Jefferson County, NY Pioneers


PIONEER CARTER FAMILY



1. BRADDOCK CARTER, (son of THOMAS & SARAH (SAWYER) CARTER) was born 17 December 1756 in Warren, Connecticut

He married 10 July 1783, Warren, Connecticut,
MARTHA STONE, daughter of WILLIAM & (---) STONE. On 3 February 1792, William Stone, "In consideration of the Support of & Maintenance of me & my wife Martha, during our natural lives," deeded land to Bradock Carter and Martha his wife, "except my household furniture & Waring Apparel & my wives Waring Apparel." In addition he gives two cows, seven sheep, and one horse, "during their natural lives;" the cows go to Marchant Stone Carter when the term expired, (Warren County Land Records, Book 3, p.64). On 10 April 1793, the above agreement was given up; and Bradock Carter and William Stone relinquished all claims on one another "from the beginning of the world to the present time."

Children, CARTER:

2 i MERCHANT STONE CARTER married BETSEY TAYLOR

3 ii BENAJAH CARTER d.y.

4 iii BENAJAH CARTER accompanied his brother to Jefferson County, New York

2. MERCHANT STONE CARTER (son of BRADDOCK & MARTHA (STONE) CARTER) was born 7 April 1784 in Warren, Connecticut. He was one of the earliest settlers of the Town of Orleans, Jefferson County, New York, where he followed the occupation of farmer. He died 1840/1849 in Clayton, Jefferson County.

He married
BETSEY TAYLOR, born 20 February 1797, probably in Brownville, Jefferson County, and possibly a daughter of BENJAMIN TAYLOR of the same place. She was reputedly an "Indian squaw." After Merchant's death, she married Nathan Marble. She died 6 February 1873 and is buried in Tanners Corners Cemetery, town of Alexandria, Jefferson County.

Children, CARTER:

5 i CLARISSA CARTER

6 ii TAYLOR CARTER

7 iii HIRAM CARTER married B. EVANS

8 iv ELISHA CARTER

9 v EMELINE CARTER

10 vi BETSEY CARTER

11 vii AMELIA CARTER

12 viii BYRON CARTER

13 ix JOHN D. CARTER married SARAH PEABODY of Fishers Landing

7. HIRAM CARTER (son of MERCHANT & BETSEY (TAYLOR) CARTER)

He married
B. EVANS

Child, one known, CARTER:

14 i CHARLES J. CARTER married ADELAIDE B. GARLOCK

12. BYRON J. CARTER, (son of MERCHANT & BETSEY (TAYLOR) CARTER) was born 1838 near De LaFarge Corners, Town of Orleans, Jefferson County, New York. Residents of Omar, their house can be found on the 1864 land owners map of the county. He died in 1919. Both are buried in Omar Cemetery in the Town of Orleans, Jefferson County, New York.

He married
CLARISSA A. BRITTON who was born 1834 in the town of Alexandria, Jefferson County, New York.

Children, CARTER:

15 i EVA M. CARTER

16 ii CHARLES J. CARTER married RITA M. GURNEE, daughter of RALPH GURNEE of Omar

17 iii MINNIE B. CARTER married (---) BURSHAW

18 iv LELAND G. CARTER d.y.

19 v EFFIE C. CARTER

20 vi BYRON CARTER d.y.

21 vii FLOYD LEWIS CARTER married ADA B. DIEPOLDER, daughter of MICHAEL J. & MARY A. (KILBORN) DIEPOLDER

13. JOHN D. CARTER (son of MERCHANT & BETSEY (TAYLOR) CARTER) was born in Town of Orleans on 14 February 1844.

He married on 10 December 1878
SARAH PEABODY of Fisher's Landing.

Child, one known:

22 i HENRY CARTER


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