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Frances (Carter) Moody (1775 - 1838)

Frances Moody formerly Carter
Born in Shenandoah, Virginiamap
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Died at about age 63 in Ashe, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Frances was born in 1775. Frances Carter ... She passed away in 1838. [1]

Born 1775 Shenandoah, Virginia, . [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Died 25 JUL 1857. Valle Crucis, Watauga, North Carolina, United States. [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

Buried Foscoe, Watauga, North Carolina, United States. [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31]

FSFTID LBH9-YRM.

MARR 17 MAR 1794. Botetourt, Virginia, United States. [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41]

Residence 1850 Watauga Township, Watauga, North Carolina, United States. [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50] [51] 1860 Warren, Knox, Kentucky, United States. [52] [53] [54] [55] [56] [57] [58] [59] [60] [61] 1850 Watauga county, Watauga, North Carolina. 1860 District 2, Warren, Kentucky.

Note: When Edward Moody married Frances Carter in 1794 in Botetourt Virginia, the record noted her mother Sarah Miller as you can see in attached sources. Mrs. Sarah Miller was the wife of John Miller, who she married in 1785 after the death of her first husband William Henry CartyCarter giving proof of parentage to William Henry CartyCarter and Sarah Kelley. Sarah Kelley Carter Miller's husband John filed for a revolutionary war pension in 1832 in Carter County, Tennessee and noted he was a resident of Botetourt, Virginia when he enlisted giving a connection between the two locations.

https:/archive.org/detailshistoryofwataug00arth A history of Watauga County, North Carolina : with sketches of prominent families.

by Arthur, John Preston. Page 83. The Widow Moody. —Among those spoken of with affection by Mr. Prout was Mrs. Edward Moody. She was a sister of Col. John Carter, for whom Carter County, Tennessee, was named and in honor of whose wife EHzabethton, the capital of that county, was called. She and her husband came from Augusta County, Virginia, soon after the Revolutionary War, in which he had fought and where he was seriously wounded. Of her Mr. Prout said : "The house of the Widow Moody was long a sort of social center on the Upper Watauga. Here the missionary [himself] first learned, in 1842, that a log cabin may shelter happy people. More generous, sweeter Christian hospitality, more glad, more cheerful kindness are seldom met with than this worthy family showed me when a stranger and alone. There was a native refinement and a balance of judgment about the character of the mother of the family. I shall not soon forget her invariable reply to the inquiries of her friends when asking after her welfare—she was blind, with many infirmities, and yet the answer of Christian faith never failed: 'Thank God, no reason to complain.' There was in that far-off settlement a simplicity of manner, a generous tone, not often excelled, a graceful modesty, an unassuming dignity, very rare, but in harmony with the grand and beautiful scenery of the region" (p. 87). This house was two stories high, with two shed-rooms, and contained six rooms in all. It stood in the old orchard between the Grave Yard Ridge, where Edward Moody is buried, and the former residence of Sheriff Calloway.

When Edward Moody married Frances Carter in 1794 in Botetourt Virginia, the record noted her mother Sarah Miller as you can see in attached sources. Mrs. Sarah Miller was the wife of John Miller, who she married in 1785 after the death of her first husband William Henry CartyCarter giving proof of parentage to William Henry CartyCarter and Sarah Kelley. Sarah Kelley Carter Miller's husband John filed for a revolutionary war pension in 1832 in Carter County, Tennessee and noted he was a resident of Botetourt, Virginia when he enlisted giving a connection between the two locations.

When Edward Moody married Frances Carter in 1794 in Botetourt Virginia, the record noted her mother Sarah Miller as you can see in attached sources. Mrs. Sarah Miller was the wife of John Miller, who she married in 1785 after the death of her first husband William Henry CartyCarter giving proof of parentage to William Henry CartyCarter and Sarah Kelley. Sarah Kelley Carter Miller's husband John filed for a revolutionary war pension in 1832 in Carter County, Tennessee and noted he was a resident of Botetourt, Virginia when he enlisted giving a connection between the two locations.

https:/archive.org/detailshistoryofwataug00arth A history of Watauga County, North Carolina : with sketches of prominent families.

