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Priscilla Carter 1730–1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1777

Death Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Father: 9 1674

Mother: 9 1684

Spouse(s): 8 1730

Children(s): Priscilla Knight, William III

The story of Priscilla Carter began in 1730 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States. Priscilla Carter married 8 James William Knight 1730, and had children including Priscilla Knight, William Knight Iii. Priscilla Carter passed away in 1777 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Priscilla Carter began in 1730 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.
  • Priscilla Carter married 8 James William Knight 1730, and had children including Priscilla Knight, William Knight Iii.
  • Priscilla Carter passed away in 1777 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

9 1674
1674–1740
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
91
9 1684
1684–1764
Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, USA
91

Spouses(s)

8 1730
1730–1786
Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, Colonial America
81

Children(s)

Priscilla Knight
1748–1843
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
PK
William III
1746–1786
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Priscilla Carter's Ancestors

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Priscilla Carter
1730–1777
Birth Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Parents
9 George Moore Carter 1674
1674–1740
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
9 (Jane Kindred) 1684
1684–1764
Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Carter) 1649
1649–1710
Nanticoke Plantation, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Magdalene (Moore) 1652
1652–1736
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
John (Kindred) 1662
1662–1703
Surry, Virginia, United States
Katherine (Hunicutt) 1667
1667–1735
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas 1610
1610–1669
Elianor Tooke
1612–1655
george Moore
1632–1710
jane barcroft
1636–1710
John 1635
1635–1677
Mary 1640
1640–1677
Augustine 1630
1630–1682
Mary 1626
1626–1718
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John 1574
1574–1630
Bridget 1588
1588–1630
Charles 1609
1609–1661
Magdaline 1613
1613–1661
William 1600
1600–1645
William 1599
1599–1655
Alice 1599
1599–1670

