Carter Mahaffey

Brief Life History of Carter

When Carter Mahaffey was born in 1793, in Guilford, North Carolina, United States, his father, John Mahaffey, was 40 and his mother, Phebe Langley, was 27. He married Sarah Ann Mahaffy before 1810, in South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He died in 1850, in Greenville, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 57.

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Family Time Line

Carter Mahaffey
1793–1850
Sarah Ann Mahaffy
1790–1880
Marriage: before 1810
William Madison Mahaffey
1810–
Elizabeth Simpson
1813–
Wiley Mahaffey
1814–
Almon Franklin Mahaffey
1815–1875
William Milford Mahaffey
1819–1863
John T. Mahaffey
1830–

Sources (1)

  • South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980, Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA

World Events (7)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1799 · Gold Nuggets Found

In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow ""rock"" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the ""rock"" was a gold nugget.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

Irish: variant of McHaffie .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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