Landon Carter (of Cleve)
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Landon Carter of Cleve | |
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| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for King George County, Colony of Virginia | |
| In office May 1, 1780 – May 6, 1781 Serving with Joseph Jones | |
| Preceded by | John Washington |
| Succeeded by | Woffendall Kendall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1751 |
| Died | 1811 (aged 59–60) |
| Spouse(s) | Mildred Washington Willis (d. 1778) Elizabeth Carter Thornton (1758-1840) |
| Children | 4 daughters and 2 sons |
| Parent(s) | Charles Carter (of Cleve), Ann Byrd Carter, Elizabeth Landon Willis |
| Relatives | Landon Carter (uncle); Charles Carter (of Ludlow) (brother); Charles Carter (of Sabine Hall) (cousin and brother-in-law) |
| Occupation | planter, politician |
Landon Carter (1751-1811) was a Virginia planter who also served one term in the Virginia House of Delegates representing King George County, Virginia, one of three men of the same name who served in the Virginia General Assembly during the late 18th century.[1]
The son of Charles Carter (of Cleve) (who represented King George County part-time in the House of Burgesses for three decades) and his second wife, Anne Byrd (daughter of burgess William Byrd II), this Landon Carter was born in 1751 to the First Families of Virginia. He had not yet reached legal age to inherit property when his father died in 1762, leaving him and his slightly older brother John Hill Carter orphaned. His surviving uncle, Landon Carter, who had represented Richmond County for decades in the House of Burgesses, was appointed their guardian. [Complicating matters, that Landon Carter also had a son named Landon and a grandson by his firstborn son Robert Wormeley Carter also named Landon].
Career
His father, Charles Carter of Cleve had attempted to protect his namesake estate by disinheriting his surviving son by his first wife Charles Carter Jr. by his will prepared in 1762, because of the young man's financial extravagance and having already paid many debts incurred by that son. However, after their father's death Charles Jr. successfully challenged the will and inherited property that their father had planned to bequeath to his younger sons and their several sisters.
By 1787, Landon Carter of King George held what remained of his father's formerly extensive plantations in King George County. He paid taxes on 47 enslaved laborers and 42 enslaved children, as well as 27 horses and 159 other livestock.[2]