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Philip Vass Carter[1]

Male Abt 1821 - 1845  (~ 24 years)


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  • Name Philip Vass Carter 
    Born Abt 1821  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1845 
    Person ID I18119  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico, Descendants of Richard 'Gunsmith' Carter, Descendants of William Walters
    Last Modified 20 Apr 2017 

    Father Richard A. dna Carter,   b. Abt 1805, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1877, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 72 years) 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth Shapard/Sheppard,   b. Abt 1813, Halifax Co., Virginia or Caswell, NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1863, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 50 years) 
    Married 24 Oct 1830  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Richard Carter was married in Halifax on Oct. 14, 1830, to Elizabeth Sheppard, daughter of John T. Sheppard and his wife, Elizabeth Vass. Mrs. Carter died Oct. 28, 1863, and he married secondly Mrs. Martha Richardson, nee Bohannon, widow of Thomas Richardson. She was born about 1832 and died March 11, 1907. Richard Carter purchased the old home place from his father, Spencer Carter, in 1856, but had been living on a part of the farm previously.
    Family ID F518494825  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S61] United States Census, http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/halifax/census/1850/southern/1-478.txt.
      413 Richard Carter 45 planter
      Mary E. 37
      John S. 19
      Elizabeth V. 16
      Emily J. 13
      Richard A. 10
      Charles S. 7
      Philip P. 5
      Mary 2
      414 Philip Carter 21 planter 6000
      Philip Carter is the s/o Richard; says he is 21, but not likely; he dies in 1845 and his parents name his brother Philip Vass2 Carter, who lives until 1920.