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Mary (Brent) Carter (1697 - 1743)

Mary Carter formerly Brent
Born in Lancaster Co, Virginia Colonymap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and [mother unknown]
Sister of [half], [half], [half] and [half]
Wife of — married 18 Aug 1724 in Virginia Colonymap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 46 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co, Virginia Colonymap
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Biography

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Mary (Brent) Carter was a Virginia colonist.

Mary Brent

Origin

Mary was born c. 1697 in Lancaster County, Virginia.[1] She was a daughter of Hugh Brent.[2] The user submitted genealogies on FamilySearch.com list Katherine Planter as the mother of Mary Brent.[3]

Family

Mary married on 12 or the 18 of August 1724, as his 2nd, to James Carter of Barford.[4] After their marriage, James and Mary removed to Stafford Virginia.[5] James had married first to Hannah Neale, and she died Oct. 9, 1722.[5] Mary became step-mother to the four children of James' first marriage: Thomas, Daniel, Presley, and Hannah.[5]

Children of Mary and James Carter:[5]

  1. Joseph b. 1725
  2. John b. May 7, 1727
  3. James b. March 31, 1729
  4. William (twin) b. January 11, 1731
  5. George (twin) b. January 11, 1731
  6. Catherine b. April 1, 1735
  7. Hugh b. November 8, 1740
  8. Charles b. October 10, 1743.

Death and Legacy

Mary passed away October 24, 1743 at Stafford, Virginia.[1]

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Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 Mourning Carter Walker Family Bible In possession of Agnes Elizabeth Walker Day
  2. James Carter married 10 August 1724 Mary Brent, daughter of Hugh Brent of Lancaster, Virginia. "William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Volumes 1-17" p. 282. Google Book, https://books.google.com/. Accessed 4 Aug 2022.
  3. User Submitted, Mary Brent Pedigree Resource File accessed November 2, 2014
  4. Virginia, Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007, index and images, FamilySearch (accessed 02 Nov 2014), Mary Brent Carter, 12 Aug 1724; Marriage, citing Virginia, United States, Virginia Historical Society, Richmond.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Doughty, E.&J., Hannah Neale m. James Carter: References Collected RootsWeb post June 16, 2001, citing Joseph Lyon Miller, The Descendants of Captain Thomas Carter (First Edition) p 603, accessed November 2, 2014






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Brent-223 and Brent-210 appear to represent the same person because: duplicate wife of James Carter.
posted by Nan (Lambert) Starjak

Rejected matches › Mary Brent (abt.1720-1745)