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Subject: Fwd: Carter-POWG-5 From: gslat Date: January 13, 2000 -----Original Message----- From: gslat [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2000 3:51 PM To: SCROOTS-L (E-mail) Subject: Carter-POWG-5 37. JOHN4 CARTER (JESSE3, GEORGE2, JACOB1) was born 1809 in South Carolina, and died 1864 in Lowndes Co, Georgia. He married ELIZABETH KNIGHT. She was born September 23, 1811 in Wayne Co, Georgia, and died 1890 in Georgia. Notes for JOHN CARTER: John Carter, a son of Capt. Jesse Carter (see Vol. 1), was born in South Carolina in 1809, and grew up in Tattnall and Appling Counties in Georgia. There being a cousin of the same name in Lowndes County fifteen years older, the subject usually signed his name "John Carter, Jr." and by many of his day and since, he has been referred to as "Bay John Carter" inasmuch as he lived near Grand Bay in Lowndes County. Mr. Carter married Elizabeth Knight, born September 23, 1811, in Wayne County, daughter of Rev. William A. Knight and his wife, Keziah. Mr. Carter and wife united with Union Primitive Baptist Church in 1840 and were baptized. Upon the organization of Unity Church nearer their home, they transferred their membership there and were members there until their deaths. Mr. Carter was a Justice of Lowndes Inferior Court 1853-1857. He also fought in the Indian War of 1836-1838. He died in 1864, and his sons, M. M. Carter and Aaron Carter administered his estate. He owned lots 335, 336 and 356 in the 11th district of Lowndes County, and lived on one of these lots. 406 acres of this land was set apart as a dowry to the widow and the administrators were given leave September 1874, to sell the remainder of the property, which was done. The widow died about 1890. Children of JOHN CARTER and ELIZABETH KNIGHT are: i. KEZIAH5 CARTER, b. 1831; m. JOHN D ZEIGLER. 85. ii. JESSE D CARTER, b. 1834, Lowndes Co, Georgia; d. 1863, CSA Service. iii. SARAH CARTER, b. 1835; m. CORNELIUS B LIGHTSEY; b. December 30, 1831. iv. JOHN C CARTER, b. 1837; m. NANCY ROBINSON, January 22, 1860; b. November 26, 1843. v. MATTHEW M CARTER, b. 1839; m. ELIZABETH WHEATLEY, September 14, 1871. 86. vi. AARON CARTER, b. 1840. vii. MOSES CARTER, b. 1842; m. MARINTHA CARTER; b. November 10, 1849. viii. ELIZABETH CARTER, b. 1844; m. JOHN NEWTON BLANTON. ix. RACHEL CARTER, b. 1846; m. JOHN A COPELAND. x. AMANDA CARTER, b. 1848. xi. MARY ANN CARTER, b. 1849; m. J B SIMMONS. xii. MARTHA CARTER, b. 1851; m. RICHARD TOUCHTON. xiii. SYLVANUS J CARTER, b. 1852; m. (1) ELLEN SECKINGER; m. (2) LEANNA STEVENS; m. (3) MARY ELIZABETH HOWELL, February 18, 1875. xiv. CLARA CARTER, b. 1856; m. JOHN GEORGE; b. Abt. 1849. 38. ISAAC4 CARTER (JESSE3, GEORGE2, JACOB1) was born 1816 in Tattnall, Georgia, and died 1853 in Georgia. He married RACHEL SIRMANS 1842. She was born 1826 in Lowndes, Ga, and died 1867 in Georgia. Notes for ISAAC CARTER: Isaac Carter, son of Capt. Jesse Carter (Vol. 1), was born in Tattnall County in 1816. He came with his parents to Lowndes County in his boyhood and was married there in 1842 to Miss Rachel Sirmans, daughter of Benjamin Sirmans (Vol 11). She was born in Lowndes County in 1826. Isaac Carter served under Capt. Samuel E. Swilley as a private in the 2nd Regiment, Florida militia, June 16 to Dec. 16, 1837, in the Indian War. He later served as 2nd Sergeant in the militia company commanded by his father, in 1838, in the same war. The Carter home and plantation was three or four miles