who were these men married to? Thanks Joan
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From: "Ava Nackman" <ava(a)nackman.com>
To: <carter-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 12:45 PM
Subject: [CARTER] Carters of Greene County TN and connection to family of
Davy Crockett
Hi All,
I am looking for people on the list researching the Carters who arrived in
the 1780's in Greene County TN. I am a descendant of John Carter Sr. and
Jr.. Recently I spent a day at the NC state archives , locating warrant
and survey paperwork for this family that was filed in NC when Greene
County belonged to that state. As far as I am aware (and I could be wrong
on this), this paper trail confirms that the Carters were in Greene County
as early as 1783, but evidence for their presence before that, while
supposed, is sparse. Family lore has been that our Greene County
relatives were somehow related to Davey Crockett. I have never seen any
evidence of this, but, while at the archives, I noticed a file for one
John Crocket and took a closer look. It appears that the warrant for the
land in question was originally entered by John Carter in Feb of 1780, and
then, in 1789, he signed it over to John Crocket, who then had the survey
done late 1791. This information places the !
Carters most definitively in Greene in early 1780. Are others aware of
this paperwork, and, if so, does anyone know if this John Crocket was
indeed the father of Davey Crockett? Many thanks in advance for anyone
who can enlighten me regarding this.
Ava
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