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CANFIELD, JOHN, son of Samuel, and brother of Col. Samuel, was b. at N. Milford in 1740 ; graduated at Yale College in 1762; became a lawyer, and settled at Sharon, and soon gained a high rep- utation in his profession ; and in 1786, was elected a member of the Continental Congress, and d. before he took his seat in Congress, Oct. 26, 1786, aged 46 years. He left a son John M., Esq., who set- tled at Sackett's Harbor, N. Y. He also left daughters, one of whom m. Hon. Ambrose Spencer, late deceased, of N. Y., and was the mother of Hon. John C. Spencer, of that state, a former Secretary of the Treasury of the United States.
CANFIELD, DANIEL, m. Rebecca Warner, and had Egbert and Anna, and now lives in Bridgewater, at the old Canfield man- sion of Z. C.
BURTON, EsQ., m. Polly Mitchell; resided at S. Britain, in Southbury, and had issue, Harriet, Mitchell Monroe, and Lemuel Munson. He removed to South Britain about 1800 ; a very active business man.
CANFIELD, LEMUEL, brother of Burton, m. Betsey Mitchell, and had an only child, Jerome ; he also removed to South Britain.
AUGUSTINE, son of Lemuel, m. Betsey Canfield, and removed to the town of Wakeman, Huron Co., Ohio.
ORLANDO, son of Lemuel, graduated at Yale College, 1811 ; removed to Columbus, Mississippi.
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GEORGE m. C. Beecher, and had 6 children, viz., John B., Har- riet C., Mary, George and Wm .; removed to South Britain.
EGBERT has two children, Daniel and Rebecca ; he resides in Bridgewater. MITCHELL M. m. Eliza J. Averill, and has issue, Averill B. and Henry M ; resides in S. Britain. LEMUEL M. m. Emeline Northrop ; has two daughters and resides in South Britain. JEROME m. Hannah Smith, and had six children, viz., Lemuel, Mitchell, Cornelia, Edward, Chandler and Emma ; removed to N. Haven.
CANFIELD, REV. THOMAS, was born at Durham, Ct. He graduated at Yale College, in 1739, and settled the first minister at Roxbury, the third society of Woodbury, in Aug., 1744. He had two sons and one daughter, viz., Elihu, Esq., Thomas, and one d'r, who m. Rev. Jehu Miner. His son, Elihu, was a farmer ; he m. Miss Frisby, and had children, Augusten, Betsey, Russell, Sally, &c .; all removed to the State of N. York.
THOMAS, son of Rev. Thomas, graduated at Yale College in 1772, and was King's scholar ; he m. Sarah Mallory, of Roxbury, and had children, viz., Polly, m. Ira Sanford ; Russel, d. in N. Y .; Sally, m. Benjamin Wheeler, of Bridgeport ; and Philemon, who is the only survivor of the family, and resides in Hartford. Tho's, the father, d. in Hartford, Feb., 1826, and Sarah, his wife, d. in Hartford, Jan. 1, 1834. Rev. Thomas d. at Roxbury in his old age, 1795. It is supposed that Rev. Thomas was a descendant of one of the branches of Thomas, Sen., of Milford. Though tradition says, his father came from England.
This name, upon the early records, colony and town, is spelled Campfield, Camfield, Camphile and Canfield ; more frequently Cam- field. The descendant of Thomas, Sen., of Milford, (Israel,) who settled at Newark, N. J., (says Congar,) and all his descendants there, have uniformly spelled the name Canfield, as all now do in Connecticut.
CANFIELD, SAMUEL, and Daniel Everett, of New Milford, were members of the Convention in Connecticut, in 1789, to ratify the Constitution of the U. S.
CANFIELD, JOEL, son of Thomas and Mary (Camp,) was b. at Milford, Feb. 7, 1712. He settled at Saybrook, where he had two children born, viz., Hezekiah, b. Dec. 29, 1748 ; Isaiah, b. Feb. 11, 1750, perhaps others.
