The following is from Randolph A. Malone's book, "Josiah Carter: His Forebears, Descendants and Allied Families," pages 21, 22, 23.
Thomas Carter Jr seems clearly, from the Henrico and Goochland County records, his age, relationships and geographic placement to be the son of Thomas Carter Sr. Not only is he named in Thomas Carter Sr's will as his second oldest son, there were no other Thomas Carters in Henrico/Goochland County with whom he might be confused. He was the only Thomas Carter except for Thomas Carter Sr. Thomas Jr's records continue there after his father died, and he is connected in deeds and miscellaneous records with the other sons of Thomas Carter Sr, all of whom are found in Henrico/Goochland except for the youngest son Joseph [rrd: Stephen is the youngest]. Although Thomas Carter Jr owned property in two different areas of Goochland/Cumberland Counties, both areas are mentioned in the bequeaths to his children, and all the land known to be owned by any Thomas Carter in Goochland County is accounted for in his will.
Thomas Carter Jr was the second oldest son of Thomas Carter Sr as noted in his will. He was next to the oldest son (Robert) in showing land records in Goochland County. Thomas probably was born about 1705, as he became active in records in Goochland about 1730. It may have been he who witnessed a will on the South side of the James River near the Byrd River in 1729. He was thus probably about nine years old when he arrived [rrd: with his father?] in Henrico County in 1714 [rrd: should be 1713 or before -- I believe considerably before 1713], suggesting a birth date of about 1705. He doubtless lived on property owned by his father until about 1730. It is significant that we do not find deeds from Thomas Sr to his sons Robert or Thomas. This was probably because these sons were older and were already involved in land holdings before Thomas Sr was in a position to make deeds of gift to the younger sons.
On Sep 28, 1730, Thomas Carter Jr received a land grant on the North side of the James River adjacent to the land of Leonard Ballow, near the branches of Fleming's Park Creek, "on branches of said river falling into Rock Castle low grounds." This land and its later additions is best described by noting the land descriptions of Thomas Jr's sons when they later sold it. It was located on branches of Licking Hole Creek and Bolings Creek, which is directly across the James River from where the brothers Stephen, Thomas, John and Robert Carter all owned property in the Muddy Creek area. Although he later owned other land which he left to his sons, Thomas lived on this holding North of the James River.
The land on Licking Hole Creek is significant in another important way. In June of 1770 JOSEPH ANTHONY was baptized in Goochland County, VA, "into fellowship with the Dover Church, constituted as a church last of the year 1771. It was called Goochland Church (mother church), Dover and Licking Hole soon after." This was doubtless Joseph Anthony Jr (1750-1810), s/o Joseph Anthony Sr and brother of Mary Anthony, who later m. Thos' son Josiah Carter; and brother of Winifred Anthony who later m. Thos' son John Carter, because the abv source goes on to say that Joseph [Anthony] later went on into Pittsylvania Co VA. Joseph was a fearless preacher who was involved in the beginnings of the Baptist church, and was imprisoned for abt 3 mos for preaching in adjacent Chesterfield Co VA [For details see "The Anthony Family," p241]. Joseph's maternal grandfather Capt Christopher "Kit" Clark was also a Quaker who had strong Baptist leanings. "'Kit Clark, a Quaker, was as we have seen, Christopher Clark, a large land-holder, who lived in Louisa Co and it was in his home the interesting company of ministers lodged on the night of May 10, 1771, on their way to the First Separate Baptist Association which was held at the old Blue Run Church in Orange Co." The Carter and the Anthony family remained close and remained leaders in the Baptist Church. Many of the Anthony children and all of Thos Carter's sons [rrd: except Baynes Sr who stayed in Henry Co VA] ended up in the Wilkes Co area of GA aft the Rev War. Josiah Carter was a founding member of the Powell Creek Baptist Church in 1786.
Now to resume the story of Thos Carter Jr: On Sep 8, 1736, Thos Carter Jr was granted additional land on both sides of Turkey Cock Creek, in what is now Cumberland Co. Turkey Cock Creek runs off the Willis Riv, which runs N and S through Cumberland Co. In 1742 Robt Carter and Thos Carter Jr signed a deposition in a Chancery Court case. This joint signing of a Chancery document aft Thos Sr's death lends additional strong validity to the fact that Robt and Thos were brothers, since Chancery Court proceedings generally had to do with family inheritance matters, etc. This suit concerned the Hughes and Cox family, both of whom were involved with the Thos Carter Sr family.
