Jesse Tyge Carter Sr. (abt. 1738 - abt. 1811)

Born about 1738 in South Carolina [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 1811 at about age 73 in Kershaw, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA

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Biography

Jesse was born about 1738.

Origin

Jesse may have been born in South Carolina. He was born c. 1738, a son of Jacob Carter.^[1]

Colleton District, South Carolina

Jesse is found, in 1800, to have settled on Little Saltketcher some two miles above Carter's Ford.^[1]

US Census 1790

Prince George's County, Georgetown, South Carolina

Household of Jessey Carter:

1 male > 16; 6 males < 16; 1 female.^[2]

Moved to Colleton County/Colleton District South Carolina, USA^{[citation needed]}

May have lived in Georgetown District, South Carolina, USA^{[citation needed]}

May have lived in Kershaw, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA^{[citation needed]}
All of the above statements are probably the result of the "Same name/Wrong man" syndrome. And thus are not true and should be removed

Jessie Tyge Carter should not be confused with Jesse Carter--they lived in different states and had different parents

Research Notes

Untangling Carter genealogy is not for the faint of heart or casual researcher. There were two Jacob Carters (one in North Carolina and one in South Carolina). Most of the children of Jacob NC had the same or similar names as the children of Jacob SC. Family trees and "facts" about the two families have been hopelessly intermixed. The two families were NOT constantly jumping back and forth between NC and SC as some casual researchers claim.

Because so many records and speculations have been ascribed to the wrong family group there are many different versions of the Carter tree in the 1700's and early 1800's. And virtually none of them hold up to close scrutiny.

Now some are claiming their Y-DNA has proved or disproved certain Carter theories. Nothing could be further from the truth. Proving or disproving an ancestor is far more complex than most people realize, Not surprisingly, there are as many conflicting DNA results as there are conflicting trees. Drawing conclusions from just a few DNA matches is folly. The reason, of course, is that there are no DNA codes for names. DNA codes can tell you that you may be related to someone, which means you both may have a common ancestor. But, DNA (especially Y-DNA) cannot tell you the name of that ancestor or even how many generations ago he lived, So, where does the name come from? It comes from a family tree and we all know that Carter trees going back 200 years or more are a tangled mess that is constantly evolving as new facts come to light.

Unless and until everyone can agree on a stable Carter tree confirmed by historical records, logic, and common sense, the "so called" DNA evidence proving/disproving an ancestor cannot be trusted because--in the final analysis--it all depends on an accurate tree.

Imagine, if you will, two men with closely matching Y-DNA. And both men have a family tree that triangulates back to George Washington. Does their Y-DNA prove George Washington was their ancestor? No, it does not because there is plenty of evidence that George Washington never fathered any children. In this case, the DNA evidence only proves there is a pair of faulty trees.

Jesse was born about 1755. He passed away about 1840.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Holland, Mary Ketus Deen, Our Heritage A Genealogy of the Descendants of Jacob Carter of South Carolina, Volume: III, (Pages vii, 1), self-published, 1974
2. ↑ U S Census, "1790 U S Census, Prince George's, Georgetown, South Carolina" Ancestry.com

• Source: S-1531434521 Repository: #R-1674997896 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=53918392&pid=328
• Repository: R-1674997896 Name: Ancestry.com
• Wiregrassgenealogy.com
• See also: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHRX-35V

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Holli Leggett for creating WikiTree profile Carter-7984 through the import of Holli Leggett Pearce family tr2.ged on Jul 15, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Holli and others.

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