Richard was born at
Sullivan Co., Tennessee, in 1789. He was the son of
Joseph Carter and
Nancy Menefee. He married
Elizabeth Lonas at
Roane Co., Tennessee, on 11 January 1811. Richard Carter was census 1830 in 1830 at
Morgan Co., Alabama; In the 1830 census for Morgan Co., Alabama, Richard Carter is listed as the head of household with a family consisting of 5 males and 4 females, including himself and his wife. He was migration in 1831 at
Brazos Co., Texas; Richard Carter moved to the Robertson Colony in Texas by Charter granted by Stephen F. Austin. He was census 1860 - free in 1860 at
Brazos Co., Texas; In the 1860 census for Brazos Co., Texas, Richard Carter is listed as age 69, being born in Virginia, having real estate valued at $4000 and having personal wealth of $26,150. His wife Elizabeth is listed as being 67 years old and being born in Tennessee. Richard died on 12 May 1863 at
College Station, Brazos Co., Texas. His body was interred in May 1863 at
College Station, Brazos Co., Texas. Richard, and his wife Elizabeth are buried on the grounds of Texas A&M University. Much of the campus of Texas A&M sits on land the Richard Carter once owned..