by Arthur, John Preston. Page 83. The Widow Moody. —Among those spoken of with affection by Mr. Prout was Mrs. Edward Moody. She was a sister of Col. John Carter, for whom Carter County, Tennessee, was named and in honor of whose wife EHzabethton, the capital of that county, was called. She and her husband came from Augusta County, Virginia, soon after the Revolutionary War, in which he had fought and where he was seriously wounded. Of her Mr. Prout said : "The house of the Widow Moody was long a sort of social center on the Upper Watauga. Here the missionary [himself] first learned, in 1842, that a log cabin may shelter happy people. More generous, sweeter Christian hospitality, more glad, more cheerful kindness are seldom met with than this worthy family showed me when a stranger and alone. There was a native refinement and a balance of judgment about the character of the mother of the family. I shall not soon forget her invariable reply to the inquiries of her friends when asking after her welfare—she was blind, with many infirmities, and yet the answer of Christian faith never failed: 'Thank God, no reason to complain.' There was in that far-off settlement a simplicity of manner, a generous tone, not often excelled, a graceful modesty, an unassuming dignity, very rare, but in harmony with the grand and beautiful scenery of the region" (p. 87). This house was two stories high, with two shed-rooms, and contained six rooms in all. It stood in the old orchard between the Grave Yard Ridge, where Edward Moody is buried, and the former residence of Sheriff Calloway.

my 4th great grandmother was known as Virginia Francis Carter. Francis was her middle name

Born 1775 Shenandoah, Virginia, United States. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Died 25 JUL 1857. Valle Crucis, Watauga, North Carolina, United States. [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

Buried Foscoe, Watauga, North Carolina, United States. [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31]

FSFTID LBH9-YRM.

MARR 17 MAR 1794. Botetourt, Virginia, United States. [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41]

Residence 1850 Watauga Township, Watauga, North Carolina, United States. [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50] [51] 1860 Warren, Knox, Kentucky, United States. [52] [53] [54] [55] [56] [57] [58] [59] [60] [61] 1850 Watauga county, Watauga, North Carolina. 1860 District 2, Warren, Kentucky.

Note: When Edward Moody married Frances Carter in 1794 in Botetourt Virginia, the record noted her mother Sarah Miller as you can see in attached sources. Mrs. Sarah Miller was the wife of John Miller, who she married in 1785 after the death of her first husband William Henry CartyCarter giving proof of parentage to William Henry CartyCarter and Sarah Kelley. Sarah Kelley Carter Miller's husband John filed for a revolutionary war pension in 1832 in Carter County, Tennessee and noted he was a resident of Botetourt, Virginia when he enlisted giving a connection between the two locations.

https:/archive.org/detailshistoryofwataug00arth A history of Watauga County, North Carolina : with sketches of prominent families.

by Arthur, John Preston. Page 83. The Widow Moody. —Among those spoken of with affection by Mr. Prout was Mrs. Edward Moody. She was a sister of Col. John Carter, for whom Carter County, Tennessee, was named and in honor of whose wife EHzabethton, the capital of that county, was called. She and her husband came from Augusta County, Virginia, soon after the Revolutionary War, in which he had fought and where he was seriously wounded. Of her Mr. Prout said : "The house of the Widow Moody was long a sort of social center on the Upper Watauga. Here the missionary [himself] first learned, in 1842, that a log cabin may shelter happy people. More generous, sweeter Christian hospitality, more glad, more cheerful kindness are seldom met with than this worthy family showed me when a stranger and alone. There was a native refinement and a balance of judgment about the character of the mother of the family. I shall not soon forget her invariable reply to the inquiries of her friends when asking after her welfare—she was blind, with many infirmities, and yet the answer of Christian faith never failed: 'Thank God, no reason to complain.' There was in that far-off settlement a simplicity of manner, a generous tone, not often excelled, a graceful modesty, an unassuming dignity, very rare, but in harmony with the grand and beautiful scenery of the region" (p. 87). This house was two stories high, with two shed-rooms, and contained six rooms in all. It stood in the old orchard between the Grave Yard Ridge, where Edward Moody is buried, and the former residence of Sheriff Calloway.

When Edward Moody married Frances Carter in 1794 in Botetourt Virginia, the record noted her mother Sarah Miller as you can see in attached sources. Mrs. Sarah Miller was the wife of John Miller, who she married in 1785 after the death of her first husband William Henry CartyCarter giving proof of parentage to William Henry CartyCarter and Sarah Kelley. Sarah Kelley Carter Miller's husband John filed for a revolutionary war pension in 1832 in Carter County, Tennessee and noted he was a resident of Botetourt, Virginia when he enlisted giving a connection between the two locations.

