Samuel Carter

1740 - 1818  (78 years)

• Name	Samuel Carter
  	On April 26, 1776 Samuel Carter enlisted in the Revolutionary War for 2 1/2 years. He served in the 5th Regiment, Williams Company and in the 2nd North Carolina Battalion commanded by Colonel John Patten. Samuel made Corporal in November of 1777 and was discharged October 16, 1778. He fought in the Battle of White Plains, New York and was wounded in the battle at Germantown, Pennsylvania. There is a strong possibility that he was at Valley Forge. He was granted 228 acres of land in Montgomery County (present day Stanly County) for thirty months service. Samuel's land was on the Cloverfork Creek between Albemarle and Palestine. (Above info taken from the Stanly County Heritage Book, page 189)
  Born	1740	Somerset County, Maryland
  Gender	Male
  Died	1818	Montgomery County, N. Carolina
  Buried	Mountain Creek Cemetery, Albermarle, Stanly County, NC
  Person ID	I23857	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family	Letitia Morgan,   b. 1745, Somerset County, Maryland ,   d. 1840, Montgomery County, N. Carolina  (Age 95 years)
  Children	+ 1. Clement Carter,   b. 1770, Anson County, North Carolina ,   d. 16 Apr 1827, Montgomery County, North Carolina  (Age 57 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2023
  Family ID	F9111	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84793185/samuel-carter. Samuel Carter Birth: 1740, Somerset County, Maryland Death: 1818 (aged 77?78), Montgomery County, NC Burial: Mountain Creek Cemetery Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina Letitia Morgan Carter Birth: 1745, Virginia Death: 1840 (aged 94?95), Montgomery County, NC Burial: Mountain Creek Cemetery Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina