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Millasent "Millicent" Davis formerly Carter

Born 1761 in Albemarle, Virginia

Ancestors

Daughter of Solomon Carter and Mary Ann (Childers) Carter

Sister of William Henry Carter, Peter Carter, Elisha Carter, Abraham Carter [half] and Sarah Sally (Carter) Davis

Wife of Moses Davis — married 19 Nov 1779 in Amherst County, Virginia

Descendants

Mother of Fredrick Davis, Lindsey Davis, Lucinda Davis, John Davis, Mary (Davis) Higginbotham, James W. Davis and Elisha Davis

Died 1800 at about age 39 in Alabama, United States

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1 Biography
- 1.1 Marriage
- 1.2 Family
  - 1.2.1 Solomon Carter (father)
2 Sources

Biography

Marriage

Moses Davis married Millasent Carter on 19 November 1779 in Amherst, Virginia, United States. Her parents were named as Solomon and Mary Carter.^[1]

Family

Solomon Carter (father)

Will of Solomon Carter^[2]^[3]
Written: 7 February 1784
Proved: 2 October 1786
Amherst County, Virginia
Legatees:
Son William - land on which he now lives and all the land joining it on the waters of Buffalo, horse, feather bed, cow
Son Abraham - tract of land on the waters of Buffalo on Lick Mt, horse, feather bed, cow
Daughter Milla Davis- feather bed, cow
Son Peter- half the land whereon I (Soloman) now live, divided with brother, Elisha; horse, feather bed, cow, and one year's schooling to be paid out of the estate
Son Elisha - one year of schooling, one half of the land where his father was living when he wrote his will, divided with his brother, Peter
Daughter Salla Carter
Daughter Pattey Carter - feather bed, cow
Daughter Nancy Carter - feather bed, cow
Three youngest to be educated
Wife Mary Ann - 1 shilling as she has left me and co-habitats with another man. One shilling to any children born to her.
Witnesses: William Tucker and David Crawford
Executors: bother Peter Carter and my son Abraham

Sources

↑ Marriage: "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
Citing FHL microfilm: 30273; Record number: 98;
FamilySearch (accessed 15 March 2022)
↑ Davis, Bailey Fulton. 1998. The wills of Amherst County, Virginia, 1761-1865. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press.
↑ Will of Solomon Carter: "Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900"
Wills (Amherst County, Virginia); Index to Wills, 1761-1920; Author: Virginia. County Court (Amherst County); Probate Place: Amherst, Virginia
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62347 #1608078 (accessed 14 June 2022)
Solomon Carter probate on 7 Feb 1784.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Millasent by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Millasent: