John A. Miller

Notes:

Name:
John A. Miller, b. Maury, TN about 1840 to John F. Miller and Hannah McMannus Williams. John A. Miller m. Emily Ada Russell. John died on 19 Jun 1906 in Maury, TN.

John married Hannah McMannus Williams 9 Oct 1826, Maury, Tennessee. Hannah (daughter of Benjamin Williams and Hannah McManus) was born Est 1810, Maury County, Tennessee; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
Children of Hannah McMannus Williams and John Miller:
Children
Nancy E Miller, 1839 - Unknown
John A Miller, 1840 - 1906
Amanda Miller, 1839 - 1921
Susan Miller, 1836 - 1889
Jeremiah T Miller, 1828 - 1891
Mary C Miller, 1834 - Unknown
Martha E Miller, 1832 - 1908
Sarah A Miller, 1845 - 1925
Rebecca Tennessee Miller, 1844 - 1888
[Frances] Fannie G Miller, 1847 - 1893
Harriet J Miller, 1829 - 1849

Notes:

Mary Frances CARTER Birth: 1766 in Virginia Death: Bef 1820 in Tennessee
Note: Mary and Frederick moved to Maury Co, TN about 1812. Frederick's brother Harmon also moved to Maury Co., where he had a deed for land dated Jan. 12, 1813 on Rutherford Creek.

Father: Richard CARTER b: 1720 in Virginia
Mother: Frances Walters b: 1736 Virginia

Marriage 1 Frederick MILLER b: 1751 in Henry Co., Virginia
Married: 12 APR 1787 in Halifax Co, VA -
Children
Frances MILLER b: 24 JUL 1789
Charlotte MILLER b: 30 NOV 1791 in Halifax Co,VA
Anderson MILLER b: Abt 1792 in Halifax Co,VA
Vincent MILLER b: 5 APR 1796 in NC
Richard MILLER b: 7 MAR 1799 in Halifax Co,VA
Martha " Patsy" MILLER b: Aft 1802
Elizabeth "Betsey" MILLER b: 5 MAY 1802
Jane "Gincy" MILLER b: 17 APR 1804
John Frederick MILLER b: Abt 1810 in Halifax Co,VA
Ewell MILLER b: Abt 1811 in probably Halifax Co,VA

Ancestor of Connie Spring

Connie Spring
Johann Fredrich Mueller/Muller - Miller was the father of Frederick Miller. Johann Anglicized his name to Miller. He settled in Halifax County.
Frederick, his son, and Mary Frances [Carter] had 10 children - apparently most born in Halifax County, VA, if not all. Frederick appears with the tithables in Halifax County 1782-1809. He purchased items from an estate in Maury County, TN Oct. 28, 1815. (1) Frances Miller b. July 24, 1789 in Halifax County, VA d. December 3, 1857 in Caswell County, NC. m. August 12, 1809 Thomas Hodges in Halifax County, VA. (my line)
(2) Charlotte Miller b. ca. 1791 d. 1883 m. Oct 14, 1816 William H. Sherrod in Maury County
(3) Anderson Miller b. ca. 1792 m. Molly
(4) Vincent Miller b. 1796 d. 1848 m. July 14, 1828 Mildred Miller, Maury County
(5) Richard Miller b. March 7, 1799 - Halifax County, Va d. before 1880 m. Jan 17, 1823 Mary (Polly) Alexander Maury Co
(6) Elizabeth Miller b. 1802 d. 1861 m. Joseph Lemaster
(7) Patsy Miller m. James Higgs
(8) Jane (Gincy) Miller b. 1804 d. 1872 m. Evan Shelby Polk
(9) John F. Miller b. 1810 probably Halifax County, VA
m. Oct 9, 1820 Hannah McMannus Williams - Maury County
(10) Ewell Miller b. 1811 probably Halifax County, VA m Mary w. Slayden.

