Husband Staten T. Carter
AKA: Cat
Born: Mar 1868 - Echols County, Georgia 28
Christened:
Died: 12 Jun 1913 - Statenville, Echols County, Georgia
Buried: - Carter Cemetery, Echols County, Georgia, USA
Father: Martin Turner Carter Senior
Mother: Nancy Deloach
Marriage: 14 Dec 1911 - Lowndes County, Georgia
Wife Betty Deloach
Born: 16 Jul 1877 - Naylor, Lowndes County, Georgia
Christened:
Died: 27 Mar 1947 - Lowndes County, Georgia
Buried: - Carter Cemetery, Echols County, Georgia, USA
Children
1 F Florence Carter
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
General Notes: Husband - Staten T. Carter
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General Notes: Wife - Betty Deloach
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Husband Stephen John Carter
Born: 10 Jul 1842
Christened:
Died: 4 Mar 1894
Buried: - Carter Cemetery, Echols County, Georgia, USA
Marriage:
Wife Martha Daniels
Born: 1853 - Echols County Treasurer
Christened:
Died: 30 Jul 1915 - Echols County, Georgia
Buried: - Carter Cemetery, Echols County, Georgia, USA
Children
1 F Nancy Lee Carter
Born: 3 Aug 1873 - Echols County, Georgia
Christened:
Died: 26 May 1944 - Lowndes County, Georgia
Buried: - Carter Cemetery, Echols County, Georgia, USA
Spouse: Francis Bartow Carter
Marr: 1890
2 M Barney Stephen Carter
Born: 18 Aug 1880 - Echols County, Georgia
Christened:
Died: 10 May 1951 - Lowndes County, Georgia, USA
Buried: - Carter Cemetery, Echols County, Georgia, USA
Spouse: Elizabeth Carter
Marr: 1903 254
Husband Sylvanus James Carter
Born: 9 Sep 1852 - Lowndes County, Georgia, USA
Christened:
Died: 13 Dec 1932 - Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, USA
Buried: - Unity Primitive Baptist Church, Naylor, Lowndes County, Georgia
Father: John Carter
Mother: Elizabeth Knight 177
Marriage: 1917
Wife Lee Ann Stevens
Born: 20 Apr 1872 - Hahira, Lowndes County, Georgia, USA
Christened:
Died: 10 Jan 1951 - Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, USA
Buried: - Friendship Cemetery, Hahira, Lowndes County, Georgia, USA
Children
General Notes: Husband - Sylvanus James Carter
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General Notes: Wife - Lee Ann Stevens
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Husband Sylvanus James Carter
Born: 9 Sep 1852 - Lowndes County, Georgia, USA
Christened:
Died: 13 Dec 1932 - Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, USA
Buried: - Unity Primitive Baptist Church, Naylor, Lowndes County, Georgia
Father: John Carter
Mother: Elizabeth Knight 177
Marriage: 1875
Wife Mary Elizabeth Howell
Born: 12 Jan 1854 - Lowndes County, Georgia, USA
Christened:
Died: 21 Oct 1921 - Naylor, Lowndes County, Georgia, USA
Buried: - Wetherington Cemetery, Lowndes County, Georgia
Other Spouse: Samuel Henry Carter
Children
General Notes: Husband - Sylvanus James Carter
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General Notes: Wife - Mary Elizabeth Howell
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Husband Sylvanus James Carter
Born: 9 Sep 1852 - Lowndes County, Georgia, USA
Christened:
Died: 13 Dec 1932 - Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, USA
Buried: - Unity Primitive Baptist Church, Naylor, Lowndes County, Georgia
Father: John Carter
Mother: Elizabeth Knight 177
Marriage: 1897
Wife Mary Ellen Seckinger
Born: 11 Feb 1855 - Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, USA
Christened:
Died: 24 Aug 1914 - Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, USA
Buried: - Mount Zion Cemetery, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia
Children
General Notes: Husband - Sylvanus James Carter
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General Notes: Wife - Mary Ellen Seckinger
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Husband William Joshua Culpepper
Born: 23 Sep 1907 - Georgia
Christened:
Died: 1 Apr 1980 - Georgia
Buried: - Carter Cemetery, Echols County, Georgia, USA
Father: James Wallace Culpepper
Mother:
Marriage:
Wife Thelma A. Carter
Born: 22 Jul 1908 - Lake Park, Lowndes County, Georgia
Christened:
