lauderdale Co MS d 03 Aug 1984 Boulder, Boulder Co CO
+ Shirley Gibbons b 22 May 1915 Tulsa, Tulsa Co OK d 22 Mar 1996 Wassenaar, The Netherlands

11 Vance Carter Broach Jr - Private

Joseph married Salena Coffey/Coffee 30 Nov 1834. Salena (daughter of John Coffey/Coffee and Elizabeth Rucker) was born 1820, Thornhill, Grainger Co., Tennessee; died 4 Mar 1845, Jackson Co., Alabama; was buried , Coffeytown Cemetery Langston, Jackson County, Alabama. [Group Sheet]

Joseph married Mary Jane Doran 22 Jan 1846, Marshall Co., Alabama. Mary was born 16 Feb 1830, Jackson County, Alabama; died 7 Aug 1894, Marshall County, Alabama; was buried , Rainey Cemetery, Marshall County, Alabama. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

John C. Carter is executor of his father's Estate along with Dorcas Carter's husband, Walter Johnson;

Thomas married Catherine 'Caty' McCannon 30 Jun 1807, Halifax County, Virginia. Catherine was born 1786, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 20 Jun 1874, Boiling Spring, Twp. Alleghany, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Sarah married Hartwell Perry 15 Dec 1809, Halifax County, Virginia. Hartwell was born Abt 1790, Halifax County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Died:
Possibly 1843;
https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/bradley-carter_171710838

Notes:

Martha "Patsy" Carter married Pettus Ragland 29 Sep 1827;
Halifax Co., Virginia marriage record (MB1/126)

Martha married James Pettus Ragland 29 Sep 1827, Halifax County, Virginia. James was born Abt 1761, Prob. Halifax Co., Virginia; died 1829, Mississippi. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

http://homepage.mac.com/jrgallman/GallmanFamily/genealogy/CD
esc/PS03/PS03_374.HTM
Lemuel Carter of Halifax Co. Virginia (1799-1862) married
Martha Miles July 17, 1823 Halifax Co. Virginia.
ISSUE:
1. Jarrett married Mary Arritt
2. Phillip married Elizabeth Landers March 11, 1856
3. Thomas married Grandville Arritt July 12, 1855
4. James married Mary jane Harmon
5. Jesse married Arrena Harmon
6. Bradley married Rosanne Francis Harmon
7. Lemuel Clifton married Alfretta Carson
8. Elvira married George Wilkerson
7. John Henry

Lemuel married Martha 'Patsy' Miles 17 Jul 1823, Halifax County, Virginia. Martha was born Abt 1800, Prob. Caswell Co., North Carolina; died Yes, date unknown, Alleghany Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Alexander married Margaret H. Mrs. Alexander Smith Taylor 1834, Tennessee. Margaret was born 15 Feb 1813, Tennessee; died 13 Oct 1886, Hunt Co., Texas. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
Sarah Cook Guthrey/Guthrie named COOK for her grandmother, Unity Cook.

Virginia married Anthony S. Camp. Anthony was born 1827, Williamson County, Tennessee; died Oct 1891, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Name:
In this time, it was customary to name a daughter for her Mother. Elizabeth Staggs Carter would have named her child Elizabeth, not Eliza.

Elizabeth married Thomas Perrin Johnson. Thomas was born 1827, Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., TN; died 21 Apr 1900, Henderson Co., KY. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Buried:
Buried with brother Charles Vaulx Carter

Notes:

William Giles Harding Carter was married, October 27th, 1880, at San Francisco, California, to Ida Dawley. Two sons have been born of this marriage, William Vaulx Carter (who was graduated from West Point in 1904 and appointed a lieutenant in the Sixth United States Cavalry, his father's old regiment), and Leigh Hays Carter, who, while a student at the University of Illinois, was accidentally killed by an electric shock in one of the University buildings, August 27th, 1907.

Name:
https://archive.org/stream/gilescarterofvir00cart/gilescarterofvir00cart_djvu.txt

Full Text of Carter Lineage written by General William Giles Harding Carter.

