David Carter was born November 28, 1771, in Mount Pleasant, Hyde County, North Carolina, a son of Peter Simon and Sarah Sirmon. [1]
David married four times. His first wife was Esther Sermon (Sirmon?), his second wife, Bethia Farrow, his third wife, Mrs. Mahala (Gibbs) Spencer and his fourth wife, Lurana Jennett. [2]
David's son, David Carter, Jr, the son of his second wife, Bethia Farrow, was the founder of the town of Fairfield. [3]
David Carter, Sr. is found on the First Census of the United States, published in 1790 from tax records of 1783. David resided in Carteret, Hyde County, North Carolina . [4][5][6]
David died September 20, 1829, in Hyde County, North Carolina. An inventory of the sale of his estate is found on FamilySearch.org. [7]
David is buried in the Fairfield Cemetery, in Hyde County, North Carolina. [8]
↑ "United States Census, 1790", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:XH2M-7LD : Wed Mar 15 08:09:44 UTC 2023), Entry for David Carter, 1790
↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRD-ZPS : accessed 17 March 2023), David Carter, Hyde, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 365, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 34; FHL microfilm 337,910
↑ "United States Census, 1820", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:XHLX-CNM : Thu Mar 16 06:49:44 UTC 2023), Entry for David Carter, 1820
↑ "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KLYF-HCK : 8 March 2021), David (Sr) Carter, 1829; citing Hyde, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 2,229,670
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