Coats of Arms. Camfield or Camfyld, (Norfolk,) 1; Camfield, two ; Canfield, (Yorkshire,) one ; Canfield, ar. fretty, sa. one.
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Eight by the name of Canfield, have graduated at Yale College.
CANNON, JOHN, of Norwalk, was not a first settler. He m. Esther Perry, Dec. 1, 1750. Issue, John, b. July 7, 1752 ; Samuel, b. July 28, 1754 ; James, Sarah, Le Grand, Lewes, (or Lewis,) Will'm, Aspenwall, and Esther.
CANNON, JOHN, son of John, of Norwalk, m. Sarah St. John, 1777. Issue, John, Sarah, George, Harriet, Antoinette, Charles Ogilvie, Esther Mary, and James Le Grand, b. Oct. 12, 1796.
JAMES, son of John Cannon, Sen., m. Rebeckah Goold, June 3, 1779. Issue, Sarah, Esther, Amelia, Mary and James, Jun., born Sept. 20, 1796.
SAMUEL, son of John Cannon, Sen., m. Sarah Belden, of Nor- walk, Dec. 26, 1781. Issue, Henrietta, Le Grand and Esther, b. Oct. 3, 1793.
At a town meeting at Norwalk, held Aug. 20, 1770, Capt. John Cannon, Col. Thomas Fitch and Capt. Benjamin Isaacs, were ap- pointed delegates to attend a Gen. Convention at N. Haven, the day after Commencement, to consult affairs, as to importing goods, &c. Mr. Cannon was often honored by the town, by being appointed to many places of trust.
CANNON, ROBERT, was accepted an inhabitant at N. London in 1678. This name was in Mass. in 1680, and perhaps some years previous.
One by this name graduated at Yale College in 1818.
JOHN, of Plymouth, 1623. This name is yet found in Conn. Robert, of N. London, was as early as any found in Conn. One has graduated at Yale College.
Cannon has three coats of arms. Canon, or Chanon, has one.
CAPON, DEAC. JOHN, died at Dorchester, Mass., April 6, 1692, aged nearly 80. His wife Mary d. there June 29, 1704, in the 73d year of her age-an old and early name at Dorchester.
This name came late to Hartford from Mass.
Eight of this name have graduated at Harvard College.
Capon has two coats of arms.
JOHN, freeman, of Dorchester, 1634. JOSEPH, a clergyman at Topsfield, son of John, b. at Dorchester, Dec. 20, 1658 ; gradua- ted at Harvard College, 1667, ord. at Topsfield, June 11, 1684, died June 30, 1725, aged 66. Widow Priscilla and several children. BERNARD, of Dorchester, d. Nov. 8, 1638, aged 76. His widow Jane d. March 26, 1653, aged 75. (See Farmer.)
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This name was at Milford, many years before it is found at Hart- ford.
CARDER, RICHARD, east of the Thames River, about 1700. (Caulkins.) Richard, Boston, free, 1636. (Savage.)
CAREY, CARY, LIEUT. JOSEPH, and Hannah, his wife, of Windham, had issue, Joseph, b. May 5, 1689 ; Jabis, b. July 12, 1691. His wife d., and he m. Mercy, and had Hannah, b. March 7,1693 ; John, b. June 25, 1695 ; Seth, b. July 29, 1697; Eliza- beth, b. April 14, 1700. Lieut. Joseph, the father, d. Jan. 10, 1722. Mercy, widow of Deacon Joseph, d. Jan. 23, 1741, aged about 84 years.
CARY, JOHN, son of Deac. Joseph and Mercy, m. Hannah Thurston, May 15, 1716. Issue, John, Jun., b. April 12, 1717; Benajah, b. May 7, 1719; Phebe, b. July 22, 1721 ; Joseph, b. Aug. 4, 1723 ; Mary, b. Oct. 27, 1725; Wm., b. Dec. 12, 1727, d. Feb. 9, 1743 ; Jonathan, b. Aug. 24, 1729, d. 1742 ; Nath'l, b. Nov., 1731; Samuel and Phebe. John, the father, d. Jan. 11, 1776, aged 81 years.