If you are interested in Frances Miller and Thomas Hodges, they had 11 children. LOTS of descendants. Thought you might like to know that the Muellers/Mullers have been traced to Henrich Mueller b. ca. 1612 in Gerichtasschoffe, Germany. I'll be happy to share information. connie

John married Mary Frances [dna] Carter 12 Apr 1787, Halifax County, Virginia. Mary (daughter of Richard 'Gunsmith' dna Carter and Frances Walters) was born Abt 1755, Halifax Co., Virginia; died Bef 1820, Halifax, Virginia or Maury, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Connie Springs texasmemom@gmail.com

My own Carter line is thru Mary Frances Carter who married Frederick Miller (Muller or Mueller, depends on who you talk to). Their daughter, Frances (Fannie) married Thomas Hodges and they moved to Caswell County. NC. Mary and Frederick married in Halifax ca. 1785.


Frederick Miller of Maury County, Tn.
By Clovis E. Miller
Frederick, son of John Frederick and Anna Maria (Arnd) Miller, was probably born about 1751 near the line separating Patrick and Henry Counties in Virginia.
His name appeared on a list of tithables (taxable individuals) for Halifax County, Virginia during the period 1782-1809. On April 12, 1787, Frederick married Mary
Frances Carter of Halifax County. They were the parents of at least ten children, who were:
Anderson, Vincent, Richard, Frances, Patsey, Giney 'Jane', John F., Elizabeth, Ewell and Charlotte Miller. On June 26, 1790, a deed was recorded in Halifax County (DB14/636) for 200 acres of land on Birch Creek which Frederick Miller purchased from James Fears. On April 22, 1805, another deed was recorded (DB21/25) whereby Frederick Miller & c. sold 100 acres of land to Spencer Carter. [His wife's brother]
The Halifax County list of tithables for the period 1805-1809 show Frederick Miller's household with two tithables, indicating a son born prior to 1789. Available census records show the oldest son, listed above, to have been Anderson Miller, born about 1792, so there may have been one additional son in Frederick Miller's household.
The 200 acres on Birch Creek appear to have been sold to a William James on September 27, 1813 (DB24/374, 467) just prior to the family's departure for Maury County, Tennessee where Frederick's elder brother, Harman Miller, had already taken up residence. In a letter to Don Brown of Toledo, Ohio, Jane A. Miller, a descendant of Frederick, stated that she had found reference to him in Maury County, Tennessee Court Records, as early as August 1814. We also know from court records that Frederick Miller was a buyer at the estate sale of one O.P. Nicholson on October 28, 1815 in Maury County. Frederick Miller first appeared on the Maury County tax rolls in 1816, and died intestate, on his farm there in the Fall of 1827.
Anderson Miller, the oldest known son of Frederick and Mary Frances (Carter) Miller, was born about 1792 in Virginia (per, the 1850 Maury County, Tennessee Census). Though we do not presently have a marriage record for him, we know from that same census that his wife's name was Holley (b. ca. 1784 in Virginia). Selina J. Miller, born about 1826, is listed in the Anderson Miller household during the 1850 census and was probably a daughter. If so, then Anderson and Holley were married by 1824. There was a Bill of Sale recorded in Halifax County, Virginia on January 22, 1820, whereby an Anderson P. Miller bought slaves from a George A.
Wyllie (DB29/118). It is not known if this was Frederick Miller's son or not since Anderson Miller also appeared on the 1820 Maury County Census with two males and two females under 10 years of age.
Vincent Miller was married to his cousin Mildred, daughter of John Miller, and granddaughter of Harman Miller, Sr. of Maury County, Tennessee on July 14, 1828. They were the parents of at least three children, including: Alfred C.
(b. ca. 1829), Nancy Jane (b. ca. 1835) and William Rufus
Miller (b.ca. 1836). Vincent (Vinson) Miller appeared as a single individual in the 1820 Maury County Census at age 26-45 years. He apparently died about 1848 as his Last Will and Testament is recorded in W.B. B, p. 25 (1848). From this document we have learned the names of the previously named children. The Will of John Miller (1848), also names his daughter, Mildred Miller, as the wife of Vincent Miller. In that document her father left Mildred .... eighty acres of land off of my Campbell tract ... also the following negores Henry, Beck, and her child Harvey and fifty dollars ... (See Wills of Vincent and John Miller in Documents File).
Richard Miller
was born on March 7, 1799 in Halifax County, Virginia and
accompanied his parents to Maury County Tennessee about 1814. He was married in
Maury County to
Mary Polly
Alexander
(b. ca. 1802) on January 17, 1823. According to
Jane A. Miller of Memphis, Tennessee, they were the parents of seven children. Of these,
Thomas Miller
(1833-1913) is the only one who is known. He was born in Calloway
County, Kentucky.
John F. Miller
was born about 1808, probably in Halifax County, Virginia. He was
married to
Hannah Williams
in Maury County, Tennessee (Bond date: Oct. 9, 1826).
They were the parents of 11 children who were:
J.H., Jeremiah T., Martha E., Mary C.,
Susan, Amanda, N.E., John A., RebeccaT., Sarah A.
and Frances G. Miller.
Ewell Miller was the youngest son of Frederick and Mary Frances (Carter) Miller. Born about 1811, probably in Halifax County, Virginia. Married in Maury County, Tennessee on Oct. 17, 1834, to Mary W. Sladen (b. ca. 1820). They were the parents of Joseph T., William B. and Coleman Miller.
Frances Miller, was obviously an elder daughter of Frederick and Mary (Carter)Miller, for she was married to Thomas Hodges in Halifax County, Virginia and apparently lived in Caswell County, NC later, not accompany her parents to Maury County, Tennessee. On Sept. 22, 1829, Frances and Thomas Hodges gave William Miller (her brother?) of Maury County, Tennessee, Power of Attorney to secure their part of the estate of Frederick Miller (Halifax County DB37/354).
Of the other daughters of Frederick and Mary Frances (Carter) Miller, even less information is known. Patsey (
Martha) was married to James Higgs and possibly lived in
Alabama.
Gincey(Jane) was married to Evan S. Polk.
Elizabeth was the wife of Joseph Leymaster
and Charlotte was married to William Sherrod on Oct. 14, 1816, in Maury County, Tennessee.