William married Ida Dawley. Ida was born 13 Apr 1860, Litchfield, Connecticut; died 18 Jan 1955, Washington, D.C.; was buried , Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Anne married Dr. Charles C. Terry. Charles was born 26 Jun 1840; died 18 Jul 1892; was buried , Oak Grove Cemetery Fall River, Massachussetts . [Group Sheet]

Frank married Therza Meazles 13 Mar 1917, Tennessee. Therza was born Abt 1860, Tennessee; died 31 Jan 1923, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Medora married Dr. Joseph Lloyd Stephens 1863, Tennessee. Joseph was born 20 Aug 1838, Warren County, Ohio; died 30 Nov 1898, Warren County, Ohio; was buried , Lebanon Cemetery Lebanon, Ohio. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Name:
Wife of Robert Andrew Milam, 1847?1907

Notes:

COL. MOSCOW B. CARTER
COL. MOSCOW B. CARTER, of Franklin, Tenn., was born in that city, on Dec. 5, 1825. He is the son of Fountain B. and Mary (Atkinson) Carter, both natives of Virginia. The father was born in Halifax county, April 6, 1797, and was a son of Francis W. Carter, who was born in Virginia in 1767. Francis W. was the son of Samuel Carter, likewise a native of Virginia, but of French descent and a physician by profession. Francis Carter was a farmer by occupation. In 1809 he married Sarah Anderson, a native of Virginia, and soon afterward they removed to Williamson county, Tenn., settled about three miles from Franklin, where they passed the remainder of their lives. Seven children were born to them. Fountain B., father of Col. M.B. Carter, remained at home until a young man, when he went to Franklin, learned the shoemaker's trade and followed it for several years. Then he purchased a farm adjoining Franklin and lived there until his death at the age of seventy-six years. His wife died at the age of forty-six. Her father served as county surveyor and was justice of the peace for several years. Fountain B. and Mary Carter had twelve children born to them, but two of whom are living now: Col. M.B. Carter and his brother, Francis W., of California. M.B. Carter was educated in the Franklin schools and remained at home until twenty years old. In 1846 he organized a company for service in the Mexican war and was elected lieutenant. The company was not needed, however, so he went to Nashville and attached himself to Capt. Harris Maulden's company, which was mustered into service in May, 1846, and sent to Pt. Isabelle, Tex. Colonel Carter served twelve months, taking part at Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo, and in numerous minor engagements. He returned home in 1847 and the same year made a trip to New Orleans, St. Louis and Chicago. He helped construct the first telegraph line in the State of Illinois. In 1848 he returned to Franklin, took up the occupation of surveyor and followed it for two or three years. In 1851 he was married to Orlena C. Dobbins, who was born near Boone's Hill in Lincoln county, Tenn. The same year he engaged in the grocery business, which he followed for two years. In 1854 he bought a farm four miles north of Franklin and was living there when the war broke out. He at once set to work to organize a company, of which he was elected captain, and it was mustered into the Confederate service as Company H, Twentieth Tennessee infantry. He was made lieutenant-colonel on the organization of the regiment, which was assigned to Zollicoffer's brigade. On Jan. 19, 1862, Colonel Carter was captured at the battle of Fishing Creek, but prior to that time he had been in a number of skirmishes. After seeing the inside of a number of prisons, Colonel Carter was exchanged at Aiken's Landing in August, 1862. He returned home, and in 1863 rejoined his old regiment, but remained only a short time, when he was paroled. He returned home and continued to live in the vicinity of Franklin until 1898, when he moved to Triune, where he lived for five years. At the end of that time he returned to the vicinity of his old home and now lives two miles south of Franklin. His first wife died in 1860, and he married again, in 1866, his second wife being America Cattles, a native of the county. She died in 1876, and Colonel Carter married Marmela E. Miot, a native of South Carolina. Five children were born to the first marriage, three of them being still alive: Mary O. Gillespie, of Franklin, and Walter F. and Hugh E., of Kansas. Of four born to the second marriage, those living are Alma Parry and Moscow B., of Franklin. The children of the third wife are Emma, at home, and Frank, in Nebraska. Colonel Carter is a member of the Masonic fraternity and is a Democrat in politics. At the present time he is living a retired life, seeking the rest and relaxation which his active and industrious career has earned. He is one of the most prominent men of the county and is now the oldest living native white-born child of Franklin, and the only veteran of the Mexican war now living in the county.
(Source: Notable Men of Tennessee Transcribed by Kim Mohler)