CAREY, JABIS, son of Dea. Joseph and Hannah, m. Hannah Handy, (Hendee,) Nov. 15, 1722. Issue, Joseph, b. Sept. 28, 1723 ; Hannah, b. July 6, 1725 ; Jabis, Jun., b. July 30, 1727; Nathan- iel, b. Oct. 23, 1729 ; Mary, b. Nov. 17, 1739; Benjamin, b. Jan. 25, 1741-2, d. in infancy. Hannah, the mother, d. Dec. 25, 1742.
CAREY, SETH, (son of Deac. Joseph, by his second wife,) m. Mary Hebard, April 17, 1722. Issue, Mary, b. Oct. 20, 1723; Seth, Jun., b. July 12, 1725; Eliz'h, b. April 25, 1727; Josiah, b. Jan. 13, 1730; Joannah, b. Dec. 28, 1731; Daniel, b. Feb. 22, 1734 ; Abigail, b. May 15, 1736 ; Hannah, b. June 25, 1739 ; Mo- ses, b. Dec. 15, 1740.
CAREY, JOSEPH, JUN., son of Dea. Joseph, m. Abigail Bush- nell, July 14, 1711. Issue, Abigail, b. Sept. 7, 1714 ; Joseph, b. and d. 1715 ; Zeruiah, b. May 22, 1718 ; (perhaps others.)
CARY, ELEAZER, of Windham, and wife Lydia, had issue, Sarah, b. April 10, 1720, d. 1726 ; Wm., born March 4, 1722, died 1726 ; Alatheah, b. Aug. 12, 1724, d. Feb. 22, 1787 ; second Wm., b. Oct. 28, 1729. Deacon Eleazer d. July 28, 1754, aged 75. Lydia, his widow, d. June 12, 1761, aged about 75 years. He also had a son, Eleazer, Jun., who m. Jerusha Wales, of Windham, Jan. 29, 1736, and had children, Eleazer, b. Aug. 7, 1737 ; Nathaniel ; Susannah ; Allethea, b. 1744; Phineas ; Prudence ; Lydia ; Jeru- sha, b. Jan. 14, 1754-5. Eleazer, Jun., d. July 24, 1754. JOHN 41*
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CAREY, JUN., m. Rebecca Rudd, Nov. 13, 1740, and had sons, Eze- kiel, Wm., Jonathan, John, and four daughters. BENAJAH CA- REY m. Deborah Perkins, Feb. 11, 1742, and had an only son Ja's, and five daughters. This has been an old name at Plainfield. Jo- seph, Sen., of Windham, must have been a gentleman of reputation, as no men in Connecticut, at the early settlement of Windham, could have held the offices of Deacon and Lieut., unless of high standing in the colony. JAMES CARY, and wife Ellinor, were of Charles- town, Mass., and had a son born there in 1642. RICHARD CARY, aged 17, embarked in the Primrose, for Virginia, July 27, 1635. Benjamin Corey, of Windham, (probably Cary,) m. Abigail Abbe, Nov. 10, 1743, and had issue, Mary, John and others. George, of Salisbury, Mass., 1641.
Carey has two coats of arms, and Cary has seven.
Ten by this name have graduated at Harvard College, and three at Yale College.
JAMES came from Bristol, in England ; settled at Charlestown as early as 1639, and d. 1681. His children were John, James, b. 1644; Nath'l, b. 1645; Jonathan, b. 1646; Eliz'th, Eleanor.
NICHOLAS, of Salem, 1637. (Farmer.)
