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Giles of Povall Carter[1, 2]

Male 1736 - 1785  (49 years)


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  • Name Giles of Povall Carter 
    Born 1736  Henrico Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 7 Mar 1785  Probate - Prince William Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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."
    Person ID I70403  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
    Last Modified 18 Nov 2017 

    Father Povall Carter,   b. 1710, Cumberland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1761, Prince Edward Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Mother Amy/Amey Porter,   b. Abt 1710,   d. 19 Feb 1800, Prince Edward Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 90 years) 
    Married 1727  Goochland Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F518495090  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 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) 
    Children 
     1. Mary Carter,   b. Aft 1765, Prince William Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Elizabeth Carter,   b. Aft 1767, Prince William Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. David Carter,   b. 1767, Prince William Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1815, Probate - Prince William Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
    +4. Sarah 'Sally' Carter,   b. Aft 1760, Prince William Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1847  (Age ~ 86 years)
    +5. William Carter,   b. 1790, Prince William Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1810, Prince William Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
     6. John [Smith] Carter,   b. 1773, Prince William Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1852, Henrico Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    +7. Obadiah Carter,   b. 1775, Prince William Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Matt [Martha/Mattie] Carter,   b. Aft 1779, Prince William Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Robert Carter,   b. Aft 1786, Prince William Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +10. Samuel Smith Carter,   b. 27 Nov 1789, Prince William Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1852, Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2017 
    Family ID F518495877  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
    1787 Tax List Henrico Co., Virginia and Richmond City: Giles Carter, Michael Turpin....
    1787 Tax List Henrico Co., Virginia and Richmond City: Giles Carter, Michael Turpin....
    1787-Tax-List.pdf
    Court Record Povall Carter, Amey, his wife, Executor Giles Carter; Bowler Cocke, recommended for Sherriff;
    Court Record Povall Carter, Amey, his wife, Executor Giles Carter; Bowler Cocke, recommended for Sherriff;
    13950 Povall& Amey.jpg
    Povall Carter and Obadiah Smith Matter
    Povall Carter and Obadiah Smith Matter
    70402-4&547451472Povall-Smith-2.jpg
    Povall Carter and Obadiah Smith Matter
    Povall Carter and Obadiah Smith Matter
    70402-4&547451472Povall-Smith.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S48] Ancestry Link, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/56958186/person/42016306759.
      Giles, s/o Povall Carter, m. Mary Smith, d/o Obediah Smith
      Paul Jesperson Ancestry Tree from Mike Terry FTDNA
      http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/56958186/person/42016306759.
      From: Paul Jespersen
      To: "Giles_Carter@yahoogroups.com"
      Sent: Sunday, June 9, 2013 3:29 PM
      Subject: Re: [Giles_Carter] Hi Paul
      Hi Mike and all,
      Jespersen is Danish. Yes, that's me in Austin, and could have been me in Germany as I used to travel there a lot.
      I remember having exchanged emails some years back.
      My wife is the Carter descendant. Her line is:
      0 Giles Carter 1634 ENG d 12 Feb 1701 Turkey Island, Henrico Co VA
      + Hannah ??
      1 Giles Carter b 1682 Henrico Co VA d ca 1760 Halifax Co NC
      + Mary Povall b 1678 Herico Co VA d 1750 Granville Co NC
      2 Povall Carter b 1705 Henrico Co VA d 1761 Cumberland Co VA
      + Amey Porter b VA d 15 Sep 1800 Prince Ed. Co VA
      3 Giles Carter b 1736 Henrico Co VA
      + Martha Smith b 1750 (dau of Obadiah Smith)
      4 Samuel Smith Carter b 27 Nov 1789 VA d 13 Apr 1832 Henrico Co VA
      + Ann Heisler (widow of Douglas) 1785 1870
      5 Gustavus Giles Carter b 27 May 1826 d 05 Feb 1908
      + Edmonia Burton Redd b 18 Dec 1835 Henrico Co VA d 26 Jan 1861 Henrico Co VA
      + Emily Dill Bosher b 1843 d 1943
      6 Albert Gustavus Carter b 12 Jun 1859 Henrico Co VA d 22 Mar 1943 Hastings, St Johns Co FL
      + Susan Margaret Jordan b 22 Mar 1867 Barberville, Putnam Co FL d Hastings, St Johns Co FL
      7 Mabel Lee Carter 1887 1969
      + Henry E. Davis 1981 1958
      8 Lucy Edmonia Davis 1913 2000
      + Speers Gordon Ponder 1906 1985
      Sources:
      http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/35288557/person/20445130136 Owner mcarter5551
      Carter Family Treez1

      Mabel Lee Carter - Giles Carter Line Owner: Paul Jespersen
      http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/56958186/person/42016306759
      http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=25160994.
      John Carter 1773 1855
      http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=50593011.
      Gustavus Giles Carter 1828 1908
      http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=25198319.
      Samuel Smith Carter 1783 1852
      http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=25161184.
      Abraham Douglass Carter d 16 Mar 1853


    2. [S40] Will, Povall.
      Giles is Executor in his father's will; he is an elder son