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Est 1705 - Yes, date unknown
Generation: 1
1. | Henry Blagrave was born Est 1705, Caroline Co., Virginia; died Yes, date unknown, Lunenburg Co., Colonial Virginia. Henry married Mary Knewstep. Mary was born Aby 1705, Caroline Co., Virginia; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Mary Blagrave was born Abt 1746, Caroline County, Virginia; died Bef 1777, Halifax Co., Virginia.
- 3. Henry Blagrave, II was born 1736, Caroline Co., Virginia; died 1809, Mercer Co., Kentucky.
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Generation: 2
2. | Mary Blagrave (1.Henry1) was born Abt 1746, Caroline County, Virginia; died Bef 1777, Halifax Co., Virginia. Notes:
Chancery Notes: mfe - Mary Blagrave married John Cook and produced issue, Unity, Henry, Nancy and Edmund. After her death, John Cook married Elizabeth Walthall and produced more heirs. Henry Blagrave, Mary's father, exchanged with Henry Cook [his grandson], 4 Negroes of his Legacy from Henry Cook [his grandfather] due him for 400 acres to Henry as his Mother's part. Elizabeth Walthall Cook brings suit for her children who are also heirs of Henry Cook, as she knows Henry has received the acreage.
From Lunenburg County, Virginia Deed Book 13, 1777-1784, abstracted by June Banks Evans, Bryn Ffyliaid Publications, New Orleans, LA, 1991, pages 79-80:
Page 406, 24 Nov. 1781. HENRY BLAGRAVE [V] and wife ELIZABETH to Henry Cook, all of Lunenburg Co., exchange of said Cook's part of 4 negroes in estate of HENRY BLAGRAVE [IV] decd., for 400 acres in Lunenburg Co. on west side of Meherring, adjoining Wm. Glen, Sylvanus Walker, Edwd. Jordan's former lines on path from Juniper Creek to where said Cook lives, new line eastward to branch. Signed: HENRY BLAGRAVE, ELIZABETH BLAGRAVE. Witnesses: Nath. Dacus, Bryan Lester jr., William Glenn. Recorded: 13 Dec. 1781. ELIZABETH, wife of BLAGRAVE, relinquished dower right.
Mary married John [VA] Cook, Jr. 1759, Lunenburg Co., Virginia. John (son of Harmon Cook, Jr. and Susannah Ramsey) was born Abt 1792, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 4. Henry [VA] Cook was born 15 May 1760, Lunenburg Co., Virginia ; died 10 Jun 1833, Williamson Co., Tennessee .
- 5. Edmund [VA] Cook was born Est 1763, Lunenburg County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
- 6. Unity [VA] Cook was born Abt 1771, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 8 Sep 1809, Franklin Co., Williamson, Tennessee.
- 7. Nancy Cook was born Est 1773, Lunenburg County, Virginia; died Bef 1808, Prob. Halifax Co., Virginia.
- 8. Major Philip to GA Cook was born 1775, Fairfield County, South Carolina; died 7 Nov 1841, Twiggs County, Georgia; was buried , Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia.
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3. | Henry Blagrave, II (1.Henry1) was born 1736, Caroline Co., Virginia; died 1809, Mercer Co., Kentucky. Notes:
From The Virginia Genealogist, Volume 19, page 37 (?British Mercantile Claims?):
Claims of William Cunningham & Company, Petersburg Store:
HENRY BLAGRAVE. £3.18.1½. Died about 1780 or 1781, very able, and his son HENRY BLAGRAVE administered on estate and removed in 1792 to Kentucky or Tennessee.
Henry married Elizabeth Stokes. Elizabeth was born Abt 1738, Caroline Co., Virginia; died Feb 1797, Mercer Co., Kentucky. [Group Sheet]
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Generation: 3
4. | Henry [VA] Cook (2.Mary2, 1.Henry1) was born 15 May 1760, Lunenburg Co., Virginia ; died 10 Jun 1833, Williamson Co., Tennessee . Notes:
From Lunenburg County, Virginia, Deed Book 14, page 17:
Page 75, 27 April 1784. HENRY BLAGRAVE and wife ELIZABETH, Aaron Hutchings and wife Nancy, MARY BLAGRAVE (widow/relict of HENRY BLAGRAVE, decd.) to William Cowan, all of Lunenburg Co., £1,800, 1,200 acres in Lunenburg Co., up branch from Meherrin, adjoining Henry Cook, Wm. Glen, John Glen, James Shelburne, Bryant Lester, Juniper Creek, Hutchins, Henry Pamplin, Lyles's Creek, Nat Dacus. Signed: HENRY BLAGRAVE, ELIZABETH BLAGRAVE, Aaron Hutchings, and Nancy Hutchings. Witnesses: Geo. Craghead, Anthony Fulliloave, John Pamplin, TABBITHA BLAGRAVE, and SARAH BLAGRAVE. Recorded: 8 July 1784.