On Aug 6, 1746, Thos Carter Jr helped with the inventory of Stephen Clement, who lived on branches of Licking Hole Creek (Goochland Co Wills and Deeds, 1736-1742, p481, 491). On Nov 12, 1751, Thos increased his holdings by buying the adjacent property of Thos and Leonard Ballow. This property is described as being adjacent to John Smith, whose land is described in earlier deeds as being located on Matthews Branch, and on both sides of Little Byrd Creek (Goochland Co Wills & Deeds, 1728-1736, p15). These land descriptions indicate property on the N side of the James Riv, just N of the dividing line between Cumberland and Powhatan Cos, where all the sons of Thos Carter Sr owned property. Stephen Carter, Thos' brother, owned property in this immediate vicinity, and, in fact, Thos Carter Jr witnessed a deed in which Stephen sold this land to John Wodill in 1751, which provides another link of evidence that proves Thos Carter Jr to be a s/o Thos Carter Sr.
Thos Carter Jr's LWT was written Feb 14, 1760, and was recorded in Goochland Co Apr 19, 1763. If his sons are named in chronological order, his oldest would have been Thos, then John, then Josiah, then Baynes. He does refer to his "Youngest sons, that is to say John Carter, Josiar[sic] Carter, and Baynes Carter." He also refers to his wife Mary Carter. This was probably a 2nd wife, as there is a marriage for Thos Carter in Goochland Co to Mary Kilpatrick in 1751, and a 1773 Goochland Co deed refers to "Baynes Carter [rrd: b c1755] and Mary Carter his mother." Thos Carter Jr's will is abstracted as follows [DB 8/313, 315]:
In the name of God Amen, Feb 14th, 1760:
To my dearly beloved son Thos Carter 100a [150a per Dan Wallace] of land being part of a track of land I now hold in Cumberland Co lying on Turkey Cocke Creek; also 1 Cow & Calf.
To my beloved son John Carter one piece of land lying in the Co of Goochland containing abt 125a being part of a track of land which formerly belonged to Thos Ballow and Leonard Ballow and the part which I give to my beloved son John Carter is bounded as follows: Beg.g where the abv mentioned Ballows line crosses a certain branch near my spring and running. . . to Smith's line. . .also one bright bay horse branded on the near buttock "H" also one new man's saddle and a pair of green houseings.
To my dear beloved son Josiah Carter the remainder part of the sd track of land that formerly belonged to the abv mentioned Ballows lying on the N side of the Main Road which I believe to be abt 150a. Also one middle-sized black horse branded on the near sholder "C" also one man's saddle and bridle.
To my Dear beloved son Baynes Carter the land I now live on containing 225a with my house of plantation also one middle sized Rone mare with a white spot in her face. . .she and her increase forever also one new man's saddle and bridle.
Moreover my 3 beloved youngest sons that is to say John Carter, Josiar[sic] Carter & BAYNES CARTER, if it should please the Almighty God to call either of them away & they should leave no heir behind them, then my full will and desire is that the eldest of the abv mentioned John Carter, Josiar[sic] Carter & BAYNES CARTER that's living shall (be) as a proper heir to the deceased persons land. . .
To my beloved wife Mary Carter one middle sized black Horse branded on the near Buttock "TC," also one feather bed of firnicure such as she shall chose of what belongs to me.
To my dearly beloved dau Susanna Carter the remainder part of my Track of land lying in Cumberland Co on Turkey Cocke Creek which contains 150a, also one small black horse branded on the off sholder "C" also one women' saddle and bridle.
The remainder part of my goods and chattles to be appraised and sold at public sail, debts paid; and the remainder to beloved wife Mary Carter and my three younger sons that is John Carter, Josiar[sic] Carter & BAYNES CARTER and my 3 younger daus, that is Mary Dawson, Judith Carter and Susanna Carter, each and every one of them an equal part.
Executors: Dear beloved wife Mary Carter and my beloved son John Carter and Thomas Dawson.
Thomas Carter
Witnesses: Joseph Jackson, Isaac Dawson, Thomas Embrey, Wm Dawson
At a court held for Goochland County April the 19th 1763 Isaac Dawson proved this writing to be the Last Will and Testament of Thomas Carter deceased which was thereupon attested to and recorded. At a court held for Goochland County May the 17th 1763 William Dawson and Thomas Embrey further proved this writing to be LWT of Thomas Carter deceased which proof was ordered to be certified and recorded.
As noted above, the oldest son Thomas was given the Turkey Cock Creek land grant in Cumberland Co. John was given half of the additional land Thomas Carter Jr bought from Thomas and Leonard Ballow, with Josiah being given the other half. Son BAYNES was given the original land grant adjacent to that property. A deed shows where John and Josiah Carter of Pittsylvania County deed their part of the land off in 1770, proving that the John and Josiah Carter found in Pittsylvania County in the 1770s period are indeed sons of Thomas Carter Jr. BAYNES CARTER, apparently the youngest son, also moved to Pittsylvania County and is found in records there 1772-1778 along with his brother Josiah. In 1773 "BAYNES CARTER and Mary Carter, his mother," Thomas' widow, jointly deed Thomas' original land grant to Samuel Coleman Morris.
