The will of John Carter was dated 24 January 1741. Will of John Carter of Christ Church, County of Middlesex. Sick and week. To Nephew [sic] Sarah Rice, Negro boy Harry & Two Cows & Calves & Two Ews & Lambs and other sundries. To Brother Robert Daniel my Broad Cloath Coat and Durey Waiscoat and my Pistols and holsters Sadde [sic] and Sword. To Brother Joseph Carter £2 towards schooling his children. To Brother Mark Wheeler £5 towards schooling his children. To Brother Robert Daniel his children each a Ew Lamb. To Nephew William Carter £3 towards schooling his children. To James Cole. To “Beloved Sister Elizabeth Daniel one Cow and Calf”. To Godson John Hardee. Wife Mary Carter to be executrix. Signed John Carter. Witnesses: Ja: Campbell, John his E mark Price. Proved 6 April 1742. [Middlesex County, Virginia, Will Book C, 1740–1748, pages 59–60.]

On 13 April 1742, an inventory of the estate of Mr John Carter was made by John Jones, William Jones and Ja: Campbell. Total £201.10.1-1/2. Returned by Mary her + mark Carter. Recorded 4 May 1742. [Middlesex County, Virginia, Will Book C, 1740–1748, pages 63–66.]

Data from Middlesex, Virginia, Daniel Descendants, by Robert Neville Mann and Cathrine Cleek Mann of Cedar Bluff, Alabama, published by Whitener’s Lettershop of Rome, Georgia, in 1959.