Levi Carter Sr (1736 - 1811)

Born 1736 in Salem, New Jersey

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Died 22 Apr 1811 at about age 75 in Lick Creek, Greene, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Private Levi Carter Sr served with Monongalia County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

Levi Carter Sr is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A020020.

Levi Carter, was born in 1736, a son of John Carter and Sarah Packer, married June 2, 1722, in Salem, New Jersey. Levi Carter enlisted in the company of Captain William Haymond of the Monongalia County, Militia, in Virginia served in the American Revolutionary War until 1777. ^[1]

Levi is honored by the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution as DAR Ancestor #A020020. DAR records indicate that Levi died April 23, 1811, in Greene county, Tennessee. Applications for membership in the Society of the DAR have been made by the descendants of children of Levi and Susannah: Elijah Carter, who married Susanna Cassel; Caleb Carter, who married Phebe Williams; and Jesse Carter, who married Susannah Harmon. ^[2]

In 1752, Levi married Susannah Grayson, born 1740, in Monongalia county, Virginia (now West Virginia) a daughter of Abrose Grayson and Alice Sharp. Susannah survived Levi and passed away on October 22, 1816, in Greene county, Tennessee. Levi and Susannah are buried in the churchyard of New Carters Station United Methodist Church. ^[3]

Will of Levi Carter

"In the name of God amen. Be it remembered that I Levy Carter of the County of Green and the State of Tennessee being sick and weak in body, and knowing that is appointed once to die, do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say first, I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Susanna some of all my estate both real and personal property during her lifetime or widowhood and it is my will that my sons Joseph and Elijah receive no more than they have already received until the rest of my heirs receive the said sum of sixty dollars in trade. Then after her decease for all my property be equally divided amongst all my heirs and I do hereby constitute and appoint my wife Susanna sole Executrix of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal twenty fifth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nine. Levy Carter

"Levy died April 22, 1811 (and) Susanna died in 1816 and his children divided 151 acres." ^[4]

Researchers Notes

From: Family History of Levi Carter Schnegelberger, E. V. Carter, Family History of Levi Carter, typed and rearranged by Charles Barnum, sent to Kathy Beaudry in January of 2004, used with permission.

"Levi Carter, John Sr., Joseph, Caleb Sr., Nathan, Ephraim, and David were traced from New Jersey to Green County, Tennessee and were probably brothers. In 1772 Caleb Carter claimed 400 acres of land in Monongalia County, Virginia (now part of W. VA). Two years prior to the (American) Revolution, they served in Lord Dunmore's War. Captain Zackquil Morgan's roll listed seventy-six names, was dated October 4, 1775 and included" Levy Carter, Caleb Carter and Joseph Carter.

"All three were credited with serving 162 days apiece, and being paid 12 pounds, 3 shillings each.

"Levi had an active frontier life and withstood the hardships of military service. Between 1775 and 1777 Levi owned land on Indian Creek, at the mouth of Lemasters Run, near Arnettsville. The town then was Point Maron, Virginia where the Monongahela River and Cheat River join. Levi and John each served two months at Pickett's Fort, located on the Monongahela River about twenty miles south of Morgantown, Virginia. They were under the command of Capt. William Haymond and Lt. Morgan.

"In 1777, the Carter brothers moved south through the Shenandoah Valley of the Appalachian Mountains to Surry County, North Carolina. There, Caleb, Jesse, Nathaniel and John Carter were soldiers of North Carolina. In 1780 Caleb, John, Abraham, Joseph, and Levi paid taxes in Washington and Sullivan Counties of North Carolina. The counties became part of Tennessee by 1783. Hence, they were citizens of Tennessee. John owned land adjoining Levi's on Lick Creek and built a fort called Carter Fort. Today, a historical marker stands at Carter's Station and Cemetery. Here the Cherokee Indians battled the settlers for several years.

"A Revolutionary War voucher was issued to Levi Carter, No. 3538, by the state of North Carolina, dated June 12, 1783. The King's proclamation in 1763 forbid settlement west of the Appalachian Divide. (Levi) Carter lived under the threat of death from the Tories, so the entire Carter clan moved to the Wautaga frontier in the Tennessee Valley. Some of Levi Carter's sons who fought in the War applied for pensions in 1830. They gave New Jersey as their birthplace. Proof of their land claims along the Lick Creek are stored in the North Carolina archives in Raleigh.

"Levi's name appeared frequently in the Green County minutes after 1783, as did the names of James, Joseph, Caleb, Abraham, Elijah and Daniel (Carter). In 1786 a road was to be built and the court ordered that Joseph, Abraham and Levi view and mark the route, and report . . . the results . . . In 1790, a Christian Society was organized, and they built a revival church on the hill at Carter's Station. Today, a United Methodist Church stand nearby and continues the services which began in 1790.

"We have proven through DNA research that Levi Carter Sr. and John Carter Sr. were brothers ( Both were born in the Mid-1700's in NJ and died in the early 1800's in Green Co. TN)"

Birth: 1736 in Gloucester County, New Jersey, USA

Death: Apr. 22, 1811, Albany, Greene County, Tennessee, USA

Burial: Carters Station United Methodist Church Cemetery;: Mosheim, Greene County, Tennessee, USA

An extensive biography is found in this book: https://archive.org/details/TheCartersOfGreeneCountyTennesseeByDr.JohnDentonCarter1981MasterWs/page/n10/mode/1up

• Levi Carter, Sr. and John Carter, Sr. made the trip together from New Jersey to Tennessee, with long stopovers in Virginia and North Carolina. The exact relationship of these New Jersey Carters has not been established. They may have been brothers or perhaps had some other relationship. They were approximately of the same age, both having been born in the 1730s, and they both died in Greene county, 1811, leaving many descendants.

Siblings:

1. John Carter, Sr. 1723 - 1811
2. Martha Carter 1723 - ?
3. Samuel Carter 1725 - 1762
4. Jeremiah Carter 1727 - 1781
5. Sarah Carter 1731 - 1791

Children:

1. Rachel Carter 1754 - 1762
2. Caleb Carter 1756 - 1840
3. Levy Carter 1758 - 1763
4. Nathan Carter 1762 - 1830
5. Hiram Carter 1770 - ?
6. Jesse Carter 1774 - 1849
7. Rachel Hartley (born Carter) 1775 - ?
8. Joseph Carter 1776 - ?
9. Susanna Templeton (born Carter) 1780 - 1840
10. Levi Carter 1784 - 1811
11. John Levi Carter, Jr. 1784 - 1890
12. Elijah Carter 1786 - 1858 ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ State of WV, Report of the Colonel Morgan Morgan Monument Commission, 1924, P 81
2. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of Levi Carter", Ancestor # A020020.
3. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51632739/levi-carter
4. ↑ Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008 for Levi Carter - Greene Wills, Vol 1-2, 1828-1897. Will is dated 22 April 1811. His wife Suanna Grayson Carter, and two of his sons, Joseph Carter, and Elijah Carter are, mentioned in the Will, [see images of this profile for a copy of the will].
5. ↑ MyHeritage

• https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-242983271-1-501571/john-levi-carter-in-myheritage-family-trees?s=216760841
• [http://www.wikitree.com/photo/pdf/Templeton-1882 Pratt Progenitor Papers Volume
• https://archive.org/details/LeviCarterSrAndDescendantsVolume7OfThePrattProgenitorPapersMasterWs