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James Carter (1603 - 1655)

James Carter
Born in Hinderclay, Suffolk, Englandmap
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Son of and [mother unknown]
Brother of and [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at about age 52 in Hinderclay, Suffolk, Englandmap
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Biography

This profile was previously associated with Thomas Carter, blacksmith and immigrant to Charlestown who died there before 25 Jun 1652. There is no evidence for such a relationship, and Anderson reports that Thomas Carter's origin is unknown (see his profile).

James, son of James Carter was baptised at Hinderclay, Suffolk on 14 June 1603. [1]

James Carter of Hinderclay, Suffolk, left a nuncupative (spoken) will dated 8 Sep 1655. He was described as a yeoman of Hinderclay and "being by misfortune, wounded in body". [2]He made bequests to:

  • the children of my brother Thomas Carter, who is now in New England
  • the two sons of my brother William Stubbs of Harleston, by his late wife, my sister
  • his two daughters
  • my wife's kinswoman Frances Edwards

James was buried on 11 September 1655 in Hinderclay, Suffolk, England.[3]

Sources

  1. Carter: a genealogy of the descendants of Thomas Carter of Reading and Weston, Mass., and of Hebron and Warren, Ct., also some account of the descendants of his brothers, Eleazer, Daniel, Ebenezer and Ezra, sons of Thomas Carter and grandsons of Rev. Thomas Carter, first minister of Woburn, Massachusetts, 1642: Carter, Howard Williston, 1855-: pg 272 Internet Archive accessed:26 January 2023
  2. Will: "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858"
    The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 250
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 5111 #131974 (accessed 26 January 2023)
    Will of James Carter, granted probate on 4 Oct 1655. Died about 1655 in Lyinderclav, Suffolk, England.
  3. Burial: "National Burial Index For England & Wales"
    FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 26 January 2023)
    James Carter burial (died in 1655) on 11 Sep 1655 in Hinderclay, Suffolk, England.




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Are there any sources for this information, other than user-contributed Ancestral File?

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posted by Cynthia (Billups) B

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