Phyllis Wakelyn

Phyllis married Gabriel Ludlow in 1620 in Wiltshire, , , England. Gabriel (son of Thomas Ludlow and Jane Pyle) was born on 10 Feb 1587 in Wiltshire, , , England; died on 24 Sep 1644 in Wiltshire, , , England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Came to Virginia about 1652, inherited his uncle George's land but was probably living with him before his death. Colonel in the army. Spouses name was Mary.

Notes:

Francis also came to Virginia but died while on a visit to Yorkshire in 1670. He may have American descendants.

Sarah married John Carter in 1661 in England Or Virginia, , , . John (son of William Carter and Marie Aunsell) was born on 5 Nov 1589 in Kempston (Garston) Manor, , Bedfordshire, England; died on 15 Sep 1669 in Corotoman, Lancaster County, Virginia, Am. Col.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Judith Armistead about 1687 in Christ Church, , Lancaster County, Virginia. Judith was born about 1664 in Lancaster County, , , Virginia; died on 23 Feb 1700 in Lancaster County, , , Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Betty Landon in 1701 in , Brunswick County, Virginia Colony, . Betty was born in 1684 in Grednal, , Herfordshire, England; died in 1719 in Corotoman, , Lancaster County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Elizabeth Hill in 1723 in Christ Church, , Lancaster County, Virginia. Elizabeth was born before 1708 in Shirley, , Virginia, Am. Col.; died in 1771 in Shirley, , Virginia, Am. Col.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Note from John James Henry : John Carter was one of the first permanent white settlers in Tennessee in 1766. He opened a store at Carter's Station in Carter's valley (just west of Kingsport, TN). He and other settlers thought they were in Virginia but learned later that they were a little too far south and in land claimed by North Carolina. After Indians burned his store in 1768, he moved east to a safer region along the Watauga River. The area near his settlement later became Elizabethton, TN. He was a merchant, farmer, land agent (entry taker) and land speculator, who before his death in 1781 became the richest man in North Carolina, though his home is now in Tennessee. A gentleman educated in England, John greatly loved wandering in the wilderness and often went on long hunting trips into uncharted territory, taking along his overseer as guide and companion. It was on these trips that he saw much of the land and was able to acquire the choice property (cheap) for resale to later settlers at significant profit. John was principal Author of the Articles of the Watauga Association (the first Constitution of a self governing body in America) and served on the committee which drafted North Carolina's first State Constitution, He served as a Colonel in the NC Militia during the American Revolution and Commanded the defense of the Watauga Settlements against a British incited raid by the Cherokees in 1778. He trained the troops used by Col. John Sevier in the battles he won against British Gen. Howe in North and South Carolina.

John married Mary (Carter) about 1755 in Lancaster County, , , Virginia. Mary was born before 1735 in Lancaster County, , , Virginia; died in 1758 in Lancaster County, , , Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Elizabeth Taylor about 1761 in Rockbridge County, , , Virginia. Elizabeth was born in 1743 in Rockbridge County, , , Virginia; died after 1776 in Washington District (Carter County), , North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Note from John James Henry : Landon CARTER, along with his Father, John CARTER, and William BEAN were the first permanent English settlers in Tennessee in 1766. On his grave, near the Carter Mansion, the DAR has placed a marker listing his birth as 1760. However, tradition has it that he was ten years old when his father founded Carter's Station in 1766 so I list his birth as 1756. THe earlier birth date is also supported by the fact that Landon signed the petition asking North Carolina to approve The Washington District in 1773, and by NC law (which his father was well aware of) you had to be at least 16 to sign a petition. The petition was approved by the Whig Legislature in 1776. The Carters first settled in Carters Valley (just west of Kingsport, TN) and later moved near Watauga Old Fields (a deserted Indian Town) on the Watauga River, near present day Elizabethton. Prime movers in the establishment of the Watauga Association (which had the first written constitution in America), John and Landon were influential in the Constitutions and founding of the Washington District of North Carolina in 1776, the State of Franklin (1786) and the State of Tennessee in 1796. Carter County is named for John and Elizabethton is named for Landon's wife, Elizabeth (MACLIN) CARTER. Landon was a Major in the North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution, serving under Colonel John Sevier, who later as Governor of Tennessee (1796) made him General in charge of the Tennessee Militia. The 1830 Census for Carter Co., TN lists Alfred M. Carter, George Carter and William B. carter as heads of households. These are undoubtedly Three of Landon's sons. No mention is made of John Maclin Carter, but the following are listed William Carter age 40-49 (5), William Carter age 30-39 (10), and Thomas Carter age 30-39 (4), all of which had households (number of members in the parenthesis). These are possibly descendants of Landon's half brothers, John and Emanuel. The 1840 Census Shows Landon's sons A. M. Carter and William B. Carter as well as the older William (4) listed in 1830 and two of Alfred Moore Carter's sons but not George, nor the Thomas or younger William above.

