Carter Braxton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence

1736 - 1797  (61 years)

• Name	Carter Braxton  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Suffix	Signer of the Declaration of Independence
  Birth	Sep 1736	Bruington, K and Q, Virginia   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Oct 1797	Elsing Green, King William County, Virginia, United States of America   [2, 3]
  Burial	King William, King William County, Virginia, United States of America   [3]
  Person ID	I9815	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Mr. George Braxton,   b. Newington, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States of America d. 13 Sep 1749, Newington, King and Queen, Virginia
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Carter,   b. 1712   d. 17 Sep 1736, Newington, King and Queen, Virginia, United States (Age 24 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	16 Jul 1732	Christ Church, Cortoman, Lancaster, Virginia, USA   [8, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F2510	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Corbin,   b. 1742, Richmond, Virginia d. 5 Jul 1814, Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	1761  [4]
  Children	1. Carter Braxton, Jr,   b. 12 Oct 1765, Virginia d. 8 Apr 1809, Virginia (Age 43 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2499	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Judith Robinson,   b. of, Lancaster, Virginia, USA d. Abt 1757, Virginia
  Marriage	16 Jul 1755	Middlesex County, Virginia   [5]
  Family ID	F2500	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Here is part of what the Encyclopedia Virginia has to say about him. "Carter Braxton (1736–1797) Contributed by Alonzo Thomas Dill and the Dictionary of Virginia Biography Carter Braxton was a member of the Continental Congress (1776) who supported and signed the Declaration of Independence, and of the Council of State (1786–1791; 1794–1797). Born to power—his maternal grandfather was the wealthy land and slave owner Robert "King" Carter—Braxton married it, as well, wedding first a niece of the Speaker of the House of Burgesses and then, after her death, the daughter of a member of the governor's Council. Braxton acquired large amounts of land and numbers of slaves, and he both cultivated and traded tobacco. While in the House of Burgesses (1761–1775), he served on various prestigious committees and, in May 1775, confronted Patrick Henry and a group of militiamen over their demand for reimbursement of Virginia gunpowder seized by the Crown. Braxton arranged for his father-in-law to pay for it. Although he supported independence, he published a pamphlet that challenged the democratic ideas of John Adams and, as a result, was sent home from the Continental Congress. The American Revolution (1775–1783) left Braxton virtually insolvent, but his political connections intact. He served on the Council of State, and during his second term, advised Henry, his one-time adversary and now Virginia governor. Braxton died in Richmond in 1797. "

  
  

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