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James Canter Sr* 1746–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1746

Birth Location: Benedict, Charles, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 1815

Death Location: Benedict, Charles, Maryland, USA

Father: Willam Sr*

Mother: Mary Villett

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Canter, Mary Pottinger

Children(s): Leonard Canter*, Erasmus Sr, James Jr, Canter None, Elizabeth Canter, Edward Canter

James Canter Sr* was born in 1746 in Benedict, Charles, Maryland, USA, the child of Willam Thomas Canter Sr And Mary Anne Villett. In 1778, James Canter Sr* resided in Benedict Hundred CT, Charles, Maryland, USA. In 1810, James Canter Sr* resided in Charles, Maryland, USA. James Canter Sr* married Elizabeth Barnes Canter, Mary Ann Pottinger, and had children including Canter, Edward Canter, Elizabeth Canter, Erasmus Ross Canter Sr, James Canter Jr, Leonard Canter. James Canter Sr* passed away in 1815 in Benedict, Charles, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • James Canter Sr* was born in 1746 in Benedict, Charles, Maryland, USA, the child of Willam Thomas Canter Sr And Mary Anne Villett.
  • In 1778, James Canter Sr* resided in Benedict Hundred CT, Charles, Maryland, USA.
  • In 1810, James Canter Sr* resided in Charles, Maryland, USA.
  • James Canter Sr* married Elizabeth Barnes Canter, Mary Ann Pottinger, and had children including Canter, Edward Canter, Elizabeth Canter, Erasmus Ross Canter Sr, James Canter Jr, Leonard Canter.
  • James Canter Sr* passed away in 1815 in Benedict, Charles, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Willam Sr*
1720–1798
Birth Location: Charles County, Maryland, USA
WS
Mary Villett
1693–1767
Birth Location: Charles County, Maryland, USA
MV

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Canter
1749–1798
Birth Location: Prince George's, Maryland, United States
EC
Mary Pottinger
1749–1798
Birth Location: Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
MP

Children(s)

Leonard Canter*
1765–1801
Birth Location: Benedict, Charles, Maryland, USA
LC
Erasmus Sr
1778–1871
Birth Location: Charles County, Maryland, USA
ES
James Jr
1770–1820
Birth Location: Charles Co., Maryland date estimated
JJ
Canter None
1887–
Birth Location: Washington, District of Columbia
C
Elizabeth Canter
1770–1830
Birth Location: Charles Co., Maryland, USA
EC
Edward Canter
1770–
Birth Location: –
EC

James Sr*'s Ancestors

Self
James Sr*
1746–1815
Birth Place: Benedict, Charles, Maryland, USA
Parents
Willam Thomas Canter Sr*
1720–1798
Charles County, Maryland, USA
Mary (Anne) Villett
1693–1767
Charles County, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
John (Henry Canter) Sr
1680–1733
Woodford, Essex, England
Sarah (Elizabeth) Villet
1675–1750
Abermarle County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward Canter
1648–1690
Frances Housley
1655–1699
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1630–1723
Ann
1630–1648

