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Robert Carter I
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Robert Carter aka King Carter (August 4, 1663 - August 4, 1732) was a colonist, founding father and owner of Carter's Grove in Virginia.
He acquired the moniker "King" from his wealth and autocratic business methods.
Robert Carter was born in Corotoman, Lancaster County, Virginia to John Carter (1620-1669) of London, England; and Sarah Ludlow (1635-1668).
He married Judith Armistead in 1725 or 1726 in Heese, Lancaster County, Virginia.
Children
The following children were born in Corotoman, Lancaster County, Virginia: Elizabeth Carter (1688-1721) who married Nathaniel Burwell (1680-1721) in 1709; John Carter (1690-1743) who died on April 30, 1743; Judith Carter I (1693-1700) who died in Rosewell, Gloucester County, Virginia; Sarah Carter (1694) who died as an infant; Charles Carter (c1699-?); Anne Carter (c1700-1745) who died on August 12, 1745; Judith Carter II (c1700-?); Lucy Carter; Mary Carter.
Death and burial
Robert Carter died on August 4, 1732 in Lancaster County, Virginia and was buried in Christ Church, Lancaster County, Virginia

External links
Robert "King" Carter lineage
Catesby ap Roger Jones included is lineage of Robert "King" Carter from King Ferdinand III of Castile
Robert "King" Carter's son John Carter to Elizabeth Hill of Plantaion "Shirley"
Anne Hill Carter Lee her parents were Anne Butler Moore married to Charles Carter of Shirley Plantation.
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History:
1663–1672/3 Spends early years at Corotoman
1669 Father John dies. Leaves Robert 1,000 acres on eastern branch of Corotoman River
1672/3-1678/9 Sent to London for schooling. Lives with merchant Arthur Bailey, where he gains invaluable insights into the tobacco trade between the Virginia colony and England. At the same time witnesses firsthand the extensive rebuilding projects Christopher Wren led in the city following the devastating fire of 1666.
1684/5 Witnesses documents in Lancaster Courthouse, now 21 years old and living in Virginia
1688 Marries Judith Armistead of Hesse, Gloucester County (now Mathews County)
Judith Armistead Carter, Robert Carter's first wife, whom he married in 1688. She and Robert had five children before her death in 1699 at age 34. Courtesy Shirley Plantation.
1690 By terms of his father John’s will, inherits the Corotoman estate (6,160 acres and housing) on the death of his older half-brother, John II. Is building brick house later called “the old house,” into which he will move back after the fire in 1729 destroys his mansion.
1690 – 1691 Chosen Church Warden of Christ Church—an office he held until his death; appointed Justice of the Peace for Lancaster County; represented Lancaster County in the House of Burgesses in 1691-92 and 1695–1699; elected Speaker in 1696–1697 and 1699.

Betty Landon Carter, Robert Carter's second wife, whom he married in 1701, two years after Judith Armistead Carter died. Together, Betty and Robert Carter had ten children. Courtesy Sabine Hall. 1699 Appointed Treasurer of Virginia; appointed Colonel and Commander-in-Chief of militia in Lancaster and Northumberland Counties; appointed Naval Officer of Rappahannock River; wife Judith dies at age 34
1700 Appointed Councillor and served for 32 years until his death
1701 Marries Betty Landon (widow of Richard Willis)
1702 Becomes agent for Lord Fairfax’s Northern Neck Proprietary which he served, with an interval of nine years (1712 – 1721), until his death
1715-1720 Begins the building of his mansion house, which was finished in 1725
1716 On Board of Visitors at the College of William & Mary until his death
1719 Wife Betty Landon dies at age 36
Archaeologists excavated the site of Robert Carter's Corotoman mansion in the late 1970s. Click on the photograph for more information on the Corotoman site.
1726 Becomes President of Council and Acting Governor for a year and a half until the new governor, William Gooch, arrives in September 1727. First writes will. Leaves £200 for new brick church
1729 Mansion house burns
1730 Proposes to vestry to build a new brick church at his own expense; vestry accepts this proposal
1732 Robert Carter dies
1735 Robert Carter’s sons John, Charles, and Landon oversee completion of Christ Church