Name:
Brothers, Moscow Branch Carter and James Fountain Carter married Dobbins girls; we suspect they are Sisters

Moscow married Orlena Caledonia 'Callie' Dobbins 7 Jun 1850, Franklin, Williamson Co., Tennessee. Orlena was born 12 Nov 1834, Franklin, Williamson Co., Tennessee; died 27 Jul 1860, Franklin, Williamson Co., Tennessee; was buried , Rest Haven Cemetery Franklin, Tennesse. [Group Sheet]

Moscow married America V. Cattles 10 Jan 1866, Williamson Co., Tennessee. America was born 21 Feb 1832, Franklin, Williamson Co., Tennessee; died 25 Jul 1876, Franklin, Williamson Co., Tennessee; was buried , Rest Haven Cemetery Franklin, Tennesse. [Group Sheet]

Moscow married Parmela/Pamela Elizabeth Moore 24 Oct 1876, Williamson Co., Tennessee. Parmela/Pamela was born 31 Jul 1838, South Carolina; died 25 Jun 1923, Franklin, Williamson Co., Tennessee; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery Franklin, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

ALEXANDER DOBBINS IS MENTIONED AS AMONG THE EARLIEST SETTLERS LED BY SQUIRE JOHN DICKEY IN 1808; HE MAY BE THE FATHER OF THE DOBBINS GIRLS WHO MARRIED JAMES FOUNTAIN CARTER AND MOSCOW BRANCH CARTER.

http://us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/xtn/maury/1860/notes.txt
Goodspeed's History
Of
Maury County, Tennessee
Maury County
As originally published in History of Tennessee
Goodspeed Publishing Co., Chicago Il.: 1886
A superficial view of the county would present the picture of a section of a River Valley, running almost due east
and west, with the dip to the west, and fringed to the north and south by smaller valleys which furrow the sides of
irregular ranges of knobs and hills which lie along the northern and southern boundaries. To the west these hills
broaden out into the uplands known as the Barrens, forming a part of the Highland Rim. The bed of this valley is
occupied by Duck River, which flows through the whole extent of the county, dividing it almost equally. The river
drains the entire county, as all of the other streams flow into it. The river is not navigable through the whole
extent of the county. The river was much used formerly for flat-boats and barges. It is still much used in floating
out rafts during high water. The great value of Duck River is in its excellent water-power, which draws the numerous
grist and sawmills that line its bank is. The county is well drained. In several creeks in the western part of the
county are some beautiful waterfalls. On the northwest and south the Rim which borders the county is slashed by
narrow and beautiful valleys of extreme richness; the remaining portion of the county is of a gently rolling surface,
stretching out toward the West and South of the river into almost a plain-like smoothness.

