Edward Carter

M, b. circa 1642, d. after 1736
FatherPaul Carter b. c 1620, d. c 1665
Relationship8th great-grandfather of Randolph Stephen Waugh
Last Edited17 Jan 2025
     Edward Carter was born circa 1642 at Northampton Co, Virginia. He was the son of Paul Carter. Edward Carter died after 1736.
     Edward was first taxable in Francis Pigot's Northampton County household in 1677 [Orders 1674-79, 191]. Pigot bequeathed him to his son Thomas Pigot in 1684. He was referred to as "negro slave to Mr. Thomas Pigot" on 29 Sep 1687 when he received thirty lashes for insolently abusing and striking a white woman named Elizabeth Sterling.

In 1714, he and William Whitehead posted bond for maintenance of his grandchild, the child of his "mulatto" daughtert Hannah.

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