Carter, Robert, 1728-1804

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Tobacco planter and iron manufacturer.

From the description of Robert Carter papers, 1685-1828 (bulk 1774-1804). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979882

Resident of Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia; and Baltimore, Maryland. Carter was made a member of the Governor's Council in 1764. He was married to Frances Anne Tasker, youngest daughter of Benjamin Tasker of Maryland.

From the guide to the Robert Carter Wastebook, 1762-1790., (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation)

From the guide to the Robert Carter Letterbooks, 1761-1769., (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation)

Of Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, Va., planter, industrialist, government official, and grandson of Robert "King" Carter (1663-1732).

From the description of Papers, 1770. (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 29631032

Robert Carter (1728-1804), grandson of Robert "King" Carter, was a wealthy landowner in Virginia. In 1775 his land holdings totaled over 70,000 acres and by 1790 he was operating sixteen different units in five Virginia counties. The most important of his plantations was Nomini Hall in Westmoreland County where he lived when not residing in his Williamsburg house. In addition to managing his estates, Carter had secured a one-fifth control of the Baltimore Iron Works through his marriage into the Tasker family of Maryland. He also owned several vessels with which he conducted a trading business. In 1793 Carter moved to Baltimore where he lived until his death.

From the description of Papers, 1772-1793. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207123033

Resident of Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia; and Baltimore, Maryland.

From the description of Letter books, 1761-1769. (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation). WorldCat record id: 24866022

Born 1728 at "Corotoman," Lancaster Co., Va. Educated at College of William and Mary. Studied at Inner Temple, London. Married Frances Tasker. Lived in Williamsburg and at "Nomini Hall," Westmoreland Co., Va. Freed slaves by gradual manumission. Member of Virginia Council. Member of vestry of Cople Parish. Broke with Anglican church and became a Baptist and then converted to Arminianism and finally became a Swedenborgian. Lived in Baltimore from 1793 until his death in 1804.

From the description of Papers, 1772-1793. (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation). WorldCat record id: 19927651

Son of Robert Carter, Jr. (1705-1732) and Priscilla (Churchill) Carter Lewis (1705-1763), of "Nomini Hall," Westmoreland County, Va. Was elected to the Governor's Council in 1758 and served until approximately 1772, when he moved his family from Williamsburg, Va., back to Westmoreland County. Carter had extensive landholdings and business interests; was an avid reader and collector of books; was greatly interested in religion (changing from Episcopalian to Baptist to Swedenborgian in his lifetime), and developed a plan to manumit a large number of his slaves. He married Frances Ann Tasker, youngest daughter of Hon. Benjamin Tasker of Maryland.

From the description of Papers, 1760-1815. (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 55695753

Resident of Nomini Hall (Westmoreland County, Virginia); Williamsburg, Virginia; and Baltimore, Maryland.

From the description of Waste book, 1762-1790. (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation). WorldCat record id: 25236343

Biographical Note

  • 1728, Feb.: Born at Corotoman, the Virginia estate of Robert "King” Carter
  • 1749 - 1751 : Lived in England
  • 1751: Returned to Virginia to manage Nomini Hall and other holdings
  • 1754: Married Frances Tasker
  • 1758 - 1771 (?) : Member, Governor's Council of Virginia
  • 1761 - 1772 : Lived in Williamsburg, Md.
  • 1769: Obtained part interest in the Baltimore Iron Works
  • 1777: Established textile operations on his Virginia estates
  • 1778: Left the Episcopal Church to become a Baptist
  • 1790: Became a convert to the Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian)
  • 1793 - 1804 : Lived in Baltimore, Md.
  • 1804, Mar. 10: Died, Baltimore, Md.

