Edward Carter (1671 - 1743)

Born 9 Apr 1671 in Barford, Lancaster, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Thornton) Christian — married 3 Jun 1697 in Petsworth Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia Colony

Descendants

Died 3 Dec 1743 at age 72 in Christchurch Parish, Lancaster, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

Edward Carter was a Virginia colonist.

Edward Carter of Westmoreland

Edward Carter was the eldest son of Thomas Carter and Katherine Dale born April 9, 1671 in Lancaster County, Virginia.

Edward married Elizabeth Thornton daughter of William Thornton and his 1st wife Elizabeth Fitzhugh on June 3, 1697 in Petsworth Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia.^[1] Children of Edward Carter and Elizabeth Thornton Include:

1. Margaret Carter born June 1, 1698.
2. Katherine Carter born February 1, 1700, twin of Thomas.
3. Thomas Carter born February 1, 1700. Through Thomas the Carter's and Thornton's are connected to many notable Virginia and South Carolina families; Wingo, Knight, O'Ferrall, Oliver, Tuggle, Stoke and Bacon to name a few.
4. Judith Carter born June 22, 1702.
5. Edward Carter born August 1704.
6. Elizabeth Carter born May 8, 1706.

Edward Carter died intestate in 1743. The administrator of his estate was his eldest son Thomas.^[2][3]

Note: This could be the Edward Carter-4690 who likely was born in Isle of Wight County, Virginia about 1660 and died in 1730 in New Hanover County, North Carolina. But not sure since Isle of Wight Co. is 50+ miles from Lancaster Co., VA.

Brother of Thomas Carter II, John Carter, Henry Skipwith Carter, Diana Carter, Nicholas Carter, Elizabeth Carter, Daniel Carter, James Carter, Katherine (Carter) Lawson, Peter Carter and Joseph Carter

Research Notes

Marriage Marriage 4 MAY 1670. Barford, Lancaster, Virginia, USA. ^[4][5]

• Detailed research of Betty L. Tartas:

-- JOHN* MILLER son of RANDOLPH & KATHERINE, b 1678, d 1717 Lancaster Co VA m abt 1717 MARGARET (maiden name unverified) CARTER, d/o EDWARD CARTER; JOHN died intestate, but wife MARGARET left will in 1732 Lancaster Co Virginia naming their children, including a son JOHN who died 1727 at age 18 and left a will naming his mother & sisters. --WILLIAM MILLER I m FRANCIS PARFITT -- PETER MILLER m MARY MITCHELL -- KATHERINE MILLER m JOHN MOTT II --MARGARET MILLER m JOHN CHATTIN

Edward Carter I, son of Capt Thomas Carter and Katherine Dale, was born on their Barford Plantation, Lancaster, County, and raised in Colonial Virginia. He married Elizabeth Thornton June 3, 1697 in Lancaster County, Colony of Virginia.

Sources

1. ↑ Yates Publishing U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 5 Certainty: 0
2. ↑ 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: 37 to 39.
3. ↑ Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130825165/edward-carter Ancestry Family Tree Certainty: 0 http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=87845795&pid=2358, Stafford, Stafford, Virginia
4. ↑ Source: #S30 Certainty: 0
5. ↑ Source: #S28 Source number: 21659.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY Certainty: 0

• https://www.geni.com/people/Edward-Carter/6000000009958006585
• https://archive.org/stream/ThorntonByLolaCarrBates/Thornton_by_Lola_Carr_Bates#page/n7/mode/2up Thornton 1300 - 1917] Author: Mrs. Lola Jane Carr-Bates. Published: 1917. Page 10.
• Another source which repeats much of the info. below https://archive.org/details/ThorntonByLolaCarrBates/page/n7
• Found more detail on Margaret Carter's ancestors on family tree at: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/portrait/LHF5-N55
• 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: 37 to 39. Thornton 1300 - 1917 Author: Mrs. Lola Jane Carr-Bates. Published: 1917. Page 10.
• 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=235

• James Real (WikiTree member and relative of Edward) requested that the following additional sources be added to Edward's profile. I understand "The Compendium of American Genealogy" has some known errors; however all the notes in the sources James Real notes (see them below) agree with other's research related to Edward Carter's family associations that have already been entered on Wiki. So I am adding James Real's additional sources:
• The Compendium of American Genealogy Family Tree Maker CD-ROM, Disc 1, Volume I, Lineage Records, page 935; Family Tree Maker CD-ROM, Disc 1, Volume II, Lineage Records, page 175; 7-Edward (Carter)(1671-1743), m Elizabeth (b 1672), dau. Of William Thornton, Jr., burgess, of Gloucester Co., VA;
• Family Tree Maker CD-ROM, Disc 1, Volume III, Lineage Records, page 448; 7-Edward (Carter)(1671-1743), of Lancaster Co., m 1697, Elizabeth Thornton (b 1872; William, Jr. 8[1649-1727], burgess, of Gloucester Co.);
• Family Tree Maker CD-ROM, Disc 1, Volume III, Lineage Records, page 477; 7-Edward (Carter)(1671-1742), , m Elizabeth Thorntron (b 1672); William, Jr. 8, burgess, of Gloucester Co., VA;
• Family Tree Maker CD-ROM, Disc 1, Volume III, Lineage Records, page 488; 7-Edward (Carter)(1671-1743), of Christ Church Parish, Lancaster Co., VA; m Elizabeth Thornton (b 1672; William, Jr.8 [1649-1727], of Gloucester Co., VA);
• Carter-11903 was created by Michelle Carter through the import of Carter - Holtzapfel Family Tre.ged on Nov 30, 2014. '
• http://www.reynoldspatova.org/getperson.php?personID=I67896&tree=reynolds1
• https://archive.org/details/descendantsofcap00byumill/page/38/mode/2up?q=Thornton

Acknowledgements

• Thank you to Scott Ledbetter for creating WikiTree profile Carter-7645 through the import of 3112910.ged on Jun 7, 2013.
• Thank you to Kristin Schmidt for creating WikiTree profile Carter-7561 through the import of Kristin Schmidt family tree.ged on May 24, 2013.