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John Carter

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Christening: Death: 1782 - Lancaster County, VA Burial:

Parents

Father: Thomas Carter Mother: Anne Hunton

Notes
General:

. John Carter (Thos. 3 , Edward 2 , Thos. 1 ) owned a good
plantation of about four hundred acres near Corotoman River,
in Christ Church parish. In my incomplete genealogy of the
Carters, published in the William and Mary Quarterly, I
gave this John Carter as the son of Daniel (died 1759) and
grandson of Captain Thomas, Jr., but the Carter Mss., 1858,
shows that I was mistaken and he was a son of Edward Carter.
The Carter Mss. says of him: "John was married twice. First
to a Miss Spencer, daughter of Edward Spencer, of Richmond
county, and lastly to a widow Pollard, who bore him no children.
By the first wife he had Spencer, Thomas and Lucy, who married
Tapscott Oliver, of Northumberland county, and has grand-
children living there now. Tom went to Culpeper and married
a Miss Gaines and had a big family. Spencer I remember very
well. He married a Miss Hayney and had sons, Spencer, John,
Rawley and Hayney, about my age, and daughters, Lucy and
Winny. I was at the infair at his second wedding when he mar-
ried the widow of George Conway."

John Carter Sr.

Sex: M
AKA: John Carter Sr.
Individual Information

Birth Date: 1794 - Colleton Dist., SC ²¹ Christening: 9 Aug 1840 - Union Primitive Baptist Church Death: 1880 - Echols County, GA ( at age 86) ²¹ Burial: 1880 - Sardis Baptist Church (Carter) Cemetery, Echols County, Georgia, USA ²¹

Parents

Father: Elijah Carter Mother:

Spouses and Children

1. *Lavina Marriage: Abt 1825 - Colleton Dist., S.C. ²¹ Status: Children: 1. Mary Carter 2. George C. Carter 3. Martin Turner Carter Senior 4. Sarah Carter 5. Frances M. "Thamie" Carter 6. Elizabeth Carter 7. John Hansford Carter 8. Allen Washington Carter

Notes
General:

John Carter who usually signed his name John Carter, Sr., to distinguish himself from his first cousin John Carter, was born in Colleton District, S. C., in 1794, a son of Elijah Carter. He was married there about 1825 and his wife was named Lavina, sometimes called "Vincy", born 1799 in South Carolina, but her maiden name is unknown. John and Lavinia had 8 children.

Mr. Carter removed from his old home in South Carolina, near Little Salkehatchie River to Lowndes County, Georgia about 1830. His home was cut out of Lowndes into Echols County in 1858, and, he died there about 1880. His wife died soon after. They were buried in the Sardis Baptist Church (Carter) Cemetery not far from their home; graves unmarked.

Mr. Carter was a First Lieutenant in the militia in the 661st district of Lowndes County, 1832-33 and served as an ensign in the same company, 1835-39. He served an enlistment as a private under Capt. Samuel E. Swilley in the 2nd Regiment, Florida militia, June 16th to Dec. 16th, 1837, in the Indian War.

John Carter, Sr., was baptized into the membership of Union Primitive Baptist Church; August 9, 1840; and the next year, on June 9, 1841, was dismissed by letter with others, to join in the constituting of Antioch Church which was nearer his home. He became a charter member of Antioch and continued a member there for some years, as did his wife.

1850 Census Lowndes County, GA has John Sr. as 56 occupation farmer, wife Lavina age 51 both born in SC.
Mary 22, George 20 both born in SC, Martin 18, Sarah 16, Barney 14, Eliza 10, John 8, and Allen 3 all born in Ga.

1860 Echols County, GA Census - CARTER, John Sr. M 66 SC Farmer 500/464 Lavinia F 62 SC Wife Frances M. F 22 GA Seamstress John C. M 14 GA Ploughman Allen W. M 13 GA Mary F 32 GA
Seamstress 43 CARTER, George C. M 30 SC Farmer 1000/825 Lydia F 33 GA Wife
Marcilla F 8 GA Delitha F 6 GA George M 5 GA Nancy F 2 GA Ann E. F 5/12 GA

1870 Echols County Census, District 16 John and "Vincy", ages 76 and 72 respectively, had a Tommie Carter, female age 34 living with them. All children had moved out though some were close by.

