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           Thomas Carter was buried at Old Carter Cemetery Rye Cove, Virginia, US; grave is marked.²
     Thomas Carter was born in 1782.^2,3
     Thomas Carter married Judith Carter, daughter of Norris Carter and Agnes Allen, circa 1806.^2,4,3
     Thomas Carter held the office of Constable in 1823 at Scott, Virginia, US.^2,3 P was commissioned as a lieutenant in the 126th regiment, Virginia militia. on Jun 13, 1823.^2,3
     Thomas Carter was llsted as a farmer in the 1850 census with 3,000 acres in 1850 at Scott, Virginia, US.⁵

           Thomas Carter served as a lieutenant of the militia at Russell, Virginia, US.¹
     Thomas Carter left a will WILL OF THOMAS CARTER

Russell County, Virginia
Will Book 2, Pages 39-40
Executed 25 Oct 1803

In the name of God Amen. I Thomas Carter of Russell County and state of Virginia being sick and weak in body but
of sound mind and disposing memory for which I thank God and calling to mind the uncertainty of human life and
being desirous to dispose of all such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I give
and bequeath the same in manner following that is to say, After the payment of all my just debts and funeral
expenses I leave to my wife Elizabeth Carter one third part of all my estate both real and personal during the time
of her natural life and after her decease I give the slaves in her thirds of my estate and their increase to my son
Charles Carter & his heirs forever.

I also give and bequeath to my son Charles Carter five sixths of the remaining two thirds of my slaves and personal
estate and also my (masteal?) on Johnsons Branch to him and his heirs forever.

I give and bequeath to my son John Carter the sum of one dollar.

I give and bequeath to my son Morgan Carter the sum of one dollar.

I give and bequeath to my daughter Rosamond Dickenson one sixth of my slaves and personal estate after my wife
has taken out her thirds to her and her heirs forever.

I give and bequeath to my daughter Pheby Jones the sum of one dollar.

I give and bequeath to my daughter Sally Taylor the sum of one dollar.

I give and bequeath to my grandson Thomas Morgan Carter all the tract of land whereon I now live containing
upwards of thirteen hundred acres including my wifes thirds after her death together with all the appurtenances
thereunto belonging to him and his heirs forever.

And I do constitute and appoint my wife Elizabeth Carter executrix and my son in law James Dickenson and my son
Charles Carter executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other former wills and testaments
by me heretofore made.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this thirty first day of August in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and three.

Thos Carter (Seal)

Signed sealed published and declared as and for the last will and testament of the above named Thomas Carter in
presence of us.

James Gibson
William X Stewart

At a court held for Russell County the 25th day of October 1803. This instrument of writing was exhibited in court
as and for the last will and testament of Thomas Carter deceased and proven by the oaths of James Gibson &
William Stewart witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of Elizabeth Carter, James
Dickenson and Charles Carter executrix and executors therein named setters testamentary is granted them on the
estate of Thomas Carter deceased therefore they together with James Gibson, Samuel Ritchie and Henry
Dickenson their securities entered into and acknowledged their bond in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars
conditioned as the law directs therefore they took the oath as prescribed by law.

