Joseph Carter

Notes:

THOMAS (OF GOOCHLAND)2 CARTER (GILES1) was born Abt. 1672
in Turkey Island, Henrico Co.,VA, and died Bef. 21 Jun 1738
in Cumberland County , Virginia. He married (1) SUSANNAH.
He married (2) MARY. He married (3) ?? PENELE CARTER Abt.
1692 in Virginia.
Notes for THOMAS (OF GOOCHLAND) CARTER:
Research Notes:
According to Peyton Carter, Thomas Carter was married three
times.
1 - "unknown"
2 - Penele Carrol (Also listed as Carrell and Carroll.)
3 - Susanna Baynes
I do not know his source for this information.
I do not know which wife was the mother of his children.
Penele is the wife listed in his Will but the Will was
written many years before he died.
=Will of Thomas Carter
Written November 2, 1726
Probated June 21, 1738 - Goochland County, Virginia
Book 3, page 138, Deed & Wills, Goochland Co, VA

On 2 Nov. 1726 Thomas Carter signed a will that recited:
To eldest son Rober, 1 yearling cow
To 2nd son Thoms, 1 yearling os
To 3rd son John, 1 shilling
To son Edward, 1 shilling
To daughter Elizabeth Carte, 1 shilling
To Joseph, all land I live on, 100 aces but he dies witout
issue, then t my son Edward.
Personal estate to wie Penele, and she to be executrix.
The will was signed with a ful signature and was sitnessed
by : Thomas Edwards,William Pledge, Dorothy Pledge.

On Nov. 18 1729 Robert Carter of St. James Parish,
Goochland Co., deed (Dd Bk1,144) to Susannah Hulsey, widow,
of same Parish for 30 pounds, 100 aces of land on northside
of James River between land of Henry Atkinson and John
Webb, with all houses, etc., being land where Charles
Hulsey did formerly dwell. Mary wife of Carter relinquished
her dower right (OB 1/17). The deed was signed with a mark
(R) and witnessed by: John Webb and Joseph Ashlin. In a
deed recorded on the same day Susannah conveyed this land
together with another 100 acres to son Charles Hulsey. She
signed this deed with a mark.
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Settling in the British North American Colonies
From Benjamin Franklin, who wrote in 1751: ?So vast is the
Territory of North America that it will require many Ages
to settle it fully and, till it is fully settled, Labour
will never be cheap here, where no Man continues long a
Labourer for others, but gets a Plantation of his own?.

In the 1700s the British colonies in America grew rapidly
in population and wealth. A former, somewhat crude, society
acquired an elite that was somewhat polished and numerous.
Trade and cities flourished. The 250,000 settlers who had
lived in the newly formed mainland colonies in 1700, became
1,500,000 by 1750 and 2,250,000 by 1775, only 25 years
later.

Perhaps it is difficult to comprehend the times and events
occurring in the very middle of the 18th century. George II
was king of England, Scotland & Ireland, and was Hanoverian
(German) in origin. In Europe, the waltz was becoming its
most popular dance, and the first golf club, in Edinburgh,
Scotland, was just 6 years old. In the colonies, the 5
major centers of affluence were Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, Charleston, and Newport. The elite wore wigs,
and slavery was an important part of the economy. The city
of Richmond, Virginia was started in 1737, while Charlotte,
North Carolina was just being settled in 1750. Benjamin
Franklin was working on his lightning conductor. The Ohio
River and Tennessee were just beginning to be explored. The
beginnings of the American Revolution, the conflict where
the colonists won their independence from Great Britain,
were still 13 years away. George Washington was 18 years
old, and Thomas Jefferson -- seven. The birth of the United
States of America was 26 years away.

Note: Goochland was formed from Henrico in 1728 and
Cumberland was formed from southern portion of Goochland in
1749.
Thomas's Will names Robert as his oldest son and Thomas as
his second.
Notes for ?? PENELE CARTER:
Could Penele be short for Penelope ??
According to Peyton Carter, Thomas Carter was married three
times.
1 - "unknown"
2 - Penele Carrol (Also listed as Carrell and Carroll.)
3 - Susanna Baynes
I do not know his source for this information.
I do not know which wife was the mother of his children.
Penele is the wife listed in his Will but the Will was
written many
years before he died.

More About THOMAS CARTER and ?? CARTER:
Marriage: Abt. 1692, Virginia

Children of THOMAS CARTER and ?? CARTER are:
4. i. ROBERT (OF CUMBERLAND)3 CARTER, b. Abt.
1695, Henrico Co., Virginia; d. Bef. 28 May 1759,
Cumberland County, Virginia.
ii. THOMAS CARTER, b. Abt. 1697, Henrico Co.,
Virginia.
5. iii. JOHN (OF GOOCHLAND) CARTER, b. Abt.
1699, Henrico Co., Virginia.
6. iv. EDWARD (OF GOOCHLAND) CARTER, b. Abt.
1701, Henrico Co., Virginia; d. 1749.
v. ELIZABETH (OF GOOCHLAND) CARTER, b. Abt.
1703, Henrico Co., Virginia.
vi. JOSEPH (OF GOOCHLAND) CARTER, b. Abt.
1705, Henrico Co., Virginia.

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