Yes, Gayle, the Giles Carter line also migrated south into NC, and as I
recall fro previous research, Surry County would be one of those areas. You
can almost be assured that any Carter with the name Giles is from the Giles
Carter line that originated around the Richmond area. Giles Carter was quite
prominent in his day, and a genealogy of his line should not be too hard to
find. Do a search on the internet, or you may want to check
ancestry.com.
Just a caution about
ancestry.com, however. I don't know if you have used it
before, but I have found numerous errors in many of the genealogies posted
there.
Ken Carter
-----Original Message-----
From: carter-dna-bounces(a)rootsweb.com
[mailto:carter-dna-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Gayle
Ellison-Assistance Unlimited
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 8:45 PM
To: carter-dna(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [CARTER-DNA] Robert Carter of Halifax, NC
Thank you sooo much. This will narrow my research. From memory, there is
also a Giles Carter later in Surry County, NC. Must be part of the group
too.
gayle
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Carter" <cartken2001(a)yahoo.com>
To: <carter-dna(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 4:30 PM
Subject: Re: [CARTER-DNA] Robert Carter of Halifax, NC
My Carter line ultimately settled in Bedford Co., and some of my
Carter
line
eventually migrated to Halifax Co. From the research that I have done,
most
of the Halifax Carters are from the Giles Carter line. Giles settled in
the
Richmond area in the 1600 or 1700's, and a lot of his descendants ended up
in Halifax. There were several Charles Carters in the Halifax area. Most
were from the Giles Carter line. Charles Carter of Deerwood had a large
plantation ("Deerwood," among many other plantations) where he lived until
his death (1827) in Pittsylvania Co, just over the Bedford Co. line and
adjacent to Halifax Co. This Charles Carter is the great grandson of
Robert
"King" Carter.
Ken Carter
-----Original Message-----
From: carter-dna-bounces(a)rootsweb.com
[mailto:carter-dna-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Gayle
Ellison-Assistance Unlimited
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 5:52 PM
To: carter-dna(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [CARTER-DNA] Robert Carter of Halifax, NC
Thank you very much! Yes, that is the Robert Carter. My family is from
Wilson and Sumner Counties, TN, and also Allen County, KY. I will
certainly
look at your DNA #! I've done a little research on who Charles Carter's
father might be but nothing concrete yet. Since I'm also looking at the
Braswells in NC, I'm learning more every day about Halifax County and the
surrounding area. I'm thinking Charles has to be from the VA Carters;
however, I could be wrong. People were coming in from the north all during
that period. I just need to do more research right there in Halifax to
get
the deeds of Charles Carter and see where his property was located.
Halifax
was made from Edgecombe in 1758 and Edgecombe was made from Bertie in 1741
and Bertie was made from Chowan in 1722 and Chowan was made from
Albermarle
in 1670. So, Charles's father could be any of the Carters from those
counties. I would very much like to exchange information with you.
Gayle Braswell Ellison
----- Original Message -----
From: <Mmvc57(a)aol.com>
To: <carter-dna(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 11:32 AM
Subject: Re: [CARTER-DNA] DESCENDANTS OF CYRUS HARRISON CARTER
>
> In a message dated 5/25/2007 12:28:58 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> gayle(a)apbb.net writes:
>
> I have had no problems with FamilyTreeDNA with the Lawson project. I am
> the
>
> co-administrator of the FamilyTreeDNA Lawson project. My earliest
> Carter
> ancestor is Harris Carter from Halifax County, NC. From memory, I think
> Harris's father was a Robert Carter.
> Gayle Braswell Ellison
>
>>Your message in reference to being a descendent of Robert Carter in
> Halifax, NC - the father of Harris Carter is of much interest. I am
> presuming this
> is the Robert Carter that married Sarah Bradley. I have a great deal of
> information on this line and the descendents in Sumner County,
> Tennesssee. It
> has been believed that this Robert was the father of Robert Carter that
> married
> Martha Patton - my line. It is on the
Carter-cousins.org website under
> File
> #16689, Robert Carter.
>> Carter Surname Y-DNA Project
>>
www.carter-cousins.org
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