Reference:
Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. 3, pg. 36
1850 Census Lowndes County, GA
1860 Census Echols County, Ga

Name:John Carter
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1840
Event Place:Lowndes, Georgia, United States
Page:229
Affiliate Name:The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number:M704
Affiliate Film Number:45
GS Film Number:0007045
Digital Folder Number:005154509
Image Number:00471

Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBN-D8D : 15 August 2017), John Carter, Lowndes, Georgia, United States; citing p. 229, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 45; FHL microfilm 7,045.

Name:John Carter
Event Type:Census
Event Year:1850
Event Place:Lowndes county, part of, Lowndes, Georgia, United States
Gender:Male
Age:56
Race:White
Race:
Birth Year (Estimated):1794
Birthplace:South Carolina
Household ID:467
House Number:467
Line Number:22
Affiliate Name:The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number:M432
Affiliate Film Number:75
GS Film Number:7071
Digital Folder Number:004193244
Image Number:00523

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
John CarterM56South Carolina
Lavina CarterF51South Carolina
Mary CarterF22South Carolina
George C CarterM20South Carolina
Martin CarterM16Georgia
Sarah CarterF16Georgia
Fancy CarterF14Georgia
Eliza CarterF10Georgia
John CarterM8Georgia
Allen CarterM3Georgia

Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYB-6MF : 12 April 2016), John Carter, Lowndes county, part of, Lowndes, Georgia, United States; citing family 467, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Name:John Carter
Titles and Terms:
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1860
Event Place:1211th District Georgia Militia, Echols, Georgia, United States
Gender:Male
Age:66
Race:White
Race:
Occupation:
Birth Year (Estimated):1794
Birthplace:S Carolina
Page:6
Household ID:42
Affiliate Name:The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number:M653
Affiliate Film Number:120
GS Film Number:803120
Digital Folder Number:005165691
Image Number:00123

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
John CarterM66S Carolina
Lavinia CarterF62S Carolina
Frances M CarterF22Georgia
John C CarterM17Georgia
Allen W CarterM13Georgia
Mary CarterF32Georgia

Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZM2-L65 : 13 December 2017), John Carter, 1860.

Name:John Carter
Event Type:Census
Event Year:1870
Event Place:Georgia, United States
Gender:Male
Age:76
Race:White
Race:W
Birth Year (Estimated):1793-1794
Birthplace:South Carolina
Page Number:29
Household ID:216
Line Number:10
Affiliate Name:The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number:M593
GS Film number:000545647
Digital Folder Number:004263444
Image Number:00211

Household Sex AgeBirthplace
John CarterM76South Carolina
Vincy CarterF72South Carolina
Thamie CarterF34South Carolina

Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCS1-7Z6 : 12 April 2016), John Carter, Georgia, United States; citing p. 29, family 216, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,647.

John Carter

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Christening: Death: 1782 - Lancaster County, VA Burial:

Parents

Father: Daniel Carter Mother: Elizabeth Pannil

John Carter

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 1715-1720 - King and Queen County, Virginia ²⁵ Christening: Death: Nov 1783 - Virginia ( at age 68) ²⁵ Burial:

Parents

Father: John Carter Mother: Margaret Todd

Spouses and Children

1. *Betsy Armstead Marriage: Status: 2. Hannah Chew Marriage: Status:

John Carter

Sex: M
AKA: Bay John Carter
Individual Information

Birth Date: 1809 - South Carolina ⁷⁶ Christening: Death: 1864 - ( at age 55) Burial:
Events
• Military: Between 1836 and 1838, 2ND Seminole Indian War.
• Baptism: 1840, Union Primitive Baptist Church.
• Election: Between 1853 and 1857, Justice Of Lowndes Inferior Court.

Parents

Father: Jesse Carter Mother: Mary Touchton

Spouses and Children

1. *Elizabeth Knight ⁷⁶ Marriage: Status: Children: 1. Keziah Carter 2. Jesse Carter 3. Sarah Carter 4. John C. Carter 5. Matthew M. Carter 6. Aaron Carter 7. Moses Carter 8. Elizabeth Carter 9. Rachel Carter 10. Amanda Carter 11. Mary Ann Carter 12. Martha Carter 13. Sylvanus J. Carter 14. Clara Carter

Notes
General:

CARTER, JOHN
1809-1864

John Carter, a son of Capt. Jesse Carter (see Vol. 1), was born in South Carolina in 1809, and grew up in Tattnall and Appling Counties in Georgia. There being a cousin of the same name in Lowndes County fifteen years older, the subject usually signed his name "John Carter, Jr." and by many of his day and since, he has been referred to as "Bay John Carter" inasmuch as he lived near Grand Bay in Lowndes County.
Mr. Carter married Elizabeth Knight, born September 23, 1811, in Wayne County, daughter of Rev. William A. Knight and his wife, Keziah (Vol. 1). To them were born fourteen children:

1. Keziahb. 1831, m. John D. Zeigler.
2. Jesseb. 1834, m. Susan Lightsey, daughter of Samuel (see Vol 1).
3. Sarahb. 1835, m. Cornelius B. Lighisey, son of Jacob (see Vol. 1).
4. John C.b. 1837, m. Nancy Robinson, daughter of William (son of Frederick (see Vol. 1).
5. Matthew M.b. 1839, m. Elizabeth Wheatley, September 14, 1871.
6. Aaronb. 1840, m. Polly Ann Carter, daughter of George (1st cousin).
7. Mosesb. 1842, m. Marintha Carter, daughter of John L. (cousin).
8. Elizabethb. 1844, m. Newton Blanton.
9. Rachelb. 1846, m. John A. Copeland.
10. Amandab. 1848, died young.
11. Mary Annb. 1849, m. J. B. Simmons.
12. Sylvanus J.b. 1852, m. (l) Mary Elizabeth Howell, February 18, 1875 (2) Ellen Seckinger (3) Leanna Stevens.
13. Marthab. 1851, m. Richard Touchton, moved to Florida.
14. Clarab. 1856, m. John George.

Mr. Carter and wife united with Union Primitive Baptist Church in 1840 and were baptized. Upon the organization of Unity Church nearer their home, they transferred their membership there and were members there until their deaths.
Mr. Carter was a Justice of Lowndes Inferior Court 1853-1857. He also fought in the Indian War of 1836-1838. He died in 1864, and his sons, M. M. Carter and Aaron Carter administered his estate. He owned lots 335, 336 and 356 in the 11th district of Lowndes County, and lived on one of these lots. 406 acres of this land was set apart as a dowry to the widow and the administrators were given leave September 1874, to sell the remainder of the property, which was done. The widow died about 1890.

Census References: 1840, 1850 1860, Lowndes.

John Carter

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 8 May 1674 ²⁵ Christening: Death: Burial:

Parents

Father: Captain Thomas Carter Sr. Mother: Catharine Dale

Spouses and Children

1. *Frances Ball Marriage: 21 Nov 1698 ²⁵ Status: 2. Payne Marriage: Status: 3. Margaret Todd Marriage: 4 Jun 1714 ²⁵ Status: Children: 1. Thomas Carter 2. John Carter 3. William Carter

Notes
General:

John Carter, third son of Captain Thomas and Katharine
Dale Carter, "was born*^ ye 8'^ May 1674 and bap'^ Sunday ye
14th and had for God parents Coll. John Carter, ^1' Jno : Stretch-
ley and :M" Ball."\emdash Prayer Book.

The Colonel John Carter mentioned as a godfather must have
been Col. John Carter, Jr., of "Corotoman," as Col. John Carter,
Sr., died in 1669.

June 24, 1703, John Carter and his brothers, Thomas and
Henry, gave bond of five hundred pounds sterling to their brother.
Edward, guaranteeing his possession of a hundred acres of land
left by their father, "Thomas Carter late of this county Gent
dec'd." This is the last appearance of John Carter in the records
of Lancaster, and until I had access to the Carter MSS. of 185S
I was at a loss as to where he settled after leaving Lancaster.
This speaks of him and his descendants as follows :

'T have never known but one member of this branch of the
Carter family and that was a Mr. Norborn Sutton, a lawyer
living in Caroline. A few years ago he spent several days in
Lancaster, taking depositions in a suit I saw him at the court-
house, and on hearing my name he said his grandfather was
a Carter. He spent Sunday with me and I found him a pleasant.
well informed man. He knew a lot about his people and told
me that his grandfather's father was a John Carter, who settled
in Caroline from Lancaster before the county was formed. He
did not know the name of John's father, but I believe it must
have been our old ancestor. Tom, who had a son, John. He
said that this John was married three times ; first to a ^liss Ball.
who was a sister or cousin of General Washington's mother. She
died without leaving any children. He then married a ^liss
Pavne and had several daughter^ none of which m.arried, and

-MuLRNi.NG Rixr, (.F Ji I H X Carter. Sr-. df Spots vlvax (A. Silver Kxitti:
Needle Shield, axd Cap Strixgs uf Mrs. Hanxah Chew Carter.

