Individual Details

William Carraway

(1686 - Bef 1761)

In 1729 he and his wife Anne, daughter of William Moore were living i n N orth Carolina and sold her share of her father's estate in Princess A n ne to John Fentress. (Was Anne Moore Carraway related to the John Moor e w ho lived on the Lower Broad Cr. in 1729?) He acquired property on t he n orth shore of the Neuse and presumably lived out his life in that a rea . 1745 Samuel Stilwell sold to William Carraway 640 acres on bay sid e n ext to Bear River, called Gales Bay, patented 1 May 1714 by Christop er G ale, who gave land to daughter Elizabeth Gale Clayton, who gave it t o h er daughter Sarah Clayton who married the said Samuel Stilwell. (The y w ere Perquimans Co. Claytons, probably unrelated to James Clayton of C r aven Co.) (In 1767 John Carruthers (Was this the husband of Patti Carr a way?) purchased two tracts from John Moore on the Lower Broad and almo s t immediately sold them to James Clayton for the same price. It thus a p pears he was acting as agent for one or both. Was this John Moore part o f t he family of Ann Moore, who had married William Carraway? one tract w a s on the N side of Lower Broad, and the other on the south side of the h e ad of Lower Broad, said to be John Moore's 1730 patent.) In 1 7 29 he and his wife Anne, daughter of William Moore were living in Nort h C arolina and sold her share of her father's estate in Princess Anne t o J ohn Fentress. (Was Anne Moore Carraway related to the John Moore who l i ved on the Lower Broad Cr. in 1729?) He acquired property on the nort h s hore of the Neuse and presumably lived out his life in that area. 17 45 S amuel Stilwell sold to William Carraway 640 acres on bay side next t o B ear River, called Gales Bay, patented 1 May 1714 by Christoper Gale, w h o gave land to daughter Elizabeth Gale Clayton, who gave it to her dau g hter Sarah Clayton who married the said Samuel Stilwell. (They were Pe r quimans Co. Claytons, probably unrelated to James Clayton of Craven Co . ) (In 1767 John Carruthers (Was this the husband of Patti Carraway?) p u rchased two tracts from John Moore on the Lower Broad and almost immed i ately sold them to James Clayton for the same price. It thus appears h e w as acting as agent for one or both. Was this John Moore part of the f a mily of Ann Moore, who had married William Carraway? one tract was on t h e N side of Lower Broad, and the other on the south side of the head o f L ower Broad, said to be John Moore's 1730 patent.)

Events

Birth1686VA
MarriageAbt 1707Virginia, United States - Ann Moore
BirthAbt 1710Princess Anne Co, VA
DeathBef 1761Princess Anne Co, VA
Death1761Craven Co. NC

Families

SpouseAnn Moore (1689 - 1770)
ChildArthur Carraway ( - )
ChildWilliam Carraway ( - 1783)
ChildJames Carraway (1713 - 1773)
ChildSarah Carraway (1736 - 1780)
ChildPatty Carraway (1745 - )
SpouseLiving
FatherJohn Carraway (1653 - 1728)
MotherAnn Kemp (1655 - 1725)
SiblingMary Carraway (1673 - 1679)
SiblingJohn Carraway (1675 - 1719)
SiblingRichard Carraway (1677 - 1710)
SiblingJames Carraway (1679 - 1761)
SiblingAnn Carraway (1681 - 1707)
SiblingElizabeth Ann Carraway (1684 - 1734)
SiblingWilliam Carraway (1688 - 1717)
SiblingThomas Carraway (1689 - 1767)
SiblingDinah Carraway (1691 - 1732)
FatherJames Carraway (1679 - 1761)
MotherLiving
SiblingJames Carraway (1703 - 1795)
SiblingLiving
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