Died: 25 Jun 1997 - Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia, USA
Buried: - Carter Cemetery, Echols County, Georgia, USA
Father: Wiley C. Carter
Mother: Beulah C. Carter
Children
1 M William Joshua Culpepper Jr.
Born: 18 Mar 1927
Christened:
Died: 5 Jun 1970
Buried: - Carter Cemetery, Echols County, Georgia, USA
General Notes: Wife - Thelma A. Carter
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Excerpt from Atlanta Tri-Weekly Journal June 25, 1921, Page 5, Image 5.
From "Aunt Julia's Letter Box for the Tri-Weekly Journals Boys and Girls"
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins:
Will you please admit a Georgia girl into your happy band of boys and girls? I live on a farm four miles from Lake Park and go to school at Antioch. I will describe mself: Dark hair, dark complexion and brown eyes. Wonder what you cousins are doing these warm days. I sure do enjoy nice letters to Aunt Julia and the cousins. How many of you cousins like to read story books? I do for one. I am in the sixth grade. There are eight in my class, four boys and four girls. I would like to hear from some of you cousins with your pictures. Will promise to answer all letters received. With love to auntie and all.
THELMA CARTER
Lake Park, Ga., R. F. D. 3 Box 11.
Thelma and her cousin Laura Crews wrote these letters in the same edition.
Husband Thomas Carter III
Born: Abt 1696 - Lancaster County, VA 62
Christened:
Died: 1735 - Lancaster County, VA 62
Buried:
Father: Thomas Carter Jr.
Mother: Arabella Williamson
Marriage: Abt 1724
Wife Joana Miller
Born:
Christened:
Died: 1737 62
Buried:
Children
1 M Jesse Carter 62
Born: Abt 1725
Christened:
Died: Nov 1811
Buried:
2 M Thomas Carter 62
Born: Abt 1725 62
Christened:
Died: 1733 62
Buried:
3 M Thomas Carter IV
Born: 27 Nov 1734 - Barford, Lancaster County, VA 62
Christened:
Died: 15 Jul 1817 - Greenrock, Pittsylvania, VA 62
Buried:
Spouse: Winifred Hobson
Marr: 10 Jul 1764 62
General Notes: Husband - Thomas Carter III
Thomas Carter (Thomas, 2 Thomas 1 ) married circa
1720-25 Joana (Miller) probably a Williamson or Ball as
her descendants have perpetuated the baptismal names of
Jesse, Jeduthun, Rawleigh, and Williamson, more fully than
any other branch of the Carter family. They are all names to
be found in the Ball family and I think probably enter it
through a marriage between the Ball and Williamson fami-
lies. But as these names appear in other branches of this
Carter family they may come through Arabella the wife of
the second Capt. Thomas Carter, father of the above Thomas.
Thomas and Joan Carter were the parents of three sons,
two of whom - Jesse and Thomas were mentioned in their
grandfather Thomas Carter's will in 1728. The son Thomas,
however, died in 1733 and another son born Nov. 27, 1734,
received the same name, as often happened in those days in
Virginia.
Thomas Carter of Christ Church Parish made his will April
7 1735 probated July 9, 1735. He left entire estate to loving
wife Joan Carter during her widowhood, after which to go to
his two son's Jesse and Thomas. Asked that no appraisement be
made; but an inventory shows a good lot of household goods,
books, a gold ring, and seven sets of brick moulds - showing
that bricks were made in that part of Lancaster. As Thomas
Carter had inherited his father's home place and he in turn
had received his father's home plantation on Corotoman River,
this was probably the original home of the first Thomas Car-
ter in Lancaster.
Joan Carter evidently remarried as May 3, 1737, the
estate was turned over to Mr. Thomas James as guardian for
Jesse and Thomas Carter. March 10, 1748, Jesse Carter was
evidently of age as the court settled with him for his share
of the personal estates of his father and grandfather Thomas
Carter, Jr. and Sr. Feb. 21, 1752, in a suit against Mr. Thomas
James, his guardian, the court allowed Thomas Carter his
share of his father, Thomas Carter's estate, which included a
negro wench and boy. Aug. 17, 1753, Jesse Carter as guar-
dian of Thomas Carter returned an account to court for the
services of the said negroes. This would show that Thomas
Carter was not yet of age, and tend to substantiate the fact
that his father had two sons named Thomas.
