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Rev. Samuel Carter

Male 1640 - 1693  (52 years)


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  1. 1.  Rev. Samuel Carter was born on 8 Aug 1640 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died in 1693 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Graduation: 1660, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He graduated from Harvard College.
    • History: 4 Jan 1665/66, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was admitted as a townsman.
    • Offices Held: 1679, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman. He served again from 1681 through 1683.
    • Offices Held: 1680; He was appointed the Commissioner of Rates.
    • Occupation: 1685 to 1686; He was appointed by the town as a Teacher of Grammar School.
    • Offices Held: 1690; He was elected the Town Clerk.
    • History: 21 Oct 1692, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Rev. Samuel Carter participated in an ordinance.
    • Inventory: 17 Oct 1693; Samuel's estate was inventoried.
    • Estate Admin: 30 Oct 1693, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; The estate of Rev. Samuel Carter was administered.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    His birth date was recorded as 8 (6) 1640.

    Samuel married Eunice Brooks in 1672 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Eunice (daughter of John Brooks and Eunice Mousall) was born on 10 Oct 1655 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Mary Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jul 1673 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 1709 to 1715.
    2. 3. Samuel Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Aug 1675 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 10 Sep 1676 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    3. 4. Samuel Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Jan 1677/78 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 23 Aug 1738 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    4. 5. John Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Mar 1680 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died in 1705 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    5. 6. Thomas Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Apr 1682 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 31 Mar 1738 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    6. 7. Nathaniel Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Apr 1685 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    7. 8. Eunice Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Mar 1687 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    8. 9. Abigial Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born in May 1689 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died in young in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    9. 10. Abigial Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born in May 1689 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died in young in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Mary Carter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Samuel1) was born on 24 Jul 1673 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 1709 to 1715.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: Abt 1692; Nathaniel Sawyer, the son of Thomas and Mary (Prescott) Sawyer. He was born on 24 November 1670 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. His birth date was recorded as 24 (9) 1670. After Mary's death, and before 1715 Nathaniel, married second, Elizabeth _____. He died on Wednesday 10 November 1756 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Amos Sawyer (1693-____) 2. Samuel Sawyer (1697-1784) 3. Ephraim Sawyer (c1698-____) 4. Ezra Sawyer (1702-____) 5. John Sawyer (1705-____) 6. Manassah Sawyer (1707-____) 7. Thomas Sawyer (1711-____) 8. Phineas Sawyer (1714-____) 9. Eunice Sawyer (c1715-____) 10. Nathaniel Sawyer (1716-____) 11. Mary Sawyer (1716-____) 12. Jonathan Sawyer (c1721-____)
    • Complier's Note: 2000; There has been much speculation as to Mary's maiden name. Torry (1985) gave it as "Houghton", while Hill (1946) gave it as "Wilder." I have followed the lead of Lesure (2000) in this matter.


  2. 3.  Samuel Carter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Samuel1) was born on 27 Aug 1675 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 10 Sep 1676 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

  3. 4.  Samuel Carter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Samuel1) was born on 7 Jan 1677/78 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 23 Aug 1738 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Offices Held: 1723, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    His birth was recorded as 7 (11) 1677.

    Died:
    Carter (1887) gives his death date as 30 Aug 1738.

    Samuel married Dorothy Wilder in Mar 1701 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Dorothy (daughter of Lt. Nathaniel Wilder and Mary Sawyer) was born in 1686 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 20 Aug 1738 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Samuel Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1703 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 20 May 1761 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    2. 12. Eunice Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1704 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 16 Nov 1789 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Chocksett Burial Ground, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A..
    3. 13. Nathaniel Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1706 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 20 Jul 1787 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A..
    4. 14. Dorothy Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Feb 1710 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    5. 15. Anna Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    6. 16. Jonathan Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1711 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 19 Mar 1799 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    7. 17. Ephraim Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1713 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    8. 18. Oliver Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1715 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 11 Sep 1790 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    9. 19. Mary Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1718 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 3 Feb 1743 in Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    10. 20. Elizabeth Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1722 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 9 Oct 1755 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    11. 21. Prudence Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Feb 1723 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 6 Apr 1789 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    12. 22. Josiah Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jan 1726 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in Feb 1812 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

  4. 5.  John Carter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Samuel1) was born on 14 Mar 1680 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died in 1705 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

  5. 6.  Thomas Carter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Samuel1) was born on 3 Apr 1682 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 31 Mar 1738 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

  6. 7.  Nathaniel Carter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Samuel1) was born on 7 Apr 1685 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

  7. 8.  Eunice Carter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Samuel1) was born on 29 Mar 1687 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

  8. 9.  Abigial Carter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Samuel1) was born in May 1689 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died in young in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

  9. 10.  Abigial Carter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Samuel1) was born in May 1689 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died in young in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.


