Edward Carter1
M, b. circa 1718
| Father | UNKNOWN Carter1 b. c 1695, d. 1740 |
| Mother | (?) ?1 d. c 1759 |
| Relationship | 5th great-granduncle of Randolph Stephen Waugh |
| Last Edited | 17 Jan 2025 |
Edward Carter was born circa 1718.1 He was the son of UNKNOWN Carter and (?) ?1
Edward was 55 and brother Soloman was 56 on an undated list of foot soldiers in Dobbs County Militia.
One hundred acres that Edward sold to his brother Solomon on 12 Oct 1772 had been purchased on 22 Apr 1763 when it was part of Hanover County.
On 8 October 1784 he was called "Edward Carter of Dobbs" when he bought 300 acres in Duplin County on the north side of the Northeast Cape Fear River and in the fork of Buck Marsh and Poley Bridge Branch with Solomon Carter as witness.
He was head of a Dobbs County household of 8 "other free", a woman, probably his wife, and 20 slaves in 1790.1,2
Edward was 55 and brother Soloman was 56 on an undated list of foot soldiers in Dobbs County Militia.
One hundred acres that Edward sold to his brother Solomon on 12 Oct 1772 had been purchased on 22 Apr 1763 when it was part of Hanover County.
On 8 October 1784 he was called "Edward Carter of Dobbs" when he bought 300 acres in Duplin County on the north side of the Northeast Cape Fear River and in the fork of Buck Marsh and Poley Bridge Branch with Solomon Carter as witness.
He was head of a Dobbs County household of 8 "other free", a woman, probably his wife, and 20 slaves in 1790.1,2