[Source: Prayer Book of Captain Thomas Carter of Barford, Lancaster County, VA ]
[Second Author]
Francis the loving dear Wife of John Carter and Dau. of Mr. Joseph Ball and Elizabeth his
Wife Departed this Life at 5 mins to 8 a clock in the Morning of ye 3d day of Sept 1699
three hours after she was delivd of a Son in the 18th year of her life. And was buried on
the 5h day at St Marys White Chapell attended by an affectionate and sorrowing Husband
and a large concorse of Relatives and friends.
Joseph Ball Carter followed his mother to the Grave on the 1st Day of July 1700 of a flux
and was burd at So. Marys on ye 2d.