Thomas James Carter (1785 - abt. 1851)

Born 25 Mar 1785 in North Carolina, United States

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Died about 1851 at about age 65 in Clarke, Mississippi, United States

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Thomas was born in 1785, in North Carolina.

Thomas, age 65, appears in the 1850 Federal census in Clarke county, Mississippi, as head of household. Also living in Thomas' household is his wife Elizabeth, age 63, born in South Carolina; and a Sarah Carter, age 68, born North Carolina (born about 1782).

Thomas died about 1851, in Clarke county, Mississippi.

1810 Census, Darlington Co., SC, page 12: THOS CARTER 1 Male 16-25 (Thomas Carter would be 25) 1 Female 16-25 (Elizabeth Moseley Carter would be 23)

1820 Census, Darlington Co., SC, page 69: THOMAS CARTER 3 Males <10 (born 1811-20) (Wm. John, Benjamin M. & Thomas Kervin Carter) 1 Male 26-45 (Thomas James Carter would be 35) 2 Females <10 (born 1811-20) (Margaret, Rebecca) 1 Female 26-45 (Elizabeth Moseley Carter would be 33)

Thomas Carter bought land from the General Land Office, Cahaba, Alabama: Date Doc Aliquot Parts Sec Township Range Acres County 5/05/1826 2266 E½NW 3/ 18-N 10-E 81.21 Dallas 5/12/1826 2461 W½SW 12/ 13-N 9-E 78.96 Dallas

1830 Census, Dallas County, Alabama, page 73: THOMAS CARTER 2 Males <5 (born 1826-30) (James Butler Carter and one unknown) 1 Male 5-9 (born 1821-25) (Elijah Milburn Carter) 1 Male 10-14 (born 1816-20) (Thomas K. Carter) 2 Males 15-19 (born 1811-15) (William John Carter and Benjamin M. Carter) 1 Male 40-49 (born 1781-90) (Thomas James Carter) 1 Female <5 (born 1826-30) (Mary Elizabeth Carter) 2 Females 10-14 (born 1816-20) (Margaret and Rebecca) 2 Females 40-49 (born 1781-90) (Elizabeth Moseley Carter and Sarah Carter?)

(Lauderdale County, MS was created from the Choctaw Cession of 1833.)

1840 Census, Lauderdale Co., Mississippi, page 48: THOS. CARTER 2 Males 10-14 (born 1826-30) (James Butler Carter and one unknown) 1 Male 15-19 (born 1821-25) (Elijah Milburn Carter) 1 Male 20-29 (born 1811-20) (Thomas K. Carter) 1 Male 40-49 (Thomas Carter would be 55, so this should be 50-59. Could have been put in the wrong column by the census taker.) 1 Female 10-14 (born 1826-30) (Mary Elizabeth Carter) 1 Female 15-19 (born 1821-25) 1 Female 20-29 (born 1811-20) 2 Females 50-59 (Elizabeth Moseley Carter would be 53, Sarah Carter would be 58)

("Wm J Carter" and "B M Carter" are on the same page of the census, while "George Carter" (age 50-59) is on the next page and could be a relative as he was born in NC too. "Wm P Carter" was a couple of pages away. Erasmus Carter was in Barbour Co., AL.)

(Clarke County, Mississippi was formed in 1833 as a result of the 1830 Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek and the Choctaw Cession of 1833.)

A Thomas Carter bought land near Shubuta Creek, Clarke Co., Mississippi from the General Land Office in : Date Township Range Section Aliquot Parts Acres Doc. Nr. 1/05/1841 1-N 15-E 29 NWSW 39.91 1223 1/05/1841 1-N 15-E 29 SWSW 39.91 1346 1/05/1841 1-N 15-E 19 SWNW 40.07 1506 1/05/1841 1-N 14-E 33 S½SW 80.13 2405

1850 Census, Clarke Co., Mississippi, page 184, taken 8 Oct 1850: THOMAS CARTER 65 M Farmer NC Elizabeth " 63 F SC Sarah Carter 68 F NC

(Sarah is a sister of Thomas Carter.)

(In the 1860 Arkansas Census, Ouachita Co., Missouri Township, page 34, Sarah Carter (says 70, but probably 78) shows up living with James B. Carter and next door to Benj. J. T. Carter.)

Emails from Robert Carter: "In Meridian and Jackson we also found some minutes for Buckatunny Baptist Church, located in Clarke County (the spelling now changed to Buckatunna, the name of a major creek nearby) and discovered that Thomas James, wife, Elizabeth, sister Sarah Carter and two other Carter's joined the church in Jan. 1842 by letter. Those two were Rebecca S. Carter and Elijah M. Carter, perhaps two children of Thomas James. It should be noted that Ebenezer Church at Causeyville and Buckatunny Church over the line in Clarke County were only a matter of 6 or so miles apart (which we didn't know at the time of the trip).

Erasmus L. Carter and wife, Margaret L., were charter members of Ebenezer Baptist Church. Benjamin M. Carter and wife were also named as members of Buckatunny Baptist Church. An estate record for the father-in-law of Thomas K. Carter made reference to several of these Carter's. There was a reference elsewhere from Mont Rose Baptist Church records that Thomas K. first joined a Salem Baptist Church in Lauderdale County."

"I feel quite comfortable with Benjamin M. and James B. (being sons of Thomas James Carter) because of being named "Uncles" by William John Carter in a letter to his son."

"We know that Elijah Milburn moved to Texas. Somewhere there is a note that he had a brother that also moved to Texas. From the notation in William John's letter of "Uncle B. M.", I believe Benjamin M. did go to Texas.

Sources

• 1850 Federal census, Clarke county, Mississippi. National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432 Roll 370, page 184B.

• Thomas James Carter Find A Grave Memorial# 137681229