From the guide to the Robert Carter Papers, 1685-1828, (bulk 1774-1804), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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creatorOf Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794. Autograph letter signed : to Robert Carter, 1782 July 10. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn A Guide to the Dunmore Proclamations, 1771-1772 Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Letter to Robert Carter, 1770 May 31 Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
creatorOf Carter, Robert, 1728-1804. Papers, 1772-1793. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Carter family. Papers, 1651-1861. Virginia Historical Society Library
referencedIn Warren County (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1836-1861 Library of Virginia
creatorOf Braxton, Carter, 1736-1797,. Prentis transcripts, 1774-1822. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Jones, Walter, 1745-1815. Walter Jones letter to Robert Carter, III, 1776 November 9. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
creatorOf Carter, Robert, 1728-1804. Papers, 1770. Virginia Historical Society Library
creatorOf Robert Carter letters and speech, 1775-1792 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Carter, Robert, 1728-1804. Papers, 1772-1793. American Antiquarian Society
referencedIn Autograph File, C Houghton Library
creatorOf Carter family. Carter family papers, 1667-1862. William & Mary Libraries
referencedIn Papers, 1742-1828. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
creatorOf Lemmon, Robert, fl. 1787. Robert Lemmon letter to Robert Carter [manuscript] 1787 Aug. 31. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Carter, Robert, 1728-1804. Papers, 1760-1815. Virginia Historical Society Library
referencedIn Prentis family. Papers, 1742-1828. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Dunmore, John Murray, Earl of, 1732-1809. Proclamations, 1771 October 12-1772 February 8. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
creatorOf Lee, George Fairfax,dfl. 1787,. Lee family papers [manuscript] 1787-1834. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Meade, George, 1741-1803,. Miscellaneous Virginia papers, 1656-1850 (bulk 1730-1810). University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Manning, James, 1738-1791. James Manning papers, 1761-1827, (bulk 1770-1792). Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
creatorOf Robert Carter Papers, 1685-1828, (bulk 1774-1804) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Carter family. Papers of the Carter family, 1682-1789. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Johnson, Thomas, 1732-1819. Autograph letter signed : Annapolis, to Robert Carter, 1774 Feb. 18. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799. Request to Robert Carter, Nomony, Va., for payment of money to John Barret : manuscript, 1789 Mar. 31. University of Chicago Library
creatorOf Carter, Robert, 1728-1804. Letter books, 1761-1769. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
creatorOf Carter-Blackford papers, 1736-1908 University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Wythe, George, 1726-1806. Letter, 1771 June 11, n.p., [to] Robert Carter, Nomini Hall [Westmoreland County, Va.]. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
creatorOf Colonial Williamsburg, inc. Materials from the manuscript collections of the Virginia Historical Society [microform] : Selections from the Carter, Custis, Peckatone, and Robertson collections. Virginia Historical Society Library
creatorOf Robert Carter Letterbooks, 1761-1769. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Thomas Wharton Account Book, 1729-1751. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Fairfax County (Va.) Deed from Robert Carter and Frances, his wife, to John Semple, 1762 Nov. 2 Library of Virginia
referencedIn Wharton, Thomas, d. 1746. Account book, 1729-1751. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Washington, Corbin, 1767-ca. 1800. Letter : Bushfield, [Va.], to Robert Carter, Nomony Hall, [Va.], 1789 Mar. 20. Texas Christian University
creatorOf Fauquier, Francis, Jr., c. 1730- c. 1805. Letter, 1770 May 31, [London], to Robert Carter, Williamsburg, Virginia. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
creatorOf Robert Carter Wastebook, 1762-1790. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Carter family. Papers, ca. 1769-1920. Oatlands (Historic house and museum)
referencedIn James Manning papers, Manning (James) papers, 1761-1827, (bulk 1765-1791) John Hay Library
creatorOf Carter, Robert, 1728-1804. Waste book, 1762-1790. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
creatorOf Mercer, James, 1736-1793. James Mercer letter to Robert Carter [manuscript] 1771 Dec. 31. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Carter, Robert, 1728-1804. Letterbooks, 1761-1768 [microform]. Virginia Historical Society Library
referencedIn Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799. Request to Robert Carter, Nomony, Va., for payment of money to John Barret : manuscript, 1789 Mar. 31. Texas Christian University
referencedIn Carter family. Papers, 1777-1885. Virginia Historical Society Library
creatorOf Page, John, 1743-1808. Autograph letter signed : "Doctor Jones's", to Robert Carter of Nomony-Hall, 1789 Jan. 25. Pierpont Morgan Library.
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associatedWith Athawes, Samuel. person
