Theodorick of John Carter

Notes:

THE VIRGINIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY Volume 22 year ending 31 Dec 1914.

EARLY SETTLERS IN PRINCE EDWARD CO., VA
Early Settlers prior to the formation of that county from Amelia in 1753; John Bibb; John Bigger, Theodorick Carter Alexander Cunningham.....z& BROWNS James, William and Daniel.

Theodorick married Ann Mrs. Theodrick Carter. Ann was born Abt 1745. [Group Sheet]

1. Katherine 'Kitty' Carter was born Abt 1765, Henrico County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
2. Theodrick B. Carter was born Abt 1767, Henrico County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
3. Elizabeth Ann (Nancy) Carter was born Abt 1769, Henrico County, Virginia; died Bef 1801, Henrico Co., Virginia.

Theodorick married Sarah 'Sally' Ellbank/Eelbeck 10 Nov 1763, Lunenburg, Virginia. Sarah was born Abt 1745, Lunenburg, Virginia ?; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The Giles of Henrico Clan
Albemarle Co. deed dated 12 Nov. 1760 shows that she, Elizabeth, w/o John Carter, was the daughter of John Gannaway Sr.:

" Jno. Gannaway, Sr. to Theodorick Carter, son of John Carter of Henrico Co....love for Theodorick Carter, grandson..."

John and Elizabeth's son Jacob named one of his children Elizabeth Gannaway Carter (she was mentioned in John's 1785 will as his granddaughter Betsy Gannaway Carter), and another of Jacob's descendants in Henrico Co. was named John Carter Gannaway Epes.
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[Theo Jr. m. Anne Waddill, first child Susannah ca. 1736 m. Richard Stubblefield]



http://genforum.genealogy.com/carter/messages/22552.html.
The other Carter is a William Carter. He is mentioned in the chancery documents in 1789 as the defendant against Onan Moody. Onan Moody was the illegitimate daughter (or son, not sure) of Frances Moody and Gerard Ellyson. Gerard's widow, Sarah (nee Crews), married William Carter in 1771. It was published in the Purdie and Dixon Gazette that she was 85 and he only 23! (Making William born in 1748). It also mentions that he is the son of John Carter of Henrico County. (This John Carter is the son of Theodrick Carter, the son of Giles Carter.) William had the following siblings:
1. Theodrick Carter m. Sally Eelbank in Lunenburg, VA in 1763
2. John Carter m. Anne
3. Frances Carter m. Robert Walton (son of Robert Walton and Mary Hughes, and brother to George Walton, signer of the Decl. of Ind.) in Charlotte County, VA
4. Sherwood Carter m. Frances
5. Jacob Carter m. Mary
I am not sure what happens to this William Carter, but I suspect he was widowed not long after (with a pocket full of cash). There are a couple of possibilities of which William Carter he is that turns up later in a different place.
1. William Carter married Mary Scott in Lunenburg County in 1779. He moves to Prince Edward County, where his will is found in 1812. (This seems likely, as then his brother Theodrick was married in the same county in 1763.)
2. William Carter married Jane Scott in Powhatan Co., VA in 1798.
3. William Carter married Sarah Overstreet in Goochland in 1773.
4. William Carter married Nancy Scott in Goochland in 1802.

Name:
John1 -- 1st John in the line

Died:
Date of Will Probate

John1 married Elizabeth 'Betsy' Gannaway/Ganaway Abt 1734, Henrico Co., Virginia. Elizabeth (daughter of John Gannaway/Ganaway, Sr. and Zaida Larriategui) was born Abt 1715, Henrico County, Virginia; died 8 Jul 1747, Albermarle Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
Prob. Turkey Island, Henrico Co., Virginia or as found in Prince Edward Co., DB1/46a. 8 Apr 1755; John Gannaway petitioned for 1 acre belonging to Richard Benit on the south side of Appomattox River, in order to build a a mill across the river. Rcorded 13 May 1755.

