Husband Joseph Carter
Born: Abt 1697
Christened:
Died: Apr 1751 - Spottsylvania County, Virginia
Buried:
Father: Thomas Carter Jr.
Mother: Arabella Williamson
Marriage: Abt 1718
Wife Catherine Stevens
Born:
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Father: James Stevens
Mother:
Children
1 M Thomas Carter
Born: 8 May 1720
Christened:
Died: 1738
Buried:
2 F Mary Elizabeth Carter 111
Born: 2 Dec 1721 273
Christened:
Died: After 1770 274
Buried:
Spouse: James Davis
Marr: 25 Dec 1738 111
3 M Edward Dale Carter 111
Born: 2 Jun 1723 111
Christened:
Died: Bef 1750 111
Buried:
4 M John Carter
Born: 8 Jun 1725 111
Christened:
Died: After 1793 - Orange County, VA
Buried:
Spouse: Susannah
5 M George Carter 111
Born: 18 Dec 1728 - Isle Of Wight Co, VA 111
Christened:
Died:
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6 F Elizabeth Carter 111
Born: 20 Sep 1731 111
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Died:
Buried:
7 M Joseph Carter
Born: 3 May 1733 272
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Died:
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8 F Catharine Carter
Born: 3 May 1733 272
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Died:
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9 M Robert Carter
Born: 22 Aug 1735 272
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Events
• Property: Bertie County, NC.
General Notes: Husband - Joseph Carter
Joseph Carter, second son of Thomas and Arabella Williamson
Carter, born in 1696-1697, at "Barford,"' Lancaster, died in
April, 175 1, in Spotsylvania. He received from his father a
negro named Robin and a share in the residuary estate, both real
and personal. He lived in his native county until 1738, when
he removed to Spotsylvania, where he had a grant of 215 acres
of land, to which he added 89 acres in 1739, c>ne hundred acres
in 1749, another hundred in 1749 and a hundred and ninety in
1750.
From 1724-1725 until 1738 Jos. Carter was iobacco Inspector
at the port of Corotoman ; and from correspondence relative to
the manner in which he performed his duty, we get the only
insight we have of his character, from which we may draw
the conclusion that he was a man who had a strength of char-
acter and purpose sufficient to do his duty as he saw it, even
in the face of strong opposition and unpopularity.
From as early as 1619, X'irginia had from time to time passed
laws looking to the improvement in the quality of tobacco grown.
These provided for an inspection of tobacco shipped from every
port, and any that failed to come up to the quality of the lowest
grade acceptable to the English merchants, was to be burned on
the spot. There was always a great deal of trouble to get inspectors
who would do their duty in the matter and not be governed by
feelings of friendship for their neighbors and relatives. When
one did what he thought was right there was always a great
cry that he was partial to some and vented a private spite toward
others. Joseph Carter was accused of an overbearing temper,
partiality, and injustice toward many. Colonel Edwin Conway
was the spokesman of this faction and several of his letters
to the Governor have been preserved. The trouble began about
1727 and by 1732 was widespread, as the greatly inferior crops
I GEXEAL'OGY OF THE CARTER FA:JILV
of those years made it necessary for the inspectors to exercise
their authority more. Several letters ¦ of Colonel Conway in
1732 are very bitter, but he does not seem to have been able 10
persuade the Governor and Secretary, John Carter, that Inspector
Joseph Carter had done anything but his duty, as they held him
in the office until he removed to Spotsylvania, and then appointed
Dale Carter in his stead. In one letter Colonel Conway wrote :
"Yesterda' I presumed to write to yor Honr to inform you
how the Secretary had baffled me ''e are willing
the Secretary may Nominate whom he pleases to be in Mr.
Carter's room. Enough are willing to take the office, so that his
Honr may have great Choice and I hope we shall have no Occasion
to be troublesome anymore." At a later date he v.-rites : '"Surely
the Secretary may find a friend in Lancaster as worthy as ]\\Ir.
Carter ; if not in Lancaster, he may in Virga \emdash we think none will
do Less Justice." On the other hand such men as Mr. Richard
Lee, Mr. Edwards (the minister at Christ Church), and ]Mr.
Philip Smith, Jr., of Northumberland, wrote the Governor and
Secretary very strong letters in favor of Joseph Carter. Mr.
Smith said of him and the two inspectors associated with him :
"I consider them very honest men, and as far as I see very
careful in their office not to pass any tobacco but what was good,
and in my opinion have done equal justice to all."
