Person:Henry Carter (19)

Will Abstract

Carty, Henry. Will probated June, 1809.

Names: wife, Frances; and children: Peggy (wife of John Rentfro), Million Jacobs (wife of Roland Jacobs), Sarah (wife of John Harrison), Elizabeth (wife of William Gibson), Nancy (wife of John Charlton), and his "only living son", Henry; grandson, William Carty, son of his deceased son, William.

[A Brief of Wills and Marriages of Montgomery and Fincastle Counties, Virginia, 1773-1831 by Anne Lowry Worrell, pg. 46].

Records in Virginia

• Montgomery County Marriage Record: Charlton, John and Nancy Carter. Israel Lorton, surety - Jan. 8, 1787. [A Brief of Wills and Marriages of Montgomery and Fincastle Counties, Virginia, 1773-1831 by Anne Lowry Worrell, pg. 20].

• Montgomery County Marriage Record: Harrison, John and Sarah Carter, dau. [of] Henry Carter, surety - Dec. 15. 1795. [A Brief of Wills and Marriages of Montgomery and Fincastle Counties, Virginia, 1773-1831 by Anne Lowry Worrell, pg. 20].

1.   Public Member Trees. (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.)
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   It is probable that Henry Carter was a descendant of one of the old Carter families of colonial Virginia. In this regard, several researchers have identified him as a son of Peter and Judith Norris Carter, who lived in King George (later Fauquier) County. Peter Carter descended from Captain Thomas Carter who was born in Bedfordshire, England, in about 1630 and was a supporter of King Charles during the English Civil War. He apparently immigrated to Virginia after the king was overthrown and died there in 1700. Indeed, the presumption that Henry was the son of Peter has been published in quite reputable works. Nevertheless, in 1788 Peter Carter wrote the names of all of his children and their dates of birth in the Prayer Book of Captain Thomas Carter.2 This book is presently in the possession of the Virginia Historical Society and no son named Henry appears in Peter Carter's autograph. It has been suggested that he simply "forgot" to include Henry and, perhaps, another son, John, as well, when he made this list. However, irrespective of Peter's age, which he gave as eighty-two, this seems quite unlikely. Therefore, until definite proof is found that Henry Carter was the son of Peter and Judith Norris Carter, his parents should be strictly regarded as unknown. An approximate birth year of 1723 has been given for him; however, this may be too early. In any case, the earliest documentary evidence of Henry Carter appears to be two royal land patents granted for adjoining parcels in Albemarle County, Virginia, on August 16, 1756, and September 10, 1760.3 These were for one hundred and fourteen and seventy acres, respectively, and subsequently were included in Amherst County when it was organized in 1761. This is supported by Alexander Brown's early settler list in which the name of Henry Carter appears as having had interest in Albemarle County prior to the organization of Amherst County.4 (This would further tend to support a connection between Henry and the family of Peter and Judith Norris Carter since it appears that three of their sons, Job, Solomon, and Peter, Jr., settled in Albemarle/Amherst County prior to the Revolutionary War.) However, the name of Henry Carter did not appear in either the 1783 or the 1785 list of heads of household for Amherst County. Accordingly, it appears that he moved from Amherst to Montgomery County, Virginia, sometime before 1782, since his name did appear on the Land Tax List of 1782 for Montgomery County for an assessment on two hundred acres. It is also possible that the Carter family spent some time in Westmoreland County, Virginia, in the late 1760's since it has been reported that their daughter, Nancy, was born in Westmoreland County in 1767. Land patents for Henry Carter were granted in Montgomery County on June 24, 1785, and June 26, 1793, for three hundred and seventy-four and sixty-eight acres, respectively.5 Unfortunately, in the civil records of Montgomery County confusion arises as to the surname of Henry Carter, which is frequently given as "Carty".6 The reason for such a discrepancy is not known. One descendant has attributed this to prevailing standards of literacy then current on the Virginia frontier. However, the reason may not be so simple, since on October 3, 1797, a land patent for one hundred and thirteen acres lying in Montgomery County was granted to Henry Carty, Sr.7 Moreover, the parcel was described as adjacent to land owned by Henry Carter. Indeed, both the surname "Carty" and "Carter" appear on this document and it would seem that they have been written differently by intention rather than by accident or out of ignorance. Therefore, from these circumstances it would seem reasonable to conclude that Henry Carty and Henry Carter were different individuals. Nevertheless, both this patent and the previous patent of Henry Carter granted in 1793 were given in exchange for the same Land Office Treasury Warrant (i.e., No. 18572). This warrant may have been obtained in exchange for military service in the Revolutionary War and at least one researcher has stated that Henry Carty/Carter served in Captain Galloway's company from Botetourt County; however, this is by no means proven. In any case, the existence of this warrant provides rather convincing evidence that Henry Carty and Henry Carter were, in fact, one and the same person. Two more land patents were granted in Montgomery County to Henry Carter in 1802 and 1804, both for one hundred and thirty acres. (They may actually be for the same parcel of land, the second patent being issued to correct some defect in survey or title of the first one.) However, in contrast to statements made in published works, it is evident from the patents themselves that these were both granted to Henry Carty/Carter, Jr., and not to his father.8 Henry Carty/Carter, Sr., made his will on March 18, 1806 and died in Montgomery County probably in 1809 (his will was probated in June of of that year). Subsequently, several of his children and their families moved westward in the first half of the nineteenth century, settling in Kentucky and Tennessee and later in Missouri, Texas, and elsewhere.
   
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