Thomas Carter Jr seems clearly, from the Henrico and Goochland County records, his age, relationships and geographic placement to be the son of Thomas Carter Sr. Not only is he named in Thomas Carter Sr's will as his second oldest son, there were no other Thomas Carters in Henrico/Goochland County with whom he might be confused. He was the only Thomas Carter except for Thomas Carter Sr. Thomas Jr's records continue there after his father died, and he is connected in deeds and miscellaneous records with the other sons of Thomas Carter Sr, all of whom are found in Henrico/Goochland except for the youngest son Joseph [rrd: Stephen is the youngest]. Although Thomas Carter Jr owned property in two different areas of Goochland/Cumberland Counties, both areas are mentioned in the bequeaths to his children, and all the land known to be owned by any Thomas Carter in Goochland County is accounted for in his will.
Thomas Carter Jr was the second oldest son of Thomas Carter Sr as noted in his will. He was next to the oldest son (Robert) in showing land records in Goochland County. Thomas probably was born about 1705, as he became active in records in Goochland about 1730. It may have been he who witnessed a will on the South side of the James River near the Byrd River in 1729. He was thus probably about nine years old when he arrived [rrd: with his father?] in Henrico County in 1714 [rrd: should be 1713 or before -- I believe considerably before 1713], suggesting a birth date of about 1705. He doubtless lived on property owned by his father until about 1730. It is significant that we do not find deeds from Thomas Sr to his sons Robert or Thomas. This was probably because these sons were older and were already involved in land holdings before Thomas Sr was in a position to make deeds of gift to the younger sons.
On Sep 28, 1730, Thomas Carter Jr received a land grant on the North side of the James River adjacent to the land of Leonard Ballow, near the branches of Fleming's Park Creek, "on branches of said river falling into Rock Castle low grounds." This land and its later additions is best described by noting the land descriptions of Thomas Jr's sons when they later sold it. It was located on branches of Licking Hole Creek and Bolings Creek, which is directly across the James River from where the brothers Stephen, Thomas, John and Robert Carter all owned property in the Muddy Creek area. Although he later owned other land which he left to his sons, Thomas lived on this holding North of the James River.
The land on Licking Hole Creek is significant in another important way. In June of 1770 JOSEPH ANTHONY was baptized in Goochland County, VA, "into fellowship with the Dover Church, constituted as a church last of the year 1771. It was called Goochland Church (mother church), Dover and Licking Hole soon after." This was doubtless Joseph Anthony Jr (1750-1810), s/o Joseph Anthony Sr and brother of Mary Anthony, who later m. Thos' son Josiah Carter; and brother of Winifred Anthony who later m. Thos' son John Carter, because the abv source goes on to say that Joseph [Anthony] later went on into Pittsylvania Co VA. Joseph was a fearless preacher who was involved in the beginnings of the Baptist church, and was imprisoned for abt 3 mos for preaching in adjacent Chesterfield Co VA [For details see "The Anthony Family," p241]. Joseph's maternal grandfather Capt Christopher "Kit" Clark was also a Quaker who had strong Baptist leanings. "'Kit Clark, a Quaker, was as we have seen, Christopher Clark, a large land-holder, who lived in Louisa Co and it was in his home the interesting company of ministers lodged on the night of May 10, 1771, on their way to the First Separate Baptist Association which was held at the old Blue Run Church in Orange Co." The Carter and the Anthony family remained close and remained leaders in the Baptist Church. Many of the Anthony children and all of Thos Carter's sons [rrd: except Baynes Sr who stayed in Henry Co VA] ended up in the Wilkes Co area of GA aft the Rev War. Josiah Carter was a founding member of the Powell Creek Baptist Church in 1786.
Now to resume the story of Thos Carter Jr: On Sep 8, 1736, Thos Carter Jr was granted additional land on both sides of Turkey Cock Creek, in what is now Cumberland Co. Turkey Cock Creek runs off the Willis Riv, which runs N and S through Cumberland Co. In 1742 Robt Carter and Thos Carter Jr signed a deposition in a Chancery Court case. This joint signing of a Chancery document aft Thos Sr's death lends additional strong validity to the fact that Robt and Thos were brothers, since Chancery Court proceedings generally had to do with family inheritance matters, etc. This suit concerned the Hughes and Cox family, both of whom were involved with the Thos Carter Sr family.
