"This is a partial record of Carter families that have played a part in the social, political, and military life of Virginia and other states of the South and West."--Pref. Carter immigrants to Virginia included the following: William Carter who patented more than two thousand acres in James City between 1635 and 1640; Col. Edward Carter who settled in Nansemond County prior to 1650; Col. John Carter who purchased land in Lancaster County ca. 1650; Capt. Thomas Carter who came to Virginia prior to 1652; and Giles Carter, Esq. who emigrated from England, arriving in Berkley in 1621.

Previously published by Magna Carta, Baltimore. Published as a set by Genealogical Publishing with the two vols. of the Genealogies in the Library of Congress, and the two vols. of the Supplement. Set ISBN is 0806316691.