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(XV) Gideon, eldest child of Nathan and Patience (Tower) Carpenter, was born in Woodstock, Connecticut, May 24, 1725, and died in Hardwick, Massachusetts, November 28, 1805. He was a farmer of prominence in Hardwick, his land not being far removed from that of his father, and he received the greater part of his father's estate. He was involved in what was known as Shay's re- bellion, and March 23, 1787, with sixty others, surrendered to the authorities and took the oath of allegience, although he solemnly af- firmed "that he used no arms against the government." He married Mary -. Children: 1. Nathan, born February 6, 1748, died July, 1842; married (first) Sally Cox, (second ) Widow Hannah Andrews. 2. Gideon, born in 1750; married, March 15, 1773, Anna Cox. 3. Mary, born April I, 1754, married, June 29, 1774, James Nutting. 4. Elijah, baptized April 16, 1758, died Au- gust 28, 1814; was a soldier in the revolu- tionary war; married, February 1, 1784, Sarah Wing. 5. Rhoda, born April 6, 1760. 6. Jahazael, see forward. 7. Benjamin, born July 21, 1765. 8. Elizabeth, baptized June 19, 1786; married, November 25, 1790, Oliver Chapin.
(XVI) Jahazael, fourth son and sixth child of Gideon and Mary Carpenter, was born in Hardwick, baptized September 12, 1762, and died in 1820. He learned the black- smith's trade in his native town and became famed as a scythe maker. He settled at Cumberland, Rhode Island, where he followed his trade in addition to farming. During the revolution he served as a private in Captain McNall's company, Colonel Pierce's regiment. and upon the alarm of May 24, 1779, marched to Tiverton, Rhode Island. He was small of stature but extremely muscular and active,
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and it is said that at the age of sixty-six years he could jump over a ramrod held as high as his head, and would back up to an empty hogshead and jump into it and out again. He married Chloe Fuller, who after his death married Ware, of Wrentham. Children : Pardon, see forward ; Robert ; Wil- lard; Belinda, married Deacon Clark Betsey, married Asa Bates.
(XVII) Pardon, eldest child of Jahazael and Chloe (Fuller) Carpenter, was born in Cumberland, Rhode Island, August, 1794, and died there March 18, 1858, being buried at Arnold's Mills, Rhode Island. His education was acquired in the district school, and he helped in the intervals on the home farm. He was then apprenticed for seven years to Liberty Metcalf to learn the blacksmith's trade, and subsequently worked at this in Cumberland. He became the overseer of the machine shop of Eben and Joseph Metcalf, at Arnold's Mills, and superintendent of their grist and saw mills. Later he removed with his family to Pawtucket, Rhode Island, where he worked for three years in the Potter ma- chine shops, then returned to Arnold's Mills, and he and William Hawkins com- menced the manufacture of spindles and flyers for Eben and Joseph Metcalf, who made the old style spinning frames. Mr. Hawkins attended to the forging and Mr. Carpenter finished and ground them. He was thus engaged for twelve years, and dur- ing this time the machine shop of the Met- calf brothers was destroyed by fire, and Mr. Hawkins, who had a shop, let a portion of it to Mr. Carpenter. After a time he became foreman for Whipple Metcalf in his Woon- socket machine shop, and about 1853 he prac- tically retired from an active business life. He was of a retiring disposition, yet a man of strong convictions, and entertained very de- cided ideas upon the temperance question. He was six feet in height, weighed two hun- dred and twenty-five pounds, and was of light complexion, with blue eyes. He at- tended the Universalist church, was a Demo- crat in politics, and held strong anti-slavery views. He married Ardelia, daughter of Jedediah Jenks. Children: 1. Caroline Abby, born July 28, 1815, died September 24, 1883 ; married, May 24, 1835, Merrill Rawson ; chil- dren : i. Charles M., born July 19, 1839, died June 5, 1858: ii. Acelia C., born November 22, 1843, died January 13, 1845; iii. Emma A., born February 8, 1847. died September IO. 1871; iv. Halsey C., born October 28, ii-24
