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 CARTER

Carter English coat of armsEnglish Origins:

Coat of Arms: A blue shield with two gold lions combatant.

Crest: Description not available
Spelling variations of this family name include: Carter, Carters and others.

First found in Winchester, where the CARTER family was seated from ancient times.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Ambrose Carter, who settled in Virginia in 1663; Thomas Carter and his wife Frances, who came to Philadelphia in 1685 with their children Thomas, Henry, Ann, and John, Chris Carter, who immigrated to St. John's, Newfoundland in 1705.


Carter coat of arms EnglishEnglish Origins - 2:

Coat of Arms: A silver shield with a green chevron between three green cart wheels.

Crest: Description not available
Spelling variations of this family name include: Carter, Carters and others.

First found in Winchester, where the CARTER family was seated from ancient times.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Ambrose Carter, who settled in Virginia in 1663; Thomas Carter and his wife Frances, who came to Philadelphia in 1685 with their children Thomas, Henry, Ann, and John, Chris Carter, who immigrated to St. John's, Newfoundland in 1705.





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