On Aug 6, 1746, Thos Carter Jr helped with the inventory of Stephen Clement, who lived on branches of Licking Hole Creek (Goochland Co Wills and Deeds, 1736-1742, p481, 491). On Nov 12, 1751, Thos increased his holdings by buying the adjacent property of Thos and Leonard Ballow. This property is described as being adjacent to John Smith, whose land is described in earlier deeds as being located on Matthews Branch, and on both sides of Little Byrd Creek (Goochland Co Wills & Deeds, 1728-1736, p15). These land descriptions indicate property on the N side of the James Riv, just N of the dividing line between Cumberland and Powhatan Cos, where all the sons of Thos Carter Sr owned property. Stephen Carter, Thos' brother, owned property in this immediate vicinity, and, in fact, Thos Carter Jr witnessed a deed in which Stephen sold this land to John Wodill in 1751, which provides another link of evidence that proves Thos Carter Jr to be a s/o Thos Carter Sr.
Thos Carter Jr's LWT was written Feb 14, 1760, and was recorded in Goochland Co Apr 19, 1763. If his sons are named in chronological order, his oldest would have been Thos, then John, then Josiah, then Baynes. He does refer to his "Youngest sons, that is to say John Carter, Josiar[sic] Carter, and Baynes Carter." He also refers to his wife Mary Carter. This was probably a 2nd wife, as there is a marriage for Thos Carter in Goochland Co to Mary Kilpatrick in 1751, and a 1773 Goochland Co deed refers to "Baynes Carter [rrd: b c1755] and Mary Carter his mother." Thos Carter Jr's will is abstracted as follows [DB 8/313, 315]:
In the name of God Amen, Feb 14th, 1760:
To my dearly beloved son Thos Carter 100a [150a per Dan Wallace] of land being part of a track of land I now hold in Cumberland Co lying on Turkey Cocke Creek; also 1 Cow & Calf.
To my beloved son John Carter one piece of land lying in the Co of Goochland containing abt 125a being part of a track of land which formerly belonged to Thos Ballow and Leonard Ballow and the part which I give to my beloved son John Carter is bounded as follows: Beg.g where the abv mentioned Ballows line crosses a certain branch near my spring and running. . . to Smith's line. . .also one bright bay horse branded on the near buttock "H" also one new man's saddle and a pair of green houseings.
To my dear beloved son Josiah Carter the remainder part of the sd track of land that formerly belonged to the abv mentioned Ballows lying on the N side of the Main Road which I believe to be abt 150a. Also one middle-sized black horse branded on the near sholder "C" also one man's saddle and bridle.
To my Dear beloved son Baynes Carter the land I now live on containing 225a with my house of plantation also one middle sized Rone mare with a white spot in her face. . .she and her increase forever also one new man's saddle and bridle.
Moreover my 3 beloved youngest sons that is to say John Carter, Josiar[sic] Carter & BAYNES CARTER, if it should please the Almighty God to call either of them away & they should leave no heir behind them, then my full will and desire is that the eldest of the abv mentioned John Carter, Josiar[sic] Carter & BAYNES CARTER that's living shall (be) as a proper heir to the deceased persons land. . .
To my beloved wife Mary Carter one middle sized black Horse branded on the near Buttock "TC," also one feather bed of firnicure such as she shall chose of what belongs to me.
To my dearly beloved dau Susanna Carter the remainder part of my Track of land lying in Cumberland Co on Turkey Cocke Creek which contains 150a, also one small black horse branded on the off sholder "C" also one women' saddle and bridle.
The remainder part of my goods and chattles to be appraised and sold at public sail, debts paid; and the remainder to beloved wife Mary Carter and my three younger sons that is John Carter, Josiar[sic] Carter & BAYNES CARTER and my 3 younger daus, that is Mary Dawson, Judith Carter and Susanna Carter, each and every one of them an equal part.
Executors: Dear beloved wife Mary Carter and my beloved son John Carter and Thomas Dawson.
Thomas Carter
Witnesses: Joseph Jackson, Isaac Dawson, Thomas Embrey, Wm Dawson
At a court held for Goochland County April the 19th 1763 Isaac Dawson proved this writing to be the Last Will and Testament of Thomas Carter deceased which was thereupon attested to and recorded. At a court held for Goochland County May the 17th 1763 William Dawson and Thomas Embrey further proved this writing to be LWT of Thomas Carter deceased which proof was ordered to be certified and recorded.
As noted above, the oldest son Thomas was given the Turkey Cock Creek land grant in Cumberland Co. John was given half of the additional land Thomas Carter Jr bought from Thomas and Leonard Ballow, with Josiah being given the other half. Son BAYNES was given the original land grant adjacent to that property. A deed shows where John and Josiah Carter of Pittsylvania County deed their part of the land off in 1770, proving that the John and Josiah Carter found in Pittsylvania County in the 1770s period are indeed sons of Thomas Carter Jr. BAYNES CARTER, apparently the youngest son, also moved to Pittsylvania County and is found in records there 1772-1778 along with his brother Josiah. In 1773 "BAYNES CARTER and Mary Carter, his mother," Thomas' widow, jointly deed Thomas' original land grant to Samuel Coleman Morris.
