William Carter (abt. 1660 - bef. 1711)

Husband of Penelope (Pew) Carter — married 31 Aug 1681 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia

Husband of Mary (Goodloe) Bristow — married 2 Jul 1691 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia Colony

Descendants

Died before 5 Feb 1711 before about age 51 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia Colony

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Biography

William Carter was a Virginia colonist.

This profile is part of the Carter Name Study.

WILLIAM CARTER married Penelope Pew Aug 31, 1681^[1]

• Mary baptised Oct 23, 1681, daughter of WILLIAM CARTER & Penelope Pew:^[2]
• Thomas baptised Aug 5, 1683, son of WILLIAM CARTER & Penelope Pew^[3]
• Elizabeth born June 6, 1686, daughter of WILLIAM CARTER & (wife not identified)^[4]
• William baptised Nov 6, 1687, son of WILLIAM CARTER & Penelope Pew^[5]

WILLIAM CARTER married (2nd) Mary Goodlow Jul 2, 1691^[6]

• George Born April 22, 1692 and baptised May 22, 1692, son of WILLIAM CARTER and second wife MARY GOODLOE^[7]
• Phillip born Dec 10, 1693 baptised Jan 4, 1694, son of WILLIAM CARTER and second wife MARY GOODLOE^[8]

More children of WILLIAM CARTER and second wife MARY GOODLOE:

• Penelope baptised Jul 15, 1694^[9]
• Ann baptised Jan 23, 1701/2^[10]
• JOSEPH baptised Apr 30, 1704^[11]
• Robert baptised Jun 30, 1706^[12]
• Mary baptised June 20, 1708 (this second Mary had Mary Goodloe for a mother)^[13]

Y DNA

Based on Big Y testing at FTDNA.com Benjamin Carter (abt.1700-aft.1754) was William Carter's uncle.

See the Carter Name Study page for links to the Y DNA Big Y Time Tree and the Y STR Charts for the descendants of William Carter and Benjamin Carter.

See the Broken Branches section for the brick walls of Y DNA testers.

Research Notes

Possible parents are William Carter b. 1628 and Elizabeth (unknown) Pettway Carter b. 1639.

William who married Elizabeth (as mentioned in Robin's sidebar comment) and Joseph who married Mary Grant could be some sort of relative of this William. All 3 had marriages in the 1680s. Joseph could be a son or brother, but William would have to be a son or some other relation. If Joseph and/or William were sons by an earlier wife there is no indication of such in the known records. Still, it seems reasonable to consider their presence there could provide clues.

Maj. Thomas is the only Carter known who was a landowner there earlier but he didn't name any children as his heir. While not proof of anything, it should be noted that William's first son by his first known wife was named Thomas.

Locating the land that William owned and lived on might help too. Abr. Weekes was upriver of Urbana and William Churchill was down river from the church. Haven't located Geo. Goodloe yet either.

Most of the headright land grants seem to be for William of Surry, but this one looks interesting. It's only about 15 miles or less from Middlesex Co.:

MR. THOMAS PECK, 1,000 acs. Glouster Co., on N. E. side of Metto- pony Riv., behind land of Major Taylor & Mr. Edward Diggs. 6 Apr. 1655, p. 338. Trans, of 20 pers: ... William Carter, ... ^[14]

And another one:

MR. WM. UNDERWOOD, 882 acs. Rappa. Co., 10 Sept. 1658, p. 245, (344). Bet. some of the head branches of Pepetick Cr. & Mr. Popes Cr., beg. near Rappa. path, extending to the head of lands of Silvester Thatcher & Thomas Whitlocke & adj. land of Thomas Wright. Trans, of 18 pers: ... Wm. Carter, ....^[15]

There was an earlier, probably older, William in Lancaster Co. before Middlesex Co. was formed. He apparently died there by 1664 and left a daughter Susan who was under 20. (If he had any sons they were likely adults as none are mentioned.) Susan was assigned first to John Edwards, then Thomas Marshall (who was both a neighbor of and handled affairs for Col. John Carter) and reassigned to Richard Merryman.^[16] p. 34, 63 (can't post abstract due to strict copyright). This older William could be the one mentioned in the headright claims above. Relationship to other Carters of Lancaster Co. is unknown, but the possibility of him being the brother of John (and Maj. Thomas if he is also a brother) should be considered.

Broken Branches

Broken Branches are the most distant known ancestor (aka "brick walls") of men who have a Y DNA test that they are descendants of William Carter.

• Kemp Goodloe Carter. b. 9 Oct 1807 in Spotsylvania, VA d. 25 Aug 1881, McArthur, Logan, OH

• John Wesley Carter b. 1818, TN d. 14 Aug 1864, Richmond, VA

• William Anderson Carter b. 3 Apr 1812, KY d. 17 Jan 1901, Wolfe City, Hunt, TX

• Henry Carter, b. 1776, VA d. 29 Mar 1860, Hendricks, IN

• John Carter, b. 1796, VA d. aft. 1837, VA

• Joesph Adcock Carter, b. 1802, VA d. 13 May 1875, Monroe, KY

• Henry Carter, b. abt. 1775, KY d. Aft. 1826, Clermont. OH

Mended Branches

20 Feb 2024 Goodloe Carter, b. 20 Sep 1784, Albemarle, VA d. 7 May 1848, Woodford, KY Parents were determined to be George Carter (abt.1723-) and Frances Diana Goodloe (1764-) thanks to research by Paul T Carter.

Sources

1. ↑ Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex Co, VA from 1653-1812, Marriages p. 20
2. ↑ “Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex Co, VA from 1653-1812, Births”
3. ↑ “Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex Co, VA from 1653-1812, Births” p. 25
4. ↑ “Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex Co, VA from 1653-1812, Births” p. 30: "Elizabeth Carter y^e Daughter of W^m & Carter borne 6th of June 1686".
5. ↑ “Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex Co, VA from 1653-1812, Births” p. 34
6. ↑ “Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex Co, VA from 1653-1812, Marriages” p. 53
7. ↑ “Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex Co, VA from 1653-1812, Births” p. 51
8. ↑ “Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex Co, VA from 1653-1812, Births” p. 52
9. ↑ “Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex Co, VA from 1653-1812, Births” p. 52
10. ↑ “Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex Co, VA from 1653-1812, Births” p. 54
11. ↑ “Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex Co, VA from 1653-1812, Births” p. 62
12. ↑ “Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex Co, VA from 1653-1812, Births” p. 68
13. ↑ “Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex Co, VA from 1653-1812, Births” p. 78
14. ↑ Cavaliers and Pioneers: p306-7 (Pat. Bk. 3)
15. ↑ Cavaliers and Pioneers: p. 384 (Pat. Bk. 4)
16. ↑ Lindsay O. Duvall, Lancaster County Virginia Court Orders and Deeds 1656-80 (c) 1979 by Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr., Southern Historical Press

See Also

• The ancestors of Joseph Carter of Buckingham County, Virginia and Bath and Morgan Counties, Kentucky; Bowman, Elby F. 1978
• Joseph Carter of Spotsylvania County Virginia; Paul T Carter
• Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - The Virginia Genealogical Society. Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly and Magazine of Virginia Genealogy.Original data: The Virginia Genealogical Society. Virginia Note: APID: 1,6131::0
• Nugent, Nell. Cavaliers And Pioneers (Dietz Printing Co., Richmond, VA, 1929-1934)
• http://vikingsandvirginians.com/2012/02/hello-world/

Acknowledgements

Thank you to Fontaine Wiatt for creating and maintaining this profile.