Landon married Elizabeth Maclin on 3 Feb 1784 in , Brunswick County, Virginia Colony, . Elizabeth (daughter of Judge William Maclin, II and Sarah Slack) was born on 9 Jul 1765 in , Brunswick County, Virginia Colony, ; died on 27 Feb 1842 in Elizabethton, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In 1812, John swore that he had assisted his father as entry taker and verified the accuracy of a number of North Carolina land grants which were being registered to establish land ownership in the State of Tennessee. To have legally assisted his father he would have to have been at least 16, and the earliest land grant he testified to was in 1778, which would put his birth date at 1762 or earlier.

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Susan Carter was named as executrix in John Carter's Will. She was only 16 years old and not married yet but records show that she served as his executrix. There are no further records of her, so we don't know when she died or who she married.

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Last Will & Testament of Alfred M. Carter


Elizabethton, Carter County, Tennessee
January 31st, A.D. 1845
In the name of God Amen. I, Alfred M. Carter, of the County of Carter, and State of Tennessee, being of sound mind and memory, but weak of body; knowing that it is appointed unto all men once to die, do make and appoint this my last will and Testament.
I give my Soul to God, who gave it, to be disposed of according to the
good pleasure of his will.
I do hereby nominate and appoint Evelina B. Carter, Samuel P. Carter, Wm.
B. Carter, Jr., and James P.T. Carter to be my Executrix and Executors.
Touching such wordly estate as it hath pleased God to favor me with, I
dispose of it in the following manner.

1. All my just debts I request to be paid by my Executrix andExecutors. In order that they may be able to do this, I desire that they shall have full power and authority to sell and dispose of, any part, or all of my personal or real property, at private sale, and to the best advantage.
However, should my Executrix and Executors believe, that, by continuing my business as it was conducted before my decease, they will be able to pay all my debts without disposing of any of my personal property, or real estate, I do hereby give them the entire control of the whole of my estate, both personal and real, for the space of five years, if so much be necessary, in order to accomplish this object: Allowing to them a fair and reasonable compensation for their labours: Provided herein, however, that my Executrix and Executors, either jointly, or separately, shall not be accountable to any of my heirs for any misfortune arising from bad trading, as from any other sources of loss which is beyond their control.
2. After my debts are paid, I wish that my wife, Evelina B. Carter, shall enjoy the use of my farm which lies on the Watauga River, (being a part of a Tract of land containing six-hundred and fifty acres, which was originally granted to Landon Carter), together with my dwelling house, lots of ground, in and about Elizabethton, with the forge and mills, and all the machinery attached thereto, and also, that she shall have the entire control and use of all my Slaves, during her natural life.
3. I wish that my property, of whatever kind, which remains after the payment of my debts, be equally divided between the following persons, viz. David W. Carter, the heirs of my daughter Elizabeth J. Rhea, Landon D. Carter, Samuel P. Carter, Wm. B. Carter, Jr. and James P.T. Carter, with the following exceptions: to wit, David W. Carter to receive four-thousand dollars less, and Landon D. Carter three thousand less than either of my other children, in asmuch as I formerly gave to them the sum attached to each of their names above.The heirs of Elizabeth J. Rhea to receive one sixth part of my Estate, after
the debts I owe have been discharged.
4. I desire that at the final division of my estate, (that is, after the decease of my wife); all my slaves shall form a portion of the property that shall fall to the lot of Samuel P. Carter, Wm. B. Carter, Jr. and James P.T. Carter, as I wish to prevent them being thrown in numerous hands. Witness
my hand [last line on tear in paper and is unreadable].

A.M. Carter (Seal)

Witness
Wm. L. Murphey
Wm. P. Brown
Aquila Moore

Alfred married Matilda W. Wendell about 1810 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Matilda was born about 1785; died on 4 Feb 1816 in Elizabethton, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alfred married Evilina Belmont Perry about 1817 in Elizabethton, , Carter County, Tennessee. Evilina (daughter of David Perry) was born about 1797 in Augusta County, , , Virginia; died about 1877 in Elizabethton, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John died as an infant.