James Sr*'s Descendants

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James (Canter) Sr* (1746–1815) m. Elizabeth (Barnes) Canter (1749–1798) m. Mary (Ann) Pottinger (1749–1798)
  1. 1. Leonard Canter* 1765–1801 m. Eleanor (Gill) Lyon 1754–1822
    1. 1. Henry (W) Canter* 1795–1866 m. Sarah (Anne) Hickey 1795–1837
      1. 1. Andrew (Eliezer) Canter* 1831–1910 m. Jane LAMAR 1836–1914
        1. 1. Andrew (Mitchell) Canter* 1873–1954 m. Mildred (Mae) Weber* 1900–1975 m. Ola (Rymple) Scott 1879–1932
        2. 2. Florence (Victoria) Canter 1863–1917 m. ANDREW (McClelland) Gates 1862–1932
        3. 3. Henry (Edgar) Canter 1869–1948 m. Margaret (Virginia (Maggie)) Cross 1878–1958
        4. 4. Carrie (Emily Naomi) Canter 1876–1966 m. Walter (Columbus) Cross 1872–1955
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Blanche) Canter 1878–1888
        6. 6. Frances (Olevia) Canter 1855–1890 m. Richard (Alfred) Acton 1838–1897
        7. 7. Ella (Corrine) Canter 1860–1934 m. James (W) Chappelear 1842–1916
        8. 8. Washington (G) Canter 1865–1880
      2. 2. Levin Canter 1824–1875 m. Rebecca (Baptist) Stephens 1828–1869
        1. 1. Sarah (Virginia) Canter 1850–1932 m. George (Milton) Benson 1849–1923
        2. 2. Harriet (M) Canter 1862–1941
        3. 3. Alexander (Harry) Canter 1862–1944
        4. 4. Josephine (Elizabeth Stephens) Canter 1852–
        5. 5. Matilda Canter 1854–
        6. 6. Rebecca (Lavinia) Canter 1856–
        7. 7. Mary (Augusta) Canter 1859–1942 m. Lloyd (Dorsey) Sr 1856–1942
        8. 8. Ida (Elexenia) Canter 1849–
        9. 9. James (Milnor) Canter 1867–1868
        10. 10. Camile Canter 1869–
      3. 3. Anne Canter 1823–1849
      4. 4. Francis (S.) Canter 1827–1875 m. Jane Sothoron 1824–1875
        1. 1. John (Henry) Sothoron 1832–1891 m. Isabella Canter 1829–1901
        2. 2. Sarah (Mariah) Canter 1857–1940
        3. 3. Susanna (Jane) Canter 1852–1940
        4. 4. Sarah (Alice) Canter 1850–
        5. 5. William (Henry) Canter 1855–1889 m. Frances (P) Canter 1852–1949
        6. 6. Ann Canter 1852–
      5. 5. Henry (Albert) Canter 1826–1913 m. Alice Sothoron 1834–1902
        1. 1. Emma (Magdalen Canter) (Burch) 1870–1944
        2. 2. Richard (Henry) Canter 1861–1916
        3. 3. Francis (Albert) Canter 1866–1939
        4. 4. Leonard (Gill) Canter 1873–1955
        5. 5. Sarah (Virginia) Canter 1863–1948
        6. 6. Sarah (Elizabeth) Cross 1859–1952
        7. 7. Mary (Alice) Hunter 1868–1945
        8. 8. Mary CANTER 1852–
        9. 9. Bud Canter 1865–
        10. 10. Lannie Canter 1874–
      6. 6. Sarah (Jane) Canter 1831–1915 m. Richard (Henry) Lamar 1845–1914
        1. 1. Sarah (Isabella) Padgett 1868–1932
        2. 2. Annie (Lee) Acton 1869–1910
        3. 3. Bernice (Estelle) Trotter 1874–1941
        4. 4. Mary (E.) Lamar 1875–
      7. 7. Isabella Canter 1829–1901 m. John (Henry) Sothoron 1832–1891
        1. 1. Mary (Jane) Sothoron 1873–
      8. 8. Melvina (Elizabeth) Canter 1834–1884 m. William (Hatch) Freeman 1829–
        1. 1. Sarah (Virginia) Freeman 1861–1943 m. Ignatious Burch 1855– m. John (Ignatius Ceasar) Burch 1852–1926
        2. 2. Henry Freeman 1855–
        3. 3. William Freeman 1857–
        4. 4. Julia Freeman 1858–
        5. 5. Elizabeth Freeman 1860–
      9. 9. Susan (Anne) Canter 1822–1850 m. James (L) Tennyson 1820–1849
        1. 1. Susan (Rebecca) Tennyson 1848–1880
        2. 2. James (“John” H) Tennyson 1843–
        3. 3. John (Edward) Tennyson 1844–1880
        4. 4. Sarah (C) Tennyson 1843–
      10. 10. Levi Canter 1832–1900 m. Margaret (Matilda) DeMarr 1849–1942
        1. 1. Thomas (Clinton) Canter 1868–1925
        2. 2. Noel (Harry) Canter 1873–1918
        3. 3. Clarence (Albert) Canter 1883–1939
        4. 4. Rhoda (Inez) Hyde 1880–1960 m. Nowal (P) Hyde 1881– m. Norval (Perry) Hyde 1880–1951