The following is from Randolph A. Malone's book, "Josiah Carter: His Forebears, Descendants and Allied Families," pages 21, 22, 23.
Thomas Carter Jr seems clearly, from the Henrico and Goochland County records, his age, relationships and geographic placement to be the son of Thomas Carter Sr. Not only is he named in Thomas Carter Sr's will as his second oldest son, there were no other Thomas Carters in Henrico/Goochland County with whom he might be confused. He was the only Thomas Carter except for Thomas Carter Sr. Thomas Jr's records continue there after his father died, and he is connected in deeds and miscellaneous records with the other sons of Thomas Carter Sr, all of whom are found in Henrico/Goochland except for the youngest son Joseph [rrd: Stephen is the youngest]. Although Thomas Carter Jr owned property in two different areas of Goochland/Cumberland Counties, both areas are mentioned in the bequeaths to his children, and all the land known to be owned by any Thomas Carter in Goochland County is accounted for in his will.
Thomas Carter Jr was the second oldest son of Thomas Carter Sr as noted in his will. He was next to the oldest son (Robert) in showing land records in Goochland County. Thomas probably was born about 1705, as he became active in records in Goochland about 1730. It may have been he who witnessed a will on the South side of the James River near the Byrd River in 1729. He was thus probably about nine years old when he arrived [rrd: with his father?] in Henrico County in 1714 [rrd: should be 1713 or before -- I believe considerably before 1713], suggesting a birth date of about 1705. He doubtless lived on property owned by his father until about 1730. It is significant that we do not find deeds from Thomas Sr to his sons Robert or Thomas. This was probably because these sons were older and were already involved in land holdings before Thomas Sr was in a position to make deeds of gift to the younger sons.
On Sep 28, 1730, Thomas Carter Jr received a land grant on the North side of the James River adjacent to the land of Leonard Ballow, near the branches of Fleming's Park Creek, "on branches of said river falling into Rock Castle low grounds." This land and its later additions is best described by noting the land descriptions of Thomas Jr's sons when they later sold it. It was located on branches of Licking Hole Creek and Bolings Creek, which is directly across the James River from where the brothers Stephen, Thomas, John and Robert Carter all owned property in the Muddy Creek area. Although he later owned other land which he left to his sons, Thomas lived on this holding North of the James River.
The land on Licking Hole Creek is significant in another important way. In June of 1770 JOSEPH ANTHONY was baptized in Goochland County, VA, "into fellowship with the Dover Church, constituted as a church last of the year 1771. It was called Goochland Church (mother church), Dover and Licking Hole soon after." This was doubtless Joseph Anthony Jr (1750-1810), s/o Joseph Anthony Sr and brother of Mary Anthony, who later m. Thos' son Josiah Carter; and brother of Winifred Anthony who later m. Thos' son John Carter, because the abv source goes on to say that Joseph [Anthony] later went on into Pittsylvania Co VA. Joseph was a fearless preacher who was involved in the beginnings of the Baptist church, and was imprisoned for abt 3 mos for preaching in adjacent Chesterfield Co VA [For details see "The Anthony Family," p241]. Joseph's maternal grandfather Capt Christopher "Kit" Clark was also a Quaker who had strong Baptist leanings. "'Kit Clark, a Quaker, was as we have seen, Christopher Clark, a large land-holder, who lived in Louisa Co and it was in his home the interesting company of ministers lodged on the night of May 10, 1771, on their way to the First Separate Baptist Association which was held at the old Blue Run Church in Orange Co." The Carter and the Anthony family remained close and remained leaders in the Baptist Church. Many of the Anthony children and all of Thos Carter's sons [rrd: except Baynes Sr who stayed in Henry Co VA] ended up in the Wilkes Co area of GA aft the Rev War. Josiah Carter was a founding member of the Powell Creek Baptist Church in 1786.
Now to resume the story of Thos Carter Jr: On Sep 8, 1736, Thos Carter Jr was granted additional land on both sides of Turkey Cock Creek, in what is now Cumberland Co. Turkey Cock Creek runs off the Willis Riv, which runs N and S through Cumberland Co. In 1742 Robt Carter and Thos Carter Jr signed a deposition in a Chancery Court case. This joint signing of a Chancery document aft Thos Sr's death lends additional strong validity to the fact that Robt and Thos were brothers, since Chancery Court proceedings generally had to do with family inheritance matters, etc. This suit concerned the Hughes and Cox family, both of whom were involved with the Thos Carter Sr family.
