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Dorcas Louisa Carter 1753–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Sep 1753

Birth Location: Barbados

Death Date: 24 Aug 1817

Death Location: Jamaica

Father: John Carter

Mother: Katharine Sims

Spouse(s): Peter Espeut, Henri Rochejacquelein, James Whyte

Children(s): William Espeut, William Espeut, Louis Espeut, Dorcas Espeut

Dorcas Louisa Carter was born in 1753 in Barbados, the child of John Carter And Katharine Sims. Dorcas Louisa Carter married Henri Louis Auguste Du Vergier De La Rochejacquelein, James Richard Edward Whyte, Peter Pierre Alexander Espeut, and had children including Dorcas Espeut, Louis Augustus Espeut, William Francois Espeut, William Peter Espeut. Dorcas Louisa Carter passed away in 1817 in Jamaica.

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Biography

  • Dorcas Louisa Carter was born in 1753 in Barbados, the child of John Carter And Katharine Sims.
  • Dorcas Louisa Carter married Henri Louis Auguste Du Vergier De La Rochejacquelein, James Richard Edward Whyte, Peter Pierre Alexander Espeut, and had children including Dorcas Espeut, Louis Augustus Espeut, William Francois Espeut, William Peter Espeut.
  • Dorcas Louisa Carter passed away in 1817 in Jamaica.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Carter
1718–1800
Birth Location: St Michaels Parish, Barbados
JC
Katharine Sims
1729–1800
Birth Location: St Michaels, Barbados
KS

Spouses(s)

Peter Espeut
1749–1798
Birth Location: st, Domingue, Artibonite, Haiti
PE
Henri Rochejacquelein
1749–1802
Birth Location: Saint-Aubin de Baubigne
HR
James Whyte
1750–1808
Birth Location: –
JW

Children(s)

William Espeut
1776–1846
Birth Location: Barbados, Barbade
WE
William Espeut
1774–1775
Birth Location: –
WE
Louis Espeut
1777–1799
Birth Location: Saint-Domingue
LE
Dorcas Espeut
1777–1799
Birth Location: Barbados
DE

Dorcas Carter's Ancestors

Self
Dorcas Carter
1753–1817
Birth Place: Barbados
Parents
John Carter
1718–1800
St Michaels Parish, Barbados
Katharine Sims
1729–1800
St Michaels, Barbados
Grandparents
Henry Carter
1690–1790
Barbadoes
Elizabeth Panton
1690–1760
St Kitts and Nevis
Great-Grandparents
John Panton
1640–1716
Christiana
1650–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorcas Carter's Descendants

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Dorcas (Louisa) Carter (10 Sep 1753–24 Aug 1817) m. Peter (Pierre Alexander) Espeut (1749–04/12/1798) m. Henri (Louis Auguste du Vergier de La) Rochejacquelein (21 July 1749–16 Sep 1802) m. James (Richard Edward) Whyte (1750–1808)
  1. 1. William (François) Espeut 1776–1846 m. Adele (Perine Josephine De Bressle) Dubourg 1788–1820 m. Maria (Louisa) Espeut 1787–
    1. 1. Louisa (Charlotte Dorcas) D'Espeut 1807–1891 m. Edward (Augustus) Harrison 1819–1847
      1. 1. Virginia (Fairfax) Harrison 1844–1906
      2. 2. Mary (Ann Rose Hanson) Harrison 1847–1868
    2. 2. Joseph (Marie Louis) Espoert 1804–1804
    3. 3. Caroline (Louisa) Espeut 1814–1873 m. Louis (Honore Corre) Desgouttes 1807–1882
      1. 1. Amelia (Louise Corre) Desgouttes 1838–1895
      2. 2. Louis (Alexander Honore Corre) Desgouttes 1847–1903
    4. 4. Augustus Espeut 1809–1810
    5. 5. Henry Espeut 1818–1866
    6. 6. Louis Espeut 1809–1810
    7. 7. William (James Louis) Espeut 1808–1854
    8. 8. Peter (Alexander) Espeut 1816–1883 m. Elizabeth (Virginia Fairfax) Harrison 1821–1841 m. Marianne (Augusta Bancroft) Espeut 1822–1891
      1. 1. William (Bancroft) Espeut 1843–1892 m. Bessie (Adela J) Armit 1852–1893
        1. 1. Noemi (Marian) Espeut 1872–1941 m. Clarence (Lyon) Hall 1859–1944
        2. 2. Ernest (Charles Peter) Espeut 1874–1874
        3. 3. Claude (Vyvian Armit) Espeut 1875–1971 m. Bridget Harries 1880–1947
        4. 4. Blanche (Adela Bancroft) Espeut 1878–1934 m. Thomas (Cameron) Coote 1879–1940
        5. 5. Ethel (Maude) Espeut 1880–1961 m. Henry (Charles Johnston) Barton 1876–1964
        6. 6. Louis (Arnold Armit) Espeut 1889–1940
        7. 7. Reginald (William Armit) Espeut 1877– m. Dora (Eunice) Smith 1891–1968
        8. 8. Maria Espeut 1880–
      2. 2. Charles (Allen Bancroft) Espeut 1845–1850
      3. 3. Ella (Augusta Bancroft) Espeut 1852–1902
      4. 4. Julia (Ursula Bancroft) Espeut 1861–1939 m. John (Henry Vidal Captain) R.N. 1839–1918
        1. 1. Charles Vidal 1886–1948 m. Eileen (Mavis Minska) Beeson 1914–1989
        2. 2. Francis (Peter Vidal) CBE 1879–1952 m. Mary Hepburn 1880–1954
        3. 3. Madeline Green 1880–1953 m. Richard (James) Green 1880–1978
        4. 4. William (Espeut) Vidal 1881–1943 m. Elizabeth Armstrong 1885–1975 m. Lilian (Violet Mary) Merredew 1894–1978
        5. 5. Edward Vidal 1889–1892
        6. 6. Elsie Vidal 1884–1884
        7. 7. John (Furze Bancroft Vidal) M.C. 1892–1980 m. Audrey (Florence) McKay 1901–1975
      5. 5. Pauline (Charlotte) Espeut 1867–1871
      6. 6. Helen (Bancroft) Oakes 1855–1929 m. Hildelerand (Henry Oakes) J.P. 1829–1925
      7. 7. Caroline (Edith Bancroft) Espeut 1864–1939 m. Herbert (Ellsworth) Ashmore 1854–1910
      8. 8. Henrietta (Allice Bancroft) Espeut 1857–1894
      9. 9. Emma (Christina) Espoert 1839–1894 m. William (Newcomer Watts Brevet) Major 1823–1885
        1. 1. Ponsonby (William Espeut) Watts 1856–1906
        2. 2. Virginia (Mary Elizabeth Emmie) Watts 1859–1939
        3. 3. Ada (Katherine Memie) Watts 1860–1939
        4. 4. Charles (George Newcommer) Watts 1862–1935
        5. 5. Arthur (Heywood) Watts 1864–1940
        6. 6. Edward (Acton) Watts 1868–1868
        7. 7. Cecil (Hobart) Watts 1857–1902
      10. 10. Henry (Du Bourg Bancroft) Espeut 1859–1896
      11. 11. Virginia (Margaret Grossett) Espeut 1839–1841
      12. 12. Bessie (Adela J) Armit 1852–1893 m. William (Bancroft) Espeut 1843–1892
      13. 13. Arthur (Oconnor Handerside Handerside) Espeut 1853–1907 m. Louisa (Matilda) McPherson 1855–1920
        1. 1. Peter (James) Espeut 1885–
        2. 2. Rosalind (Emily Louise) Espeut 1887–1967
        3. 3. Richard (Bancroft) Espeut 1884–1956
        4. 4. David (Cameron) Espeut –1965
        5. 5. Leopold (Alexander) Espeut 1881–1953
        6. 6. Michael (or Michelle) Espeut 1884–
        7. 7. Cecil (Harison) Espeut 1897–1976
        8. 8. William (Charles McPherson) Espeut 1882–
        9. 9. Eva (Matilda) Espeut 1880–
      14. 14. Edward (Mackenzie Bancroft) Espeut 1849–1867
      15. 15. Bessie (Ada) Espeut 1852–1893
      16. 16. Augustus (Charles Gussie Bancroft) Espeut 1853–1928 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Shaw 1884– m. Sarah (Elvira) Henriques 1864–1956 m. Jane Hay 1849–
        1. 1. Reuben (Shaw) Bancroft 1884– m. Gladys (Maria) Pernett 1893–
        2. 2. Lela (Helen Bancroft) Espeut 1905– m. Raymond (Nonnatus P) Hoffmann 1904–1982
        3. 3. John Bancroft 1893–1967 m. Cecilia (Anderson) Stodart 1906–1985
        4. 4. Owen (Roy) Bancroft 1896–1974 m. Julia (Brandon) Corcos 1897–1982
        5. 5. Harry (Francis Henry) Bancroft 1900–1981 m. Phyllis (Marjorie Knollys) Bancroft 1906–1993 m. Marion (Gertrude Dun) Cluer 1902–1960
        6. 6. Edward (Nathaniel) Bancroft 1889–1949 m. Ada (Ethel Sophia) Gough 1897–1964
        7. 7. Marianne (Augusta) Bancroft 1891–1989 m. Charles (Leslie) Robison 1892–1975 m. Robert (Stowker Tutor) Purchas 1898–1958
        8. 8. Charles (Augustus) HAY 1878–1927 m. Frances (Caroline Dawson) Anderson 1878–
    9. 9. Charles (William Espeut) Sr 1808–1854
  2. 2. William (Peter) Espeut 1774–1775
  3. 3. Louis (Augustus) Espeut 1777–1799
  4. 4. Dorcas Espeut 1777–1799

Dorcas Carter's Timeline

6 Records

1753
10 Sep 1753
Birth of Dorcas Louisa Carter in Barbados
Barbados
1753
19/10/1753
Dorcas Louisa Carter was baptized in st michael's parish, Barbados
st michael's parish, Barbados
1753
19 Oct 1753
Dorcas Louisa Carter was christened in Saint Michael, Barbadoes, Caribbean
Saint Michael, Barbadoes, Caribbean
1774
1774
Age 21
Dorcas Louisa Carter was married in Barbados, Barbade
Barbados, Barbade
1800
May 1800
Age 47
Dorcas Louisa Carter was married in Kingston, Jamaïque
Kingston, Jamaïque
1817
24 Aug 1817
Age 64
Death of Dorcas Louisa Carter in Jamaica
Jamaica

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1753
    Event Place: Barbados
    Record Source:
    [1] Caribbean, English Settlers in Barbados, Barbados Baptisms, 1637-1800; Section: St Michael Parish
    [2] Descendants of Peter Espeut of St Domingue

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 19101753
    Event Place: st michael's parish, Barbados
    Record Source:
    [1] Barbados, Church Records
    [2] Caribbean, English Settlers in Barbados, Barbados Baptisms, 1637-1800; Section: St Michael Parish
    [3] Descendants of Peter Espeut of St Domingue

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1753
    Event Place: Saint Michael, Barbadoes, Caribbean
    Record Source: Barbados, Select Baptisms, 1739-1891

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Barbados, Barbade

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: May 1800
    Event Place: Kingston, Jamaïque

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1817
    Event Place: Jamaica
    Record Source: Descendants of Peter Espeut of St Domingue
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