James Carlton (1730 - 1815)

Born 2 Mar 1730 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Sherwin) Carlton — married 25 Aug 1761 in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 20 May 1815 at age 85 in Rindge, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

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Note on Identity

Be aware there were two James Carltons of similar age each married to an Elizabeth. The James Carlton born in 1730 married Elizabeth Sherwin and settled in Rindge, New Hampshire where he died in 1815. The other James Carlton was born in 1726 son of Nehemiah, married Elizabeth Currier, and resided in Methuen where he died in 1798. Here is the profile for the other James: James Carleton (1726-1798)

Biography

JAMES CARLTON,^[1] born at Andover, 2 Mar 1730 son of John Carlton and Hannah Barker;^[2] James died at Rindge, NH, 20 May 1815;^[3] married at Andover (also recorded at Boxford), 25 Aug 1761,^[4] ELIZABETH SHERWIN, born at Boxford, 14 Nov 1740 daughter of Jonathan Sherwin and Mary Lurvey;^[5] Elizabeth died at Rindge, 26 May 1830.^[6]

James Carlton was born in Andover. He was a farmer and a cooper by trade. James married Elizabeth Sherwin of Boxford, and the young family was first in Andover where their eldest four children were born. The family then relocated to Rindge, New Hampshire about 1770 where they remained.

On 30 Nov 1769, James Carlton of Andover, yeoman alias cooper, with his wife Elizabeth, in consideration of £100, conveyed to Samuel Phillips of Andover a 16-acre tract of pasture and woodland that had been willed to James by his uncle Benjamin Barker. On 21 May 1770, James Carlton cooper of Andover with his wife Elizabeth, in consideration of £50, conveyed to Josiah Long of Andover one acre of land with a dwelling house in Andover.^[7]

On 13 May 1772, James Carlton yeoman of Rindge, for payment of £44, purchased 18 acres in Rindge from Joseph Worcester of Rindge. On 17 February 1813, James purchased a 60-acre tract in Rindge from Peter Perham for payment of one hundred dollars.^[8]

James signed the oath of allegiance at Rindge in 1776. He served as tax collector. A building on the Carlton farm was used as an early schoolhouse, and Mrs. Elizabeth Carlton was a teacher there prior to 1774.^[9]

The household of James Carleton was eight persons at Rindge in 1790: four males 16 and over and four females.^[10] In 1810, James and his son David were co-heads of a household of six persons: one male 45 and over, one male 26 to 45, one female 45 and over, one female 26 to 44, one male 10 to 15 and one female under 10. Son Obadiah Carleton occupied the next property.^[11]

On 1 April 1814, James Carleton of Rindge, in consideration of two thousand dollars and a bond to provide support to James and his wife Elizabeth during their lives, conveyed the entirety of his personal estate to David Carleton. This consisted of stock animals, farming utensils, chaise, notes due to the estate, and any other personal estate whatsoever. Also on 1 April 1814, the other children of James and Elizabeth, for payment of $1,600, quitclaimed to David Carleton all their interest in the estate, both real and personal, of their honored father James Carleton. These were Amos Cutler and his wife Elizabeth of Rindge, Obediah Carleton of Rindge, Jacob Haskell and Susanna his wife of Harvard, Massachusetts, and Luther Page and Polly his wife of Weathersfield, Vermont. On 11 November 1814, in consideration of $100, John Streeter of Weathersfield, Vermont quitclaimed his interest in the estate of his honored grandfather James Carleton to David Carleton. On 18 August 1815, Obadiah Streeter and Polly Streeter of Weathersfield quitclaimed their interests in the estate to David Carleton for payment of $132.^[12]

Children

James Carlton and Elizabeth Sherwin were parents of ten children.

i JAMES CARLTON, b. at Andover, 6 Jun 1762

ii SARAH CARLTON, b. at Andover, 4 Jun 1764; d. at Perkinsville, VT, 17 Mar 1811; m. at Rindge, 29 Dec 1785, JOHN STREETER, b. at Charlton, MA, 10 Apr 1762 son of James and Susannah (Sloper) Streeter; John d. at Perkinsville, 1 Mar 1811.

iii ELIZABETH CARLTON, b. at Andover, 21 Jul 1766; d. at Rindge, 14 Feb 1859; m. at Rindge, 29 Dec 1785, AMOS CUTLER, b. at Lexington, MA, 20 Sep 1762 son of Solomon and Rebecca (Paige) Cutler; Amos d. at Rindge, 9 Aug 1838.

iv DAVID CARLTON, b. at Andover, 15 Sep 1768; d. at Lyndeborough, 17 Oct 1840; m. at Rindge, 9 Nov 1808, SARAH HUNT, b. at Acton, MA, 4 Aug 1773 daughter of Simon and Lucy (Raymond) Hunt; Sarah d. at Lyndeborough, 8 Nov 1828.