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6. | Unity [VA] Cook (2.Mary2, 1.Henry1) was born Abt 1771, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 8 Sep 1809, Franklin Co., Williamson, Tennessee. Notes:
Henry Cook Carter, s/o Robert Carter and Unity Cook named for his mother's maiden name as custom of the time.
Unity married Major Robert W. of Halifax 'Bobby' Carter, Esquire 26 Oct 1792, Halifax County, Virginia (MB1/25). Robert (son of Captain John C. dna Carter and Mary Michaux Cunningham) was born 22 Dec 1770, Halifax Co., Virginia Colony; died 9 Sep 1839, William Co., Tennessee; was buried , Franklin City Cemetery Franklin, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 9. 'Sally', Sarah Venable Carter was born Abt 1793, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 6 Nov 1843, Williamson Co., Tennessee.
- 10. John Blagrave/Blagrove Carter was born 10 Nov 1797, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 28 Dec 1847, New Orleans, Louisiana; was buried , Girod Street Cemetery New Orleans, Louisiana .
- 11. Robert Michaux Carter was born 1799, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 12 Aug 1831.
- 12. Mary 'Polly' Carter was born 22 Dec 1800, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 3 Jan 1875, Davidson Co., Tennessee; was buried , Mount Olivet Cemetery Nashville, Tennessee .
- 13. Samuel Jefferson Carter was born 3 Jan 1802, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 30 Mar 1873, Lauderdale County, Tennessee; was buried , Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.
- 14. Alexander Cunningham 'A.C.' Carter was born 14 Mar 1807, Williamson, Tennessee; died 8 Sep 1884, Nashville, Tennessee; was buried , Mount Olivet Cemetery Nashville, Tennessee .
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7. | Nancy Cook (2.Mary2, 1.Henry1) was born Est 1773, Lunenburg County, Virginia; died Bef 1808, Prob. Halifax Co., Virginia. Nancy married Isaac Medley. Isaac was born Est 1775, Halifax County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
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8. | Major Philip to GA Cook (2.Mary2, 1.Henry1) was born 1775, Fairfield County, South Carolina; died 7 Nov 1841, Twiggs County, Georgia; was buried , Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia. Philip married Anne 'Nancy' Wooten Abt 1812. Anne was born 1794; died 1832, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia; was buried , Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 15. Mary Laurence/Lawrence Cook was born 22 Jul 1815, Georgia; died 17 Jul 1890, Montgomery County, Texas; was buried , Willis Cemetery Willis, Montgomery County, Texas.
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Generation: 4
9. | 'Sally', Sarah Venable Carter (6.Unity3, 2.Mary2, 1.Henry1) was born Abt 1793, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 6 Nov 1843, Williamson Co., Tennessee. Notes:
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/114339141/person/412130543791/facts
SARAH VENABLE CARTER was born 1793 and died 1843.
Married DAVID Houston GUTHRIE/Guthrey, s/o Robert Guthrie and Mary Taylor
Spouse & Children
David Houston Gutherie , I, 1796?1832
Harriet Sophia Guthrie {Orton}, 1819?
John Washington Guthrie, 1821?1823
Henry Cook Guthrie, 1821?1849
Abram M Guthrie, 1824?1898
David Houston Guthrie, II, 1826?
Sarah Cook "Sally" Guthrie, 1828?1849
Alexander Campbell "Albert" Guthrie, 1829?1902
Mary Amanda Guthrie, 1831?