Name:
Ancestor of Connie Spring, her son, Phil Carter & Stephanie Pletcher

Died:
I suspect she died before he went to Tennessee. His Will in Tennessee names wife, Esther.

Notes:

Halifax County, which extends to the North Carolina border, was a tobacco growing region, as it still is today. It is in the middle of Southside Virginia, in the Piedmont Pleateau of rolling hills leading to the Blue Ridge Mountains, and today it appears that this land, in the southwest corner of the county, is in the area that forms something of a
triangle between secondary state Highways #691 and #659 (the River Road), very near the present community of Paces and possibly nine or so miles southwest of the county seat, also called Halifax. On a larger scale this area is south of U. S. #360 and north of U. S. #58. The tiny town of Turbeville, once called Bloomsburg, is about four miles southeast from where Tobys Creek flows into the Dan River. Danville, in adjacent Pittsylvania County is about 25 miles southwest from this point.

Married:
Children of John Frederick Miller and Mary Frances Carter:
Anderson, Vincent, Richard, Frances, Patsey, Gin[c]ey 'Jane', John F., Elizabeth, Ewell and Charlotte Miller.
25 Jun 1790 Halifax Co., VA (DB14/636) for 200 acres of land on Birch Creek which Frederick Miller purchased from James Fears.
22 Apr 1805 (DB21/25) Frederick MIller & c. sold 100 acres of land to Spencer Carter. [His wife's brother].

