I responded to the sender of this message but thought why miss an opportunity to make a connection with others related to me. I too am related to Thomas Carter born 1750 SC, died 1810 GA. My dates of his children are different from those listed and I am wondering if anyone else out there has what I have? Don't have my doc's handy but I do remember Thomas Carter Jr is said to have been born in 1772. My Mary Carter was born in 1775 and my info shows another son John Carter but can't remember his dob. I've been told that Thomas might have married a Mary Chilton but no hard evidence so that door is still open. As I told the sender of this message, there were at least three Thomas Carter's in Georgia. All were in the REV WAR. One I know was a captain and I believe he's buried in the same part of GA as our's. Some of my info shows that Thomas Carter and Mary ? married in Hall Co, GA or at least it says that is where they found the record of marriage. Anyone know if Hall Co is close to Richmond, GA or what relation there might be between the two? The records I'm referring to were checked by DAR and I've been told (by a former President) that by the # on the DAR application record, that it being such a higher #, that the info would have been checked throughly versus in the past, I believe they went by what was sent in and depended on that person to verify information. My Elias Sanders is mentioned in land records with Thomas Carter as there being a conditional? line on Thomas' property with my Elias. Can anyone tell me what that might mean??? Get in touch if you're related and let's compare notes, thoughts or whatever!!!! Sincerely, Gale Sanders 922 West Ave F Garland, TX 75040 972-205-1872 ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Wayne Browning" <JANETDB@email.msn.com> To: GAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Carter Family Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 10:15:03 -0600 I am a descendant of Thomas Carter who was a revolutionary war soldier who received a land grant in Franklin County for his services in the war, and came to Richmond, GA sometime in the 1780's. My father is the son of Claude Telford Patterson and Costelle Valley Carter. I believe Costelle was born sometime in the early 1890's. My father was born in 1921 and is still alive living in Missouri. In 1987, he went to South Carolina to visit sister and niece and became interested in the family geneaology. He visited an older lady named Sarah Carter who lived in Gainesville, GA at the time and she sent him a letter which told him that he was a descendant of Welborn Carter. Welborn died young, leaving children who were divided up among relatives. Only one, stayed with "Sandy" carter, until she married Tweet Robinson. My father and Sarah Carter were double first cousins. The information she provided is as follows: We are descendants of Thomas Carter of South Carolina. He was a private under Col. Elijah Clark at the siege of August and in South Carolina. Thomas Carter Born 1750 76th District, S.C. - Died 1810?? He received a grant of 289 acres in Franklin County, GA for his services as a revolutionary war soldier. He came to Richmond, GA in 1784? His wife's name was Mary. We do not have her last name. Children: Thomas Carter J. (dob 1795 dod 1857) He was a soldier in the war of 1812 from Franklin County. He drew the lottery of 1827. John Tilman Carter (dob 1796 dod 1881 Married: Katy Starnes (June 1, 1817) Children: Thomas J. Carter (dob 1818) Married Jane Cagle Lewis Carter (dob 1826 dod 1900?) Married Mandy Cane Larkin Calloway Carter (dob 1820 dod 1899) Married Elizabeth King (dob 1823 dod 1896) Children: Granville (dob 7/14/47 dod 11/13/93) Welborn (dob 1849 dod 1891) Married Emily Pittman (1st wife) Their children were: Lalla, Dock, Delia, Blanche, C. Lona 2nd wife Liza Jane Gaily 1894 - Children: Costelle Valley Carter (Costelle was orphaned as a child - I do not know what happened to her mother. She married Claude Telford Patterson and had 3 children: Elsie Mae, Elizabeth M. and Claude Swilling. Claude Swilling was the youngest born in 1921. Both Elsie and Elizabeth are dead. They lived in Georgia growing up and then moved to Florida. Manning Baxter Carter (dob 11/16/55 dod 1920) Married "Abbie" Francis Abigail Pittman Allen Carter (dob 1860) Sandy B. Carter married to Minnie Evans Rene Carter married Pearl Maddox Children: Margie, Cloora, Hatchcock, Aileen, Travis Bernice Carter married John Griffin Children: Sandy, Hugh, Mood, Guy, Thad, Lucas, Lou, Mattie, Pearl and Bertha << Wayne_Browning.vcf >> _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com