Notes:

Married:
Children of Betsy Gannaway Carter are shown on the Henrico County Personal Property Tax 1787 - List B

Notes:

Transcription of the Will of Theodorick Carter, h/o Elizabeth [Williamson Webb]
Will of Theodorick Carter married to Elizabeth

Will of Theodorick Carter (1)
pp.606

In the name of God Amen I, Theodrick Carter of the Parish & County of Henrico being sick but of perfect Memory do this Twenty Second day of July one thousand seven hundred thirty six make this my last Will and Testament, and first and principally I commit my Soul to Almighty God in whom and by whose Mercy and thro, the Merits of my Blessed Saviour and redeemer Jesus Christ I trust and Assuredly be- lieve to be saved, my Body to the earth to be decantly Buryed at the discretion of my Executx. hereafter named, and as for Disposing my estate I give and devise the same in manner and form following. I give and devise unto my Beloved wife Elizabeth so long as she shall live sole my plantation Land and Appurtenances and after her Death or Marriage, I give unto my Son Theodrick Carter and his heirs forever my said plantation with 218 Acres of Land thereto belonging I give and devise unto my son John Carter and his heirs forever one hundred and Twenty acres Land be the same more or less within the following Bounds, beginning at a corner Beach stand- ing on Round Hill Branch thence along a line of marked Trees to a corner Hickory on the Dividing Line between John Spears and this Land to a Corner Oak on the farther side of the Road thence along the line of John Webb to a corner Tree on Chickahominy Swamp thence up the same to ye place began at; my wife is not to be excluded the use of this Land so long as she shall remain sole, during which time, I give her my Negro named Will and after that time I give him to my son Theodrick with a Negro child named Dick. I give unto my son John and his heirs after the Death or Marriage of his Mother my Negro woman Judith and a Mullato Girl named Lucy with what children they may have when he has a right to the possession of them. I give unto my said Son John one fether Bed Rug and Blanket, one Gun, my great Chist, one pot and Hooks and two Cows, I give unto my Daughter Mary Carter one Cow and Calf one fether Bed, Rug and Blankets, two Ews, one pot and Hooks, two pewter Dishes and two plates and one poringer. I give unto my beloved wife Elizabeth all the rest of my Estate of what kind soever and do make her Executrix of this my last Will and Testament, hereby directing that my Estate shall not be Inventoryed or appraised. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Affixed my seal the day and year aforewritten.
Theodrick Carter (Seal).
Signed Sealed
published and declared as his last Will and Testament in presence of Thomas Watkins John Spear Will W. Loatham

At a Court held at Varina for the County of Henrico, the first Monday in Ap'l 1737, this Will was presented by Elizabeth Carter the Executrix upon Oath and proved by the Oath of Thomas Watkins & John Spear two of the Witness thereto and thereupon admitted to record, and on the Motion of the said Executrix, Certificate is granted her for obtaining a probate thereof in Due form.

Test: Bowler Cocke, CI. Cur.

Source: Will of Theodorick Carter, 2 Jul 1736, Henrico County, VA, pp. 606-9. Henrico County Deeds & Wills # 1, Part 1, 1725 - 1737, Reel 7a, p. 606.
Repository: Library of Virginia
Note: 606 at the top is the page number on the document.

Name:
Theodorick2 -- 2nd Generation
I1 - 12 I-M253

Theodorick2 married Elizabeth Webb Bef 1697, Henrico Co., Virginia. Elizabeth (daughter of Elder John Webb and Sarah Cock/Cocke/Cox) was born Abt 1688, New Kent County, Virginia; died 1751, Turkey Island, Henrico County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

6 Jul 1725 [HDB 1725-1737/29] Will of John Weeb recorded 6 Jun 1726 that devised to grandson William Webb a heifer, items to his wife (not named) and all the rest to son John Weeb. Witnessed by Theodorick Carter and Elizabeth Carter.

John WEBB b ca 1659 Gloucestershire, Eng d. 1725 Henrico Co, Va/ Hanover Co., VA. md. Sarah Cocks b: abt. 1673 in New Kent Co. VA
--- John Webb was transported from England to Henrico County, Virginia in 1678. **.
--- John Webb's will (dated 6 Jul 1725) mentioned his wife, grandson William, and a son John to be executor. Wit: Theodorick Carter and his wife Elizabeth Carter. ** (children listed in St Peters Parish Vestry Book)

GenForum of Charlene Eberling:

"Since Elizabeth wrote her will in 1747, her Date of Death is in error. Her will was recorded Dec. of 1751.
Will of Elizabeth Carter, Relict of Theodorick Carter was written July 8,1747 her son John Carter, Whole and Sole executor; witnessed by Hannah Morgan and Theodorick Carter, Mark Clarke. recorded in book of deeds, wills ,etc. 1750--1767, p.97 the first Monday in 1751. Henrico Co. Va.

