Judith Townes^{[1, 2]}

1745 -

• Name	Judith Townes
  Born	c 1745	Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A.
  Gender	Female
  Notes	Theodorick Carter, it seems was Witness to the will of Stephen Towns [sic] the accounts current of this will read like a 'whose, who' of the families who intermarried later in Halifax County Virginia, including David Powell, Richard Carter, William Carter, William Womack, Obediah Kerby, James LeGrand, Thomas Lipscomb, James Brooks Turners, Brandons and others. Together with the note that Theordorick married Miss Townes, reputed to be 'Judith' Townes is compatible with the assumption that this is correct information. Presumably Ms. Townes [wife of Theodorick, had died prior to the date of this will, as he married his 3rd wife Judith Cunningham in 1770]WP21 Aug 1783 Accounts Curren 1783-1789 -Mary Frances Eggleston We thank Joseph Carter for Posting this information: ******************* 24 STEPHEN TOWNS Will "...being in a low state of health..." I lend to my well beloved wife Lucy Towns during her natural life or widowhood the land & plantation whereon I now live (400 ac.) and the following slaves, Viz. Barney, Tom, Frank, Jacob, Barbery, Betty, Peg, & Vilet for her use & the bringing up & educating my children. To my dear & well beloved children, Viz. Sarah, Levinia & Lucresia with my wife, Lucy Towns, the above mentioned land & slaves. In case wife is now pregnant, sd son or dau. to share an equal part of my estate at the coming of age of my youngest child. Exr. my brother, Caleb Towns, William Watkins, & wife, Lucy Towns WD 21 April 1783 signed Stephen Towns Wit: Richardson Owen, Theo. Carter, Dudly Barksdale, Richd. Carter, Thomas Buck WP 21 August 1783 sec. James Coleman, Geo. Wily, James LeGrand, Richard Carter.
  Person ID	I14123	Devin Timber
  Last Modified	20 May 2013

  
  