Sarah married George Duffield on 4 Dec 1805 in Elizabethton, , Carter County, Tennessee. George was born about 1775 in Philadelphia, , , Pennsylvania; died on 28 Jun 1823 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married Benjamin Brewer about 21 Jun 1825 in Elizabethton, , Carter County, Tennessee. Benjamin was born about 1800; died before 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

CARTER, William Blount, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Elizabethton, Carter County, Tenn., October 22, 1792; attended the public schools; during the War of 1812 served as a colonel; member of the State house of representatives; served in the State senate; delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1834 and served as its presiding officer; elected as an Anti Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress and as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1835-March 3, 1841); died in Elizabethton, Tenn., April 17, 1848; interment in Carter Cemetery.

William married Miss Lytle about 1827 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Miss was born about 1792. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1840 Jefferson County, TN Census
Eliza GillespieMales1(0-5), 1(15-20)
Females1(10-150, 1(15-20), 1(30-40)
Slaves16

1850 Jefferson County, TN Census
Household 183
Eliza Gillespie50TN
Henry14TN

1860 Jefferson County, TN Census
Household 799
Eliza Gillespie62TN

Elizabeth married George Tennesse Gillespie on 22 Sep 1812 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. George (son of Thomas Gillespie and Agnes Orr) was born on 6 Dec 1789 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; died on 7 Sep 1838 in Greene County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Bethesda Cemetery, , Hamblen County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married General James Patton Taylor on 22 Aug 1816 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. General (son of General Nathaniel Taylor and Mary Polly Patton) was born on 5 Nov 1792 in Elizabethton, , Carter County, Tennessee; died on 12 Jan 1833 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Eliza Jane Hale about 1838 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Eliza was born on 17 Dec 1814 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 30 Nov 1893 in Bristol, , Washington County, Virginia; was buried in Bristol City Cemetery, , Washington County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Samuel Perry (he changed his middle name to Powhatan) CARTER was born in Elizabethton, Carter County, Tennessee on 6 August 1819. Carter County was named after his grandfather, Landon CARTER, and Elizabethton was named after his grandmother, Elizabeth McLin CARTER. The CARTERs were probably the richest family in the Northeastern corner of Tennessee during the early 1800's. They had accumulated large land holdings, and operated several iron forges. Samuel was well educated, having attended Duffield Academy, Washington College in Limestone, TN, Princeton University, and graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. He served aboard the U.S.S. Ohio, and saw combat action in the war with Mexico in 1846. Following the war, he returned to Annapolis where he was an instructor. Between 1855 and 1857, he was again at sea and saw action on the China coast. In 1857, he returned to the Naval Academy as an instructor of seamanship. Following the outbreak of the Civil War, Samuel was assigned to the War Department, and given the task of returning to Northeastern Tennessee and organizing forces among the mostly Union sympathetic population. He led forces which captured Cumberland Gap in 1862, destroyed 100 miles of railroad tracks, and in 1863, commanded the Kentucky Division which defeated Morgan one day and Smith the next. Recognized for his combat leadership, he advanced in rank throughout the war and was a Major General by war's end. After the war, he returned tothe Naval Academy where he was the Commandant between 1869-1872. In 1882, he was promoted to Rear Admiral, making him the only U.S. military officer to have held the rank of Army General and Navy Admiral. Samuel died on 26 May 1891, and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. Samuel's father, Alfred Moore Carter, and grandfather, Landon Carter, also have interesting stories. But instead, let me jump to his great grandfather, John Carter. John was a very wealthy merchantand fur trader. He left Virginia in about 1770 and set up an indian trading post near present day Rogersville, Tennessee. He may have stayed in that location, but the Shawnees robbed and destroyed the post. He moved to the Watauga Settlement near Sycamore Shoals on the Watauga River in what is now Carter County. He was a signer of the Watauga Association in 1772, which provided for self rule four years before the thirteen colonies declared their independence from Great Britain.He held several important postions in Watauga, and was later chairman of the courts in Washington District and Washington County, North Carolina (all of eastern Tennessee). In about 1780, he and his son Landon built a mansion using hand hewn timbers, and installed what is believed to be the first glass windows in the region. John died shortly after the mansion was completed, and may have been the wealthiest man in North Carolina. His descendants were instrumental in the formationof Tennessee in 1796, and two of his great great grandsons became govenors of the State.

