Dear Christopher,
Boy was that fast!
According to an online world tree project which was, according to the
contributor, based largely on Potts' book, Joseph's parents were Abraham
Carter (b. Jul 1 1700) and Lydia Clayton.
Abraham's parents were Jeremiah Carter and Mary (unknown).
Based on the Chester Co. location of Jeremiah Carter and the marriages of his
children, as well as witnesses to their marriages, I would GUESS that
Jeremiah was either a Quaker or a person who was well ensconsed in the Quaker
community.
Since this is new information to me from Abraham down through his son James
(having been searching forEVER for Alfred B. Carter's ancestors!), I have not
yet had the opportunity to begin collecting documentation.
The World Tree with the Carter-Cloud family by Beth Johnson where this
information came from is located at
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(By the way, my sister is Kristie and our second cousin is Christopher --
Chris/Kris is a good name to go with Carter!)
Thanks for any connections you can pass on! (Are we cousins?)
Karen