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Robert Carter (aft. 1600 - 1621)

Robert Carter
Born after in Englandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Died before age 21 in Plymouth Colonymap
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Robert Carter was a passenger on the Mayflower as a servant to William Mullins.[1]

Because he did not sign the Mayflower Compact 11 Nov 1620, he was probably under 21. William Mullins died 21 Feb 1620/1. His will directed that the overseers of his will "Alsoe to have a speciall eye to my man Robert whch hathe not so approved himselfe as I would he should have done."[2]

He died during the general sickness of the Mayflower passengers in the late winter or early spring of 1621.[1]

Robert C. Anderson included him as one of the shortest "featured name" profiles in The Great Migration Begins .... This is the entire profile, "Robert Carter came to Plymouth in 1620 on the Mayflower as a servant of William Mullins and 'died the first winter'.[3]

Mayflower, First Sickness and Cole's Hill Burial Ground

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bradford, William History of Plymouth Plantation Boston: 1856 p. 448; and his servant died p. 452
  2. ↑ Waters, Henry F. "Genealogical Gleanings in England." New England Historical and Genealogical Register 42:62 link at GoogleBooks will begins on p. 62
  3. ↑ Anderson, Robert Charles, "Robert Carter: Featured Name." The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. Page 2386 (Online database accessed December 24, 2015: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010).

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Debbs Anderson
born 1568 William Mullins was a Merchant Adventurer, having bought shares of the joint-venture stock company which financed the Pilgrims in their effort to plant a colony in the new world. He was a successful merchant from Dorking, dealing in shoes and boots, and was one of the very few of the Merchant Adventurers who comitted themselves to actually settling in the colony.[3] He, his wife Alice, and their two unmarried children Priscilla and Joseph, plus a servant named Robert Carter departed England on the Mayflower. Mullins and his family were part of the contingent of "Strangers" who were sent in addition to the Leyden "Saints" by the Merchant Adventures.[3][4/p442]
posted by Debbs Anderson
Nally-4 Rebecca Elizabeth (Nally) Syphers (1943-2023)
Carter-8023 and Carter-5837 do not represent the same person because: Date of birth and date of death not even close.
posted by Rebecca Elizabeth (Nally) Syphers (1943-2023)
Billups-130 Cynthia (Billups) B
Carter-8023 and Carter-5837 appear to represent the same person because: Birth and death dates are different (but there are no sources on 8023, so they may be guesses). They were both Robert Carter "Mayflower" immigrants. Hope to hear from the manager of 8023 on whether these might represent the same person.

If you agree they do represent the same person, please approve. Thanks!

posted by Cynthia (Billups) B

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