Landon Carter
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Landon Carter was a planter from Virginia
, best known for his account of life before the American War of Independence, The Diary of Colonel Landon Carter.
, a Virginia-born merchant planter. In 1719, at the age of nine, Landon was sent to England to be schooled under the early linguist Solomon Lowe, and he returned to Virginia in 1727.
King Carter died in 1732, and Landon inherited a fraction of his father's estate. Shortly thereafter, he married Elizabeth Wormeley, daughter of John Wormeley, who died in 1740. In 1742 Landon married Maria Byrd, daughter of William Byrd II
, who died in 1744. He married his third wife, Elizabeth Beale, in 1746.
Shortly after his first marriage, Landon settled on lands he had inherited in Richmond County
. His mansion house, Sabine Hall, which he built about 1734, stood at the heart of his plantation there. At his death he left to his heirs 50,000 acres (200 km²) of land and as many as 500 slaves.
The personal papers of the Carter family, including Landon, are held by the Special Collections Research Center at the College of William and Mary
.
His daughter, Maria married Colonel William Beverley and Elizabeth Bland's son, Robert. He was named after his paternal grandfather
. The Beverleys were lineal descendant
s of Thomas Rolfe
, Pocahontas
and John Rolfe
's son.
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Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, best known for his account of life before the American War of Independence, The Diary of Colonel Landon Carter.
Biography
Landon Carter was the son of Robert "King" CarterRobert Carter I
Robert "King" Carter , of Lancaster County, was a colonist in Virginia and became one of the wealthiest men in the colonies....
, a Virginia-born merchant planter. In 1719, at the age of nine, Landon was sent to England to be schooled under the early linguist Solomon Lowe, and he returned to Virginia in 1727.
King Carter died in 1732, and Landon inherited a fraction of his father's estate. Shortly thereafter, he married Elizabeth Wormeley, daughter of John Wormeley, who died in 1740. In 1742 Landon married Maria Byrd, daughter of William Byrd II
William Byrd II
Colonel William Byrd II was a planter, slave-owner and author from Charles City County, Virginia. He is considered the founder of Richmond, Virginia.-Biography:...
, who died in 1744. He married his third wife, Elizabeth Beale, in 1746.
Shortly after his first marriage, Landon settled on lands he had inherited in Richmond County
Richmond County, Virginia
Richmond County is a county located on the Northern Neck in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state in the United States. As of 2010, the population was 9,254. Its county seat is Warsaw. The rural county should not be confused with the large city and state capital Richmond, Virginia, which is over...
. His mansion house, Sabine Hall, which he built about 1734, stood at the heart of his plantation there. At his death he left to his heirs 50,000 acres (200 km²) of land and as many as 500 slaves.
The personal papers of the Carter family, including Landon, are held by the Special Collections Research Center at the College of William and Mary
College of William and Mary
The College of William & Mary in Virginia is a public research university located in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States...
.
His daughter, Maria married Colonel William Beverley and Elizabeth Bland's son, Robert. He was named after his paternal grandfather
Robert Beverley, Jr.
Robert Beverley, Jr. was an important historian of early colonial Virginia. He was born in Jamestown and died in King and Queen County, Virginia...
. The Beverleys were lineal descendant
Lineal descendant
A lineal descendant, in legal usage, refers to a blood relative in the direct line of descent. The children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, etc...
s of Thomas Rolfe
Thomas Rolfe
Thomas Rolfe was the only child of Pocahontas by her English husband, John Rolfe. His maternal grandfather was Wahunsunacock, the chief of Powhatan tribe in Virginia.-Early Life:Thomas Rolfe was born in Virginia...
, Pocahontas
Pocahontas
Pocahontas was a Virginia Indian notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. She was the daughter of Chief Powhatan, the head of a network of tributary tribal nations in Tidewater Virginia...
and John Rolfe
John Rolfe
John Rolfe was one of the early English settlers of North America. He is credited with the first successful cultivation of tobacco as an export crop in the Colony of Virginia and is known as the husband of Pocahontas, daughter of the chief of the Powhatan Confederacy.In 1961, the Jamestown...
's son.
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