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Contents 1 WikiTree Pages of Interest 2 Bibliographic Notes 3 Draft Content 4 Biography 4.1 Immigration 4.2 Probate 4.3 Children 5 Research Notes 6 Sources

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Richard Carver (abt.1577-abt.1641)

Bibliographic Notes

Draft Content

Biography

Caution. A previous version of this profile claimed, without source, that his father was Christopher Carver. Pending adequate sourcing, that father has been detached.

Richard Carver was born about 1577 in England. His parents are unknown. Richard was a husbandman; he died between 18 Dec 1638 and 9 Sep 1641 at Watertown, Massachusetts.

On 14 Nov 1614 Richard married Margaret Skurrie at Filby, Norfolk. Margaret died in Nov 1618, buried on 16 Nov 1618 at Filby, Norfolk. Margaret was probably closely related to the Henry Skurrie of Yarmouth who was listed on the same passenger list as Richard Carver and his family. Margaret died about a month after her twin daughters were born.

According to Anderson (Filby Parish Register), Richard married secondly, Elizabeth who was buried on 1 Dec 1622 at Filby, Norfolk. Curiously, a Richard Carver married Elizabeth Mynne at Filby, Norfolk in 1597.^[1]

On 7 Jul 1623 Richard married thirdly, Grace Walker at St Stephen’s, Norwich. Grace died 21 Jul 1671 at Watertown, Massachusetts. Grace first married Richard Carver, second Michael Barstow as his third wife.

From the Filby parish register:^[2]

• Richard Carver and Margarett Skurrie were maried the xxiiij of November 1614
• Marie the daughter of Richard Carver and Margaret his wife was baptized ye xxith of December Anno Do:1615
• Elizabeth and Susan Daughters of Richard Carver & margarett his wife were baptized the xvth of October 1618
• Margarett the Wyfe of Richard Carver was buryed the xvith day of November 1618
• Elizabeth the wife of Richard Carver was buried the first day of December 1622.

Register of St. Stephen's parish in the city of Norwich:^[2]

• 7 July 1623: Richard Carver of Fylbey & Grace Walker

He held a cottage about 1610 at Ormsby St. Michael, a small village in the county of Norfolk, near the town of Great Yarmouth. There may have been a marriage previous to Margaret Skurrie, to Elizabeth Mynne.

Immigration

From the combined passenger list of two ships which sailed from Yarmouth in Norfolk in 1637, the "John & Dorothy" and the "Rose" the following family was examined on 11 Apr 1637: “Richard Carvear of Skratby in the County of Norf[olk] husbandman ageed 60 yeares, and Grace his wife, ageed 40 years, with 2 children. Elizabeth ageed 18 yeares and Susanna aged 18 years, being twynes." Also three servants: Isaac Hart aged 22, Thomas Flegg 21, and Marabel Underwood 20.^[3]

Probate

The will of Richard Carver of Watertown, yeoman, testified before Gov. Winthrop 9 Sep 1641 mentions wife Grace and daughters Elizabeth and Susanna.

Children

Children of Richard Carver and Margaret christened in Filby.

1. Marie Carver, bp 21 Dec 1615^[4]
2. Elizabeth Carver (Twin), bp 25 Oct 1618^[5]
3. Susan Carver (Twin), bp 25 Oct 1618,^[6] d. aft 23 Jun 1674

Research Notes

Prior marriage? There may have been a still earlier marriage in 1597 to Elizabeth Mynne. While the prior marriage is possible, Anderson recognized three as (1) Margaret Skurrie, (2) Elizabeth _____, and (3) Grace Walker, with the first two marriages based largely on the tight cluster of recorded marriages, baptisms and burials recorded at Filby, 1614-1622.

Sources

1. ↑ England Marriages 1538-1973 - Richard Carver and Elizabeth Mynne : accessed 18 Mar 2018. Findmypast.com. Subscription required.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Robert Charles Anderson, "The Wives of Michael Barstow and Richard Carver of Watertown, Massachusetts and the identity of the Wives of William Randall of Scituate and William Perry of Marshfield." NEHGR 146:232 starts p. 230 Link ($)
3. ↑ John Camden Hotten, The Original Lists of Persons of Quality ... (New York, J. W. Bouton, 1874), 291; digital images, HathiTrust.
4. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N19F-HF2 : 5 February 2023) Marie Carver 1615
5. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NXRB-K8N : 5 February 2023), Elizabeth Carver, 1618
6. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NXRB-K8K : 5 February 2023), Susan Carver, 1618

See also--

• Trask, William. Abstracts from the Earliest Wills on Record in the County of Suffolk, Massachusetts.
• Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
• Pane-Joyce Genealogy - Family of Carver : accessed 9 Mar 2018.