GEXEALOGY OF THE CARTER FAMILY 271

after she died he married a ]\\Iis3 Todd of King- and Queen
county and settled in that county. She was an heiress and brought
him a nice dot in land and slaves. They had sons, Thomas. John,
Mr. Sutton's grandfather, WilHam, who has descendants now in
Carohne, Robert, of King and Queen, and James, v.-ho left no cliil-
dren ; and a daughter, ^Margaret, who never married. John, the
oldest son, was married twice, first to a IMiss Betsy Armstead, of
Richmond county, and last to a Miss tiannah Chew, of Spottsyl-
vania. The first wife had sons, William, married Curtis; John,
married Sinjon, and daughters, Fanny, married Curtis ; Martha,
married Goodlo ; xA.nn. married Heslop : Peggy, married Mar-
shall ; Betsy, married Thomas, and Sally, married Sutton, and was
the mother of Mr. N. S. The last wife had son, Robert, never
married, and daughters, Mary, married Stevens ; ^^largaret Chew.
married Taliaferro ; Judy, married Sutton. Lucy, married Talia-
fero, and Tilly, never married. He was a captain in tb.e War
of Independence and was a man of great means and fine style
of living. His children all had big families, who are scattered
everywhere. John Carter, first of Caroline, lived to be very
old."

The old Prayer Book has the record of John Carter's first and
last marriage, but gives nothing of the second.

"John Carter & Frances Ball was Mar'd on Tuesday the 21st
Day Xov^'r 1698." She was a daughter of Joseph Ball, of 'Epping
Forest,' and his first wife. Elizabeth Romney, as shown by the
notice of her death in the Carter records. She was born in 1681
and was, therefore, Jos. Ball's eldest daughter. As her only
child died in 1700 it is easily seen why she does not appear in
the partition deed made in 1707 by Colonel Ball to his daugh-
ters, and likewise in his will in 171 1.

"Frances the loving & dear wife of John Carter and Dau.
of M^ Joseph Ball and Elizabeth his Wife Departed this life at
5 min*^ to 8 a clock in the ]Morning of y^ 3'^ day of Sep"" 1699
three hours after she was Deliv** of a Son in the i8th Year of
her life. And was buried on the 5^ day at S' Marys White
Chappell attended by an Aftectionate and Sorrowing Husband
and a large Concorde of Relatives and friends."

272 GENEALOGY OF THE CARTER FAMILY

"Joseph Ball Carter followed his mother to the Grave on the
1st day of July 1700 of a Flux and was buried at S' Marys on
ye 2"^.'"

Colonel Joseph Ball, as is well known, was the father of ^lary
Ball Washington, the mother of General George Washington.
As his daughter Frances Carter left no surviving issue no notes
of the Ball family will be given here; but will appear at other
places in this book, as there were five intermarriages between the
descendants of the emigrant?, Captain William Ball. Sr., and
Captain Thomas Carter, Sr.

Nothing is known of the second wife and children of John
Carter more than is given above. The date of the third mar-
riage is as follows :

"John Carter was married to Margaret, the Dau*" of ^1" W""
todd dec'd on the 4th day of June 17 14 by R' M' J. Shafe at
10 o'clock in the morn^."

John Carter

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 8 Jun 1725 ¹²¹ Christening: Death: After 1793 - Orange County, VA Burial:

Parents

Father: Joseph Carter Mother: Catherine Stevens

Spouses and Children

1. *Susannah Marriage: Status:

Notes
General:

