James Carter (1720 - 1800)

Born 8 Feb 1720 in Lancaster, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Prudence (Sawyer) Carter — married 29 Mar 1744 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Husband of Mary (Walker) Carter — married 2 Jun 1747 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 18 Jul 1800 at age 80 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

James Carter was born February 8, 1720, in Lancaster, Middlesex county, Massachusetts Bay Colony ^[1] and was living in Lancaster, Worcester county, Massachusetts at the time of the American Revolutionary War. Named after the city of Worcester, England, the town of Worcester was incorporated on June 14, 1722. On April 2, 1731, Worcester was chosen as the county seat of the newly founded Worcester County government. ^[2]

In 1737, James, aged 17 years, nominated his mother Ruth Carter to be his guardian.^[3] In 1740, after the death of his mother, James, aged 19 years, nominated Oliver Wilder of Lancaster to be his guardian.^[4]

James Carter performed Patriotic Service in Massachusetts in the American Revolution.

James Carter is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A214864.

James Carter was the "Town Moderator" for the years 1782 and 1783. ^[5] James is honored for his Patriotic Service by the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution and DAR Ancestor #A214864. DAR records indicate that James died July 18, 1800, in Lancaster, Worcester county, Massachusetts, and that he was the husband of two wives. His first wife was Prudence Sawyer and his second wife was Mary Walker. Applications for membership in the Society of the DAR have been made by the descendants of his son, Asa Carver, who married Ruth Culver. ^[6] Note: All descendants of this family are eligible to join the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution.

James is buried in the Old Common Burial Ground, in Lancaster, Massachussetts. His Find A Grave memorial gives the dates of his marriages: ^[7]

1. Prudence Sawyer on March 29, 1744
2. Mary Walker on June 2, 1747

James Carter was born on February 08, 1720 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay. His parents were Thomas Carter and Ruth Phelps.

He married Mary Walker.

Together they had these children:

1. Sarah Carter
2. Mary Carter
3. James Carter
4. Rebecca Carter
5. Asa Carter

He died on July 15, 1800 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZKB-NBQ : 15 January 2020), James Carter, 1720
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts
3. ↑ "Probate records v. 101-105 1737-1758" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YY-SB1F  : 21 March 2024), Film# 007704228, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 362, Vol 102, Page 5.
4. ↑ "Probate records v. 101-105 1737-1758" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YY-S99H-H  : 22 March 2024), Film# 007704228, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 382, Vol 102, Page 42.
5. ↑ MADAR, TOWN OFFICIALS 1775-1783, GRC S1, VOL 37, P 187
6. ↑ https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A214864
7. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42900447/james-carter

• CARTER A GENEALOGY OF THE DESCENDANTS OF SAMUEL AND THOMAS, Clara A. and Sarah A. Carter,; W.J. Coulter, Courant Office 1887.
• THE NEW ENGLAND, Author, John Ward Dean

• Nourse, Henry. The Birth, Marriage, and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts. 1643-1850 (Lancaster, Mass., 1890); p. 55, p. 161, p. 353, p. 410

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/42900447/james-carter : accessed 06 July 2021), memorial page for James Carter (8 Feb 1720–15 Jul 1800), Find A Grave: Memorial #42900447, citing Old Common Burial Ground, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by cap624 (contributor 47007905) .