1848: married, August 16, 1868, Esther E. Jenks ; children : a. William H., born Febru- ary 10, 1880 ; b. Elbert L., born June 20, 1882 ; v. Edith F., born May 7, 1850, died January 13, 1851. 2. William Henry, born Septem- ber 26, 1816, died September 22, 1888; mar- ried Jane Thompson ; children : Helen, mar- ried - Johnson; Alice, married Croninshield ; Andrew and Abbie. 3. Charles Brown, see forward. 4. Nehemiah Nelson, born October 2, 1819, died July 12, 1865; married, October 17, 1844, Alpha Lee Water- man; children: i. Halsey, born September, 1849, died August 26, 1873; married, March 6, 1872, Vienna A. Harvey ; child: Nehemiah Halsey, born July 29, 1872, died July 12, 1873; ii. Mary Taft, born December 3, 1853 ; iii. Henry Waterman, born October 31, 1859; married, October 27, 1887, Minnie Frances Tingley ; children : a. Robert Waterman, born November 9, 1888; b. Curtis Tingley, born July 30, 1896; iv. Nehemiah Elmer, born March 22, 1864, died January 30, 1908; mar- ried, December 5, 1897, Etta Frances Emer- son ; children : a. Alpha Alberta, born May 6, 1898; b. Edwin Nelson, born in 1900; c. Elmer Peckham, born in 1903. 5. Halsey Walcott, born March 23, 1821, killed by the bursting of a grindstone at Arnold's Mills July 23, 1848. 6. James Metcalf, born May 29, 1822, died December 24, 1824. 7. Lewis Barton, born June 16, 1823, died September 8, 1885; married, August 13, 1850, Rachel Jacobs; children: i. George, married Eva Proctor; ii. Arthur E., born February 3, 1853; married (first), September 3, 1873, Kate Spofford, and had one child: Grace Louise, born October 28, 1874, married, No- vember 14, 1901, Herbert M. Hatah; married (second), July 30, 1907, Susie Natalia Suhr ; iii. Ardelia, born March 5, 1858, died Octo- ber 8, 1880. 8. Betsey Jencks, born October 19, 1825, died April 30, 1882 ; married, Octo- ber 19, 1852, James Waterman Taft. Chil- dren : i. Eugene Herbert, born November 14, 1853; married (first) Mary Bishop; child: a. Carlton ; married (second), September 15, 1891, Maria L. Andrews; children: b. Eliza- beth Low, born July 30, 1892; c. George Allen, born August 31, 1895, died April 15, 1897 ; d. Louise S., born October 15, 1896; e. Edith Franklin, born June 26, 1898; f. Doris Streeter, born June 13, 1899, died April II, 1900: g. Constance, born November 21, 1900; h. Richard Onley, born December 25, 1904, died April 2, 1905. ii. Ellen Elvira, born July 30, 1855: married, April 22, 1879, Henry
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Franklin; children: a. Clifford Taft, born April 16, 1880; b. Louise Waterman, born October 2, 1881 ; c. Waldo Ellis, born No- vember 8, 1885; d. Harold Eugene, born Jan- uary 2, 1897. 9. Maria Ellis, born February 7, 1827 ; married, October 26, Olney Capron ; child: George Olney, born October 10, 1849; married, 1877, Frances Battey ; children: a. Daisy M., born July 2, 1878; b. Raiford, born in 1881; c. Grace R., born February 3, 1884; married, September, 1904, Karl Allen ; child : Frank C., born May 29, 1906. 10. Harriet Ardelia, one of twins, born April 11, 1830; married, August 13, 1850, Sylvester James Madison Davis; children: i. Katherine, born September 5, 1851, died February 7, 1883; married, December 23, 1870, John Jones; children : a. Frank M., born June 25, 1872; b. Edward M., born November 17, 1873; 11. Irving, born April 26, 1855, died October 8, 1857; iii. Curtis, born March 26, 1860, died October 9, 1889 ; married June 5, 1888, Sarah Linton ; child : Hope, born June 4, 1889. II. Bradford Pardon, twin sister of Harriet, born April 11, 1830, died April, 1909. 12. Willard Spaulding, born August 2, 1832; married (first), January, 1854, Lydia Leonard; chil- dren: i. Shirley Walter, born June 2, 1855, married Mary Hall; ii. Isaac Bennett, born November 1, 1866. Married (second), Janu- ary 7, 1876, Sarah Amanda Salisbury. 13. Mary Augusta, born December 27, 1836; married, April 4, 1858, Edward Payson Davis (see Davis). 14. Annie Amelia, born March 9, 1837, died August 14, 1901 ; married Isaac Nelson Capron ; children. i. Etta Lenore, born July 1, 1860; married, December 25, 1882, Frank Albert Waite; children: a. Harold Capron, born March 25, 1884; b. Edna Le- nore, born January 23, 1890; c. Lawrence Albert, born June 14, 1900; ii. Lucene Ar- delia, born October 5, 1862. 15. Sophia Eme- line, born November 28, 1839; married No- vember 1, 1865, John French Whiting; chil- dren : i. George Aaron, born March 30, 1868; married, October 27, 1892, Fannie Robinson Shepardson ; child: Edith, born May 6, 1894; ii. Frank Eugene, born August 5, 1869; mar- ried Elizabeth M. Peabody ; children : a. Clif- ford Carpenter, born May 28, 1894; b. Avis Chaffee, born July 3, 1893.