Anne Arundel County, MD 1870 Federal Census
Page 696
Family No.: 17
Samuel P. Carter 50 M W TN Occupation: Capt. USN
Caroline Carter 42 F W DC Occupation: Kpg Hs
Samuel Carter 6 M W NY


Washington D.C. 1880 Federal Census
Page 242B
Samuel P. CARTER 60 TN TN VA
Martha C. CARTER 50 DC PA VA
Samuel CARTER 16 NY TN DC



The Washington Post, May 28, 1891
Page 2

Died 9 a.m. on May 26, 1891, Rear Admiral S.P. Carter, U.S.N. Funeral of Admiral Carter will take place from his late residence, 1316
Connecticut avenue, Thursday, May 28, at 3, and from the Church of the
Covenant at 3:30 p.m. Interment at Oak Hill.

Gravestone inscription reads:
Samuel Powhatan Carter
Rear Admiral U.S. Navy
Brev. Major General, U.S. Vol.
Born 6 Aug 1819
Died 26 May 1891

Samuel married Caroline C. "Carrie" Potts on 16 Jul 1851 in District of Columbia, , , . Caroline (daughter of Samuel J. Potts and Mary A. Ross) was born about 1828 in District of Columbia, , , ; died on 24 May 1875 in Murau, , Tyrol, Austria; was buried on 29 Oct 1875 in Oak Hill Cemetery, , Georgetown, District of Columbia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Martha Custis "Markie" Williams on 3 Oct 1877 in District of Columbia, , , . Martha (daughter of Captain William George Williams and America Pinckney Peter) was born on 28 Mar 1827 in Georgetown, , , District of Columbia; died on 31 Oct 1899 in Georgetown, , , District of Columbia; was buried on 2 Nov 1899 in Oak Hill Cemetery, , Georgetown, District of Columbia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Mary H. Fowler about 1843. Mary (daughter of Dr. Charles Fowler) was born about 1822; died about 1846. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Elizabeth J. Brown about 1850 in Elizabethton, , Carter County, Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of Col. William J. Brown) was born about 1830 in Pennsylvania, , , ; died about 1882. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Colonel James Patton Taylor Carter
(1822 - 1869)

