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Larry Blanchfield Mary Frances,
My name is Larry Blanchfield. My Mother was Ruby Carter, daughter of Edwin Ballard Carter of Snake Run in Allegheny County VA. Edwin was a son of Jesse who was a son of Lemuel. Lemuel and Thomas Carters were brothers both were the sons of Phillip. Interestingly Philip, it appears, was the great-grandfather of both my Grandmother and Grandfather Carter. So the tree narrows quickly at this point. Philips father was Captain John C Carter. A couple of question—what does the dna in his name represent and I was talking with both the Sons of the Revolution and the Daughters of the American revolution today and the Sons don’t have a rank listed for him but the DAR lists him as a Colonel in the New Kent militia. Something I will have to investigate farther unless you have something to share. ( As a side note I volunteer at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown (it use to be called the Victory Center) which will officially open on April 1. It will have a 13 day program where each state that was one of the original colonies will have their day to highlight their Revolutionary War history. If you are interested check the dates on the website for the state that you are interested in. The order of the state presentations will be when each state ratified the Constitution.) John was the son of Theodorick3 Carter Jr. etc.
Where do you fall into the tree? Also were do you live? I would highly recommend the new museum there have done an out standing job. If you aren’t familiar with us, in addition to the traditional museum we also have a living history museum which is and an 18th century farm and a military encampment as well as a lecture series on various aspect of the revolutionary war period. I volunteer as both a lecturer on the role of the militia and a member of the military encampment.
I appreciate all the work you have done on the tree. My daughter, an immunologist at Emery University, gave me a FamilyTree dna swab for Christmas and the results are just coming in. Obviously, peaking my interested but I can’t generate a Carter dna because the dna tracks father to son. A dna analysis on Mom would go from mother to daughter. Although given what i suspect it could be interesting. Trying to talk my sister into doing it. Have to find a male cousin to do the Carter. I can say that the results of all my dna pool says we are western European for the most part very strongly and very strongly the British Isles.
Edwin and America Cordelia had 13 children on that hillside in Allegheny County and I had around 26 or 27 first cousins. With the age spread on Moms family I had many first cousins i didn’t know and some i may have never met. I’m one of the younger members of my generation.
As a point of interest we try to get together every labor day “On the Hill†the old house Edwin stated constructing in the early 1890 is still standing and is our magnet. Any Carter is welcome!
We need to keep the tree lines open
Larry Blanchfield |