Benjamin married Hannah McManus. Hannah was born 1778, Randolph County, North Carolina; died 1834, Randolph County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
Children of Hannah McManus and Benjamin Williams:
Hannah McMannus Williams, 1809 - 1860
Maria Garner, Unknown - 1846
Mary Williams, 1784 - 1846
James Williams, 1800 - 1817
John Williams, Unknown - 1829
Catherine Caty Williams, 1800 - 1860
Samuel Williams, 1800 - 1824
Benjamin Williams, 1800 - Unknown
Nathan Williams, 1795 - 1850
Jeremiah Williams, 1783 - 1800
Charlotte Williams, 1800 - 1835
John Williams, 1795 - 1840

Notes:

Marriage info. has the last name as Mueller

http://millerworld.x10host.com/JFMTEMP/intro1_E.pdf
In the booklet, Virginia Public Claims, Halifax County, we find the following notes of interest: (p. 3/5)
At a Court of Public Claims Continued and held for Halifax at the Court house thereof on 22 April 1782 ... Jno. F. Miller for 3- 75# beef L 3-15; 1/2 bu Indian Corn meal ls-3;
feeding 3-9 beeves 19s-6 Cont....(p. 41)
At a court of Public Claims held for Halifax County at the Courthouse thereof on Monday 4 March 1782 Pursuant to an Act of the General Assembly entitled An Act for adjusting Claims for property impressed or taken for Public service'...Jno. Frederick Miller 1 Waggon 52 days, 1 horse & driver 16 days L 8-10; 500# beef L 5; 1/2 bu Indian Corn 1s-3; forrage for 50 horses 1 day L 1- 11-3; 50 diets L 3.2.6, 150 # fodder 4s-6.
In the first instance above, we see that during the
Revolutionary War John Frederick furnished beef and corn meal to the Continental Army, as well as, feeding some of its cattle. In the second case, he presented a claim for even more services, which included feeding 50 horses and men, for a day, and furnishing the military with a wagon and driver for the periods specified.

Halifax County, which extends to the North Carolina border, was a tobacco growing region, as it still is today. It is in the middle of Southaide Virginia, in tke Piedmont
Pleateau of rolling hills leading to the Blue Ridge Mountains, and today it appears that this land, in the southwest corner of the county, is in the area that forms something of a
triangle between secondary state Highways #691 and #659 (the River Road), very near the present community of Paces and possibly nine or so miles southwest of the county seat, also called Halifax. On a larger scale this area is south of U. S. #360 and north of U. S. #58. The tiny town of Turbeville, once called Bloomsburg, is about four miles southeast from where Tobys Creek flows into the Dan River. Danville, in adjacent Pittsylvania County is about 25 miles southwest from this point.

Name:
Johann Friedrich Mueller

John married Anna Maria Arnd 4 Jul 1737, Evangelisch, Prussia. Anna was born 6 Dec 1716, Freudenberg, Germany; died Yes, date unknown, Virginia Colony. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Name:
Daughter of Hans Henrich and Margarethe (Schneider) Arnd, and the granddaughter of Jacob Arnd of Obersdorf and Hermann and Maria LNU Schneider of Freudenberg.

Notes:

Married:
Children of John Frederick Miller, Sr. and Anna Maria Arnd:
Matthias b. 2 Jan 1738 in Germany
Haman b.1739 d. 1814 NC
Harman b. 1741 d. 1825 TN
Jacob b. 1743; d. 1828 SC
Elizabeth
Mary
John b. 1749
Frederick b. 1751 *
Martin b. 1753 d. 1814 VA

Notes:

Richard Carter + Frances Walters, From the 1782 Personal Property Tax Lists for Halifax Co., VA., the following Carters were recorded:

Household #284
Richard Carter
1 Tithe/15 Negroes/6 Horses/0 Mules/36 Cattle
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http://genforum.genealogy.com/carter/messages/14616.html
Halifax Virginia
RICHARD CARTER Inventory & Appraisement 17 July 1787 Among items listed: roan mare, mare & colt, roan mare, sorrel mare, 1 do. Fear Naught, 1 do., blacksmiths tools, plantation tools, coopers tools, old brass, ox cart, yoak of stears, cattle, sheep, hoggs, 5 bee gums, negro fellow Isaac, do. wench Peg, do. girl do., houshold goods, mans saddle, 4 feather beds & furniture, 12 chears, 3 spinning wheels. S/L. Ragland, John Moore, Caleb Dodson, Frances Carter
Returned 20 December 1787 (Total not given)
http://reynoldspatova.org/getperson.php?personID=I17167&tree=reynolds1

