CARTER George Carter Elizabeth of Spotsylvania County, Virginia Children: Benjamin Carter Mary Blakey Settled in Chester County, S.C. before 1765 children: 1. Henry Carter b. 25Oct1765 Chester Dist., S.C. and buried 1765 Liberty Baptist Church-Chester Co, S.C. Benjamin furnished supplies to the public of South Carolina during the Revolutionary War (account No. 1107-Y, dated March1781, paid 26Jan1789) 2. Churchill Carter Leah b. Oct. 10, 1746 b. 1757 d. Oct. 4, 1820 d. Feb. 15, 1820 Served in the South Carolina Militia during the Revolutionary War (Indented Certificate No. 428, Stub entry Book G, South Carolina State Archives). He was a member of Sandy River (also called Upper Sandy River) Baptist Church formed in 1776. Will dated 27Jul1820 and probated 06Oct1820 names John, Joseph, children: 1. John Carter Mary Estes Dau. Of William & Elizabeth Estes of Chester Co. S.C. (Will of William Estes 11Aug1807 names sons, Lyddel b. 1763 Amelia Co, Va. and Sylvanus, and daughters, Polly (Mary) Carter and Betsey Lockhart-book D, pages 212 & 213) 2. William Carter Mary Wilkes b. 1790 d. 05Mar1877 b. b. Oak Mountain Springs, Ga. m. 1823 dau. Of Reuben Wilkes & Sarah (Thomas) d. 11Apr1859 Sarah buried near Oak Mountain Springs,Ga. b. graveyard near Oak Mountain Springs in Harris Co. Ga. Lived a few years in Chester Co, S.C. before moving to Georgia before 1830. In 1830 & the death of Reuben Wilkes he brought to Ga. his wife, Sarah and daughters, Winifred & Anna.. In 1828 William bought a 202 ½ acres in the District of Talbot Co, Ga. Believed to have stated a few years before settling in 1836 in adjoining Harris Co., Ga. After the death of William and the sale of the Talbot Co. property his widow, Mary Wilkes Carter and his widowed daughter, Mary Winifred (Carter) Griffin moved back to the Harris County for the remaining 18 years of her life (Mary Wilkes Carter). They were Baptists. Children: 1. Catherine Carter b. 27Oct1824 Chester Co, S.C. d. Sept1836 Harris Co, Ga. First person to be buried in family cemetery near Oak Mountain Springs in Harris Co, Ga. 2. Reuben Ellis Carter b. 17May1826 Chester Co, S.C. d. 01Jul1892 Shiloh, Harris Co, Ga. b. Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery. He married Anne Middlebrooks (19Nov1833-30Jul1905) in Shiloh, Harris County on 20May1851. Mr. Carter taught school and farmed. Children born to this union: A. William Joseph Carter b. 20Mar1852 d. 10Jun1912 / B. Thomas Reuben Carter b. 12Feb1854 d. 09Jul1920 / C. Emily Jane Carter b. 07Jun1865 d. 29Jun1936 / D. Sarah Frances Carter b. 08Oct1856 d, 15Feb1932 buried Shiloh, Ga. She married Stephen Bass on 28Dec1874. Children: William Bass b. 27Oct1875 / Annie Jane Bass b. 19sep1877 / Carrie Leila Bass b. 23Sep1879 / Florence Mabel Bass b. 24Mar1885 / Stephen Lundy Bass b. 28Dec1888 / Oral Emma Bass b. 03Jun1890 / Ellis Reuben Bass b. 04Jul1892 / Dessie C. Bass b. 03Nov1893 3. Mary Winifred Carter b. 05Mar1828 Chester Co, S.C. d. 09May1885 Talbot Co, Ga.. She married John Blake Griffin on 31Dec1845 Harris Co, Ga. In 1858 thrown from his horse into a swollen stream from heavy rains. The children: William James Griffin / John Blake Griffin, Jr. / Reuben Ellis Griffin / Carter Griffin / Mary Catherine Griffin. William James Griffin b. 07Dec1846 was 9 years old when his father died and he moved with his mother and his family to the home of his grandfather, William Carter. On the death of his Gfather four years later, he became the "man" of the family. Could not wait longer, in 1863 he joined the Confederate front line. In mid November he found himself the disgusted and impatient victim of measles. He pretended a quick recovery and returned to duty. Following an all night sentry duty in the rain he contracted pneumonia. His Mother went immediately to Columbus to nurse her son but he died before she arrived, five days before his seventeenth birthday.