61. Jesse Carter, removed from Lancaster after 1760.
62. Thomas Carter, removed to Pittsylvania after 1764.
Thomas and Joan Carter had two sons named Thomas, as often
happened in colonial days. The elder of these, born before his
grandfather made his will, April 24. 172S. died about 1733- 1734,
and when another son was born Nov. 27, 1734, he was also
christened Thomas.
9. Jesse Carter, born circa 1724-1725, died in Pittsylvania in
Nov., 1811.
10. Thomas Carter, born Nov. 27, 1734, died in Pittsylvania,
July 15, 1817.
Husband Thomas Carter
Born: 24 Apr 1731 62
Christened:
Died: 1803 - Russell (now Scott) County, Virginia 62
Buried:
Father: Peter Carter
Mother: Judith Norris
Marriage:
Wife Elizabeth Morgan
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Children
Husband Thomas Carter Jr.
Born: 4 Jun 1672 - Lancaster County, Virginia 62
Christened:
Died: 30 Sep 1733 - Lancaster County, Virginia 62
Buried: - Barford Plantation Cemetery, Merry Point, Lancaster County, Virginia
Father: Captain Thomas Carter Sr.
Mother: Catharine Dale
Marriage: 22 Aug 1695 62
Events
• Residence: Between 1672 and 1733, Spottsylvania County, Virginia.
Wife Arabella Williamson
Born: 1676 - Lancaster County, Virginia
Christened:
Died: 1737 - Lancaster County, Virginia
Buried:
Children
1 M Thomas Carter III
Born: Abt 1696 - Lancaster County, VA 62
Christened:
Died: 1735 - Lancaster County, VA 62
Buried:
Spouse: Joana Miller
Marr: Abt 1724
2 M Joseph Carter
Born: Abt 1697
Christened:
Died: Apr 1751 - Spottsylvania County, Virginia
Buried:
Spouse: Catherine Stevens
Marr: Abt 1718
3 M Daniel Carter
Born: Abt 1700 - Lancaster County, VA 62
Christened:
Died: 1759 - Lancaster County, VA 62
Buried:
Spouse: Elizabeth Pannil
Marr: 1722-1725 62
4 M Edward Carter Sr
Born: Abt 1701 - Lancaster County, VA
Christened:
Died: 1760 - Westmoreland County, Virginia 62
Buried:
Spouse: Elizabeth Heale
5 M James Carter
Born: Abt 1702 - Lancaster County, VA
Christened:
Died: 1747 - Westmoreland County, Virginia
Buried:
Spouse: Joyce
6 M Peter Carter
Born: 1706 - Lancaster County, VA 62
Christened:
Died: Dec 1789 - Fauquier County, V'irginia 62
Buried:
Spouse: Judith Norris
Marr: 1 May 1730 62
7 M Dale Carter
Born: 1708-1710 62
Christened:
Died: 12 Dec 1776 62
Buried:
8 M Charles Carter
Born: 1711 - Lancaster County, Virginia, USA 62
Christened:
Died: 2 Nov 1766 - Amherst County, Virginia
Buried:
Spouse: Lucy Morgan
Marr: 1745 - Stafford, Virginia
General Notes: Husband - Thomas Carter Jr.
Captain Thomas Carter, Jr. ARABELLA Thomas Carter III, son of Edward Carter I and Elizabeth Thornton Carter, was named for his grandfather, Capt. Thomas Carter, an early colonist in the British colonies in America. He married Sarah Haynie and they had a son before her untimely death. Thomas III later married Anne Wale.