Richard Carter + Frances Walters
http://reynoldspatova.org/getperson.php?personID=I17167&tree=reynolds1
Richard and Frances Carter buy 400 acres from Joseph Terry in 1767. However, the 400 acres of Wm. Walters adjacent to George next were transferred to said Joseph Terry 10 May 1764. [William Walters is Frances' Father] http://reynoldspatova.org/getperson.php?personID=I13984&tree=reynolds1

"A Deed from Richard Carter to the Vestry of Antrim Parish was by the said Richard acknowledged to be his act and deed, and the same is Ordered to be recorded 27 Nov 1767 Pittsylvania". [Pittsylvania formed in 1767]
http://reynoldspatova.org/getperson.php?personID=I13984&tree=reynolds1

The 354 Acre Patent to George Carter on 20 Jul 1768 (Va. Pat. Bk 37, pp. 270,271) and is surrounded by Walters, in Halifax, on the waters of Doubles Creek. 21 Jul 1773. http://reynoldspatova.org/getperson.php?personID=I17076&tree=reynolds1

Richard and Frances Carter sold 100 acres to George Carter. Witnesses: Thomas Walters, I.N. Walters, Robert Walters. Bk 3, p.336.
http://reynoldspatova.org/getperson.php?personID=I17076&tree=reynolds1

"At a court held Sept 25, 1778, Walters was appointed first lieutenant, John Hall second lieutenant and John Stamps ensign in Captain George Carter's company of County Militia"
http://reynoldspatova.org/getperson.php?personID=I17076&tree=reynolds1.

29 Jan 1773 (HDB9/23) from John Whoods of H, planter, to Henry Heryford of H, for 55 ~, all that dividend of 161 acres of land in H, being part of an order of council granted to Richard Anderson and conveyed by deed to said Whood. The land is bounded by Boyd Road, the old courthouse. Signed - John (X his mark) Whood. Wit - Thos Lovelace, John Lovelace, Richard Carter (X his mark) Whood. Violet, the wife of the said John, relinquished her right of dower. Recorded 18 Feb 1773 [Richard GS Carter]

11 Dec 1772 HDB9/27 from William Tinney (Tenny) Sr. of H, to Caleb Townes of H, for 90~, all that tract of about 263 acres of land in H on Winns Cr. and bounded by John Price, John Lawson, Henry Baker Kearby. Signed - Wiliam Tenney. Wit - William Powell, William Tinney, Richard Carter, Larkin Caison (Cason), William Cason. Recorded 18 Mar, 1773. [Richard GS Carter]

19 May 1773 (HDB9/42) from Richard Carter and Mary Ann, his wife, of H, to Francis Moore Petty (Pettey) of Charlotte Co., for 60~, a certain tract of 200 acres of land in H, being a part of 400 a. said Carter bought of Daniel Easly, lying on the draughts of Pole Cat and Bad Luck Creeks, bounded by pointers in Watkins and Anderson's dividing line, said Carter. Signed - Richard Carter. Wit- Geo Carter, James Farmer, Henry Heryford, Mary Ann, the wife of the said Richard, relinquished her right of dower. Recorded 20 May 1773.

19 Jan 1774 (HDB9/324) from John Anderson of Antrim Parish and H, to Mary Wilson of same, for 25~, a certain tract of land of about 157 a., which land in H, on Badluck Cr. adjoining the lands of Mary Wilson and Thomas Lovelace, bounded by George Brown, Boyds Road, Champ Terry's order line. Signed John Anderson. Wit - Richard Carter, Maryann (X her mark) Carter, Joseph Petty. Recorded 18 Aug 1774.[Richard Carter #3 (wife Mary Ann)

25 Jan 1774 (HDB9/215) from William Payne of H, planter, to Jared (Gerard) Ellison Gross of Surry County, North Carolina, planter, for 150~, a certain tract of about 101 a. of land in H on both sides of the Double Cr. of Dan [River], bounded by the mouth of the great Branch, Byrd's order line, Wm Payne dec'd, Cawthens Branch. Signed - William (W his mark) Payne. Wit - George Carter, Henry (X his mark) Kirby, Poyndexter Payne. Recorded 17 Feb, 1774.