(XVIII) Charles Brown, second son and third child of Pardon and Ardelia ( Jencks) Carpenter, was born in Cumberland, Rhode Island, June 10, 1819, and died in North At- tleboro, January 3, 1903. Until the age of sixteen years he attended the district school
and worked during his spare time on the farm with his brothers. At an early age he was apprenticed at Arnold's Mills, which is a part of Cumberland, Rhode Island, to learn the manufacturing of iron machinery, later work- ing at his trade in Woonsocket. Later he re- moved with his family to Arnolds Mills, where he was associated with Mowry Taft in the manufacture of spinning frames. In the early fifties he was for some years in partnership with Orville Rawson, hardware dealer in Providence, Rhode Island, then sold his interests and removed to North Attle- boro, where he entered the employ of Tifft & Whiting, leading jewelry manufacturers, as tool maker, retaining this position for a period of forty years. During this time the name of the firm was changed to W. D. Whiting, and then to the Whiting Manufacturing Com- pany. His last years were spent in retirement from active business labors. He was a man of steady habits, retiring nature, and of a lov- ing and amiable disposition. He attended the North Attleboro Baptist Church, and was a Republican in politics. He was married, May 2, 1841, to Nancy Rawson, who was born at Wrentham, October 22, 1816, and died at North Attleboro, May 12, 1899; she was the daughter of Thomas and Anna ( Follet) Raw- son, the former born December 4, 1776, died November 6, 1868, the latter, who died De- cember 5, 1848, was a hatter and farmer at Wrentham. Children: I. James Edgar, see forward. 2. Ida Evelyn, born March 5, 1848, died September 17, 1889. 3. Isabel Boyden, born Mav 13, 1853; married, January 1, 1874, Elmer Irving Riley, of North Attleboro, who was born February 5, 1850, son of William Henry and Rhoda ( Wakefield) Riley; Mr. Riley is a prominent coal merchant and manu- facturer of jewelry in North Attleboro. i. Florence Ardelia, born October 25, 1874; married, December 31, 1896, Charles W. Ral- ston : children : a. Marion Boyden, born Janu- ary 6, 1898; b. Elmer Graham, born May 21, 1899: c. Marcus Clifford, July 3, 1900; d. Florence Ardelia, born May 16, 1902 ; e and f. Harold William, and Russell (twins), born June 10, 1907, died July 7, 1908; ii. Eugene Carpenter, born March 9, 1877; married, March 30, 1898, Harriet May Swallow ; chil- dren: a. and b. Newell Griffith and Nelson Irving, born March 14, 1901; c. Doris Jean- ette, born December, 1903, died September, 1904; d. Harriet Isabelle, born May 5, 1904 ; iii. Anna Estelle, born September 7, 1880, died May 11, 1888; iv. Minnie Irving, born
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February 6, 1883 ; married, October 2, 1907, Harold Arthur Scott; child: Janette Irving, born August 8, 1908; v. Clifford Elmer, born January 6, 1885, died June 17, 1890; vi. Har- old Harrison, born May 4, 1889; vii. Ethel Mildred, born November 24, 1890.
