GGWC Isaac Carter

Biography:

Isaac Carter was born c. 1760 and was a "free Mulatto" from Craven County, North Carolina; he was probably the brother of both John and Joshua Carter. There is a question as to who his parents were. He was probably the son of either Abel or Isaac Carter both of whom served in the Craven County Militia Regiment. If his father was Abel Carter, then his mother may have been Sarah Braddock, but this is also unclear. On 1 September 1777 he enlisted as a private in the 10th North Carolina Regiment under Captain Silas Stephenson (Stevenson) and Colonel Abraham Sheppard (Shepard), for three years or the duration of the war. In the winter of 1778 Isaac Carter served under Captain John Tillman (or Tilghman) in the garrison of Fort Hancock at Cape Lookout, North Carolina, along with Joshua Carter, William Dove (his neighbor) and Isaac Perkins (his neighbor and brother-in-law). Tillman's men were enlisted for a period of one year and remained on duty at the fort for a total of two years. As far as is known, there was no contact with the British army or navy during this period. On June 1783 Carter deserted from his regiment. In 1785 he received comptroller's office certificate number 4409 for militia service in the Wilmington District during the Revolution. He was listed as a free Negro in the North Carolina 1790 census Craven County, with a family of five. This black Isaac Carter has been confused with several white soldiers named Isaac Carter who also served in the Revolution, especially Isaac Carter from Gates County, NC, whose military service in the 8th North Carolina Regiment has been erroneously equated with the service of Isaac Carter from Craven County.

Isaac Carter

Birth: 1765 / NC

State of Service: NC

Spouse: Sarah Perkins

SAR Patriot #: P-332370 DAR #: A202835

Death: 11 Mar 1811 / Craven / NC

Qualifying Service: Soldier

Children: William

Patriotic Service Description: description

Sources:

NC REV ARMY Accounts, Journal A P 140; NC Rev War Pay Voucher #4409 Wilm dist 27 APR 1783 #2337 Craven Co, NC