Name:
Register of St. Peter's Parish New Kent County, VA 1684-1786 Page 403, shows Eliz: daught: to Jn: Wbbb bapt: ye 8th: of Aprill 1688. This then may be Elizabeth Webb who married Theodorick Carter2. [mfe]

Died:
Will of Elizabeth Carter dated 8 Jul 1747, probated Dec 1751, Henrico Co., VA
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Genealogist, Don Wilson's conclusions:
http://reynoldspatova.org/documents/cuthbert-web-770.pdf

Notes:

Name:
Land Grant Cumberland Co., on Willis Cr. and Great Guinea, in the Fork of Randolph's Road, in the Low Grounds of Great Guinea Cr.; adj. Joseph Terry, Robert Sweting, Robert Payne, Henry Bell, Dabbs, William Mayo dec'd, Richard Henderson, William Cocke, Zachariah Pictman, & Gleen [Green]. 26 Jun 1759, -573. 5 pounds, 5 schillings

John married Zaida Larriategui. Zaida was born Est 1690; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/jamesriver/gentry.htm
Under Berkley's administration, the first generation of what would be known as the Virginian aristocracy came into existence before the English Civil War ended. These included the founders of powerful dynasties such as John Carter, Richard Lee, Benjamin Harrison, the first Randolph and Thomas Stegg (or Stegge) who amassed the Byrd wealth. All of the colonizers who rose socially had connections, wealth and education. These advantages promoted them to the highest rungs of the colonial society. The families they founded ruled the Royal colony of Virginia for more than a century.
The Byrd, Beverley, Carter, Culpepper, Isham, Washington, Spencer, Randolph, Jefferson, Bland, Beverely, Bolling, Eppe and Hackett families intermarried, creating a web of overlapping kinships. They sat on the governing boards of the colony and promoted each others interests. Berkeley also fostered the rise of the General Assembly from a small body into a replica of the Parliament in England, and promoted a separation of power between provincial and county governments. He worked to create a royalist society, where an elite ruled over the great masses of yeoman farmers, free and enslaved African Americans, indentured servants and marginal farmers who leased their land. A brief look at some of the families who served in the Virginia House of Burgesses displays a continuity of the landed-gentry class in the governing class of the colony. In 1664 Lawrence Washington and William Randolph were elected members of the House of Burgesses. The 1736-1740 legislative session had representatives of the Randolph, Carter, Fitzhugh, Beverely and Berkeley families seated, and the 1776 Assembly had Carters, Randolphs and Lees as well as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.
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Wm. Burnett says "I think we are beginning (or, at least, are on the verge of beginning) to get some deeper insights into what was going on in 17th century Virginia as it relates to some particular families on which we have spent some of our time researching."

?My sense is that we should get a better understanding of what was going on on Turkey Island in Henrico County in the 17the century, before the Randolph family (another one of my ancestral lines, by the way, having the distinction of being the earliest known (to me) mother in my maternal line of mother?s mother?s mother?s etc.) began building its 18th century mega-mansion.

?Giles Carter, whose progeny (son Theodoric with many siblings) is undisputed, is considered by all researchers known to me to have been born in Gloucestershire England. Everything else is a matter of dispute with some very sophisticated arguments to advance each theory as to from whom he descended and who he married or to discredit other theories on those subjects.

?Giles Carter may well have been a teenage indentured servant, with relatives, at least by marriage, of royal descendency. If so, his indenture occurred a few years, perhaps a decade, before a pair of Saunders (cited by Justin) came over to America.

?(There is a difference between the indentures of Giles Carter and the Saunders which I suspect we will find is important. Giles? indenture conformed to a policy of the Cromwell?s Commonwealth. The Saunders came over when Cromwell?s associates were being hanged for high treason.)

?Now let me share with you my (current) radical thought. The Carters, Saunders, Crumps, Crewes, Sewalls et al. were involved in dynastic strategies (maybe not a monolithic strategy, but several strategies that collectively looked out for the economic interests and sought to secure economically viable positions for the younger members of the ?clans?).

?That ?indentured service? or ?apprenticeship? positions were not lower class stable boys persuaded to trade years of labor for passage over to the new world, but devices by which the sovereign power granted subsidies (land for numbers of indentured servants transported from England to America).

?The Merchant-Venturers of Bristol, who had suffered under the English Civil War, considered the tobacco of Virginia a game-changing event. If that is so, why not exploit the sovereign?s deal to grant land in Virginia in exchange for passage of ?servants? to America.

?I am proposing that we re-examine the research on the 17th century immigration to Virginia in a new light. That we take with a grain of salt all 21st century explanations of what 17th century terms mean ? indentures, land for passage of servants, even dowries and bequests.

?Instead, we consider the 17th century settling of Virginia as the concerted exploitation of ?new lands? involving the sovereign power and a select number of families that have achieved power and influence over the centuries and are determined to exploit the situation to their advantage.

