John Boisseau Carter^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1829 - 1913  (83 years)

• Name	John Boisseau Carter
  Born	5 Nov 1829	Robinson County Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Aug 1913	Ballard Co., Kentucky
  Person ID	I411	My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2016

  
  

  Father	James T. 'Thee' Carter, Jr.,   b. Abt 1810, Halifax County, Virginia ,   d. 1835, Tennessee  (Age ~ 25 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth 'Eliza' Boisseau,   b. Abt 1808, Logan County, Kentucky ,   d. 1865, Christian Co., Kentucky  (Age ~ 57 years)
  Family ID	F5532	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Boisseau,   b. 1 Sep 1835, Johnson Co., Missouri ,   d. 4 Aug 1870, Ballard Co., Kentucky  (Age 34 years)
  Last Modified	24 Dec 2015
  Family ID	F5269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		Death Certificate for John Boisseau Carter john boisseau carter.jpg
  		1795 Kentucky State Map with Territories map1795Kentucky-Tenn.jpg

  
  

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  Headstone John Boisseau Carter hs411JohnBoisseauCarter.jpg

  
  

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  [S38] Headstone. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=133323115. Birth: Nov. 5, 1829, Kentucky Death: Aug. 10, 1913, Ballard Co., Kentucky John Boisseau Carter was the son of Eliza Boisseau and "Thee" [James on death Cert.] descendant of Giles Carter, who settled in Henrico County, Virginia, around 1654. John was born in either western Kentucky or northern middle Tennessee - Census and death records don't agree. His father [James] Thee Carter died at a young age. Though his mother Eliza remarried Cary AP Foster and had several more children, John spent many of his formative years with his uncle Benjamin Waddell Boisseau in Johnson County, Missouri. The identity of his father Thee remains unknown. DNA profiles of living male descendants show that Thee's ancestor was Giles Carter, who settled in Turkey Island, Henrico County, Virginia in 1645. Likely candidates for Thee include Theoderick Carter 1802 - 1838, buried in Old City Cemetery in Franklin, TN, or one of the descendants of William Carter of Halifax County, NC (1740 - 1810), some of whom settled in Sumner and other counties of northern middle Tennessee. John was the grandson of Sgt. John Boisseau of Simpson County, KY, a Revolutionary War veteran who fought at the Battles of Petersburg and Guilford Courthouse. John's first cousin once removed was William E. Boisseau, who built Tudor Hall in Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, VA. Tudor Hall, constructed in 1812, was the home of Boisseau cousins who supported the Confederate Army, until their home was taken by Union soldiers for a field camp. The house, currently a museum which contains a number of Civil War-era furnishings and descriptions of what happened on the property during the period, is presently owned and operated by Pamplin Historical Park and the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier, near Petersburg, VA. John was also related to Francis Watkins Carter and his son Fountain Branch, who built the home which is currently open for tours as Carter House Museum in Franklin, TN. One of John's cousins was Lt. Theodorick ("Tod") Carter, who died in a battle with Union troops on the lawn of the home during the Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864. In a sad tale of which there are so many of the era, relative fought relative as John had taken up arms for the Union, serving as a Second Lieutenant in the Fifth Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia. John first married his cousin Mary Ann Boisseau, also buried at Bethel Church Cemetery in Woodville, KY. His second wife, Margret J. Rudolph, is buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Bandana. John's children by Mary Ann were: Benjamin Boisseau Carter, 1852 ? 1918 Eliza J Carter, 1854 ? 1927 James Theodore Carter, 1857 ? 1939 His sons by Margret were: John Williams Carter, 1879 ? Egbert Boisseau Carter, 1885 ? 1974 John was the stepfather of Charles Emmett Winters of Bandana, 1874 ? 