Husband Robert Melton
Born: 1825-1826 - Appling County, GA
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Died: 6 Apr 1879 - Columbia County, FL
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Father: Algernon Solomon Richard Milton 219
Mother: Jane Hardin
Marriage: 1851 - Columbia County, FL
Wife Sarah Ann Brannen
Born: 1837 - Georgia
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1 M Solomon Robert Milton
Born: 3 Jan 1859 - Columbia County, Florida 58
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Died: 2 Mar 1918 - Benton, Columbia County, FL 59
Buried: - Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Benton, Columbia County, Florida
Spouse: Louisa Kirkland 220
Marr: 1 Oct 1879 - Columbia County, FL 58. (Death of Spouse)
Spouse: Mae B.
Marr: Abt 1904 60
General Notes: Husband - Robert Melton
Robt Melton Info shared from FindAGrave member Judy Annis : Francis Brassard, "United States, Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914" Descendants of James Carter of Lancaster PURDOM, THOMAS, JR. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44692936/egbert_hilliard-bridges: accessed December 11, 2025), memorial page for Egbert Hilliard "Edgar" Bridges (10 Dec 1853\endash 5 Sep 1928), Find a Grave Memorial ID 44692936, citing Sunset Hill Cemetery, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Walter Dunn (contributor 46835578).
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44692979/eliza_virginia-bridges: accessed December 11, 2025), memorial page for Eliza Virginia Carter Bridges (8 Jun 1861\endash 25 Aug 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 44692979, citing Sunset Hill Cemetery, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Walter Dunn (contributor 46835578).
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75087126/rossie_lamar-carter: accessed June 16, 2025), memorial page for Rossie Lamar "Bill" Carter (18 Feb 1909\endash 23 Sep 1986), Find a Grave Memorial ID 75087126, citing Oakdale Cemetery, DeLand, Volusia County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Connie Wilkerson (contributor 47411234).
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75087125/margaret_elease_stone-carter: accessed June 16, 2025), memorial page for Margaret Elease Stone Brinson Carter (27 Nov 1922\endash 13 Jul 1978), Find a Grave Memorial ID 75087125, citing Oakdale Cemetery, DeLand, Volusia County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Connie Wilkerson (contributor 47411234).
United States Census, 1870
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Robt Melton
Sarah Melton
Hugh Melton
Eliza Melton
John Melton
Solomon Melton
Wm Melton
General Melton
Foster Melton
James Melton
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"United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MNZM-DZ5 : accessed 16 Jul 2013), Robert Melton, 1880
Husband James Mathis
Born: 4 Jul 1840 - Lowndes Co., GA
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Died: 29 Jun 1920 - Bacon County, Georgia,
Buried: - Empire Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Lakeland, Lanier, County, Georgia
Father: John Mathis
Mother: Jemima Lee
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General Notes: Husband - James Mathis
Born Lowndes Ancestry DC states born Clinch but Clinch not created at that time; wife Martha Brantley as also listed Hux v 3 p 201.
Zilpha was b 1850 died between 1870-80 as wife 1870 and Martha as wife in 1880. Martha Ann Brantley b 1847 dau of Abram Brantley and Mary E Hux v 5 p 45- her parents buried at Good Hope Bapt Ch Cem.
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Excerpt from POTW Vol 3:
MATHIS, JOHN, Jr. 1802-1875 CLINCH
John Mathis, who for a time signed his name as John Mathis, Jr., was a son of Edmund and Unity Mathis (see Vol. I), and was born in Bulloch County in 1802. He moved to this section with his parents, and was married in 1827 to Jemima, born 1807 in Georgia, daughter of Joshua Lee (Vol. II). To them were born nine children, viz:
1. Joshua b. 1828, m. Rachel Touchton, dau of Wm. and Sarah.
2. Unity b. 1832, m. John L. Courson (q. v.).
3. Nancy b. 1830, m. E. M. (miles) Harnage.
4. John b. 1834, m. Julia Ann----- . Moved to Fla.
5. Zachariah b. 1836, never m. Killed in C. S. Army.
6. Sarah b: 1838, m. James Clemmons, son of Wm. E.
7. James b. 1840, m. 1st. Zilpha Joyce; 2nd. Martha Brantley.
8. Ezekiel b. 1844, m. Sarah Bennett, dau. of Felix.
9. Martha R. b. 1847, never m.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124762241/james-mathis: accessed December 11, 2025), memorial page for James Mathis (4 Jul 1840\endash 29 Jun 1920), Find a Grave Memorial ID 124762241, citing Empire Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Lakeland, Lanier County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by ? Charlene Zeigler Taylor ? (contributor 47465537).