When Edward Moody married Frances Carter in 1794 in Botetourt Virginia, the record noted her mother Sarah Miller as you can see in attached sources. Mrs. Sarah Miller was the wife of John Miller, who she married in 1785 after the death of her first husband William Henry CartyCarter giving proof of parentage to William Henry CartyCarter and Sarah Kelley. Sarah Kelley Carter Miller's husband John filed for a revolutionary war pension in 1832 in Carter County, Tennessee and noted he was a resident of Botetourt, Virginia when he enlisted giving a connection between the two locations.

https:/archive.org/detailshistoryofwataug00arth A history of Watauga County, North Carolina : with sketches of prominent families.

by Arthur, John Preston. Page 83. The Widow Moody. —Among those spoken of with affection by Mr. Prout was Mrs. Edward Moody. She was a sister of Col. John Carter, for whom Carter County, Tennessee, was named and in honor of whose wife EHzabethton, the capital of that county, was called. She and her husband came from Augusta County, Virginia, soon after the Revolutionary War, in which he had fought and where he was seriously wounded. Of her Mr. Prout said : "The house of the Widow Moody was long a sort of social center on the Upper Watauga. Here the missionary [himself] first learned, in 1842, that a log cabin may shelter happy people. More generous, sweeter Christian hospitality, more glad, more cheerful kindness are seldom met with than this worthy family showed me when a stranger and alone. There was a native refinement and a balance of judgment about the character of the mother of the family. I shall not soon forget her invariable reply to the inquiries of her friends when asking after her welfare—she was blind, with many infirmities, and yet the answer of Christian faith never failed: 'Thank God, no reason to complain.' There was in that far-off settlement a simplicity of manner, a generous tone, not often excelled, a graceful modesty, an unassuming dignity, very rare, but in harmony with the grand and beautiful scenery of the region" (p. 87). This house was two stories high, with two shed-rooms, and contained six rooms in all. It stood in the old orchard between the Grave Yard Ridge, where Edward Moody is buried, and the former residence of Sheriff Calloway.

Sources

  1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Sylvia Bernard, Saturday, May 24, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Source: S85 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6DB9-WKLV
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Source: S86 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6DB9-WKLN
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Source: S87 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3VM-84H
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Source: S88 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKX-4H46
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Source: S89 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q291-4WZ4
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Source: S90 http://www.fold3.com/image/24865207/
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Source: S91 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4B2-TFQ
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Source: S92 https://archive.org/details/historyofwataug00arth
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Source: S93 cgi?page=gr&GRid=43139913 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=43139913
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Source: S94 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRCQ-9J4
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Source: S85 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6DB9-WKLV
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Source: S86 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6DB9-WKLN
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Source: S87 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3VM-84H
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Source: S88 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKX-4H46
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Source: S89 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q291-4WZ4
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Source: S90 http://www.fold3.com/image/24865207/
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Source: S91 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4B2-TFQ
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Source: S92 https://archive.org/details/historyofwataug00arth
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Source: S93 cgi?page=gr&GRid=43139913 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=43139913
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Source: S94 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRCQ-9J4
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Source: S85 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6DB9-WKLV
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Source: S86 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6DB9-WKLN
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Source: S87 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3VM-84H
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Source: S88 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKX-4H46
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Source: S89 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q291-4WZ4
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 Source: S90 http://www.fold3.com/image/24865207/
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 Source: S91 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4B2-TFQ
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 Source: S92 https://archive.org/details/historyofwataug00arth
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 Source: S93 cgi?page=gr&GRid=43139913 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=43139913
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 Source: S94 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRCQ-9J4
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 Source: S85 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6DB9-WKLV
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 Source: S86 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6DB9-WKLN
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 Source: S87 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3VM-84H
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 Source: S88 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKX-4H46
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 Source: S89 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q291-4WZ4
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 Source: S90 http://www.fold3.com/image/24865207/
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 Source: S91 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4B2-TFQ
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 Source: S92 https://archive.org/details/historyofwataug00arth
  40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 Source: S93 cgi?page=gr&GRid=43139913 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=43139913
  41. ↑ 41.0 41.1 Source: S94 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRCQ-9J4
  42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 Source: S85 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6DB9-WKLV
  43. ↑ 43.0 43.1 Source: S86 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6DB9-WKLN
  44. ↑ 44.0 44.1 Source: S87 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3VM-84H
  45. ↑ 45.0 45.1 Source: S88 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKX-4H46
  46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 Source: S89 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q291-4WZ4
  47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 Source: S90 http://www.fold3.com/image/24865207/
  48. ↑ 48.0 48.1 Source: S91 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4B2-TFQ
  49. ↑ 49.0 49.1 Source: S92 https://archive.org/details/historyofwataug00arth
  50. ↑ 50.0 50.1 Source: S93 cgi?page=gr&GRid=43139913 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=43139913
  51. ↑ 51.0 51.1 Source: S94 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRCQ-9J4
  52. ↑ 52.0 52.1 Source: S85 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6DB9-WKLV
  53. ↑ 53.0 53.1 Source: S86 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6DB9-WKLN
  54. ↑ 54.0 54.1 Source: S87 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3VM-84H
  55. ↑ 55.0 55.1 Source: S88 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKX-4H46
  56. ↑ 56.0 56.1 Source: S89 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q291-4WZ4
  57. ↑ 57.0 57.1 Source: S90 http://www.fold3.com/image/24865207/
  58. ↑ 58.0 58.1 Source: S91 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4B2-TFQ
  59. ↑ 59.0 59.1 Source: S92 https://archive.org/details/historyofwataug00arth
  60. ↑ 60.0 60.1 Source: S93 cgi?page=gr&GRid=43139913 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=43139913
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See also:

