My best evidence for the of barford reference in thomas carter s prayer book is the will of thomas carter, of kempston, county bedford, england, ye older gentleman, dated 1647. He left land and a good personal estate to wife unnamed and their seven children. There was a family of carters in middlesex county, contemporaneous with capt. Descendants of peter carter of lancaster county, va. With genealogical notes of many of the allied families hardcover october 14, 2018. Carter family records in the thomas carter prayer book, 16701782. The original home tract of capt thomas carter died 1700 was heired by his son capt. He embarked from london for the british colonies in america and settled on land in lancaster county in the colony of virginia. Many thanks to the good folks at bassett historical center for their input and assistance. Thomas carter, son of william ancell carter and jane myles carter, was born in london, middlesex, england, october 16, 1630. Welcome to the carter family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. This old book descended to elizabeth carter, daughter of george carter, grandson of peter, who in the fifties became the second wife of a mr.
The descendants of captain thomas carter by joseph lyon miller. Joseph carter spotsylvania records 17201812 in davis bible. He spent the rest of his life there on his barford plantation. Descendants of james carter, elizabeth carter and katherine carter, sons and daughters of capt. An analysis of the thomas carter prayer book entries robert d. There is also research on the paternal line of capt. Click on your name and go direct to your ancestor main photo gallery the unknown. When thomas died october 22, 1700, his brother john carter, of corotoman, administered his estate. With this book pr rv mr john shepperd on wednsday ye 4t day of may 1670 was mard mr thomas carter of barford in yr county of lancaster in virginia and katherine dale, ye eldest daughter of mr.
So it seems diana died on 31 july 1696, after her husband edward dale who died on 2 february 16956. Thomas carter of barford, lancaster county, virginia, 16521912. Find a grave millions of cemetery records and online memorials. Thomas carter of barford, lancaster county, virginia database online. Mildred edmunds millie bass overton 18441920 find a. Thomas carter of barford when they are proven by dna to be descendants of william carter b. I am sending this again as it apparently did not transmit previously. Jeff carter writes on jun 2016 the thomas carter who patented 220 acres in 1661 was capt. Nonetheless, this book is an essential for anyone researching capt. Carter is my 8th grgrandfather through his grandson soloman carter. The reynolds family thank you all for your contributions of time, research, donations, support and feedback. A gift from his fatherinlaw, edward dale, the property remained in the carter family until 1782 when it was sold to colonel james gordon, jr. Thomas carters prayer book, he write an epitaph for edward dale.
Miller has circumstantial evidence for it being catherine stevens stephens, but we will allow discussion of a catherine ammons. Thomas carter, who settled in lancaster, and it seems prob. Page fourteen rappahannock record 26 june 1986 virginia. Thomas carter of barford, lancaster county, virginia. Thomas carter s prayer book contains the following. William carter 1 edward 31, thomas 30, anscell 19, william 6, william 1 was born about 1709 in christchurch parish. Be the first to ask a question about the descendants of capt. Augs 6 1720 deed for twenty acres of land adjoining land of edward and henry carter in christ church parish.
A thomas carter was christened on september 28, 1632 at great barford, bedfordshire, england, a son of william carter and anne emmery. Thomas carter kept a prayer book in which he listed all his children and important data. Again, miller is citing aunt fannys little book labeled diary, 1858. Thomas carters 1662 book of common prayer, now owned by the virginia historical society in richmond, virginia. Original prayer book at virginia historical society, richmond, virginia handwriting recording births and marriages of capt. Lyon miller has been proven wrong in terms of connecting some of the named descendants to capt. Captain thomas carter listed the marriage of his son, james carter, to hannah neale, daughter of mr. Note the old carter prayer book says that katharine carter married john lawson on the 16th of june 1703 this is thomas sr. These people were familiar with records in lancaster county and with original family records in the thomas carter prayer book, which refers to barford and is today owned by the virginia historical society. The reynolds family enable image controls fit width fit height 25% 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% new window click and drag to move within the image. The epitaph for edward dales tomb is recorded in the carter prayer book, now in the virginia historical society.
Thomas carter of lancaster co and elizabeth, who married capt. Compare dna and explore genealogy for thomas carter sr. Job born on ye 1st jany 1734job carter born jan 1, 1734, probably in king george county, died in nov. With this book per rev mr john sheppard on wednesday ye 4th day of may 1670was married mr. Images of the thomas carter prayer book are found in the gallery under carter. Box 18 folder 16 carter, thomas will and inventory.
The notes are written in different hands because the book had a number of owners. Henry carter s personal estate contained besides the usual furniture, and jewelry mentioned in the will, a large amount of. Was katherine dale carter the child of diana skipwith. Ancestors of hodding carter, iii whose letter and articles i saved below. Gloucester tabbs who are a rich and prominent family. This is a follow up to the origin of the name barford in connection to lancaster co. Thomas carter of barford, lancaster county, virginia, 16521912, with genealogical notes of many of the allied families, by joseph lyon 18751957. Descendants of james carter of lancaster and stafford counties, va. The hoopers of caswell and durham counties, north carolina and allied families, with their virginia. The remainder of this mss will be given under the different branches of the family to which it refers. Peter carter owned the old prayer book of his grandfather, captain thomas carter, sr. Thomas carter of early lancaster now middlesex 5 thomas carter ca.
James carter is the line that eventually carries all the way down to us. Mar 23, 2020 the 1670 marriage of thomas and katherine was recorded in the old carter prayer book as follows. She had given birth to four children in that seven years. Transcription of prayer book of captain thomas carter of lancaster county, virginia born. Thomas carter, of barford 1630 1700 genealogy geni. Peter carter was mard ye 23 sept 1712 to kathe rogers dau to wm rogers. Prayer book of captain thomas carter of barford, lancaster county, va editors notes. Thomas carter s 1662 book of common prayer, now owned by the virginia historical society in richmond, virginia. The name barford home of captain thomas carter first appears in the carter prayer book which is. Feb 28, 2020 dianas death date was not recorded in public records, but in capt. Prayer book of captain thomas carter of barford, lancaster county, virginia. Joseph carter ann pines was married on 23 decr 17 not this joseph but his uncle, the judge. An analysis of the thomas carter prayer book entries, with the foundation for historic.
From the thomas prayer book, we have proof this joseph married a catherine dr. This 220 acres was the vintners companys land, part of epaphroditus lawsons holdings that john carter and bartholomew hoskins put together back in the 1640s nugent, vol. The deed of sale of this house tract was from edward carter to james gordon jr. Joseph carter s name is on this 1761 listas were the names of william norris, william russell, thomas porter, and four morgans names intertwined with the carter family. He left land and a good personal estate to wife unnamed and their seven. Nevertheless, in 1788 peter carter wrote the names of all of his children and their dates of birth in the prayer book of captain thomas carter. Unfortunately for me the descendents of soloman carter are not listed in this excellent book.
Thomas carter of barford, my 8th greatgrandfather, who was a captain in the lancaster militia. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. I just last night found an article on william davis sr of albemarle co va, revolutionary war vet who died in 1842 in pike co ky where he lived since 1820 census there, applied for pension age 96 in logan co wva that courthouse was the closest courthouse to where he lived at the mouth of pigeon creek which is the first branch below blackberry fork at toler, ky. Edward carter and elizabeth thornton married 3 jun 1697.
Born in unknown and died in 22 oct 1700 merry point, virginia thomas carter. With genealogical notes of many of the allied families lists with this book. Images of the thomas carter prayer book are found in the gallery under carter, and then tcb. The 1670 marriage of thomas and katherine was recorded in the old carter prayer book as follows. Ancestors of leo crews peter carter wiregrass genealogy. The prayer book has his marriage to anne davis on 06 may 1701. Thomas carter and his sons, who had similar given names to those in lancaster. Captain edmonds seventy men were with the virginia troops who fought in the french and indian war. Thomas carter was assumed to be his, but later marriages occurred after his death. And only charles is mentioned as a minor at the writing of the will in 1728 and there are. The will shows that they had eight sons as follows. This oldest handwriting will be identified as first author editor arranged information in chronological order, as much as possible. Prayer book of captain thomas carter of barford, lancaster county, virginia original prayer book at virginia historical society, richmond, virginia handwriting recording births and marriages of capt. Joseph ball carter followed his mother to the grave on the 1st day of july 1700 of a flux and was burd at so.
It has been suggested that he simply forgot to include henry. Find a grave millions of cemetery records and online. Thomas carter 1672 1733 family tree on geni, with over 200 million. Prayer book of captain thomas carter of barford, lancaster county, va, us genweb archives, virginia 1707 joseph ball marries elizabeth romney. The family record of thomas and arabella carter was evidently kept in one of the bibles, as the carter prayer book gives no record of births, etc. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the carter surname.
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