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Facts and Events
References
- ↑ Musters of the Inhabitants in Virginia. James Iland., in Hotten, John Camden. The Original Lists of Persons of Quality (1874): Emigrants; Religious Exiles; Political Rebels; Serving Men Sold for a Term of years; Apprentices; Children Stolen; Maidens Pressed; and others who went from Great Britain to the American Plantations 1600- 1700. with their ages, the localities where they formerly lived in the mother country, the names of the ships in which they embarked, and other interesting particulars. (London, England: Chatto and Windus, 1874)
p. 228.
The Muster of the Inhabitant's of James Cittie taken the 24th of January 1624.
- William Carter appears on page 228.
- ↑ Brayton, John Anderson. Colonial families of Surry and Isle of Wight counties, Virginia, v. 2: the descendants of Robert Harris, including families of Spiltimber, House, Swann, Drew, Sugars, Phillips, Crafford, Jones, Macon, Arrington, Hilliard, Carrell, Fort and Bynum. (Memphis, Tennessee: J.A. Brayton, c1999 (Jackson, Mississippi : Cain Lithographers))
Volume 2, pp. 78-79.
William Carter's land patents were originally in James City County before the formation of Surry in 1652. According to the following patent, he married (1) Avis Turtley; (2) Ann Mathis; (3) Alice Croxon.
VA Land Patent Book 1, part 1, dated 20 May 1636, p. 359; William Carter, 700 acs. James Citty Co., about 3 mi. from James riv., beg. At a reedy swampe, butting Ely. Upon. Sly. Into the maine woods, & Wly. upon the rich neck otherwise upon Sunken Marsh, & Nly, upon James Riv, 50 acs.
- For the per. adv. of his first wife Avis Turtley, 50 acs.
- For the per. adv. of his second wife Ann Mathis, & 50 acs.
- For the per. adv. of his now wife Alice Croxon & 550 acs.
- For trans. of 11 servts: Wm. Antherson, Andrew Robinson, Rich. Cooke, Fr. Bick, Rich. Bick, Alice Watkins, Alice Johnson, Eliza. Johnson, Henry Snow, Nich. Burnett, Edward Bland.
Note: Surrendered & renewed by Sir John Harvey, Test: Tho. Cooke, Clr.
- William Carter, in Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers, 1607-1635: A Biographical Dictionary (by Martha W. McCartney, Genealogical Publishing Com, 2007)
pp. 190-191.
-- William Carter, who in February 1623 was living in Dr. John Pott's house in urban Jamestown, was involved in killing one of Sir George Yeardley's calves. Afterward, Carter and his associates were brought before the General Court and questioned.
-- On June 24, 1624, William Carter testified about certain events that occurred at the Jamestown fort in June 1623 while he stood watch.
-- On January 24, 1625, when a muster was taken of Jamestown's inhabitants, William Carter was living in the rural part of the island. He may have married later in the year, for a reference was made to Goodwife Carter's house.
-- On at least one occasion during 1625, he assisted Jamestown gunsmith John Jefferson in repairing a weapon. Later in the year he treated a sick cow that belonged to the Rev. Richard Buck's orphans, and was in the custody of Thomas Allnutt.
-- On August 14, 1626, William Carter was described as one of George Menefie's servants and was then employed in his forge in Jamestown. Martin Turner, a co-worker at the forge, bequeathed his bed to William, who later claimed that Captain Hamor tried to seize it.
-- In 1629 William Carter was identified as a married man.
-- In 1636, when he patented 700 acres of land on the lower side of the James River, he used the headrights of his first, second and third wives: Avis Turtley, Ann Mathis and Alice Croxon
(MCGC 3-4, 15, 59, 84-85, 107, 197-198; CBE 56; PB 1 Pt. 1:359, 451; DOR 1:511).