In 17 19 Joseph Carter married Catharine Stevens, daughter
of James Stevens, of King and Queen county, from whom he
had a deed of gift for a negro woman, "Bet." Joseph Carter,
of St. George's parish, Spotsylvania, made his will Feb. 19, 1750,
probated May 7, 1751. Wife Catharine to have the home planra-
tion of 215 acres and two negroes; son Joseph, the Wheeler
land, a negro man, young horse and a gun called "Mary" ; son
John to have the Matthews land, negro man, young horse and
a gim called "Ye Reed" ; son George, the Brown land and thirty
acres adjoining, a negro man, choice of other three guns and
£3 current money; after death of wife, son Robert to have
the home place, choice of other two guns and £30 current
money; a negro girl to daughter, Mary Elizabeth (wife of James
Davis); £33 current money to daughter, Elizabeth; £30 cur-
154 C-EXEALOGV OF THE CARTER FAMILY
rent money to daughter, Catharine. Sons to all share alike in
his brandy still and residuary estate. Wife, son, John, and
friend, Mr. John Minor, to be executors. The appraisement of
the personal estate of "Mr. Joseph Carter" amounted to £404.2.2
and besides a lot of good household goods, included a "parcel
of books, a pair of silver buckles and four silver spoons." Catha-
rine Carter was still living in 177 1, when she made a deed to
her son, John Carter.
Joseph Carter seems to have inherited the family seal men-
tioned in the appraisement of his father, Thomas Carter, Jr.'s,
estate, as on Jan. 2. 1739. "Joseph Carter of ye Psh of St. George
in the County of Spotsylvania Planter" made a deed to his
daughter, Mary Elizabeth, and her husband, Jam.es Davis, for
two negroes, and sealed the deed with a seal showing a crest
of the Bedfordshire Carters \emdash a demi talbot out of a mural
crown, and below the crest the initials "T. C."
Joseph and Catharine Carter had issue (Bible Records) :
I, Thomas Williamson Carter, bom May 8, 1720; killed by
the accidental discharge of a gun Christmas week. 1738.
' 2. Mary Elizabeth, born Dec. 2, 1721. in King and Queen
county, married James Davis, of "Broadfield," Spotsylvania.
3. Edward Dale, born June 2, 1723, died prior to 1750.
4. John, born June 8, 1725.
5. George, born Dec. 18, 1728.
6. Elizabeth, born Sept. 20, 1731.
7. Joseph and Catharine, twins, born May 3, 1733.
8. Robert, born Aug. 12, 1735.
Husband John Lawson
Born:
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Marriage: 16 Jun 1703 62
Wife Katharine Carter
Born: 4 Apr 1686 62
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Died:
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Father: Captain Thomas Carter Sr.
Mother: Catharine Dale
Children
Husband Thomas Jefferson Corbett
Born: 4 Feb 1894 - Echols County, Georgia, USA
Christened:
Died: 4 Sep 1982 - Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina
Buried: - Carter Cemetery, Echols County, Georgia, USA
Father: Jefferson Davis Corbett
Mother: Rachel Rebecca Copeland
Marriage: 22 Oct 1916 - Echols County, Georgia
Wife Katie Irene Carter
Born: 7 May 1895 - Echols County, Georgia, USA
Christened:
Died: 30 Jan 1988 - Nashville, Nash County, North Carolina, USA
Buried: - Carter Cemetery, Echols County, Georgia, USA
Father: William Carter
Mother: Ora Lee Carter
Children
General Notes: Husband - Thomas Jefferson Corbett
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62705704/thomas_jefferson-corbett: accessed December 1, 2025), memorial page for Thomas Jefferson Corbett (5 Feb 1894\endash 4 Sep 1982), Find a Grave Memorial ID 62705704, citing Carter Cemetery, Statenville, Echols County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Beth Stafford (contributor 48834131). Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62705845/katie_irene-corbett: accessed December 1, 2025), memorial page for Katie Irene Carter Corbett (7 May 1895\endash 30 Jan 1988), Find a Grave Memorial ID 62705845, citing Carter Cemetery, Statenville, Echols County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Beth Stafford (contributor 48834131).