        5. 5. Alma (Muriel) Richardson 1890–1957 m. Charles (A) Richardson 1888–
        6. 6. Shelton (Gill) Canter 1872–1915
        7. 7. Henry Canter 1874–
        8. 8. Effie (M) Canter 1886–1984
        9. 9. Samuel (Levi) Canter 1869–1935 m. Nina (Virginia Canter) Canter 1883–1962
        10. 10. Elizabeth (Sarah “Bessie”) Canter 1876–1968
      11. 11. Alice (Isabel) CANTER 1834–1884
    2. 2. Anne Canter 1818–1822
    3. 3. Levin Canter 1805–1818
    4. 4. Lydia (Musgrove) Canter 1793–1860 m. Zachariah Webster 1798–1881 m. John Moran 1790–1825 m. Alexander Edwards 1790–1814
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Anne) Webster 1827–1832
      2. 2. Horatio Moran 1823–1887
      3. 3. William (M) Moran 1819–
      4. 4. John (Henry) Moran 1824–1894
        1. 1. Rose (Ellen) Moran 1858–1938 m. James (W.) Nutwell 1859–
    5. 5. Horatio (Lyon) Canter 1800–1858 m. Elizabeth (Reems) Swann 1801–1864
      1. 1. Lydia (Rebecca) Sothoron 1846–1905
        1. 1. Annie (Lee) Sothoron 1867–1940
      2. 2. Horatio Canter 1832–1905
      3. 3. Isaiah Canter 1836–1910
      4. 4. Gustavus Canter 1840–1867
      5. 5. Lucinda (Ann) Lyon 1834–1916
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Catherine) Canter 1848–1900
      7. 7. Zachariah (Henry) Canter 1830–1855
      8. 8. Leonard (Hezekiah) Canter 1825–1883
      9. 9. Elizabeth (Anne) Canter 1827–1832
      10. 10. Lydia (Rebecca) Sothoron –1905
      11. 11. Lucinda (Ann) Lyon 1834–1916
    6. 6. ELEANOR CANTER 1785–1817 m. HEZEKIAH LANGLEY 1787–1832
      1. 1. CHARLES (HEZEKIA) LANGLEY 1815–1863
      2. 2. Thomas (Henry) Langley 1812–1841
      3. 3. Mary Langley 1807–
      4. 4. William (Henry) Langley 1813–1876
      5. 5. John (Baker) Langley 1809–1870
    7. 7. Roswell (Oswald) Canter 1786–1844 m. Nancy Johnson 1786–1850
      1. 1. George (A) Canter 1798–1860
      2. 2. Benedict (Leonard) Canter 1806–1880
  2. 2. Erasmus (Ross Canter) Sr 1778–1871 m. Rebecka Horn 1788–1834
    1. 1. Jane Canter 1805–
    2. 2. Cinda Canter 1840–
    3. 3. James Canter 1860–1943
    4. 4. John Canter 1869–
    5. 5. Nancy Taylor 1802–1889
    6. 6. Dr. (Robert Alan Canter) Sr 1811–1885
    7. 7. Cinda Canter 1840–
    8. 8. Erasmus (Ross Canter) Jr 1805–1889
  3. 3. James (Canter) Jr 1770–1820 m. Elizabeth Lyon 1776–1800
    1. 1. Catharine Canter 1803–
    2. 2. John (Alexander) Canter 1809–1871
    3. 3. Robert Canter 1813–1885
    4. 4. Ann (Morris) Canter 1816–1885
    5. 5. Mary Canter 1797–
    6. 6. Letitia Canter 1800–
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Harriet) Canter 1806–
  4. 4. Canter 1887–
  5. 5. Elizabeth Canter 1770–1830
  6. 6. Edward Canter 1770–

James Sr*'s Timeline

4 Records

1746
1746
Birth of James Canter Sr* in Benedict, Charles, Maryland, USA
Benedict, Charles, Maryland, USA
1778
1778
Age 32
James Canter Sr* resided here in Benedict Hundred CT, Charles, Maryland, USA
Benedict Hundred CT, Charles, Maryland, USA
1810
6 Aug 1810
Age 64
James Canter Sr* resided here in Charles, Maryland, USA
Charles, Maryland, USA
1815
1815
Age 69
Death of James Canter Sr* in Benedict, Charles, Maryland, USA
Benedict, Charles, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1746
    Event Place: Benedict, Charles, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Benedict Hundred CT, Charles, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1776-1890, Jackson, Ron V.; Accelerated Indexing Systems, Comp.; Maryland Census, 1772-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1810
    Event Place: Charles, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Charles, Maryland; Roll: 15; Page: 340; Image: Mdm252_15-0121; FHL Roll: 0193668

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Benedict, Charles, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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