Thomas Carter & Magdalen Moore

Sally’s 7-great Grandparents:

Thomas Carter ca 1651 – 1710 | parents
& Magdalen Moore ca 1655 – aft 1737 | parents
of Isle of Wight County, Virginia


This is my working hypothesis — the way I see it as of this moment!!


Thomas Carter married ca 11 Aug 1673 Magdalen Moore, who was the daughter of George Moore.

9 Aug 1669 Thomas Carter first appears in Isle of Wight records when William Cooke and his wife Mary convey “to Thomas Carter Junr, sunne of Thomas Carter late of county” 400 a.

Thomas Carter of UP give George Carter, son of said Thomas and Magdalen–Whereas Geo. Moore of sd Parish, father of Magdalen, by deed, 11 Aug 1673, did in consideration of marriage, convey to said Thomas and Magdalen 400 acres, part of 1400 acres in Blackwater Swamp, pat 5 May 1669–now they confirm to said Geo. Carter 200 of said 400 acres. 30 Dec 1700. Wm Brown, Saml. Griffin.

Thomas Carter left his will in Isle of Wight County, Virginia 6 Feb 1710. Will proved 10 April 1710.

5 Feb 1736/7. Magdalin Carter, widow, and Martha, her daughter, of Bertie Precinct NC to Alexander of Chowan NC for ¬£3 Va money 350 acres where Thomas Carter dec’d lived , part of a patent to Wm Miles which Thomas Carter bought of Wm Cook in 1669. Thomas Carter died in 1709 and left this land by will to Madgalin, his wife, and Martha, his daughter, for their lives and then to Alexander Carter, his son. [Isle of Wight Deed Book 5, p 85]. NCGSJ 2-125.

Children of Thomas Carter and Magdalen Moore:
1. Thomas Carter ca 1675 – 1736 Isle of Wight Co, VA
married Elizabeth Knight?
a. Thomas Carter ca 1695/1700 – 1739
b. James Carter ca 1700 – 1775 Halifax Co
c. Benjamin Carter ca 1710 – ? nfi
d. George Carter ? – ca 1749 Edgecombe Co
i. William Carter
e. Samuel Carter ca 1710 – aft Apr 1787
married Rebecca [maybe Strickland]
married 2nd Catherine Ruffin
f. William Carter
married Martha
g. Elizabeth Carter
h. Ann Carter
2. Joseph Carter ca 16xx – Aug. 1730
married Rachel Dickinson?
Joseph Carter’s estate divided 1731
by Moore Carter, Francis Parker, James Bryant, and John Dickerson

a. Joseph Carter
b. Matthew Carter
3. George Carter died June 1736
married Sarah Neville?
a. Robert Carter of Bertie Co NC ca 1722 – Nov 1784 Bertie Co NC
executors son George Carter and James Purvis
married Olive ?
I. Michael Carter
ii. Rachel Carter
iii. George Carter
iv. Olive Carter
v. Robert Carter
vi. Isaac Carter

b. Benjamin Carter
4. Martha Carter ca 1670 – aft 1736*
married John Jones ca 1660/65 – 1736
5. John Carter ca 1682 – 1736
6. Moore Carter ca 1688- 1740 Bertie Co
married Jane Kindred ? – 1764 Northampton Co
7. Alexander Carter ca 1700 – 1769 Hertford Co [Gates part]
married ca 1722 Ann ? ca 1705 – 1790
step-daughter of Richard Barnes and wife Mary Odom

e-mail from Dr. Barry B Hayes

Concerning the identity of Moore Carter’s father, we have the following record:

(1) On 6 February 1710, Thomas Carter… being very sick and weak of body…made his will which left his estate to his wife and devised …unto my daughter Martha the plantation which I now live on, as long as she lives after my loving wife…. Then,…after my daughter Martha [dies] I give the plantation to my son Alexander…. The will was probated 10 April 1710 (Isle of Wight Wills and Deeds # 2, p. 499). These unfortunately were the only two children mentioned; other children can be proved by deeds and other devices more easily than others.

