For the advancement of John & Sarah in the world

King George Deeds 2. P. 450.

Now that we've located the 1764/1766 disposition of the land conveyed by Abraham Kenyon to William Carter, I am sharing the marriage contract between John Carter and Sarah Kenyon. The marriage contract was filed in King George County, Virginia on 5 November 1742. The contract was written on 15 February 1741. For the full document, see the entry starting on page 450 of King George County Deed Book 2. There is a lot of information here requiring a thorough review and I am parking this for later.

King George Deed 2. P. 451.

The marriage bond also shows that by 1742, John Carter was living in Spotsylvania County.

In the next week, I will be digging into the supposed older sisters of John - Margaret Carter Marshall and Frances Carter Curtis. I will also move forward in time, returning to the Heslop family for the disposition of the estate of Sarah Kenyon Heslop.

Digging into the Carter line has proven much more fascinating than expected, and I do not want to rush backward without pausing to read some stories about the family. Here's where I pass the baton back to Jacqi for more detail.