Thomas Carleton (1699 - 1792)

Born 19 Nov 1699 in Ballylaken, King's County, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Howell) Carleton — married 20 Mar 1730 in Chester, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 3 Oct 1792 at age 92 in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Thomas was a Friend (Quaker)

Thomas was born in Ballylakin, King's County, Ireland in 1699.^[1] In 1720 he settled in Kennet, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, where in 1730 he married Hannah Roberts, widow of Robert Roberts, and daughter of William Howell, of Haverford. He and his wife were active members of Kennet Meeting, and both ministers. Their children were Susanna, who married Michael Harlan, and Thomas, born 8, 21, 1732, died 6, 26, 1803, who married, 10, 26, 1757, Lydia Gregg, daughter of Thomas and Dinah. Thomas died in 1792. ^[2]

Research Notes

"The Carleton Family. — Mark Carleton and family, certificate, dated 4, 3, 1711, from Monthly Meeting at Mountmellick, Ireland. He is " Ye Son of an early Laborour (of ye breaking forth of ye Gospel Day) in ye word and Testimony of our Lord Jesus, and his wife ye Daughter of honest friends of this meeting." Received 8, 25, 1711, at Philadelphia, Monthly Meeting. Thomas Carleton, b. 1636 in Little Salkeld, Cumberland, England, like his father, spent much of his life as a farmer. He was one of the early converts to Quakerism and became an eminent minister of the Society. He m. Isabel Mark, of Mosedale, Cumberland. . . . Mark Carleton of Ballylickbo, son of Thomas and Isabel, formerly of Mosedale, Cumberland, was married 11, 25, 1698, to Susanna Watson, of Ballymeane at Edenderry. They removed to Pennsylvania in 1711, producing a certificate of removal, dated 4, 3, 1711, to Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, 8, 25, 1711.

He died on the voyage and his widow in 1713 m. Richard Parks, and settled in Goshen.

Thomas Carleton (son of above), was b. 9, 18, 1699, at Ballyhayken, near Edenderry, Ireland; d. in Kennet Township, 9, 30, 1792. In 1720 he settled in Kennet, where he m. 3, 20, 1730, Hannah Roberts, widow of Robert Roberts, and dau. of William Howell of Haverford. Thomas and his wife were active members of Kennet Meeting, and both were ministers. They had issue: (i) Susanna, b. 3, 29, 1731 ; d. 6, 10, 1789; m. Michael Harlan, No. 73. (ii) Thomas, b. 8, 21, 1732 ; d. 6, 26, 1803 ; m. Lydia Gregg, No. 104. " ^[3]

One source erroneously states that Thomas was a son of Thomas Carleton and Isabelle (Mark) Carleton.^[4] In fact, the Thomas Carleton who was the son of Thomas and Isabel was Thomas's uncle Thomas Carleton Jr. (1672-aft.1711).

Thomas married Hannah Roberts "on the 3rd month 20, 1730 [20 MAY 1730]; widow of Robert Roberts, and daughter of William Howell, of Haverford. She was born 5 mon 17, 1689 and died 5 mon 6, 1758. Thomas died 9 mon 30, 1792. He and his wife were active members of Kennett Meeting and both eminent ministers." [More notes from the above named source]

Source discusses the children of Mark and Susanna Carleton and their movements from England to Ireland and their children and associated marriages. ^[5]

This source is a very descriptive history of the Early Irish Quakers in Pennsylvania and their MM locations in the late 1600's and 1700's. In it is also the signature of one Thomas Carleton, who was said to be "one of the most eminent ministers of this meeting [Kennett] was Thomas Carleton, a native of King's County, Ireland." ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Ireland, Society Of Friends (Quaker) Family Lists, image, FindMyPast (https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=IRE%2FQUAKER%2FMMVM-1%2F0094&parentid=IRE%2FQUAKER%2FBIRTH%2F16470 : accessed 16 September 2021), birth of Thomas Carleton in Ballylekin King's Co on 19d 9mo (Nov) 1699, father: Mark, mother: Susanna; citing Mountmellick MM family list 1641-1798, Religious Society Of Friends In Ireland Archives.
2. ↑ History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with genealogical and biographical sketches; by Futhey, John Smith, 1820-1888; Cope, Gilbert, 1840-1928. Publication date 1881.
3. ↑ History and genealogy of the Harlan family, and particularly of the descendants of George and Michael Harlan, who settled in Chester County, Pa., 1687; by Harlan, Alpheus H. (Alpheus Hibben), b. 1848. Publication date 1914
4. ↑ Family History Or Pedigree: "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000", Book Title: History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family : and particularly of the descendants of George and Mich, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61157 #4193558 (accessed 23 July 2022)

   Name	Thomas Carleton
   Gender	Male
   Birth Date	18 Sep 1699
   Birth Place	Ballyhakin, Ireland
   First Marriage Date	20 Mar 1730
   First Marriage Place	Kennet
   Death Date	30 Sep 1792
   Death Place	Chester Co
   Father	Thomas Carleton
   Mother	Isabel Mark
   Spouse	Hannah Howell
   Child	Susanna Carleton, Thomas Carleton

5. ↑ Other Church Event: "Bi-centennial of Old Kennett Meeting House, Kennett Township, Chester Co., Pa., seventh day, ninth month, twenty-fourth", Bi-centennial of Old Kennett Meeting House, Kennett Township, Chester Co., Pa., seventh day, ninth month, twenty-fourth. Philadelphia: Walter H. Jenkins, 1910, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 10660 #45 (accessed 23 July 2022)
6. ↑ [1] Description Section: Chapter I, Places of Settlement Source Information Immigration of the Irish Quakers into Pennsylvania, 1682-1750 [database on-line]. Original data: Source Description