south of Milltown (now called Lakeland), and Mr. Carter died there in 1853, age 37 years. His widow later married John O'Bryan and had children by him. She died in 1867. She and her two husbands are buried in Union Primitive Baptist Church cemetery near Lakeland. Children of ISAAC CARTER and RACHEL SIRMANS are: 87. i. PERRYMAN5 CARTER, b. November 27, 1842, Lanier, Georgia; d. July 28, 1928, Georgia. ii. LUCRETIA CARTER, b. 1844; m. STEPHEN SKIPPER. iii. LAURA CARTER, b. 1846; m. PATRICK NOLAN; b. Ireland. iv. ROWENA CARTER, b. 1847; m. SAMUEL MOORE; b. Abt. 1850. v. LONNIE CARTER, b. 1847; m. DAVID S LIGHTSEY; b. Abt. 1850. 88. vi. MARTHA CARTER, b. 1849; d. December 03, 1910. 89. vii. LYMAN C. CARTER, b. 1851. 39. ELIJAH4 CARTER (JESSE3, GEORGE2, JACOB1) was born June 08, 1821 in Georgia, and died December 20, 1908 in Florida. He married NICY PRESCOTT, daughter of MOSES PRESCOTT and SUSAN WARREN. She was born April 15, 1822 in Georgia, and died August 10, 1908 in Florida. Notes for ELIJAH CARTER: Elijah Carter, son of Capt. Jesse Carter (Vol 1), was born in Appling County, June 8, 1821. He died at his home in Clay County, Fla., Dec. 20, 1908. He was brought as a child by his parents to Lowndes County and grew up and married there. His wife was Nicy, daughter of Moses Prescott (Vol. I). She was born in Appling County, April 15, 1822, and died in Clay County, Fla., Aug. 10, 1908. Mr. Carter lived in the portion of Lowndes made into Echols County in 1858. He removed from there to Duval County, Florida, about 1851. In 1858, lie was cut out of Duval into Clay County in its formation, and continued to live there until his death. He and his wife are buried in Long Branch Cemetery near Maxwell, Clay County. He served as 2nd Corporal under Capt. Samuel E. Swilley, 2nd Regiment, Florida Militia, June 16 to Dec. 16. 1837, in the Indian War. Children of ELIJAH CARTER and NICY PRESCOTT are: 90. i. GEORGE W. H.5 CARTER, b. August 25, 1839; d. January 07, 1921. 91. ii. DARLING CARTER, b. March 03, 1841; d. January 28, 1903. iii. WILLIAM LAWSON CARTER, b. March 11, 1843; d. February 05, 1859. iv. CAROLINE CARTER, b. October 10, 1844; d. September 16, 1898; m. AARON DRIGGERS. v. JESSE CARTER, b. March 01, 1846; d. February 23, 1929; m. CECILIA BUTLER. 40. NANCY4 CARTER (JESSE3, GEORGE2, JACOB1) was born June 26, 1825, and died February 27, 1881. She married JAMES ANDERS DARSEY January 25, 1846 in Lanier, Georgia. He was born September 03, 1820 in Burke, Georgia, and died November 12, 1892. Children of NANCY CARTER and JAMES DARSEY are: i. JESSE CARTER5 DARSEY, b. February 29, 1848; m. FRANCES J CARTER, February 18, 1880; b. November 25, 1856. ii. JOEL DAWSON DARSEY, b. February 11, 1854; m. MARY JANE CARTER, April 23, 1879. 41. GEORGE4 CARTER (DAVID3, GEORGE2, JACOB1) was born April 29, 1817 in Georgia, and died March 08, 1888 in Florida. He married KEZIAH GROOMS December 19, 1836 in Georgia, daughter of BENJAMIN GROOMS and JANE TOWNSEND. She was born April 13, 1818 in South Carolina, and died March 24, 1902 in Florida. Notes for GEORGE CARTER: George Carter was born in Tattnall County, April 29, 1817, son of David Carter and wife Rachel Cooper and grandson of George Carter. He moved with his parents to Liberty County in early life, and was married there Dec. 19, 1836, to Keziah Grooms, a daughter of Benjamin Grooms and his wife Jane Townsend Grooms. She was born in South Carolina, April 13, 1818. Mr. Carter with his family moved from Georgia to Florida in 1842, and first settled