William Anscell CARTER
Internet IGI, Jun 2008
NAME: Thomas CARTER, Sr. NOTES: 1. Will probated 14 Nov 1700. 2. First recorded presence in Lancaster County was in 1653; arrived in America about 1650. 3. Was a tobacco planter and merchant. BIOGRAPHY: Thomas Carter was the 6th son of William Anscell Carter, he was a merchant in the city of London, England. Upon the beheading of King Charles I, he fled England arriving in Virginia by the year 1650. Captain of Militia, Justice Member of Council, Department Clear Burgess in Lancaster County, Virginia. By the year 1663 he had a home in Lancaster County named "Barford" (established Barford Plantation). He married Mary Ancess Parkhouse. His second marriage was to Katherine Dale in Christ Church Parish, Lancaster County, Virginia.
He married Jane Myles 2 Jul 1618 at Rampton, Bedford, England . Jane Myles was born at Rampton, Bedford, England 14 Sep 1598 daughter of John Myles and .
They were the parents of 7
children:
Jane Carter
born Abt 1618.
George Carter
born Abt 1620.
John Carter
born Abt 1623.
Ancell Carter
born Abt 1624.
William Carter
born Abt 1628.
James Carter
born Abt 1628.
Thomas Carter
born 26 Oct 1630.
William Anscell Carter died 5 Sep 1644 at Lancaster, Pennsylvania .
Jane Myles died Abt 1660 .