Except a small portion around the northern, western and southern edges, invaded by the Highland Rim, the entire county is of limestone formation. It is by no means of one uniform variety, nor is the soil the same over the county. The soil generally is dark and friable, and exceedingly rich. The subsoil is generally a stiff, dark-colored clay, which weathers rapidly into a rich soil. But the characteristic of the county is the cedar timber, which abounds in some places so thickly as to exclude all under-growth and to shut out every ray of the sun as effectually as the darkest clouds of winter. In the cedars the rock comes to the surface. The soil is admirably suited to wheat and grasses, and peach trees to finely in it.
The original settlers in the Zion Church neighborhood came from Williamsburg District, S.C. They came in a kind of colony, led by Squire John Dickey, to brought about twenty families with him. A portion of these arrived in 1807, and others in 1808. Five thousand acres of land were purchased of the Gen. Greene Survey, at $3 per acre. Around this has a nucleus clustered the little colony. Among the settlers were Squire Dickey, Moses Frierson, James Blakeley, William Frierson, Eli Frierson, James Armstrong, Thomas Stephenson, Nathaniel Stephenson, Old Davy Mathews, Samuel with her stated, John Stevenson, James Frierson, P. Fulton, Alexander Dobbins, Moses Freeman, the Flemings and Mayes. Mr. J. S. Mayes, who is four score and ten, and still vigorous, lives in the Mount Zion neighborhood, and was one of the original settlers, and has a very distinct recollection of the first settlement. Like the Pilgrim Fathers the first thing they did on their arrival was the erection of a church. A place was selected, as near as could be judged, in the center of the purchase for the church site, which proved almost the exact mathematical center. There was erected a rude log church sometime in 1807, which is supposed to have been the first church erected in Maury County. Near the church was laid out a graveyard in which the body of Robert Frierson was consigned in August, 1808, the first in that vicinity. In this rude church, in the midst of the cane breaks and shades of the forest, the little band of pioneers met regularly every week to hear sermons by the Rev. Samuel Frierson or William Frierson, who poured forth the truths of the gospel with apostolic zeal and simplicity. In a short time the Rev. James N. Stephenson, who had been pastor of the church in South Carolina, became the pastor at Mount Zion. The old log church stood till 1814 or 1815, and was replaced by a brick church of peculiar shape. It was arranged with the pulpit at the side of with the main part of the building arranged for the life is, and a kind of trend stepped at the end for the color people. The old accounts did tell 1831, when a small body of ground was purchased near the old house and in the building erected. This house still stands, although it has several times been repaired and improved. The people of the Zion neighborhood were largely members of the Mt. Zion church, and being an intelligent class of people have always maintained a talented ministry. After the retirement of Dr. Stephenson, before mentioned, the Rev. James M. Smell was called to the pulpit, who remained tale 1850; the next was the Rev. Daniel G. Doak, who remained tell 1853, when he was succeeded by Rev. A. A. Doak. Rev. Doak remained but a short time, and was succeeded by Rev. J. T. Hendrick, his death occurred in 1860. Rev. Hendricks was succeeded in 1860 by Dr. Mack, of Columbia, he served the church tell 1863, and then gave place to Rev. C. Foster Williams, who still preaches occasionally. The next pastor was Rev. S. W. Mitchell, who still serves the church.

Name:
Brothers James Fountain Carter and Moscow Branch Carter both married Dobbins girls; suspect they are Sisters.

James married Sarah 'Sallie' Dobbins. Sarah was born Abt 1831; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

At the Battle of Franklin, (Nov 30, 1864) resident Tod Carter was mortally wounded five hundred feet from his boyhood home.
When the Army of Tennessee crossed the Georgia-Tennessee border, the soldiers were heartened by a sign on the side of the road that read ?Tennessee, A Grave or A Free Home.? Those words must have had special meaning for Tod Carter, the middle child in the Carter family, who had enlisted in the Confederate army in 1861. By 1864, he was the assistant quartermaster to Brigadier General Thomas Benton Smith in the Army of Tennessee.
On the eve of the Battle of Franklin, a friend described Carter as ?in a perfect ecstasy of joy? to be seeing his family the next day. As part of Bates?s division, Smith?s brigade launched their attack at Franklin from the far left of the Confederate line. Although Tod Carter?s quartermaster duties did not require him to fight, he would not hear of it. He mounted his horse and rode ahead of the brigade, shouting ?Follow me boys, I?m almost home!? About five hundred feet from his front yard, Tod Carter was struck by a Union bullet and tumbled into the blood-soaked grass.
After the day?s carnage had ended, the Carter family emerged from their cellar only to be greeted by General Smith with the news of Tod?s wounding. By lantern-light, Smith and the Carters spent hours searching the corpse-strewn battlefield for the young captain. His sisters? screams announced to the party that the search was over. Dying and insensible, Tod was carried back to the Carter House near dawn and set down in his sister Annie?s room. He died the next day, just one of the nearly ten thousand family tragedies that the battle wrought.
Learn more facts about the battle here: http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/franklin/ten-facts/ten-facts-about-the-battle-of.html