in present Clay County, and after a few years then moved to San Mateo, Fla. Then he moved to present Hastings, Fla., where he built the first house in the new town. After the civil war he moved to St. Johns County, Fla., and lived in the section that became known as Cartersville until his death March 8, 1888. His widow died there March 24, 1902. They were buried in the Pellicer Creek Cemetery in St. Johns County. Children of GEORGE CARTER and KEZIAH GROOMS are: i. DAVID5 CARTER, b. November 16, 1837; m. SARAH SIKES. ii. ALWILDA CARTER, b. July 15, 1839; m. WILLIAM H. WELLS. iii. WILLIAM CARTER, b. July 15, 1841; d. July 09, 1864, CSA Service. iv. RAIFORD CARTER, b. January 22, 1843; m. EMILY PELLICER. v. RILEY CARTER, b. May 09, 1844; m. ELIZABETH MORRIS. vi. RACHEL E. CARTER, b. October 15, 1845; m. JOHN O'STEEN, April 15, 1870; b. 1846, Nassau County, Florida. vii. JOHN CARTER, b. February 25, 1847; m. CHRISTINA MASTERS. viii. GEORGIA CARTER, b. August 23, 1848; d. August 07, 1851. ix. TILLMAN CARTER, b. April 24, 1850; m. NANCY 'STEEN. x. LOUISA CARTER, b. April 22, 1858; m. WILLIAM W. ARNETT. xi. SARAH CARTER, b. April 01, 1854; m. EDWARD PELLICER. xii. ALICE CARTER, b. December 26, 1855; m. WILLIAM H. EDMONDSON. xiii. DELORIS CARTER, b. December 22, 1857; m. JAMES D. HATTER. xiv. MATTIE CARTER, b. October 09, 1859. xv. CATHERINE CARTER, b. May 15, 1861; m. JOHN W. STEVENS. xvi. MARY KETUS CARTER, b. June 19, 1864; m. JOHN B. JOHNSTON. xvii. MINNIE CARTER, b. March 19, 1866; m. JOSEPH MORRISON. 42. GEORGE4 CARTER (ISAAC3, GEORGE2, JACOB1) was born April 02, 1824 in Georgia, and died April 26, 1892 in Georgia. He married MARY ANN BENNETT, daughter of JAMES BENNETT and ELIZA BENNETT. She was born February 22, 1841, and died May 06, 1931 in Georgia. Notes for GEORGE CARTER: George Carter was born, April 2, 1824, in Appling County, a son of Isaac Carter (Vol.IV). He was married to Mary Bennett, born February 22, 1841, a daughter of James S. Bennett. George Carter served as a Private under Captain J.S. Henderson, from August 25, to October 18, 1840, in the Indian War. He died April 26, 1892, and his wife died May 6, 193 1. George Carter and his wife, Mary, are buried at the Ten Mile Baptist Church in Bacon County. Children of GEORGE CARTER and MARY BENNETT are: i. JAMES RILEY5 CARTER, b. 1860; m. MARY JORDAN. ii. ELIZA ANN CARTER, b. 1860; m. HENRY DOUGLAS, February 27, 1879. iii. DAVID J. CARTER, b. January 11, 1863; m. (1) LIZZIE; m. (2) RENA CASON. iv. NELLIE CARTER, b. 1865; m. JACOB HIERS. v. MILLIE MARY CARTER, b. 1868; m. JAMES WATERS. vi. WALTER CARTER, b. 1872; m. ENZY HENDERSON. vii. SARAH JANE CARTER, b. 1874; m. (1) CALVIN MOODY; m. (2) W. D. BRYANT. viii. EDITH CARTER, b. 1878; m. STEPHEN JORDAN. ix. RANDALL CARTER, b. 1879; m. MINNIE TAYLOR. x. WILLIAM HENRY CARTER, b. July 15, 1880; d. October 20, 1894. 43. ISAAC4 CARTER (ISAAC3, GEORGE2, JACOB1) was born March 17, 1832 in Georgia, and died 1907 in Georgia. He married NANCY E. HARRISON, daughter of RICHARD HARRISON. She was born August 18, 1851 in Georgia, and died April 24, 1935 in Georgia. Notes for ISAAC CARTER: Isaac Carter, son of Isaac Carter (1790-1854) (Vol.IV), was born May 17, 1832 in that part of Appling County later cut into Pierce County and still later into Bacon County, Georgia. He married Nancy E. Harrison, the daughter of Richard Harrison. She was born August 18, 1851. Mr. Carter spent his entire life in the community where he was born other than the years he