Carter's wealth came from service as land agent for the English Proprieter, Lord Fairfax. Misery & temptation have beset her from the outset & their only effects have been to raise her nearer to Heaven. We do not have any photo volunteers within fifty miles of your requested photo location. [1], As life for him in Alexandria had become impossible, Henry Lee was forced to leave his wife and family. In his mother's words he became "both son and daughter" to her. Ann refused to abandon her husband, choosing to maintain her home and family despite Henry's imprisonment. In fact, many people were so afraid of being buried alive, they had special coffins constructed with elaborate apparatuses including bells that protruded above the grave and could be rung by a device inside the coffin. His position gained for him an estate of some three hundred thousand acres and made him so powerful that he became known as "King" Carter. To add a flower, click the “Leave a Flower” button. Five years later, on his way home, he died at Cumberland Island in Georgia. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. Female talent has generally received a wrong direction. The wedding took place at Shirley on June 18, 1793. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Ann Hill Carter was a refined young woman from one of the wealthiest and oldest families in Virginia. After writing the foregoing I stopt {sic} for breath, as well I might. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. During the last century many people had great fear of being buried alive under the circumstances. (Burton J. Hendrick, The Lees of Virginia, page 377). And yet when you see her you do not require the consideration of her suffering to give interest to her. // -->,