John Atkinson/Adkinson/Adkins

John married Mary B. Armistead 6 Nov 1777, Cumberland Co., Virginia. Mary was born 17 Feb 1758, Southam Parish, Cumberland County, Virginia; died 18 Mar 1852, Williamson Co., Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Samuel married Nancy Anne Brown 1 Apr 1803, Halifax Co., Virginia. Nancy was born 17 Feb 1782, Halifax County, Virginia; died 1840, Halifax County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Mary Armistead Adkinson descends from John Adkinson, a Patriot, and in the same line as William V. Adkinson (Adkins) of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, which is located adjacent to Halifax Co., VA.
FOUNTAIN BRANCH CARTER, son of FRANCIS WATKINS and SARAH
[Holcomb Anderson] CARTER, was born April 6, 1797 and died August 22, 1871. Fountain married MARY ARMISTEAD ATKINSON,
granddaughter of JOHN ADKINSON, a Revolutionary soldier.
MARY ATKINSON was born July 4, 1806 and died September 15,
1852. Mary Armistead Adkinson married Fountain Branch Carter and migrated to Tennessee.

Mary married Fountain Branch Carter 28 Jun 1823, Williamson County, Tennessee. Fountain (son of Francis Watkins Carter and Sarah Holcomb Anderson) was born 6 Apr 1797, Franklin, Williamson Co., Tennessee; died 22 Aug 1871, Franklin, Williamson Co., Tennessee; was buried , Franklin City Cemetery, Franklin, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

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)

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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