Carary, (perhaps Crary,) Nicholas, free, 1674, in Mass .; (Cary ;) Caree, (Cary,) Jonathan, of Charleston, free, 1682.
CARNES, THOMAS, of N. Haven, (E. H.) m. Mary Brown. Issue, Elizabeth, b. Aug. 8, 1684; Alexander, b. Dec. 19, 1685 ; Joseph, b. Aug. 4, 1687. (Dodd.)
Carnes, (Scotland,) one coat of arms ; Carne, three.
The company who settled at N. Haven, sailed from Boston, Mar. 30, 1638, and after a lengthy voyage of about two weeks, arrived at Quinnipiack, (New Haven.)
One Carnes graduated at Yale College, and three at Harvard.
Farmer notices JOHN, of Boston, member of the Ar. Co., 1649, same year its captain. Whitman says he was captain in the Brit- ish navy.
CARLTON, SAMUEL and PETER, of TOLLAND, deceas'd, distribution to their heirs, brothers and sisters, viz., Richard, Caleb, Sarah, Mehitabel and Hannah Carlton, in 1765.
EDWARD, of Rowley, free, 1642. Deputy, 1644, for four years. JOHN, of Haverhill, d. 1669. (Farmer.)
Carlton, Mary, aged 23, a passenger in the Merchant's bona ven- ture, for Virginia, 1634-5.
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Henry Carleton graduated at Yale College in 1806 ; and one grad- uated at Harvard in 1814.
CARPENTER, JO., was a plaintiff in Court at Hartford, June, 1648. John Carpenter was fined by the Court at Hartford, June 5, 1646, £10, and bound to his good behavior, for breaking into the house of Wm. Gibins, at Hartford, and drinking wine. Tho's Os- more engaged to pay for him £5 in two months, and £5 in three months after August, 1646. He was defendant in Court in June, 1648.
BENJAMIN, of Bolton, m. Rebecca Smith, of Suffield, 1726. EPH'M m. Mary Wheeler, May 21, 1761, by Jacob Eliot, pastor of Goshen, in Lebanon.
JOHN, of Windham, and his wife Sarah, had a daughter Sarah b. at Windham, March 20, 1730 ; Eliz'th, b. May 16, 1733, removed to Mansfield.
JOHN, a first settler at Stafford.
DAVID m. Elizabeth. Second wife O. Bronson, and had a d'r Elizabeth, b. 1744, m. Hill; David, Jun., b. 1747; Mary, b. 1750, m. Hinman ; removed from Farmington to N. London.
RUGGLES, of Ellington, and Julana, his wife, had issue, Del- ford, b. March, 1800 ; Meriva, b. 1802, and Zander, b. 1704. Rev. Josiah, of Chichester, grandson of JOHN, of Rehoboth, and son of John, of Norwich, b. at Stafford, Ct., Oct. 6, 1762 ; m. Mary Loomis, of Lebanon, Ct.
DR. JOEL d. at Ellington, Jan. 25, 1789, and Mary d. there Dec. 27, 1799. ELIPHALET renewed his baptismal faith at W. Hart- ford, March 17, 1728 ; his d'r Hannah, bap. at W. Hartford, Mar. 27, 1728.
GEORGE, prisoner at Quebec, in 1775.
CARPENTER, EPHRAIM, and William Williams, of Lebanon, were members to ratify the constitution of the United States, in 1788. Williams voted for it, and Carpenter against ratifying it. W'M, free in Mass. in 1640.
CARPENTER, THOMAZIN, aged 35, and Wm. Burrows, 19, &c., came to N. England in the Susan and Ellen, Edward Payne, master, in 1635. Thomas Carpenter, of Amesbury, a carpenter, (by trade, ) shipped at Hampton, in the James, of London, of IIIC Tomes, Wm. Cooper, master, for N. England, about April vi, 1635.
CARPENTER, JOHN, Jan. 23, 1692-3, was allowed two acres of land in Woodstock, for every acre wanting in complement of his home-lot ; was an early settler.
