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    IMMIGRANT Thomas Carter[1]

    Male Abt 1672 - 1738  (66 years)


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    • Name Thomas Carter 
      Title IMMIGRANT 
      Born Abt 1672  Turkey Island, Henrico Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Gender Male 
      Died c 1738 
      Notes 
      • Thomas of Goochland, s/o Giles and Hannah Crew This line can be found at the following web address: This line migrates to Georgia
        http://genforum.genealogy.com/carter/messages/18683.html
        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.
        ************************
        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.
      Person ID I14103  Devin Timber
      Last Modified 16 Apr 2016 

      Family Penele "Penelope" Carroll,   b. c 1672, Prob. Turkey Island, Henrico Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Children 
       1. Robert Carter,   b. c 1695, Henrico County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
      +2. Thomas Carter, Jr.,   b. c 1697, Henrico County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
       3. John Carter,   b. c 1699, Henrico County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
       4. Edward Carter,   b. c 1701, Henrico County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
       5. Elizabeth Carter,   b. c 1703, Henrico County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
       6. Joseph Carter,   b. c 1705, Henrico County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
      +7. Stephen Carter,   b. c 1726, Goochland, Albemarle Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. c 1807, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
      Last Modified 20 Jan 2012 
      Family ID F4410  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Sources 
      1. [S67727] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston.
        Thomas (of Goochland) b. Abt 1672 s/o Giles and Hannah Crew Carter