Teste

Nathan Ellington DC


This file contributed by: Michael A. Dye.
     Thomas Carter was born on Apr 24, 1731.^1,2,3
     Thomas Carter married Elizabeth (?) between 1755 and 1765.^2,4 Thomas Carter went to Rye Cove Va. with brothers Joseph & Norris in 1773 at Rye Cove, Scott, Virginia, US.^5,2 He aquired a land grant for 197 acres of property on Mar 24, 1774 at Rye Cove, Scott, Virginia, US.^1,2 He held the office of Overseer of Roads in Washington County from 1776-1784. On 05/09/1780 was a Justice in the first court of Russell County. In 1788 he served in the General Assembly representing Russell County.^1,2 He was on Mar 18, 1778 at Washington, Virginia, US; Petitioned County Court to adminster the estate of Dale Carter. Posted bond of 500 pounds.^6,1 He aquired was issued a deed for 1,420 acres in Rye Cove of property on Mar 31, 1783.^7,2
     Thomas Carter died in 1803 Then in Russell at Rye Cove, Scott, Virginia, US.^2,3
     Thomas Carter left a will at Russell, Virginia, US, Beneficiares:
Wife: Elizabeth Carter,
Children: Charles, John, Morgan, Rosamond Dickenson, Pheby Jones, Sally Taylor
Others: Thomas Morgan Carter (Grandson)
Executors: Elizabeth Carter (Wife) James Dickenson (son in law) Charles Carter.
Witness: James Gibson, willard Stewart
Probated 10/25/1803 page 39.⁸ His estate was probated on Oct 25, 1803 at Russell, Virginia, US; will was probated. He left 1/3 of estate to wife Elizabeth. His son Charles was to have 2/3 of the remaining two thirds of the slaves and other personalty. Daughter Rosamond Dickenson the remainder. Sons John, Morgan and Daughters Phoeby Jones and Sarah Taylor already had their portions. Grandson Thomas Morgan Carter to have 1300 acres of the home place.^1,2

     Thomas Carter was also known as Also known as Captain, Jr.

     Thomas Carter was born on Jun 4, 1672; between 3 and 4 am.^2,3,1 He was baptized on Aug 5, 1672; Capt. John Lee, Mr. Th Hayne, Lady Ann Skipworth and Elizabeth Dale were god parents.²
     Thomas Carter married Arabella Williamson, daughter of William Williamson, on Aug 22, 1695 at Virginia, US.^4,5,6,1 Thomas Carter witnessed the probate of the estate of Captain Thomas Carter on Nov 14, 1700; Property was divided as follows: Wife Catherine to have the home plantation, a negro named Dick, the great table, and one third of the remainder of his personal property; Sons Edward, Thomas Henry (then in England) and John to each have 100 acres of land; son James to have the land left to Henry if he did not return from England. Daughters Elizabeth and Katharine and sons Peter and Joseph had been provided for by their grandfather Dale. Son Thomas to have the home plantation after the death of his mother. The rest of his personal estate to be divided equally among all children.
The estate was valued at 236 pounds and included a parcel of books a silver drinking pot, tankard and twelve silver spoons in addition to the normal furnishings of a plantation.⁷
     Thomas Carter died on Sep 30, 1733 at age 61.^3,8

           Thomas Carter married Joana Miller.
     Thomas Carter was born in 1696.²
     Thomas Carter died in 1735.²

     Thomas Carter was born on Sep 19, 1575.

           Thomas Carter was a vestryman in the Lancaster Christ Church in 1745-6 and an elder in Lancaster Presbyterian Church in 1747 and 1752.¹
     Thomas Carter married ? ? his first wife.¹
     Thomas Carter married Anne (?) she was a widow of Thomas Hunton.¹
     Thomas Carter was born on Feb 1, 1700.²
     Thomas Carter died on Mar 12, 1776 at age 76.²

           Thomas Carter died after 1785 at Lancaster.¹

     Thomas Carter was born on Sep 23, 1853.¹
     Thomas Carter died on Feb 3, 1854 at Scott, Virginia, US.¹

           Captain Thomas Carter was a planter, merchant and tobacco trader.³
     Captain Thomas Carter was born in 1631 at Kimpson, Bedfordshire, England.^4,1
     Captain Thomas Carter was born in 1634 at England.⁵ He immigrated in 1650 to Nansemond, Virginia, US.⁴ He was in the tax list paying tithes for himself and four servants in 1653 at Lancaster, Virginia, US.⁶ He aquired in 1/14/1656 from George Marsh - 560 acres; 1658 from Edmund Lunsford a plantation; December 8 1674 500 acres from his father in law Edward Dale; May 27, 1657 a patent for 150 acres; September 20, 1661 a patent for 220 acres; and in the next thirty years patents for small parcels aggregating 470 acres of property on Jan 14, 1656.⁶
     Captain Thomas Carter held the office of burgess in 1667 at Lancaster.⁷
     Captain Thomas Carter married Katherine Dale, daughter of Major Edward Dale and Diana Skipwith, on May 4, 1670 at Lancaster, Virginia, US.^8,9,4,5,10
     Captain Thomas Carter and Katherine Dale bequethed two slaves in their will.

