Carter Braxton
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Carter Braxton (1736 - 1797)

Carter Braxton
Born in Newington Plantation, King and Queen County, Colony of Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
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Husband of — married 16 Jul 1755 (to 10 Dec 1757) in St. David's Parish, King William County, Colony of Virginiamap
Husband of — married 15 May 1761 (to 10 Oct 1797) in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Colony of Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 61 in Chericoke Plantation, King William County, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

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Carter Braxton is Notable.

Carter Braxton was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.[1]

Origin

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Carter Braxton served with American Founding Fathers during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
Carter Braxton is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A013880.

Carter was born September 10, 1736 at Newington Plantation in Livingston, Virginia.[2] He was a son of George Braxton and Mary Carter.[2] His mother died seven days after his birth. His father died in 1749, when Carter was only 13.

Carter attended the College of William and Mary. In 1754–1755, he was one of about eight students who brought enslaved people to the campus. He brought with him an enslaved man named London to attend to him and his brother George Braxton.[3][4]

Family

Carter Braxton married twice. In 1755 he married 1) Judith Robinson, who died in 1757.[2][5] In 1760 he married 2) Elizabeth Tayloe Corbin.[2][5]

Children of Carter Braxton and Judith Robinson::

  1. Mary Robinson Braxton b. 1756
  2. Judith Braxton b. 1757

Children of Carter Braxton and Elizabeth Tayloe Corbin:

  1. George Braxton of "Hybia" (1762–1801)
  2. Carter Braxton (1764–1809)

Death and Legacy

Carter died October 10, 1797 and was buried on his estate called Chericoke in King William County, Virginia.[6]

According to the definitive Alonzo Dill biography of Carter Braxton, "Carter Braxton, Virginia Signer: A Conservative in Revolt, Braxton was quite wealthy, despite paying off his brother George's debts after his death. As he predicted, the Revolution was hard on his business. Braxton aggressively evaded his creditors, moved his assets into his children's hands, and won in some lawsuits and evaded others. He died with more than 3,000 acres of land and 42 slaves. His widow sued debtors for monies owed to him, some of which was in payment for land sold before Carter's death.[6]

Braxton County, West Virginia is named in his honor.

Carter was born in 1736. He passed away in 1797.[7]

Deed of Indenture

The following link is a transcribed copy of a Deed between Carter Braxton and Augustine Claiborne. It was written on 11 Aug 1783 in King William County Virginia. It was recorded in Court on 18 Mar 1784.[8]This deed names 40 persons enslaved by Braxton who was indebted to Augustine Claiborne for "two hundred & seventy four Thousand nine Hundred & fifty nine Pounds of Crops."

Research Notes

According to researcher Stephen Carter, the second wife of Carter Braxton was named Mary G. Corbin, daughter of Richard Corbin and Betty Tayloe. (edit by Smith-243207: no other source confirms this name, and Richard Corbin and Betty Tayloe did not have a child named Mary.) [6]

Sources

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "Carter Braxton," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter_Braxton (accessed March 26, 2023).
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence "Carter Braxton", December 11, 2011, Web accessed July 29, 2014
  3. Johnson, Jajuan S., Ph.D. William & Mary. Personal communication with Allison Thomas, 3 April 2023.
  4. Students in 1754 at William and Mary College. Source: The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 6, No. 3 (Jan., 1898), pp. 187-188
  5. 5.0 5.1 Carlton, Florence Tyler. A Genealogy of the Known Descendants of Robert Carter of Corotoman. Irvington, Virginia: Foundation for Historic Christ Church, 1982, pages 438–449.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Carter, Stephen "Stephen Carters John Carter Research", Posted by John Size on July 31, 2004, Web accessed July 28, 2014.
  7. Unsourced family tree handed down to Christian Wolanski.
  8. Virginia Memory - Lost Records Localities Digital Collection. (n.d.). Www.virginiamemory.com. Braxton, Carter to Augustine Claiborne: Deed 1784, Henrico Co. Chancery Causes, 1798-012 King William County Retrieved April 14, 2023, from https://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/lost

See also:

  • Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 10 Feb 2018), "Record of Braxton, Carter", Ancestor # A013880.

Acknowledgments

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I did a connection check on this 12C6R. I will also start working from my connections up to Carter. I see several of my ancestors need work. I will be doing some Bio clean up and building their profile.
Carter Braxton's daughter, Elizabeth Corbin (Braxton) Griffin, now has a wikitree profile & should be connected to Carter & Elizabeth (Corbin) Braxton. Elizabeth (Braxton) Griffin's wikitree ID: Braxton-974
posted by Clayton Martinez
Carter & his second wife, Elizabeth Corbin, had a daughter that was born in March 1761. Every other site I've seen Carter Braxton on has said that he & Elizabeth were married in 1760. It also says he married her in 1760 in his bio on WikiTree. Shouldn't the marriage date for him & Elizabeth be changed to say 1760 instead of 1761?

Also him & Elizabeth had 16 children. So their children in his bio needs to be updated. Their oldest child, born March 1761 as I mentioned above, was named Elizabeth Corbin "Betsey" Braxton.

posted by Clayton Martinez
edited by Clayton Martinez
As a member of the US Black Heritage Project, I have added categories and a link to a list of the slaves owned by Carter Braxton on this profile with categories using the standards of the US Black Heritage Exchange Program. This helps us connect enslaved ancestors to their descendants. See US Black Heritage: Heritage Exchange Program for more information.
posted by Gina (Pocock) Jarvi
Braxton-279 and Braxton-22 appear to represent the same person because: Aside from the presence of the son, George Braxton on the profile of Braxton-279, and the difference in death date (11 vs. 10 October), these appear to be the same person and should be merged. If George Braxton is in fact a son of Carter Braxton, he can be added to Braxton-22.
posted by Corbin Smith