Robert Carter I
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Robert Carter also known as King Carter (1663 – August 4, 1732) was a colonist in Virginia and had become one of the wealthiest men in the colonies. As President of the Governor's Council of the Virginia Colony, he was acting Governor in 1726-1727 after the death in office of Governor Drysdale.[1]
He acquired the moniker "King" from his wealth and autocratic business methods. Robert Carter was born in Corotoman, Lancaster County, Virginia, to John Carter (1620-1669) of London, England, and Sarah Ludlow (1635-1668) of Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire. He married Judith Armistead in 1688 in Hesse, Lancaster County, Virginia. After her death in 1699, he married Elizabeth Landon in 1701.
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[edit] Descendant
- Anne Carter (1702-1745), who married Benjamin Harrison IV and died on August 12, 1745; {parents of Benjamin Harrison V and grandparents of President William Henry Harrison.}
- Robert Carter II (1704-1734), who married Priscilla Churchill;
- Elizabeth Carter (1705-1706);
- Sarah Carter (1705-1705);
- Charles Carter (1707-1764), who married Anne Byrd, daughter of Col. William Byrd II;
- Ludlow Carter (b. 1709);
- Landon Carter (1710-1778), who married Maria Byrd, daughter of Col. William Byrd II;
- Mary Carter (1712-1736); who married George Braxton; {parents of Carter Braxton}.
- Lucy Carter (1715-1763); and
- George Carter (1718-1742).
[edit] Death
Robert Carter died on August 4, 1732, in Lancaster County, Virginia and was buried in Christ Church, Lancaster County, Virginia. On his death in 1732, Carter had left behind 300,000 acres (1,200 km²) of land, 1,000 slaves and 10,000 British pounds in cash.
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[edit] References
- ^ Brock, Robert Alonzo (1888). Virginia and Virginians, Vol. I, p. 40. Richmond and Toledo: H.H. Hardesty.
[edit] External links
- Robert "King" Carter lineage
- Catesby ap Roger Jones included is lineage of Robert "King" Carter from King Ferdinand III of Castile
- Robert "King" Carter's son John Carter to Elizabeth Hill of Plantation "Shirley"
- Anne Hill Carter Lee her parents were Anne Butler Moore married to Charles Carter of Shirley Plantation.
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