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. "

Carter married Judith ROBINSON on 16 Jul 1755 in Middlesex County, Virginia. Judith was born in in of, Lancaster, Virginia, USA; died about 1757 in Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Carter married Elizabeth CORBIN in 1761. Elizabeth was born in 1742 in Richmond, Virginia; died on 5 Jul 1814 in Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America; was buried in King William, King William County, Virginia, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Robert W. TOMLIN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]