Husband Francis D. Brassard 163
Born: 1821 163
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Died: 6 Sep 1852 - Bradford County, Florida 163
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Marriage: 23 Aug 1843 - St Johns County, Florida 221
Marr. Status: Death of Spouse
Wife Mary Ann Elizabeth Pearce 163
Born: 1828-1829 - St Augustine (St Johns) FL 222
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Died: 10 Mar 1889
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Father: Thomas L. Pierce
Mother: Eleanor Susan Brown
Other Spouse: Daniel Melton 217 - Abt 1863
Children
1 F Susan Elizabeth Brassard 163
Born: 12 Aug 1852 - South Carolina 223
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Died: 31 Mar 1922 223
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General Notes: Husband - Francis D. Brassard
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Husband James Brent
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Husband James Carter
Born: 25 Dec 1684 62
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Died: 24 Oct 1743 62
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Father: Captain Thomas Carter Sr.
Mother: Catharine Dale
Marriage: 12 Aug 1724 62
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and Stafford Counties, Va.
James Carter, eighth son of Capt. Thomas and Catharine Dale
Carter, was born at "Barford", Lancaster county, on "Christmas
Day, 1684, it being a Thursday at 2 in y" :Morn^ & was Christn^
at Home on Sunday. M'. Jno: Edwards, ^.P. Tho : Wilkes &
M". Edwards standing as Godpar'^"
James Carter was married twice, first on Oct. 3, 1715, to Han-
nah Xeale, daughter of Daniel Xeale, presumably of the North-
umberland family.
"M^. Hannah Carter Deparf^ this life on 9th Octo., 1722, and
left a sorrowful Husband and 4 tender Children Tho. Dan\\ Presly,
and Hannah.*' On Aug. 12, 1724, the "sorrowful Husband" con-
soled himself with another bride in the person of Mary, daughter
of Hugh Brent, of Lancaster. They removed to Stafford county,
where "^Mr. James Carter, of Stafford" had the following grants
of land in that county: 393 acres, Feb. 5. 1725 ; 1.137 acres Sept.
26, 1726 \emdash his brother Joseph, of Lancaster, was a half owner in
this, but later sold out to James; 188 acres, April 19, 1728; 549
acres in King George county, Oct. 18, 1727; and 605 acres in
Prince William county above the Falls of the Potomac, adjoining
land of the said Carter, June 13, I73i- Thus he owned about
twenty-nine hundred acres, besides what he may have had from
private parties. The mutilated condition of the Stafford records
makes it impossible to obtain very full data of this branch of the
family.
The Overwharton Register says that James Carter, "an honest,
good man," died Oct. 24, 1743. The will book for this period is
missing, but the old order books show during the next ten years
numerous mention of Charles Brent as executor of "Mr. James
Carter, Deed" and also guardian of his younger children. From
the old Carter Prayer Book and the Overwharton Register we
find that James Carter had issue as follows :
GENEALOGY OF THE CARTER FAMILY 321
First ^vlarriage.
1. Thomas Carter, no other data. . ' - - -
2. Daniel Carter, no other data. • - ¦ '
3. Hannah Carter, no other data.
4. Presley Carter, no other data. ' - - ¦
Second marriage.
5. Joseph Carter, born in 1725. probably in Lancaster at his
grandfather Brent's in accordance with a custom of those days.
6. John Carter, born May 7, 1727. in Stafford.
7. James Carter, born vlar. 31, 1729, in Stafford.
8. William Caner. born Jan. 11, 1731. in Stafford (twin).
9. George Carter, born Jan. 11, 1731. in Stafford (twin).
10. Catharine Carter, born April i, 1735, in Staft'ord.
11. Hugh Carter, born Xov. 8, 1740, in Stafford.
12. Charles Carter, born Oct. 10, 1743, in Stafford.
5. Joseph Carter, eldest son of James and Mary Brent Carter,
with his brothers, John and George Carter, heirs of James Carter,
Dec'd had a grant on Sept. 4, 1747. for 1,137 acres of land
formerly granted to their father and his brother Joseph Carter,
of Lancaster county. He is mentioned in the will of his brother
William Carter probated in Stafford in 1761, and does not appear
again in the Stafford records. The census of 1785 mentions a
Joseph Carter, of Stafford, head of a family of three.
He may have been the Joseph Carter, ancestor of the Carters
of Bath and Morgan counties, Kentucky. They have a tradition
that their ancestor, Joseph Carter was a soldier in the Revolu-
tion, and after that emigrated to Kentucky, and settled on a farm
in Bath county. This Joseph Carter had a son. Dr. Benjamin
Carter, of Bath county, and a son Joseph, who was 14 years old
when they removed to Kentucky. Joseph, Jr., married Betsy
Scott, said to have been a daughter of Rev. John Scott, of Prince
William county, 'a., son of Rev. James Scott of same county,
who was a brother of Rev. Alex. Scott, of Stafford \emdash all distin-
guished ministers of the Episcopal Church in 'irginia prior to
the Revolution. Rev. James Scott was also an ancestor of the
well-known families of Bullitt and Blackfiurn. of Kentucky, and
Wa-hingtcn, of Jeff'erson county, V'a.
