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John Blagrave/Blagrove Carter

Male 1797 - 1847  (50 years)


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  • Name John Blagrave/Blagrove Carter 
    • DAR records show "John Carter m. Elizabeth Taylor (no Issue) Served as Colonel under Gen. John Sevier and was a prominent Patriot in the Watauga Settlement. B. 1737 in Virginia d. after 1777 in Tennessee". [NOTE: He lived in Tennessee, but died in New Orleans in 1847 by suicide.] (See Docs)
    Born 10 Nov 1797  Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 28 Dec 1847  New Orleans, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Girod Street Cemetery New Orleans, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I13989  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
    Last Modified 4 Oct 2022 

    Father Major Robert W. of Halifax 'Bobby' Carter, Esquire,   b. 22 Dec 1770, Halifax Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Sep 1839, William Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Unity [VA] Cook,   b. Abt 1771, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Sep 1809, Franklin Co., Williamson, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 38 years) 
    Married 26 Oct 1792  Halifax County, Virginia (MB1/25) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • License Date: Wedding Nov 1
    • Son, Henry Cook Carter b. 1795 in Halifax Co., Virginia, son of Unity Cook and Robert Carter, never married and had no issue.
    Family ID F4375  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Giles 6
    Giles 6
    A History of the Carter Family"
    Compiled and edited by the
    American Genealogical Research Institute
    Washington DC 20001
    Copyright 1972
    Library of Congress Card Catalog #: 75-187586
    Identifies two Giles Carters as separate individuals, probably related.
    Estate Settlement for John Cook
    Estate Settlement for John Cook
    Estate Settlement for John Cook.pdf
    John B Carter-Distressing Suicide
    John B Carter-Distressing Suicide
    The Tennessean
    Jan 17, 1848
    John B Carter-Death Notice
    John B Carter-Death Notice
    The Times Picayune
    Dec 29, 1847

  • Notes 
    • JOHN BLACKGROVE was born November 10, 1797 and died, December 28, 1847. Served with GENERAL JACKSON, New Orleans, War of 1812. NO ISSUE


  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121792593/john-b-carter.
      John B Carter

      Birth
      1796
      Death
      27 Dec 1847 (aged 50?51)
      Burial
      Girod Street Cemetery (Defunct)
      New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana