Peter Carter
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1706 - Lancaster County, VA 25
Christening:
Death: Dec 1789 - Fauquier County, V'irginia ( at age 83) 25
Burial:
Parents
Father: Thomas Carter Jr.
Mother: Arabella Williamson
Spouses and Children
1. *Judith Norris
Marriage: 1 May 1730 25
Status:
Children:
1. Thomas Carter
2. Joseph Carter
3. Norris Carter
Notes
General:
Descendants of Peter Carter of King George
and Fauquier
Peter Carter, fifth son of Captain Thomas and Arabella Carter,
was born in 1706 at "Barford," Lancaster county, and died in
1789 (or in January, 1790) in Fauquier county, 'irginia : and
has left few notices of himself in the public records. His father,
Captain Thomas Carter, Jr., in his will \emdash dated April 24, 172S \emdash ¦
made him executor in case of the death or remarriage of his
wife, Arabella Carter; and aho made him. guardian of his brother,
Charles Carter, until the latter arrived at the age of tv.enty
years. Under this will, Peter Carter inherited the half of his
father's five hunderd acre plantation next to the river in King
George county, and his just share of the residuary estaie. In
the account written in 1858 of the Carter family it is stated that
Peter Carter purchased the rest of this plantation and lived here
until late in life, when he removed to Fauquier with his son,
George Carter. Peter Carter owned the old Prayer Book of
his grandfather, Captain Thomas Carter, Sr., which contains
many valuable records of the family. This old book descended
to Elizabeth Carter, daughter of George Carter, grandson of
Peter, who in the fifties became the second wife of a ^Ir. John
Payne. They removed to California after the war, where she
died without issue. The old Prayer Book, with other personal
belongings of Mrs. Elizabeth Carter Payne, passed to her step-
daughter, Mary Payne, who is now^ Mrs. John Scarlett Sm.ith.
She saw the Carter genealogy as it appeared in the William and
Mary Quarterly and wrote me about the book. In addition to
a great deal of data of other Carters, this old book contains a
good deal of Peter Carter and his children. He evidently ex-
perienced a deeper religious feeling in the years 1775 and 17SS
than at other times, as under these dates he made several records
in the old prayer book, of which the following is an examT)le :
''Ye Datte of this Holy Book is at it stands from the priaicr
226 GEXEALOGV OF THE CARTER FAMILY
as follows. MDCLXII (1662) in the year of my God 1775 and
in ye year of my Xattral Life 69.''
"In ye Year of my God 1788 and in the year of my Nattral
Life 82 Lord Give me a Clean heart And Renew a right spearit
within me in ye of my Life 82."
"Roman^ y^ 10 Chap & 9. vers. If thou shalt confess with
thine mouth the Lord Jesus; and shall Believe in thine heart
that God hath Rased him from the Dead thou shalt be saved.
"Romans ye 10 & 9 vers my Xatral Life 82 in ve vear of my
God 1788.
Peter Carter."
The inventory of his personal estate was recorded in Fauquier
on 22nd of Februar}-. 1790, and he probably died either in Dec.
1789, or Jan., 17-90. This inventory mentions two negro m.en
servants, bed and furniture, chest, 6 chairs, and other furniture
of a bedroom. He evidently lived with his son, George, who
was living in that county. Peter Carter seems to have been
the last of his generation of the family to die, as in recording
the deaths of his brother, Dale, and cousin. Thomas, both of
whom died in Lancaster in Dec, 1776, he said: "Xow indeed
am I the last of my generation, the lone leaf on the tree Waiting
the last Frost."
The records of his own family seems to have been written in
the Prayer Book at one time with a trembling, old hand, the
year before he died:
"In the year 1788 & in ye year my Life 82. 58 years last
May Day (May ist, 1730) I was Married to Judith Norris who
passt on ye 15'' day :\\Iay 1765. We was Blest with 9 sons and
4 daughters viz. Dale & Thomas on ye 24^ April 1731. Judy
on y< 2^ Xov"" 1732. Job on >¦< i^' Jan'y 1734. Joseph on ye
4^^ September 1736. Arabella Catharine on ye 17 August 1738.
Solomon on ye 25 Septr. 1739. Frances Ball on ye 8'' Jan'y
1 741. Peter on y-^ 9=' March 1743. Sarah on ye 16^' June 't744-
Daniel on ye 22^^ Dec 1746 ye same Day and year as Dan' son
of my cozen Roh^ Carter. Norris on ye 8*^ Xovembr 1748 and
George on 15 :\\[arch 1757. of which Thomas, Joseph. Peter,
Xorris, George. Frances and Sarah are now living. George
with me Peter in Amherst and the others on Clinch."
GENEALOGY OF THE CARTER FAMILY 227
Mrs. Judith Xorris Carter, probably belon-ed to the Xorris
family ot Lancaster, who were well to do people in that countv
but there is nothing to give a clue to the names of her parent.
Judith was a baptismal name in the Lancaster familv, as the
marriage bonds of that county show the marriages of two Judith
Nornses; one in 1788 to Fortunatus George, and one in iror
to John Brent.
The children of Peter and Judith Carter will be taken up
according to where they lived, instead of in the order of their
birth.
1. Job Carter, died in Amherst in 1782.
2. Solomon Carter, died in Amherst in 1786.
3. Peter Carter, died in Amherst in 1791.
4. George Carter, living in Fauquier in 1782.
5. Thomas Carter, died in Russell in 1803.
6. Joseph Carter, died in Russell in 1809.
7. Xorris Carter, died in Scott in 18 16.
NoTE.\emdash Scott was a part of Russell till 1813.
Have no data of the sons Dale and Daniel and die daughters,
other than the dates of their birth. The sons may have died in
infancy.
Peter Carter
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 23 May 1688 25
Christening:
Death: 1721 - ( at age 33) 25
Burial:
Parents
Father: Captain Thomas Carter Sr.
Mother: Catharine Dale
Spouses and Children
1. *Catharine Rogers
Marriage: 23 Sep 1712 25
Status:
2. Margaret 25
Marriage:
Status:
Polly Ann Carter
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date:
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Parents
Father: George Carter 47
Mother:
Spouses and Children
1. *Aaron Carter
Marriage:
Status:
Rachel Carter
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1812 64
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Parents
Father: David Carter
Mother: Rachel Cooper
Rachel Carter
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 4 Aug 1806 - South Carolina 4,76
Christening:
Death: 28 Dec 1874 - Lowndes Co., GA ( at age 68) 4
Burial:
Parents
Father: Jesse Carter
Mother: Mary Touchton
Spouses and Children
1. *William Cone Knight 76
Marriage: 1826 4
Status:
Children:
1. John Knight
Rachel Carter
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1846
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Parents
Father: John Carter
Mother: Elizabeth Knight 76
Spouses and Children
1. *John A. Copeland
Marriage:
Status:
Rader C. Carter
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 25 May 1896 - Echols County, Georgia 118
Christening:
Death: 12 Sep 1967 - Echols County, Georgia ( at age 71)
Burial: in Carter Cemetery, Echols County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Father: Martin Turner Carter Jr
Mother: Sarah Susan Moore 115
Spouses and Children
1. *Vera Sandlin
Marriage:
Status:
Raleigh Carter
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date:
Christening:
Death: Between 1815 and 1820 - Nottoway, VA 25
Burial:
Parents
Father: Thomas Carter
Mother: Anne Hunton
Rebecca Carter
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1765 - St Bartholomews Parrish, Colleton County, South Carolina 1
Christening:
Death: 1840 - Appling County, GA ( at age 75) 1
Burial:
Parents
Father: Jacob Carter Sr. 46
Mother: Sarah Middleton
Spouses and Children
1. *Stephen Crummey
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Nancy Crummey
2. Jesse Crummey
3. Dicy Crummey
4. Rebecca Crummey