Carter

For the ancestors of Mary Carter 1755-1828, please see Carter Lineage 1.

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Carter Surname Origin

Carter Lineage
Beatrix Carter 1565-1610

Beatrix Carter 1565-1610 was the mother of Ferris Quenell 1587-1628, mother of Francis Bushnell 1608-1681, father of John Bushnell 1641-1686, father of Hannah Bushnell 1670-1756, mother of Joseph Benton Sr 1703-1752, father of  Joseph Benton Jr 1725-1807, father of  Nathan Benton 1764-1826, father of  Eugenius N Benton 1814-1864, father of  Charles Eugenius Benton 1853-1924, father of  Ina Belle Benton 1885-1972, mother of  Thelma Irene Brown 1912-1991, mother of William Harris Lawson Sr 1931-2020.

Carter Migration
Horsham, Sussex, England 

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Beatrix Carter, Bill's 11th Great-Grandfather
1565 - 2 July 1610
b. Horsham, Sussex, England
d. Horsham, Sussex, England

Cemetery TBD

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Parents & Maternal Lineage TBD

Spouse: Henry Quenell 1560-1615
Married: 30 January 1585 in Sussex, England

Children: 

1. Ferris Quenell 1587-1628
2. Others TBD

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Bibliography 

Ancestry ®. "Public Member Trees Database.” © 1997-2025 Ancestry®.  Ancestry.  ancestry.com/ Lawson-Robertson Family Tree. www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/10075800/family  User profile for William Harris Lawson, Jr., user Livingweb. Accessed 5 December 2025.

Google. "AI Overview." Search term, "Carter Surname Origin." Google. 

https://www.google.com/search?q=Carter+Surname+Origin  Accessed 5 December 2025.

Google. "Search Results." Serch term. "ancestors of Beatrix Carter 1565 - 2 July 1610." Google. https://www.google.com/search?q=ancestors+of+Beatrix+Carter+1565+-+2+July+1610 Accessed 5 December 2025.

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