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State of Service: VA
Qualifying Service: Private / Patriotic Service
Birth: abt 1736 / Wales / England Death: 22 Apr 1811 / Green / TN
Qualifying Service Description:
He served as a Private in the Monongalia County, Virginia Militia commanded by:
Lieutenant Zacquil Morgan in 1775
Captain William Haymond in 1777
Providing provisions to support the Revolution
Additional References:
Gwathmey, John H, Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution: Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, 1775-1783, Virginia. Richmond: Dietz Press, 1938, pg 135
NSDAR Cites: Morgan, Haze, The State of West Virginia Report of the Colonel Morgan Morgan Monument Commission, West Virginia. Charleston: Jarrett Printing Co, 1924, pg 81
The Find-a-Grave memorial has no information regarding a marker or stone; it is unclear if he is actually buried at this location
Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:
Author: Mark Andrew Davis
Levi Carter was born about 1736. His place of birth is unknown and difficult to pin down as there are several men by this name in other English colonies. Levi was married to Susanna [surname unproven]. Some researchers have attributed her surname as Grayson, but there are no contemporary documents that prove this.
His Last Will and Testament lists Susanna and calls out sons Joseph and Elijah, but alludes to his other heirs. Their known children are:
John was born about 1760.
Joseph [birth date unproven].
Rachel was born about 1773 and married John Hartley
Jesse was born about 1774 and married Susanna Harmon.
Caleb was born about 1778 and married Phebe Williams.
Elijah was born on 19 March 1786 and married Susanna Cassel.
In 1775, during the American Revolution, he served as a Private in a Company Lieutenant Zacquil Morgan. In 1777, his name appears in the roll of the Company of Captain William Haymond of Monongalia County, Virginia Militia. The men were stationed at Prickett’s Fort.
There is a North Carolina receipt to a Levi Carter for providing provisions to support the Revolution. It seems unlikely, that a man living on the northern border of Virginia would have been in a position to supply provisions in a different state.
The Patriot died on 22 April 1811 in Greene County, Tennessee.
Sources:
Gwathmey, John H., Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution: Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, 1775-1783, Virginia. Richmond: Dietz Press, 1938, page 135
Wills, 1828-1931; Author: Greene County (Tennessee) County Court Clerk; Probate Place: Greene, Tennessee, Vol. 1, page 44.
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