by Dave Mathews
http://home.cinci.rr.com/secondtennessee/biocart.html
If nothing else, Colonel James P. T. Carter could boast a rich and prominent family history. His great-grandfather, Colonel John Carter, was born in Virginia in 1737 and first married Elizabeth Taylor. Landon Carter, the only child of John and Elizabeth Carter, was born January 29, 1760 but Elizabeth died during his birth. John then married a woman named Susan and established a trading post near present day Rogersville, Tennessee as early as 1769. He soon settled in the nearby Watauga area and became a prominent and wealthy settler. The original Colonel John Carter died in Washington County, Tennessee in 1781.
Landon Carter, son of John and Elizabeth, also became known as Colonel Carter. He was active in the Revolutionary War and politics in general. Landon Carter was educated at Davidson College and married Elizabeth Maclin in 1784. Carter County, Tennessee was named after Landon Carter and the county seat of Carter County, Elizabethton, was named after Landon's wife. Landon and Elizabeth Carter had seven children. Landon Carter died in June, 1800.
Their oldest child, Alfred Moore Carter, was born in 1784 and died in 1850. Alfred Carter became a prosperous iron manufacturer of Carter County. He first married Matilda M. Wendell in 1810, but she died in 1816. In 1818 he married a Virginian named Evalina Belmont Perry. The youngest child of Alfred and Evalina, James Patton Taylor Carter, was named after James Patton Taylor, the husband of Alfred's sister Mary Cocke (Carter) Taylor.
James Patton Taylor Carter, son of Alfred and Evalina Carter and Colonel of the 2nd Tennessee Infantry, was born July 30, 1822 in or near Elizabethton in Carter County. James joined his father in the iron business and eventually assumed control of it in 1850 when his father died. James Carter married twice. He first married Margaretta Dunn of Rogersville, Tennessee in Carter County on August 5, 1851. James and Margaret had only one child, William A. Carter born in 1853. James married second to Margaret Letcher of Lexington, Kentucky. James and Margaret Letcher Carter had no children. Margaret Letcher has been erroneously identified as a daughter of the former Kentucky governor who was actually childless, but she may have been a relative.
Although James Carter was a Whig, he did not formally engage much in politics. However, when East Tennesseans met at Knoxville on May 30 and 31, 1861 to discuss secession, Carter was one of five delegates chosen to represent Carter County. Carter was firmly against secession, as were the majority of East Tennesseans, and he became a champion of the Union cause. The Knoxville meeting was futile because on June 8, 1861 Tennessee voted to join the Confederacy. Carter closely aligned himself with the senator from Tennessee and future president, Andrew Johnson.
A discussion of James Carter must include mention of his two prominent older brothers, Samuel Powhatton Carter and William Blount Carter. Samuel, oldest son of Alfred and Evalina Carter, was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis. He became the only man in history to hold the rank of both Rear Admiral in the Navy and Brevet Major General in the Army. Reverend William Blount Carter, another son of Alfred and Evalina, was a graduate of Princeton University and a Presbyterian minister. All three Carter brothers were very active in the Civil War in East Tennessee.
Samuel P. Carter was responsible for organizing United States troops in southeastern Kentucky during the summer and fall of 1861. In August he appointed his brother, James P. T. Carter, as Colonel and commanding officer of the 2nd Tennessee Volunteer Infantry regiment. An historical review of James Carter's service as Colonel of the regiment is dubious. The appointment was outright nepotism. He certainly had no military credentials.
James Carter also had a reputation of being both difficult and often absent from duty. H. Carlisle, an examiner for the U.S. Pension Board, wrote a report dated August 9, 1886 to the Commissioner of Pensions regarding an investigation of Chaplain William Lowery. Carlisle had this to say about Carter, "In the absence of Colonel Carter (who was declared by Military Governor Andrew Johnson to be a "damned fool") these officers permitted claimant to go when and where he pleased. It is declared by Major Carpenter, and it is well known to many now living, that Colonel Carter himself was constantly absent from his regiment, which, in battles and on marches, was commanded by Lieut-Col Melton. It is notorious that Col. Melton was in command at the battle of Murfreesboro where this regiment was engaged." It is true that Carter was not in command at either Stones River (Murfreesboro) or Rogersville, the regiment's two major engagements. Melton was also in command of the regiment due to Carter's absence during the pursuit of John Hunt Morgan in July, 1863, but we do not know why Carter was not there.
That is not to say that Carter's service with the 2nd Tennessee did not have upsides. During most of 1863 he was commanding at the brigade level, and during Carter's leave of absence on November 3, 1863 Burnside's office issued a field order assigning Carter to command the Second Division of the 23rd Army Corps. When Carter did have field command during military action, he seemed to give a good account of himself. In his report in The Official Records regarding the engagement with Pegram on June 9, 1863 at Monticello, Colonel August Katz had this to say, "Colonel Carter had, however, arrived with six companies of the Second Tennessee, and this timely arrival enabled us finally to repulse the enemy. My heartiest thanks are due to Colonel Carter for his aid and assistance. He generously waived his rank, and permitted me to control and direct the troops during the engagement." The following month Colonel W. P. Sanders also thanked Carter for his performance during Sanders' Raid on July 29, 1863. Colonel Carter again distinguished himself at the Battle of Blue Springs on October 10, 1863, an important Union victory.
After the war, Carter was impoverished and in poor health. He sought and obtained another political appointment. Although bitter for not being able to land something better, Carter accepted an appointment as Secretary of the Territory of Arizona. After a long and difficult trip, he arrived with his family at Prescott, Arizona on September 3, 1866. During the next several years they spent part of the time in Prescott and part of the time in Tucson. Carter's term as Secretary was also controversial, mainly because he commuted the death sentence of convicted murderess Dolores Moore to a sentence of life in prison. At that time, he was serving as the Acting Governor of Arizona. In retrospect, the decision to grant clemency was courageous and probably the right thing to do. Both the prosecuting attorney and sheriff involved in the case supported the commutation. However, the general public in Arizona was infuriated. Because of that unpopular decision, as well as other reasons, Carter was not able to secure the formal appointment as governor that he wanted. By April, 1869 he was no longer a public official and once again a citizen.
Instead of returning to Tennessee, James Carter stayed in the Arizona area and invested in a business. He bought two thirds interest in a flour mill at Altar in Sonora, Mexico. In July, 1869 he left Tucson to stay for awhile near his business in Mexico, but he never returned. Only 47 years old, he died September 29, 1869 of illness at Rancho San Francisco, Mexico between Cabroca and Puerto Libertad. It is difficult to name the exact cause of death. He probably died of malaria or some other chronic illness picked up while in Panama. Injuries sustained in a buggy accident shortly before his death may have been a contributing factor. However, referring to his premature death, the Tucson Weekly Arizonian on October 9, 1869 noted that service incurred illness had ended his life. After his death, the family of James Carter returned to the Carter County, Tennessee area where a few of his descendants still live.

