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