Generation: 3

  1. 11.  Samuel Carter Descendancy chart to this point (4.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) was born in 1703 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 20 May 1761 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: 14 Feb 1724/25, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Jemima Houghton, thge daughter of Jonas and Mary (Berbeane) Houghton. Issue: 1. Millisant Carter (1726-____) 2. Lucy Carter (1727-____) 3. Dorothy Carter (1729-____) 4. Mary Carter (1731-____) 5. Eunice Carter (1733-____) 6. Dinah Carter (1735-____) 7. Samuel Carter (1737-____) 8. Stanton Carter (1739-1823) 9. Silas Carter (1740-1820) 10. Prudence Carter (1743-1828) 11. Jonas Carter (1745-____) 12. Jemima Carter (1747-____)


  2. 12.  Eunice Carter Descendancy chart to this point (4.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) was born in 1704 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 16 Nov 1789 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Chocksett Burial Ground, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A..

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: 3 Nov 1724, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; David Osgood. He was dismissed to the Church in Chockset, now Sterling, Massachusetts on 25 November 1744 from the Church in Lancaster. He died on Wednesday 20 February 1771 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. David's gravestone inscription in Sterling Burying Ground, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, reads:
      David Osgood Esq. died Feb. 20, 1771 in the 73rd year of his age
      Issue: 1. Dorothy Osgood (1728-____) 2. Azuba Osgood (1730-____) 3. David Osgood Jr. (1734-____) 4. Mary Osgood (1736-1739) 5. Elizabeth Osgood (1738-1739) 6. Mary Osgood (1744-____) 7. Elizabeth Osgood (1746-____)

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Mrs. Eunice Osgood
    died Nov. 16, 1789
    aged 85 years


  3. 13.  Nathaniel Carter Descendancy chart to this point (4.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) was born in 1706 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 20 Jul 1787 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A..

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Offices Held: 9 Jul 1740, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was elected as a Selectman on the town's first board.
    • Religion: 1743; He was one of the sixteen who subscribe to the covenant of the First Church of Leominster, Massachusetts thus establishing it on 25 September 1743.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    In Memory of
    Mr. Nathaniel Carter
    who departed this life
    July 20, 1787
    in the 79th year of his age

    Nathaniel married Thankful Sawyer on 09 Feb 1731/32 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Thankful (daughter of Elias Sawyer and Beatrix Pope) was born in 1715; was christened on 24 Mar 1716/17 in Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 5 Dec 1755 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Elizabeth Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Feb 1734 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 24 Apr 1760 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    2. 24. Captain Nathaniel Carter, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Dec 1735 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 13 Mar 1812 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A..
    3. 25. Elias Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Nov 1737 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 21 Dec 1821 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
    4. 26. Susannah Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Apr 1739 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 5 Dec 1777 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    5. 27. Abigail Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 May 1741 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 18 Jun 1813 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    6. 28. Prudence Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 May 1741 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died after 1778.
    7. 29. Elisha Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Sep 1743 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was christened on 29 Sep 1743 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 8 May 1746 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    8. 30. Samuel Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Aug 1746 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
    9. 31. Elisha Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Jul 1748 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
    10. 32. Asa Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 May 1750 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 21 Jan 1822 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    11. 33. Thankful Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Jun 1752 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in — in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

    Nathaniel married Dorcus Spofford on 21 Jul 1758. Dorcus was born in Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 6 Aug 1784 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 14.  Dorothy Carter Descendancy chart to this point (4.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 4 Feb 1710 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: say 1730; Thomas Fairbank.


  5. 15.  Anna Carter Descendancy chart to this point (4.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) was born in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: say 1730; Daniel Knight.


  6. 16.  Jonathan Carter Descendancy chart to this point (4.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) was born in 1711 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 19 Mar 1799 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: say 1731; Damaris Joslin.


  7. 17.  Ephraim Carter Descendancy chart to this point (4.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) was born in 1713 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: say 1733; Mary Osgood.
    • Married: say 1743; Abigail Wilder, the daughter of James and Abigail (Gardner) Wilder.


  8. 18.  Oliver Carter Descendancy chart to this point (4.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) was born in 1715 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 11 Sep 1790 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: say 1735; Beulah Wilder.
    • Married: say 1745; Hannah Flagg.


