List -
While much has been written about the descendants of Robert "King"
Carter, one family has been largely ignored and, of course, that would
be the one I have a special interest in.
Charles Landon Carter was born abt 1774 to Landon Carter Jr. and Judith
Lucy Fauntleroy. He later married an Ann Stuart/Stewart probably about
1800-1801 and in 1801 inherited the Ridgeville estate near Upperville in
Fauquier county. Charles and his wife were the parents of at least nine
children, several of whom moved to St. Louis where they were involved in
steamshipping and a number of legal cases including the Dred Scott case.
The oldest daughter, Marion Carter, b. abt 1805 married naval Lt.
Hillary Hanson Rhodes in 1834 and the couple made their home near
Leesburg until her death in 1844. The Rhodes/Carter marriage is of
particular interest to me.
The children who moved to St. Louis were also very involved in business
dealings with an army paymaster by the name of Adam Duncan Steuart. What
few details I have on him indicate he probably also came from this neck
of the woods, and several details make me wonder if he is not in some
fashion related to Ann Stuart for whom I have no details.
While I can sketch out much about this family,particularly after many of
them moved to St. Louis, it has been tough to come by any details,
particularly death and marriage details. Can anyone fill in any
information on this family?
Thanks in advance,
Jackie