Name: Thomas J. Corbett The Valdosta Times, Saturday, December 22, 1906 - John D. Zeigler's Death - Tribute to an Old Citizen of Lowndes who has Gone to his Reward - Howell, Dec. 18,- Again it becomes our solemn task to chronicle the death of another one of our most aged and honored citizens. The subject of this sketch was born in South Carolina, March the 29th, 1820 and died December 14th, only lacking a few days of reaching the end of his eighty-seventh year. When quite a young man he moved to this county and married Miss Kizzie Carter, and to them were born fourteen children, all of whom are living except two. Truly a good man has gone. The writer has been in close touch with his life for thirty-two years, but he is gone leaving a large circle of children, grand and great grand children and friend to mourn their loss --- but mourn not as those without hope, for we believe that our loss is his eternal gain. He represented the county of Echols for two years in the legislature during the civil war and was a man who held the confidence and esteem of his fellow citizens. He was converted from his sins in his eighteenth year, but he and his parents could not agree, religiously and he did not join any church till in September 1874, when he joined the Primitive Baptist at Unity in Lowndes county, where he was soon ordained to the office of deacon of the church, which office he filled with honor to himself until he was prevented on account of age. He leaves twelve children, seventy-one grand children and fifty-three great grand children living. Peace to his remains. That the Great Physician may soothe our sorrow, heal our wounds and drive away our fears is the desire of one who loved him. Courtesy of Wayne & Judy Dasher, Nashville, GA. FROM PIONEERS OF WIREGRASS GEORGIA, VOL 2: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61174447/elzie_j-corbett: accessed December 22, 2024), memorial page for Elzie J. Corbett (8 Dec 1884\endash 7 Dec 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 61174447, citing Carter Cemetery, Statenville, Echols County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Delita (contributor 47315206).
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61174650/kizzie-corbett: accessed December 22, 2024), memorial page for Kizzie Carter Corbett (14 Feb 1886\endash 6 Oct 1965), Find a Grave Memorial ID 61174650, citing Carter Cemetery, Statenville, Echols County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Delita (contributor 47315206).
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71346382/kizzie-murray: accessed December 13, 2025), memorial page for Kizzie "Aunt Sweet" Carter Murray (1870\endash 20 Dec 1914), Find a Grave Memorial ID 71346382, citing Carter Cemetery, Statenville, Echols County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by HighPlainsMom (contributor 47284866).
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49029964/james_ervin-miller: accessed June 16, 2025), memorial page for James Ervin Miller (2 Jun 1871\endash 7 Jul 1960), Find a Grave Memorial ID 49029964, citing Carter Cemetery, Statenville, Echols County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by: Find a Grave.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49029979/laura-miller: accessed June 16, 2025), memorial page for Laura Carter Miller (18 Dec 1873\endash 28 Nov 1955), Find a Grave Memorial ID 49029979, citing Carter Cemetery, Statenville, Echols County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by: Find a Grave.
Name: Thomas Corbett
State: Georgia
Residence Place: North Carolina
Last Place of Residence: Nashville, Nash, North Carolina
Previous Residence Postal Code: 27856
Age: 88
Birth Date: 04 Feb 1894
Death Date: Sep 1982
Citing this Record
"United States, Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2DL-SJH : 8 January 2021), Thomas Corbett, Sep 1982; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
Name: Thomas Jefferson Corbett
Sex: Male
Age: 88
Birth Date: 4 Feb 1894
Birthplace: , Echols, Georgia
Residence Place: Nashville, Nash, N.C.
Address: Rt 2 Box 20
Death Date: 4 Sep 1982
Death Place: Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Farmer
Race: W
Father's Name: Jeff D. Corbett
Father's Sex: Male
Mother's Name: Rachel Copeland
Mother's Sex: Female
Spouse's Name: Katie Carter
Spouse's Sex: Female
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 8 Sep 1982
Event Place: Echols, Georgia, United States
Event Place (Original): Echols, Georgia
Cemetery: Carter Family
Household
Jeff D. Corbett
Rachel Copeland
Katie Carter
Source Details: v 34B cn 34837
Digital Folder Number: 004212306
Microfilm Number: 1984897
Image Number: 02980
Originating System: EASY
Indexing Batch: B01327-7
Citing this Record
"North Carolina, Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H471-MR6Z : 14 February 2020), Thomas Jefferson Corbett, 1982.
General Notes: Wife - Katie Irene Carter
Notes: Marriage (Katie Irene Carter):
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Katie Carter
Spouse's Sex: Female
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 22 Oct 1916
Event Place: Echols, Georgia, United States
Source Details: P 238
Reference: Volumes 1-3
Household
Katie Carter
Digital Folder Number: 005191071
Microfilm Number: 506708
Originating System: EASY
Indexing Batch: M00254-6
Citing this Record
"Georgia, Marriages, 1808-1967", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW7S-QZH : 11 January 2020), Thomas J. Corbett, 1916.
