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Peter Carter 1779–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Mar 1779

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: Aug 1860

Death Location: Carlisle County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Edward Carter

Mother: Jane Carter

Spouse(s): Sarah Medley, Darcoss Davis

Children(s): Sarah Carter, Amos Carter, Elisha Carter, Nancy Adair, Meredith Carter, Peter Carter, James Carter, Louranna Carter, Mary Carter, John Carter, Sarah DAVIS

In 1779, Peter Carter entered the world in Virginia, United States, born to Edward Carter And Jane Jane A Elkins Carter. Peter Carter married Darcoss Davis, Sarah Sally B Medley, and had children including Amos Carter, Elisha Carter, James Carter, John M Carter, Louranna Carter, Mary Polly Adaline Carter, Meredith Carter, Nancy Carter Adair, Peter Carter, Sarah Sallie Davis, Sarah Carter. Peter Carter passed away in 1860 in Carlisle County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1779, Peter Carter entered the world in Virginia, United States, born to Edward Carter And Jane Jane A Elkins Carter.
  • Peter Carter married Darcoss Davis, Sarah Sally B Medley, and had children including Amos Carter, Elisha Carter, James Carter, John M Carter, Louranna Carter, Mary Polly Adaline Carter, Meredith Carter, Nancy Carter Adair, Peter Carter, Sarah Sallie Davis, Sarah Carter.
  • Peter Carter passed away in 1860 in Carlisle County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Carter
1745–1821
Birth Location: Rockingham, Bucks Co, Virginia, USA
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Jane Carter
1735–1800
Birth Location: LUMBEE/PEEDEE/CHEROKEE NATION EAST
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Medley
1778–1856
Birth Location: Fauquier, Virginia, USA
SM
Darcoss Davis
1775–1860
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
DD

Children(s)

Sarah Carter
1823–1851
Birth Location: White County, Tennessee
SC
Amos Carter
1828–
Birth Location: White County, Tennessee
AC
Elisha Carter
1826–
Birth Location: White County, Tennessee
EC
Nancy Adair
1815–1893
Birth Location: White, Tennessee
NA
Meredith Carter
1809–1860
Birth Location: Knox County, Tennessee, USA
MC
Peter Carter
1814–1871
Birth Location: White County, Tennessee
PC
James Carter
1814–1876
Birth Location: White County, Tennessee
JC
Louranna Carter
1820–1893
Birth Location: White County, Tennessee
LC
Mary Carter
1808–1850
Birth Location: White County, Tennessee, USA
MC
John Carter
1812–1906
Birth Location: Van Buren County, Tennessee, USA
JC
Sarah DAVIS
1816–1882
Birth Location: Georgia, United States of America
SD

Peter Carter's Ancestors

Self
Peter Carter
1779–1860
Birth Place: Virginia, United States
Parents
Edward Carter
1745–1821
Rockingham, Bucks Co, Virginia, USA
Jane ("JANE A. ELKINS") Carter
1735–1800
LUMBEE/PEEDEE/CHEROKEE NATION EAST
Grandparents
Samuel (Carter) I
1733–1804
Ashton, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Barnes
1733–1823
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Richard (John) Elkins
1698–1751
Stafford, Virginia, USA
Mary Gallop
1700–1744
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John (Blacksmith)
1695–1762
Isabell Atkinson
1699–1755
Brinsly Barns
1715–1794
Sarah Lindley
1720–1796
Richard Sr
1669–1754
Elizabeth BRYANT*
1669–1757
Robert Gallop
1660–1720
Elinor Gallop
1690–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Carter
1665–1751
Lydia Cartwe
1668–1749
Christopher ATKINSON
1656–1699
Margaret Fell
1656–1714
Colonel Colonel
1682–1760
Sarah Pope
1684–1762
James Lindley
1681–1726
Eleanor Parke
1684–1736
John Elkin
1636–1690
Mary Ashton
1638–1690
Anne Bryant
1661–1700
Dr. Bryant
1615–1680
Samuel Gallup
1629–1668
Mary Phillips
1630–1667
Silent Bryant
1657–1704
Lucy Doniphan
1652–1692

