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Jesse Carter

Jesse Carter[1, 2, 3]

Male Abt 1800 - 1860  (~ 60 years)

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  • Name Jesse Carter 
    • Or circa 1800; reported by Betty Owens; 1832 reported by Caveto
    Born Abt 1800  Caswell Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1860  Upshur Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I547450775  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
    Last Modified 13 Jul 2017 

    Father James C. dna Carter,   b. 23 Dec 1774, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1845, DeKalb Co., Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Amy /Anne Motley,   b. Abt 1775, Amelia County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1853, Marshall Co., Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Married 13 Feb 1799  Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • The Middle initial of several of these children is M.; it has been assumed the M stands for Motley; however, it is likely at least one of these children is named Michaux for their grandmother.
    Family ID F518495074  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane 'Jincy' Hurt,   b. Abt 1835, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1874, Upshur Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 39 years) 
    Children 
     1. Susannah 'Susan' Carter,   b. Abt 1858, Henderson Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1908, Upshur Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 50 years)
    Last Modified 11 Dec 2016 
    Family ID F5994  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Jesse Carter
    Jesse Carter
    p547450775JesseCarter.jpg

    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.
    Jesse Carter This document appears to be from the William & Mary Quarterly.
    Jesse Carter This document appears to be from the William & Mary Quarterly.
    doc547450775JesseCarter.jpg
    Jesse Carter Family History
    Jesse Carter Family History
    547450775JesseCarterFamily-02.jpg
    Powells of Tennessee; Jesse Carter Family
    Powells of Tennessee; Jesse Carter Family
    547450775JesseCarterFamily-01.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S84] Rootsweb, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txupshur/art/FGS/FamilyGroupSheetCarterJesse_2.html.
      Husband: Jesse CARTER
      Born: 1800, Virginia
      Died: 1860-1870
      Location: Upshur Co., Texas

      Wife: Jane "Jinsey" HURT
      Born: c 1802
      Location: North Carolina
      Died: August 07, 1873
      Location: Upshur Co. Texas
      Cemetery:
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      Father: Joel HURT
      Mother: Anny Hawkins KERBY
      Children
      Name: E. A. CARTER
      Died: after 1887
      Spouse 1: Mr. LATHAM
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      Name: James M. CARTER
      Born: Abt. 1828
      Location: Tennessee
      Died: Bef. 1887
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      Spouse 1: Elizabeth (Jane?)
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      Name: John Harmon CARTER
      Born: August 28, 1829
      Location: Tennessee
      Died: October 01, 1890
      Location: Upshur Co. Texas
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      Spouse 1: Mary Frances
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      Spouse 2: Eliza M. MOSS
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      Name: Susannah CARTER
      Born: June 20, 1834
      Location: Tennesssee
      Died: 1908
      Location: Henderson Co. Texas
      Cemetery: Rock Hill Cemetery
      Location: Henderson Co. Texas
      Spouse 1: Wesley B. HARRISON
      Married: abt. 1853
      Location:
      Spouse 2: William R. POWELL
      Married: abt. 1867
      Location: Texas

      Name: Joseph B. CARTER
      Born: abt. 1839
      Location: Tennessee
      Died: bef. 1887
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      Name: Sarah M. CARTER
      Born: March 15, 1841
      Location: Tennessee
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      Spouse 1: Joseph PENDERGRASS
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      Spouse 2: Enos GRIDER
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      Comments: In the estate settlement papers of Jane Carter, her son J.H. Carter states that he has settled with five of the heirs and that now
      remains $19.25 now in his hands for one of the heirs which is a minor child of J.B. Carter, dec.

      Sources: Proof of children located in Estate Settlement papers in the Upshur County, Texas Courthouse; and the 1860 US Census of Upshur Co. TX. Thanks to Randi Carter, descendant of J.H. Carter for sending copy of documents to Betty Owens, descendant of Susan CARTER HARRISON POWELL.

    2. [S100] Internet Source, https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38000/m1/54/.

    3. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=60709122.
      Birth: 1800, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
      Death: 1860, Gilmer Upshur County, Texas
      Burial: Enoch Cemetery, Gilmer, Upshur Co., Texas
      Spouse:
      JANE JINSEY HURT CARTER (1802 - 1873)
      Children:
      John Harmon Carter (1829 - 1890)
      Sarah Carter Grider (1841 - 1918)
      Jesse Carter was a very mysterious man. Nothing much in known about his life. He was born in Pittsylvania, Virginia in 1800. In 1840 he was in McNairy, Tennessee and traveled by wagons to Texas in 1850. He married Jane "Jinsy" Hurt in Tennesee and all 7 of his children were born there. John Harmon was his 3rd. child. He died in Upshur County, Texas 1860, still a fairly young man.

    4. [S204] Sherrel Carter Cavedo, http://person.ancestry.com/tree/51604357/person/170038133867/facts.