Husband John Darling Zeigler
Born: 29 Mar 1820 - South Carolina
Christened:
Died: 14 Dec 1906 - Lowndes County, Georgia
Buried: - Unity Primitive Baptist Church, Naylor, Lowndes County, Georgia
Marriage:
Wife Keziah Carter
Born: 13 Nov 1831 - Georgia
Christened:
Died: 25 Dec 1894 - Lowndes County, Georgia
Buried: - Unity Primitive Baptist Church, Naylor, Lowndes County, Georgia
Father: John Carter
Mother: Elizabeth Knight 177
Children
General Notes: Husband - John Darling Zeigler
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32683283/john_darling-zeigler: accessed December 10, 2025), memorial page for John Darling Zeigler (29 Mar 1820\endash 14 Dec 1906), Find a Grave Memorial ID 32683283, citing Unity Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Naylor, Lowndes County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Charles T. Zeigler (contributor 46608684).
General Notes: Wife - Keziah Carter
John Darling Zeigler was born in Barnwell District, South Carolina March 29, 1820, a son of Joseph and Abegail Zeigler. He came with his parents to Lowndes County about 1845 and was married there in 1847 to Miss Keziah Carter, born 1831 in Lowndes County, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Knight) Carter. She died in 1894.
FROM THE OBIT OF JOHN DARLING ZEIGLER:
"When quite a young man he moved to this county and married Miss Kizzie Carter, and to them were born fourteen children, all of whom are living except two."
The family has always lovingly referred to her as Kizzie.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32683329/kiezie-zeigler: accessed December 10, 2025), memorial page for Kiezie "Kizzie" Carter Zeigler (13 Nov 1831\endash 25 Dec 1894), Find a Grave Memorial ID 32683329, citing Unity Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Naylor, Lowndes County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Charles T. Zeigler (contributor 46608684).
Husband Elzie J. Corbett
Born: 8 Dec 1884 - Echols County, Georgia
Christened:
Died: 7 Dec 1918 - Lake Park, Lowndes Co., Georgia, USA
Buried: - Carter Cemetery, Echols County, Georgia, USA
Father: Bryant W. Corbett
Mother: Rebecca Ann Carter
Marriage: Abt 1906 253
Wife Kizzie Carter
Born: 14 Feb 1886 - Echols County, GA 253
Christened:
Died: 6 Oct 1965 253
Buried: - Carter Cemetery, Echols County, Georgia, USA
Father: Allen Washington Carter
Mother: Sarah Elizabeth Corbett
Children
1 F Flossie Corbett
Born: 4 Jan 1907
Christened:
Died: 20 Aug 1974
Buried: - Carter Cemetery, Echols County, Georgia, USA
Spouse: James Gordon Culpepper
General Notes: Husband - Elzie J. Corbett
General Notes: Wife - Kizzie Carter
Husband John Murray
Born:
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Died:
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Marriage:
Wife Kizzie Walton Carter
AKA: Aunt Sweet
Born: 1870
Christened:
Died: 20 Dec 1914
Buried: - Carter Cemetery, Echols County, Georgia, USA
Father: James Smith Carter
Mother: Susan H. McAlhaney
Children
General Notes: Wife - Kizzie Walton Carter
Husband Dr. Lafayette A. Carter
Born: 28 Nov 1858 - Lowndes (now Echols) County, Georgia 28
Christened:
Died:
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Father: John A. Carter
Mother: Mehala Walker
Marriage:
Wife Mary J. Smith 28
Born:
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Died:
Buried:
Children
Husband James Ervin Miller
Born: 2 Jun 1871 253
Christened:
Died: 7 Jul 1960 253
Buried: - Carter Cemetery, Echols County, Georgia, USA
Marriage:
Wife Laura Carter
Born: 18 Dec 1873 - Echols County, GA 252
Christened:
Died: 18 Nov 1955 252
Buried: - Carter Cemetery, Echols County, Georgia, USA
Father: Allen Washington Carter
Mother: Sarah Elizabeth Corbett
Children
General Notes: Husband - James Ervin Miller
General Notes: Wife - Laura Carter
Husband Vann Coyle Giebeig
Born:
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Died:
Buried:
Marriage:
Wife Laura Lucille Carter
Born: 12 Oct 1921
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Father: John Ivey Carter
Mother: Olive Burnett
Children
Husband Lawson Allen Carter
Born: 7 Mar 1900 - Echols County, Georgia 225
Christened:
Died: 5 Sep 1940 - Echols County, Georgia
Buried: - Carter Cemetery, Echols County, Georgia, USA
Father: Hansford Franklin Carter
Mother: Zoia Amelia Porter 250
Marriage:
Wife Gladys Kinsey
Born: 31 Oct 1911 - Echols County, Georgia
Christened:
Died: 26 Dec 1996 - Lowndes County, Georgia
Buried: - Carter Cemetery, Echols County, Georgia, USA
Other Spouse: Carroll Carter
Children