     Major Dale and wife in consideration of the love they bore their daughter Katharine wife of Mr. Thomas Carter conveyed to them two negro boys. After death of Carter and wife the boy named Robin to go to his grandson Edward Carter, and the boy James to the rest of his Carter grandchildren. on Oct 7, 1687.¹¹
     Captain Thomas Carter died on Oct 22, 1700 at Lancaster, Virginia, US.^12,4,5
     Captain Thomas Carter was buried at Near King Carter's Ch, Corotoman River, Lancaster, Virginia, US.¹ His estate was probated on Nov 14, 1700; Property was divided as follows: Wife Catherine to have the home plantation, a negro named Dick, the great table, and one third of the remainder of his personal property; Sons Edward, Thomas Henry (then in England) and John to each have 100 acres of land; son James to have the land left to Henry if he did not return from England. Daughters Elizabeth and Katharine and sons Peter and Joseph had been provided for by their grandfather Dale. Son Thomas to have the home plantation after the death of his mother. The rest of his personal estate to be divided equally among all children.
The estate was valued at 236 pounds and included a parcel of books a silver drinking pot, tankard and twelve silver spoons in addition to the normal furnishings of a plantation.¹²

     Thomas D. Carter was born on Feb 11, 1817.^2,3
     Thomas D. Carter served in the 48th infintry of Virginia as a private in Company C. He was discharged for disability after Swift Run Gap on 4/26/1862.⁴
     Thomas D. Carter died on Jun 23, 1880 at age 63.²
     Thomas D. Carter was buried at Nimrod Taylor or Carter Cemetery, Clinchport, Scott, Virginia, US; Buried in the Carter Cemetery at Rye Cove Methodist Church.²

     Thomas F. Carter was born on Jul 26, 1855 at Scott County, Virginia, USA.^3,4,5,6,2
     Thomas married Amanda B Quillen, daughter of James H Quillen and Sarah (?), on Aug 4, 1875 at Scott County, Virginia, USA, service performed by Kern.^4,5,6,7,8
     Thomas F. Carter lost his wife Amanda Carter who died on Jun 8, 1888.^9,4,5,6
     Thomas F. Carter married Mary L. Adams, daughter of W. H. Adams and Jane Duncan, on Jan 4, 1889.⁶
     Thomas died on Apr 17, 1915 at age 59.^3,4,5,6
     He was buried at Carter Chapel Cemetery, Fort Blackmore, Scott, Virginia, US.^4,10,11

     Thomas Carter IV was born circa 1735.

           Thomas W Carter married Catherine (?)
     Thomas W Carter was born in 1814.³
     Thomas W Carter held the office of Sheriff from 1846-50 Scott County. in 1846 at Scott, Virginia, US.¹
     Thomas W Carter was a farmer with 2,500 acres in 1850 at Scott, Virginia, US.^3,1