  • Source: S90 Content Source:The National Archives Publication Number: M804 Publication Title: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files Publisher: NARA National Archives Catalog ID: 300022 National Archives Catalog Title: Case Files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Based on Revolutionary War Service, compiled ca. 1800 - ca. 1912, documenting the period ca. 1775 - ca. 1900 Record Group: 15 Short Description: NARA M804. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files. State: Virginia Veteran Surname: Moody Veteran Given Name: Edward Pensioner Surname: Moody Pensioner Given Name: Fanny Service: Va. Pension Number: W. 2156 Veteran Surname Starts With: M Entire Image File Online with Membershiphttp://www.fold3.com/image/24865207/ 786 789
  • Source: S92 f Prominent Families by John Preston Author, published 1915. Reprinted in 1992 by The Overmountain Press, Johnson City, Tennessee, 380 pages. pg 65, Edward Moody, Patriot. — Under a large white-oak tree, two feet in diameter, on a sunny ridge overlooking the site of his earthly home, is a rather small, white marble stone bearing the following meager inscription : EDW'D MOODY, HOWE'S, VA. MIL. REV. WAR. When one reflects that this memorial was erected by the government of the United States on the Fourth day of July, 1910, in the presence of the largest gathering of people that has ever taken place in Watauga County, and remembers that the stone is intended to mark the grave of one of the heroes of the American Revolution, one's heart does not swell with any great amount of pride or gratitude. Yet, that is all there is to mark the last resting place of a brave man who shed his blood that these United States might be free ! That is all to tell coming generations that here lies the dust of a patriot and a gentleman. Even the dates of his birth and death have been forgotten. But while he lived no man stood higher in the love and respect of all who knew him. He was the husband of "the Widow Moody" to whom the Rev. Henry H. Prout paid a glowing tribute in the "Life of W. W. Skiles." pg 83-The Widow Moody. — Among those spoken of with affection by Mr. Prout was Mrs. Edward Moody. She was a sister of Col. John Carter, for whom Carter County, Tennessee, was named and in honor of whose wife EHzabethton, the capital of that county, was called. She and her husband came from Augusta County, Virginia, soon after the Revolutionary War, in which he had fought and where he was seriously wounded. Of her Mr. Prout said : "The house of the Widow Moody was long a sort of social center on the Upper Watauga. Here the missionary [himself] first learned, in 1842, that a log cabin may shelter happy people. More generous, sweeter Christian hospitality, more glad, more cheerful kindness are seldom met with than this worthy family showed me when a stranger and alone. There was a native refinement and a balance of judgment about the character of the mother of the family. I shall not soon forget her invariable reply to the inquiries of her friends when asking after her welfare — she was blind, with many infirmities, and yet the answer of Christian faith never failed: 'Thank God, no reason to complain.' There was in that far-off settlement a simplicity of manner, a generous tone, not often excelled, a graceful modesty, an unassuming dignity, very rare, but in harmony with the grand and beautiful scenery of the region" (p. 87). This house was two stories high, with two shed-rooms, and contained six rooms in all. It stood in the old orchard between the Grave Yard Ridge, where Edward Moody is buried, and the former residence of Sheriff Calloway. NOTE: Arthur, the author of this book, incorrectly identified her as the sister of Col. John Carter who Carter County, Tennessee was named after. But that is unlikely as Col. John Carter was born in the early 1700s between 1710-1730 in Virginia, and Fanny was born about 1775 so she could not have been his sister in spite of what Arthur said. Some later researcher's then took Arthur's information to be the daughter of Landon Carter, son of Col. John Carter. However, this is unlikely as well, as Landon Carter didn't marry Elizabeth McLin until 1784, and Frances claims her age in the Edward's military pension file to be age 73 in 1848m, which calculates to being born about 1775.https://archive.org/details/historyofwataug00arth 806 809

