William Carman Sr. (abt. 1682 - 1746)

Born about 1682 in Long Island, New York Colony

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 1746 at about age 64 in Hempstead, Queens, New York Colony

Problems/Questions Profile manager: H Husted [send private message]

Biography

William was born about 1682 in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States. He passed away in 1746.

In December 1718, he, along with some of his like-minded neighbors, were charged with rioting, found guilty, and fined £26 10s.^[1]

...the said Bull [Daniel] with One William Carman, Samuel Ludlam, Robert Denton, Hezekiah Denton, Henry Ludlam and Ephraim Smith, stood there with great Clubbs in their hands, and stript to their Wastcoats. Then this Deponent addressing himself to the said Bull told him he came to Distrain for the Minister's Rate; but Bull told him he should make no Distress there. Then this Deponent Commanded the said persons who stood with their Clubbs, to Assist him in making the Distress; but they refused & Lifting up their Clubbs bid him come if he durst, and gave him a great deal of Scurrilous Language; and the said Bull advanced two or three steps from his Company towards this Deponent, and lifting up his Clubb told him if he came one foot forward he would knock out his brains.^[1]

They, including William, later said that they were sorry for the offense and promised to "behave ourselves more peacably, and as Obedient subjects to this Majesty, King George, and all his officers for the future..."^[1] They were granted leniency, provided they behaved themselves.

Marriage

Possibly to a Ann Denton 1686-? Born in Long Island New York and died in Elizabethtown Essex New Jersey (needs research and a source)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Documents of the Senate of the State of New York. One Hundred and Twenty-Seventh Session, Albany : Oliver A. Quayle, 1904; digital images, Google Books (https://www.google.com : accessed 29 September 2023); citing Vol. VI.; No. 11; Part 3; "Petition of Certain Dissenters to Have Certain Alleged Unjust Fines Remitted," pg. 2128-2129.

See also:

• KROSS, JESSICA, and THOMAS J. DAVIS. “Magistrates, the Minister’s Rate, and the Question of Authority: The Case of Daniel Bull, the Jamaica Dissenters, and the Tax Collector, 1718-1719.” Journal of Church and State 32, no. 4 (1990): 813–30. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23917122. NOTE: This article is not available for free, online reading.