Peter Carter's Descendants

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Peter Carter (23 Mar 1779–Aug 1860) m. Sarah ((Sally) B.) Medley (1778–1856) m. Darcoss Davis (abt 1775–bef 1860)
  1. 1. Sarah Carter 1823–1851 m. Elijah (Dock "Eliza") Drake 1818–1888
    1. 1. Phoebe (Elizabeth) DRAKE 1844–1926
    2. 2. Nancy DRAKE 1853–1928
    3. 3. Peter (Millard) DRAKE 1846–1932
    4. 4. Reuben (T.) DRAKE 1848–1925
    5. 5. Sarah (M.) DRAKE 1852–1928
      1. 1. Owen (T) Dorsey 1876–1963
        1. 1. Raymond (Rhae) Dorsey 1919–1995
  2. 2. Amos Carter 1828–
  3. 3. Elisha Carter 1826–
  4. 4. Nancy (Carter) Adair 1815–1893
  5. 5. Meredith Carter 1809–1860
  6. 6. Peter Carter 1814–1871 m. Olivia (“Olevy”) Dillion 1828–1905 m. Sarah Howard 1820–
    1. 1. R (G) Carter 1859–
    2. 2. Alice (Gray) Carter 1865–1945 m. William (E) Brazier 1861–1926
      1. 1. Mary (O) Brazier 1891–1974
      2. 2. Joseph (L) Brazier 1895–1989
      3. 3. William (Kenneth) Brazier 1898–1983 m. Iva (Elsie) McMahan 1909–1965
        1. 1. Margaret (Lee) Brazier 1937–2000
        2. 2. William (Kenneth Brazier) Jr 1933–1990
        3. 3. Thomas (Ray) Brazier 1935–1993
        4. 4. Laura (Maude) Brazier 1939–2010
    3. 3. Mary (Lou) Carter 1861–1940 m. John (W. Scoggins) Deaton 1867–1928
    4. 4. Erasamus (Lee) Carter 1859–1929
  7. 7. James Carter 1814–1876 m. Sarah (Margaret) Scott 1820–1854 m. Elizebeth Jones 1829–1880
    1. 1. James (William) Carter 1846–1921 m. Margaret (Gabriles) Curtis 1857–1956
    2. 2. William Carter 1850–1885 m. Alice (V) Adams 1857–1895
    3. 3. Rachel Carter 1848–1923
    4. 4. Edward Carter 1851–
    5. 5. John (F.) Carter 1855–1914
    6. 6. Antonia Carter 1857–1911
    7. 7. Gabriel (Ann "Gabe") Carter 1863–1933
    8. 8. George (Washington) Carter 1865–1929
    9. 9. Alfred (Franklin) Carter 1856–1925
  8. 8. Louranna Carter 1820–1893
  9. 9. Mary (Polly Adaline) Carter 1808–1850 m. Stephen Adair 1808–1839
    1. 1. Nelson Adair 1834–1863
    2. 2. Polly Adair 1825–1925
    3. 3. Rainey Pickett 1835–1925
    4. 4. William Adair 1827–1908
    5. 5. Thomas Adair 1831–1900
    6. 6. Hiram (D C) Adair 1834–
    7. 7. Mary (Margaret) Adair 1826–1880
  10. 10. John (M.) Carter 1812–1906 m. Sarah ((Sallie)) DAVIS 1816–1882
    1. 1. William (C Carter) Sr 1849–1913 m. Elizabeth (B.) Carter 1860–1933
      1. 1. Edith (Nellie) Carter 1881–1907
      2. 2. John (E.) Carter 1882–1961
      3. 3. Della (Carter) Brown 1885–1956
      4. 4. Willis Carter 1889–1975
      5. 5. Bessie Carter 1895–1977
    2. 2. Manerva Carter 1836–1860
    3. 3. John (Randal) Carter 1839–1863
    4. 4. Elijah Carter 1847–1864
    5. 5. Tina (Adeline) Carter 1833–1900
    6. 6. Amos Carter 1853–1917 m. Martha (Mattie) AUSTILL 1858–1931
      1. 1. John (William) CARTER 1877–1946
      2. 2. Hiram (M) CARTER 1879–1968
      3. 3. Zora (Belle) CARTER 1882–1938
    7. 7. Nancy (Carter) Gifford 1844–1923
    8. 8. Peter Carter 1839–1878
    9. 9. Lurena (Susan) Carter 1850–1933
  11. 11. Sarah ((Sallie)) DAVIS 1816–1882 m. John (M.) Carter 1812–1906

Peter Carter's Timeline

11 Records

1779
23 MAR 1779
Birth of Peter Carter in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1779
23 March 1779
Birth of Peter Carter in South Carolina
South Carolina
1779
23 Mar 1779
Birth of Peter Carter in Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
1779
23 Mar 1779
Birth of Peter Carter in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1833
1833
Age 54
Peter Carter resided here in White, Tennessee, USA
White, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 71
Peter Carter resided here in District 1, Van Buren, Tennessee, USA
District 1, Van Buren, Tennessee, USA
1859
Aug 1859
Age 80
Death of Peter Carter in Picketts, Ballard, Kentucky, USA
Picketts, Ballard, Kentucky, USA
1860
AUG 1860
Age 81
Death of Peter Carter in Ballard, Kentucky, USA
Ballard, Kentucky, USA
1860
Aug 1860
Age 81
Death of Peter Carter in Pickett, Ballard, Kentucky
Pickett, Ballard, Kentucky
1860
Aug 1860
Age 81
Death of Peter Carter in Pickett, Ballard County (Now Carlisle County) Kentucky
Pickett, Ballard County (Now Carlisle County) Kentucky
1860
Aug 1860
Age 81
Death of Peter Carter in Ballard, Kentucky, United States
Ballard, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 MAR 1779
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 March 1779
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index, 1850-1880
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 1, Van Buren, Tennessee; Roll: 897; Page: 368b
    [3] U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Federal Mortality Census Schedules, 1850-1880, and Related Indexes, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T655; Archive Roll Number: 14; Census Year: 1859; Census Place: Pickett, Ballard, Kent
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1779
    Event Place: Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1779
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1833
    Event Place: White, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, The Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Early Tax Lists of Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 1, Van Buren, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 1, Van Buren, Tennessee; Roll: 897; Page: 368b

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1859
    Event Place: Picketts, Ballard, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AUG 1860
    Event Place: Ballard, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1860
    Event Place: Pickett, Ballard, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index, 1850-1880
    [2] U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Federal Mortality Census Schedules, 1850-1880, and Related Indexes, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T655; Archive Roll Number: 14; Census Year: 1859; Census Place: Pickett, Ballard, Kent
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1860
    Event Place: Pickett, Ballard County (Now Carlisle County) Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1860
    Event Place: Ballard, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carlisle County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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