Her Census entries indicate Eliza Boisseau Carter Foster was born about 1808 in Kentucky, probably Logan (later Simpson) County. She was the daughter of Sergeant John Boisseau, a landowner of note who removed from Dinwiddie County, Virginia, to Franklin, KY after serving three tours of duty in the Revolutionary War. Eliza's mother was Nancy Elizabeth Carter, daughter of Waddill Carter and Mildred Wade of Prince Edward County, Virginia. Waddill Carter's father Theodorick was an early landowner in Farmville, VA, and an associate of Virginia's first Governor Patrick Henry of "give me liberty or death" fame.
A massive courthouse fire in Simpson County in 1880 caused the loss of virtually all early Simpson County records. We do know thanks to death certificates and notes kept by the family that circa 1827, Eliza married her "own cousin" nicknamed "Thee" and had two children: John Boisseau Carter, born Nov. 5, 1829 and James T. (probably Theodorick) Carter, birthdate around 1831.
Despite its record loss, Simpson County, Kentucky Archives (206 N College St, Franklin, KY 42134; (270) 586-4228) does hold a lawsuit between Eliza Boisseau Carter Foster and her brother Daniel regarding the care of Nancy Carter Boisseau. The case lists Nancy's death date, and is found in Simpson, KY Circuit Court book 1, File 110.
(Updated!) DNA profiling has solved the mystery of Eliza's Carter husband. Thanks to many large DNA matches from Eliza's descendants, we know her husband was a son of James Carter and Amy Motley of Pittsylvania, VA; Bedford, TN; and Marshall, AL. This son was probably named James Theodorick, with "Thee" the nickname to differentiate from his father. He predeceased his father and is not named in his will.
This line descends from the line of Giles Carter "of Turkey Island," who came to America about 1650 and lived in the area around Richmond, VA.
Eliza's great-uncle John Carter (through her mother's line) was the father of Francis Watkins Carter, whose son Fountain built the home which is currently open for tours as Carter House Museum in Franklin, TN. Her second cousin was Confederate Lt. Theodorick "Tod" Carter, who died in a battle with Union troops on the lawn of the home during the Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864. In a sad tale reminiscent of so many of the era, family fought family as Eliza's son John joined the Union in combat with Missouri's Militia Regiment 5, Company B.
Eliza was also first cousin to William E. Boisseau, who built Tudor Hall in Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, VA. Tudor Hall, constructed in 1812, was the home of Boisseau cousins who supported the Confederate Army, until their home was taken by Union soldiers for a field camp. The house, currently a museum which contains a number of Civil War-era furnishings and descriptions of what happened on the property during the period, is owned and operated by Pamplin Historical Park and the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier, near Petersburg, VA.
Eliza's nephew Volney S. Boisseau (son of her brother Patrick Henry Boisseau) and his wife Belle Hoy Boisseau were the proprietors of Boisseau House, a luxury hotel which began in the early 1800s as a stagecoach stop on the Franklin, KY town square. The hotel was torn down in 1910 and replaced with the United Methodist Church.
Eliza's last appearance in Census records was 1860 in Christian County, Kentucky. Her second husband Cary AP Foster remarried by early 1869. Regrettably history seems not to have recorded where Eliza died or was buried, probably in north Christian County near Antioch. Three of her children or grandchildren (Mary Elizabeth Foster; Charles Arthur Carter; Mary Elizabeth Carter) married into the family of Stephen T. King of Fruit Hill, north Christian County. There are also multiple ties to the West family of Christian County.
Some of Eliza's descendants lived in the Paducah region and are buried at various area cemeteries, including Mt. Kenton, Brame Cemetery, and La Center.
Eliza's descendants through the King family relationships are direct descendants of early Jamestowne settler Dr. John Woodson and his wife Sarah Winston, who came to Virginia in the year 1619. Eliza's King descendants are also close cousins to the famous outlaw Jesse Woodson James, whose family members lived in nearby Logan County.
Eliza's children with James "Thee" Carter:
• James T (Theo or Theodorick) Carter, abt 1831 – abt 1877
• John Boisseau Carter, Nov. 5, 1829 - Aug. 10, 1913
Eliza's children with Cary AP Foster:
• Sarah Elizabeth Foster West, 1836 – 1904
• Nancy Carter Foster Brame, 1840 – 1916
• Susan Mildred Foster Lindsey, 1841 – 1922
• William H Foster, 1842 –
• Benjamin Cary Foster, 1844 – 1922
• Lucy J Foster, 1845 –
• Mary Elizabeth Foster King, 1849 – 1922
• Daniel Eligha Foster, 1851 – 1916
(Have any information on Eliza Boisseau Carter Foster? I'm her third great-granddaughter and have worked for a few years now to put the pieces of this line together, since many records have been lost. We do have more information than in years past thanks to DNA testing of living relatives. If you believe I have any of this in error or have anything to add, please get in touch! - JC Wilson)
A massive courthouse fire in Simpson County in 1880 caused the loss of virtually all early Simpson County records. We do know thanks to death certificates and notes kept by the family that circa 1827, Eliza married her "own cousin" nicknamed "Thee" and had two children: John Boisseau Carter, born Nov. 5, 1829 and James T. (probably Theodorick) Carter, birthdate around 1831.