1672-1733
Thomas Carter, Jr., second son of Capt. Thomas and Katharine Dale Carter, born "on the 4th day of June 1672 betwn 3 & 4 aclock in ye Morng and was Baptzd att ye new Church Augt 5th. Capt: John Lee - Mr Th : Hayne ye Lady Ann Skipworth & Elizth Dale god parts, inherited after his mother's death 'Bar-
ford/' the Carter home on Corotoman River, where he died the last of September, 1733. He appears first in the Lancaster records in 1686 when "Tho : Carter Junr" was a witness to a power of Attorney given by Wm. Robinson, of Belfast, Ireland,
then in Virginia, to "my trusty and well beloved friend Mr. Thomas Carter of Corotoman in the County of Lancaster and Colony of Virginia." In 1696 he paid taxes on four persons; July 12, 1699, was appointed attorney for James Corneline ; in 1700 probated his father's will and is mentioned in the probate
as the second son. Dec. 12, 1705, he took the oath as a Justice of Lancaster court and served continuously from that date until May 14, 1729, nearly a quarter of a century, on the county bench. Serving with such men as Col. Robert Carter, Capt. William Ball, Richard Chichester, Henry Fleet, Thomas Lee and John
Turberville. April 7, 1711, he was commissioned by Governor Spotswood a captain in the Lancaster militia; his original commission has been preserved by the family. Besides being a planter he was also a merchant, and for a number of years was connected with "King" Carter of Corotoman in the mercantile business. "King" Carter spoke of him in his will in very high terms, as follows: "Whereas Capt. Thomas Carter hath gone through a series of Business for me several years together in selling divers cargoes of Goods and upon other accounts, of
whose honesty and integrity I have always had a very good opinion. It is my will that such accounts of my affairs as lie can make up. be received as satisfactory from him by my Ex'tors, and he be to no trouble at law upon my account." He also directs that all his "selling goods" coming in by that shipping be delivered to Capt. Thomas Carter to be disposed of by him with the goods already under his care. After appointing his three older sons his executors he continued, "And I do request, constitute, and appoint & make rny Hon'ble & good friends & relations Mann Page, Esq.. of Gloucester Co., Maj. Benj. Harrison of Charles City County, Maj. George Eskridge & Capt. George Turberville of Westmoreland County, Mr. Richard Lee of Northumberland County, & Capt. Thomas Carter of Lancaster
Co., to be assistant to my executors & to be consulted and advised with upon all occasions." After dividing certain parts of his wearing apparel, as was the custom of those days, among his three older sons, he directs "& my other clothes I would
have some given to my good friends Capt. Thomas Carter & Mr. John Turberville."
Besides the land inherited from his father, Capt. Thomas Carter, Jr., had grants between the years 1700 and 1722 for 1023 acres in various Northern Neck counties, and in 1712 a grant for 2,400 acres in Stafford. This latter grant, however, he seems to have disposed of before his death, but as the Stafford records for this period are gone, no record of it can be found. Sep. 12, 1706, he purchased lot No. 88 in Queenstown, Lancaster county. It was the second lot from Anne Street and lay between Duke and Fairfax Streets. Aug. 6, 1720, "Thomas Carter, Gent." had a deed from "John Cook Butcher" for twenty acres of land adjoining land of Edward and Henry Carter in Christ Church parish. If the old Christ Church Vestry Book could be found for that period in which Capt. Thomas Carter lived in Lancaster, I am sure it would show that he was a vestryman of that parish, for few men of his station at that time but were members of the vestry, and his two brothers who were living in the period covered by the vestry book now in existence were both vestrymen, as well as his son Dale, and his grandson Daniel.
Among the papers of the late Col. Thomas Carter, of near Williamsburg, Ky., was found a faded photograph of an old portrait, and on the back was written, "Portrait of Thomas Carter, 2nd, Lancaster, V'a." No mention is made in the inventory of personal estate of Capt. Thomas Carter. Jr., of a portrait of himself, but he probably had presented it to one of his sons prior to his death.
*Tho : Carter Jun"" & Arabella Williamson was Mard' ye 22nd
April 24, 1728, "Thomas Carter of the County of Lancaster Gent." made his will, probated Oct. 10, 1733. He left all estate to wife Arabella during- her widowhood, after which it was to be divided among- his eight sons as follows : Thomas to have the home place ("Barford,"' the old home of the first Thomas); Peter to have the half of the King George plantation next the river - 250 acres; Edward the other half; Dale to have negroes Harry and Winny, and he failing heirs to go to son Thomas Carter's son Jesse : Joseph to have negro Robin ; Daniel to have
negro Nanny; Charles negroes Sarah and Mary, and he failing heirs to go to son Thomas Carter's son Thomas ; James to have the "great bed and furniture above stairs" (Nov. 13, 1728, his father deeded him a negro man) ; Peter to have best bed and furniture below stairs ; Edward another bed and furniture upstairs.
