Thomas Carter (1731 - 1803)

Born 24 Apr 1731 in Fauquier, Virginia

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Died 5 Oct 1803 at age 72 in Rye Cove, Russell, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Lieutenant Thomas Carter served with Washington County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

Lieutenant Thomas Carter served with Civil Service, Virginia during the American Revolution.

Thomas Carter is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A020073.

Lieutenant Thomas Carter was born April 24, 1731, in Fauquier county Virginia and served as an officer during American Revolutionary War. Lieutenant Carter served in the company of Captain Joseph Martin, under the command of Colonel Evan Shelby. ^[1]

Thomas Carter is honored for his military service by the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution as DAR Ancestor #A020073. He also furnished beef and was an overseers of roads. DAR Records indicate that Thomas died in 1803, in Rye Cove, Russell county, Virginia and that he was twice married. His first wife was Mary Morgan and his second wife was Mrs. Elizabeth (nee?) Moss. Applications for membership in the Society of the DAR have been made by the descendants of his son, Charles Carter, who married Sarah Huston; and of his daughters, Rosamond Carter, who married James Dickenson; Sara(h) "Sally" Carter, who married James N. Taylor. ^[2]

Lieutenant Thomas Carter is buried in the Carter Cemetery, Canton Road (Rt. 603) in what is today, Scott county, Virginia. Scott County was formed by an act of the General Assembly on November 24, 1814, from parts of Washington, Lee, and Russell Counties.

Researchers Notes

Thomas was the son of Peter and Judith (Norris) Carter. Brother to 12. ^[3]

Mary Elizabeth (Morgan) Carter was born 1753, in Henrico county, Virginia and died 1781, in Russell county, Virginia. ^[4]

Near Glenita in modern day Scott County, stood a fort first known as Crissman’s Fort, and later as Carter’s or Rye Cove Fort, and by militia officers as Fort Lee. Built by Isaac Crissman, Sr. in 1774, it was acquired by Thomas Carter (1731 1803) after Crissman’s death at the hands of Indians in 1776. The fort was rebuilt in 1777 by Col. Joseph Martin and his militia troops who occupied it until at least 1794. The fort was under the command of Captain Andrew Lewis, Jr. from 1792 to 1794.

Sources

1. ↑ DRAPER MSS, TN PAPERS, SER XX, VOL 1, PP 24, 32, REEL 116; SUMMERS, ANNALS OF SW VA, PT 2, PP 984, 1119, 1120
2. ↑ https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A020073
3. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13620336/john-thomas-carter
4. ↑ https://www.geni.com/people/Mary-Carter/6000000013155348912

• "Virginia, Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9PX7-BVY?cc=1932510&wc=MD1J-S29%3A229206901%2C230678401 : 7 July 2017), Bible records, 1700-1900 > Card Index, Cater - Chartton > image 170 of 784; citing Virginia Historical Society, Richmond.
• https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/6735994/family

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Carter-4783 created through the import of GedTem12:18.ged on Dec 19, 2011 by Jack Templeton