Hello, I am trying to locate descendants of Secretary Carter who was born in Virginia in the late 1700's but moved to Oglethorpe County, Georgia in the early 1800's and then moved to Walton County, Georgia. He was the son of Robert Carter and is named as a grandson by Thomas Carter of Mecklenburg County, Virginia in his Will probated in 1796. http://www.rootsweb.com/~vameckle/willindex/C_69.htm I think Secretary Carter had three sons but this is not certain. 1 - Jeptha Carter b: ~1806 in Georgia 2 - Willis M. Carter b: ~1822 in Georgia 3 - John Carter b: ~1818 in Georgia It is believed that the oldest son, Jeptha Carter, moved to Walker County, Georgia with his wife, Lucinda Hardin, and had three sons. 1 - Joseph L. Carter b: ~1835 in Georgia 2 - Secretary A. Carter b: ~1840 in Georgia 3 - Benjamin C. J. Carter b: ~1842 in Georgia It is believed that the oldest son of Jeptha stayed in Georgia and that the two younger sons moved to Texas. Less information is known about Secretary's sons Willis and John but I think they stayed in Walton County, Georgia. Some additional information on this Carter family is posted here: Secretary Carter http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ck11281812&id=I00159 I don't know where the unusual name of "Secretary" came from unless it was from John Carter (~1689 - ~1743) of Virginia who was known as the Secretary of Colony of Virginia. Possibly there is a connection there but this is just a guess. If anyone has information on this family, I would very much like to hear from you. Thank you. --- _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/