Despite its record loss, Simpson County, Kentucky Archives (206 N College St, Franklin, KY 42134; (270) 586-4228) does hold a lawsuit between Eliza Boisseau Carter Foster and her brother Daniel regarding the care of Nancy Carter Boisseau. The case lists Nancy's death date, and is found in Simpson, KY Circuit Court book 1, File 110.
(Updated!) DNA profiling has solved the mystery of Eliza's Carter husband. Thanks to many large DNA matches from Eliza's descendants, we know her husband was a son of James Carter and Amy Motley of Pittsylvania, VA; Bedford, TN; and Marshall, AL. This son was probably named James Theodorick, with "Thee" the nickname to differentiate from his father. He predeceased his father and is not named in his will.
This line descends from the line of Giles Carter "of Turkey Island," who came to America about 1650 and lived in the area around Richmond, VA.
Eliza's great-uncle John Carter (through her mother's line) was the father of Francis Watkins Carter, whose son Fountain built the home which is currently open for tours as Carter House Museum in Franklin, TN. Her second cousin was Confederate Lt. Theodorick "Tod" Carter, who died in a battle with Union troops on the lawn of the home during the Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864. In a sad tale reminiscent of so many of the era, family fought family as Eliza's son John joined the Union in combat with Missouri's Militia Regiment 5, Company B.
Eliza was also first cousin to William E. Boisseau, who built Tudor Hall in Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, VA. Tudor Hall, constructed in 1812, was the home of Boisseau cousins who supported the Confederate Army, until their home was taken by Union soldiers for a field camp. The house, currently a museum which contains a number of Civil War-era furnishings and descriptions of what happened on the property during the period, is owned and operated by Pamplin Historical Park and the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier, near Petersburg, VA.
Eliza's nephew Volney S. Boisseau (son of her brother Patrick Henry Boisseau) and his wife Belle Hoy Boisseau were the proprietors of Boisseau House, a luxury hotel which began in the early 1800s as a stagecoach stop on the Franklin, KY town square. The hotel was torn down in 1910 and replaced with the United Methodist Church.
Eliza's last appearance in Census records was 1860 in Christian County, Kentucky. Her second husband Cary AP Foster remarried by early 1869. Regrettably history seems not to have recorded where Eliza died or was buried, probably in north Christian County near Antioch. Three of her children or grandchildren (Mary Elizabeth Foster; Charles Arthur Carter; Mary Elizabeth Carter) married into the family of Stephen T. King of Fruit Hill, north Christian County. There are also multiple ties to the West family of Christian County.
Some of Eliza's descendants lived in the Paducah region and are buried at various area cemeteries, including Mt. Kenton, Brame Cemetery, and La Center.
Eliza's descendants through the King family relationships are direct descendants of early Jamestowne settler Dr. John Woodson and his wife Sarah Winston, who came to Virginia in the year 1619. Eliza's King descendants are also close cousins to the famous outlaw Jesse Woodson James, whose family members lived in nearby Logan County.
Eliza's children with James "Thee" Carter:
• James T (Theo or Theodorick) Carter, abt 1831 – abt 1877
• John Boisseau Carter, Nov. 5, 1829 - Aug. 10, 1913
Eliza's children with Cary AP Foster:
• Sarah Elizabeth Foster West, 1836 – 1904
• Nancy Carter Foster Brame, 1840 – 1916
• Susan Mildred Foster Lindsey, 1841 – 1922
• William H Foster, 1842 –
• Benjamin Cary Foster, 1844 – 1922
• Lucy J Foster, 1845 –
• Mary Elizabeth Foster King, 1849 – 1922
• Daniel Eligha Foster, 1851 – 1916
(Have any information on Eliza Boisseau Carter Foster? I'm her third great-granddaughter and have worked for a few years now to put the pieces of this line together, since many records have been lost. We do have more information than in years past thanks to DNA testing of living relatives. If you believe I have any of this in error or have anything to add, please get in touch! - JC Wilson)
Her Census entries indicate Eliza Boisseau Carter Foster was born about 1808 in Kentucky, probably Logan (later Simpson) County. She was the daughter of Sergeant John Boisseau, a landowner of note who removed from Dinwiddie County, Virginia, to Franklin, KY after serving three tours of duty in the Revolutionary War. Eliza's mother was Nancy Elizabeth Carter, daughter of Waddill Carter and Mildred Wade of Prince Edward County, Virginia. Waddill Carter's father Theodorick was an early landowner in Farmville, VA, and an associate of Virginia's first Governor Patrick Henry of "give me liberty or death" fame.
A massive courthouse fire in Simpson County in 1880 caused the loss of virtually all early Simpson County records. We do know thanks to death certificates and notes kept by the family that circa 1827, Eliza married her "own cousin" nicknamed "Thee" and had two children: John Boisseau Carter, born Nov. 5, 1829 and James T. (probably Theodorick) Carter, birthdate around 1831.
Despite its record loss, Simpson County, Kentucky Archives (206 N College St, Franklin, KY 42134; (270) 586-4228) does hold a lawsuit between Eliza Boisseau Carter Foster and her brother Daniel regarding the care of Nancy Carter Boisseau. The case lists Nancy's death date, and is found in Simpson, KY Circuit Court book 1, File 110.
(Updated!) DNA profiling has solved the mystery of Eliza's Carter husband. Thanks to many large DNA matches from Eliza's descendants, we know her husband was a son of James Carter and Amy Motley of Pittsylvania, VA; Bedford, TN; and Marshall, AL. This son was probably named James Theodorick, with "Thee" the nickname to differentiate from his father. He predeceased his father and is not named in his will.
This line descends from the line of Giles Carter "of Turkey Island," who came to America about 1650 and lived in the area around Richmond, VA.
Eliza's great-uncle John Carter (through her mother's line) was the father of Francis Watkins Carter, whose son Fountain built the home which is currently open for tours as Carter House Museum in Franklin, TN. Her second cousin was Confederate Lt. Theodorick "Tod" Carter, who died in a battle with Union troops on the lawn of the home during the Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864. In a sad tale reminiscent of so many of the era, family fought family as Eliza's son John joined the Union in combat with Missouri's Militia Regiment 5, Company B.
Eliza was also first cousin to William E. Boisseau, who built Tudor Hall in Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, VA. Tudor Hall, constructed in 1812, was the home of Boisseau cousins who supported the Confederate Army, until their home was taken by Union soldiers for a field camp. The house, currently a museum which contains a number of Civil War-era furnishings and descriptions of what happened on the property during the period, is owned and operated by Pamplin Historical Park and the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier, near Petersburg, VA.
Eliza's nephew Volney S. Boisseau (son of her brother Patrick Henry Boisseau) and his wife Belle Hoy Boisseau were the proprietors of Boisseau House, a luxury hotel which began in the early 1800s as a stagecoach stop on the Franklin, KY town square. The hotel was torn down in 1910 and replaced with the United Methodist Church.
Eliza's last appearance in Census records was 1860 in Christian County, Kentucky. Her second husband Cary AP Foster remarried by early 1869. Regrettably history seems not to have recorded where Eliza died or was buried, probably in north Christian County near Antioch. Three of her children or grandchildren (Mary Elizabeth Foster; Charles Arthur Carter; Mary Elizabeth Carter) married into the family of Stephen T. King of Fruit Hill, north Christian County. There are also multiple ties to the West family of Christian County.
Some of Eliza's descendants lived in the Paducah region and are buried at various area cemeteries, including Mt. Kenton, Brame Cemetery, and La Center.
Eliza's descendants through the King family relationships are direct descendants of early Jamestowne settler Dr. John Woodson and his wife Sarah Winston, who came to Virginia in the year 1619. Eliza's King descendants are also close cousins to the famous outlaw Jesse Woodson James, whose family members lived in nearby Logan County.
Eliza's children with James "Thee" Carter:
• James T (Theo or Theodorick) Carter, abt 1831 – abt 1877
• John Boisseau Carter, Nov. 5, 1829 - Aug. 10, 1913
Eliza's children with Cary AP Foster:
• Sarah Elizabeth Foster West, 1836 – 1904
• Nancy Carter Foster Brame, 1840 – 1916
• Susan Mildred Foster Lindsey, 1841 – 1922
• William H Foster, 1842 –
• Benjamin Cary Foster, 1844 – 1922
• Lucy J Foster, 1845 –
• Mary Elizabeth Foster King, 1849 – 1922
• Daniel Eligha Foster, 1851 – 1916
(Have any information on Eliza Boisseau Carter Foster? I'm her third great-granddaughter and have worked for a few years now to put the pieces of this line together, since many records have been lost. We do have more information than in years past thanks to DNA testing of living relatives. If you believe I have any of this in error or have anything to add, please get in touch! - JC Wilson)
A massive courthouse fire in Simpson County in 1880 caused the loss of virtually all early Simpson County records. We do know thanks to death certificates and notes kept by the family that circa 1827, Eliza married her "own cousin" nicknamed "Thee" and had two children: John Boisseau Carter, born Nov. 5, 1829 and James T. (probably Theodorick) Carter, birthdate around 1831.
