James A Carter

James A Carter is the son of Ickabud and Delia Carter. Here is what we know. He was born on
June 9, 1875 in Lenoir County. He married Betty Alice Hardison in 1897 he was 22 years old. We do not have a lot of information on him. He know that he was a hard worker and he died on
March 30, 1925 at the age of 50.

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Delia Carter

Delia Carter was the Daughter of Zenos Carter and Hepsibah Jane Cavenaugh. She was born on June 9,1852. She married her cousin Ickabud Arter Carter on December 2,1869 in Duplin County N.C. We don't have a photo of her however we do have one of her gravestone that is located in Lenoir County at Holy Innocents Episcopal Church, she is resting next to her husband and her young children. She died on December 5 1933 she was 81 years old. We do not have a lot of information on her. We have quite a few facts on her husband Ickabud. We also know that she had 10 children several of witch did not live to adulthood.

Zenos Carter

Zenos Carter was the son of Daniel Bryant Carter and Nancy Parker. Here is what we know. Zenos Carter was born on May 24, 1825 in Cartersville N.C. He married a woman by the name of Hepsibah Jane Cavenaugh in 1849 at the age of 24 in Duplin County N.C. Not a whole lot is know about him. In this photo is Hepsibah and Zenos.

Daniel Bryant Carter

Daniel Bryant Carter was the son of Alexander Carter and Sarah Herring. Here is what we know. Daniel Bryant was the first born of seven children. We do not know a lot about him. However we do have a photo of him and his wife Nancy Parker. He was born in 1797 on Cool Water Plantation. He got married in 1813 at the age of 16 most likely in Duplin County.He died in Cartersville NC in August of 1859 at the age of 62 years old.

Alexander Carter

Alexander Carter was the son of Solomon and Constantina Carter.Here is what we know. He was born in 1774 On Point of View Plantation in Duplin County N.C. We do not have a lot of information on Alexander Carter. We know that his father willed land to him. We know that He did wed Sarah Harring. At the age of 21. He father was the bonds man at his wedding. We know at some point he moved to New Bern where he died in September 1852 at the age of 78.

Solomon Carter

If I had my choice to meet anyone who died and spend the day with it is this man. Solomon Carter was the son of John Carter and Anne. He as born in 1725 in New Bern N.C. and he died at Point of View Plantation in Duplin, NC in 1808. Now the American Revelation war was from 1775 to 1783. So if you do the math right the question that is coming to your mind now is did he fight in the war? Here is your answer


Solomon Carter who resided during the American Revolution at Duplin county, North Carolina assisted in establishing American Independence, while acting in the capacity of Soldier, North Carolina Militia, in the Wilmington District during 1781 and 1782.

So yes he did fight in the Revolutionary war. From all the material that I have fished through I can tell you that Solomon was held in high regard. He was a bonds man. He was a farmer.

Here is some more information. Solomon owned a large parcel of land that lays between two counties, Duplin and Lenoir County. He built a modest farm house that is still standing today in Duplin,County. I have been there one time and it feels awesome. I will post pictures of the house how it stands today. I also understand that the house once fell out of our hands into another family's hands however it is now owned and is being restored by a Carter. On the land is a family grave site that does not have any of our people resting there.

John Carter

John Carter was the son of Edward Carter and Elizabeth Gray. He was born in 1700 and his life came to a tragic end in 1740. Here is what we know. We know that he was the first of our descendants born in N.C. He was born in Bertie County N.C. It is very important to note that he did in fact marry a woman named Anne. Now some of our records show were her name as Anne Cherokee Woman others just Anne. As record keeping was not all that great back then we really don't know. We do not have a listing for her mom or dad at this point in time and if she was indeed Native American we will never know. Enough on her lets get back to John Carter. We know he "marched to the beat of a different drum" and that got him into trouble with the crown. Yes the English crown that is. We were still under British rule. Here is his story from Ancestry.com


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This information is taken directly from the website, "Richard White's Confederate Kin" and is written by Richard White with whom I have talked on a number of occasions:

'Information that I have received that is supposed to be from a history of Craven County, North Carolina, but which has not been verified by me [Richard White], indicates that James M. Carter's [and his brother Henry C. Carter's] direct ancestor, Edward Carter, moved to North Carolina from Isle of Wight County, Virginia, after taking part in a rent rebellion against the royal governor. His son, John Carter, a North Carolina plantation owner, was deputy marshall in Craven County. This is an excerpt from the history, for which I do not have proper citation:

In February of 1738, Carter committed his ultimate sin. As Deputy Marshal, he had to serve the Governor and Council. The Lower House called on him to help with an election and, according to their records, he sent back a very abusive and saucy answer and refused to go. So the Lower House asked the Council to bind him over to be punished. And the Council ordered Carter to appear at the bar of the Lower House and beg forgiveness for his contempt on his knees, which he did, and was severely reprimanded by the House.
Whether by coincidence or design, Carter was sent out to arrest one Isaac Gould, who evidently killed Carter and held his body. A posse had to be organized to go after Gould and recover Carter's body.
Carter's wife is unknown, but according to tradition, she was an Indian. There may be some basis for this tradition as John's son, Edward, was for many years Indian agent for the Colony, charged with entertaining and housing the Indians in New Bern and Edenton in their visits to the Government.