Notes:

Name:
Named for his grandfather, Francis Watkins Carter

Notes:

Name:
Naned for his grandfather, Francis Watkins Carter

Notes:

Buried:
Where her husband is buried

Susannah married William R. Powell. William was born Est 1856; died Bef 1880, Henderson Co., Texas. [Group Sheet]

John married Mary Ann Boisseau. Mary (daughter of Benjamin Waddle Boisseau and Sarah Ann Fuqua) was born 1 Sep 1835, Johnson Co., Missouri; died 4 Aug 1870, Ballard Co., Kentucky. [Group Sheet]

James married Mary Jane 'Molly' Balthrop 17 Jun 1858, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Thomas Gardner Balthrop and Mariah L. Henson/Hinson) was born Abt 1840, Montgomery Co., Tennessee; died 1878, Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky. [Group Sheet]

Virginia married John Houston Gamble 15 Sep 1870, Marshall County, Alabama. John was born 3 Feb 1843, Tennessee; died 4 Oct 1913, Texas; was buried , Floydada Cemetery, Floyd County, Texas. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Name:
Diane Carter Giles [Need Valid Email Address] Y-DNA Kit # 23874 Group I1 - 12

John married Arabella Lucinda Evans 1 Aug 1869, Alabama. Arabella was born 1851; died 12 Aug 1892, Marshall County, Alabama; was buried , Rainey Cemetery, Marshall County, Alabama. [Group Sheet]

John married Eugenia S. McCorkle 20 Jun 1894, Alabama. Eugenia was born 19 Jul 1853, Alabama; died 5 Feb 1953, Marshall County, Alabama; was buried , Rainey Cemetery, Marshall County, Alabama. [Group Sheet]

Martha married Thomas S. May 1 Dec 1870 (At the home of the Bride's father-Joseph M. Carter), Marshall County, Alabama. Thomas was born 1832; died 1906, Marshall Co., Alabama; was buried , Rainey Cemetery, Marshall Co., Alabama. [Group Sheet]

Linna married Thomas F. Carpenter 11 Dec 1874. Thomas was born 30 Mar 1841, Alabama; died 1 Jul 1921, Bailey, Texas. [Group Sheet]

Julia married John Thomas Graden 5 Jul 1880, Marshall County, Alabama. John was born 1853; died 1936; was buried , Guntersville City Cemetery, Marshall County, Alabama. [Group Sheet]

Dorcas married Walter J. Johnson 23 Apr 1884, Marshall County, Alabama. Walter was born 20 Jun 1862, Marshall Co., Alabama; died 19 Jan 1953, Marshall Co., Alabama; was buried , Kirbytown, Marshall Co., Alabama. [Group Sheet]

Asbury married Lucy Reed Sells 4 Apr 1894, Jackson County, Alabama. Lucy (daughter of William H. Sells and Mary Williams) was born 1870, Alabama; died 21 Jul 1965, Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama; was buried , Williams Cemetery,Jackson County, Alabama. [Group Sheet]

Byron married Isabelle Childress 4 Dec 1887, Marshall County, Alabama. Isabelle (daughter of John M. Childress and Catherine Godwin) was born 1 Aug 1869, Marshall Co., Alabama; died 9 Feb 1935, Marshall County, Alabama; was buried , Rainey Cemetery, Marshall County, Alabama. [Group Sheet]