- ↑ March 1, 1622, in Virginia (Colony). Council; Virginia. General Court; and H. R. (Henry Read) McIlwaine. Minutes of the Council and General Court of colonial Virginia: 1622-1632, 1670-1676 with notes and excerpts from original Council and General Court records, into 1683, now lost. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980)
pp. 3-4.
William Carter, who in February 1623 was living in Dr. John Pott's house in urban Jamestown, was involved in killing one of Sir George Yeardley's calves. Afterward, Carter and his associates were brought before the General Court and questioned. (Note: The transcriber used f instead of s.)
-- A Court was held whereat were Sr ffra: Wyatt Governor, Sr George Year[dley], Mr. George Sandys Esq. Treasurer, Dr. Pott, Mr. [John] Powntes, Mr. Roger Smith, Mr. […]
-- The Court being fett, James Wickam, aged about 25 or 26 o[n] being examined confeffeth that on the 24 of February, 1622 hee… Wth Will: Carter, Rch. Baynes and … (Mtrs Mate of the Abigall) went together [to] the woode to kill some flefh (Will Carte[r] [told] them he knew where there were calv[es] that if hee faw them fo ferre of hee [would] kill them;) Will Carter offring to fhoote a[t one] his peece went of before hee intended it: [where] upon Rch. Baynes & Wm: Carter bidding [the] examinate fhoote it, wch hee did. & to … after wch they fleefe it & Will. Carter Mr. Ifaack & the reft caryed each of them a part. Mr. Ifaack was alfo in prefence when they fhot & after they dreffed it in the houfe wh[ere they] [dw]ell (belonging to Dr. Potts)
-- [R]ch: Baynes aged about 36 or 36 [e]xamined confeffeth that on wenfday the 24 of Feb[ruary] Mr. Ifaack & James Wicka[m] …
-- Examinations ... of James Cyttie, Ta[ken] vpp . . . one Tewfdaye ye fyfth Daye of [Auguft, 1623, before] the righte woorp" Sr : francs: Wyatt [Gouernor] and Cap' generall of Virginia, and oth[ers of the] Councell there affembled.
-- This Examinate fayeth yt by comande of the Governor, [he] went to make fearch for the calfe, And coming to th[e] howfe of the faide George Clarke, he enquired of him, [if] he coulde geve him any light or notice of the faide [calfe] The faide George Clarke Anfwered, he knew not w[hat] was become of it, but faide y' 3 or 4 nights [before] he faw 3 or 4 men walke towards Sandy hill late [in] the night, And this Examinate fayeth y l as he cam ow[t] of George Clarke his Chamber, John Jackfone t[he] Smith was at woorke in the fhopp, and poynted to the Examinate where A kettle ftood, w ch he took vpp a[nd] fownde bloud in it, ufinge thefe woordes) fuerly t[hat] was the bloud of the Calfe (wherevppon the faid C[larke] anfwered, I will tell you the truth: the Calfe was kild he[r]e indeed by Daniell ffranke, And I did hel[p] to drefs it and did eate ^te of it but I was lo[th] to tell you foe at the ffirft, being loath to diftre[ffe] my f elf, and there is 3 quarters of it above in y lof[t] in A Cheaft vnfpent, w ch This Examinate wenn[t] to fee and fownde it trew, but y' fnefh ftanck [and] was full of woormes) This fearch this Examina[te] made one Monday the fowerth of Awguft 1623. (See: Internet Archive)
- ↑ June 24, 1624, in Virginia (Colony). Council; Virginia. General Court; and H. R. (Henry Read) McIlwaine. Minutes of the Council and General Court of colonial Virginia: 1622-1632, 1670-1676 with notes and excerpts from original Council and General Court records, into 1683, now lost. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980)
pp. 15-16.
William Carter was one of several people called to testify about seeing anyone damage someone's property:
"William Carter sworn and examined sayeth y' hee beinge one of ye watch the last night did nott see any Suspicyous persons walking about neyther doth he know any thinge of the breaking of the said store." (See: Internet Archive)
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