(2) One son who can be proved without any difficulty was George Carter. On 30 December 1700, Thomas Carter and his wife Magdalen conveyed to …son George Carter… 200 acres, …part of the 400 acres George Moore father of Magdalen… had given to Thomas Carter on 11 August 1673 at …the Red Root Point Branch and the Beaver Dam Branch… (Boddie, Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight, pp. 642-43).

(3) On 20 April 1710, the court took notice of a deed of 22 February 1710 whereby George Moore and wife Jane, George Carter’s grandparents, deeded to Thomas Ward of Surry County 100 acres,…part of a patent of 1,400 acres to Moore in 1669… and adjoining land …lately bought by Ward from Robert Munger…. The witnesses included George Carter, Moore Carter, and their cousin Henry White (named as a grandson in George Moore’s will). See Isle of Wight Deed Book # 2, p. 145.

(4) On 30 Nov 1710, the grandfather George Moore (for whom George Carter and Moore Carter would appear to have been named), signed at …age 78… his will to which a codicil was added prior to probate on 24 January 1714 (Chapman, Isle of Wight Wills, p. 54). The primary legatees were grandchildren among whom Moore named…Moore Thomas White… But George Moore did not have a grandson named Moore Thomas White. He did have a grandson George Thomas White who can be correctly identified in the will of his mother, Ann Moore White, 18 September 1739. George Thomas White left a will, received by the court on 25 June 1744. See Chapman, Wills, pp. 142, 147. The name Moore Thomas White or Moore White appears on no other record than the codicil. The recorder clearly erred in giving George Thomas White the wrong first name …Moore… The compiler supposes that the late Rev. E.S. Lucas of Southern Historical Press was correct in speculating about a mistake of the recorder who confused Moore Carter and his first cousin George Thomas White and mangled the two names to read …Moore Thomas White…



Below some Carters that have been removed from the list of children as they don’t belong there.

Perhaps this is a grandson, the son of Moore Carter.

?e. Jacob Carter ca 1715? – 1783 St Bartholomew Parish, Colleton Dist. SC
married Sarah Middleton
i. George Carter
ii. Jesse Carter
iii. David Carter
iv. Jacob Carter
v. James Carter
vi. Rebecca Carter
married Stephen Crummy
vii. Rachel Carter
viii. daughter Carter
married Phillip Herndon
ix. Isaac Carter

Edward Carter ca 1674 – 1735
a. Edward Carter Jr ca 1696 – 1759 lived on Potecasi Creek
b. James Carter
c. John Carter
i. Edward Carter ? – 1795 Lenoir Co.
married Elizabeth Roberts
ii. Solomon Carter ca 1725 – 1808 Duplin Co
married Constantina RobertsSolomon-and-Constance-Carte
Hello! I am a descendant of the Carters of Washington Co, VA and Duplin Co, NC. I found your page athttps://sallysfamilyplace.com/MapleLawn/carterto.htm – very well done! Thank you for sharing all that, especially the will references and the pictures.However, I would like to bring something to your attention about one of the Carter lines you show on this page. You have:

I believe this Edward was not the son of Thomas Carter and Magdalen Moore of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, but instead was the son of another Edward, of Northampton County. This has been demonstrated by genealogist Paul Heinegg:

http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/Campbell_Charity.htm (scroll down to CARTER FAMILY, and then to: “4. Edward2 Carter (Edward1), born say 1680…”

As you can see by following this Carter family, the grandchildren of the Edward who left a 1736 will in New Hanover County were counted as African Americans in North Carolina records. For example, you have Solomon who m. Constantina Roberts (and, by the way, there’s no proof of her maiden name, nor is there proof that Solomon’s father was John, just that he was a grandson of Edward of New Hanover) — if you look at the 1800 Census, Solomon is listed in Duplin County as “other free”, not white, thus was a mulatto, or mixed-race person. Although some descendants want to claim that this indicates Native American ancestry, if you follow the Carter line back (as Heinegg has done), you find them listed as “negro.”

This page has a good summary of the overall history:

http://www.common-place.org/vol-05/no-01/heinegg-hoff/index.shtml

Note: “Edward Carter was the fourth largest Dobbs County landowner with 23,292 acres in 1780. He was head of a Dobbs County household of eight “other free,” one white woman, and twenty slaves in 1790. In a most extraordinary move, in 1773 the Dobbs County court recommended to the general assembly that Edward Carter’s daughters be exempted from the discriminatory tax against female children of African Americans.”