Miller married Mary Ellen 'Molly' McCormick 27 Nov 1895, Alabama. Mary was born 19 Sep 1874, Marshall Co., Alabmam; died 17 Jan 1961, Marshall Co., Alabama; was buried , Rainey Cemetery, Marshall Co., Alabama. [Group Sheet]

Thomas married Mary 'Polly' Scruggs. Mary was born Est 1795, Lunenburg County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Judith married John Paul Jones 17 Nov 1852, Alleghany Co., Virginia. John was born Est 1832, Alleghany Co., Virginia; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Henry married Elizabeth R. Jones 8 Jan 1856, Alleghany Co., Virginia. Elizabeth was born Est 1836, Alleghany Co., Virginia; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

William married Mary Magdalene Arritt Abt 1844, Halifax County, Virginia. Mary was born 22 Feb 1831, Virginia; died 31 Jul 1919, Boiling Springs, Virginia; was buried , Alleghany County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
Married Granville Emeline Arritt 20, Born Alleg. Co., VA d/o Jno and Elizabeth Arritt Alleg. Co. John born at Boiling Springs, VA Mar by A. S. Hogshead. Both lived in Alleg Co., Consent dated 7/11/ 1855 was signed by John Aritt, Teste Gerard Carter and Hary H. Arritt. Proven oath of Gerard Carter as witness to acknowledgement of John Aritt, 7/11/1855; Andr. Fudge, Clk.

Thomas married Granville Emmaline Arritt 7 Dec 1855, Halifax County, Virginia. Granville was born 4 Feb 1835, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 12 Feb 1908, probably Alleghany County, Virginia; was buried , Carter Family Cemetery, Alleghany County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

[James] Phillip Carter (Aug 17. 1827-Dec. 15 1903) married
Elizabeth A. Landers March 11, 1856.
ISSUE:

1. Rosetta F, married Jake Brown
2. James Monroe married Sarah Atkins Carr
3. Henry Augustus married Lilly Agnes Davidson
4. Owen Wellington married Florence Authur
5. Amanda Jane married John A. Forbes
6. William Floyd married Laura C. Reynolds
7. Charlie Taylor married Eliza A. Helpler
8. Alexander B. married Jenny Simms
9. Mary Ann married Silas R. Wickline
10. Blanch G. married William F. Cook1

James Monroe Carter married Sarah Atkins Carr---1844
his father Phillip Carter married Elizabeth Landers---1856

Philip married Elizabeth A. Landers 3 Mar 1856, Greenbrier, West Virginia. Elizabeth was born Abt 1828, Halifax Co., Virginia; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Bradley married Rosanna 'Hanna' Hanum/Harmon/Hamun 17 Nov 1858, Alleghany Co., Virginia. Rosanna (daughter of Thomas Harmon and Mary M. Bowyer) was born 1841, Alleghany Co., Virginia; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Elvira married George W. [Washington] Wilkerson 7 Oct 1864, Alleghany Co., Virginia. George was born 1824, Henrico Co., Virginia; died 1 Feb 1908, Snake Run, Alleghany County, Virginia; was buried , Carter Family Cemetery, Alleghany County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

James married Mary Jane Harmon 19 Mar 1866, Alleghany Co., Virginia. Mary (daughter of Thomas Harmon and Mary M. Bowyer) was born 4 Jul 1837, Alleghany Co., Virginia; died 30 Oct 1934, Covington, Virginia; was buried , Carter Family Cemetery #1, Alleghany County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Jesse married Arena/Arenna Payne Harmon 1 Oct 1867, Alleghany Co., Virginia. Arena/Arenna (daughter of Thomas Harmon and Mary M. Bowyer) was born 1 May 1847, Alleghany Co., Virginia; died 25 Jul 1910, Alleghany Co., Virginia; was buried , Carter Family Cemetery, Alleghany County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Lemuel married Alpharetta Lee Carson 1867, Monroe, West Virginia. Alpharetta was born 23 Jan 1850, Alleghany Co., Virginia; died 17 May 1934, Covington, Virginia; was buried , Carter Family Cemetery, Alleghany County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]