Thomas to have the great Bible. All children to share alike in the remainder of his land and personal property. Peter to have the management of son Charles until he arrives at the age of twenty years, which was prior to the death of his father in 1733.
Wife Arabella to be executrix, but in case of her death or remarriage then son Peter to be executor. The original will shows a fine signature and the mark of a large seal, but the wax has crumbled away. The inventory of personal estate amounted to £415. and besides the usual furniture of a planter of that class,
included twelve negroes, twenty and a half ounces of silver plate, portrait of Edward Dale, and picture called Hale's New Year's Gift. He had in the book line, a large old Bible, another large Bible worth three shillings more than the first, a Common Prayer Book. History of the Bible, a small History of the Bible, The Whole Duty of Man, a Serman Book, Practice of Piety, Nelson's Justice of the Peace, and twelve other old books, and another small Bible, making a total of twenty-two volumes. He had a seal worth six shillings, which doubtless bore the family arms, and probably was the seal used by his son Joseph in 1739,
as that one bore the crest and the initials '-'T. C."
The family record of Thomas and Arabella Carter was evidently kept in one of the Bibles, as the Carter Prayer Book gives no record of births, etc., of their children. The will shows that they had eight sons as follows:
I. Thomas, III, died in 1735.
2. Joseph, died in 1751
3. Daniel, died in 1759.
4- Edward, died in 1760
5. James, died in 1747.
6. Peter, died in 1789.
7. Dale, died in 1776
8. Charles, died in 1766
Mrs. Arabella Williamson Carter did not marry again, and after the death of her son, Thomas, in 1735, and his wife in 1737, she took care of his two sons, Jesse and Thomas, both of whom in after years settled in Pittsylvania county and were the ancestors of that branch of the family.
"The Descendants of Capt. Thomas Carter of Barford" by Joseph Lyon Miller, 1912
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General Notes: Wife - Arabella Williamson
was the daughter of William and Anna(Harrison)Williamson. Virginia Marriages 1649-1800, Arabella married Capt. Thomas Carter, in 22 Aug 1695 in Bradford, Lancaster County, Conley of Virginia. It it believed that Arabella(Williamson)Carter died sometime after 1737.
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Mrs. Arabella Williamson Carter did not marry again, and after the death of her son, Thomas, in 1735, and his wife in 1737, she took care of his two sons, Jesse and Thomas, both of whom in after years settled in Pittsylvania county and were the ancestors of that branch of the family.
Husband Thomas Carter
Born: 1 Feb 1700 - Gloucester Co., VA 62
Christened:
Died: 3 Dec 1776 - Lancaster County, Virginia, USA 62
Buried:
Father: Edward Carter
Mother: Elizabeth Thornton
Marriage:
Wife Sarah Haynie
Born: 1705
Christened:
Died: - Lancaster County, Virginia
Buried:
Children
1 M George Carter
Born: 1728 - Lancaster County, Virginia
Christened:
Died: 1785 - Halifax County, Virginia
Buried:
Spouse: Frances Ann Neale
2 F Sarah Carter
Born: 25 Nov 1734 - Lancaster County, VA
Christened:
Died: 1775 - Lancaster County, VA
Buried: - Western State Hospital Cemetery, Staunton, City of Staunton, Virginia
3 F Millicent Carter
Born: 9 Aug 1743 - Lancaster County, Virginia, USA
Christened:
Died: - Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, USA
Buried: - Sinking Spring Cemetery, Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia
Spouse: Rev Charles Cummings
Marr: 13 Feb 1766 62
4 F Alcinda Carter
Born: 26 Jun 1753 - West Virginia, USA
Christened:
Died: 1781 - West Virginia, USA
Buried: - Saint George's Chapel Cemetery, Jefferson County, West Virginia
General Notes: Husband - Thomas Carter
Children:
1. George Carter 1725-1758
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Thomas Carter is mentioned as follows :
1795-
"Jan. 6. I went with Capt. Fouchee to Thomas Carter's to see
about his son's board. Rained all day."
"Jan. 9. Received a letter from Col. Conway and one to
Nancy upon religion, but in my opinion very little to the purpose.