322 GEXEALOGV OF THE CARTER FAMILY
Joseph Carter, Jr., represented Morgan county, Ky., in the
State Legislature in 1S44. He had issue: Asa, Cynthia, Benj. F.,
Dr. Willis Green, Winifred, Polly, Margaret, and Frances.
6. JoHx Carter, born Alay 7, 1727, in Stafford, died in thai
county in 1790. In addition to being a planter, he was a "House
Joyner" by trade, as in his day it was the rule that every boy
should be apprenticed to learn some trade, unless he was heir to
a very great fortune. June 12. 1759, Thomas Thacker, orphan of
Thomas Thacker, of King George county, apprenticed himself to
John Carter, "Joyner," of Stattord, binding liirnself not to "play
at cards, or dice or arfy dther unlawful games." John "Career was
married circa. i75o-"5i to Leanna . . The Overwharton Reg-
ister records the birth of two of their sons, but they had other
children: one, probably a daughter, was at home with them in
1785. They were:
13. James Carter, born Ju'y 17, 1751. died in 1793.
14. John Carter, Jr., born, June i, 1754, died in 1791.
In June, 1790, William Edwards gave security as executor of
the estate of John Carter, Sr., and in Sept. of same year was
summoned by the court to settle the estates of John and Leanna
Carter, Dec'd.
13. James Carter, was the head of a family of seven in tlic
census of 1785. Dec. 4, 1785. James Carter and wife ]\\Ialinda, of
Overwharton parish, Stafford, made a deed for 62 acres to Chas.
Porter; and in July, 1792. they acknowledged a bill of sale to
Edw. Xorman. James Carter had a judgment against Wm.
Sharpe at the March court in 1793. -"^n old index volume shows
that his inventory of estate was recorded in 1793. They probably
were the parents of John Carter, who on April 4, 1803, had an
assignment of a lease from Wm. Edwards, his grandfather. Jolm
Carter's executor. Xov. 27, 1807, this John Carter, of Staft'ord.
gave a deed of trust on four beds and furniture, a mahogany
dining table, "beaufet," desk, bookcase, candle stand, drcs.-in::
table, looking glass, walnut table, a dozen v.indsor chairs, eleven
silver spoons, and a parcel of earth.en and china ware. kitcl:cr.
GEXEALOGV OF THE CARTER FAMILY ^2^
utensils, etc., at liis liome in the town of Woodstock, Stafford
county.
14. JoHx Carter, Jr., born June i, 1754. died a year after his
father, leaving six children under 21 years of age. In March,
1792, Joseph Reddish, guardian of Wrenn Carter, Robert Carter,
Hannah Carter. Xancy Carter, Hugh Carter, and Thomas Carter,
orphans of John Carter, brought suit against \\Vm. Edwards, ex-
ecutor of John Carter, Sr.. their grandfather.
Sept. 17, 1799. Wrenn Carter, '"House Joiner" of Prince Wil-
liam county, sold his right and title to two negro girls, which he
brought suit that day to recover from his brother Thomas Car-
ter, who was a non-resident of the State. Which slaves were al-
loted to the said Thomas Carter as his proportion of "our De-
ceased father John Carter's estate allotted by the Commissioners
appointed by the Court of Stafford county, subjected to the sum
of £13 .4 .4d., which sum I have accoumed for and paid my father's
other legatees."
7. James Carter, third son of James and ]\\Iary Brent Carter,
seems to have inherited his father's plantation of 509 acres in
King George county, and does not appear in the Stafford records
after the settlement of his father's estate, except in the Over-
wharton Register, which states that Catharine, daughter of James
and Rachel Carter was born April 21, 1754.
In 1758 James and Rachel Carter leased to George Strother a
hundred acres of their land in King George county, and a year
later released him from the same. They probably were the parents
of sons, James and Lewis Carter, of King George county. Nov.
II, 1782, James Carter, of King George county, purchased from
Xehemiah and Sarah Rosdel a hundred acres of land in Orange
county, and on Oct. 24, 1809, James Carter and wife Frances, of
King George, sold the same land to brother Lewis Carter, of
King George.
8. William Carter, born 173 1, m.arried and died in Stafford.
His will probated Dec. 22, 1761, names wife Catliarine. and bro-
thers Joseph and John Carter, all of Stafford. Xo children men-
tioned.
324 GEXEALOGY of THE CARTER FAMILY
9. George Carter, the twin brother of William, inherited a
third of the 1,137 acres mentioned before, and settled in Staitord.
