Thomas (Carlton) Carleton II (abt. 1700 - abt. 1788)

Born about 1700 in King and Queen County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Kate (Alsop) Carleton — married 1719 in King and Queen, Virginia

Descendants

Died about 12 Nov 1788 at about age 88 in King and Queen County, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

Thomas Carleton II (aka "Carlton") is estimated as born about 1700 in King and Queen County, English Colony of Virginia. He was the son of Thomas Carleton Sr., born ca. 1680 in King and Queen County, Virginia Colony. His mother's name is said to have been "Elinor" or "Eleanor". ^[1]

Thomas II and "Kate" (Alsop) Carleton had 7 known children between 1720-1730. The couple settled on a plantation in Caroline County, formed in 1728 from Essex, King & Queen and King William counties. ^[1]

1. John Henry Carleton Sr., 1720–1778 ​​^[2]
2. Thomas Carleton III, 1721–1786
3. Mildred Carlton, 1722–1754
4. Elizabeth Jane Carlton, 1723–1810
5. Richard Carleton, 1726–Deceased
6. Ambrose Carlton, 1728–1797
7. Sara Carleton, 1730–1815

Kate Carleton is said to have passed away about 1750 in Caroline County, Colony of Virginia. Her burial location is not known. Her husband, Thomas Carleton II, survived her passing. The most-credible date for his death is 12 November 1788 at his plantation in Caroline County, Virginia, USA [from the Birdwell family tree]. He is believed buried at the John Henry Carleton Family Cemetery, Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia, United States.^[3]

Research Notes

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), 1677–1758, Essex Co., 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.^[4]

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 the English 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. ^[5]

Thomas Carleton II married a woman nicknamed "Kate". Again, controversy exists about her last name at birth with most of colonial Virginia's birth, marriage & death records destroyed. An unsourced WikiTree profile says her maiden name was "Alsop" as do other family trees, notably on MyHeritage.com. Kate married Thomas Carleton II in 1719 in King & Queen County, Virginia. The Bridwell family tree on Ancestry and FamilySearch state she was more-likely named "Sarah Catherine "Kate" Simpson," born around 1700 in Virginia. This unsourced tree states she lived 99 years, contradicting her more-reasonable FamilySearch death date of 1750 in Caroline County, Virginia. FamilySearch also gives her a father: John Lewis Simpson, ca. 1680-1756, and states he was from "Woodstock Plantation, Stafford County, Virginia" [Woodstock was the Virginia home of George Brent, a notable early colonial planter]. ^{[6] [1]} Unfortunately, closer research of John Lewis Simpson (1680-1756) reveals that although he was likely in George Brent's employ at Woodstock, he only had one son: Alexander Simpson. Thomas Carleton never lived in Stafford County, Virginia. Thus, until contrary evidence is found, Kate's maiden name remains "Alsop" as on her WikiTree profile.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Details for Thomas Carleton 1700-1758 on FamilySearch
2. ↑ The Bridwell Tree and FindAGrave state he was born in 1725, making him the 2nd son. See: Find A Grave: Memorial #126867590 John Carlton Sr. He changed spelling of his surname to "Carlton" from "Carleton" and lived in Wilkes County, North Carolina.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126894867/thomas-carleton : accessed 10 November 2021), memorial page for Thomas Carleton Jr. (1700–unknown), Find A Grave: Memorial #126894867, citing John Henry Carleton/Carlton Family Cemetery, Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Carole Conrad (contributor 46532185)
4. ↑ Deacon Thomas Carlton Facts on Ancestrylibrary.com; viewable at a public library.
5. ↑ 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.
6. ↑ Thomas Carleton Jr. Facts on the Bridwell Family Tree, Ancestrylibrary.com; viewable at a public library.

See also:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126894867/thomas-carleton : accessed 10 November 2021), memorial page for Thomas Carleton Jr. (1700–unknown), Find A Grave: Memorial #126894867, citing John Henry Carleton/Carlton Family Cemetery, Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Carole Conrad (contributor 46532185) .

• Ancestry Family Trees; http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=7179083&pid=-1147855513

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Carlton-99 was created through the import of Smith-Hunter.ged on 10 March 2011.