Susannah LZCR-T94 Bigger^{[1, 2, 3]}

Abt 1752 - Aft 1805  (~ 54 years)

• Name	Susannah LZCR-T94 Bigger  [4, 5]
  	The dates of birth for Susannah Bigger's children are estimated. Her 3 youngest children are found in orphans records detailing expenses for Richard, Nancy and Samuel Carter, orphans of Richard Carter, her first husband.-mfe
  Born	Abt 1752	Prince Edward Co., Virginia
  Gender	Female
  Died	Aft 1805	Halifax County, Virginia
  Person ID	I12952	My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2025

  
  

  DNA Tests	3 people have linked a DNA test to Susannah LZCR-T94 Bigger
  	Test Type	Taken by	Haplogroup	Test Information
  	atDNA	*Mary Frances Reynolds
  	atDNA	Living
  	Y-DNA-	Living	I1-12

  
  

  Father	John Bigger, Sr.,   b. Est 1728, Goochland, Virginia Colony ,   d. Abt 1814, Prince Edward Co., Virginia  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Mother	Susannah Elizabeth "Susan" Bibb,   b. Abt 1711, Goochland, Virginia Colony ,   d. Abt 1787, Norfolk, Virginia  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Married	Abt 1746
  Family ID	F4100	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Private Richard 'Tailor' dna [LVCF-89Q] Carter,   b. 18 Feb 1743, St Patricks, Prince Edward Co., Virginia ,   d. 1 Jan 1796, Halifax Co., Virginia  (Age 52 years)
  Married	29 Dec 1772	Prince Edward County, Virginia
  Children	+ 1. Mary Owen "Polly" [LCZ8-F41] Carter,   b. Abt 1772, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. 1868, Halifax Co., Virginia  (Age ~ 96 years) + 2. John Carter, Sr.,   b. Abt 1774, Halifax County, Virginia ,   d. Bef Dec 1840, Prince Edward Co., Virginia  (Age ~ 66 years) + 3. William Carter,   b. Abt 1777, Halifax County, Virginia ,   d. 1805, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age ~ 28 years) + 4. Lemuel dna Carter,   b. Est 1779, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. 7 Jul 1861, Caswell Co., NC  (Age ~ 82 years) + 5. Thomas 'Tommy' Carter,   b. Abt 1783, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown, Albermarle, Stanly County, North Carolina + 6. Richard (S) of Tailor Carter, Sr.,   b. 1783, Halifax County, Virginia ,   d. 27 Jul 1868, Halifax (WB 29/551-2) Virginia  (Age 85 years) + 7. Nancy [Bigger] Carter,   b. Abt 1792, Halifax County, Virginia ,   d. Abt 1862, Likely Halifax or Pittsylvania Co., Virginia  (Age ~ 70 years) + 8. Samuel L. 'son of Tailor' Carter,   b. Abt 1792, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. Abt 1862, Caswell County, N. Carolina  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F4027	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	David dna [GX4W-QQW] Powell,   b. 1738, Bristol Parish, Prince George, Co., Virginia ,   d. 8 Mar 1802, Halifax County, Virginia  (Age 64 years)
  Married	22 Dec 1796	Halifax County, Virginia
  Notes	Susannah Bigger married David Powell after Richard Carter's Death; after David Powell's Death, she married 3rd, Thomas Watkins. Family Search: Susannah Powell mentioned in the record of Thomas Watkins and Susanna Powell Name: Thomas Watkins Spouse's Name: Susanna Powell Event Date: 10 Jun 1805 Event Place: Halifax, Virginia Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M86876-1 , System Origin: Virginia-EASy , GS Film number: 31918 , Reference ID: p61
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2016
  Family ID	F4391	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Thomas Watkins,   b. Abt 1765, Goochland County, Virginia ,   d. Aft 1808, Halifax County, Virginia  (Age ~ 44 years)
  Married	10 Jun 1805	Halifax County, Virginia
  	After the death of David Powell, Susanna Bigger, married 3rd Thomas Watkins, Jr., probably a 2nd marriage for him. 1806 Accounts Current, Halifax Co., VA show Thomas Watkins and Susannah, his wife, give accounting of the Estate of Richard Carter. Chancery Record showing Thomas Watkins as her husband and guardian of Nancy Carter, d/o Richard Carter See Documents
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2023
  Family ID	F5760	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Purse and Person Adventurers Purse and Person Virginia 1607-1624 Fourth Edition Compiled and Edited by John Frederick Dorman, C.G., F.A.S.G. Volume One Families A-F Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Document Inventory Richard Carter Halifax Co. Wills 1792-97 Richard Carter Inventory.jpg Halifax Co., VA Wills 1792-97 Inventory Richard Carter Page 59
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  		Halifax Co., VA Wills 179297 Cover
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  		Accounts Current of John Carter, s/o Theodorick & Ann Waddill; 1799 Richard Carter now dec'd, Husband of Susanna Bigger was to have been Executor for his Brother's Will. Susannah appears with David Powell, her Husband, in the matter of John Carter, her dec'd Husband's Brother and states they were not prepared for Settlement. As of 25th day of August 1799 also have received and settled Mary Carter's account Executrix to John Carter, dec'd acount amended Signed Henry Cook, B. Barksdale, Philip Vass, Joseph Landford
  		Purse and Person Fourth Edition Compiled and Edited by John Frederick Dorman, C.G., F.A.S.G. Volume One Families A-F Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.
  		Purse and Person Susannah Bigger and David Powell Fourth Edition Compiled and Edited by John Frederick Dorman, C.G., F.A.S.G. Volume One Families A-F Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.
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  		Purse and Person- Mary Epps, David Powell, and Susannah Bigger Fourth Edition Compiled and Edited by John Frederick Dorman, C.G., F.A.S.G. Volume One Families A-F Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.
  		Purse and Person, EPPS Fourth Edition Compiled and Edited by John Frederick Dorman, C.G., F.A.S.G. Volume One Families A-F Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.
  		Purse and Person Fourth Edition Compiled and Edited by John Frederick Dorman, C.G., F.A.S.G. Volume One Families A-F Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Person Powell Index.jpg
  		Deductions Regarding the Estimated Age of Lemuel Carter The true age of Lemuel Carter Deceased 1861 Caswell County.pdf
  		David Powell, Jr. and Sr. Marriage Records 12959-12952marr_bonds_halifax_co_1763-1800.pdf
  		1803 Accounts Current notes David Powell as Dec'd. Richard Carter's Orphans, Samuel, Nancy and Richard RichCarterTailor's Orphans02.jpg
  		Accounts Current Richard Carter's (Tailor) Orphans in account David Powell RichCarterTailor's Orphans01.jpg
  		Accounts Current David Powell, Administrator of Richard Carter's Orphans Richard CarterOrphans.jpg
  		Motion for Accounts Current of Richards Orphans by Thomas Watkins, their new guardian RichardsOrphans-ThomasWatkins.jpg
  		Autosomal-Stats Chart DNA-Detectives-Autosomal-Statistics-Chart(1).png