Priscilla Carter's Descendants

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Priscilla Carter (1730–1777) m. 8 (James William Knight) 1730 (1730–02 NOV 1786)
  1. 1. Priscilla Knight 1748–1843 m. 7 (Thomas Moore Jr Captain Cotten) 1748 1748–1795
    1. 1. Sarah (Sally) Cotten 1783–1840 m. James Strother 1776–1829
      1. 1. George (W.) Strother 1812–1889
      2. 2. Thomas (James) Strother 1825–1900
    2. 2. Sarah (Sallie) Cotton 1772–1840 m. Herring (Henry) Taylor 1772–1842
    3. 3. James (Allen Cotton) Sr 1781–1868 m. 6 (Mary Polly Barham) 1798 1798–1863 m. Mary (Allen) Rogers 1782–1870
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Cotton 1819–1894 m. Burwell (Lazenby) 1820 1820–1887
        1. 1. Thomas (Newsom\Nathan) Lazenby 1860–1924 m. Sarah (Margaret) Tuberville 1864–1942
      2. 2. Overton (R) Cotton 1805–1886
      3. 3. Allen Cotton 1822–1894 m. Sarah (Ann) Mayfield 1836–1901 m. Catharine (Elizabeth) Tucker 1834–1881
        1. 1. 4 (Arthur Lee Cotten) 1860 1860–1933 m. 4 (Mary Florence Hill) 1863 1863–1927
        2. 2. Thomas (Moore Cotten) 1856 1856–1926 m. Alice (Caledonia) Smith 1862–1932
        3. 3. 1858–1876
        4. 4. 1862–1945 m. 1861–1946 m. John (Bell) McCroary 1839–1914
        5. 5. 1865–1934 m. 1860–1919
        6. 6. Aggie (C) Taggart 1869–1949 m. Emmet (Lee) Taggart 1866–1934
        7. 7. Harvey (Tucker Cotten) 1871 1871–1952 m. Eliza (Bernice) Grizzard 1878–1925
        8. 8. Maggie Cotten 1874–1901
        9. 9. Lula Cotten 1876–1907 m. 1874–1942
      4. 4. Mary (Ann) Cotten 1817–1909 m. Chas (S) Pyron 1815–1875
      5. 5. Margaret (Newsom) Cotten 1829–1917 m. Turner Smith 1827–
      6. 6. Telitha Cotten 1831–1875
      7. 7. John (S.) Cotton 1834–1911 m. Rachel (Pitts Tucker) 1841 1841–1885 m. Caledonia (Owen) Smith 1834–1909
        1. 1. John (Alexander Jr. Cotton) 1870 1870–1957 m. Mattie (Roberta Pollard) 1865 1865–1949
        2. 2. Hubert (McFerrin Cotton) 1873 1873–1934 m. Catherine (Fletcher) Smith 1862–1944
        3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth Cotton) 1869 1869–1884
        4. 4. Robert (Newsom Cotton) 1874 1874–1918
        5. 5. Irene (Washington) Cotten 1876–1965 m. Wallace (Burton) Lazenby 1873–1956
        6. 6. Annie (Lee Pierce) Cotton 1879–1908
        7. 7. Joseph (Harvey Allen Cotten) 1866 1866–1866
        8. 8. Martha (Frances Cotton) 1871 1872–1950 m. Edward (Walker) Farley 1869–1943
        9. 9. Thomas (Cotton) 1869 1869–1950 m. Pearl Calvert 1881–1952 m. Alice (Nancy) Cotton 1868–1904
      8. 8. Robert (Foster) Cotten 1838–1918 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Owen 1849–1922 m. Lucinda (J.) Smith 1842–1869
        1. 1. Allen (Robert) Cotten 1877–1925 m. Ester (Macteline (Ethel)) Brown 1890–1971
        2. 2. Thomas (Herron) Cotten 1887–1960 m. Mary (Louise) Cotton 1914–2016
        3. 3. Margaret (E) Cotton 1882–1970 m. Thomas (Trench) Kimbrough 1871–1947
        4. 4. Lucile (DeNevers) Cotton 1880–1953 m. Samuel (Thomas) Tulloss 1868–1936
        5. 5. Amanda (Lucy) Cotten 1866–1943 m. Lee (Shute) Mcewen 1866–
        6. 6. Alcenia (Gray) Cotten 1872–1938 m. Newton (Murrey Tucker) MD 1871–1945
        7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth Cotten) 1874 1874–1935 m. William (Edward) Pearson 1869–1937
        8. 8. John (Park) Cotton 1884–1952
        9. 9. Owen (Temple) Cotten 1875–1952
        10. 10. James (Edward) Cotton 1890–1968
      9. 9. Thomas (Knight Cotton) 1808 1808–1859 m. Mary (Ann) Gosey 1810–1859
      10. 10. Nancy (Cotton) (Malone) 1803–1837
        1. 1. Eliza (Malone) Sutton 1835–
      11. 11. Priscilla Cotton 1802–1879
      12. 12. William Cotten 1809–1865
      13. 13. Sally Cotten 1806–1840
      14. 14. Martha (Moore) Cotten 1837–1837
      15. 15. Hardy (Cryer) Cotten 1811–1856 m. Elizabeth (Louisa) Saunders 1813–1862
      16. 16. Frances (Mays) Cotten 1840–1854
      17. 17. Eliza Cotten 1819–1894 m. Gilbert (H) Leigh 1819–1903
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Leigh 1839–1928 m. Thomas (Reed) Taggart 1832–1875
        2. 2. Robert (Franklin) Leigh 1858–1935 m. Sarah (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Furniss 1871–1931
