Carter Family Memorial

Carter Family Memorial. . , John Carter , - 1781 , Chairman of Watauga Association and of the five commissioners who established that first written compact for civil government by American-born freemen. Chairman of Committee of Safety. In Revolution, colonel of militia and in command Watauga Fort, 1776. Entry-taker, one of the first delegates from Washington District to North Carolina Assembly. Member, two constitutional conventions in North Carolina., Landon Carter , 1760-1800 , For whom Carter County was named , Captain, Revolutionary War in South Carolina and Indian Wars. Entry-taker and Auditor Washington District 1784. Represented Washington District in House of Commons, North Carolina General Assembly. North Carolina Senate 1789. Secretary, Franklin Convention. Speaker, first Senate. Member, first Council of State. Secretary of State. Entry-taker 1790. Lieut. Col. Commandant, Washington District militia. Justice of Peace, Washington County. Treasurer of Washington and Hamilton districts. Colonel in campaign 1792. Trustee, Martin's Academy and of Greeneville College. Brigadier-General of Militia of Tennessee. Built first iron forge in Tennessee. Married 1784., Elizabeth Maclin Carter , 1765-1842 , For whom Elizabethton was named , Their children , Alfred Moore . John Maclin . Callie S. . William Blount . George Washington . Eliza M. . Mary G. , Landon Carter represented Washington County in the first constitutional convention of the State of Tennessee. His son, William B. Carter, was president of the second (1834) convention, and his grandson, William B. Carter, Jr., was a member of the third constitutional convention (1870).