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CARPENTER, BENJAMIN, removed from Rehoboth to North- ampton, Mass., where he remained for a time, and then removed to Coventry, Conn., where he died. He had six sons, Eliphalet, Noah, Amos, Jedediah, Ebenezer and Benjamin. His son Noah was b. at Northampton, 1705, and had sons born at Coventry, viz., Abner, Ezra, Israel and Benjamin. Benjamin, Jun., son of Benjamin, Sen., b. 1695, settled in Coventry, and had nine sons, viz., Benj'n, Jona- than, Elijah, Levi, Reuben, Joseph, Dan, Jesse and Comfort.
CARPENTER, ELIPHALET, son of Benjamin, b. at Northamp- ton in 1703, settled at Coventry in 1726, and had children and grand- children.
CARPENTER, ELIPHALET, and Rebecca, of Woodstock, had issue, Mary, b. May 19, 1704 ; Rebecca, b. May, 1707 ; Eliphalet, b. 1708-9 ; Dorcas, b. April 14, 1711; John, b. 1713 ; Joseph, b. 1715 ; Sarah, b. 1720, and perhaps Dorothy, b. 1723.
CARPENTER, JESSE, m. Margaret Bacon, Feb. 27, 1711-12, and had issue at Woodstock, Margaret, b. Sept. 23, 1713 ; Jesse, b. March 3, 1715-16; Anne, b. Jan. 29, 1718-19; Olive, b. 1720 ; Benjamin, b. March 29, 1722; Deliverance, b. Aug. 7, 1724 ; Amos, b. 1727 ; Henry, b. 1729, and Rebecca, b. May 21, 1731.
Four of this name have graduated at Yale College, and four at Harvard.
CARPENTER, NATHAN, and wife Patience, of Woodstock. Issue, Gideon, b. May 24, 1725 ; Freelove, b. March 28, 1728.
CARPENTER, ELIPHALET, JUN., m. Mary Bacon, of Keka- moochaug, April 22, 1730. Eliphalet Carpenter and Abigail, his wife, had issue, Wm., b. Sept. 28, 1732 ; Abail, b. Jan. 6, 1733-4; Daniel, b. July 17, 1735.
CARPENTER, URIAH, of Ashford, m. Sarah Hayward, Nov. 28, 1733, and had issue, Grace, b. 1734 ; Hezekiah, b. 1736 ; Jon- athan, b. 1738, d. 1747-8; Uriah, b. Jan. 6, 1740-1; Isabel, b. 1743, d. 1749 ; Anna, b. Jan. 1, 1745-6; Elizabeth, b. 1748, d. 1749 ; Dan, b. June 19, 1750.
CARPENTER, JOHN, m. Elizabeth Wright, Nov. 23, 1738. Issue, b. in Woodstock, John, b. Feb. 22, 1739 ; Bermsley, b. July 3, 1743.
CARPENTER, JESSE, m. Margaret Bacon, Feb. 27, 1711-12. Samuel Carpenter, of Pomfret, m. Hannah Johnson, Feb. 4, 1713-14.
CARPENTER, JOHN, of Hempstead, L. I., was accepted by the Gen. Court of Conn. as freeman of Conn., if he accepted, May, 1664, and with him Richard Gildersleeve, Sen. and Jun., Mr. Ford-
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um, Edward Titus, James Pine, Tho's Carle, Tho's Hicks, John Smithman, Jeremiah Wood, John Smith, Jun., Henry Persell, Wm. Surdine, Wm. Yeats, Robert Murwen.
Coats of Arms. Carpenter, (Earl of Tyrconnel, &c.,) 1; Car- penter, (Barbadoes, granted in Ireland, 10th June, 1647,) 1; Car- penter, (granted 1661,) 1; Carpenter, (London, Hertfordshire, Glou- cestershire and Kent,) 1; Carpenter, (London,) 1, and eight others. Carpenters, (Kent,) 1.
