IMMIGRANT Colonel John of Corotoman Carter, Jr.^{[1, 2, 3]}

1613 - 1669  (55 years)

• Name	John of Corotoman Carter
  	Robert 'King' Carter's Line
  Title	IMMIGRANT
  Prefix	Colonel
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	5 Nov 1613	Christ Church Parish, Newgate St., London England
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Jun 1669	Corotoman Plantation, Lancaster Co., Virginia Colony
  Buried	Chancel 1st Christ Church, Lancaster Co., Virginia Colony
  Person ID	I67925	My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Thomas Carter of Barford
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2020

  
  

  Family 1	Jane Glynn,   b. Est 1620,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2018
  Family ID	F7775	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Anne Carter,   b. Est 1620,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2019
  Family ID	F7776	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Sarah Ludlow,   b. 1635, Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England ,   d. 1668, Weems, Lancaster Co., Virginia Colony  (Age 33 years)
  Married	1662	Corotoman, Lancaster Co., Virginia
  Children	+ 1. Robert 'King' Carter,   b. 1663, Lancaster Co., Virginia Colony ,   d. 4 Aug 1732, Shirley Plantation, Henrico Co., Virginia Colony  (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2018
  Family ID	F7348	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  Headstone John Carter of Corotoman hs67925JohnCarterCorotoman.jpg

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Early Settlers of Tidewater Virginia, Volume 4 Thomas Carter of Barford EarlySettlersTidewaterVol4.pdf
  		The Armistead Family 1635-1910 armisteadfamily100ingarb.pdf
  		King Carter's Church Richmond Dispatch Oct 5, 1897
  		Carter Family The Times Dispatch May 1, 1904

  
  

• Notes

  http://vagenweb.org/tylers_bios/vol1-19.htm#bottom [Page 204]Carter, Charles, of "Corotoman" and "Shirley," born 1732, the son of John and Elizabeth Hill Carter; was burgess from Lancaster county in 1758-1761, 1761-1765, October, 1765, 1766-1768, May, 1769, 1769-1771, 1772-1774, 1775-1776; member of the conventions of 1775, and of the first state council, 1776. he married (first) Mary W., daughter of Col. Charles Carter of "Cleve," (second) Ann Butler, daughter of Bernard Moore, of "Chelsea," King William county. He died in 1860. [Pages 204-205] Carter, Edward, of "Blenheim," Albemarle county, son of John Carter, of "Corotoman" and "Shirley", was born about 1726, and was a burgess from 1765 to 1769. He married Sarah Champe, daughter of John and Anne (Carter) Champe, of King Georgey. John Carter built the original Christ Church; he cam to Virginia in 1635 at age 22 on the ship Safety (said to have come with his brother, Thomas Carter); he first settled in upper Norfolk Co., which later became Nansemond Co.; he returned to England on business several times, served in the House of Burgesses for Upper Norfolk Co. 1642-3 and for Nansemond Co. 1649....He patented 6, 153.9 Ac in Lancaster Co. and established Corotoman Plantation on the Rappahannock River between Carter's Creek and Corotoman River. He was a Justice of Lancaster Co., 1653-9. He married 1st c 1647 Jane Glyn; d.ca 1652; d/o Morgan Glyn of Middlesex, England; m/2 ca. 1655 Eleanor Eltonhead, d. ca 1656; d/o William Eltonhead and Widow of Capt. William Brocas, who d. by 11 Jun 1655 when his inv was rec. in Lancaster Co. m/3 ca 1657 distant cousine Anne Carter, d/o Cleave Carter of England; m/4 ca 1663 Sarah Ludlow, b England d ca 1668, d/o Gabriel Ludlow; m./5 ca 1668 Elizabeth Sherley, widow of ?, Glouchester Co., Children; George, Elizabeth, John Jr., Sarah, Robert and Charles.

  
  

• Sources

  [S56] Early Settlers of Tidewater Virginia, Volume 4. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=carter&GSiman=1&GScid=545645&GRid=28427078#.Vy-t2jI8MoI.facebook. John Carter Birth: 1613, Shadwell, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England Death: Jan 10, 1669, Lancaster County, Virginia Children: Robert King Carter (1663 - 1732) Spouse: Sarah Ludlow Carter (1635 - 1668)Burial: Christ Church Cemetery Weems, Lancaster County, Virginia Inscription: HERE LYETH BVRIED YE BODY OF JOHN CARTER ESQ WHO DIED YE 10TH DAY OF JAN ANNO DOMINI 1669 & ALSO JANE YE DAVGHTER OF MR MORGAN GLYN & GEORGE HER SON & ELINOR CARTER & ANN YE DAVGHTER OF MR CLEAVE CARTER & SARAH Y DAVGHTER OF MR GABVIL LADLOWE & SARAH HER DAVGHTER WHICH WARE ALL HIS WIFES SVCKSESSIVELY & DYED BEFORE HIM. BLESSED ARE YE DEAD WHICH DIE IN YE LORD EVEN SOE SAITH YE SPIRIT FOR THEY REST FROM THERE LABOVRS & THERE WORKS DOTH FOLLOW THEM. Born in Christ Church Parish, Newgate Street, London Immigrated to Virginia in 1635 at age 22 on the ship Safety. Settled in Upper Norfolk Co, Virginia. Served seven terms in House of Burgesses: Upper Norfolk Co: 1641-1642; 1642-1643 Nansemond Co: 1649 Lancaster Co: 1654-1655; 1657-1658; 1658-1659; 1659/1660 Served on Governor's Council (1657 and 1664-1667) Patented 6,160 acres of land in Lancaster County between 1642-1665. In 1652-1653 moved to Lancaster County and established Corotoman plantation on the Rappahannock River between Carter's Creek and Corotoman River. Served as Justice, Lancaster County (1653-1669) Served as Vestryman, Christ Church Parish (1661-1669) Served as undertaker/builder of the first Christ Church, a frame structure completed in July 1670 six months after his death. [S107] Family Histories, http://america.pink/corotoman_1087323.html. [S107] Family Histories, https://ia600200.us.archive.org/3/items/virginiaheraldic00croz/virginiaheraldic00croz.pdf. Page 97 CARTER. Lancaster County, Virginia