  9. 19.  Mary Carter Descendancy chart to this point (4.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) was born in 1718 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 3 Feb 1743 in Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: say 1738; John Whitcomb.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Carter (2000) gives her birth date as 1719.


  10. 20.  Elizabeth Carter Descendancy chart to this point (4.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) was born in 1722 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 9 Oct 1755 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: say 1742; Joseph Osgood Jr., the son of Joseph Osgood.


  11. 21.  Prudence Carter Descendancy chart to this point (4.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 22 Feb 1723 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 6 Apr 1789 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: say 1743; Stephen Buss.


  12. 22.  Josiah Carter Descendancy chart to this point (4.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 26 Jan 1726 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in Feb 1812 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: say 1746; Tabitha Houghton.



Generation: 4

  1. 23.  Elizabeth Carter Descendancy chart to this point (13.Nathaniel3, 4.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 9 Feb 1734 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 24 Apr 1760 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: 10 Jan 1753; Jotham Bennett. Issue: 1. Samuel Bennett (1753-____) 2. Elizabeth Bennett (1755-____) 3. Thankful Bennett (1758-____)


  2. 24.  Captain Nathaniel Carter, Jr.Captain Nathaniel Carter, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (13.Nathaniel3, 4.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 17 Dec 1735 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 13 Mar 1812 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A..

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Moved To: About 1761, Stoddard, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; About 1761 he moved to Stoddard, New Hampshire.
    • Military: 19 Apr 1775; He was a lieutenant in Capt. Joshua Wood's Company and marched to the alarm of 19 April 1775 to Cambridge. He served for 12 days. He later was Captain of the 1st Leominster Company, Col. Abijah Stearn's Regiment, He was commissioned a Captain 23 March 1776. He marched to Williamstown 22 August 1777 and served for 11 days. Later he was under Col. Job Cushing and served from 5 September 1777 to 12 October 1777 in the Northern Department.
    • Moved To: Before 1787, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He returned to Leominster before the death of his first wife in 1787 and lived on the Bee Hill farm with his father.
    • Last Full Review: 25 Jun 2020

    Notes:

    Birth: He is also listed in the complied vital records of Leominster, this probably being a record of the early settlers.

    Name:


    Died:
    He died of lung fever.

    Nathaniel married Dorothy Joslin on 26 Jun 1760 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Dorothy was born on 10 May 1741; died on 27 Jan 1787 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Nathaniel married Prudence Wilder on 20 May 1790 in Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Prudence was born on 24 Jul 1751 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in 1797. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 25.  Elias Carter Descendancy chart to this point (13.Nathaniel3, 4.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 24 Nov 1737 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 21 Dec 1821 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military: 1755; Elias served in Samuel Willard's company, Col. John Whitcomb's regiment in the Crown Point Expedition in 1755.
    • Moved To: 1774, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts
    • Military: 1775; He served in the Revolution, his son, Elijah accompanying him.

    Notes:

    Name:
       

    Elias married Deborah White on 15 Nov 1760 in Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Deborah (daughter of Josiah White and Deborah House) was born on 24 Dec 1739 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 23 Jun 1810 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Elijah Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Jan 1762 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 20 Jul 1834 in Gerry, Chataqua County, New York.
    2. 35. Elizabeth Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jul 1763 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 16 Jan 1843 in Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Cemetery #01, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A..
    3. 36. Elias Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Jul 1765 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in 1849 in Cincinnatus, Courtland County, New York.
    4. 37. Benjamin Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Apr 1767 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 23 Jan 1842 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
    5. 38. Deborah Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Jan 1769 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    6. 39. Luke Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Jan 1771 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in 1852 in Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
    7. 40. Thomas Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 May 1773 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 18 Jun 1832 in Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
    8. 41. Thankful Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Jan 1775 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
    9. 42. Susannah Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Apr 1777 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died in Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
    10. 43. Patty Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jan 1779 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 4 Apr 1856; was buried in Humphreys Hollows Cemetery, Sheldon, Wyoming County, New York.
    11. 44. Chandler Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Oct 1780 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 12 Aug 1864 in Manchester, Washtenaw County, Michigan.
    12. 45. Willis Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Sep 1782 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died in 1827 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
    13. 46. Prudence Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Nov 1784 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

