Joseph Carter III (1760 - 1846)

Born 20 Dec 1760 in New Canton, Buckingham, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Magdalene Sallee (Chastain) Carter — married 1786 in Grassy Creek, Morgan, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 20 Aug 1846 at age 85 in Grassy Creek, Morgan, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Joseph Carter was born circa 1760, in Virginia and was residing in Buckingham county, Virginia at the time of the American Revolutionary War. Joseph enlisted as a Private in Captain Charles Patterson's company, under the command of Colonel Peters. ^{[1] [2]}

Private Joseph Carter III served with Virginia Line during the American Revolution.

Joseph Carter III is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A019999.

Joseph Carter is honored for his military service by the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution as DAR Ancestor #A019999. DAR records indicate that Joseph died after February 25, 1845, in Morgan County, Kentucky, and that his wife's name was Magdalene Chastain. Applications for membership in the Society of the DAR have been made by the descendants of their daughters, Anna Chastain Carter, who married Jacob Ragan; Virginia Jane Carter, who married Joseph McKinney; and Judith Carter, who married John Gevedon; and of their sons, Joseph Carter, Jr., who married Elizabeth Ann Scott; Elijah Carter, who married Elizabeth Raglan; Rane Carter, who married Magdalene S. Chastain; and Benjamin Ford Carter, who married Rachel Catherine Williams. ^[3]

Researchers Notes

Young Joseph Carter left what his family called a life of plenty to enlist in the 11th Virginia Regiment at age 17. Over the next four years, he would experience some of the darkest episodes of our country's fight for independence. But, ultimately, his story is one of triumph.

The second of 13 children in a family of English/French heritage, Joseph was the first-born son. His parents must have been in anguish when he enlisted in August 1777.

In September 1777, his regiment saw action at the Battle of Brandywine - a decisive British victory that, along with a victory at Germantown a few weeks later - resulted in the fall of the continental capital of Philadelphia.

Gen. George Washington's army - without pay and with little food - established winter quarters that year at Valley Forge. Men demoralized by defeat and privation deserted by the thousands, but Joseph continued to do his duty.

The next spring, his unit was part of Washington's army that attacked the British at Monmouth, ultimately forcing the British to flee under cover of darkness. But success would be fleeting.

In spring 1780, the Virginia troops and other units totaling about 5,000 men garrisoned Charleston, S.C. The British, with a force that outnumbered the Americans three-to-one, cut off the city and began bombarding it. Maj. Gen. Benjamin Lincoln surrendered his command on May 12, 1780 - the largest capture of American forces in the war.

Many of the continental soldiers were held on prison ships anchored in Charleston harbor. The ships were hellish environments, where the men were provided contaminated food and contended with vermin and disease. Three out of four imprisoned in the ships died - a number greater than that lost in all the war's battles. But, somehow, Joseph survived. With the war ending, he was freed and discharged in September 1781. He was only 21.

Joseph married Magdalene Salle Chastain on July 18, 1791, in Buckingham County, Va. They had 11 children and later moved to Kentucky. Beginning in 1833, the government paid him an annual pension for his service to his country. In August 1846, Joseph died at Grassy Creek, Ky. He was 85.

John Carter was previously connected as a son but removed, reason unknown.

Sources

1. ↑ REV RECS FROM CONGRESSIONAL REPORTS, REV PENSIONS, VOL 1, P 146, REPORT #172
2. ↑ HOUSE OF REP; HOUSE OF REP BILL #642, 2-25-1845
3. ↑ https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A019999

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