On Aug 6, 1746, Thos Carter Jr helped with the inventory of Stephen Clement, who lived on branches of Licking Hole Creek (Goochland Co Wills and Deeds, 1736-1742, p481, 491). On Nov 12, 1751, Thos increased his holdings by buying the adjacent property of Thos and Leonard Ballow. This property is described as being adjacent to John Smith, whose land is described in earlier deeds as being located on Matthews Branch, and on both sides of Little Byrd Creek (Goochland Co Wills & Deeds, 1728-1736, p15). These land descriptions indicate property on the N side of the James Riv, just N of the dividing line between Cumberland and Powhatan Cos, where all the sons of Thos Carter Sr owned property. Stephen Carter, Thos' brother, owned property in this immediate vicinity, and, in fact, Thos Carter Jr witnessed a deed in which Stephen sold this land to John Wodill in 1751, which provides another link of evidence that proves Thos Carter Jr to be a s/o Thos Carter Sr.
Thos Carter Jr's LWT was written Feb 14, 1760, and was recorded in Goochland Co Apr 19, 1763. If his sons are named in chronological order, his oldest would have been Thos, then John, then Josiah, then Baynes. He does refer to his "Youngest sons, that is to say John Carter, Josiar[sic] Carter, and Baynes Carter." He also refers to his wife Mary Carter. This was probably a 2nd wife, as there is a marriage for Thos Carter in Goochland Co to Mary Kilpatrick in 1751, and a 1773 Goochland Co deed refers to "Baynes Carter [rrd: b c1755] and Mary Carter his mother." Thos Carter Jr's will is abstracted as follows [DB 8/313, 315]:
In the name of God Amen, Feb 14th, 1760:
To my dearly beloved son Thos Carter 100a [150a per Dan Wallace] of land being part of a track of land I now hold in Cumberland Co lying on Turkey Cocke Creek; also 1 Cow & Calf.
To my beloved son John Carter one piece of land lying in the Co of Goochland containing abt 125a being part of a track of land which formerly belonged to Thos Ballow and Leonard Ballow and the part which I give to my beloved son John Carter is bounded as follows: Beg.g where the abv mentioned Ballows line crosses a certain branch near my spring and running. . . to Smith's line. . .also one bright bay horse branded on the near buttock "H" also one new man's saddle and a pair of green houseings.
To my dear beloved son Josiah Carter the remainder part of the sd track of land that formerly belonged to the abv mentioned Ballows lying on the N side of the Main Road which I believe to be abt 150a. Also one middle-sized black horse branded on the near sholder "C" also one man's saddle and bridle.
To my Dear beloved son Baynes Carter the land I now live on containing 225a with my house of plantation also one middle sized Rone mare with a white spot in her face. . .she and her increase forever also one new man's saddle and bridle.
Moreover my 3 beloved youngest sons that is to say John Carter, Josiar[sic] Carter & BAYNES CARTER, if it should please the Almighty God to call either of them away & they should leave no heir behind them, then my full will and desire is that the eldest of the abv mentioned John Carter, Josiar[sic] Carter & BAYNES CARTER that's living shall (be) as a proper heir to the deceased persons land. . .
To my beloved wife Mary Carter one middle sized black Horse branded on the near Buttock "TC," also one feather bed of firnicure such as she shall chose of what belongs to me.
To my dearly beloved dau Susanna Carter the remainder part of my Track of land lying in Cumberland Co on Turkey Cocke Creek which contains 150a, also one small black horse branded on the off sholder "C" also one women' saddle and bridle.
The remainder part of my goods and chattles to be appraised and sold at public sail, debts paid; and the remainder to beloved wife Mary Carter and my three younger sons that is John Carter, Josiar[sic] Carter & BAYNES CARTER and my 3 younger daus, that is Mary Dawson, Judith Carter and Susanna Carter, each and every one of them an equal part.
Executors: Dear beloved wife Mary Carter and my beloved son John Carter and Thomas Dawson.
Thomas Carter
Witnesses: Joseph Jackson, Isaac Dawson, Thomas Embrey, Wm Dawson
At a court held for Goochland County April the 19th 1763 Isaac Dawson proved this writing to be the Last Will and Testament of Thomas Carter deceased which was thereupon attested to and recorded. At a court held for Goochland County May the 17th 1763 William Dawson and Thomas Embrey further proved this writing to be LWT of Thomas Carter deceased which proof was ordered to be certified and recorded.
As noted above, the oldest son Thomas was given the Turkey Cock Creek land grant in Cumberland Co. John was given half of the additional land Thomas Carter Jr bought from Thomas and Leonard Ballow, with Josiah being given the other half. Son BAYNES was given the original land grant adjacent to that property. A deed shows where John and Josiah Carter of Pittsylvania County deed their part of the land off in 1770, proving that the John and Josiah Carter found in Pittsylvania County in the 1770s period are indeed sons of Thomas Carter Jr. BAYNES CARTER, apparently the youngest son, also moved to Pittsylvania County and is found in records there 1772-1778 along with his brother Josiah. In 1773 "BAYNES CARTER and Mary Carter, his mother," Thomas' widow, jointly deed Thomas' original land grant to Samuel Coleman Morris.
