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William Vass 'Willie' Carter

Male 1872 - 1929  (56 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Vass 'Willie' Carter was born 7 Nov 1872, Halifax Co., Virginia (son of Philip Vass2 Carter and Margaret Woody); died 4 Sep 1929, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; was buried , Highland Burial Park Danville, Virginia.

    William married Sarah Lou 'Sallie' Collie 31 Jan 1892, Caswell Co., North Carolina. Sarah was born 9 Apr 1870, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 30 Sep 1932, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Highland Burial Park Danville, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. William Philip Carter was born 20 Mar 1898, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 12 Feb 1966, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Highland Burial Park Danville, Virginia.
    2. Claude Daniel Carter was born 1 Oct 1901, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 21 Oct 1972, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Highland Burial Park, Danville, Virginia.
    3. Edward H Carter was born 25 Sep 1905; died 28 Dec 1959; was buried , Highland Burial Park Danville, Virginia.
    4. Louise Carter was born 5 Sep 1910, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 7 Mar 1999; was buried , Danville Memorial Gardens Danville, Virginia.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Philip Vass2 CarterPhilip Vass2 Carter was born 15 Oct 1845, Halifax Co., Virginia (son of Richard A. dna Carter and Mary Elizabeth Shapard/Sheppard); died 12 Jun 1920, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Mountain View Cemetery, Danville City, Vitginia.

    Notes:

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    John Spencer Carter born on 15 Aug 1831 at Halifax Co VA
    died at Halifax Co VA on 1 - May - 1901 and his ( 1st ) wife
    Sarah Judith Walters born on 29 - Aug - 1828 at VA died at Halifax Co VA on 20 - Mar - 1891 married on 25 Jan 1853

    5.
    The Said John Spencer Carter was the child of Richard Carter born on c 1808 at VA died at Halifax Co VA on 11 Jun 1877 and his ( 1st ) wife Elizabeth Sheppard born on (c) 1813 at VA died at Halifax Co VA on 28 - Oct - 1863 married on 24 - Oct - 1830 married at Halifax Co VA

    6.
    The Said Richard Carter was the child of Spencer Carter born on - - at _ died at Pittsylvania Co VA on - - 1858 and his ( 1st ) wife Verlinda Lucas born on (c) - - 1781 at Caroline VA died at VA on (p)-1808 married on 18 Dec 1804
    married at Halifax Co VA

    7.
    The Said Verlinda Lucas was the child of James Lucas born on - - 1760 at MD died at Halifax Co VA on - - 1820 and his ( 1st ) wife Ruth Holmes Lewis born on - - 1760 at Prince Georges Co MD died at Halifax Co VA on (c) - - 1825 married on 20 - Aug - 1780

    Name:
    Born, just after his brother's death in 1845, this Philip is named Philip Vass Carter; a nod to his brother.

    Philip married Margaret Woody Abt 1871. Margaret was born Abt 1851, Halifax Co., Virginia; died Bef 1910, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Margaret Woody was born Abt 1851, Halifax Co., Virginia; died Bef 1910, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    Children:
    1. 1. William Vass 'Willie' Carter was born 7 Nov 1872, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 4 Sep 1929, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; was buried , Highland Burial Park Danville, Virginia.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Richard A. dna Carter was born Abt 1805, Halifax Co., Virginia (son of Spencer dna Carter and Verlinda Lucas); died 11 Jun 1877, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.

    Notes:

    Richard Carter m. Mary E. Sheppard 12 Oct 1830 (MB1/133)
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    John Spencer Carter born on 15 Aug 1831 at Halifax Co VA
    died at Halifax Co VA on 1 - May - 1901 and his ( 1st ) wife
    Sarah Judith Walters born on 29 - Aug - 1828 at VA died at Halifax Co VA on 20 - Mar - 1891 married on 25 Jan 1853

    5.
    The Said John Spencer Carter was the child of Richard Carter born on c 1808 at VA died at Halifax Co VA on 11 Jun 1877 and his ( 1st ) wife Elizabeth Sheppard born on (c) 1813 at VA died at Halifax Co VA on 28 - Oct - 1863 married on 24 - Oct - 1830 married at Halifax Co VA

    6.
    The Said Richard Carter was the child of Spencer Carter born on - - at _ died at Pittsylvania Co VA on - - 1858 and his ( 1st ) wife Verlinda Lucas born on (c) - - 1781 at Caroline VA died at VA on (p)-1808 married on 18 Dec 1804
    married at Halifax Co VA

    7.
    The Said Verlinda Lucas was the child of James Lucas born on - - 1760 at MD died at Halifax Co VA on - - 1820 and his ( 1st ) wife Ruth Holmes Lewis born on - - 1760 at Prince Georges Co MD died at Halifax Co VA on (c) - - 1825 married on 20 - Aug - 1780

    Name:
    yDNA Kit # 18747; R1b - 08 [R-Z273]

    Richard married Mary Elizabeth Shapard/Sheppard 24 Oct 1830, Halifax County, Virginia. Mary (daughter of John S. or T. Shapard/Sheppard and Elizabeth Vass/Voss) was born Abt 1813, Halifax Co., Virginia or Caswell, NC; died 28 Oct 1863, Halifax Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary Elizabeth Shapard/Sheppard was born Abt 1813, Halifax Co., Virginia or Caswell, NC (daughter of John S. or T. Shapard/Sheppard and Elizabeth Vass/Voss); died 28 Oct 1863, Halifax Co., Virginia.

