Isaac Carter
Isaac Carter, known to be a son of Thomas and Mary(Chambers) Carter,
married(1) Isabel Weathers, daughter of Samuel and Martha(Dunham) Weathers.
The Weathers and Durhams had been neighbors in Laurens County.
In 1780, Isaac Carter served in Major Patrick Cunningham's Regiment, Little
River Militia, Ninety Six Brigade. This company was with Lieut. Colonel John
H. Cruger on the march to Orangeburg, South Carolina. They were paid for 183
days from 14 June to December 1780. Isaac Carter was in Colonel Thomas
Pearson's Regiment, Little River Militia, Ninety Six Brigade, and was one of
the soldiers posted on James Island, South Carolina. He received 90 days pay
for 7 December 1781 through 6 March 1782.(14)
After the Revolutionary War, Isaac Carter moved to East Florida, where he
remained. He signed the "Oath of Allegiance" which was required by the
Spanish government on 30 April 1791. [The oath was signed exactly 200 years
before the day the record was read by this writer at P.K. Yonge Library,
Gainesville, Florida on 30 April 1991. ] Isaac's residence was in Santa
Maria(St. Mary's River). He was born in America, state not given. He was a
Protestant and his occupation was carpenter. He had a wife, two sons and a
daughter. He owned one horse and eight cattle.(15)
His family was in St. Augustine Parish, Florida when a daughter, Isabel
Carter(who was about 1 year and six months old) was baptised on 20 June
1799. Isabel was listed in the church record as daughter of Isaac Carter,
native of Virginia, son of Thomas Carter and Maria Chambers. The child's
mother was Isabel weathers, a native of North Carolina, daughter of Samuel
weathers and Martha Durham.(16)
On 28 February 1806, Isaac Carter petitioned for title to land where he had
built houses, kitchen, etc., and which he had held for more than ten years.
John McQueen, Captain of Militia and Judge for St. Johns and St. Marys,
deposed that he knew Isaac Carter, his father and family, "who were
established from the time of the English occupation." He stated that Isaac
Carter served with the general militia and was burned out during the
rebellion, but had since rebuilt.(17)
John Edwards of South Carolina, a farmer of Amelia Island, swore that he
knew Isaac Carter across the river, whose buildings were burned by order of
the government and who came to Amelia Island and cultivated land lent by
Andrew Atkinson. Afterwards he returned home and rebuilt.(18)
Isaac Carter married(2) Lucia Silekos on Saturday 20 May 1806 at St.
Augustine Florida. On the marriage record, he stated he was born in
Virginia, son of Thomas Carter of Maryland and Mary Chambers, who was born
at "Ixlanda"(?). The record stated Isaac was a widower of Isabel Weathers.
Lucia Silekos was born in Florida, daughter of Juan Silekos(John Silcock?),
who was born in South Carolina and Emilla Candary, who was born at
Pensacola, Florida.(19)
At some time after 1819, Isaac Carter claimed 640 acres " a donation grant,
on nine Mile Creek, about one-half mile from the Jacksonville-Camp Pinkney
Road, below the intersection of the road and the creek". He stated the land
was settled in 1803 by his father-in-law(Samuel Weathers) and held until
1819, "when his father-in-law's possession was surrendered to him and has
been ever since maintained".(20)
Samuel weathers wrote his will in Lincoln County, Georgia on 29 November
1819. In his will, Samuel weathers gave $5 to his "son-in-law Isaac Carter
or his children of my daughter." His will was proved in Lincoln County,
Georgia on 4 January 1820.(21)
Isaac Carter was still in Florida in 1825. On 18 May 1825, he deposed for
William Lane, and stated he saw Spanish plats of surveys of tracts on Cedar
Creek and six Mile creek. On 5 December 1825, Isaac Carter was a Justice of
Peace in East Florida.
Isaac Carter had a son, John Carter, to whom he gave land which Isaac had
bought from Robert Burnet, when John married in 1815. John did not take
possession of the land until 1819 or 1820 when he hired a man to build a
house, moved in and occupied it until 1824. John Carter, son of Isaac, died
in 1824 and left three minor children: William, Caleb and Elizabeth Carter.