Thomas Carter ree'd one which displeased him very much. Col.
4 GENEALOGY OF THE CARTER FAMILY
Conway seems so great a bigot that people who are religiously
inclined dispise his advice.''
"Aug. 10. Went to Col. Conway's in order to make friends
with him about the letters he has lately rec'd from Thomas Carter,
or in his name - which I performed with much difficulty. The
old gentleman was in a great rage at first."
"Oct. 22. Col. Conway has begun to write to Thomas Carter,
which surprises us all, after his promise to have done with such
writings."
"Nov. 30. Thomas Carter here and several of the neighbors."
1761.
"Aug. 10. I went for some of the neighbors, viz: Dale and
Thomas Carter, John Mitchell, etc.," about getting a new minister.
"Dec. 26. Sent for several of the neighbors to dine with us -
Col. Taloe, Mr. Dale Carter, Thomas Carter and many of the
girls of the neighborhood. All very agreable."
1762.
"April 29. We went to Mr. Thomas Carter's to Mrs. Whale's
funeral, where Mr. Waddel preached an excellent sermon to a
large number of people, who seemed well pleased."
Note. - Mrs. Whale was probably the mother of Thomas
Carter's second wife, who was Anne Wale, before her first
marriage.
1763.
"Feb. 13. Mr. Waddel proposed ten persons for elders - Col.
Selden, Dr. Robertson, Mr. Chichester, Dr. Watson, Mr. Thomas
Carter, Mr. Dale Carter, Mr. John Mitchell, Mr. Belvard, Mr.
Wright and myself."
"Aug. 14. Told Mr. Criswell that his difference with Mr.
W. has made it disagreeable at his boarding longer at our house,
so he and his wife went to Thomas Carter's."
Note. - Mr. Criswell was the minister of the Episcopal church,
and Mr. Waddel was the famous Presbyterian minister of that
day.
"Aug. 23. After dinner went with Mr. Chichester to the meet-
ing house to meet Mr. Waddell and Mr. Criswell, who appointed
this day to talk over their differences before Mr. Thomas Carter
and Col. Selden. After much debate they agreed to be friends."
"Sept. 13. This day our son Nathaniel was baptized by Mr.
Wadell. No company but Mr. Chichester and Nancy, Molly Chi-
chester with Mr. Carter and their girls."
In 1745 and '46 Thomas Carter was a member of the vestry
of Christ Church as shown -by the old vestry book. He seems
later to have gone to the Presbyterians as in 1763 his name was
one of ten proposed as elders in that church. In 1747 and 1752
his name appears in a poll of freeholders of Lancaster, when
he voted for Col. Edwin Conway and Capt. Wm. Tayloe for
burgesses.
Dec. 1, 1776, '"Thomas Carter of Christ Church Parish, Lan-
caster, Gent.' made his will, which was probated on the 19th ;
he died Dec. 3rd. He disposed of his estate as follows : To son
John, negroes Mima and Winny ; son Edward to have his lower
plantation and negro Frank ; son Thomas, all that he had paid
on a hundred acres of land, half his wearing apparel and son
Thomas Carter's son Edward a negro woman named Sue ; son
George to have negro woman Siller, and his book called "Becket
on the New Testament" ; son James to have negro men named
Mark and Mingo to maintain him during his natural life - and
he was to be under the care of his brother Edward Carter, who
was to have the two negroes if James lived fifteen years longer;
son Rawleigh to have his upper plantation and a negro woman ;
daughter Millicent Cummings to have the three negroes he
had already given her, Which was all he intended for her ; daugh-
ter Sarah McTire to have an equal share in his residuary estate
as he had already given her a negro divided in the estate of her
first husband, Robert Henning, Jr. ; daughter Alice Griggs to
have two negroes, horse "Jewell" and her side saddle; daughter
Judith Chilton a negro woman; to daughter Mary Chilton's
son Charles Chilton £40, he having already given her son Thomas
Chilton a like sum; daughter-in-law (step-daughter) Anne Hun-
ton, a negro girl, a side saddle, the least great Bible, a new
table "cloath," second best bed and furniture, the old desk, and
a loom and weaving gear; cousin Dale Carter five pounds for a
mourning ring. All children except Millicent Cummings to
share in the residuary estate. Sons Edward and Raleigh to be
executors.