    Notes:

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    John Spencer Carter born on 15 Aug 1831 at Halifax Co VA
    died at Halifax Co VA on 1 - May - 1901 and his ( 1st ) wife
    Sarah Judith Walters born on 29 - Aug - 1828 at VA died at Halifax Co VA on 20 - Mar - 1891 married on 25 Jan 1853

    5.
    The Said John Spencer Carter was the child of Richard Carter born on c 1808 at VA died at Halifax Co VA on 11 Jun 1877 and his ( 1st ) wife Elizabeth Sheppard born on (c) 1813 at VA died at Halifax Co VA on 28 - Oct - 1863 married on 24 - Oct - 1830 married at Halifax Co VA

    6.
    The Said Richard Carter was the child of Spencer Carter born on - - at _ died at Pittsylvania Co VA on - - 1858 and his ( 1st ) wife Verlinda Lucas born on (c) - - 1781 at Caroline VA died at VA on (p)-1808 married on 18 Dec 1804
    married at Halifax Co VA

    7.
    The Said Verlinda Lucas was the child of James Lucas born on - - 1760 at MD died at Halifax Co VA on - - 1820 and his ( 1st ) wife Ruth Holmes Lewis born on - - 1760 at Prince Georges Co MD died at Halifax Co VA on (c) - - 1825 married on 20 - Aug - 1780

    Notes:

    Married:
    Richard Carter was married in Halifax on Oct. 14, 1830, to Elizabeth Sheppard, daughter of John T. Sheppard and his wife, Elizabeth Vass. Mrs. Carter died Oct. 28, 1863, and he married secondly Mrs. Martha Richardson, nee Bohannon, widow of Thomas Richardson. She was born about 1832 and died March 11, 1907. Richard Carter purchased the old home place from his father, Spencer Carter, in 1856, but had been living on a part of the farm previously.

    Children:
    1. Philip Vass Carter was born Abt 1821, Halifax County, Virginia; died 1845.
    2. John Spencer Carter was born 15 Aug 1831, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 1 May 1901, Halifax County, Virginia.
    3. Elizabeth Vass Carter was born 1834, Halifax County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Emily J. Carter was born 1837, Halifax County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Richard Alexander Carter was born 11 Nov 1838, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 29 Jan 1867.
    6. Charles Samuel Carter was born 24 Jan 1844, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 25 Sep 1935, Rowan Co., North Carolina.
    7. 2. Philip Vass2 Carter was born 15 Oct 1845, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 12 Jun 1920, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Mountain View Cemetery, Danville City, Vitginia.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Spencer dna Carter was born 11 Sep 1783, Caroline Co., Virginia (son of Richard 'Gunsmith' dna Carter and Frances Walters); died 10 Jul 1861, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.

    Notes:

    Spencer Carter is NOT linked by DNA to the Giles Carter Lines of Halifax Co. He is found in Halifax, upon his marriage to Verlinda Lucas. He is also found in Albermarle on the 1785 Federal Census. He is the s/o Frances Walters, d/o William. Frances Walters married Richard Carter and 2nd James Lucas. The known dna for Giles Carter Descendants is NOT a match to other descendants of Giles, nor the Goochland Carters, nor the Robert 'King' Carters. These descendants of Richard 'Gunsmith' Carter is R1b-08; descendants of Giles2, s/o Giles are R1a-02. Richard 'Gunsmith' Carter's parentage is still a question.

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    John Spencer Carter born on 15 Aug 1831 at Halifax Co VA
    died at Halifax Co VA on 1 - May - 1901 and his ( 1st ) wife
    Sarah Judith Walters born on 29 - Aug - 1828 at VA died at Halifax Co VA on 20 - Mar - 1891 married on 25 Jan 1853

    5.
    The Said John Spencer Carter was the child of Richard Carter born on c 1808 at VA died at Halifax Co VA on 11 Jun 1877 and his ( 1st ) wife Elizabeth Sheppard born on (c) 1813 at VA died at Halifax Co VA on 28 - Oct - 1863 married on 24 - Oct - 1830 married at Halifax Co VA

    6.
    The Said Richard Carter was the child of Spencer Carter born on - - at _ died at Pittsylvania Co VA on - - 1858 and his ( 1st ) wife Verlinda Lucas born on (c) - - 1781 at Caroline VA died at VA on (p)-1808 married on 18 Dec 1804
    married at Halifax Co VA

    7.
    The Said Verlinda Lucas was the child of James Lucas born on - - 1760 at MD died at Halifax Co VA on - - 1820 and his ( 1st ) wife Ruth Holmes Lewis born on - - 1760 at Prince Georges Co MD died at Halifax Co VA on (c) - - 1825 married on 20 - Aug - 1780

    Spencer Carter married Verlinda Lucas on December 18, 1804, in Halifax, Virginia. His DOB is estimated as 1783; He died on July 10, 1861, in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, having lived a long life.