'Sally', married David Houston Guthrie/Guthrey. David (son of Robert Guthrie/Guthrey and Mary Taylor) was born 19 Oct 1796, Boonsboro, Madison Co., Kentucky; died 1832, Williamson Co., Tennessee. [Group Sheet]
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10. | John Blagrave/Blagrove Carter (6.Unity3, 2.Mary2, 1.Henry1) was born 10 Nov 1797, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 28 Dec 1847, New Orleans, Louisiana; was buried , Girod Street Cemetery New Orleans, Louisiana . Notes:
JOHN BLACKGROVE was born November 10, 1797 and died, December 28, 1847. Served with GENERAL JACKSON, New Orleans, War of 1812. NO ISSUE
Name:
DAR records show "John Carter m. Elizabeth Taylor (no Issue) Served as Colonel under Gen. John Sevier and was a prominent Patriot in the Watauga Settlement. B. 1737 in Virginia d. after 1777 in Tennessee". [NOTE: He lived in Tennessee, but died in New Orleans in 1847 by suicide.] (See Docs)
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11. | Robert Michaux Carter (6.Unity3, 2.Mary2, 1.Henry1) was born 1799, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 12 Aug 1831. Notes:
ROBERT MICHAUX was born 1799 and died August 28, 1831;
served with GENERAL JACKSON, New Orleans, War of 1812;
NO ISSUE
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12. | Mary 'Polly' Carter (6.Unity3, 2.Mary2, 1.Henry1) was born 22 Dec 1800, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 3 Jan 1875, Davidson Co., Tennessee; was buried , Mount Olivet Cemetery Nashville, Tennessee . Mary married Thomas Reynolds. Thomas (son of Capt. George Reynolds and Susanna Lansford) was born Abt 1800, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 18. Virginia [Carter] Reynolds was born 1830, Davidson County, Tennessee; died 19 Apr 1890, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee; was buried , Mount Olivet Cemetery Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.
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13. | Samuel Jefferson Carter (6.Unity3, 2.Mary2, 1.Henry1) was born 3 Jan 1802, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 30 Mar 1873, Lauderdale County, Tennessee; was buried , Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. Notes:
SAMUEL JEFFERSON was born January 3, 1803 and died
March 31, 1873. He married (1) ELIZA STAGGS (2) ANNE
VAULX
SAMUEL JEFFERSON, son of ROBERT and UNITY COOK
CARTER, was born January 3, 1803 and died March 31,
1873. He married (1) ELIZA STAGGS, who was born December 10, 1810.
ISSUE: SAMUEL JEFFERSON CARTER married (2) ANNE VAULX, who was born June 18, 1818 and died August 15, 1874.
ISSUE:
1. WATSON M. b. December 16, 1826 and died May 3, 1828.
NO ISSUE
2. JORDAN B. b. November 14, 1828 and died May 12, 1843
NO ISSUE
3. ELIZA S. b. May 3, 1831 and died January 10, 1881.
She married THOMAS P. JOHNSON.
4. WARREN b. February 6, 1834 and died May 8, 1902.
NO ISSUE
5. HAYS b. August 3, 1835
NO ISSUE
6. WATKINS LEIGH b. July 211, 1836 and died June 10, 1856
NO ISSUE
7. CHARLES VAULX b. January 20, 1840, d. July 23, 1861.
NO ISSUE
8. SAMUEL J. b. December 13, 1841 d. September 18, 1842
9. LAURA O. was born August 22, 1843; married (1) CAPTAIN J.B. HOLLOWAY, U.S.A.; married (2) COLONEL EDWARD LANGFORD, late U.S. Volunteers.
10. IRENE M. b. May 29, 1846; married (1)JOHN T. MCCRORY; (2) ELISHA D. BENSON (3) T.M. MEASLES.
11. SAMUEL J. b. June 28, 1849 and d. September 9, 1893
NO ISSUE
12. WILLIAM GILES HARDING was born November 19, 1851.
He was a mounted messenger during Civil War, 1864. He
graduated from West Point Class 1873. Brigadier General in the regular army. He married IDA DAWLEY
13. ANNE C. b. May 23, 1853 and died January 27, 1901. She married DR. CHARLES TERRY.
14. FRANK C. b. April 27, 1856. He married KATE BLAIR.
15. ELLA W. b. November 16, 1858. She married W.J. HENDERSON.
16. VAULX b. August 14, 1861; married ISABEL OLCOTT MOORE.
17. MARY HAYS b. October 28, 1863 and died in infancy.
Samuel married Elizabeth 'Eliza' Staggs 5 Jan 1826, Williamson, County, Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of Felix Staggs and Sarah Hall) was born 10 Dec 1810, Tennessee; died 23 May 1831, Tennessee; was buried , Blackman Cemetery Nashville, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 19. Watson M. Carter was born 16 Jan 1826, Willismson County, Tennessee; died 3 May 1828, Willismson County, Tennessee; was buried , Burial Unknown at this time.
- 20. Jordan B. Carter was born 14 Nov 1828, Williamson Co., TN; died 12 May 1843, Nashville, Davidson Co., TN.
- 21. Elizabeth Staggs Carter was born 5 May 1831, Davidson County, Tennessee; died 10 Jan 1881, Caddo Parish, Louisiana; was buried , Unknown.