A corollary to the above argument of ?concerted action by mercantile families? suggests that we consider wills and property transactions not just from the standpoint of nuclear families as we are used to thinking in the 21st century, but as sometimes (often?) part of dynastic strategies.

Virginia County boundaries based on a 1770 map

The Illustration, below, of Virginia County boundaries, uses the following as a base map: A New and Accurate Map of Virginia Wherein most of the Counties are laid down from Actual Surveys. With A Concise Account of the Number of Inhabitants, the Trade, Soil, and Produce of that Province. By John Henry. Engraved by Thomas Jefferys Geographer to the King. London, Thos. Jefferys, 1770. Call Number: G3880 1770 .H4 Vault. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division. County names are transcribed below the map and numbering has been added to show their location. Colorfill has been added to highlight County boundaries. Counties that were listed without boundaries defined are represented without colorfilled areas. The Muster Rolls of Pendleton Militia on 6 Sep 1794 in Captain William Janes' Company were: Michael Arbogast, Jacob Gum, Charles Halterman, and Henry Simmons ( Library of Congress )

1.Accomack County
2.Albemarle County
3.Amelia County
4.Amherst County
5.Augusta County
6.Bedford County
7.Brunswick County
8.Buckingham County
9.Caroline County
10.Charles City County
11.Charlotte County
12.Chesterfield County
13.Culpepper County
14.Cumberland County
15.Dinwidie County
16.Elizabeth City County
17.Essex County
18.Frederick County
19.Fairfax County
20.Fauquier County
21.Gloucester County
22.Goochland County
23.Halifax County
24.Hampshire County
25.Hanover County
26.Henrico County
27.Isle of Wight County
28.James City County
29.King and Queen County
30.King George County
31.King William County
32.Lancaster County
33.Loudon County
34.Louisa County
35.Mecklenburg County
36.Middlesex County
37.Nandsemond County
38.New Kent County
39.Norfolk County
40.Northampton County
41.Northumberland County
42.Orange County
43.Pittsylvania County
44.Prince Edward County
45.Prince George County
46.Prince William County
47.Princess Ann County
48.Richmond County
49.Southampton County
50.Spotsylvania County
51.Stafford County
52.Sussex County
53.Surry County
54.Warwick County
55.Westmoreland County
56.York County

Birth:
The interior of Saint John the Baptist Church in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England

Name:
This from another researcher, Peyton Carter, 1 Apr 2003. I have received confirmation from the records office in Gloucestershire, England, of the baptismal record of Giles Carter, who immigrated to Henrico County, Virginia. Here is the actual reply I received:

"A member of staff checked the baptism register for the parish of Cirenchester (P86) for the year 1635 and I can confirm that the baptism of Gyles, son of Theodor [Theodore] Cartor is recorded. The spelling of names was not standardized until fairly recently and so the slight difference in spelling of both the christian and surnames is not significant."

Giles1 married Hannah Crew/Crews/Crewes. Hannah (daughter of Captain James Crew/Crews/Crewes and Consort of James Crew/Crews) was born Est 1655, Turkey Island, Henrico Co., Virginia; died 1702, Varina, Henrico, Virginia . [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Name:
Hannah Crew has been accepted as the wife of Giles Carter by the Colonial Dames of the 17th Century. She is said to be the daughter of James Crewe [notorious for his participation in 'Bacon's Rebellion'. James Crewe was hanged for his participation.

Notes:

HENRICO COUNTY DEEDS 1677-1705 There is due to Giles Carter, 800 acres for inportation of these persons: ......John Green......1 Jun 1687.

Notes:

John WEBB b ca 1659 Gloucestershire, Eng d. 1725 Henrico Co, Va/ Hanover Co., VA. md. Sarah Cocke b: abt. 1673 in New Kent Co. VA
--- John Webb was transported from England to Henrico County, Virginia in 1678.
--- John Webb's will (dated 6 Jul 1725) mentioned his wife, grandson William, and a son John to be executor. Wit: Theodorick Carter and his wife Elizabeth Carter. Page 109 of attached PDF (children listed in St Peters Parish Vestry Book)

John married Sarah Cock/Cocke/Cox. Sarah was born Est 1660, Henrico County, Virginia; died Bef 1726. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Died:
Not mentioned in Will of John Webb

Marmaduke married Henrietta Campmartin. Henrietta was born Abt 1655, England; died Yes, date unknown, Henrico Co., Virginia Colony. [Group Sheet]