Thomas Carter, III

Notes:

Will of Thomas Carter, Jr.
Will of Thomas Carter, Jr.
Executed 24 April 1725, [sic - 1728] proved 10 October 1733.
Recorded Lancaster Co., Va., Will Book 12, p. 279.

In the name of God Amen the 24th day of April Seventeen twenty and eight I Thomas Carter of the County of Lancaster, Gent., being in good health and of sound and perfect memory and disposed to make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following First I commend my soul unto the hands of Almighty God my creator and redeamer (sic), my body to the earth from whence it came to he decently interred and after my debts and funeral expenses first paid the rest of my estate as it hath pleased God to ___ withall [sic] I disposed in manner and form following Vizt

Item I leave the whole use of my land negros [sic] and personal estate to my now loving wife Arabellah during her widowhood and after her day of marriage or death I do give as followeth Vizt

Item I do give this land where I now live to my son Thom. Carter and his heirs forever.

Item I do give one hundred fifty and two acres of land in King George County that is to say one half of my land there lying next the river to be divided across the land to my son Peter Carter and the male heirs of his body and for want of such heirs I do give it to my son James Carter and the male heirs of his body and if he fails of such heirs then I do give to my son Dale Carter and the male heirs of his body and if he failss of such heirs then I do give it to my son Charles Carter and the male heirs of his body,

Item I do give one hundred fifty and two acres of land being the other half of my tract of land in King George County my son Edward Carter and the male heirs of his body and if he fails of such heirs then I do give it to my son Joseph Carter and the male heirs of his body and if he fails of such heirs then I do give it to my son Charles Carter and the male heirs of his body,

Item I do give my negros Harry and Winney and her increase to my son Dale Carter and the male heirs of his body and if he fails of such heirs then I do give to my son Thomas Carter during his life and after his death I do give them to my grandson Thomas Carter and the male heirs of his body.

Item I do give my negro Robin to my son Joseph Carter and the male heirs of his body and if he fails of such heirs then I do give them to my son Charles Carter and the male heirs of his body.

Item I give my negro girl Nanny and her increase to my son Dan?l Carter and the male heirs of his body and if he fails of such heirs then I do give her and her increase to my son Peter Carter and the male heirs of his body and if he fails of such heirs then I do give her to my son Charles Carter and the male heirs [sic] body.

I do give my negros Sarah and Mary and their increase to my [sic) Charles Carter and the male heirs of his body and if he fails of such heirs then I do give Sarah and her increase to my son James Carter and the male heirs of his body and I do give Mary to my grandson Jesse Carter and the male heirs of his body.

Item I do give my best bed and furniture below stairs to my son Peter Carter. Item I do give the other above stairs to my son Edward.

Item I do give my Great Bible to my son Thos. Carter. I give all the rest of my personal estate to be equally divi ded amongst all my children. I do nominate and appoint my loving wife Arrebellah my Exrx during her widowhood and after day of marriage or death I do appoint my son Peter Carter Exor of this my last will and testament and that he have the management of my son Charles till he shall come to the age of twenty years.. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written.

Thos. Carter (seal.)

Signed sealed and published in presents [sic] of John Carter, Harry Carter, Job Carter

Thomas married Arabella Williamson on 22 Aug 1695 in Lancaster Co., Virginia. Arabella was born on c 1675 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Other children of Thomas Carter Sr. and Katherine Dale are William, Nicholas, Daniel, Katherine m. Jonathan Lawson, Elizabeth and Diana;

Capt. Thomas Carter Jr. dna (1672 - 1733)
John of Caroline Carter (1674 - ca. 1740)
Henry Skipwith Carter dna (1676 - 1743)
Diana Carter (1678 - 1680)
Elizabeth Carter (1679 - )
William Carter (1679 - 1680)
Nicholas Carter (1679 - 1680)
Daniel Carter (1682 - 1682)
James of Stafford Carter dna (1684 - 1743)
Katherine Carter (1686 - 1737)
Peter of St. Mary's Carter (1688 - 1721)
Hon. Joseph Carter (1690 - 1765)
Edward Carter

Interesting information about this line can be found at http://www.danielsfamilytree.com/focal.php?id=30469&cs=brown&lang=english


http://www.rarebookreprints.com/norigins.html
Capt. Thomas Carter, who came to Virginia prior to 1652-it is thought to Nansemond County-was a captain of the militia, justice, deputy clerk of his county, Burgess (?), etc. Purchased a large plantation on the Corotoman River from Col. John Carter and was settled there in 1652. Of his descendants this volume (speaking of Dr. Miller's book) is the first published account, except some preliminary notes in the William and Mary Quarterly.

The purpose of this treatise is to provide new research conducted by Carter researchers and genealogists. And, 1.) propose that CPT Thomas Carter of Barford Plantation likely had a father in Lancaster named Maj. Thomas Carter; 2.) shed new light on the origins of the Thomas Carters, and 3). argue a familial connection, or kinship, between the "Corotoman Carters," Thomas and John.

Thomas married Katherine Dale on 4 May 1670 in Virginia. Katherine was born in c 1630 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]