Posted on: HALIFAX CO, VA QUERY FORUM Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Halifax/2149 Surname: Carter, Scruggs, Waddell, Watkins, Turner, Boyd, Bates, Hobson ------------------------- I wish I knew what to tell you. I have a proven line to this CARTER family...my Mary CARTER who married John SCRUGGS was the daughter of Theodorick Sr. and Elizabeth (maiden name unknown) and sister to Theodorick Jr. who died in Prince Edward County, VA and whose will you quote. Just wish my other CARTERs were so easy! Just to complicate things even further, John's son Richard was apparently pretty nearly grown when his father died and he started to appear in the records soon thereafter making a total of three Richards in Halifax until my Richard died in 1786. It appears that Richard, son of John, died in 1799 intestate. He left sons Richard Jr., Samuel and William. Other researchers say there was another son, John, but I am not certain of that one. As you probably know, John's birth is recorded in St. Peters Parish, New Kent County, as having occured on 26 Aug 1736. He is pretty much accepted as the eldest son of Theodorick, Jr and Ann WADDELL. Have you seen John's entire will? Just in case you don't have it, it reads (skipping some of the obligatory language at the beginning): Signed 18 June 1781, entered into probate 20 Sept 1781./ ..being indisposed in body but of perfect mind & memory... I lend my beloved wife, MARY CARTER, during her widowhood for her use & the bringing up and educating of my children the land & plantation whereon I now live & the following slaves - Jack, Charles, James, Baker, Tamor; stock of all kinds, household furniture & c... To my daughter, Ann WADDELL twenty five shillings. To my daughter ELIZABETH CARTER on negro boy Sam & feather bed and furniture to her heirs and assigns forever. To my daughter MARY CARTER one negro boy Crafford & feather bed & do. To my daughter JUDITH CARTER one one negro girl Hannah & feather bed & do. To my daughter SALLEY CARTER seventy five pounds specia in gold or silver & feather bed & furniture & do. To my three eldest sons RICHARD, THEODORICK & ROBERT CARTER my creek land I purchased of GEORGE RIDLEY containing 450 acres to be equally divided between them also a good feather bed & furniture apiece & if either of them die before they come of age the survivors to inherit the land by equal division to them & their heirs forever. To my son JAMES CARTER the land whereon I now live & a good feather bed & furniture & do. To my son FRANCIS CARTER 290 acres lying out on the road adjoining the land of W. HOBSON & a good feather bed & furniture & do. If either of my two youngest sons FRANCIS & JOHN die before age 21 years the survivor to heir the dec'd brother's share of the land. If either of my daughters, Elizabeth, Mary, Judith or Salley CARTER should die before they come of age or marry their legacy should be equally divided among the survivors. At the coming of age of my youngest son the above mentioned slaves, Jack, Charles, James, Baker, Tamor with future increase & all the rest & remainder of my personal estate should be equally divided among my beloved wife & children, my daughter ANN WADDILL excepted. Exec: wife MARY CARTER, also Capt. James TURNER, Mr. William BOYD & my beloved brothers RICHARD & THEO. CARTER. S/ JOHN CARTER Wit: BENJA. HOBSON, DAVID BATES, CHAS. CARTER, NOEL WADDILL, THEO CARTER. MARY CARTER and RICHARD CARTER presented the will to the Court. Their sureties for the execution of the will were NOEL WADDELL and WILLIAM WATKINS. John's daughter, Elizabeth, married Noel WADDELL Jr. after her father's death. William WATKINS was also a WADDELL in-law. My Richard's sons were Presley, Levin, Charles Ewell, Spencer, Thompson and Thornton. Birth order is "best guess" from marriage records and other "guesstimates". I realize that none of this helps identify your Richard but I thought it might help with the process of elimination.