served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He enlisted October 10, 1861 serving in Company "K", 2nd Regiment, lst Brigade Georgia State Troops, until mustered out in April of 1862. He then enlisted in Company "B", 54th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, April 26, 1862. The exact date of his discharge is not known, but he was on the company records in 1863. He was a farmer and cattleman and lived on his farm about one mile from the place of his birth. Mr. and Mrs. Carter gave the land for a church and cemetery that today is Friendship United Methodist Church and cemetery. Isaac Carter died in 1907 and his wife, Nancy, died April 24, 1935. Both are buried at Friendship as are several of their children and grandchildren. Children of ISAAC CARTER and NANCY HARRISON are: i. SUSIE REBECCA5 CARTER, b. September 26, 1872; m. JOHN HARBARD SMITH. 92. ii. ISAAC THOMAS CARTER, b. February 14, 1874, Georgia; d. February 07, 1935, Georgia. 93. iii. MARY KIZZIE CARTER, b. May 27, 1876; d. March 03, 1949, Georgia. iv. ANNIE E. CARTER, b. March 24, 1878; m. (1) ELLIOT C. MILES; m. (2) JESS BULLARD. v. LUCINDA CARTER, b. April 21, 1882; m. JOHN MITCHELL BOATRIGHT; b. February 18, 1878; d. 1929. Notes for JOHN MITCHELL BOATRIGHT: John Mitchell Boatright was born on February 18,1878 in a section of Pierce County, Georgia which later was cut into Bacon County. He lived in this community, near Coffee, Georgia all of his fife and was engaged in farnfing. He was a son of Cashire "Cash" W. Boatright and his wife, Courtney Martin Boatright John Mitchell was married on February 8, 1906 to Lucinda Carter, daughter of Isaac Carter and his wife Nancy (Harrison) Carter. Mr. and Mrs. Boatright were the parents of nine children: 1. Gladys b. 12/7/1906, d. 1/20/1942. 2. Agnes b. 9/7/1908, d. 2/28/1911. 3. Retta b. 11/29/1910, m. Perlie A. Young. 4. Merle b. 11/16/1912, m. Alton Bryant Smith. d. 8/10/1989. 5. Willie Mae b. 11/18/1914, m. Walter B. Tapley. d. 3/20/1979. 6. Archie b. 5/2/1918, m. Minmie 7. Connie b. 5/11/1920, m. Eddie Eddins. 8. Alvin b. 7/7/1924, d. 2/15/1931. 9. Jack b.1/26/1927. As Mr. and Mrs. Boatright both died before the children were grown and married, they were placed with various family members. For example, Retta Boatright (Mrs. Young) who now resides in Ocilla, Georgia, says she went to five with the family of John H. Smith in Fitzgerald, Georgia. Jack and Gladys were placed with Ms. Kizzie Carter in Alma, Georgia. Mrs. Smith in Fitzgerald and Ms. Carter were relatives of Mrs. Boatright. Ms. Carter's mother had been a Boatright and probably connected on that side of the family as well as the Carter side. Unfortunately, Merle (Boatright) Smith died in 1989 before this sketch was begun. John Mitchell Boatright died on May 8, 1929. It is not known when Lucinda (Carter) Boatright died. They are buried in the Friendship Methodist Cemetery about two miles from Coffee, Georgia and about ten miles east of Alma, Georgia, the latter being the county seat of Bacon County. Several of their children are buried with them in a family plot. vi. ZELLIE CARTER, b. February 18, 1884. vii. JOHN C. CARTER, b. 1884; m. EDIE HALL. viii. JAMES ELMER CARTER, b. October 02, 1885; m. SARAH ETTIE BENNETT. ix. ALVIN H. CARTER, b. May 17, 1887; m. ETTIE GOOGE. x. RICHARD E. CARTER, b. February 12, 1891. xi. KATIE CARTER, b. February 02, 1893; m. JOHN W. DOUGLAS. ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== Go To: #, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Main |