Thomas
Thornton
Carter
Born in Gloucester County, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Edward Carter
and Elizabeth (Thornton) Christian
Brother of
Margaret (Carter) Miller, William Carter, Job Carter, Katherine Carter, Judith Carter, Edward Carter and John Carter [half]
Husband of
Sarah (Haynie) Carter
— married
about 1722 in Virginia Colony
Husband of
Anne (Wale) Carter
— married
15 Jan 1750 in Lancaster County, Virginia Colony
Descendants 
Father of
John Carter, George Carter, Edward Carter, Mary (Carter) Chilton, Walter Raleigh Carter Sr. and Mildred Millicent (Carter) Cummins
Died
at age 76
in Christ Church Parish, Lancaster County, Virginia Colony
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Jul 2014
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Biography
One of twins (twin sister was named Katharine). His descendants include many well known Virginians and South Carolinians of today, among whom may be mentioned the Knights of Richmond and Farmville; the Wingos, children of ex Governor O'Ferrall; Olivers, Tuggles, Carters, Stokes, Bacons and others of Nottoway, Mecklenburg and Prince Edward, through Edward and Elizabeth's grandson, Raleigh Carter, who married Sarah Sharpe, a ward of James Ball in Sept. 1765, and removed to that part of Amelia which became Nottoway in 1788, where he died about 1820, leaving a 1,600 acre plantation and 125 servants. Alice Carter, a granddaughter of Edward and Elizabeth, married a Griggs, of Lancaster.
Born 1 FEB 1700 (some sources give the birth year as 1699). Gloucester CO, VA. [1]
Died Y. 3 DEC 1776. Barford, Lancaster, Virginia, United States. [2][3] Age: 77.
Marriage Husband @I235@. Wife @I234@. Child: @I225@. Marriage 3 JUN 1697. Gloucester, Virginia, USA. [4]
Thomas was born 1 February 1699.. Thomas died in Christ Church Parish, Lancaster Co., Virginia in 1776. (Age 77 years)
Sources
- ↑ Source: #S7; Source type: Book recording of birth records in old family prayer book.
- ↑ Source: #S6 Certainty: 0
- ↑ Source: #S18 Certainty: 0
- ↑ Source: #S89 Source number: 1428.005; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 5 Certainty: 0
- Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 database, FamilySearch, Thomas Carter and Anne Hunton, 15 Jan 1750; citing Lancaster Co., Virginia, reference Page 23; FHL microfilm 32,129.
- The descendants of Capt. Thomas Carter of "Barford", Lancaster County, Virginia, 1652-1912 Author: Joseph Lyon Miller. Publisher: Thomas, W. Va., J. L. Miller 1912. Page: 39 to 42.
- Thornton 1300 - 1917 Author: Mrs. Lola Jane Carr-Bates. Published: 1917. Page 10.
- The Carter Family, PDF, http://www.mykeyhole.com/family_album/Geneology/Carter_Family.pdf
- Source: S1 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree Certainty: 0 http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=87845795&pid=225
- Source: S18 Ancestry.com Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Ancestry Family Tree Certainty: 0 http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=87845795&pid=2258
- Source: S28 Yates Publishing U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
- Source: S6 Ancestry.com U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
- Source: S7 The Descendants of Captain Thomas Carter, p. 39; excerpt from the Carter Family Prayer Book recording of births to Edward Carter and Elizabeth Thornton Carter.
- http://www.reynoldspatova.org/getperson.php?personID=I14433&tree=reynolds1
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130837689/thomas-carter
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
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- Gary Carter
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup FTA76106, FTDNA kit #MK70588
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~0.78%
Richard Hulan :
23andMe, GEDmatch M195517 [compare]
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Living DNA, GEDmatch M195517 [compare]
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~0.78%
Harvey Bennett :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member harvbennett34
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~0.78%
Karen Carter :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B534869
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~0.39%
Linda Meyer :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A945671 [compare], Ancestry member LMeyerArtist
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~0.39%
Theresa (Embry) Whitworth :
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~0.39%
S Kerley :
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member skerley179
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~0.39%
Marianne Harvey :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A066775 [compare], Ancestry member wvharveygirl
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~0.39%
Dennis Carter :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Linda (Boblett) Johnson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A172133 [compare], Ancestry member Dljohns12003
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~0.39%
Max Fridell :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Robert Reedy :
AncestryDNA
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The descendants of Capt. Thomas Carter of "Barford", Lancaster County, Virginia, 1652-1912 Author: Joseph Lyon Miller. Publisher: Thomas, W. Va., J. L. Miller 1912. Page: 39 to 42.
This is a system used by the "Virginia, Historical Society" they are not indexed and there will be many say "Thomas Carters" but if his children are all taken from the same record, ei; Bible they will all have the same MSS number. This Thomas Carters children has the MSS number
"Cf:mss6:4c245:11"