15 Jun 1773 (HDB9/82) from Willliam Russell of Antrim Parish, H, planter to Buckner Russell of same, for 20~, a certian tract of land of about 100 a. in H on both sides of Tobie Cr., being bounded by [trees]. Signed - William (R his mark) Russel. Wit - Geo Carter, Caleb Dodson, Jacob (X his mark) Light. Recorded 17 Jun 1773.http://reynoldspatova.org/getperson.php?personID=I17076&tree=reynolds1

17 Mar 1777 (HDB10/213) from Henry Heryford and Ann, his wife, of H, to David Farmer of H, for 40~, one certain tract of land in H., and bounded by Watling[ton], Nimrod Farguson, Boyds, road, a line agreed to by Richard Wood and said Heryford, about 160 a. Signed Henry Heryford, Ann Heryford. Wit - Richard Carter, Thomas Scurlock, Alexander (X his Mark) Hitts. Recorded 19 Jun 1777.[Richard GS Carter]
http://reynoldspatova.org/getperson.php?personID=I13984&tree=reynolds1

Two Richard Carters are found in Antrim Parish [Halifax Co., VA] in the early records.

One Richard is noted as a Gunsmith is then found with Frances as his wife until he dies [bef Jul 1787].

The second a Tailor. Richard Carter, a Tailor is proved to have married Susannah Bigger in Prince Edward Co., and later moved to Halifax Co., VA

By 1774 another Richard is noted in deeds with a wife, Mary Ann. She is believed to be the Granddaughter of Susanna Carter; now proved by dna analysis NOT to be of the Giles Carter lines.

In the 1785 First Census of the United States; all three Richards are shown and labeled (GS), (T), (S) plus 5 other Richard Carters with no notations.



9 Feb 1779 (PDB5/149) from George Carter of P, [Pittsylvania] to Samuel Atkinson of Cumberland Co., for 1000~, 450 acres in P on the branches of the Lower Double Cr. of Dan River, bounded by pine pointers near the old road, then to Colo Wilson, the Great Branch, Richd Carter. Signed - George Carter. Wit - Richd Carter, Robert Waltrs, John Atkinson, Mary, the wife of the sd George Carter, relinquished her right of dower to the lands within mentioned. Recorded 20 Apr 1779. [Richard Carter GS is dead in July 1778, as his inventory is returned, therefore this is Richard (Tailor)] The implication of this record is that both families of Richard the Tailor and Richard the Gunsmith Carter are acquainted, as Richard Gunsmith could not have witnessed this deed after his death.




Richard Carter's Daughter, Mary Frances, married Frederick Miller. Frederick Miller testifies in the Chancery matter of John Carter's estate when the Legatees file suit for equal division of the land and slaves. This occurs 19 years after his death; presumably when the youngest son reaches age 21. We believe Frederick Miller would not testify unless he is a family member.

Land: Pittsylvania Co VA/DB 3, p.322; 21 Jul 1773 Thomas WALTERS, planter, to John WALTERS, planter ..for 100#'s ..land both sides Lower Double Creek of Dann ...north side Lower Double Creek ...crossing Creek ...down the Creek ..Corner Jeremiah Videtoes ...near a branch corner of William Chandler ...200 acres. Signed: Thomas [T] Walters. Wit: George Carter, Richd Carter, Robt WALTERS. Rec. 22 Jul 1773.
[Thomas to son John] Witness Richard Carter and George Carter; attributed to Richard Gunsmith Carter and his brother, George Carter.