James married Margaret M. Dunn on 5 Aug 1851 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Margaret (daughter of Gen. Samuel Dunn and Jane Maclay) was born in Aug 1832. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Margaret Letcher about 1854. Margaret was born about 1832 in Kentucky, , , ; died about 1902. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Alfred W. Taylor about 1829 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Alfred (son of General Nathaniel Taylor and Mary Polly Patton) was born about 1798 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died about 1868. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Charlotte Charlotta (Carter) about 1844 in Elizabethton, , Carter County, Tennessee. Charlotte was born about 1810 in Elizabethton, , Carter County, Tennessee; died after 1880 in Elizabethton, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Elizabeth M. Eliza Ferguson about 20 Nov 1851 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of William H. Ferguson and Mary Burns) was born about 1823 in Fincastle, , Botetourt County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Mary C. Jackson about 1849 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Mary was born about 1834 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anna married Hugh Lawson McClung about 1844 in Knox County, , , Tennessee. Hugh was born about 1820 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alfred married Elizabeth "Betsy" Brown about 1840 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Elizabeth was born about 1820. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Reverend married Emily Emma Haynes in Jan 1844 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Emily (daughter of David Haynes and Rhoda Ann Taylor) was born about 1822 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; died about 1900. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alfred married Chassie L. King about 1864 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . Chassie was born about 1849; died about 1877 in Bristol, , Washington County, Virginia; was buried in Bristol City Cemetery, , Washington County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alfred married Nancy C. "Nannie" Zimmerman after 1877 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee. Nancy was born about 1850; died about 1937 in Bristol, , Sullivan County, Tennessee; was buried in Bristol City Cemetery, , Washington County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Cornelia Stanley Keith about 1887. Cornelia was born about 1862. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frank married Annie Laird about 1872. Annie was born about 1852. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Gravestone inscription reads:
Alfred P. Carter
Born 20 May 1852
Fell asleep in Jesus
17 Aug 1969
Son of S.P. Carter, U.S.N.
and C.C. Carter

Date of interment taken from Register of Lot # 822, Oak Hill Cemetery

Notes:

Census records

1910 DC

Household 124
Samuel P. Carter45New York Tennessee DCRailroad Courier

1920 DC

Household 1
Samuel P. Carter57New York Tennesse DCGovernment Clerk


Gravestone inscription reads:
Samuel P. Carter
Son of S.P. Carter U.S.N.
and C.C. Carter
Born 6 Jul 1863
Died 1 May 1925

William married Cordelia (Carter) about 1875 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Cordelia was born about 1850 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Laura (Duffield) about 1878 in Elizabethton, , Carter County, Tennessee. Laura was born about 1856 in North Carolina, , , ; died about 1926. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha married Henry M. Renfro about 1870 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Henry (son of James W. Renfro and Sarah Yost) was born on 29 Dec 1825 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 1 May 1895; was buried in Colbaugh Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alfred married Florence Jane "Jenny" Anderson on 22 Jun 1881 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Florence (daughter of John Augusts Anderson and Mary Ann Jones) was born on 10 Jul 1866 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 13 Feb 1943 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Monte Vista Memorial Park, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sanna married Walter James Miller about 1891 in Washington County, , , Tennessee. Walter was born on 5 Jun 1855 in Washington County, , , Tennessee; died on 14 Dec 1937 in Washington County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Stewart Renfro, who shot and killed his brother-in-law, Orb Salyer, at Elizabethton, surrendered yesterday morning at 5 o'clock to Sheriff Collins, of Carter County. He had not left his premises, it was learned after he gave himself up, but immediately after the shooting went to the barn in the rear of his home, remaining there until after daylight.

Soon after the coroner's jury had returned a verdict that Salyer had been shot through the head and killed by a discharge from a shotgun in the hands of Renfro, the latter was given a prelimary hearing before Magistrate D.S. Jenkins. He was bound over to the September term of court, but was released in $2,000 bail.

The tragedy occurred at Renfro's home. Orb Salyer, 22 years old, and a brother were visiting their sister, Renfro's wife. According to the reports of the killing, Renfro, who is 40 years old, came home intoxicated. The Salyer boys tried, it is said, to take him to his room. Renfro resisted their efforts, and it is further stated, became infuriated at them, seizing a shotgun and firing it at Orb, who fell to the floor dead. He then, it is said, pointed the gun at the other brother, but the gun failed to discharge.