In 1777, George Carter, of Stafford, paid \\Vm. Green, of Cul-
peper, £700 for an improved plantation of 184 acres in Culpeper.
and Sept. 14, 1778, George Carter and wife Sally, of StaiTord,
sold the same to Henry Field and Leonard Barnes. The census
of 1785 does not name George Carter among the heads of families
in Stafford. The old general index shows that a Geo. Carter
died in 1813.
10. C.\\th.\\rixe Carter, only daughter of James Carter and
his second wife, was married Xov. 2^, 1755, to William Davis.
Xo other data.
11. Hugh Carter, born Nov. 8, 1740, was evidently named
for his grandfather Brent. Aug. 15, 1769, Hugh Carter, of Pr.
William county, deeded to William Davis, a sorrel horse and
feather bed. This Wm. Davis may have been Carter's brother-
in-law. X'o other data of Hugh Carter.
12. Charles Carter, youngest son of James and Alary Carter,
of Stafford, probably was the Charles Carter, who died in Cul-
peper in 1781 \emdash inventory of his estate recorded Dec. 29, 1781.
amounted to £138.25.. and included besides a good lot of furni-
ture, a dozen pieces of china, and six "whole books" and some
pieces. The furnishings of his home indicated that he had a fam-
ily. He may have been the father of Charles Carter, who mar-
ried Susannah Tapp, in Culpeper, Dec. 28, 1797; ]^Iary Carter.
who married Daniel Zimmerman, Feb. 6, 1794; and of Sallie Car-
ter, married Elliott Herndon, Dec. 10. 1791. A granddaugliter
of Joseph Carter, of Spotsylvania, in a letter written in 1789 men-
tions the above named Sally and Polly Carter, and speaks of them
as cousins. Says that Elliot Herndon was very attentive to Sal-
lie.
Husband Thomas Purdom Jr.
Born: 7 Jan 1823 - Wayne County, GA 28
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Father: Thomas Purdom
Mother: Mary Ann Dennison 4
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Wife Nancy Brewton 28
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General Notes: Husband - Thomas Purdom Jr.
1823-1894
WAYNE
Thomas Purdom (Jr.) was born in Wayne county, Jan. 7, 1823, only son of Thomas and Mary Ann Purdom. He was married in Wayne, Feb. 6, 1845, to Elizabeth, daughter of James Strickland (Vol. I). She was born April 5, 1828, in Wayne County and died April 12, 1879. Eleven children were born to this marriage, viz:
I. Allen B.
2. John Thomas
3. Martha Jane
4. John Mason
5. Charles Tolbert
6. Mary Elizabeth
7. Colquitt Cabel
8. Jefferson Owen
9. Franklin Monroe
10. Mayfield Lawton
11. Issac Walton
After the death of the first wife, Mr. Purdom married Mrs. Nancy Brewton Blitch, widow of Rev. James E. Blitch and daughter of Nathan Brewton (Jr.). They had one son, viz: Rutherford Hays Purdom, born April 4, 1883, married and lived in Florida.
Mr. Purdom served in the Georgia militia the last year of the Civil War, and saw service around Atlanta. He was a member of the Baptist Church as were his wives. They were buried in the family cemetery on the old Purdom home-place near Hortense, Wayne County.
Husband Edgar Hilliard Bridges
Born: 10 Dec 1853 - Coweta County, Georgia
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Died: 5 Sep 1928 - Lake Park, Lowndes County, Georgia
Buried: - Sunset Hill Cemetery, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia
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Wife Eliza Virginia Carter
Born: 8 Jun 1861 - Echols County, Georgia
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Died: 25 Aug 1942 - Quitman, Brooks County, Georgia, USA
Buried: - Sunset Hill Cemetery, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia
Father: Isham T. Carter
Mother: Susannah E. Fletcher
Children
General Notes: Husband - Edgar Hilliard Bridges
General Notes: Wife - Eliza Virginia Carter
Husband Rossie Lamar Carter
AKA: Bill
Born: 18 Feb 1909 - Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia
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Died: 23 Sep 1986 - Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida
Buried: - Oakdale Cemetery, Deland, Volusia County, Florida
Father: Alfred Washington Carter
Mother: Lola I. Hughes
Marriage: 1945
Wife Margaret Elease Brinson
Born: 27 Nov 1922 - Georgia
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Died: 13 Jul 1978 - Palmetto, Manatee County, Florida
Buried: - Oakdale Cemetery, Deland, Volusia County, Florida
Children
General Notes: Husband - Rossie Lamar Carter
General Notes: Wife - Margaret Elease Brinson
Husband Mills Murphee Brinson
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Wife Sarah H. E. Hines
Born: 18 Feb 1816
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Father: William Hines
Mother: Eliza
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Husband John Carter
Born: 1854
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Father: Jesse Carter
Mother: Susan Lightsey
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Wife Louisa Brogdon
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