        3. 3. Thomas (James) Leigh 1845–1929 m. Mattie (O) Leigh 1872– m. Ellen Bell 1856–
        4. 4. Benjamin (A) Leigh 1842–1881
        5. 5. John (Henry Clay) Leigh 1847–1942
        6. 6. Martha (Elizabeth) Leigh 1850–1928 m. John (J) Driskill 1840–
        7. 7. 1853–1918 m. Bernula Bibb 1843–
        8. 8. Telitha Leigh 1855–1934 m. Pallace Dwyer 1862–1935
        9. 9. 1845–1908 m. Sallie (S.) Tucker 1850–1922
    4. 4. 1771–1836 m. Polly Crawford 1771–1818 m. Elizabeth (Level "Lovey" Edwards-dau.of Jemima) I.Cotton 1804–1852
      1. 1. Alexander (Cotton) 1814 1814–1834
      2. 2. Hugh (Cotton) 1807 1807–1849
      3. 3. William (Cotton) 1802 1802–
      4. 4. Frances (Cotton) 1805 1805–1852
    5. 5. Elizabeth Cotten 1774–1781
    6. 6. John (Brown Cotton (Janet Crawford) ) 1778–1851 m. Jennet ("Jane" Crawford) 1784 1784–1858
      1. 1. Ann (J Cotton) 1804 1804–1859
      2. 2. Margaret (Acenith "Cenith" Cotton) 1807 1807–1851
      3. 3. Henry (Fletcher Cotton) 1812 1812–1853
      4. 4. Mary (Esther Cotten) 1800 1800–1871
      5. 5. Zerelda (Cotton) 1818 1818–1906 m. William (George Sr Nuckolls) 1804 1804–1897
        1. 1. Noah (Cotton) Nuckolls 1855–1935
        2. 2. Catherine (Priscilla) Ingram 1859–1951
        3. 3. Temperance (Elizabeth) Nuckolls 1853–1937
        4. 4. Lewis (Alexander) Nuckolls 1862–1953
    7. 7. Mary ("Polly" Cotton ( James Cryer &) Foxall) 1770–1846 m. James (A Cryer) 1759 1759–1816 m. Thomas Foxall 1767–
      1. 1. Elizabeth Cryer 1793–1833
      2. 2. Martha (Anne D) Cryer 1788–1832
      3. 3. Hardy (Murphree) Cryer 1792–1846 m. Susan (Ann) Duvall 1802–1845 m. Elizabeth (L) Rice 1794–1833
        1. 1. Elmora (Elizabeth) Cryer 1827–1866
        2. 2. James (William) Cryer 1816–1866
        3. 3. Thomas (Cotton) Cryer 1822–1849
        4. 4. Rachel (Jackson) Cryer 1829–1895
        5. 5. Martha (Ann Douglass) Cryer 1818–1832
        6. 6. Elizabeth ("Betty" Claiborne) Cryer 1838–1906
        7. 7. Lt. (Edward Reed) Cryer 1836–1862
        8. 8. Martha (Ann DuVal) Cryer 1836–1917
        9. 9. Mary (Cage) Cryer 1839–1900
        10. 10. John (L. F. Cage) Cryer 1841–1845
        11. 11. Katherine ("Kate") Cryer 1838–1918
    8. 8. Aurthur (Cotton ( Sarah Daniels) ) 1785–1849 m. Sarah ("Sally" Daniels) 1788 1788–1846
      1. 1. Jesse (Hackney Cotton) 1816 1816–1883
      2. 2. William ("Willie" Daniel Cotton) 1811 1811–1833
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Cotton) 1814 1814–1857
      4. 4. Priscilla Cotton 1824–
      5. 5. Sarah Cotton 1829–1839
      6. 6. Susanna (M) Cotton 1828–1880
    9. 9. Talitha ("Letha" Cotton (John) Orr) 1776–1841 m. John (Orr) 1766 1766–1845
      1. 1. Henry (C Orr) 1813 1813–1890
      2. 2. Minerva (Orr) 1803 1803–1860
      3. 3. Lucretia (Orr) 1804 1804–1845
      4. 4. Alexander (Alex) Orr 1814–1890
      5. 5. Jesse (W) Orr 1816–1878
      6. 6. John (Calvin) Orr 1811–1845
      7. 7. Augustin Orr 1810–1896
    10. 10. Noah (Butler) Cotton 1789–1858 m. Elizabeth (Conger) 1789 1789–1879
      1. 1. James (L Cotton) 1825 1825–1903
      2. 2. Alexander (Thomas Cotton) 1834 1834–1862
      3. 3. John (Moore Cotton) 1821 1823–1867
        1. 1. Mary (Alice) Cotton 1853–1919
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Thomas) Cotton 1854–1933
        3. 3. James (Alexander) Cotton 1856–1867
        4. 4. Harriett (Mooranne) Cotton 1859–
      4. 4. Sophronia Cotton 1815–1840
      5. 5. Harriet Cotton 1817–1856
    11. 11. 1791–1840
  2. 2. William (Knight) III 1746–1786

Priscilla Carter's Timeline

3 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Priscilla Carter in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1730
1730
Birth of Priscilla Carter in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1777
1777
Age 47
Death of Priscilla Carter in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2409.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PKS
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2409.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PKS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
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