This refers to the brother of the Solomon who married Constantina.

Based on all this evidence, I believe Heinegg is correct about this Carter line being African-American in origin.

I notice that you have a picture (which looks a drawing?) of Solomon and Constantina – they appear to be white, which probably means they were very light-skinned African Americans, which is I imagine why they were counted as white in 1790, but as “other free” in 1800.

Regards,

Steve Williamson

ThomasCarterIII
Thomas Carter 1697
“A portrait of Thomas Carter, still in its original Baroque frame, hangs at the headquarters of the Duplin County, North Carolina Historical Society in Rose Hill. On one of the original stretchers was written ‘Thos Carter/Nanticoke/ Ile of Wight 1697.’ The portrait shows a middle aged man with olive skin, a slightly hooked nose and sparkling gray eyes. He has a plump healthy face and is dressed in peruke, dark coat and linen shirt with flowing jabot. In his hands he hold a letter or possibly a bill of lading.” letter from Mr. William Murphy to Dr. Barry Hayes. The portrait had descended through the line of Edward Carter for many generations to Mr. Murphy who had made the gift of the portrait to the library.

I asked Steve how he accounted for the portrait of Thomas Carter. He replied.
“I have not seen this portrait myself, so I can only speculate. I am considering taking a trip down to North Carolina to see if I can look at it firsthand, but here are some possibilities I can think of:

– As you have in your description, he is “olive skinned” – that is not a skin tone normally associated with English people, as you would expect from the Thomas Carter ancestry. But “olive skin” would fit with some Portuguese/African ancestry. To me, the man in the painting could be Hispanic or even Middle Eastern, if I had seen it without an explanation. Or it could be an Englishman, if the painting itself had darkened as it aged (that happens sometimes).

– Perhaps this is really Thomas Carter, but the painting wasn’t passed down from him, it was instead bought by one of Edward’s descendants who assumed it was his ancestor (or wanted people to think he was from the white, not the black Carters) and then passed down from that point in the family with the story ‘Hey, that’s our ancestor.’

– It could be a fake, or a case of mistaken identity. Maybe it is actually a black Carter ancestor (like Edward of Northampton), thus the “olive skin,” but someone decided it must be Thomas, and so made the inscription based on that assumption.

There is a slight resemblance between the man in the painting and the little drawing of Solomon Carter (who m. Constantina), but not so much that it’s possible to say for sure if they are related.

I think the real proof will come when a direct male descendant of Edward Carter of New Hanover has DNA testing. That would settle it, as the paternal line should be clearly either European or African.”

Another point of interest ….”but, let me tell you, the man in the portrait is most certainly a Carter. My grandmother, daughter-in-law of Henry Norfleet Felton, was a Carter and looked almost exactly like the man in the portrait. The nose, the skin, all of it runs in the Carter (and the Williams) lines.” e-mail from Susan Woodward”

15/9/15 – from Gary

Hi,
really great and helpful website. thanks so much for all the work.
If I may contribute. I noticed someone had asserted that the Bertie county
Edward Carter (1698) has been "proven" to be descended from Thomas Carter
slave. This is not at all true. There is no evidence. If you look at the
book in question the dates don't even match up. Thomas born in 1647 Edward
born in 1690's (1698)? Everybody knows that's not right without other
evidence. Also there is a Lenoir county court case concerning his
descendants in 1840 with a deposition that states "straight hair descended
from Indian".
Also, in this same direction, your John Freeman 1718 Chowan Co. father of
Solomon Freeman 1738. 11 males clearly in this line have tested  Y-DNA
hologroup Q-M3 native american. 41 male freemans south of the james have
tested Q-M3. Most likely all descendants of John 1718. It is likely that
this John is the signer of some Chowanoke indian tribal land deeds.

thanks again for your work,
Gary

29 thoughts on “Thomas Carter & Magdalen Moore”

  1. I see you have a “?” after Jane Kindred [ wife of Child 6: Moore Carter] Not sure if the question concerns her name or DOB.

