Charles Hill Carter born 15 Oct 1732 in Corotoman, Lancaster, Virginia, son of John Carter and Elizabeth Cooke (Hill) Carter.[1]
Charles Hill Carter married first to Mary Walker Carter
Charles Hill Carter married second to Anne Butler Moore.[1] They had issue:
Robert, m. Mary Nelson of York County
Anne married on June 18, 1793 to Henry Lee at Shirley Plantation. [2]
Bernard Moore, m. Lucy Lee
Catherine Spottswood, m. Dr. Carter Berkeley
William, m. Charlotte Touslee
Mildred Walker
Lucy, m. Nathaniel BUrwell, of Roanoke
Fitzhugh
The father John Carter died 31 July 1742. After the prescribed period of mourning expired, the widow Elizabeth Carter married a certain Browler Cocke of whom little is known except that he held Shirley until the year 1771, at which date Charles Carter of Crotoman came into the estate of Shirley.[3]
Research Notes
Charles was named as the deceased father of Mildred W Carter in her 1807 Last Will & Testament - Carter, Bernard M. & Lee, Anne H. (on behalf of Carter Lee, Anna Lee, Smith Lee, Robert Lee, & Mildred Lee): Petition, Charles City County, Virginia, 12 Dec 1816; Legislative Petitions of the [Virginia] General Assembly, 1776-1865, Accession Number 36121, Box 52, Folder 38; digital images, Library of Virginia (http://digitool1.lva.lib.va.us:8881/R/-?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=510436 : accessed 5 January 2018). [The image includes the Last Will and Testament of Mildred W Carter, daughter of the late Charles Carter Esq of Sherley [sic] decd; bequests to affectionate friends Mary & Ann Nelson, daughters of Mr. Robert Nelson; rest and residue ... I give and bequeath to my brother Bernard and William in trust and for ... my dear sister Lee during her life free from the control of her husband General Lee; dated 31 day of May 1807; Will proved 17th day of December 1807. Petition of Bernard M Carter and Anne H Lee on behalf of herself and Carter Lee, Anna Lee, Smith Lee, Robert Lee, and Mildred Lee, her children, to sell slaves bequeathed to them in the Will of Mildred W Carter.]
Sources
↑ 1.01.1
Kennedy, Mary Selden, "Seldens of Virginia and Allied Families", New York: Frank Allaben Genealogical Co., 1911, Vol. I, Archive.org,
pp. 589-90
Memorial: Find a Grave (has image) Find A Grave: Memorial #50301791 (accessed 7 May 2023) Memorial page for Charles Carter (1 Jan 1732-24 Jun 1806), citing Shirley Plantation Cemetery, Shirley, Charles City County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by RF (contributor 47076918).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Charles by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Charles:
Carter-1793 and Carter-11226 appear to represent the same person because: Dates are very close, they share parents and siblings, birth place is the same.
Carter-11226 was created by Dave Patrick through the import of Roger Dale Franklin Family Tree.ged on Sep 18, 2014
Carter-22436 and Carter-1793 appear to represent the same person because: father is the same, dates are similar, without sources on -22436, data on -1793 should be used.
Carter-11226 was created by Dave Patrick through the import of Roger Dale Franklin Family Tree.ged on Sep 18, 2014