When the Salyer brothers left home Monday morning to visit their sister in Elizabethton, they were accompanied by their father, who was preparing to make a business trip to West Virginia. The father of the boys, it is said, had a premonition in a dream of the fate that awaited one of his sons.

"Be careful, boys", he is reported to have said to his sons, after relating a dream which he had the night before and in which, it is said, he saw his sons fighting, one evidently trying to kill the other. The elder Salyer was in West Virginia when he received news of the tragedy.

•Funeral services for Orb Salyer, the young man who was shot through the head and killed at Elizabethton Monday night by his brother-in-law, Stewart Renfro, were held this morning from the home of his brother, W.C. Salyer. The body was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Family/Spouse: Unknown Partner. Unknown was born about 1876. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Lottie A. Salyers on 7 Dec 1911 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Lottie (daughter of Rev. Flanders M. Salyers and Margaret Ellen Shipley) was born on 9 Oct 1891 in Dickenson County, , , Virginia; died on 21 Jul 1990 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Highland Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Benjamin married Lela Ramsey about 1920 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee. Lela was born on 12 Jul 1892; died on 9 Jul 1985 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Monte Vista Memorial Park, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Emily married James Stanley Barlow on 28 Nov 1916 in Washington County, , , Tennessee. James was born on 27 May 1887 in Marion County, , , Missouri; died on 16 Nov 1924 in Washington County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ellen R. Bradshaw. Ellen (daughter of Robert Samuel Bradshaw and Dell Sena Perry) was born about 1913 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Roy Lee Renfro, 96, of Elizabethton, died Saturday, July 7, 2007, at his residence. A native of Carter County, he was a son of the late Desky Moreland and was raised by his father, Stuart Renfro, and stepmother, Lottie Renfro Hyder. Mr. Renfro was a retired welder, having been employed for several years with the Crucible Steel Mills of Midland, Pa., and was a farmer. He attended Pleasant Beach Baptist Church. He was owner of Renfro Trailer Park. He has gone to be with his wife of 53 years, Romaine Bowen Renfro, who died May 24, 1984, and by six brothers and sisters. Survivors include two daughters, Jenelle Kyte of Tappahannock, Va., and Sue Worthington, of the home; two sons, James S. Renfro of Elizabethton and Allen D. Renfro of Dothan, Ala.; 11 grandchildren, including a
special grandson, Richard Renfro; 18 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; and several special nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Mr. Renfro will be conducted at 8 .m. Monday, July 9, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Pastor Bobby Stout officiating. Music will be provided by Jennifer Crabtree. Graveside services and interment will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 10, at Happy Valley
Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be grandchildren, Edward Lee Kyte, Donald Keith Kyte, Whitney
Worthington, Eric Worthington and Richard Renfro, and grandson-in-law, Ray Throckmorton. Honorary
pallbearers will be Dr. Todd Whitaker, Jennifer Crabtree, Dave "Baby Doll" Peeks, Tony Bowers, Allen Paul Renfro, Brett Spates, the staff of Medical Care and friends of Hal's Car Lot. The family would like to express a special "Thank You" to Adventa Hospice especially Dottie Bentley, Sherrie White, Mary
Knott and Rev. Doug Rinshaw for all their love and care.

Family/Spouse: Romaine Bowen. Romaine (daughter of Wallis Bowen and Susie (Bowen)) was born about 1913 in Kentucky, , , ; died on 24 May 1984. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Harrison Taylor ended his earthly travels on Saturday the 12th of August, in Memphis, where he had moved in 2016 to be close to his daughter and her family. Dr. Taylor was a descendant of the storied Tennessee Taylors, the grandson of Governor Alfred A. Taylor, and the youngest son of Ben and Lela (Ramsey) Taylor. He found his calling in the ministry, teaching Bible at Lees-McCrae in Banner Elk, North Carolina, later completing his dissertation on John Calvin at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Virginia.

Over the course of his 92 years, he served in many pastoral capacities, including as minister of St. Andrews Presbyterian church in Beaumont, Texas. He assisted in the efforts of the church to understand the issues of the day as part of the Presbyterian (PCA) General Assembly's Council on Theology and Culture, administered adult education and retreat activities at Mo-Ranch in the Texas Hill Country, and acted as interim minister for numerous far-flung churches during their pastoral search process. In his later years, Harrison returned home to East Tennessee, and most recently lived at Cornerstone Village in Johnson City.

A celebration of his life will be held at Jonesborough Presbyterian Church on September 23rd, 2017 at 3 p.m.

