Thomas Carleton (abt. 1680 - 1741)

Born about 1680 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia

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Died 1741 at about age 61 in King and Queen, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

Thomas Carleton Sr. was born about 1680 on his father's plantation in Virginia's Northern Neck, in New Kent County. The land became part of King & Queen County when that county was established in 1691. He was the son of Christopher Carleton, born about 1650 in Northampton County, English Colony of Virginia. Thomas' mother's name was Ann Sampson, born about 1654 in England. She died on the Carleton plantation in King and Queen County, Virginia, in 1704. ^{[1] [2]}

There has been some controversy over this branch of the English Carleton family with a number of Ancestry.com family trees stating that Thomas Carleton Sr. was Thomas Carleton (1685-), born in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England. The "Hooten Main Family Tree" is representative. These trees state that Thomas Carleton Jr.'s parents (possibly grand-parents) were Deacon Thomas (Carleton) Carlton, 1667–1734, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay, and Elizabeth Hazelton (Hazeltine), 1677–1730, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay. They ignore that Essex County, Massachusetts Bay is 570 miles from King & Queen County, Virginia, and that the Massachusetts Bay Carlton/Carleton family are known to have lived their lives in New England. One possible explanation for this confusion is that there was/is an "Essex County" in Virginia, adjacent to King & Queen County.^[3]

Documented by Nugent's "Cavaliers and Pioneers" book, the researchers who posted their "Carlton/Carleton" findings on www.findagrave.com seem to have a more-logical pedigree. They propose that Thomas Carleton Jr. [II], was the son of Thomas Carleton Sr., b: ca. 1680 in Virginia. Thomas Carleton Sr. was the son of Christopher Carleton, b: ca. 1650 in Virginia; Christopher was the son of John / Henry "Carlton" Carleton who was the original English-born immigrant. He was born ca. 1622 in England and emigrated to Virginia in Nov. 1642 (during England's Civil War), transported by John Harlowe of Northampton County on Virginia's Eastern Shore. John Henry Carleton was buried in the family cemetery that bears his name in Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia. His son, Christopher Carleton, left Northampton County and settled across the Chesapeake Bay in what was originally New Kent County. In 1691 the land where his plantation was located was assigned to the newly-formed King & Queen County, Virginia. ^{[4] [5]}

Thomas Carleton Sr. did not marry Elizabeth (Hazelton) Carlton (1677-1730) of Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England. She married a different Thomas Carleton, born ca. 1675 in Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Family tradition says that Thomas Carleton Sr.'s wife's Christian name was "Elinor" or Eleanor, surname Uknown. She was born about 1683 and married at 16 years old in about 1699, most-likely in King & Queen County, Virginia, where Thomas Carleton lived. They had 2 sons and it's likely that she passed away shortly thereafter. No burial site is known for her. ^[6]

1. Thomas Carleton II, 1700–1788
2. Christopher Carleton, 1705–Deceased

Thomas Carleton Sr. passed away in 1741 at about 60 years old in King and Queen County, Virginia. Tradition says his body was buried at the John Henry Carleton Cemetery, Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia, where his father and grandfather were buried. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #126894499 Christopher Carleton
2. ↑ Details for Christopher Carleton 1650-1704 on FamilySearch; cites 6 sources
3. ↑ Deacon Thomas Carlton Facts on Ancestrylibrary.com; viewable at a public library.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #126893988 Cites Source: Cavaliers and Pioneers, by Nell Marion Nugent, Vol. 1: 1623-1666. See: John Harlowe paragraph on pg.139 of Cavaliers and Pioneers Lists: "Hen. Carleton" as a Nov. 1642 immigrant.
5. ↑ King and Queen County, Virginia article on Wikipedia
6. ↑ Details for Thomas Carleton on FamilySearch
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #126894679 Thomas Carleton Sr.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126894679/thomas-carleton : accessed 11 November 2021), memorial page for Thomas Carleton Sr. (1680–unknown), Find A Grave: Memorial #126894679, citing John Henry Carleton/Carlton Family Cemetery, Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Carole Conrad (contributor 46532185).

• Source: S1 Record ID Number: MH:S1 User ID: 544450CFD6E4A21B600138FC47BE3D5C Ancestry Family Trees: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Repository: #R1 Record ID Number: MH:SC169 http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=74086385&pid=194 - Repository: R1 Record ID Number: MH:R1 User ID: 544450CFD6DEF21B500138FC47BE3D5C. www.Ancestry.com

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Carlton-1129 was created by Marie Daake through the import of Joey.ged on Feb 16, 2015.