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Samuel married Anne Vaulx 27 Nov 1832, Nashville, Tennessee. Anne (daughter of William Vaulx and Mary Hays/Hayes) was born 15 Aug 1818, Davidson County, Tennessee; died 15 Aug 1874, Lauderdale County, Tennessee; was buried , Mount Olivet Cemetery, Davidson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 22. Hayes Carter was born 3 Aug 1835, Nashville, Tennessee; died 3 Aug 1835, Nashville, Tennessee; was buried , Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee.
- 23. Watkins Leigh Carter was born 11 Jul 1836, Tennessee; died 10 Jun 1856, Tennessee; was buried , Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee.
- 24. Charles Vaulx Carter was born 20 Jan 1840, Tennessee; died 23 Jul 1860, Detroit, Michigan; was buried , Mount Olivet Cemetery, Davidson County, Tennessee.
- 25. Laura O. Carter was born 22 Aug 1843, Nashville, Tennessee; died 10 Jul 1930, Columbia County, New York; was buried , Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee.
- 26. Irene C. Carter was born 29 May 1847, Davidson Co., Tennessee; died 16 Feb 1917, Lawrence Co., Tennessee; was buried , Poplar Grove Cemetery, Henning, Lauderdale Co., Tennessee.
- 27. Samuel Jefferson Carter, Jr. was born 29 Jun 1849, Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee; died 9 Sep 1893, Kings Co., Brooklyn, New York; was buried , Mount Olivet Cemetery Nashville Davidson County Tennessee, Plot: Section 2, Plot 2.
- 28. General William Giles Harding Carter was born 19 Nov 1851, Nashville, Tennessee; died 24 May 1925, Washington, D.C.; was buried , Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia.
- 29. Anne Carter was born 23 May 1853; died 27 Jan 1901, New York.
- 30. Frank Cook Carter was born 27 Apr 1856, Nashville, Tennessee; died 21 Jan 1944, Lauderdale County, Tennessee; was buried , Maplewood Cemetery, Lauderdale County, Tennessee.
- 31. Vaulx Carter was born 14 Aug 1861, Tennessee; died Yes, date unknown.
- 32. Mary Hays Carter was born 28 Oct 1863; died 1 Apr 1864; was buried , Mount Olivet Cemetery Nashville, Tennessee.
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14. | Alexander Cunningham 'A.C.' Carter (6.Unity3, 2.Mary2, 1.Henry1) was born 14 Mar 1807, Williamson, Tennessee; died 8 Sep 1884, Nashville, Tennessee; was buried , Mount Olivet Cemetery Nashville, Tennessee . Notes:
ALEXANDER CUNNINGHAM CARTER was born March 14, 1807 and died September 8, 1884. He married MILDRED STAGGS
Alexander married Mildred A. 'Milly" Staggs 6 Nov 1838, Davidson, Tennessee. Mildred (daughter of Felix Staggs and Sarah Hall) was born 6 Dec 1812, Sumner Co., Tennessee; died 17 Jan 1891, Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee; was buried , Mount Olivet Cemetery Nashville, Tennessee . [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 33. Medora Carter was born 18 Aug 1839, Franklin, Tennessee; died 1 Feb 1865, Nashville, Tennessee; was buried , Mount Olivet Cemetery Nashville, Tennessee.
- 34. Robert Alexander Carter was born 8 May 1846; died 19 Jul 1875; was buried , Mount Olivet Cemetery Nashville, Tennessee.
- 35. John Jordan Carter was born 6 Dec 1848; died 23 Nov 1898, San Francisco, California; was buried , Mount Olive Cemetery Nashville, Tennessee .
- 36. Ellen Cook Carter was born 6 Mar 1854, Nashville, Tennessee; died 5 Jan 1938, Brentwood, Tennessee; was buried , Mount Olivet Cemetery Nashville, Tennessee.
- 37. Henry Felix Carter was born 7 May 1857, Tennessee; died 23 Jan 1895, Davidson Co., Tennessee; was buried , Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Davidson Co., Tennessee.
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15. | Mary Laurence/Lawrence Cook (8.Philip3, 2.Mary2, 1.Henry1) was born 22 Jul 1815, Georgia; died 17 Jul 1890, Montgomery County, Texas; was buried , Willis Cemetery Willis, Montgomery County, Texas. Mary married Creed Taylor Woodson 2 Dec 1829, Cumberland Co., Virginia . Creed (son of Living and Lucy Michaux) was born 11 Sep 1801; died 7 Feb 1857, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia; was buried , Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 38. Martha 'Mattie' Cook Woodson was born 4 Feb 1845, Houston County, Georgia; died 1 Jun 1927, Hourton, Harris County, TX; was buried , Glenwood Cemetery Houston, Harris County, Texas.
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