Watauga Co. North Carolina Archives Yates Publishing US Marriages

  • Source: S90 Content Source:The National Archives Publication Number: M804 Publication Title: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files Publisher: NARA National Archives Catalog ID: 300022 National Archives Catalog Title: Case Files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Based on Revolutionary War Service, compiled ca. 1800 - ca. 1912, documenting the period ca. 1775 - ca. 1900 Record Group: 15 Short Description: NARA M804. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files. State: Virginia Veteran Surname: Moody Veteran Given Name: Edward Pensioner Surname: Moody Pensioner Given Name: Fanny Service: Va. Pension Number: W. 2156 Veteran Surname Starts With: M Entire Image File Online with Membershiphttp://www.fold3.com/image/24865207/ 786 789
  • Source: S92 f Prominent Families by John Preston Author, published 1915. Reprinted in 1992 by The Overmountain Press, Johnson City, Tennessee, 380 pages. pg 65, Edward Moody, Patriot. — Under a large white-oak tree, two feet in diameter, on a sunny ridge overlooking the site of his earthly home, is a rather small, white marble stone bearing the following meager inscription : EDW'D MOODY, HOWE'S, VA. MIL. REV. WAR. When one reflects that this memorial was erected by the government of the United States on the Fourth day of July, 1910, in the presence of the largest gathering of people that has ever taken place in Watauga County, and remembers that the stone is intended to mark the grave of one of the heroes of the American Revolution, one's heart does not swell with any great amount of pride or gratitude. Yet, that is all there is to mark the last resting place of a brave man who shed his blood that these United States might be free ! That is all to tell coming generations that here lies the dust of a patriot and a gentleman. Even the dates of his birth and death have been forgotten. But while he lived no man stood higher in the love and respect of all who knew him. He was the husband of "the Widow Moody" to whom the Rev. Henry H. Prout paid a glowing tribute in the "Life of W. W. Skiles." pg 83-The Widow Moody. — Among those spoken of with affection by Mr. Prout was Mrs. Edward Moody. She was a sister of Col. John Carter, for whom Carter County, Tennessee, was named and in honor of whose wife EHzabethton, the capital of that county, was called. She and her husband came from Augusta County, Virginia, soon after the Revolutionary War, in which he had fought and where he was seriously wounded. Of her Mr. Prout said : "The house of the Widow Moody was long a sort of social center on the Upper Watauga. Here the missionary [himself] first learned, in 1842, that a log cabin may shelter happy people. More generous, sweeter Christian hospitality, more glad, more cheerful kindness are seldom met with than this worthy family showed me when a stranger and alone. There was a native refinement and a balance of judgment about the character of the mother of the family. I shall not soon forget her invariable reply to the inquiries of her friends when asking after her welfare — she was blind, with many infirmities, and yet the answer of Christian faith never failed: 'Thank God, no reason to complain.' There was in that far-off settlement a simplicity of manner, a generous tone, not often excelled, a graceful modesty, an unassuming dignity, very rare, but in harmony with the grand and beautiful scenery of the region" (p. 87). This house was two stories high, with two shed-rooms, and contained six rooms in all. It stood in the old orchard between the Grave Yard Ridge, where Edward Moody is buried, and the former residence of Sheriff Calloway. NOTE: Arthur, the author of this book, incorrectly identified her as the sister of Col. John Carter who Carter County, Tennessee was named after. But that is unlikely as Col. John Carter was born in the early 1700s between 1710-1730 in Virginia, and Fanny was born about 1775 so she could not have been his sister in spite of what Arthur said. Some later researcher's then took Arthur's information to be the daughter of Landon Carter, son of Col. John Carter. However, this is unlikely as well, as Landon Carter didn't marry Elizabeth McLin until 1784, and Frances claims her age in the Edward's military pension file to be age 73 in 1848m, which calculates to being born about 1775.https://archive.org/details/historyofwataug00arth 806 809
  • Source: S93 findagrave.com Grave - Burial Location cgi?page=gr&GRid=43139913




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Carter-14397 and Carter-9993 appear to represent the same person because: seems a good match
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