Richard Carleton

Richard CARLETON (Sr.) was born 1720 in Argleshire, Scotland. Richard and his wife, Mary ???, were married in Pennsylvania. Before moving to Craven County, North Carolina, Richard was listed in the 1739 North Carolina Colonial Record, in Chowan County and received a land grant of 180 acres in Craven County, Province of North Carolina; June 4th, 1740. Richard CARLETON was a foot soldier commanded by Captian Thomas Graves in Craven County, North Carolina; Janurary 1751. Richard's will was presented the 6th day of May 1790 in Craven County, North Carolina; Naming issues: Richard, Blake, Thomas b. May 10, 1747, Mary Ann, Elizabeth, Sarah, Rachel, Lydia, Samuel, and Frankey. Another son John, born 1730 in Virginia died in 1810 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, was omitted in the will of 1790, but was included in the original will; which was found in the Archives Library at Raleigh, North Carolina. It is possible that either John had received his inheirtance earlier, or that he had died. There is a record of a Richard CARLETON in Phillidelphia, Pennsylvania that is listed as a cobbler.