Thomas Carter Jr seems clearly, from the Henrico and Goochland County records, his age, relationships and geographic placement to be the son of Thomas Carter Sr. Not only is he named in Thomas Carter Sr's will as his second oldest son, there were no other Thomas Carters in Henrico/Goochland County with whom he might be confused. He was the only Thomas Carter except for Thomas Carter Sr. Thomas Jr's records continue there after his father died, and he is connected in deeds and miscellaneous records with the other sons of Thomas Carter Sr, all of whom are found in Henrico/Goochland except for the youngest son Joseph [rrd: Stephen is the youngest]. Although Thomas Carter Jr owned property in two different areas of Goochland/Cumberland Counties, both areas are mentioned in the bequeaths to his children, and all the land known to be owned by any Thomas Carter in Goochland County is accounted for in his will.
Thomas Carter Jr was the second oldest son of Thomas Carter Sr as noted in his will. He was next to the oldest son (Robert) in showing land records in Goochland County. Thomas probably was born about 1705, as he became active in records in Goochland about 1730. It may have been he who witnessed a will on the South side of the James River near the Byrd River in 1729. He was thus probably about nine years old when he arrived [rrd: with his father?] in Henrico County in 1714 [rrd: should be 1713 or before -- I believe considerably before 1713], suggesting a birth date of about 1705. He doubtless lived on property owned by his father until about 1730. It is significant that we do not find deeds from Thomas Sr to his sons Robert or Thomas. This was probably because these sons were older and were already involved in land holdings before Thomas Sr was in a position to make deeds of gift to the younger sons.
On Sep 28, 1730, Thomas Carter Jr received a land grant on the North side of the James River adjacent to the land of Leonard Ballow, near the branches of Fleming's Park Creek, "on branches of said river falling into Rock Castle low grounds." This land and its later additions is best described by noting the land descriptions of Thomas Jr's sons when they later sold it. It was located on branches of Licking Hole Creek and Bolings Creek, which is directly across the James River from where the brothers Stephen, Thomas, John and Robert Carter all owned property in the Muddy Creek area. Although he later owned other land which he left to his sons, Thomas lived on this holding North of the James River.
The land on Licking Hole Creek is significant in another important way. In June of 1770 JOSEPH ANTHONY was baptized in Goochland County, VA, "into fellowship with the Dover Church, constituted as a church last of the year 1771. It was called Goochland Church (mother church), Dover and Licking Hole soon after." This was doubtless Joseph Anthony Jr (1750-1810), s/o Joseph Anthony Sr and brother of Mary Anthony, who later m. Thos' son Josiah Carter; and brother of Winifred Anthony who later m. Thos' son John Carter, because the abv source goes on to say that Joseph [Anthony] later went on into Pittsylvania Co VA. Joseph was a fearless preacher who was involved in the beginnings of the Baptist church, and was imprisoned for abt 3 mos for preaching in adjacent Chesterfield Co VA [For details see "The Anthony Family," p241]. Joseph's maternal grandfather Capt Christopher "Kit" Clark was also a Quaker who had strong Baptist leanings. "'Kit Clark, a Quaker, was as we have seen, Christopher Clark, a large land-holder, who lived in Louisa Co and it was in his home the interesting company of ministers lodged on the night of May 10, 1771, on their way to the First Separate Baptist Association which was held at the old Blue Run Church in Orange Co." The Carter and the Anthony family remained close and remained leaders in the Baptist Church. Many of the Anthony children and all of Thos Carter's sons [rrd: except Baynes Sr who stayed in Henry Co VA] ended up in the Wilkes Co area of GA aft the Rev War. Josiah Carter was a founding member of the Powell Creek Baptist Church in 1786.
Now to resume the story of Thos Carter Jr: On Sep 8, 1736, Thos Carter Jr was granted additional land on both sides of Turkey Cock Creek, in what is now Cumberland Co. Turkey Cock Creek runs off the Willis Riv, which runs N and S through Cumberland Co. In 1742 Robt Carter and Thos Carter Jr signed a deposition in a Chancery Court case. This joint signing of a Chancery document aft Thos Sr's death lends additional strong validity to the fact that Robt and Thos were brothers, since Chancery Court proceedings generally had to do with family inheritance matters, etc. This suit concerned the Hughes and Cox family, both of whom were involved with the Thos Carter Sr family.