CARPENTER, DAVID, at Nahantick Ferry, 1680 ; he m. Sa- rah Hough, granddaughter of Wm. Hough, of N. L. He had a son David, bap. Nov. 12, 1682, and daughters. He d. in 1700, and his relict m. Wm. Stevens, of Killingworth. (Caulkins.)
Farmer notices W'M, of Weymouth, freeman, 1640 ; Rep. 1641 and 1643. W'M, Providence, 1641, one of the founders of the first Baptist church. JOSEPH, Swanzey, one of the founders of the first Baptist church in Mass. REV. EZRA H. C., 1720, native of Re- hoboth, &c.
CARR, SIR ROBERT, one of his Majesty's Honorable Commis- sioners, with Col. George Cartwright and Samuel Mauerick, Esqs., who presented certain propositions to the Gen. Court of Conn., read before said Court at a session held at Hartford, April 20, 1665. (See print. Col. Rec., p. 439, vol. 1.)
CARR, JOHN, a fugitive from Rhode Island to Stonington, C't, after having twice broken jail in R. I., 1670. (See Gov. Arnold's Letter to Gov. Winthrop, in Appendix, print. Col. Rec., vol. 2, p. 535.) Carr, Richard, m. Dorothy Boyd, of Killingworth, Conn., Feb. 10, 1684. (See Killingworth Records.) Richard Carr, aged 29, James Dodd, 16, &c., embarked in the Abigall, for N. England, July 2, 1635, by the usual certificates.
CARR, JOHN, was of Mystic, about 1665, and inveigled the af- fections of Anne, daughter of Capt. Denison, and without consent of parents attempted to induce her to leave her father, and marry him, &c. He was tried in Court and fined. He and John Ashcraft, afterwards were tried for enticing married women from their hus- bands, and writing improper letters, and were fined, and the married women ordered to take care. Carr d. in 1675. (Caulk. and Rec.)
CARR, MARGARET, m. John Logan, at Marshfield, Mass., Jan. 7, 1723-4. Mr. George Carr, Jun., took the oath of allegiance and fidelity, before Tho's Bradbury, Capt. of the military company of Salisbury, Mass., Dec. 14, 1677, and Richard and James Carr, Ap'l 5, 1677.
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Carre has 4 coats of arms ; Carr, (Bristol,) 1; Carr, (Tewksbury, Co. Gloucester,) 1; Carr, (Shaford, Co. Lincoln and Lancashire,) 1, and 11 others. Carrier has 2.
One by the name of Carr, graduated at Yale Coll., 1846, and one at Harvard Coll. in 1835.
GEORGE, a ferryman and shipwright, of Ipswich, in 1638, Salis- bury, 1642, d. April 4, 1682. (See Farmer.)
Few of this name are now found in Conn.
CARR, GEORG, an original townsman of Salisbury, Mass. (Thor.) Mr. Carr in the rate of 1652, at Salisbury. James, a free- man at Salisbury, Ms., 1690. Georg Car, rated at Salisbury in 1650, and was townsman and commoner, and so directed by order, 1650.
CARRIER, THOMAS, of Colchester, Conn., was b. in England, and the oldest man of the name found in Conn. He d. at Colches- ter, March 16, 1735, aged (says record) over 108 or 9 years. Thomas, Jun., d. at Colchester in 1740, aged 60. Richard Carrier d. there Nov. 16, 1749, aged 75 years, probably sons of the first Tho's. Tho's, Sen., was at Billerica, in 1665; in Andover, 1692, but d. at Colchester, Conn. (Colchester Rec. and Allen.) Farmer says he was from Wales, and was m. May 7, 1664, to Martha Allen, who was one of the victims of the witchcraft infatuation at Salem village, Aug. 19, 1692, and had several children b. at Billerica.