    Jane was identified as a d/o Samuel Kindred in his Will (IOW, VA, Will Book B, pg. 166)
    SAMUEL KINDRED: Leg. to:
    Wife: Mary
    son: John land on Reedy Branch, and Blunts Swamp
    son: Samuel, land adjoining Charles Porter and James Braswell
    Dau: Sarah, Faithe, JANE, Mary, Catherine, Elizabeth
    Wit: Samuel Adkins, James Braswell
    D. 25 Jan 1728 – R. 23 June 1729.

  2. UPDATED CORRECTION:

    I hope this helps. As I can see that many are confused about which Carter is the family. What I have learned is to start with me, and go through my own line.
    Me-Michaela Rena
    MY Mother-Mariquita Bradley
    HER Father: Sheldon Bradley
    HIS Mother: Melbrand QUINN Bradley (QUINN-MAIDEN name)

    HER Father: James QUINN
    HIS Father & Mother: Solomon QUINN & Elizabeth Burr
    HIS Parents: Enoch QUINN & Winneford Carter (Quinn/Connor Married Name)
    HER Parents: Alexander CARTER & Sarah W. Herring (My 5th Great Grand Parents.)

    Now, I know personally my Grand Father Sheldon, Know of his Mother Melbrand QUINN. I have personal family pictures of She and her Mother and family line. I know she is a Quinn, from the Carter line by BLOOD. My personal information stops with Alexander CARTERE.

    Everything else of knowledge would be through ‘research’ and not first hand knowledge.
    In addition, I have done my DNA. NO CHEROKEE.
    NONE. NANTICOKE-YES.
    CHEROKEE-NO.
    So, if you are finding your family names that state otherwise, it may be linked to the DAWES ROLL, which were not Native American.
    These were Caucasian settlers, adding their name to the roll to acquire land, thus it APPEARED to make them NATIVE AMERICAN on Paper, but not by blood.

    Regards,
    Documented Blood family
    MRD

  3. I hope this helps. As I can see that many are confused about which Carter is the family.
    What I have learned is to start with me, and go through my own line.

    Me-Michaela Rena
    MY Mother-Mariquita Bradley
    HER Father: Sheldon Bradley
    HIS Mother: Melbrand Bradley (QUINN-Married name)
    HER Father: James QUINN
    HIS Father & Mother: Solomon QUINN & Elizabeth Burr
    HIS Parents: Enoch QUINN & Winneford Carter (Quinn/Connor Married Name)
    HER Parents: Alexander CARTER & Sarah W. Herring (My 5th Great Grand Parents.

    Now, I know personally my Grand Father Sheldon, Know of his Mother Melbrand. I have personal family pictures of She and her Mother and family line.
    I know she is a Quinn, from the Carter line.

    My personal information stops with Alexander. Everything else of knowledge would be through ‘research’ and not first hand knowledge.

    In addition, I have done my DNA. NO CHEROKEE. NONE.
    NANTICOKE-YES.

    CHEROKEE-NO.

    So, if you are finding your family names that state otherwise, it may be linked to the DAWES ROLL, which were not Native American. These were Caucasian settlers, adding their name to the roll to acquire land, thus it APPEARED to make them NATIVE AMERICAN on Paper, but not by blood.

    Regards,

    Documented Blood family

    MRD

    HIS Parents:

  4. The society came into possession of the painting from a giaft from the late William Murphy of Raleigh. Mr. Murphey was a descendant of Carter and a noted genealogical researcher.For some time it was displayed in the home of Dr. Williiam Dallas Herring in Rose Hill, Duplin County where the Duplin County Historical Society had it collection housed.
    Many descendants of Thomas Carter came by to see the painting. I have heard that some did not think it was Thomas Carter, but many were convinced evidently through their own family history research.
    The society contracted with an art historical about an extensive examination of the portrait and provided a report. This was many years ago and I do not recall all the details of his evaluation. Since that time our collection of historical books, family histories, the Carter portrait and other historical data covering some of the eastern seaboard and most of North Carolina and particularly southeastern N.C., has been donated to the Pender County Public Library.
    The officials of Pender County created a W. Dallas Herring Carolina Collect Research Center across the main library. This is were our collection, including the portrait, is held. All of our files and information was transferred some years ago.
    IF you would like to contact the Carolina Heritage Research Center for further information, the number is 910-259-1906 in Burgaw, N.C.
    Regards,
    (Leon Sikes, Corresponding Secretary, Duplin County Historical Society.)