Despite its record loss, Simpson County, Kentucky Archives (206 N College St, Franklin, KY 42134; (270) 586-4228) does hold a lawsuit between Eliza Boisseau Carter Foster and her brother Daniel regarding the care of Nancy Carter Boisseau. The case lists Nancy's death date, and is found in Simpson, KY Circuit Court book 1, File 110.
(Updated!) DNA profiling has solved the mystery of Eliza's Carter husband. Thanks to many large DNA matches from Eliza's descendants, we know her husband was a son of James Carter and Amy Motley of Pittsylvania, VA; Bedford, TN; and Marshall, AL. This son was probably named James Theodorick, with "Thee" the nickname to differentiate from his father. He predeceased his father and is not named in his will.
This line descends from the line of Giles Carter "of Turkey Island," who came to America about 1650 and lived in the area around Richmond, VA.
Eliza's great-uncle John Carter (through her mother's line) was the father of Francis Watkins Carter, whose son Fountain built the home which is currently open for tours as Carter House Museum in Franklin, TN. Her second cousin was Confederate Lt. Theodorick "Tod" Carter, who died in a battle with Union troops on the lawn of the home during the Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864. In a sad tale reminiscent of so many of the era, family fought family as Eliza's son John joined the Union in combat with Missouri's Militia Regiment 5, Company B.
Eliza was also first cousin to William E. Boisseau, who built Tudor Hall in Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, VA. Tudor Hall, constructed in 1812, was the home of Boisseau cousins who supported the Confederate Army, until their home was taken by Union soldiers for a field camp. The house, currently a museum which contains a number of Civil War-era furnishings and descriptions of what happened on the property during the period, is owned and operated by Pamplin Historical Park and the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier, near Petersburg, VA.
Eliza's nephew Volney S. Boisseau (son of her brother Patrick Henry Boisseau) and his wife Belle Hoy Boisseau were the proprietors of Boisseau House, a luxury hotel which began in the early 1800s as a stagecoach stop on the Franklin, KY town square. The hotel was torn down in 1910 and replaced with the United Methodist Church.
Eliza's last appearance in Census records was 1860 in Christian County, Kentucky. Her second husband Cary AP Foster remarried by early 1869. Regrettably history seems not to have recorded where Eliza died or was buried, probably in north Christian County near Antioch. Three of her children or grandchildren (Mary Elizabeth Foster; Charles Arthur Carter; Mary Elizabeth Carter) married into the family of Stephen T. King of Fruit Hill, north Christian County. There are also multiple ties to the West family of Christian County.
Some of Eliza's descendants lived in the Paducah region and are buried at various area cemeteries, including Mt. Kenton, Brame Cemetery, and La Center.
Eliza's descendants through the King family relationships are direct descendants of early Jamestowne settler Dr. John Woodson and his wife Sarah Winston, who came to Virginia in the year 1619. Eliza's King descendants are also close cousins to the famous outlaw Jesse Woodson James, whose family members lived in nearby Logan County.
Eliza's children with James "Thee" Carter:
• James T (Theo or Theodorick) Carter, abt 1831 – abt 1877
• John Boisseau Carter, Nov. 5, 1829 - Aug. 10, 1913
Eliza's children with Cary AP Foster:
• Sarah Elizabeth Foster West, 1836 – 1904
• Nancy Carter Foster Brame, 1840 – 1916
• Susan Mildred Foster Lindsey, 1841 – 1922
• William H Foster, 1842 –
• Benjamin Cary Foster, 1844 – 1922
• Lucy J Foster, 1845 –
• Mary Elizabeth Foster King, 1849 – 1922
• Daniel Eligha Foster, 1851 – 1916
(Have any information on Eliza Boisseau Carter Foster? I'm her third great-granddaughter and have worked for a few years now to put the pieces of this line together, since many records have been lost. We do have more information than in years past thanks to DNA testing of living relatives. If you believe I have any of this in error or have anything to add, please get in touch! - JC Wilson)
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