CARRIER, RICHARD, of Colchester, m. Elizabeth Sessions, at Andover, July 18, 1694. He d. at Colchester, Nov. 16, 1749, aged seventy-five.
CARRIER, JOHN, of Colchester, had a daughter Mary bap. March 19, 1737. Andrew, bap. July 27, 1740.
JOHN and Hannah Carrier, of the second church in Colchester, had sons Uriah and John, bap. March, 1759.
CARRIER, ANDREW, of Colchester, had a son Andrew bap. Nov. 24, 1734; Ruth, Sept. 19, 1736; Samuel, bap. March 9, 1740, perhaps others.
CARRIER, AMOS, had a daughter Thankful, bap. at Colchester Aug. 6, 1749; Rachel, bap: 1751; Amaziah, bap. Sept. 22, 1754; Mehitabel, bap. 1756, perhaps others.
CARRIER, THOMAS, and Deborah, his wife, of Colchester, had children, Deborah, bap. 1743 ; Mary, bap. Dec., 1743; Ebenezer, bap. 1745 ; John, 1746, and Abigail, Feb. 14, 1748. This name has been numerous in Colchester, since 1700.
CARRIER, JOSEPH, of Colchester, had a son Joseph, bap. July
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20, 1765, at the second church ; Samuel, Feb. 14, 1771 ; Ebenezer, June 7, 1772, d ; second Ebenezer, April 3, 1774; David, June 16, 1776 ; one bap. in 1779; Dolly in 1781; Erastus, May 30, 1784 ; also, Eph'm, 1784, and Alfred, bap. May, 1789.
In 1644, Mr. Trott and N. Dickinson, "undertook" that CARRING- TON should appear in Court or the Gov. should call for him. He was defendant in Court at Hartford, June 6, 1644, Geo. Steel, plaintiff. Kirkham and Carrington were ordered by the Court to pay 30s. to the administrators of Vere, for their corn bargain, Oct., 1646. In the will of Edward Vere, of Wethersfield, made July 19, 1645, he says, " My mynd is that John Carrington and Thomas Kirkham shall have 20s. for making my coffin." Vere had property at Weth- ersfield and Branford.
Seven by this name have graduated at Yale College, and four at Harvard College.
EDWARD, Charlestown, Mass., admitted freeman, 1686. (Far.) John was indebted to John Talcott, 28s. for setting up railes, be- tween the town and the Dutch ground in Hartford, June 3, 1644.
CARRINGTON, JOHN, of Waterbury; inventory of £120, 11s. offered in Court in 1690, by his son John, appointed administrator ; aged 23 years. Benj'n Barnes and Tho's Judd, the smith, appointed overseers, and empowered by the Court at Hartford, to put out the three youngest children to the best advantage, and not to be over- ruled by John, the administrator. Also, to preserve and take care of their portions. June, 1690, distribution to the oldest, (John,) £23; to the other children, each £12. His children were, John, aged 23 years ; Mary, 18; Hannah, 15; Clarke, 12; Eliz'th, 8 years and Ebenezer 3 years, in 1690. His relict d. soon after her husband.
In Sept., 1692, an inventory, £59, 17s. 2d. was offered, in Court at Hartford, of the estate of John Carrington, Jun., and administra- tion granted to Benj. Barnes and Tho's Judd, the smith, who were to pay his debts and legacies due from his father's estate, and the remainder distribute to his brothers and sisters equally, viz., to Mary, Hannah, Clark, Elizabeth and Ebenezer,
CARRINGTON, EBENEZER, son of John, of Waterbury, had resided at Hartford, but died at Waterbury, and Wm. Parsons, of Hartford, his brother-in-law, was appointed administrator of his es- tate, April 2, 1711. Neither John, Jun., or Ebenezer, left families.
CARRINGTON, HANNAH, was noticed in the will of Eliz'th
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Hobert, of Boston, in 1643; also, Stocdell Carrington. Edward, free in Mass., in 1636.
