Colonel John Carter, The Immigrant

Male 1622 - 1669  (~ 46 years)


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  • Name John Carter 
    Title Colonel 
    Suffix The Immigrant 
    Alt Birth 1613  [1
    Alt Birth 1619  London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Birth ~1622  London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1635  Lancaster County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Death 10 Jun 1669  Corotoman, Lancaster County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Death 1689  Lancaster County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial Lancaster County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • in the cemetery at Christ Church...
    Person ID I34141  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 14 Jan 2020 

    Father William Anscell Carter, The Immigrant,   b. 28 Oct 1591, Kempston, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1634, Lancaster County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years) 
    Mother Jane Myles,   b. 14 Sep 1598, Rampton, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1633, Rampton, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years) 
    Marriage 2 Jul 1618  Rampton, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5
    Married 2 Jul 1618  Watton at Stone, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence (Family) London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F12532  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Ludlow,   b. 0___ 1635, Maiden Bradley Parish, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0___ 1668, Corotoman, Lancaster County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 33 years) 
    Marriage 1662  Corotoman, Lancaster County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7
    Children 
     1. Anne Carter,   b. 1657-1661, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1684, New Kent County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)
    Family ID F12531  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsAlt Birth - 1619 - London, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - ~1622 - London, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1635 - Lancaster County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1662 - Corotoman, Lancaster County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Jun 1669 - Corotoman, Lancaster County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1689 - Lancaster County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Lancaster County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Col. John Carter immigrated in 1635 to Lancaster Co., VA. He was a member of the House of Burgesses at Virginia. He was a member of Council at Virginia. He resided at 'Corotoman', Lancaster Co., VA.

      He married Jane Glyn, daughter of Morgan Glyn; 1st wife. He married Eleanor Eltonhead, daughter of Richard Eltonhead and Ann Sutton; 2nd wife. He married Anne Carter, daughter of Cleave Carter; 3rd wife. He married Elizabeth Sherley in 1668; 5th wife.

      He died on 10 Jun 1669 at 'Corotoman', Lancaster Co., VA. He was buried at Christ Church, Lancaster Co., VA.

      end of this biography [4]
    • John Carter I, the patriarch of the Carter family of Virginia, purchased and settled Corotoman between 1652 and 1653.[2] Carter developed and improved the lands into a plantation and constructed the first structures on the property before his death in 1669.[2] Carter's mansion, known as the "Old House", was built in the traditional 17th century hall-parlor plan with a porch chamber

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  • Sources 
    1. [S49743] http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~marshall/esm132.htm.

    2. [S47191] Julia Bond | 31 Dec 2012 | jabond7@cox.net | her research can be viewed on http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8217770/family.

    3. [S7053] Anscell Carter (b. October 28, 1591, d. Abt. 1635), http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/c/a/r/Donald-F-Carter/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-.

    4. [S49489] http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~marshall/esmd128.htm.

    5. [S6917] William Ancell Carter (1591-1634), http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Carter-212.

    6. [S15092] Jane Carter formerly Myles (1598-1660), Ancestors & Descendants, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Myles-179, This person, p.

    7. [S6919] "Ludlow Family", 8-Generation Ahnentafel for Sarah Ludlow Carter (1635-1668), http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ma.

    8. [S49741] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corotoman#Successive_ownership.