  
  

  Histories		Chancery Matter John Carter, Mastin Powell and Wife [Mary 'Polly' Carter [d/o Richard 'Tailor' Carter], Polly Powell, wife, Polly Carter, Nancy Carter, infant, John Carter, Friend, Richard Carter, dec., Thomas Carter vs. Thomas Watkins, William Carter, Lemuel Carter, Samuel Carter Tailor.pdf
  		Chancery Matter Richard Carter's Heirs named in 1810 Tailor-2.pdf

  
  

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  [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston. James Bigger birth date unknown. BIGGER FAMILY James Bigger had the following children:( This James believed to be the brother of the Susannah Bigger who married Richard Carter and David Powell; the Polly Bigger who married John Carter, (s/o Richard and Susannah Bigger Carter, would then be the niece of Susannah Bigger who married Richard Carter) Susanna Bigger. She married Thomas Rice in Prince Edward County, Virginia, March 16, 1807. Mary "Polly" Bigger. She married John Carter Prince Edward County, Virginia, April 15, 1806. Betsy Coleman Bigger was born January 20, 1780. Betsy died 1851 Smith County, Tennessee, at 71 years of age. She married Simon P Hughes Prince Edward County, Virginia, January 12, 1803. Simon was born January 26, 1778. Simon was the son of John Hughes and Sallie Tarlton. Simon died 1858 Smith County, Tennessee, at 80 years of age. (See Simon P Hughes for the continuation of this line.) HUGHES FAMILY Simon P Hughes was born January 26, 1778. Simon died 1858 Smith County, Tennessee, at 80 years of age. He married Betsy Coleman Bigger Prince Edward County, Virginia, January 12, 1803. Betsy was born January 20, 1780. Betsy was the daughter of James Bigger. Betsy died 1851 Smith County, Tennessee, at 71 years of age. Simon P Hughes and Betsy Coleman Bigger had the following children: Elizabeth Hughes was born Prince Edward County, Virginia 1803. Elizabeth died 1806 Prince Edward County, Virginia, at 3 years of age. James B Hughes was born October 12, 1805. Harriet Hughes was born Prince Edward County, Virginia Prince Edward County, Virginia 1808. John P Hughes was born Prince Edward County, Virginia 1811. George Robert Hughes was born Prince Edward County, Virginia 1822. William A. Hughes was born Prince Edward County, Virginia FOR CHILDREN GO TO http://www.hughesfamilies.com/mkhughes/ There is also a Mary Bigger or Biggar in Pittsylvania County who married a Devin; relationship unknown. [S72] GenForum, http://genforum.genealogy.com/carter/messages/17495.html. Richard Carter, Susanna Bigger [S85] Virginia Chancery Records, http://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/case_detail.asp?CFN=147-1808-011. James Bigger [Biggar] testified that said Still had been seen at John Bigger Sr.'s place and had been put in the hands of Edward Haskins by Mrs. Anderson [Mildred's former husband's name], formerly the widdow of Waddill Carter, to be let out in the nieghborhood of him the said Haskins at the one-sixth part of the liquor she distiled. [S85] Virginia Chancery Records, http://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/case_detail.asp?CFN=147-1808-011. John Bigger testified in Chancery Court Prince Edward County, Virginia that his son, James Bigger used the Still; that he firmly believed that Mrs. Lewis (Mildred Wade) the Wife of the Lewis defendant and formerly the Widdow of Waddill Carter knew that the said Still was the joint property of Samuel Carter and Waddill. These Bigger men are the relatives of Susannah Bigger who married Richard Carter, another s/o Theodorick. [S18] Family Search, LDS, https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LZCR-T94. Susannah Bigger, 1756 ? 5 October 1808  [S132] Revolutionary War Pension Applications, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/4282/images/miusa1775a_113653-00789?pId=925030. RICHARD CARTER U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 for Richardd Carter, Virginia 07th Regiment, 1776-1778 (Folders 194-198) - 7th Regiment, 1780-1783 (Folders 204-206) Name: Richard Carter Gender: Male Military Date: Jul 1782 Military Place: Virginia State or Army Served Virginia Regiment 7th Regiment Rank: Private