Google Map of Shirley on the James


Carter "is an occupational surname for a transporter of goods."


El Le Caretier (1115-)
Sir Jean or John Nicolas Le Caretier (1150-1210)
Philepe Carette (1175-1245) and Mary Ellena (1180-1235)
Odonius Caretier (1200-1260) and Sabina Atte Bourne (1200-1267)
Roger Hemdesworth Charetter (1222-1278)
and Amicia Minuk de Cantilupe (1222-1278)
Philip Le Carter (1259-1320) and Emma Le Carpenter (1264-1330)
Johannis Le Carter (1280-1349) and Alicia Le Carter (1284-1340) (cousin)
Johannis Le Carter (1316-1393) and Agnes Brome (1320-1370)
Johannis Le Carter (1340-1393) and Alicia Bauer (1340-1400)
Richard Le Carter (1362-1440) and Joan Le Bauer (1365-1412)
John Carter (1400-1469) and Lady Margaret Alice Frazier (1400-1465)
William Carter (1426-1517) and Elizabeth Covert (1428-1520)
Sir John Carter (1450-1500) and Margaret Alice Frazier (1450-1510)
Sir John William Carter (1475-1521) and Ann Alice de Croxton (1478-1525)
Lord Richard Carter (1490-1558) and Joan Elizabeth Bourchier (1500-1548)
Thomas Carter (1528-1589) and Jone Hyll (1541-1590)
John Carter (1575-1630) and Bridget Benion (1578-1630)
Colonel John Carter (1613-1669) and Sarah Ludlow (1635-1668)
Robert King Carter (1663-1732) and Judith Armistead (1665-1699)
John Armistead Carter (1690-1742) and Elizabeth Hill Cocke (1708-1771)
William Evelyn Byrd (1728-1777) and Elizabeth Hill Carter (1731-1760)
John Carter Bird (1750-1830) and Mary Waller (1756-1830)
David Bird (1784-1861) and Mary Ann Broyles (1786-1852)
William Bonaparte Woolsey (1821-1905) and Alice Bird (1825-1918)
John Dixon Lovette (1842-1917) and Mary Emily Woolsey (1844-1912)
Robert E. Headrick (1866-1917) and Uona Belle Lovette (1873-1962)
William Cecil Headrick (1904-1995) and Edith Finkelstein (1902-1970)














John and Sarah were the parents of:






Robert was married to:





Robert left his family 300,000 acres of land in 1732.
Robert and Judith were the parents of:




Shirley on the James River.





John was married to:




John and Elizabeth were the parents of:






Elizabeth was married to:









Westover on the James River.

William and Elizabeth were the parents of:





John was married to:




John and Mary were the parents of:




David was married to:





David and Mary were the parents of:






Alice was married to:






William and Alice were the parents of Mary Emily Woolsey:





John and Mary were the parents of Uona Belle Lovette:




Robert and Uona were the parents of:

Lucy Hazel Headrick (1895-1989)
Grace Felica Headrick (1898-1987)
Herbert Benjamin Headrick (1899-1939)
Luke Byron Headrick (1902-1988)
William Cecil Headrick (1904-1995)













William Evelyn Byrd (1728-1777) and Elizabeth Hill Carter (1731-1760)
John Carter Bird (1750-1830) and Mary Waller (1756-1830)
David Bird (1784-1861) and Mary Ann Broyles (1786-1852)
William Bonaparte Woolsey (1821-1905) and Alice Bird (1825-1918)
John Dixon Lovette (1842-1917) and Mary Emily Woolsey (1844-1912)
Robert E. Headrick (1866-1917) and Uona Belle Lovette (1873-1962)
William Cecil Headrick (1904-1995) and Edith Finkelstein (1902-1970)







Headrick Family



Robert King Carter (1663-1732) was also an ancestor of the Confederate general Robert E. Lee (1807-1870).




John Carter (1575-1630) was also an ancestor of President Jimmy Carter.