v OBADIAH CARLTON, b. at Rindge, 22 Nov 1770; d. at Princeton, IL, 31 Jan 1854; m. 1st at Rindge, 22 Nov 1793, PHEBE TYLER who was not identified; Phebe was apparently deceased by 1814. Obadiah m. 2nd at Rindge, 21 Apr 1814, POLLY BANCROFT (widow of Nathan Pratt), b. at Rindge, 6 Sep 1777 daughter of John and Mary (Newhall) Bancroft; Polly d. at Princeton, Feb 1852.

vi JOHN CARLTON, b. at Rindge, 22 Feb 1773; d. at Woodstock, VT, 30 May 1811; m. at Rindge, 4 Feb 1801, ESTHER CUTTER, b. 1771 daughter of Nathaniel and Sarah (Wyman) Cutter; Esther d. at Rindge, 8 Nov 1814. John and Esther left no children. John was a saddler at Woodstock. Following his death, James Carleton of Rindge and Esther Carleton widow as the only heirs-at-law of the estate conveyed the property in the estate. James sold a large portion of his half of the estate to David Carleton.^[13]

vii ENOCH CARLTON, b. at Rindge, 22 May 1775; d. 30 Mar 1777.

viii SUSANNAH CARLTON, b. at Rindge, 1 Apr 1777; d. at Harvard, MA, 20 Nov 1844; m. 1st at Rindge, 11 Apr 1802, Col. JOSIAH WILDER, b. at Lancaster, MA, 16 Jul 1770 son of Ephraim and Lucretia (Locke) Wilder; Josiah d. at Rindge, 27 Apr 1812. Susannah m. 2nd at Rindge, 28 Nov 1813, as his third wife, JACOB HASKELL, baptized at Harvard, 5 Apr 1767 son of Josiah and Mary (Gates) Haskell; Jacob d. at Harvard, 26 Nov 1853. Jacob was first married to Sarah Boynton and second married Sarah Preston Howe.

ix MOLLY CARLTON, b. at Rindge, 1 Oct 1779; d. 18 Aug 1782.

x MARY “POLLY” CARLTON, b. at Rindge, 27 Aug 1784; d. at Derby, VT, 28 Jan 1866; m. at Rindge, 25 Aug 1803, LUTHER PAGE, b. at Rindge, 17 Jan 1782 son of Lemuel and Sarah (Demary) Page; Luther d. at Derby, 29 Apr 1870. Luther and Mary left no children.

Sources

1. ↑ Family summary taken from Abbott, The Descendants of Richard and Joanna Barker of Andover Through Six Generations ©
2. ↑ Carlton, James, s. John and Hannah, Mar. 2, 1729-30. Andover Vital Records; https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Andover/Images/Andover_B090.shtml
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21576250/james-carlton: accessed 24 March 2023), memorial page for James Carlton (2 Mar 1730–20 May 1815), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21576250, citing Meeting House Cemetery, Rindge, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by brownnh (contributor 46937239).
4. ↑ Sherwin, Elisabeth, and James Carlton of Andover, Aug. 25, 1761. Boxford Vital Records; https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Boxford/Images/Boxford_M198.shtml
5. ↑ Sherwin, Elizabeth, d. Jonathan and [Mary. BC], Nov. 14, 1740. Boxford Vital Records; https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Boxford/Images/Boxford_B085.shtml
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21576449/elizabeth-carlton: accessed 24 March 2023), memorial page for Elizabeth Sherwin Carlton (14 Nov 1740–26 May 1830), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21576449, citing Meeting House Cemetery, Rindge, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by brownnh (contributor 46937239).
7. ↑ Massachusetts Land Records, Essex County, 123:187, 133:185
8. ↑ New Hampshire Land Records, Cheshire County, 13:319, 64:61
9. ↑ Stearns, History of the Town of Rindge, p 123, p 175, p 275, p 277
10. ↑ The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Rindge, Cheshire, New Hampshire; Series: M637; Roll: 5; Page: 119; Family History Library Film: 0568145
11. ↑ Year: 1810; Census Place: Rindge, Cheshire, New Hampshire; Roll: 23; Page: 83; Image: Nhm252_23-0046; FHL Roll: 0218684
12. ↑ New Hampshire Land Records, Cheshire County, 70:526, 70:526, 70:537, 71:267
13. ↑ Vermont Land Records, Town of Woodstock, 6:231, 6:277, 6:278, 6:485

• Abbott, Patricia A. In Press. The Descendants of Richard and Joanna Barker of Andover Through Six Generations. Emerald Isle, NC: Patricia A. Abbott.
• Stearns, Ezra Scollay. 1875. History of the Town of Rindge, New Hampshire, from the Date of the Rowley Canada or Massachusetts Charter, to the Present Time, 1736-1874, with a Genealogical Register of the Rindge Families. Boston: G. H. Ellis.