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Alexander Carter (1774 - 1852)

Alexander Carter
Born in Point of View Plantation, Duplin, NC, Colonial Americamap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , and
Husband of — married 6 Jun 1795 in Outlaw's Bridge, Duplin County, NC, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , and
Died at about age 78 in Craven, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Biography

Alexander, born say 1775, married Sarah Herring, 6 June 1795 Duplin County bond, Solomon Carter bondsman. [1]

Alexander was head of a Duplin County household of 4 "other free" in 1800. [2] Sarah Herring, daughter of Daniel Herring and Sarah Whitfield, died in 1802, in Duplin county, North Carolina. [3]

On June 2, 1803, in Duplin county, North Carolina, Alexander married Susan Stewart. [4] On 5 December 1806 he sold 100 acres in Duplin which had previously belonged to Solomon Carter, and on 29 August 1809 he made a deed with Constant Carter, probably his mother, to maintain her for life [DB 3A:550; 4A:79]. He made 10 purchases and sales of land in Duplin County between 1806 and 1813 [DB 3A:306, 550, 556; 4:284, 392, 393, 394, 396, 402, 462]. One was for land at the head of Carter's Mill Pond and Juniper Branch adjacent to Jonathan Nickens, a relative of James Nickens who married Margaret Carter of Hertford County.

Alexander is found on the United States Census of 1810, 1820 and 1830, living in Duplin county, North Carolina. [5] He was head of a Duplin County household of 5 "free colored" and 6 slaves in 1820.[6] [7]

In 1840, Alexander is living on the South Side of the Neuse River, in Craven county, North Carolina. [8] In 1841, in Craven county, North Carolina, Alexander married Mary Casey [9]

Researchers Notes

There is no evidence of Alexander living at Pembroke Plantation, the home of the Nash Family.

From: https://smithandcarterfamilytree.blogspot.com/: Daniel Bryant Carter was the son of Alexander Carter and Sarah Herring. Here is what we know. Daniel Bryant was the first born of seven children. We do not know a lot about him. However we do have a photo of him and his wife Nancy Parker. He was born in 1797 on Cool Water Plantation. He got married in 1813 at the age of 16 most likely in Duplin County.He died in Cartersville NC in August of 1859 at the age of 62 years old.

Sources

  1. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZQ-HVZ3 : 22 July 2021), Alexander Carter and Sarah Herring, 06 Jun 1795; citing Richmond, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 422,156
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR7-GPP : accessed 30 October 2022), Alexander Caster, Duplin, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 440, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 31; FHL microfilm 337,907
  3. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LBLJ-FQN
  4. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9V-LGM9 : 9 March 2021), Alexander Carter and Susana Stewart, 2 Jun 1803; citing Duplin, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLM-RPY : accessed 30 October 2022), Alexander Carter, Duplin, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 688, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 40; FHL microfilm 337,913
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGS-MY5 : accessed 3 March 2021), Alexander Carter, Duplin, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 186, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 80; FHL microfilm 162,796.
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPM-78V : 20 February 2021), Alexander Carter, Duplin, North Carolina, United States; citing 169, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 120; FHL microfilm 18,086
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYZ-Z57 : 2 October 2021), Alexander Carter, Craven, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 85, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm
  9. ↑ "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8TL-25T : 14 February 2020), Alexander Carter, 1841




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Carol (Jennings) Thoma
Are there any sources for the middle name? All records I've found show just Alexander Carter (except for "Alexander Caster" in the 1800 census).
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Descendants of the family are eligible to join the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution, based on Alexander's father's service: https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A020064
posted by Janne (Shoults) Gorman

Rejected matches › Alexander Walker Carter (1794-1882) › Charles Alexander Carter

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