(XIX) James Edgar, eldest child and only son of Charles Brown and Nancy (Rawson) Carpenter, was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, April 14, 1844. He was an infant when his parents removed to Arnolds Mills, and six years of age when they took up their residence in North Attleboro. He was a stu- dent in Day's Academy in Wrentham until seventeen years of age, then taught school for a time in Norton, Massachusetts. His first commercial position was in the office of Whit- ney & Rice, straw manufacturers in North Attleboro, holding this five years and then going to the New York City office of the con- cern, which later became F. G. Whitney. Mr. Carpenter subsequently returned to Wren- tham, and at the end of one year became a member of the firm of E. A. Bliss & Com- pany, manufacturers of assorted jewelry in North Attleboro. Later the firm was incor- porated, Mr. Carpenter becoming one of the directors and manager of the factory; Janu- ary 1, 1886, he resigned from the manage- ment, and in February assumed the duties of bookkeeper in the Daniel Brown straw factory at Wrentham, retaining his directorship in the Bliss company until the early nineties. In August, 1905, he was appointed cashier of the National Bank of Wrentham, a position he now fills, having succeeded F. N. Plymp- ton. Mr. Carpenter resides in the old Cook homestead in South street, Wrentham, which was built by Daniel Cook in the early part of the nineteenth century, and is one of the finest estates in the town. Mr. Carpenter at- tends the Congregational Orthodox Church of Wrentham, has served on its standing com- mittee, and as auditor, collector and treasurer. His political affiliations have always been with the Republican party, and he has been their delegate to a number of conventions. He has served as town treasurer, auditor, mem- ber of the school committee and as president of the cemetery corporation. He is a mem- ber of Excelsior Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, of Franklin; was formerly a mem- ber of Aurora Lodge No. 107, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and then became a charter member of Wampum Lodge No. 195, at Wrentham, and has filled all the chairs. Mr. Carpenter married, October 16, 1872, at
Wrentham, Alice Francoer, born in Wren- tham, February 7, 1847, daughter of Daniel Addison and Eunice E. (Bugbee) Cook, the former a merchant and president of the bank. Child: Alice Amelia, born May 20, 1878; married, October 29, 1902, Fred Edwin, born in Wrentham, March 30, 1873, son of War- ren Keith and Ellen Maria ( Rand) Gilmore. Fred E. Gilmore is in the grain trade with his father, the name of the firm being W. K. Gilmore & Sons.
DAVIS Aaron Davis, immigrant ances- tor, was born in England before 1650, and died in 1713. He lived at Newport, Rhode Island, and Dart- mouth, Massachusetts, and was a mason by trade. He was living at Newport, February 25, 1673, when he sold to Peleg Sanford a house and fifteen acres of land in exchange for twelve acres and a half. He was a pro- prietor of Dartmouth, November 13, 1693, and one of the grantees named in the con- firmatory deed of William Bradford. He was a devout Baptist, and in 1698 was ordained pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dart- mouth, succeeding Rev. Hugh Moshier. This church was organized in 1684, and the parish included several Rhode Island towns. He deeded to his son Aaron, of Little Compton, a whole share in West Quodnaig, Rhode Island, April 19, 1707. He married Mary Children : I. William, mentioned below. 2. Joshua, died January 8, 1736; mar- ried Mary, daughter of John and Rebecca Scott ; lived at Newport, and South Green- wich, Rhode Island. 3. Aaron, died March, 1730; resided at Little Compton; married Mary 4. Samuel, married, 1706, Sarah Albro, and lived at Kingston. 5. John, married Elizabeth and died 1728; lived at North Kingston.
(II) William, son of Rev. Aaron Davis, resided at Newport and East Greenwich. He was living in Newport, November 20, 1693, when he sold a house and a hundred acres of land at East Greenwich. He sold land at East Greenwich, December 4. 1695, to Giles Pearce. He and his son Henry mortgaged eighteen and a half acres of land with build- ings for twenty-five pounds to the colony. He married Frances Children: 1. Will- iam, admitted freeman 1715. 2. Henry ; men- tioned below. 3. Frances, married, June 17, 1725, William Case.
(III) Henry, son of William Davis, was born about 1700. He lived at Newport, and
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perhaps Kingston, Rhode Island. He mar- ried Deliverance Children : I. Henry, born March II, 1729; married, September 9, 1756, Mary Weeden. 2. Son, born January 26, 1731. 3. Daughter, March 15, 1733. 4. Benjamin, mentioned below.
