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- She was first married to a Mr. Dalton.
He was the son of James and Mary Carter. On Aug 10, 1635, he embarked from London on the Safety bound for Virginia. A Puritan, he found his way to Dedham, Massachusetts where he was made freeman Mar 9, 1637. He removed soon to Watertown we he was made an elder and granted a homestall of 10 acres. in 1642 granted a farm of 92 acres and a lot in the town plot. First preached in Woburn Dec 4, 1641, but was reluctant to accept the ministry until nov 22, 1642, when he was ordained first pastor of the First Churchof Worburn, continuing there for 42 years until his death. At his ordination the town presented him a house and salary at L80 per annum. The Richardson Memorial by John A. Vinton, 1876, p 574, has a footnote saying her name was Mary Dalton. (from dpage@IPA.net (Dan Page)
Notes for THOMAS CARTER:
Apr 1, 1626: Matriculated a sizar of St. John's College, Cambridge University
January, 1629/30: Bachelor of Arts Degree, St. John's College, Cambridge, Eng.
1633: Master of Arts Degree from St. John's College, Cambridge, England
In Williston's book: "I, Thomas Carter, of Suffolk, am admitted as a student of this College on the Spalding scholarship." (Founded by William Spalding, yeoman, of Tainswarth, in Suffolk, who gave 60 pounds, and stipulated that the scholar must be chosen from Bury St Edmunds Grammar School, which was founded by Edward VI in 1550.) Handwriting samples from St. John's records and from known work of Thomas Carter later in MA suggest the same hand wrote all.
1635: Emigrated on ship "The Safety", Thomas Carter 25.
Source 1: "The Complete Book of Emigrants"
Also found in Williston's "Carter" in Woburn library. Both sources dispute "The Planter" ememigree as being Rev. Thomas Carter (there were several Thomas Carters in the MA area at this time May have been related (or even brother) to John Carter, 22, who emigrated on same ship. John went to VA and is believed to have been the founder of the Carter family of VA. Early descendants of Thomas used the same coat of arms as did the VA Carters. John was a strong supporter of the Church of England while Thomas was a Puritan.
Torrey's: A Thomas Carter married a Mary Parkhurst before 1640 in Woburn,
Charlestown area listed as 1610-1684 in Torrey's.
Also Torrey has Timothy Dalton marrying Ruth Parkhurst, so Ruth may have been sister to Mary.
Also there is a Mary Dalton, born 1582, Ipswich, father George Dalton - mother Phebe - but no other information.
There is still another Mary Parkhurst Dalton b 1588 with spouseless relationship and one daughter with surname Carter (Hannah Carter).
Williston's: "Mr. Carter is admitted a freeman of Dedham, MA, March 9, 1636/7 (April 25, 1637 O. S.), beign "presented" by Philemon Dalton (Dedham Records).
September 27, 1642: Woburn, MA is incorporated: "Charlestowne Village is
called Woburn."
November 22, 1642: Ordained first minister, Woburn MA Church
(See scrapbook: Albert Thompson's painting of Carter's ordination.)
Children of MARY PARKHURST and REV THOMAS CARTER were:
1. Rev. Samuel Carter, born August 08, 1640 in Watertown; died 1693 in Woburn, Middlesex, MA; married Eunice Brooks 1672 in Woburn.
2. Judith Carter, born 1641 in Woburn; died October 03, 1676 in Charlestown.
3. Theophilus Carter, b June 12, 1645 in Woburn; d Feb 15, 1648/49 in Woburn
4. Mary Carter, born July 24, 1648 in Woburn; died 1688 in Hampton, Rockingham, NH; married Nathaniel Batchelder October 31, 1676 in Woburn.
5. Abigail Carter, born August 10, 1649 in Woburn; died 1676 in Woburn.
6. Deborah Carter, born Sept 17, 1651 in Woburn; died Dec 14, 1667 in Woburn
7. Timothy Carter, born June 12, 1653 in Woburn; died July 08, 1727 in Woburn;
married Annah (Hannah) Fiske May 03, 1680 in Lexington, Massachusetts.
8. Thomas Carter, Jr., born June 08, 1655 in Woburn; died Abt. 1722 in Woburn; married Margery Whitmore in Woburn.
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Bef 1614 - 1687 (> 72 years)
