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William Carter[1, 2]

Male 1790 - Abt 1810  (20 years)


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  • Name William Carter 
    • Grandson of Obadiah Smith
    Born 1790  Prince William Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Died Abt 1810  Prince William Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5050  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2017 

    Father Giles of Povall Carter,   b. 1736, Henrico Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1785, Probate - Prince William Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Mother Mary/Martha Smith,   b. Abt 1750, Henrico County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1821, Grandville County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Family ID F518495877  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth 'Betty' Mrs. William Carter,   b. Est 1750, Prob. Prince William Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. William tobacco inspector Carter, Jr.,   b. 1768, Prince William Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown, Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. John Carter,   b. Est 1775, Prince William Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2017 
    Family ID F5560  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    GENEALOGIES OF VIRGINIA FAMILIES From the William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Volume One
    GENEALOGIES OF VIRGINIA FAMILIES From the William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Volume One
    VaFamiliesI70403-GilesCarter.pdf

  • Notes 
    • William purchased 'Popes Hill' from his brothers; 1790
      William sells 'Popes Hill' to James Smith 1794;
    • GENEALOGIES OF VIRGINIA FAMILIES - from the William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine Volume I Adams - Clopton.

      "Sometime after 1750, a Giles Carter settled in Prince William, and evidently was a member of the above family of Carter. His will, probated Mar 6, 1785, mentions sons, William, Samuel, David, Robert; and daughters Sarah Carter, Mary Dunaway, Matt Mitchell and Elizabeth Heald. William Carter, Jr. gave bond as tobacco inspector at Quantico, Feb 3, 1784, and again in 1799. 5 May 1794, William Carter and wife, Betty, sold to Jas. Smith a plantation called "Pope's Hill" purchased by William in 1790, from his brothers, Samuel and David, to whom it was devised by their father, Giles Carter. Wm. Carter's will was probated in Prince William Jan 14, 1810 and names wife Betty, and children, Mary Nickerson, John Carter (living in 1830) and Sarah, wife of Henry Fairfax. Henry Fairfax's will, probated in 1847 names children, Elizabeth, Henry, Mary, Sarah Allen, Jane Botts and the children of daughters, Delia and Harriett, whose surnames are not given. The inventories of the estates of Samuel and David Carter were recorded in 1820 and 1815."

  • Sources 
    1. [S95] William and Mary Quarterly.
      GENEALOGIES OF VIRGINIA FAMILIES - from the William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine Volume I Adams - Clopton.

      "Sometime after 1750, a Giles Carter settled in Prince William, and evidently was a member of the above family of Carter. His will, probated Mar 6, 1785, mentions sons, William, Samuel, David, Robert; and daughters Sarah Carter, Mary Dunaway, Matt Mitchell and Elizabeth Heald. William Carter, Jr. gave bond as tobacco inspector at Quantico, Feb 3, 1784, and again in 1799. 5 May 1794, William Carter and wife, Betty, sold to Jas. Smith a plantation called "Pope's Hill" purchased by William in 1790, from his brothers, Samuel and David, to whom it was devised by their father, Giles Carter. Wm. Carter's will was probated in Prince William Jan 14, 1810 and names wife Betty, and children, Mary Nickerson, John Carter (living in 1830) and Sarah, wife of Henry Fairfax. Henry Fairfax's will, probated in 1847 names children, Elizabeth, Henry, Mary, Sarah Allen, Jane Botts and the children of daughters, Delia and Harriett, whose surnames are not given. The inventories of the estates of Samuel and David Carter were recorded in 1820 and 1815."

    2. [S61] United States Census, http://interactive.ancestry.com/8054/4206372_00599/15155044?backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/56958186/person/42017002066/facts/citation/280453827616/edit/record.
      1850 United States Federal Census; Virginia Henrico County
      HH436/457 A. D. Carter Age 38
      Elizabeth W. Carter Age 37
      Douglas R. Carter Age 15
      Samuel C. Carter Age 13
      [In the next HH is John Carter Age 77
      William G. Harwood Age 47
      Ann H. Carter 56
      George A. Carter 13