Someone will want to reconsider the phrase from the second paragraph of the blog entry marked below with inserted asterisks : In 1863 this hand-drawn family tree was entered into the case to note the lineage on [Mary Walker] Cabell’s father’s side. Cabell was the paternal granddaughter of Charles Hill Carter (1733-1802) of Shirley Plantation. Charles Hill Carter was the grandson of Robert “King” Carter (1663-1732), *a former governor of the Commonwealth* and one of the richest men in 17th century colonial America. His parents, John Carter and Elizabeth Hill, built Shirley Plantation in 1723. The home, a private residence in Charles City County, remains in the family today. After the death of lt-gov Drysdale in July 1726, Robert "King" Carter _was_ president of the Council until the arrival of lt-gov Gooch in September 1727 and de facto acting governor of the colony - but never "of the Commonwealth," which was created with independence in 1776 Jon Kukla www.JonKukla.com On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 12:34 PM, Dale Dulaney < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Trees grow in the strangest places! Take a look at the latest entry on > the "Out of the Box" blog from the LVA's archival staff. It is about the > discovery of a hand-drawn family tree from the 1860s in a chancery court > case in Nelson County that charts the branches of the powerful Carter > family. > Though this example is of a prominent family, most chancery suits concerned > ordinary Virginians and some even document the lineage of the enslaved. > > http://www.virginiamemory.com/blogs/out_of_the_box/ > > ______________________________________ > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html