           Thomas W. Carter married Robin (?)²

     Truly Marion Carter was also known as T M Carter. He was also known as Trula Marion Carter.
     Truly Marion Carter was born on Apr 24, 1906 at Fort Blackmore, Scott, Virginia, US.^1,2,3,4,5 He was educated at East Tennessee State University where he earned his BS and his MA.
     T M Carter had a wide array of jobs in his lifetime; he was shown as a teacher in the 1930 census in Scott County. He was working for the Tennessee Eastman Company in Kingsport when he registered for the draft in 1940. T M worked as a chemist on the Manhattan Project in Oak Ridge during World War II. In 1953 he was working as a teacher of chemistry, health and science at Bluff City High School.^6,5
     Truly Marion Carter married Margaret Ruth Culbertson, daughter of Benjamin Tyree Culbertson and Margaret Ellen Wolfe, on Mar 23, 1931 at Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, US.^7,8,2
     He registered for the draft on Oct 16, 1940 at Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA, His description was: weight - 185, complexion - light, eye color - gray, hair color - brown, height 5' 11".⁵ Truly Marion Carter and Ruth Carter appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Sullivan, Tennessee, enumerated Apr 8, 1950, T. M. was working as a quality control chemist at Eastman. Their children Peggy, Patsy and Mary were listed as living with them.⁹
     T M Carter died on Aug 6, 1978 at Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, US, at age 72.^10,7,1,8,3,2
     He was buried on Aug 8, 1978 at Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Scott, Virginia, US.^10,1
     His Social Security Number was 413-10-4302.³

     Her married name was Dossett.¹
     Verda Lucille Carter was born in 1912 at Scott, Virginia, US.¹
     Verda Lucille Carter died on Jan 7, 2004 Verda L. Carter, 92, Duffield, Va.
DUFFIELD, Va. - Verda L. Carter, 92, passed away Wednesday (Jan. 7, 2004) at Hillside Manor in Kingsport.
She was a lifelong resident of Scott County and was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Elbert and Mary Eleanor Greear Carter; sister, Eva Carter Stanley; brothers, E.T. Carter, Virgil Carter, and Pridemore Carter.
Carter
She is survived by her daughter, Mary R. Dossett and husband Larry B., Duffield, Va; grandson, Gregory W. Dossett and wife Danielle, Charlotte, N.C; great-grandsons, Dylan Carter Dossett, Charlotte, N.C., John Tyler Dossett, Charlotte, N.C; nephew, Buford R. Carter, Gate City, Va.
Calling hours are from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Colonial Funeral Home in Weber City, Va.
Services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Friday in the funeral home chapel with Brother Johnny Kendrick officiating.
Music will be provided by the Darthula Quartet.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at John Carter Cemetery above Ft. Blackmore, Va. The family will meet at the funeral home at 10 a.m. Saturday to go in procession to the cemetery.
Pallbearers will be family and friends.
Condolences may be made to the family online at cfhwc@earthlink.net.

Kingsport Times News Jan./08/2004
at Hillside Manor, Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, US.¹
     Verda Lucille Carter was buried on Jan 9, 2004 at John Carter Cemetery, Fort Blackmore, Scott, Virginia, US.¹

     Her married name was Barnason.¹
     Victoria Carter married Larus Barnason.^1,2
     Victoria Carter was born in 1859 at Kentucky, US.³
     Victoria Carter died 2/ / 1931.¹

           Victoria Carter died on Feb 14, 1860 Died 7:00 a.m.¹
     Victoria Carter was born on Feb 14, 1860; Born 4:00 a.m.¹

           Vinetta Carter married (?) McClure.¹

     Virginia Carter was also known as Vergie Gilreath.
     Virginia Carter was born on Jun 5, 1884 at Lee, Virginia, US.² She was living at Lee, Virginia, US.¹ Her married name was Gilreath.²
     Virginia Carter married Lloyd Gilreath, son of Henry S Gilreath and Martha Jane Bledsoe, on Mar 16, 1905 at Lee, Virginia, US.²
     Virginia Carter witnessed the death of Leonard Gilreath on Dec 29, 1915 at Scott, Virginia, US.²
     Virginia Carter died on Jul 2, 1961 at Surgoinsville, Hawkins, Tennessee, US, at age 77.²
     Virginia Carter was buried at Oakdale Central Baptist Church Cemetery, Surgoinsville, Hawkins, Tennessee, US.²

     Her married name was Stewart.¹
     Virginia Hinkle Carter married William Stewart.^1,2,3
     Virginia Hinkle Carter was born in 1846.⁴