Pittsylvania Co VA DB 4/p.473 10 Feb 1778 John Watkins to Robert Walters. 125 acres on south daughts of Lower Double Crk of Dan R bounded by Robt & John Walters, a ridge near the path, John Hall, sd John Watkins, and Thomas Walters. Signed: John Watkins. Wit: Geo. Carter, John Walters, Joseph Hall. Rec. 26 Mar 1778.
http://reynoldspatova.org/getperson.php?personID=I17076&tree=reynolds1

Pittsylvania Co VA DB 4/p.308 18 Feb 1777 John Madding of Pittsylvania Co & William Chandler of Halifax Co to Buckner Russell of Halifax. Tract of 200 acres on lower Double Crk of Dan R, bounded by George Carter, John Walters, a stony ridge, Thos. Walker's line, Madding's Spring Branch, Madding's old line. Signed: John Madding, William (W) Chandler. Wit: William Betty, Nathaniel Hughs, Thos. Hill, Geo. Carter. Rec. 27 Mar 1777
http://reynoldspatova.org/getperson.php?personID=I17076&tree=reynolds1

Pittsylvania Co. VA
Deed Book 1
Page 241a. Aug 27, 1764 from Peter Edwards of P, to Richard Carter of P, for 20 £, a certain tract of land in P containing about 66 acres, and bounded by [blank] .Signed- , Peter Edwards. Wit -Theo Carter, Theod Carter Jr. Recorded Sep 17, 1764.

Birth:
Census 1785 Albermarle Co., VA
Living in Halifax/Pittsylvania;


Name:
R1b-08

Richard married Frances Walters. Frances (daughter of William Walters and Susannah McBee/Magby/Mocobee/Mocaboy/McGehee/McGregor) was born Abt 1736, Brunswick Co., Virginia; died Aft 1803, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Frances Carter, Widow of Richard GS Carter married James Lucas, the father of her son's wife [Spencer Carter, m. Verlinda Lucas, d/o James.]

Son, Charles Ewell Carter names daughter Lucy Walters Carter; his wife Kesiah Walters, and Frances Carter (nee Walters) are relatives. Moreover, after studying this family for many years and observing the naming patterns employed by them, I have concluded that Frances Walters [wife of Richard Carter, Gunsmith] is very likely the granddaughter of Immigrant, Charles Ewell. The name Ewell is passed down for several generations among her descendants, as is the Magby name for her grandmother, Susannah Magby.

By proving who she is NOT, Frances Walters, wife of the Gunsmith. She is not Frances Neal; the Neals located in this part of Halifax are of the 'Beaverpond of Amelia Neals' The d/o William and Martha Neal married Samuel Carter. His daughter, Louisiana Franklin, married Thomas David Neal of the same family of Beaverpond Neals. So there was an association between the Carters and these Neals; but not to the Gunsmith, and certainly not to the Daniel Neales.

I also considered the Watkins of Chickhomany Creek and Swift Creek; location of Giles families very early, but no found connection to the Gunsmith.

Some member of the Walters family is shown singed, [witness] on every document signed by Richard and George and Frances Carter. [denotes a family member]

The Walters are documented with 4 Magby wives. Why else would Richard Elijah Carter, s/o Spencer Carter name one of his children with the middle name Magby, if his grandmother, Frances Carter is not a Magby. [The Magbys are Scottish immigrants who travel from Charles Co., MD]

This preponderance of circumstantial evidence and thorough research into the families around her, has led me to conclude Frances Walters married Richard Gunsmith Carter and after his death, James Lucas. She is the daughter of William Walters and Susannah Magby [Mockbee, etc]

Son, Charles Ewell Carter marries back into the Walters.




Name:
I expect she is Mary Frances; she names her daughter so.

Died:
Her marriage to James Lucas

Notes:

Married:
NOTE: The name Ewell is passed down this line for several generations. It is even misspelled as Yewel in one case. This is further evidence of Frances Walters identity.

Marriages of Pittsylvania County: Lucy Carter + Oliver Hall [Bondsman Spencer Carter] 9 Dec 1818