To which Carter line was John Carter "Vintner of London" (d: 1630) really the
ancestor?
Apparently his Will of 1630 names the following ten children:
01) George
02) William
03) John
04) Thomas
05) Robert
06) Anne
07) Elizabeth
08) Mary
09) Sylvester
10) Isabel
As I understand it, these ten children are all believed to be from his first wife, Miss
Benion (or Benyon), and not the children of his second wife, Bridget. As I understand it,
the children are believed to have been younger than 21 years old at the time his Will was
written in 1630 which would indicate that all of the children were born after 1608.
Why is it thought that any of these ten children moved to Virginia?
John Carter "Vintner of London" has been claimed as an ancestor for both Robert
"King" Carter (Y-DNA R1b-32) and for Thomas Carter of Isle of Wight County,
Virginia (Y-DNA R1b-04) but John could not have been the ancestor of both because they are
two different Carter lines. Which one is correct? Or are they both wrong?
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