Ancestry of
Earl Carter

(1894–1953)

Andrew Seawright

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• • 4th Great-grandfather of Earl Carter — 7th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 116 
  • Father:
  • William Seawright 
  • Mother:
  • Esther Thompson   
  • Birth Date:
  • ABT 1712 
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  • Death Date:
  • 1781 
  • Death Location:
  • South Carolina 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Mary Eleanor Dickson
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  James Seawright (Ahnentafel No:58 )

  • Notes: 

  • Andrew Seawright's home was attacked by Tories and set afire, burning him to death inside. Next they attacked the farm of his son James who was away fighting with the militia. James's wife Elizabeth hid in the fields with her children during the attack. Her two infant children, William and Elizabeth, froze to death during the night.

• Sources for Andrew Seawright

  • ¹ Carter, Jeff, Ancestors of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company, Inc. (2012), 74, 80, 82.
  • ² Roberts, Gary Boyd, comp., Ancestors of American Presidents, 2009 Edition, Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society (2009), 171.