Benjamin
Ford
Carter
Born about in New Canton, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Joseph Carter IV, Judith (Carter) Gevedon [half], John Carter, Rene Chastain Carter, Anna Chastain (Carter) Ragan, Virginia Jane Carter and Othias Oakley Carter
Husband of
Rachael Catherine (Williams) Carter
— married
22 Apr 1806 in Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Joseph Benjamin Carter, Lucinda Carter, Mary Eunice Carter, Anderson Newton Carter, Rane Carter and Rachel Catherine (Carter) Knowles
Died about
at about age 67
in Cynthiana, Posey, Indiana, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Benjamin Ford Carter was born July 31, 1787, in Virginia, a son of Joseph Carter, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War and Daughters of the American Revolution Ancestor #A019999. Applications for membership in the Society of the DAR have been made by the descendants of Benjamin Ford Carter, who married Rachel Catherine Williams. [1]
Benjamin was born in Buckingham County and died May 9, 1855, in Cynthiana, Posey County, Indiana. Benjamin's mother was Magdalen Chastian, daughter of Reverend Rene Chastain and Ann Ford (from whom he received his middle name). Benjamin married Rachel Catherine Williams on April 22, 1806. [2]
Benjamin and Rachael are found on the United States Census of 1850, residing in Smith Township, Posey county, Indiana. Benjamin is 63, and born in Virginia. Rachael is 59 and born in Kentucky. Children living in the household are Nancy Anderson, Susan W. and Rachael, all born in Indiana. [3]
Benjamin died on May 9, 1855, at the age of 67 years, in Posey County, Indiana and is buried in the Liberty Cemetery, in Cynthiana. [4]
Research Notes
Several Benjamin Carters of Greene County, Tennessee can be confused.
- Benjamin Ford Carter (1787)
- Benjamin Carter (1787)
- Benjamin Carter Sr (1791)
- Benjamin Nathan Carter (1801)
- Benjamin A Carter (1818)
- Benjamin Meshak Carter (1821)
- Benjamin Carter
The trees on Familysearch are often confused.
There are numerous marriages between multiple Benjamin Carters in Greene County, Tennesee. Names of the spouses are:
- Rachel Cate (Cole) (1808)
- Barsheba Baugh (1818)
- Peggy McFarland (1824)
- Rachel Tarrant (1827)
- Nancy Brown (1828)
- (Elizabeth) Betsy Green (1831)
- Honor Hardin (1841)
- Elizabeth Rutherford (1842)
Establishing which Benjamin Carter engaged in these marriages is actively being researched.
Sources
- ↑ https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A019999
- ↑ The descendants of Joseph Carter and Magdalene Chastain, by John Amos Dimmitt, page 3, available from FamilySearch.org here: https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/142042-the-descendants-of-joseph-carter-and-magdalene-chastain
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHV9-TD6 : 19 December 2020), Benjamin Carter, Smith Township, Posey, Indiana, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35685428/benjamin-ford-carter
- 1820 Federal Census
- 1830 Federal Census
- 1840 Federal Census
- 1850 Federal Census
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
- Find-a-grave #35685428
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:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-FT110856, FTDNA kit #B208623
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Douglas Long :
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~3.12%
D Bowman :
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~1.56%
James Thomas :
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Cheryl (Tipton) Metzger :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H646960 [compare]
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~0.78%
Darrell Abbey :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A304173 [compare], Ancestry member Darrell_Abbey
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~0.78%
Janice Abbey :
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~0.78%
Tricia Hall :
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Colleen (Carson) Flannery :
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~0.78%
Yvette Carter :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Lianne (Goosey) Gregory :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RF5351899 [compare]
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