    recieved this info after i contacted the duplin county historical society

  5. Greetings Carter Cousins,
    Solomon Carter was my 6 Great Grandfather. Years ago I met Dallas Herring in Rose Hill and saw that portrait of Thomas Carter in the library located in his home at that time. What a nice gentleman.
    I just want to mention a few things.
    Alexander Carter, Solomon’s son. Is listed as having four wives during his life. It was common at that time to remarry after death of a spouse.
    So many braches with differing DNA can branch out with just one marriage. So remember it does not have to be either or.
    We may have African ancestors, Native American ancestors, Spanish ancestors so forth and so on.
    I am currently reasearching Ann Carter said to be Sheriff John Cater’s wife and Soloman’s mother.
    Looking at what seems to be her will I notice she signed with an X.
    One explanation for that coukd be that English was not her language.
    Happy researching!

  6. ×willie,
    I have just recently had a YDNA test done and my Haplogroup is also E-M2. My earliest known ancestor is Barton Carter of Robeson County NC. Barton was born in 1794 and seems to be linked to Thomas Carter of Northampton County VA. Thomas was a cousin of Solomon through brothers Thomas Sr and Edward Carter.
    It would be interesting to know if your E-M2 matches up to mine. I did mine on Family Tree DNA. Where did you do yours?

  7. There are a number of men who have taken the Y DNA test that tested E-M2. Several of these trace their ancestry back to Thomas Carter of Edgefield District of South Carolina. Look in FamilyTree at the DNA chart within the Carter Project.

  8. My mother and I have been researching our ancestry for about 11 years. We haven’t traced our Carter line back very far. But what we have so far is Rachael Carter daughter of John Henry Carter (birth about 1786-95) from NC his wife was supposedly Patience (birth about 1800) also from NC. I cant find anything really at all about Patience she is a mystery. I have just found them on some census records. I have done my Ancestry DNA and I do have England 56% (which I knew from other family lines) Spain 2%, Northern African 1% and Cameroon, Congo, and Southern Bantu Peoples 1%. There are just so many Carters from NC its very confusing! I haven’t really found any information on a John Henry Carter he also went by just Henry on the census.

  9. My daughter is the 9th. Granddaughter of Thomas Carter. I have done a lot of research on several ancestry sites. Rebecca Arabella Ann Carter her 7th Grandmother was indeed full blood Cherokee. We have both taken DNA test. Though she looks very Native American, many features, she has no DNA. I however look my main English and Irish ancestry, though I have 1 % Native American DNA from my Monacan Indian ancestor , a tribe in the Blue Ridge Mtns. of VA. I have learned through research on early census’ you were only listed as white or colored. Never Native American. If this is of any help.

  10. Sally, Thomas Carter appears in IOW, VA before 1673.

    IOW Deed Record-10 Apr 1646: “Justinian Cooper, gen. and Anne his wife deed to John George, for 1500s lbs. tbco. and 2 steers two whole parcels of land commonly called by the name of Robert Bennett’s and the Quarter Tract, part of a pat. of 2400 acres dated 16 Mar 1642, lying on the main river, etc. 10 day of April 21st of Charles I. Teste, George Fawdon, THOS. CARTER.
    [Source: Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight, VA, by John Bennett Boddie; Genealogical Publishing Co., Boston,1938 ; Chapter XXXi. Will and Deed Book 1, 1662-1686. pg. 529.]

  11. Hello, I’ve been using this page as a reference point for quite a while now and always find myself coming back to it. I am of most certainty a direct descendant of Solomon Carter born 1725.

    Several years ago, I had an Autosomal DNA test done through ancestry and it wasn’t surprising that I am 100% European descent. Most recently I had a YDNA test completed and very suprisingly, my Haplogroup is E-M2 (formerly e1b1a) which is African.