    1830 Virginia Census Pittsylvania Co.
    Spencer Carter lives next door to Josiah Atkinson; and Thomas Williams on the other side; Berryman Terry Jr., Archibald Walters, Alexander Walters,

    Name:
    yDNA Kit # 18747 - R1b - 08 [R-Z273]
    [pcarter AT email.unc.edu]


    Died:
    Spencer Carter died about the year 1861 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Jane Soyars, in Pittsylvania County. Her home was burned later, and the family Bible and other records destroyed.
    Of the 17 children of James Soyars; 2 married into the Thomas Carter lines; and another married into the Giles Carters; daughter of Spencer Carter and Verlinda Lucas Carter m. Thomas Oakes Soyars. Spencer Carter died in their home in Danville, Virginia.

    Spencer married Verlinda Lucas 18 Dec 1804, Halifax County, Virginia. Verlinda (daughter of Sgt. James Lucas and Ruth Holmes Lewis) was born Abt 1787, Caroline Co., Virginia; died Apr 1850, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Verlinda Lucas was born Abt 1787, Caroline Co., Virginia (daughter of Sgt. James Lucas and Ruth Holmes Lewis); died Apr 1850, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

    Notes:

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    John Spencer Carter born on 15 Aug 1831 at Halifax Co VA
    died at Halifax Co VA on 1 - May - 1901 and his ( 1st ) wife
    Sarah Judith Walters born on 29 - Aug - 1828 at VA died at Halifax Co VA on 20 - Mar - 1891 married on 25 Jan 1853

    5.
    The Said John Spencer Carter was the child of Richard Carter born on c 1808 at VA died at Halifax Co VA on 11 Jun 1877 and his ( 1st ) wife Elizabeth Sheppard born on (c) 1813 at VA died at Halifax Co VA on 28 - Oct - 1863 married on 24 - Oct - 1830 married at Halifax Co VA

    6.
    The Said Richard Carter was the child of Spencer Carter born on - - at _ died at Pittsylvania Co VA on - - 1858 and his ( 1st ) wife Verlinda Lucas born on (c) - - 1781 at Caroline VA died at VA on (p)-1808 married on 18 Dec 1804
    married at Halifax Co VA

    7.
    The Said Verlinda Lucas was the child of James Lucas born on - - 1760 at MD died at Halifax Co VA on - - 1820 and his ( 1st ) wife Ruth Holmes Lewis born on - - 1760 at Prince Georges Co MD died at Halifax Co VA on (c) - - 1825 married on 20 - Aug - 1780

    Name:
    She is shown as Verlinda Virginia Lucas; no documentation in evidence.

    Children:
    1. 4. Richard A. dna Carter was born Abt 1805, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 11 Jun 1877, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
    2. John Carter was born Abt 1807, Caroline Co., Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Alexander dna Carter was born 14 May 1807, Halifax Co., Virginia; died Sep 1884, Rockingham Co., North Carolina.
    4. Thompson dna Carter was born 8 Aug 1808, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died 5 May 1857, Madison Co., Tennessee; was buried , Blair's Chapel (Old/White Section) Madison County Tennessee.
    5. Mary Jane Carter was born 8 Dec 1809, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 23 Mar 1888, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    6. George T. 'of Danville' Carter was born 17 Feb 1813, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 4 Apr 1889, Autauga Co., Alabama; was buried , Carter Cemetery, Autuaga County, Alabama.
    7. Mary Susan dna Carter was born 8 May 1816, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 13 Jan 1888, Troup Co., Georgia.
    8. 'Alfred' M. Carter was born Abt 1824, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died 16 Sep 1883, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

  3. 10.  John S. or T. Shapard/Sheppard was born Est 1778, Cumberland, Virginia (son of William Shapard/Sheppard and Mary Booker); died Yes, date unknown.

    John married Elizabeth Vass/Voss 1808, Person Co., North Carolina. Elizabeth (daughter of Philip Vincent Vass/Voss and Elizabeth Webb) was born Est 1787, Cumberland County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Elizabeth Vass/Voss was born Est 1787, Cumberland County, Virginia (daughter of Philip Vincent Vass/Voss and Elizabeth Webb); died Yes, date unknown.

    Notes:

    Daughter of Phillip Vass and Elizabeth Webb

    Name:
    Richard Carter was married in Halifax on Oct. 14, 1830,
    to Elizabeth Sheppard, daughter of John T. Sheppard and his
    wife, Elizabeth Vass.

    Children:
    1. 5. Mary Elizabeth Shapard/Sheppard was born Abt 1813, Halifax Co., Virginia or Caswell, NC; died 28 Oct 1863, Halifax Co., Virginia.