Richard Carlton

  General Notes:

Top of Form 1 Re: Richard Carlton 1739 Craven Co NC
Posted by: Genna Jones </cgi-genforum/email.cgi?220497310> (ID *****7310) Date: November 17, 2003 at 15:01:39
In Reply to: Re: Richard Carlton 1739 Craven Co NC <774.html> by Robert Davidson of 1083
Bottom of Form 1

I may be on the wrong path but, I have a book from my Grandmother that has research done about 30 years ago. Let me just state what it says, do with it as you wish.

Richard Carlton (ca 1720- ca 1790) married Mary unknown. Richard is listed in the 1739 North Carolina Colonial Record, Chowan County, and received a 300 acre land grant in Craven County, Province of North Carolina, 4 June 1740 from King George III of England. He was a foot soldier commanded by Captain Thomas Graves in Craven County, January 1751. His will was presented 6 May 1790 in Craven County, North Carolina naming the following issue: Richard, Thomas, Blake, Mary Ann, Elizabeth, Sarah, Rachel, Lydia, Samuel and Frankey. Another son, John, whose name was omitted in recording the will but whose name was included and listed first in the original will, which was found in the Archives Library in Raleigh, NC.

Blake Carlton (1750 -December 1783) son of Richard and Mary, married 23 August 1773, to Feriba Heath (1750 - ). When Blake Carlton, Sr. died in Craven Co NC, his wife Feriba was named administrator of his estate alon with Thomas Heath and Frederick Heath. Feriba then married 26 July 1795 #2 husband John Carmack, ........

genna

**********************************
From Rootsweb WorldConnect Project Robert Marshall
Event: Military Unknown Jan 1751 Craven County, NC Residence: 1769/70 Craven County, NC Event: 180 Acres, Craven County Property 4 Jun 1740 Craven County, NC 1 2 3 Note: The History of Rover and the 10th District of Bedford County,Copyright 1986 by Rover Historical Society confirm much of thisinformation.

  Research Notes:

http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:6qQfHNzuv8sJ:www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/6038/Carlton.html+%22Richard+Carlton%22+%2B+Craven+County+NC&hl=en
The Carltons are fair-skinned, blue-eyed, usually blond and short to medium in statue. They are good-natured, affectionate and love to sing.

Richard Carlton (Ca 1720-ca 1790)whose wife Mary _______, was born either in Chester PA or Argyleshire, Scotland. He is listed in the 1739 North Carolina Colonial Record, Chowan County, and received a land grant in Craven County, Province of North Carolina, 4 June 1740. He was a foot soldier commanded by Capt. Thomas Graves in Craven County, January 1751. His will presented 6 May 1790, in Craven County NC, names issue: John, Richard, Thomas, Blake, Mary, Ann, Elizabeth, Sarah, Rachel, Lydia, Frankey and Samuel.

From http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=chigoe1&id=I1623

ID: I1623 Name: Richard Carlton 1 2 Sex: M Birth: ABT 1720 in Argyleshire, Scotland 1 2 Death: 1792 in Craven Co. North Carolina 1 2 Note:
[collinstree5.FTW]

Will Of Richard Carlton

Transcribed by Spessard Stone from a typescript by Juanita Carlton of Tennessee
and two separate handwritten copies, one apparently written by Richard Carlton
and the other (here depicted) by his legal representative, courtesy ofThomas M.
Carlton of Tallahassee.


In the name of God Amen. I Richard Carlton of Craven County & State of North
Carolina being weak in body but of perfect mind sound & disposing memory &
calling to mind the mortality of the body & knowing that it is appointed for
all men once to die do make this my last Will & Testament in Manner and
form following

Imprimis I leave to my Wife Mary the plantation Wherein I now live during her
natural life & after her decease I give the said plantation to youngest son
Samuel to him his heirs & assigns forever.