On Aug 6, 1746, Thos Carter Jr helped with the inventory of Stephen Clement, who lived on branches of Licking Hole Creek (Goochland Co Wills and Deeds, 1736-1742, p481, 491). On Nov 12, 1751, Thos increased his holdings by buying the adjacent property of Thos and Leonard Ballow. This property is described as being adjacent to John Smith, whose land is described in earlier deeds as being located on Matthews Branch, and on both sides of Little Byrd Creek (Goochland Co Wills & Deeds, 1728-1736, p15). These land descriptions indicate property on the N side of the James Riv, just N of the dividing line between Cumberland and Powhatan Cos, where all the sons of Thos Carter Sr owned property. Stephen Carter, Thos' brother, owned property in this immediate vicinity, and, in fact, Thos Carter Jr witnessed a deed in which Stephen sold this land to John Wodill in 1751, which provides another link of evidence that proves Thos Carter Jr to be a s/o Thos Carter Sr.
Thos Carter Jr's LWT was written Feb 14, 1760, and was recorded in Goochland Co Apr 19, 1763. If his sons are named in chronological order, his oldest would have been Thos, then John, then Josiah, then Baynes. He does refer to his "Youngest sons, that is to say John Carter, Josiar[sic] Carter, and Baynes Carter." He also refers to his wife Mary Carter. This was probably a 2nd wife, as there is a marriage for Thos Carter in Goochland Co to Mary Kilpatrick in 1751, and a 1773 Goochland Co deed refers to "Baynes Carter [rrd: b c1755] and Mary Carter his mother." Thos Carter Jr's will is abstracted as follows [DB 8/313, 315]:
In the name of God Amen, Feb 14th, 1760:
To my dearly beloved son Thos Carter 100a [150a per Dan Wallace] of land being part of a track of land I now hold in Cumberland Co lying on Turkey Cocke Creek; also 1 Cow & Calf.
To my beloved son John Carter one piece of land lying in the Co of Goochland containing abt 125a being part of a track of land which formerly belonged to Thos Ballow and Leonard Ballow and the part which I give to my beloved son John Carter is bounded as follows: Beg.g where the abv mentioned Ballows line crosses a certain branch near my spring and running. . . to Smith's line. . .also one bright bay horse branded on the near buttock "H" also one new man's saddle and a pair of green houseings.
To my dear beloved son Josiah Carter the remainder part of the sd track of land that formerly belonged to the abv mentioned Ballows lying on the N side of the Main Road which I believe to be abt 150a. Also one middle-sized black horse branded on the near sholder "C" also one man's saddle and bridle.
To my Dear beloved son Baynes Carter the land I now live on containing 225a with my house of plantation also one middle sized Rone mare with a white spot in her face. . .she and her increase forever also one new man's saddle and bridle.
Moreover my 3 beloved youngest sons that is to say John Carter, Josiar[sic] Carter & BAYNES CARTER, if it should please the Almighty God to call either of them away & they should leave no heir behind them, then my full will and desire is that the eldest of the abv mentioned John Carter, Josiar[sic] Carter & BAYNES CARTER that's living shall (be) as a proper heir to the deceased persons land. . .
To my beloved wife Mary Carter one middle sized black Horse branded on the near Buttock "TC," also one feather bed of firnicure such as she shall chose of what belongs to me.
To my dearly beloved dau Susanna Carter the remainder part of my Track of land lying in Cumberland Co on Turkey Cocke Creek which contains 150a, also one small black horse branded on the off sholder "C" also one women' saddle and bridle.
The remainder part of my goods and chattles to be appraised and sold at public sail, debts paid; and the remainder to beloved wife Mary Carter and my three younger sons that is John Carter, Josiar[sic] Carter & BAYNES CARTER and my 3 younger daus, that is Mary Dawson, Judith Carter and Susanna Carter, each and every one of them an equal part.
Executors: Dear beloved wife Mary Carter and my beloved son John Carter and Thomas Dawson.
Thomas Carter
Witnesses: Joseph Jackson, Isaac Dawson, Thomas Embrey, Wm Dawson
At a court held for Goochland County April the 19th 1763 Isaac Dawson proved this writing to be the Last Will and Testament of Thomas Carter deceased which was thereupon attested to and recorded. At a court held for Goochland County May the 17th 1763 William Dawson and Thomas Embrey further proved this writing to be LWT of Thomas Carter deceased which proof was ordered to be certified and recorded.
As noted above, the oldest son Thomas was given the Turkey Cock Creek land grant in Cumberland Co. John was given half of the additional land Thomas Carter Jr bought from Thomas and Leonard Ballow, with Josiah being given the other half. Son BAYNES was given the original land grant adjacent to that property. A deed shows where John and Josiah Carter of Pittsylvania County deed their part of the land off in 1770, proving that the John and Josiah Carter found in Pittsylvania County in the 1770s period are indeed sons of Thomas Carter Jr. BAYNES CARTER, apparently the youngest son, also moved to Pittsylvania County and is found in records there 1772-1778 along with his brother Josiah. In 1773 "BAYNES CARTER and Mary Carter, his mother," Thomas' widow, jointly deed Thomas' original land grant to Samuel Coleman Morris.
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