Charles Carter was born c. 1760 at Lunenburg County or Spotsylvania County, Virginia, a son of George Carter, born 1731, in Virginia and his wife, Mary Craig. Charles' father was an Ensign during the American Revolutionary War and is honored by the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution as DAR Ancestor #A019924. Applications for membership in the Society of the DAR have been made by the descendants of Charles Carter and his wife, Elizabeth. [1]
On October 19, 1786, in St James Northam Parish, Goochland county Virginia, Charles married Bettie Pulham. [2] "Elizabeth Kendrick Pulham" was born September 3, 1759, in Richmond, Henrico county, Virginia. [3] Children of Charles and Elizabeth are:
Sarah Elizabeth Carter ca. 1785-- Wythe Co VA aft 1860-- Pulaski Co KY
Frances Carter d.s.p. 1789-- Wythe Co VA 1834-12-28 Pulaski Co KY
William C. Carter 1792-04-11 Wythe Co VA 1848-12-28 Pettis Co MO
George Carter 1794-- Wythe Co VA
Susannah Carter 1796-- Wythe Co VA
Charlotte Carter 1798-02-02 Wythe Co VA 1871-03-13 Collin Co TX
Mourning Carter 1800-08-31 Wythe Co VA 1858-06-30 Pettis Co MO; married in Pulaski Co., Ky October 23rd, 1817 to James T. Walker
Sabrina Carter 1801-- Wythe Co VA
Calvin Carter 1803-- Wythe Co VA
Robert Carter 1803-- Wythe Co VA
Larkin (AKA Charles L.?) Carter 1806-- (Pulaski County, Virginia) or Wythe Co VA aft 1886-- Clinton Co KY
Montgomery County, Virginia Deeds
11 Jun 1789 John Johnston to Charles Carter, consideration of L.200 Branch of Reed Creek
6 Oct 1789 Charles Carter Overseer of the road from John Craig's to the Great Road
Wythe County, Virginia Deeds
19 Feb 1796 - Wythe County Deed Book I, pg. 361: George Carter of Wythe to Francis J. Carter … 400 acres where he now lives …. etc. … Witnesses: William Carter, Charles Carter, Robert Carter
9 Feb 1801: William Carter of Wythe and Walter Crockett of same … Witnesses: James Cambell, John Evans, James Bell … signed William Carter, Unity Carter [4]
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DNA Connections
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