John of Stafford Carter^{[1, 2, 3]}

1708 - 1785  (77 years)

• Name	John of Stafford Carter
  Born	1708	King and Queen Co., Virginia Colony
  Gender	Male
  Died	1785	Stafford Co., Virginia
  Person ID	I70019	My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Thomas Carter of Barford
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	Henry Skipwith Carter,   b. 7 Jun 1676, Lancaster Co., Virginia ,   d. 24 Oct 1743, Lancaster Co., Virginia  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Anne Davis,   b. Est 1680, Lancaster Co., Virginia Colony ,   d. 1743, White Chapel Parish, Barford Plantation, Corotoman River, Lancaster, Colony of Virginia  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Family ID	F518495540	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Susanna Payne
  Children	1. Richard Payne Carter,   b. Abt 1733,   d. Bef 1780, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age ~ 46 years) + 2. William Merriman Carter,   b. 1730, Lancaster Co., Virginia Colony ,   d. 1818, Bedford Co., Virginia  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2018
  Family ID	F518495541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Butler,   b. Est 1725, Overwharon Parish, Lancaster Co., Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	4 Feb 1745	Over Wharton Parish, Lancaster Co., PA
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2015
  Family ID	F2256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S100] Internet Source. Ronald Keith Carter, Carter Society Founder: Carter Cousins DNA #24835: (12/12 match in Family Tree)Henry Skip, John, Harris, Travis, Clark, Anson, Burleigh 5. JOHN CARTER, second son, died in Stafford prior to 1785. The Carter MSS. says of him: "John married first a Miss Payne and had sons Richard, Merriman and Josiah, and a daughter Ann. He then married a Miss Butler and settled in Stafford. They had sons Harris, John and Robert, and daughters Molly, Fanny, Kitty and Petty. John was born at my grandpa Smith's when his parents; were returning to Stafford from a visit in Lancaster. The date is in grandpa's old Bible first day of May, 1752. Aunt Fanny was very fond of the last Mrs. Carter and her daughters, and for many years made them a yearly visit in Stafford. After the death of the old folks Harris lived at the home place. The other sons an moved to the southern counties." We have no other data of the first wife of John Carter but the names of her sons, Richard and Merriman, suggests that she may have been a daughter of either Richard, William, John, or George Payne, who were the sons of William Payne, Sr, and his wife Susannah Merriman, only daughter of Richard Merriman, Gent., and his wife Susannah. Rich'd Merriman's will was proved in Lancaster June 10, I696. [Letter dated 23 May 1749 John Carter and Mary his wife, of. Stafford county, which said John Carter "was next oldest child, after Gany Carter, of Henry, etc. It has to be noted that a record of a marriage of a John Carter to any Payne is not found in Lancaster County ... nor anywhere in Virginia.] [Col. Brooke Payne writes of Susannah as follows: "b. in Lancaster Co. She was referred to in her father's will 1726 simply as inheriting a slave. She is not mentioned in her mother's will in 1747, nor was any part of her father's estate assigned to her, or to her heirs, in 1749. From these circumstances it is surmised that she was n.m. It has been suggested that she m. John Carter, son of Henry Skipwith Carter and w. Anne Harris, but I can discover no evidence of this. "I would further note that a respected CARTER researcher (not online) has included John Carter's wife in his data as Susannah PAYNE. I do not know whom he shows as her parents; however, I do know that he is very particular as to whom he includes in his data, demanding much proof before doing so". Charles D. Payne 30 May 1996] John Carter married (2) Mary Butler of Stafford County, on Feb. 4, 1745. May 12, 1749, John and Mary Carter of Stafford, sold to brother Josiah Carter of Lancaster, 95 a. of land on Corotoman River part of a tract of land left by their father Henry Carter "Gent:? to his eldest son, Gainy Carter who, dying without issue, the land descended to John Carter as next eldest son of Henry Carter. John Carter had issue: m.1. Unknown Payne I. Richard Carter. No data. II. Merriman Carter. IV. Josiah Carter. V. Anne Carter. No data. m.2. Unknown Butler: III. John Carter born May, I752, died after 1840. VI. Harris Carter. The census of 1785 shows that Harris Carter was living in Stafford County, with a wife and four children. VII. Robert Carter. No data. VIII. Mary Carter. No data. IX. Frances Carter. No data. X. Catharine Carter. No data. XI. Elizabeth Carter. No data. The Carter MSS. says that all the sons except Harris removed to the southern counties. I find traces of a Merry Carter, Josiah Carter, and John Carter in several of the southern counties, who finally settled in Bedford County, and doubtless were the sons of John Carter of Stafford. [S48] Ancestry Link, https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/6493038/person/-519698414/facts. John Carter 1708-1782 Birth 1708, King Queen, Virginia Death 1782, Stafford, Virginia Spouse & Children Susannah Payne, 1710-1745 Richard Carter, 1728- William Merriman Carter, 1730-1818 Josiah Carter, 1732- Anne Carter, 1734- Spouse Mary Butler, 1715- [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate, https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/6493038/person/-519698414/facts. Virginia, Marriages, 1660-1800 View Record Name John Carter Spouse Mary Butler Marriage Date 4 Feb 1745 Marriage Location Stafford County, Virginia Household Members Name Age Mary Butler John Carter