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You're not wasting time. Before the Internet, genealogical research used to take months, if not years, to do.
I'm not saying William Carter wasn't born in Athens, just that NY's vital records don't go back that far. Town clerks here didn't have to keep such records until about 1880, so the only way to prove that William was born in Athens is with his death certificate, obituary and possibly his Civil War pension papers. If his probate papers mention any of his siblings, locating information on them will hopefully confirm and strengthen your case.
There are several Carter families in Greene County, NY at an early date, but whether or not they are related to William is unknown at this point.
According to Heritage Quest's index:
1800 census
Heman, Isaac and Luther Carter - Town of Freehold (now Durham)
1810 census
Isaac, Jera, Sath and Thomas Carter - Town of Durham
Ebenezer, Jacob and Shenager K. Carter - Town of Greenville
1820 census
Jacob Carter - Town of Cairo
Hiram, Jeremiah, John, Richard and Thomas Carter - Town of Durham
Ebenezer, Fanny M., H. George T. B., Luther and Mathew Carter - Town of Greenville
John H. Carter - Town of New Baltimore
The 1830, 1840 and 1850 census schedules are not yet indexed by Heritage Quest.
According to Ancestry.com's index for Greene County, NY:
1830 census
Matthew Carter - Town of Cairo
William Carter - Town of Catskill
Calvin Carter - Town of Coxsackie
Thomas Carter - Town of Durham
St. George S. Carter - Town of Greenville
Holland N. Carter - Town of Hunter
1840 census
Matthew, Talbot, two named Thomas, and William Carter - no town listed
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