(IV) Benjamin, son of Henry Davis, was born about 1725. He married Phebe and lived at North Kingston. Children, born at North Kingston: 1. William; mentioned
below. 2. Ruth, July 26, 175 -. 3. Mary, . 5, 1888, Sarah Linton, and had Hope, born
March 2, 176 -; married January 4, 1775, Jonathan Dean. 4. Jeffrey, born December 17, 176 -. 5. Benjamin, March IO, -; married Sarah Congdon. 6. Phebe, born May 1, - ; married November 15. 1787, George Thomas. 7. Elizabeth, Jan- uary 16, 177 -; married Gardner Rey- nolds. 8. July
Mary, 14, 177 -. 9. Hannah, July 14, 177- (twin). 10. Waite, October 27, 177 -. II. John Warner, April 22, 1780. (The edge of the page containing the records has been worn or torn off, and years are missing. )
(V) William, son of Benjamin Davis, was born October 29, 175 -. He married Hester He was a soldier in the revolution, from South Kingston, in 1782. Children, born at North Kingston: 1. William, Novem- ber 16, 2. Mary. 3. Dorothy. 4. Phebe, born July II, - 5. Anthony, men- tioned below. 6. Caroline. 7. Lois.
(VI) Anthony, son of William Davis, was born January 1, 1800, at North Kingston, Rhode Island, and died at Plainville, Massa- chusetts, November II, 1873. He received a common school education, and learned the trade of ship carpenter and followed the sea a short time. Soon after his marriage he set- tled in Cumberland, Rhode Island, where he bought a farm in the settlement known as Abbott's Run, and followed farming. After the death of his wife he made his home with Columbus Tingley, of Cumberland. In poli- tics he was a Whig, and later a Republican. In religion he was a Methodist and a mem- ber of the church of that denomination at Arnold's Mills, Cumberland. He was a use- ful and respected citizen. He died at the home of his daughter, Caroline Coombs, at Plainville. He married, November 1I, 1824, at Cumberland, Susan Shaw, born July 8, 1806, died November 9, 1854. Her father was a minister. Children: 1. William S., born April 4, 1826; married Ada Walker, and had Frank, Frederick and Charles. 2. Dex- ter A., born August 23, 1827. 3. Sylvester
James Madison, born April 3, 1829; died 1891 ; married, August 13, 1850, Harriet Ar- delia Carpenter ; children : i. Katherine, born September 5, 1851, died February 7, 1883, married, December 23, 1870, John Jones, and had Frank M. Jones, born June 25, 1872, and Edward M. Jones, born November 17, 1873; ii. Irving, born April 26, 1855, died Oc- tober 8, 1857; iii. Curtis, born March 20, 1860, died October 9, 1889, married June
June 4, 1889. 4. Susan M., born November 29, 1830; died March 12, 1831. 5. Anne Elizabeth, born March 28, 1832; died April 7, 1832. 6. Catherine S., born June 28, 1833 ; died December 14, 1834. 7. Catherine S., born January 25, 1836; died January 14, 1851. 8. Edward Payson, born February 15, 1838; mentioned below. 9. Francis C., born June 3. 1842; died October 24, 1844. 10. Fran- cis Erving, born February 15, 1849; died September 6, 1849. II. Caroline, born June 28, 1850; died March 9, 1903; married Au- gust 19, 1869, Horace Eugene Coombs ; chil- dren : i. Ernest Eugene Coombs, born March 30, 1872, died March 6, 1881 ; ii. Edward An- thony Coombs, born February 27, 1882, mar- ried, October 29, 1902, Ethel Louise Nash, and had Helen Gertrude Coombs, born July 19, 1904: iii. Florence Caroline Coombs, born April 19, 1885, married, October 21, 1903, Richard Francis Burton, and had Clinton Eugene Burton, born September 27, 1906.
(VII) Edward Payson, son of Anthony Davis, was born at South Attleboro, Massa- chusetts, February 15, 1838, and died at Plainville, January 7, 1908. At an early age he removed with his parents to Cumberland, Rhode Island, where he attended the public schools and assisted his father on the farm. At the age of seventeen he entered the jew- elry manufacturing concern of White & Shaw, at South Attleboro, where he served as an apprentice to learn the jeweller's trade. He then obtained a position as an expert work- man in the factory of Ichabod Richards Com- pany. He also worked for J. T. Bacon & Company at Plainville, Ira Richards & Com- pany of North Attleboro, and other firms. In 1876 he started in business for himself in the firm of Wade, Davis & Company, which con- tinued until 1896, when the firm became Whiting & Davis. The plant was in Plain- ville, and a high grade of jewelry was manu- factured. His devotion to the business, his careful supervision of details, and his thor- ough organization of the force brought the
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firm to an enviable position in the business world. He retired from the firm in 1908, leaving behind him a reputation for fidelity and honesty. His attitude towards his em- ployees gained their respect, confidence and esteem. His kindness and philanthropy brought him love in good measure. He made many friends and almost no enemies. In politics he was a Republican. He served in the civil war, enlisting in Company H, Eleventh Rhode Island Regiment. He was a member of the George H. Mientien Post, No. 133, Grand Army of the Republic, and held the rank of adjutant for a number of years. He was a member of Bennett Lodge, Ancient Order of United Workmen, and of Aurora Lodge, No. 107, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of North Attleboro. He was an active worker in the Methodist church, and served as steward of the church and on va- rious important committees.
