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1. encyclopediavirginia.org › entries › carter-robertRobert Carter (1728–1804) - Encyclopedia Virginia

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   Dec 22, 2021 · SUMMARY. Robert Carter, also known as Robert Carter III and Councillor Carter, was a member of Virginia’s Council of State (1758–1776) who, after a religious conversion, emancipated more than five hundred of his enslaved African Americans. Heir to a fortune in land and slaves built by his grandfather, Robert “King” Carter, Carter ...

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   Colonel Robert Carter I ( c. 1664 – 4 August 1732) was a planter, merchant, and government official and administrator who served as Acting Governor of Virginia, Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses, and President of the Virginia Governor’s Council.

   • Preceded by: Hugh Drysdale

   • Succeeded by: Sir William Gooch

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   Mar 20, 2024 · Robert Carter also known as King Carter (1663 – August 4, 1732) of Lancaster County was a colonist in Virginia and became he wealthiest man in the colonies. As President of the Governor's Council of the Virginia Colony, he was acting Governor of Virginia in Williamsburg from 1726-1727 after the death in office of Governor Hugh Drysdale.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Henry_Lee_IIHenry Lee II - Wikipedia

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   Lee Family Coat of Arms. Col. Henry Lee II (1730–1787) of was an American planter, soldier, and politician, from Westmoreland and later of Prince William County.Although he served in local military offices as well as state legislative offices before and after the conflict, he may today be best known for Leesylvania plantation in Prince William County (now a Virginia State Park and on the ...

   • Spouse: Lucy Grymes

   • Resting place: Leesylvania

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   Who was Robert Carter III?

   • By Henry Robert Burke Robert Carter III (1728-1804) was a very rich plantation owner in Colonial Virginia and in the early state of Virginia. His paternal great-grandfather John Carter (1613-1669) had come from England to Jamestown in 1635.

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   Who was Colonel Robert Carter?

   • Colonel Robert Carter I ( c. 1664 – 4 August 1732) was a planter, merchant, and government official and administrator who served as Acting Governor of Virginia, Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses, and President of the Virginia Governor’s Council.

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   Who were Robert Carter & William Churchhill?

   • Both of his grandfathers, the land baron Robert “King” Carter and William Churchhill, of Middlesex County, served on the governor’s Council. He has often been referred to as Councillor Robert Carter to distinguish him from his father, grandfather, and other near relatives of the same name, among whom only his grandfather served on the Council.

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   Who was Henry Lee II?

   • Henry Lee II also served as a member of the State Senate in 1780. Henry's will was dated August 10, 1787, and was probated in Prince William County on October 1 of the same year. Lee was the third son of Capt. Henry Lee I (1691–1747) of "Lee Hall", Westmoreland County, and his wife, Mary Bland (1704–1764).

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7. colonialvirginiaportraits.org › portrait › calledcalled Robert Carter II (1706-1734) – Colonial Virginia Portraits

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   Date: probably 1720-1734. Robert Carter II was the son of Robert “King” Carter and Elizabeth Landon Carter. He inherited Nomini Hall among other lands. When the portrait was cleaned, evidence of an earlier portrait of a man became visible underneath, but oriented upside down.

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   Sep 5, 2021 · It was 230 years ago Sunday that Robert Carter III, the patriarch of one of the wealthiest families in Virginia, quietly walked into a Northumberland County courthouse and delivered an airtight...

9. www.slaveryandremembrance.org › almanack › peopleRobert Carter : The Colonial Williamsburg Official History ...

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   Robert Carter III (1728 - 1804) Robert Carter III was the son of Robert Carter II of Nomini and grandson of Robert "King" Carter. His father died when he was four years old and his uncles John, Landon, and Charles Carter acted as his guardians. His mother’s second husband was Colonel John Lewis of Warner Hall in Gloucester County.