Item I give to my oldest children John Richard Thomas & Blake MaryAnn
Elizabeth Sarah Rachel & Lydia One shilling sterling each in full for their
portion of my present estate they having had their portions heretofore ------

Item after my Just Debts are paid & Legacys as above I give all my present
Estate to my said Wife Mary During her Life for the maintaining &schooling my
Two Young Children & after her Decease I give the residue of my thenpersonal
Estate to my Two Children Samuel & Frankey to be Equally Divided between them

Item I give to my said son Samuel all my Lands Except the plantation wheron
I now live to him his Heirs & Assigns forever & after my Wife DeceaseI give
the said plantation wheron I now live to my said Son Samuel to him hisHeirs &
Assigns forever

Last of all I nominate Constitute & appoint my Wife Mary Carlton &John Cox
Executrix & Executor to this my Last Will & Testament Disannulling &Revoking
all other Will heretofore by me made ratifying & confirming this &this only to
be & contain my Last will & testament this 6th day of May 1790.

Richard Carlton Seal

Sign’d Seald published
& Declar’d by the Testator
to be & contain his last
will & Testament in
presence of us -

David his mark Bryan

John Cox


State of North Carolina

Seal

By the Justices of the County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions heldfor
Craven County.
It being Certified to us that Richard Carlton late of Craven County isDead and
hath
made his last Will & Testament in Writing a true Copy whereof ishereunto
assessed,
and Mary Carlton the Executrix and John Cox the Executor therein namedhaving
qualified agreeable to Law.

These are therefore to authorize & Empower the said Mary Carlton &John Cox to
Enter into and upon all and Singular the Goods & Chattels rights andCredits
that
were of the said Richard Carlton decd. wheresover in this State to befound and
a
true Inventory thereof & return, and all just Debts of the Deceasedto pay and
the
Residue & to distribute agreeable to said Deceased Will.

Witness Saml Chapman Clerk of said Court at _____[?] the 15 Decemberin the
17th year of our Independence AD 1792

Saml Chapman CC


Marriage 1 Mary </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=chigoe1&id=I1624> b: ABT 1722
Children
William Thomas Carleton </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=chigoe1&id=I1348> b: 10 MAY 1747 in Chester Co. Pennsylvania
John Carleton </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=chigoe1&id=I1631> b: ABT 1742
Richard Carleton , Jr </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=chigoe1&id=I1632> b: ABT 1744
Blake Carleton </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=chigoe1&id=I1633> b: ABT 1750
Mary Ann Carleton </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=chigoe1&id=I1634> b: ABT 1752
Elizabeth Carleton </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=chigoe1&id=I1635> b: ABT 1754
Sarah Carleton </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=chigoe1&id=I1636> b: ABT 1756
Rachel Carleton </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=chigoe1&id=I1637> b: ABT 1758
Lydia Carleton </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=chigoe1&id=I1638> b: ABT 1761
Samuel Carleton </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=chigoe1&id=I1639> b: ABT 1764
Frankey Carleton </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=chigoe1&id=I1640> b: ABT 1767

Marriage 2 Mary </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=chigoe1&id=I2872> b: ABT 1722
Children
Blake Carleton </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=chigoe1&id=I1633> b: ABT 1750
Elizabeth Carleton </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=chigoe1&id=I1635> b: ABT 1754
Frankey Carleton </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=chigoe1&id=I1640> b: ABT 1767
John Carleton </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=chigoe1&id=I1631> b: ABT 1742
Lydia Carleton </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=chigoe1&id=I1638> b: ABT 1761
Mary Ann Carleton </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=chigoe1&id=I1634> b: ABT 1752
Rachel Carleton </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=chigoe1&id=I1637> b: ABT 1758
Richard Carleton , Jr </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=chigoe1&id=I1632> b: ABT 1744
Samuel Carleton </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=chigoe1&id=I1639> b: ABT 1764
Sarah Carleton </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=chigoe1&id=I1636> b: ABT 1756
William Thomas Carleton </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=chigoe1&id=I1348> b: 10 MAY 1747 in Chester Co. Pennsylvania

Sources:

Title: collinstree5.FTW
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Other
Text: Date of Import: Jan 27, 2004
Title: collinstree5.FTW
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Other
Text: Date of Import: Jan 30, 2004

Richard married Mary. (Mary was born between 1720 and 1722 in Chester Co. PA and died about 1780 in Craven Co..)