Mary (Unknown) Carter (abt. 1590 - 1665)

Born about 1590 in England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 6 Mar 1665 at about age 75 in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Mary (Unknown) Carter migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Caution: Genealogical Confusion

As Robert Charles Anderson points out, there were three early Thomas Carters at the same time in Massachusetts, each with a wife named Mary.^[1]

Biography

Mary's birth date and place are unknown. Her parents and maiden name are also unknown.^[1][2]

According to Taylor, Mary was probably born about 1585, which was about 20 years or so before the birth of her first child in 1600-1610.^[3] Robert C. Anderson places the birth of her husband as "by about 1590," because their children were marrying in the 1640s.^[1]

This Mary has sometimes been confounded with Mary Parkhurst (AKA Dalton), the daughter of George Parkhurst and wife of Rev. Thomas Carter, Puritan and first minister of Woburn. There is no connection between the families.

Immigration

Mary was admitted to the Charlestown church on 4 (9) 1643 (4 November 1643).^[2]

She is sometimes assumed to have immigrated to Charlestown in 1636 (without evidence).^{[citation needed]}

Marriage

Mary married before 1607 in England, to Thomas Carter, the immigrant and blacksmith of Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[2][4][5] This Thomas Carter was the blacksmith of Charlestown.

Alternate marriage information: married at Branscombe, Devonshire, England^{[citation needed]}

Death and Legacy

Mary died on March 6, 1664/5 at Charlestown.^[2]

We do not have an exact date of death for husband, Thomas Carter. His will was dated May 5, 1650, and inventory was taken on June 25, 1652.^[2]

Children

Children of Mary and Thomas Carter:^[2][4]

1. Thomas Carter, b c. 1607, d 30 Dec 1694; m Elizabeth Unknown (poss. Jefts or Story)
2. Joseph Carter, b c. 1612, d 31 Jan 1676; m Susanna Chamberlain (Woburn)
3. John Carter (Capt.), b c. 1618, d 14 Sep 1692; m Elizabeth Unknown
4. Samuel Carter, b c. 1616 England, d 29 Aug 1681; m Winifred Harwood
5. Mary Carter, b c. 1619; m John Brinsmade/Brimsmead
6. Hannah Carter, b c. 1620 England (adm to church 2 (7) 1639) d c. 1658; m 1) Thomas Brown, 2) William Greene

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Anderson, Robert Charles, (1995) "Thomas Carter [of Salisbury and Ipswich]," Featured profile." Great Migration 1634-1635, C-F. AmericanAncestors.org NEHGS (Volume II, C-F, Pages 27-30, citing p 30).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Wyman, Thomas Bellows, and Henry Herbert Edes, (1879) The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown: in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1629-1818', Volume 1. Boston: D. Clapp, Archive.org (Volume 1, Page 186).
3. ↑ Taylor, Norris, Thomas and Mary (_) Carter Blacksmith, of Charlestown, Mass 1998
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Carter, Bob, Thomas Carter.
5. ↑ Miller, Hugh Darrell, compiler, (1985) Genealogy: Ethel Peters Miller/Hugh Darrell Miller. copy in possession of author.

See also:

• Carter, Bob. Bob Carter's Genealogy Home Page, viewed 24 March 1999 Mary Carter, wife of Thomas
• Pedigree Resource File: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/9WX8-SFK