  Family	Patriot Theodorick Carter, III,   b. c 1744, Prince Edward Co., Virginia ,   d. 10 Nov 1805, Virginia  (Age 61 years)
  Married	c 17??	Virginia
  Notes	Judith Townes is often shown as the first wife of Theodorick Carter by reputable researchers, with these listed children; however, if Theodorick married Sally Ellbank in 1763, as is listed, then these children would be hers. There is something missing in this research.-Mary Frances Eggleston
  Children	1. Townes Carter,   b. 28 Apr 1767, Virginia   2. Thomas Carter,   b. 8 Feb 1768, Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A.   3. William Carter,   b. c 1774, Virginia   4. Jesse T. Carter,   b. c 1769, Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A.
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2012
  Family ID	F4412	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S67727] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston. Documents related to Townes, Cunningham, Theodorick Carter.........contributed by Joe Carter. http://genforum.genealogy.com/carter/messages/14616.html STEPHEN TOWNES Accounts Current 1783-1789 Caleb Townes, Executor Among items listed: pd Pricilla Bonner for 1 mo. work, Exps. for tobo., Robt.Sharmon, William Ball for oats, Phillip Day for jumpin an ox, corn at Bibbs, 1 314 yd. black mode for Elsy Townes, Thomas Lipscomb for whiskey, Woody Brooks for rolling tobo., William Carter for rolling tobo., do. Edmund Dixon, do. David Pinn cradle'd oats, James Legrand for season of a mare, taxes, Richard Carter bringing up goods, James Irvine do., James Brooks for rum, William Wood for carpenters work, pd Daniel Carter, James McCraw for Clerks ticketts, William Cotrel rolling tobo., Archibald Murphey, Joseph Haynes, William Turner for cutting an horse, John Irvine, John Payne for saddling, Robert Scott for smith work, William James shoemaking, Wal~ Brown cradling oats, Cornal Guin for a wheat sive, Cun- ningham & Harper for goods, do. William Morris for 24 days work, Sherif Hopson for taxes, Lewis Cantelow for goods, the fishermen for fish, !lve Oliver for mending a wheel, Bl~ & Barksdale for goods, ferriage tobo. at Powells, do. at Vaughans, do. at Irvines, John Hicks ro1ling tobo. Woody Brooks do., Joseph Haynes for {?), corn & provision for boy return.g from Ptsbg., John Scott for carriage, John Hicks, Bruce & Panne11 for goods, do. John Duke for lime, do. Cunningham & Harper for goods, John Poynor for work, Wi1liam Boyd for hire of a sti1l, Walter Brown for weaving, Henry B. Kerby for smith work, Peter Hitt for coopering, Hopsons Charles for clover seed, Pannil & Bruce for goods, acct. of Peter Hitts, Lewis Cantelow b.lack curants, Exps. to Cumberland ~ Townes, Martha Parkes 3 weeks wash, Noel Waddle mending a ring, William Poyner shoemaking, John Poyner for a womans sadd1e, James Wi11iams powdering tub {sic), do. Coleman Daniels 1 turkey, John Jasper for corn, N. Cunningham for pr. sheep shears, Robert Standfield for 1 comb, John Irvine for tobo. & Roberts crossing his ferry, ferriage pd Bibb, David Powe1 for tobo , Robert Reaves 22 yd. rolls, Thomas Standfield for rum, Nicholas Vaughan ferriage tobo., Thomas Combs for 3 mth. work, William Carter for 2 heifers, Drury Sims 1 cask, William Fletcher for shoemaking, William Watlington for calico, William Morris for braking flax, N. Cunningham sundry goods, William Pinor shoemaking, Lewis Cantelow, William Fletcher mending shoes, John Irvine ferriage tobo, David Powel tobo., Nicholas Vaughan tobo., Bibb tobo., William Fu1cher cotton wheel, Cantelow for sundry goods, James Brooks salt, David Clark for tax, James Chappell ferriage, Elizabeth Turner weaving, James Williams coopering, William Chappel tobo. Hobsons & Charles fish, Nath. Cunningham sundry goods, Thomas Lipscomb finding provisions from Petersburg for rolers, Irvine Brandon for fish, Thos Combs, Joseph Haynes med. for a wench, pd Carters Abram for bottoming chairs, pd Richard Carter for season of mare, pd Rebeckah Scott for a gun stock, Joseph Atkin for stocking a gun, Hannah Farley for corn, Archibald Campbell for 2 .books, Henry B. Kerby for smiths work, Obediah Kerby for smiths work, James Brooks bringing up goods p. Pet.g, Blow & Barksdale merchants acct., Wi11iam Ham- let for goods, James Williams for tobo., John Irvine ferriage tobo. & rolers ret.g, David Powell ferriage tobo., 2 qts. rum on the road for rolers, William Womack for ferriage tobo., William Chappe11 for 5 yds. cotton, James Coleman 8~ yds plains, James Brooks salt, pd Daniel L. Farley for teaching school for yr. 1787. Total: £280/2/2 To: N. Cunningham & Co. short charge in his acct 27 Dec. 1786, pd John Wi11iams his acct. for taxes, do. County & Parish taxes, pd Clk of Ha1ifax for probate of testators will, Wi11iam Barksdale pt. his acct., my share of crop 1787, my cross cut saw broke at plantation, my exps. as Exr. for 4 yrs., pd Irvine Brandon. 15 Apri1 1789 Bal. as pr. Cr. £53/17/5~ By: Cash rec'd of W. Dodson, corn, tobo., cash rec'd of Thomas Nea1y, do. Henry Black, cash of Carnal, do Wyley, do. Rogers, do. Wi1liams, do. William Carter, do. of Gliden, William Wi1kins, Sr., Drury Simms, Wi11iam Carter, John Vaughan, in pt. of an execution obtained agst. Ca11eway & others, Blow & Barksdale pr. acct., judgment obtained agst. Edward Bryantt my pt. of exps. of tobo., Blow & Barksdale acct, overcharge as an overse~ 1783, error in pd P. Bonner, do. in No.68 {?). do in addition. [S67727] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston. http://books.google.com/books?id=55I38FXWyPgC&pg=PA419&lpg=PA419&dq=Hartwell+Carter+%2B+Salley+Colquitt&source=bl&ots=MkqJ9oSa-Q&sig=ZuU5r3zkSxOq-BHvcrkij-iLJO0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GkzvUM28HMPW0gHvyYCQBg&ved=0CE0Q6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=Hartwell%20Carter%20%2B%20Salley%20Colquitt&f=false Based on exhaustive study and mentions of Townes in Halifax as related to Salley Colquitt's family who also has a member married to a Townes; I believe that Hartwell Carter (m.17 Sep 1792 -Halifax) is out of Theodorick and one of his three wives; Matthias Carter who married Betsy Nash 10 Dec 1790 may also be out of Theodorick; It is certainly circumstantial evidence, but there were not that many elder Carters at this time; other references may indicate that these Carters lived near what was to become Pittsylvania Co. where it intersects with Halifax. -Further research is underway -Mary Frances Eggleston