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Genealogical Meeting May 26 |
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Monday, 21 May 2007 |
 Persons interested in the Carter genealogy should make plans to attend a meeting at the United Methodist Church in Granville, Tennessee on May 26, 2007, Heritage Day, at 2:30 PM.
The meeting will focus on the Virginia ancestors of Chares Carter, one of the earliest settlers of Granville. Some of the topics that will be discussed are:
- The litigation between one of Charles Carter's ancestors and Anne Washington, member of another promient colonial families.
- The personalities of some of our early ancestors.
- Relationsips with other Carter families.
Charles Carter had sixteen children and it has been estimated that
there may be as many as ten thousand descendants. The feature
presentation will be made by Bob Brown and will discuss Charles
Carter's ancestors.
At the 2006 Heritage Day, approximately thirty persons attended the first Carter genealogical meeting. A number of persons had stories or information about their Carter ancestors and it proved to be a very useful meeting. Please plan to attend this meeting and bring your stories and genealogical data with you to exchange with others. This will be an exciting event.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 21 May 2007 )
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Written by Administrator
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Saturday, 27 May 2006 |
 A new presentation on the Carter genealogy in Jackson County was made during Heritage Day in Granville, Tennessee today. The presentation was made by Bob Brown, Carter Harris and Garry Carter and discussed Charles Carter's move to Martin's Creek in the late 1790's, his genealogy back to the Carter's of Virginia, and his descendents. Approximately thirty people attended the meeting.
Bob Brown, who is a long-time genealogy researcher on the Carter genealogy, presented information he has collected on Charles Carter's move from Virginia to Tennessee and his marriage to Mary Stanton. He also discussed the children of Charles Carter and Mary Stanton and Charles Carter's ancestors in Virginia. Charles Carter and Mary Stanton had seven children.
Carter Harris and Garry Carter discussed Charles Carter and Millie Stanton who also had seven children. They also discussed this website and how documentation on the Carter genealogy continues to be uncovered. The DNA project to scientifically prove one's genealogy was also discussed.
An open discussion followed the presentations. Attendees shared stories and asked questions and expressed interest in another meeting next year to share more information.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 15 May 2007 )
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Written by Administrator
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Sunday, 08 May 2005 |
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A scientific method for proving a genealogy is available -- DNA testing. The project is known as the Y-DNA project.
The details of how genealogy can be determined is available by clicking here. This document describes the scientific basis for using DNA.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 08 May 2005 )
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