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Buried:
James Stanley Barlow, Jr. (“Stanley”), 96, passed away peacefully on January 10, 2021, with Nell, his wife of 69 years, holding his hand. Stanley was born in August 1924 in Johnson City, Tennessee, the youngest of five children and the only son. His father, an attorney, died three months later, and Stanley often remarked, “I grew up in a house full of women.” As a boy, Stanley published and sold his own newspaper, giving early expression to what became lifelong interests in writing and politics. Other enduring loves were music and acting. While in sixth grade at North Side Elementary School, Stanley performed in the title role of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado. He listened regularly to Texaco’s Saturday Afternoon at the Opera on the radio, a new technology in his boyhood. At Science Hill High School, he was president of the debate team, played trumpet in the JROTC band, and received the best actor award for the senior play.

Stanley’s college education was interrupted by World War II, in which he served as a navigation officer in the U.S. Army Air Forces, flying on transport missions carrying military supplies and personnel around the world. After graduating from Wheaton College with a B.A. in history in 1947, Stanley earned a Bachelor of Divinity degree at Princeton Theological Seminary in 1950. At seminary, Stanley was the senior class president, sang and traveled with the Seminary Choir, and on weekends served as student pastor for the Palisades Presbyterian Church in Palisades, New York, a church he remained lovingly connected with for the rest of his life. Stanley was also awarded the Robinson Fellowship, a grant for post-graduate study, which he postponed using for a few years, wishing first to gain more practical work experience.

Returning to his family home in Johnson City, Stanley was ordained as a Presbyterian minister and became Assistant Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. During this tenure, he wooed and wed Nell Still, a home economics major at East Tennessee State University and a daughter of the managing agent of the local F.B.I. office. The newlyweds soon moved to Alabama, where Stanley served two interim pastorates, and then embarked for two years in Scotland, where Stanley used the Robinson Fellowship to earn a Ph.D. in comparative religion at the University of Saint Andrews. After returning to the United States, Stanley worked as a university pastor in Oregon and Pennsylvania, spent a leave of absence studying at Harvard Divinity School, and became increasingly drawn to the field of higher education. Although he remained a faithful cleric throughout his life, his interests ultimately led him to become a professor of philosophy and an administrator, first at the University of Minnesota, then at Columbia University, and finally at the City University of New York.

Stanley and Nell raised two daughters and two sons. In 1966 the family settled into the small suburban town of Leonia, New Jersey, with Stanley commuting into the big city of New York for the rest of his career. Stanley loved Leonia and their large, old house there, which allowed him a third-floor study full of books and music. He was elected to the Leonia Borough Council that governed the town and acted in plays produced by the Leonia Players Guild, the oldest amateur theater company in New Jersey. He participated in poetry study groups at the Leonia Public Library and read annually at “Leonia Reads,” a forum for local writers. He occasionally “supplied the pulpit” (i.e., substituted when the minister was away) at both the Presbyterian Church in Leonia and the Palisades Presbyterian Church. Along with Nell, Stanley made sure his children had plenty of "family fun" while growing up, including camping trips, jumping the waves at the Long Island beaches, and evenings of charades and other games. For decades he swam late afternoon laps most summer days at the Leonia Municipal Pool, which inspired one of his poems (and book titles), Swimming Laps in August.

After retiring in 1995, Stanley and Nell spent most winters in Bradenton, Florida, where two of Stanley’s sisters and his mother had come to live. He wrote poetry and in other genres and enjoyed swimming in the Gulf of Mexico. In 2009 Stanley and Nell moved from Leonia to The Forest at Duke, a continuing care community in Durham, North Carolina. There Stanley participated in drama and poetry readings, choral performances, and other special interest groups, as well as seated volleyball games, which he continued to play even after becoming wheelchair-bound.

Stanley loved jokes, puns, and anecdotes, readily adopting Scottish, hillbilly, and other accents in conversation with relatives and friends. He enjoyed saying hello, and never liked to be rushed. His family is grateful for his longevity and will miss his hearty laugh, sharp intellect, vibrant voice, and passion for life. In addition to Nell, Stanley is survived by his children -- Susan (DuBois) of Tucson, Arizona, Jim of Santa Monica, California, David of Arlington, Massachusetts, and Ann (Pointer) of Tampa, Florida -- nine grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

A memorial service for Stanley will be held on June 26, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. in the chapel at the First Presbyterian Church in Johnson City, Tennessee, to be followed immediately by a committal service at Oak Hill Cemetery.

James married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]