    1. Please communicate with me. I am the 5th great-granddaughter of Solomon Carter, down through Alexander and then Herring Carter and his son, Henry Carter. then Henry’s daughter, Rosa Lee Carter,my great-grandmother. In 2009, I bought the house in Duplin County which Solomon built in 1768. Go to ww.CoolWaterFoundation.org And if you want to see what I look like, go to my website http://www.CindyHite.com . My grandmother got me started on this exploration to find Solomon Carter. I am his descendant approved through the DAR. And, yes, I believe there is very likely African American and also possibly Native American ancestry in me. Haven’t done my DNA yet. Please also visit our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/coolwaterfoundation/
      And I am trying to raise money to get this wonderful old house restored to its original Colonial era glory. Please feel free to contact me at 561-629-2934… and anyone else reading this page. Thank you!
      Cindy

    2. Willie,
      I’ve read through some of the comments on this very thoughtful page and yours resonated with me. My husband’s grandmother is a Carter from Duplin County that I can positively trace to Solomon Carter. Recently, he had an Ancestry.com DNA analysis and we found that he has a 3% ethnicity estimate of combined Benin/Togo/Cameroon. We have worked through each of his family tree branches, maternal and paternal and no other explanation seems to fit better than this Carter hypothesis put forth by genealogist, Heinegg regarding Paul Carter of Northampton, Virginia. I’ve been through his research and sources. They are very good and line up well. I hope this adds positively to the conversation.

      1. Willie several of my Carter cousins have tested E-M2. They are listed in the Carter DNA Project in FamilyTree. It would be a grest help to know if you match them since you know you came from Solomon. John Richburg jnrichburg@tds.net

      2. Hello Robin,

        I apologize that I’m just finding this post. My autosomal DNA shows me as 100% European, yet my YDNA shows me as E-M2 which is African. I wish my autosomal DNA would have grabbed some and I think it would make my research easier.

    3. Hello Willie. My Carter cousins have taken the Y DNA test and tested E-M2. They are members of the Carter Project within FamilyTree and their DNA STRs are listed in the DNA section. Thomas Carter 1725-1787 of Edgefield District of SC is our oldest know ancestor. It would be great to know if you match them since you connect to Solomon.

  12. Hi,
    my name is malissia baun, my mom Tommy lynn (hall) burkee and my Grandma Christine Alice (Carter) Hall. This is our Carter line from my grandma.
    According to your research are you saying that Edward Carter B. 1673 is not one of Thomas Carter Jr children? and that jimmy Carter and his wife Rossalyn are no kin?

  13. With Ancestry I have traced back to my 7th ggf Thomas Edward Carter. Born around 9 April 1671 Nanticoke, Isle of Wight, Virginia. Died 1743 in New Hanover, North Carolina. Married Elizabeth Ann Gray in 1692 and had one son Matthew in 1710.
    Do you think this could be your Thomas Carter’s oldest son?

  14. How do you do? My name is Jacob Carpenter. I am a millennial genealogist from Tennessee, United States.

    Looking through the comments, Mum is supposed to be a descendant of Richard and Keziah (Carter) Blizzard. Having tested her, my three siblings, and myself through Ancestry DNA, we are not Native American, nor African-American, nor Jewish.

    Keziah isn’t “Kezzikiah.” The ink on the 1790 NC Census is faded, causing people to misread the woman’s purported son Hezekiah. A supposed brother, John Blizzard, is thought to have married one Mary “Polly” Brinkley. Their child Levi has been said to be the spouse of Rhoda “Rhodie” _____. Daughter Martha Blizzard is from GA, wife of Pvt. Daniel Gurr “Dan” McCoy, Sr.

    I cannot locate solid proofs between Mrs. McCoy and her Blizzard-Carter forebears. Likewise, exactly how is Keziah related to the Isle of Wight County, VA Carters? Ancestry DNA suggests I’m from Magdalene (Moore) Carter’s sister, Mary (Moore) Williams. My paper trail ends at my fifth great-grandfather William “Willy” Williams, wife Mrs. Elizabeth (_____) Ruffin.