associatedWith Athawes, Samuel. person
associatedWith Ball, Burgess. person
correspondedWith Ball, Spencer, 1762-1832 person
associatedWith Baltimore Iron Works (Baltimore, Md.) corporateBody
associatedWith Botetourt, Norborne Berkeley, Baron de, ca. 1718-1770 person
associatedWith Capel and Osgood Hanbury (Firm) corporateBody
correspondedWith Carroll, Daniel, 1764-1849 person
associatedWith Carter, Charles, 1707-1764. person
associatedWith Carter, Charles, 1732-1806. person
associatedWith Carter family. family
correspondedWith Carter family. family
associatedWith Carter family. family
associatedWith Carter family. family
associatedWith Carter family. family
correspondedWith Carter, George, 1777- person
correspondedWith Carter, George, b. 1777 person
associatedWith Carter, Landon, 1710-1778. person
associatedWith Carter, Robert, 1663-1732 person
associatedWith Carter, Robert Bladen, d. 1793. person
associatedWith Cary & Co. corporateBody
associatedWith Cary & Co. corporateBody
associatedWith Colonial Williamsburg, inc. corporateBody
associatedWith Davis, Augustine, d. 1825. person
correspondedWith Dawson, Benjamin person
correspondedWith Dawson, Benjamin person
associatedWith Digges, Dudley, 1718-1790. person
associatedWith Dixon, John, d. 1791. person
correspondedWith Dulany, Daniel, 1685-1753 person
associatedWith Dulany, Daniel, 1722-1797. person
associatedWith Dunmore, John Murray, Earl of, 1732-1809. person
correspondedWith Fairfax, Bryan Fairfax, Baron, 1736-1802 person
associatedWith Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1692-1782. person
associatedWith Fauquier, Francis. person
associatedWith Fauquier, Francis, ca. 1730-ca. 1805. person
associatedWith Fauquier, Francis, Jr., c. 1730- c. 1805. person
associatedWith Fitzhugh, William. person
associatedWith Gregory, James, 1753-1821. person
associatedWith Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799. person
associatedWith Holt, William, d. 1791. person
associatedWith Hunter, William, Jr. person
associatedWith Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. person
associatedWith Johnson, Thomas, 1732-1819. person
correspondedWith Jones, Joseph, 1727-1805 person
correspondedWith Jones, Walter, 1745-1815. person
associatedWith Lee, Francis Lightfoot, 1734-1797. person
associatedWith Lee, Richard Bland, 1761-1827. person
associatedWith Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794. person
correspondedWith Lee, Thomas Ludwell, 1730-1778 person
associatedWith Lee, William, 1739-1795. person
associatedWith Lemmon, Robert, fl. 1787. person
associatedWith Lewis, Warner. person
associatedWith Lyons, Peter. person
associatedWith Lyons, Peter, 1734 or 5-1809. person
associatedWith Madison, James, 1749-1812. person
associatedWith Manning, James, 1738-1791. person
correspondedWith Martin, Luther, 1748-1826 person
associatedWith Mason, George, 1725-1792. person
correspondedWith Maund, John James person
associatedWith Mercer, George, 1733-1784. person
associatedWith Mercer, James, 1736-1793. person
associatedWith Nelson, William. person
associatedWith Page, John, 1743-1808. person
associatedWith Pinckney, John, d. 1777. person
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associatedWith Prentis Family. family
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associatedWith Pringle, Cheap & Co. corporateBody
associatedWith Randolph, Peyton, 1721-1775. person
associatedWith Ransdell, Edward. person
associatedWith Ransdell, Edward. person
associatedWith Ridout, John. person
associatedWith Robert Alonzo Brock person
associatedWith Small, William, fl. 1758-1765. person
associatedWith Tasker, Anne, d. 1810. person
associatedWith Tasker, Benjamin, 1690-1768. person
associatedWith Tasker, Benjamin, 1690-1798. person
associatedWith Tasker, Benjamin, 1721-1760 person
correspondedWith Tazewell, Henry, 1753-1799 person
associatedWith Thomas Wharton, d. 1746 person
associatedWith Turberville, George. person
associatedWith Tyler, John, 1742-1823. person
associatedWith Virginia. Council. Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Warren County (Va.) Circuit Court corporateBody
associatedWith Washington, Corbin, 1767-ca. 1800. person
associatedWith Washington, William, 1752-1810. person
associatedWith Wharton, Thomas, d. 1746. person
associatedWith Wythe, George, 1726-1806. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Virginia--Westmoreland County
Virginia
Maryland--Baltimore
Virginia
Broad and Sugar Land Tract (Loudoun County, Va.)
Virginia--Williamsburg
Nomini Hall (Westmoreland County, Va. : Estate)
Virginia
Westmoreland County (Va.)
Nomini Hall (Westmoreland County, Va. : Estate)
Nomini Hall (Va.)
Virginia
Virginia
Virginia
Virginia
England--London
Virginia
Goose Creek Tract (Loudoun County, Va.)
Nomini Hall (Va.)
Virginia
United States
Maryland
Piney Ridge Tract (Loudoun County, Va.)
Subject
Printing
Slavery
Slavery
Slavery
Slavery
Agriculture
Agriculture
Baptists
Carriage and wagon making
Church plate
Farm tenancy
Farm tenancy
Illegitimacy
Iron industry and trade
Iron industry and trade
Iron industry and trade
Merchants
Merchants
Merchants
New Jerusalem Church
Organ (Musical instrument)
Plantation life
Plantation life
Plantations
Plantations
Plantations
Plantations
Plantations
Slaves
Tenant farmers
Tobacco
Tobacco industry
Tobacco industry
Tobacco industry
Occupation
Iron manufacturers
Plantation owners
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Birth 1728

Death 1804

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