Because Y DNA testing has confirmed the relationship between my 5th great grandfather and  Benjamin Carter 1700 and Benjamin’s relationship to William Carter 1660 of Middlesex County, VA;

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The Genealogy of

William Carter 1660-1711 of Middlesex County, Virginia

and his nephew

Benjamin Carter 1700-1751 of Burlington County, New Jersey

William Carter

Y DNA Haplogroup: R-FT110856

Member of the Christ Church (Anglican)

First appears in Virginia Records in 1681

 

Middlesex County, VA

 

The relationship is based on Big Y DNA testing of male direct descendants of William and Benjamin Carter as part of the “World-Wide” Carter Surname Project.

Benjamin Carter

Y DNA Haplogroup: R-FT110856 > R-FT109554

Member of the Society of Friends aka The Quakers

First appears in the New Jersey records in 1731

Burlington County, NJ

Biography

Benjamin and Sarah Carter were members of the Shrewsbury Monthly Meeting in Monmouth County, New Jersey, then called East Jersey. Shrewsbury was the first Quaker Meeting established in the Jerseys. The early records from Shrewsbury tell us only that Benjamin Carter was active in the meeting from at least 1732. The family left the Shrewsbury meeting in 1735 when their membership was transferred to the Burlington Monthly Meeting in Burlington County, New Jersey.

Benjamin Carter was active in the Burlington Monthly Meeting. He was frequently appointed to conduct visits and oversights, and he attended Quarterly Meetings.

Ben and Sarah lived in the Springfield township of Burlington County. His home was between Mount Holly and Arney’s Mount. During the winter months, Ben would oversee meetings at Arney’s Mount.

Timeline for Willam Carter

  • 1681 – William Carter & Penelope Pew were Married on the 31st of August 1681.
  • 1683 – Thomas Carter, son of William & Penelope Carter, baptized 5th of Aug 1683.
  • 1686 – Elizabeth Carter, daughter of William & Penelope Carter born 6th of June 1686.
  • 1687 – William Carter, son of William & Penelope Carter baptized 6th Nov 1687.
  • 1691 – William Carter and Mary Goodloe were Married 2nd of July 1691.
  • 1692 – George Carter, son of William & Mary Carter was born 22nd of April and was baptized on the 22nd of May 1692.
  • 1693/4 – Phillip Carter, son of William and Mary Carter borne 10th December 1693, baptized 4th Jan 1694
  • 1694 – Penelope Carter, daughter of William & Carter baptized 15th of July 1694.
  • 1702 – Ann Carter, daughter of William & Mary Carter baptized 23rd of January 1702
  • 1704 – Joseph Carter, son of William & Mary Carter baptized 30th of April 1704.
  • 1706 – Robert Carter, son of William Carter & Mary Carter baptized 30th of June 1706.
  • 1708 – Mary Carter, daughter of William Carter & Mary Carter baptized 20th of June 1708.
  • 1711 – Death

Timeline for Benjamin Carter

  • 1731 – Ben and Sarah sign the wedding certificate in Burlington Monthly Meeting
  • 1732 – Ben appears in the earliest existing records of the Shrewsbury Monthly Meeting
  • 1735 – Ben, Sarah, and daughter Anne transfer from Shrewsbury Monthly Meeting to Burlington Monthly Meeting
  • 1735 – Benjamin Carter Jr. is born
  • 1736 – Ben signs marriage certificate in Burlington Monthly Meeting
  • 1736 – Joseph Carter is born
  • 1739 – Anne Carter signs the marriage certificate of Solomon Shinn and Mary Antrum, Burlington Monthly Meeting
  • 1740 – Anne Carter, daughter of Ben and Sarah, married to Amos Shinn, Burlington Monthly Meeting
  • 1740 – Mary Morris signs marriage certificate in Burlington Monthly Meeting
  • 1744 – Nathaniel Carter son of Ben and Sarah married Mary Morris, Chesterfield Monthly Meeting
  • 1745 – Mary (Morris) Carter received on certificate from Chesterfield Monthly Meeting to Burlington Monthly Meeting
  • 1745 – Lydia Carter, daughter of Ben and Sarah, married to John Shinn, Burlington Monthly Meeting
  • 1747 – Elizabeth Carter, daughter of Ben and Sarah, married Ben Jones (signed by Nate and Mary), Burlington Monthly Meeting. Elizabeth requests a certificate for the Chesterfield Monthly Meeting
  • 1751 – last mention of Ben in Burlington Monthly Meeting
  • 1751 – Nathaniel and Mary to Egg Harbor Monthly Meeting
  • 1757 – Joseph Carter marries Mary Gaskill in Burlington, by the Justice of the Peace. Joseph was disowned in 1787 when requesting a certificate of removal to the meeting in Washington County, PA.
  • 1760 – Benjamin Carter Jr. marries Hestor Bishop in Burlington, by the Justice of the Peace, and was disowned for marriage out of unity.