John Carter's great grandson, Herring Carter, moved to Leon County, Florida, for awhile around 1840, and then to Thomas County, Georgia. Herring Carter's sons Thomas P. Carter [correction: William P. Carter], Henry C. Carter, Morris Carter, and James M. Carter [Herring's son, Alexander, is not mentioned in this website] served in various Confederate military units from Georgia and Florida. Only Henry C. Carter survived this service.'



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Very interesting story.

Edward Carter

Edward Carter was the son of Thomas Carter and Elizabeth Moore (more on her later). He was born in 1673 in Isle of Wight V.A. He married Elizabeth Gray in 1698 at the age of 25. We know that he most likely moved to NC with his father before his death on May 10, 1730 He died in New Hanover N.C. I am sad to say that this is the only information on him that we have.

Thomas Carter III

Here is what we do know. Thomas Carter was born on June 4 1649 in Isle of Wight VA. At some point in his adult life he moved from Va to the Colony of NC. You read that right the colony of North Carolina. We were still under British Rule at the time. So much of the information we have on him is written in proper English along with all of the money he had was counted in pounds. Some could say that this man is the one who started it all. However as you can see he is a 3. But he is the only one who we can connect to our family tree with the most information. We do know that his Grandfather John Carter was born in England but that is really it

Thomas Carter died in 1730 in Bertie County NC

Here is a copy of his Will. Keep in mind that it is written in proper English.

4 April 1728 in Lancaster county, VA.

This is just the listing of property dispersal and not the entire will:

Item: I do leave the whole use of all my lands Negros and personal Estate to my now Loving wife Arabella Carter during her Widowhood and after her day of Marriage or Death I do give as followeth,

Item: I do give this land where I now live to my Son Thomas Carter and his heirs forever

Item: I do give 152 Acres of land in King George county, that is to say the half of my land the lying next to_ divided across the land to my son Peter Carter and the Males heirs of his Body and for want of such heirs I do give it to my son James Carter and the Male heirs of his Body and if he fails of such heirs Then I do give it to my son Dale Carter and the Male heirs of his Body and if he fails of Such heirs then I do give it to my son Charles and the Male heirs of his Body.

Item: I do give 152 Acres of Land Being the other half of my tract of Land in King George County, to my son Edward Carter and the Male heirs of his Body and if he fails of such heirs then I do give it to my son Joseph Carter and the Male heirs of his Body and if he fails of such heirs then I give it to my son Charles Carter and the Male heirs of his Body.

Item: I do give my Negros Harry and Winney and her Increase to my son Dale Carter and the Male heirs of his Body and if he fails of such heirs then I do give to my son Thomas Carter during his life and after his death I do give them to my Grandson Thomas Carter and the Male heirs of his Body.

Item: I do give my Negro Robin to my son Joseph Carter and the Male heirs of his Body and if he fails of such heirs then I do give him to my son James Carter and the Male heirs of his Body and if he fails I do give him to my son Charles and the Male heirs of his Body.

Item: I do give my Negro girl Nanny and her Increase to my son Daniel Carter and the Male heirs of his Body and if he fails I do give them to my son Peter Carter and the Male heirs of his body and if he fails I do give then to my Son Edward Carter and the Male heirs of his body and if he fails I do give to my Son Charles Carter and the Male heirs of his Body.

Item: I do give my Negros Sarah and Mary and their Increase to my Son Charles Carter and the Male heirs of his Body and if he fails then I give Sarah to James Carter and the Male heirs of his Body and Mary to Grandson Jesse Carter and the Male heirs of his Body.

Item: I do give my Great Bed and furniture above Stairs to Son James Carter

Item: I do give my Best Bed and furniture Below Stairs to son Peter Carter

Item: I do give the other above stairs furniture to my son Edward Carter.

Item: I do give my Great Bible to my son Thomas Carter.

Item: I do give all the Rest of my Personal Estate to be Equally divided amongst all my sons

Item: I do Nominate and Appoint my Loving wife Arrabella my Exe during her Widowhood and after Marriage of Death I do appt my Son Peter Carter Exe of my last Will and Testament and that he have the management of my son Charles till he shall come to the age to twenty years. In Wintess whereof I have hereto set my hand and seale the day and eyar above written.

Thomas Carter Signed and sealed Publisher in the presents of

John Carter, Harry Carter Carter, J_ Carter

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This is going to be a blog spot for our family tree. All of the information was put together with a lot of research put into it.