CARRINGTON, JO., aged 33 years, and Mary Carrington, aged 33, embarked for New England, in the Susan and Ellyn, 1635. Probably the same who settled at Farmington.
CARRINGTON, JOHN, of Farmington, 1690, removed to Wat- erbury ; had children, John, b. 1667, went to Waterbury ; Mary, b. 1672, m. Joshua Holcomb, of Simsbury ; Hannah, b. 1675, m. Wm. Parsons ; Clark, b. 1678, m. Sarah Higginson ; Eliz'th, b. 1682, m. John Hoskins, of Windsor ; Ebenezer, b. 1687, he moved from Waterbury to Hartford, died 1712; Sarah Clark m. Aaron Parsons.
CARRINGTON, PETER, of N. H .; son Dan d. June 26, 1700.
CARINGTON, EDWARD, of Charlestown, Mass., and Eliz'th, his wife, had a daughter Sarah born there 1643; Eliz'th, b. 11º(1) 1639.
Edward, of Boston, in 1667. Mary, of Malden, married Phineas Sprague, in 1661.
Carrington has five coats of arms.
CARIYG, ROBERT, m. Hannah Willes, of Colchester, Jan. 2, 1757.
CARROLL, MICHAEL, of Middletown, deeded lands in Hart- ford, May 13, 1728, to Isaac Graham, for £180, lawful money.
One of this name graduated at Harvard College in 1813.
CARTER, JOSHUA, owned land in Dorchester, Mass., before 1636, and one of the first settlers there ; but removed to Windsor, Ct., as early as 1638, when his son Joshua was baptized at Windsor. His son, Joshua, Jun., is probably the same Joshua Carter found at Rocky Hill, in Hartford, about 1691.
Joshua Carter died at Windsor, in 1647 ; supposed Joshua, Sen.
Joshua was a juror at Hartford, Dec. 9, 1641 ; also, juror, Sept. 4, 1643. His son, Joshua, Jun., was bap. at Windsor, March, 1638, and son Elias, bap. there Aug. 13, 1643. He was one of the first settlers of Windsor. Joshua sold land in Hartford, to Tho's Rich- ards, May 25, 1703 ; also, sold to Bevil Waters, Dec. 25, 1705. In 1692, the town of Hartford gave to Joshua Carter and Joseph Skin- ner, a small piece of land at Rocky Hill, in H. Perhaps Joshua, Jun.
CARTER, JOSHUA, of Hartford, m. Mary Skinner, May 21, 1691, and had issue, b. in Hartford, Mary, b. Sept. 21, 1692 ; Sa- rah, b. Nov. 1, 1694; Abigail, b. April 26, 1697 ; Ruth, b. Dec. 27, 1699; John, b. Oct. 12, 1702 ; Joshua, Jun., b. Sept. 23, 1705 ;
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GENEALOGY OF THE PURITANS.
Gideon, b. June 23, 1708. Carter, Joshua, of Hartford, named above, was the grandson of Joshua, who died at Windsor ; and son of his son Joshua, Jun., who settled at Deerfield, Mass., where Joshua of Hartford was born, and removed and settled at Hartford. Joshua, Jun., son of Joshua, Sen., of Windsor, died at Deerfield, Mass.
CARTER, THOMAS, and Anne, his wife, of Charlestown, had Anne, b. there 1640; Elizabeth, b. 1642. CARTER, SAMUEL, and Winnfred, his wife, of Charlestown, had daughter Hannah, b. there in 1640, and Samuel, b. 1692.
CARTER, EZRA, m. Jerusha White, of Middletown, June 24, 1724, and had issue b. there, viz., Ezra, b. March 14, 1724-5, d. 1726 ; Jerusha, b. Jan. 11, 1726-7; Margery, b. March 24, 1729 ; 2d Ezra, b. Nov. 24, 1730; Mary, b. Sept. 26, 1732.
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