He married, April 4, 1858, Mary Augusta Carpenter, born at Cumberland, December 27, 1836, daughter of Pardon and Ardelia (Jenks) Carpenter (see Carpenter ). Chil- dren: I. Irving Anthony, born March 13, 1859; died March 5, 1893; married (first) Ellen Morse: (second) Mary Gallagher ; children: i. May, born March 10, 1885; ii. Caroline, October 23, 1886. 2. Lena Augusta, born June 24, 1862; married, January 12, 1880, Charles H. Olney ; children : i. Howard Olney, born April 27, 1881, died August 17, 1881; ii. Leon E. Olney, born October 13, 1882, married November 7, 1901, May N. Pollard, and had Marion Davis Olney, born November 13, 1903, and Harriet Ruggles Olney, born May 3, 1905; iii. Ethel Marion Olney, born January 12, 1885.
CARTER Rev. Thomas Carter, supposed to be the first of this branch of the family in New England, was born 1610. He graduated at St. John's College, Cambridge, England, in 1629. He came from St. Albans, Hertfordshire, and sailed from London, April 2, 1635, in the "Planter." He resided in Dedham, Water- town and Woburn, Massachusetts. Was or- dained pastor of the church in Woburn, No- vember 22, 1642, by the "laying on of hands." A painting representing this scene hangs in the public library in Woburn. The artist is Albert Thompson, the doner Leonard Thomp- son. A copy of this painting was owned by the late Joseph Addison Carter and still hangs in his old home. He married Mary
Dalton, who died March 28, 1687. He died September 5, 1684. Children: 1. Samuel, born August 8, 1640, at Watertown, men- tioned below. 2. Judith, married (first) June 8, 1660, Samuel Convers; married (second) May 2, 1672, Giles Fifield. 3. Theophilus, born June 12, 1645, died February 15, 1649. 4. Mary, born July 24, 1648, married (first) John Wyman Jr., about 1671 ; he was killed by the Indians at the Swamp fight, December 19, 1675; married ( second) Nathaniel Bach- iler, of Hampton, New Hampshire, October 31, 1676: had eight children; died 1688. 5. Abigail, born January 10, 1649-50, married, May 7, 1674, John Smith. 6. Deborah, born September 15, 1651, died December 14, 1667. 7. Timothy, born June 12, 1653, married, May 3, 1680, Anna Fiske, daughter of David Fiske, of Cambridge (Lexington) ; died July 8, 1727. 8. Thomas, born June 8, 1655, married, 1682, Margery Whitmore, of Cambridge, born Sep- tember 9. 1668, died October 5, 1734. Tim- othy and Thomas were both husbandmen and proprietors of their father's right of consid- erable tracts of land in Woburn.
( II) Rev. Samuel Carter, eldest child of Rev. Thomas Carter, was born August 8, 1640. He graduated at Harvard College, 1660, and died minister of the church in Groton, Massachusetts, in the autumn of 1693. He married, 1672, Eunice Brooks, born in Woburn, October 10, 1655, daughter of John and Eunice (Mousall) Brooks. Children: 1. Mary, born July 24, 1673. 2. Samuel. born August 27, 1675, died at Wo- burn, September 10, 1676. 3. Samuel, born January 7, 1678, died at Lancaster, August 30, 1738. 4. John, born March 14, 1680, died at Lancaster, 1705. 5. Thomas, born April 3, 1682, mentioned below. 6. Nathaniel, born April 7: 1685. 7. Eunice, born March 29, 1687. 8. Abigail, born May, 1689, died young. 9. Abigail, born May 30, 1690.
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