  4. 26.  Susannah Carter Descendancy chart to this point (13.Nathaniel3, 4.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 20 Apr 1739 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 5 Dec 1777 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: 1757; Deacon John Joslin, the son of John and Lucy (Wilder) Joslin. He was born in 1735 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He and Susannah Carter filed marriage intentions on 5 December 1757. John was chosen as a Deacon on 30 March 1769 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He died 6 September 1810 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. John Joslin (1758-1836) 2. Susannah Joslin (1760-____) 3. Nathaniel Joslin (1761-____) 4. Dorothy Joslin 5. David Joslin (1765-____) 6. Elias Joslin (1765-1824) 7. Luke Joslin (1771-1824) 8. Lucy Joslin (1773-1846) 9. Sally Joslin (1775-____)


  5. 27.  Abigail Carter Descendancy chart to this point (13.Nathaniel3, 4.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 10 May 1741 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 18 Jun 1813 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: 12 Feb 1760, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Thomas Wilder. He was born on 15 September 1757 and he died 6 January 1802 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Abel Wilder (1760-1825) 2. Elizabeth Wilder (1762-____) 3. Vashti Wilder (1764-____) 4. Peter Andrew Wilder (1765-1855) 5. Lucretia Wilder 6. Abigail Wilder (____-1831)

    Notes:

    Birth:
    She was a twin.


  6. 28.  Prudence Carter Descendancy chart to this point (13.Nathaniel3, 4.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 10 May 1741 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died after 1778.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: 10 Mar 1758, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Ebenezer Colburn Issue: 1. Beatrice Colburn (1759-1828) 2. Ebenezer Colburn (1761-____) 3. Elisha Colburn (1764-____) 4. Prudence Colburn (1765-____) 5. Elisha Colburn (1772-1850) 6. Nabby Colburn (1770-____) 7. Elijah Colburn (1772-1850) 8. Thankful Colburn (1774-1852) 9. Nathaniel Colburn (1776-1840) 10. Susannah Colburn (1778-____)


  7. 29.  Elisha Carter Descendancy chart to this point (13.Nathaniel3, 4.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 11 Sep 1743 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was christened on 29 Sep 1743 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 8 May 1746 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Christened:
    She was christened by the Rev. John Rogers. Elisha was the first child baptized at the First Church of Leominster.


  8. 30.  Samuel Carter Descendancy chart to this point (13.Nathaniel3, 4.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 1 Aug 1746 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: say 1800; Samuel probably spent his adult life in Buckland, Massachusetts. While the early records of Buckland have been destroyed, their are remembrances of "Uncle Sam". He was blind, but intelligent and active.


  9. 31.  Elisha Carter Descendancy chart to this point (13.Nathaniel3, 4.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 12 Jul 1748 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Moved To: Abt 1777, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts
    • Married: 27 Jun 1777, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Relief Joslin, the daughter of John and Lucy (Wilder) Joslin. She was born on 3 April 1756 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts and she died in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Wilder Carter 2. Elisha Carter 3. Dolly Carter 4. Relief Carter 5. Lucy Carter 6. Thomas Carter 7. John Carter (1783-1828)


  10. 32.  Asa Carter Descendancy chart to this point (13.Nathaniel3, 4.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 6 May 1750 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 21 Jan 1822 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Moved To: abt1774, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts
    • Married: 7 May 1774, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Betty Wood. She was born on 27 September 1753 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts and she died 15 January 1811 in Jaffrey, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Issue: 1. Eunice Carter (1774-1816) 2. Nathaniel Carter (1776-1784) 3. Joel Carter (1778-1825) 4. Asa Carter (1780-1833) 5. Abel Carter (1780-1844) 6. Betty Carter (1782-1782) 7. Betty Carter (1783-1784) 8. Jonas Carter (1785-1810) 9. Sewell Carter (1788-1821)
    • Moved To: Abt 1781, Jaffrey, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; According to Carter (1887), "The tradition is that the way was marked only by cuts upon the trees; that he carried the two oldest children on one horse, while his wife followed with the twins, about a year old, on another."
    • Moved To: Abt 1783, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
    • History: say 1800; According to Carter (1887), "He became blind, and many stories are told of his keen perception of persons and things, although deprived of sight. Hearing what he supposed to be a bear about the house one night, he seized an axe and threw it in the direction of the noise; the next morning a bear's foot and bloody tracks were found, and in a few weeks a bear which had lost one foot was killed in the woods near by."


  11. 33.  Thankful Carter Descendancy chart to this point (13.Nathaniel3, 4.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 6 Jun 1752 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in — in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

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    • Last Full Review: 19 May 2020

    Thankful married Captain Gardner Wilder on 24 May 1775 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Gardner was born on 9 Jun 1748 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in 1807 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Cemetery #01, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



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