  15. Is there Any definitive proof that Moore Carter is the son of Thomas Carter and Magdelene Moore? Thank you, Dorothy

  16. My daughter-in-law is a descendant of the Blizzard/Carter line. She recently had her DNA done and she has trace Nigerian and Middle Eastern. Which confirms the middle eastern theory and the African theory. We were told she had Native American, but the DNA test showed no Native American. She comes through Elizabeth Blizzard, Isaac Blizzard, John Blizzard, Kessikiah Carter, John Carter (who was said to be married to Ann), Edward Carter. I am wondering if Ann is African American, thus the descendants are mulatto.

    1. Ann Carter was a moytoy Cherokee Indian married to Capt. john Carter he was the Sheriff of Craven County in North Carolina. According to what I have read.

  17. Thank you all for posting. It all really does help.

    I have been researching many years. It appears to be THREE Thomas Carter’s in early VA.

    It seems that the Thomas Carter that died in 1658 in Lancaster County was married to Ellinor Cooke.

    One Thomas Carter married Ellinor Cooke. This Thomas Carter received land that was from William Cooke and William Miles. Ellinor Cooke outlived this Thomas Carter and married a Grove and became Ellinor Grove.

    This William Cooke was found in Lancaster County, VA. next to Col. John Carter.

    The Thomas Carter that received land in 1669 just five years after his father-in-law William Cooke patented adjacent the Carter-Huby grant. “Half of this grant went to Thomas’ teenage orphan and became the first part of the Carter “Nanticoke” Plantation.”

    It appears this is the Thomas Carter that died in 1669.

    Another Thomas Carter, supposedly Thomas Carter, Jr., married Magdalene Moore. This Thomas Carter received land from George Moore in 1673. Impossible to receive land in you are deceased in 1658 or 1669.

    Land from a Thomas Carter in 1710 will was given to Magdalene and then to daughter Martha and then to son Alexander. This was the land received from William Cooke and William Miles by Thomas Carter. This is the land that Thomas Carter left in his will in 1710.

    Half of the land that George Moore gave a Thomas Carter, two hundred of the 400 acres, was given to George Carter, son of Thomas Carter and Magdalene, on 30 December 1700.

    If Ellinor Cooke Carter (Grove) was still alive in 1669, which she was, she should have received the land of her father William Cooke and her deceased husband, Thomas Carter.

    Thanks to Jeff Carter (Ancestors of Jimmy and Rossalyn Carter) the myth that the John Carter and Thomas Carter that arrived in the safety and supposedly living in Isle of Wight has been proven false. This is proven by DNA testing. The family of Thomas Carter of Isle of Wight that eventually moved south to North Carolina and further, have proven to be of distant relation to Col. John Carter and his son Robert Carter of Corotoman.

    It took many years, but that is finally over.

    Who is the Thomas Carter that received land in 1673 from George Moore? If this is Thomas Carter, Jr. then who was the Thomas Carter that died in Isle of Wight, Va in 1669 or the Thomas Carter that died in Lancaster, Va in 1658?

    Thomas Carter of Upper Province give George Carter son of said Thomas and Magdalen-Whereas George Moore of said Parish father of Magdalen by deed dated 11 August 1673 did in consideration of marriage convey to said Thomas and Magdalen 400 acrs , part of 1400 acres in Blackwater Swamp patent 05 May 1669-now they confirm said George Carter 200 of said 400 acres. 30 dec 1700.(Isle of Wight Deeds 1688-1704, p. 324)(17th Century Isle of Wight, Boddie, page 643.)

    1. Now I am really confused. I thought I had it down to Thomas Carter d 1669. Possibly, my Carters of Bertie Ct were Winnifred , (daughter Kindred Carter,) who married William Taylor , 1777. Hertford. Now another Taylor family is saying Winnifred Carter married their Rueben Taylor of Nash co NC. So I have spent a lot of time researching Carters and I MAY NOT be one. Do you have Information on Winnifred Carter( daughter of Kindred and Mary Carter),b. 1742-d.1836, Married William Taylor, d. 1793. Children: Isaac Taylor, Robert, Hilary?

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