John 4 Carter (Joseph, 3 Thomas, 2 Thomas 1 ), born June 8, 1725, died after 1793 in Orange county. January 4,
1771, John Carter had a deed from his mother, Catharine Carter, for her dower in 215 acres of land where his father,
Joseph Carter, dec'd, had lived. April 24, 1780, Joseph Rogers, of Culpeper, sold to John Carter, Gent., of Spotsylvania, 188 acres and improvements in Orange county, to which he removed his family, as in the census of 1782, John Carter, of Orange, was the head of a family of sixteen whites and thirty servants. February 25, 1785, Robert Thomas sold to John Carter, of Orange, 455 acres, buildings and other improvements for £230. March 25, 1785, John Carter and wife Susannah, of Orange, sold to William Coats, of Spotsylvania, 165 acres in Spotsylvania, a part of a tract purchased by the said John Carter's father, Joseph Carter, from Robert Goodloe and April
1st they sold an adjoining 60 acres to Meredith Anderson. Both these deeds are witnessed by Beverly and William Winslow, who are said to have been cousins of the Carters. April 3, 1787, John Carter, of Orange, released to his son-in-law, David Lively, of Spotsylvania, his title to a negro servant. June 20, same year, John and Susannah sold 13 acres of their plantation to Joseph Bell. This is the last appearance of Susannah Carter's signature to her husband's deeds. February 21, 1791, he purchased 41 acres adjoining his land from Richard Moore Thomas, of Woodford county, Ky., but then in Orange county, witnessed by Joseph and Priscilla Carter and January 28, 1793, he sold the place where he then lived \emdash 276 acres at a pound per acre to Roger and Henry Bell. Also on same date 104 acres to Adam Quisenberry; and April 22, 1793, appears for the last time in the records when he purchased a 200 acre plantation from Joseph May and wife Jane. John and Susannah Carter evidently had a large family as shown by the census, unless they had grandchildren living with them, but I have the names of but three of their children :

216. John, Jr., born September 21, 1757, died in Spotsylvania, June 20, 1808.

217. Joseph, living in Orange in 1815, and 1817, when he and wife, Polly, made deeds for land had from his father,
John Carter.

218. Priscilla, unmarried in 1791.

219. , a daughter who married David Lively, of Spotsylvania.

John Carter, Sr., and John Carter, Jr., both served as privates in the Virginia troops in the Revolution.

242 William and Mary Quarterly

John Carter

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 1854 Christening: Death: Burial:

Parents

Father: Jesse Carter Mother: Susan Lightsey

Spouses and Children

1. *Louisa Brogdon Marriage: Status:

John A. Carter

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 12 Aug 1833 - Lowndes Co., GA ⁶ Christening: Death: 10 Nov 1919 - Waycross, Ware Co., Georgia, USA ( at age 86) ⁶ Burial:

Parents

Father: James Carter Mother:

Spouses and Children

1. *Mehala Walker Marriage: 7 Nov 1855 ⁶ Status: Children: 1. Columbus J, Carter 2. Dr. Lafayette A. Carter 3. Elizabeth Carter 4. Cordella Carter

Notes
General:

CARTER, JOHN A.
1833-1919
ECHOLS

John A. Carter, one of the twin sons of Judge James Carter (Vol.I), was born in Lowndes now Echols county, August 12, 1833, and died Nov. 10, 1919, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Dr. J.E.W. Smith, in Waycross. He was married Nov. 7, 1855, to Mehala, daughter of James and Mary R. Walker (Vol. I). She was born In Lowndes County, Nov. 30, 1837, and died Jan. 13, 1913, at her home near Statenville. Four children were born to this marriage:

1. Columbus J.b. Nov.14, 1856, m. Martha Elizabeth Watson, 1885.
2. Lafayette A.b. Nov.28, 1858, m. Mary J. Smith, dau. of John F., of Hamilton Co.
3. Elizabeth b. Nov.30, 1860, m. Job E.W. Smith, Mar. 13, 1883. Lived at Lake Park.
4. Cordella b. Sept. 15, 1862, m. Dr. Job E. W. Smith, lived at Waycross.

Note: The said Mary J. Smith, wife of Dr. L.A. Carter, and the first-named J.E.W. Smith were brother and sister, and were 1st cousins to said Dr. J.E.W. Smith, all being grandchildren of Elder Job E. W. Smith (q.v.).

John A. Carter enlisted in the Confederate Army in November, 1861, as a private in Co. "11", 26th Volunteer Georgia Regiment. He was wounded in the knee July 1, 1863, in the battle of Gettysburg, and was captured and spent eight months in Federal prison on Devils Island, N. Y. Thereafter, he was exchanged and then furloughed because of his disability, returning home. The knee became stiff and he was never able to rejoin his command. He used a walking-cane until his death on account of the stiff knee.

Mr. Carter's fine farm was between Statenville and Lake Park. He was an influential citizen of his county in his day, as was his twin brother. He served as a County Commissioner, 1881-1883. He was also a member of the Echols Board of Education 1891-92.

Mr. and Mrs. Carter were buried in the Carter Cemetery near his home.

John B. Carter

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 1810 Christening: Death: Burial:

Parents

Father: Isaac D. Carter Mother: Lydia Branch ⁹⁹

Spouses and Children

1. *Rebecca Crummey Marriage: Status:

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