1944. John and his family also helped raise the children left by John's brother James and his wife Mary Balthrop, who each died in their 40s - likely from cholera or yellow fever, both of which were rampant in the area at the time. (Have any information on John Boisseau Carter, I'm descended from his brother James T. Carter and have tried for a few years now to help put the pieces of this line together, since many records seem to have been lost. We do know more in recent years thanks to DNA testing of living relatives. If you believe I have any of this in error or have anything to add, please get in touch! - JC Wilson) Parents: Eliza Ann Boisseau Carter Foster (1808 - 1865) Spouse: Mary Ann Boisseau Carter (1835 - 1870)* Children: Benjamine Boisseau Carter (1852 - 1918) Siblings: James T Carter (1827 - 1874) John Boisseau Carter (1829 - 1913) Susan Mildred Foster Lindsey (1841 - 1922) Ben Cary Foster (1844 - 1922) Daniel Eligha Foster (1851 - 1916) Burial: Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery Kevil, Ballard County, Kentucky [S37] Death Certificate, John Boisseau Carter. [S100] Internet Source. John Boisseau Patriot 1 Jan 1849 James' Son, John, was a private for Virginia in the Revolution so he must have been quite young when he enlisted. The war did not officially end until 1783, He served 3 terms in the Army; one for himself, one for his Uncle Benjamin and one for his Brother, Daniel. John Boisseau, Patriot b. 14 Mar 1764 Dinwiddie Co., VA d. Abt 1849 Simpson Co. KY Father: James Boisseau (1736-1784) Mother Anne Fitzpatrick (-1797) Marriage: 11 Jul 1786 Spouse: Nancy Carter Born Dinwiddie Co., VA D/O Waddill Carter Patriot (-1782) and Mildred Wade Carter (later Lewis) ????????????????????????????????????? Children ?????????????????????????????????????? 1 M: Benjamin Waddle Boisseau Birth: 1802 Bowling Green, Simpson CO KY Death: 1863 Jonhson Co, MO Spouse: Sibyl Ann Duncan Marriage: 6 Jan 1842 Johnson Co MO near Columbus Spouse: Sarah Fuqua Marriage: 7 Mar 1831 Logan CO, KY ?????????????????????????????????????? 2 F: Elizabeth Boisseau Spouse: Theodrick Carter ?????????????????????????????????????? 3 F: Susan Boisseau Birth: 1810 Never married: ?????????????????????????????????????? 4 F: Lucy Boisseau Birth: 1790 Death: 1851 Spouse: Peter Dance Marriage: 1818 ?????????????????????????????????????? 5 F: Mildred Boisseau Birth: abt 1786 Spouse: James Williams ?????????????????????????????????????? 6 M: Daniel Thomas Boisseau Birth: 1793 Simpson, KY Death: 1873 Simpson, KY Spouse: Mildred Wade Hoskins ?????????????????????????????????????? 7 F: Sallie Boisseau Spouse: Forster ?????????????????????????????????????? 8 M: Robert Boisseau Never married: ?????????????????????????????????????? #3. John Boisseau (RS) Born 14 Mar, 1764. James? son, John, was a private for Virginia in the Revolution so he must have been quite young when he enlisted. The war did not officially end until 1783. He served 3 terms in the army - one for himself, one for his uncle Benjamin and one for his brother Daniel. On July 11, 1786, John married Nancy Carter. She was born in Prince Edward County, Va., but lived with him for a time in Dinwiddie County, where the Boisseaus had lived since their arrival in the country. Nancy was the descendant of several people who were Virginia Cavaliers, Wealthy British gentlemen who settled in Virginia and built. large estates with many slaves. After the revolution, the government didn't have much money to pay the soldiers, and so they were granted land in the West. This land was unsettled by English because of the barrier of the Appalachian mountains. Up until that time settlement. had been from the coast to the ?Piedmont?, which was where rivers no longer became navigable because of falls and rapids. There was abundant water power for mills. The British won the lands beyond the mountains from the French in the French and Indian War, and the United States, in turn won them from the British in the Revolution. After that war, Daniel Boone blazed the Wilderness trail through the Cumberland Gap, and people began to move West, drawn by the land they had earned as soldiers in the Revolution. Before 1792, John Boisseau, his wife Nancy, their family and probably others from Dinwiddie county pioneered Franklin, Simpson County, KY in 1806. Simpson was formerly part of Logan County, KY. [S48] Ancestry Link, http://interactive.ancestry.com/48444/VAWillRecords-001983-92/350001?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fgst%3d-6&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults&rc=655,255,820,286;1091,255,1257,285;261,303,417,333;437,303,538,342;548,303,712,333;926,303,1093,333;481,352,644,382;777,352,941,382;1195,352,1361,382;609,399,779,431;844,450,1010,482#?imageId=VAWillRecords-001983-92. Chancery Records names Children and Wife; Mary Watkins: Chancery Records names Children and Wife; Mary Watkins: Joseph Watkins and Mary, his wife, the said Mary being the devisee of James Boisseau, dec'd, Daniel Boisseau, John Boisseau, Lucy Boisseau, Benjamin Boisseau, Patrick Boisseau, David Boisseau, Ann Boisseau, Susannah Boisseau, children of James Boisseau, against William Watkins and Grey Briggs, executors of the estate of James Boisseau. 1789