Robert Carter I b. 1662 d. 4 August 1732
| Lineage | Carter |
| Sex | Male |
| Full name (at birth) | Robert Carter I |
| Parents
♂ John Carter b. 1620 d. 1669 ♀ Sarah Ludlow b. 1635 d. 1668 | |
| Wiki-page | wikipedia:en:Robert_Carter_I |
Events
1662 birth:
child birth: ♀ Anne Carter
1688 marriage: ♀ Judith Armistead d. 1699
1701 marriage: ♀ Elizabeth Landon
4 August 1732 death: Lancaster County (Virginia)
Notes
Robert "King" Carter (1662/63 – 4 August 1732), of Lancaster County, was a colonist in Virginia and became one of the wealthiest men in the colonies.
As President of the Governor's Council of the Virginia Colony, he was acting Governor of Virginia in 1726-1727 after the death in office of Governor Hugh Drysdale. He acquired the moniker "King" from his wealth, political power, and autocratic business methods.
Robert Carter was born at Corotoman Plantation in Lancaster County, Virginia, to John Carter (1620-1669) of London, England, and Sarah Ludlow (1635-1668) of Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire. In 1688, he married Judith Armistead of Hesse in Gloucester County, an area which was included in the formation of Mathews County in 1691.[2] After her death in 1699, he married Elizabeth Landon in 1701.
At the age of 28, Robert entered the General Assembly of Virginia as a Burgess from Lancaster County, serving five consecutive years. In 1726, as President of the Governor's Council, he served as acting Governor of Virginia after the death of Governor Hugh Drysdale.
- ↑ Foundation for Historic Christ Church. "History: Robert "King" Carter of Corotoman (1663-1732)". Historic Christ Church. Lancaster County, Virginia: Historic Christ Church. -
From grandparents to grandchildren
marriage: ♂ Benjamin Harrison V
death: 1792, Berkley (Virginia), Charles City County (Virginia), Virginia
