Samuel Carter - a man well acquainted with grief...
Samuel Carter was born about 1664 He married Mercy Brooks on December 4, 1690. They were the parents of Samuel, Mercy, John, Ebenezer, Thomas and Marah. His wife Mercy died on January 22, 1700. With a large family to raise, Samuel married soon after on July 1, 1701 to Hannah Weller. They were the parents of at least 2 children - Hannah and Joseph.
Deerfield was the northernmost outpost of Colonial settlement. Not surprisingly, great hostilies between the Indians of the area and the Colonists were frequent. At dawn on February 29, 1704, a group of 247 Frenchmen, Abenaki, Kanienkehaka, Wyandot, and Pocumtuck attacked Deerfield. Fifty-six colonists were killed including 9 women, and 25 children. Of the survivors, 109 were taken captive and marched to Quebec some 300 miles. The brutal trek combined with harsh treatment and exposure to the cold weather killed many of the captives.
Somehow, Samuel survived the attack. Tragically, his wife Hannah and some of his children were taken captives on the 40 day trek to Quebec in the freezing winter. Hannah died on the trek near Lake Champlain, Canada. His son Samuel died in Quebec around 1714. His son Thomas (age 4) died on the day of the raid. His 7 month old daughter Hannah (Mary?) died enroute. His son Ebenezer was ransomed in 1707 and returned to Massachusetts.
While most ransomed captives returned to New England, some of the younger English captives were adopted into the tribes where they became assimilated and married into French or Mohawk society. Such was the case with Samuel's son John and his daughter Mercy. Mercy married a Mohawk man at age 16. John became a captive of the French, and became a pensioner of the Jesuit Fathers at the Mission located near Fort Lorette at Sault-au-Recollet. Here he assimilated into the French culture, became a Catholic, and changed his name to Jean Chartier.
Samuel married a third time to Lois St. John (some sources say Sention) in 1706. Their baby Lois died in 1708.
A version of Mercy's experiences is contained in a teen read book by Caroline B. Cooney titled, "The Ransom of Mercy Carter", New York: Delacorte Press, 2001.
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From History of Deerfield, Massachusetts: the times when the people by whom it was settled, unsettled and resettled: (1895) (Note: this volume begins with page 673, but genealogies begin after page 924 with new numbers. Carter family begins on page 100 of genealogies. Brooks, page 90)
Author: Sheldon, George, 1818-1916 Volume: 2 Subject: Indians of North America -- Connecticut River Valley; Deerfield (Mass.) -- History; Deerfield (Mass.) -- Genealogy Publisher: Deerfield, Mass. Greenfield, Mass., Press of E.A. Hall & co. Pages: 752 NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT Call number: b16991230 Digitizing sponsor: Boston University Book contributor: Mugar Memorial Library, Boston University Collection
1. Carter, Samuel, supposed by Savage and Judd to have been a son of Joshua (2); a recent discovery of old letters among his descendants, seems to prove that he was born in London abt. 1665, whence he was enticed by the captain of a ship, abt. 1677, and landed in Boston; he was one of those who came here on the permanent sett., and was prominent in the affairs of the town; his family was broken up in 1704 and the next year he rem. to Norwalk, Ct; in a petition to the Gen. Court of Ct., May 8, 1707, Samuel Carter recites that: "The French and Indian rifled his house, destroyed his cattle, killed his wife and three of his children carrying four of them into captivity, whereof one was redeemed by paying L 24 borrowed money. The Court judged his case called for charity of the good people of the towns of New Haven and Milford and also in the several towns in the County of Fairfield, and a brief was ordered him;" he d. Sept. 1728. He m. Dec. 4, 1690, Mercy, dau. William Brooks; she d. Jan 22 1700; (2) July 1, 1701, Hannah, dau. John Weller; cap. 1704, and k. on the fifth day's march towards Canada; 3) Jan., 1706, Lois Sention; she d. Jan 12 1752, at 83.
Ch. Samuel, Mar 1, 1692; cap. 1704; never returned
Mercy, Dec 17, 1693; cap. 1704; never returned; m. an Indian
John, Sept. 22, 1695; cap 1704; never returned.
Ebenezer, Sept. 9, 1697 (2)
Thomas, Oct 6, 1699; k. 1704
Marah, Jan 22, 1700-1; cap. and k. bef. the march began
Joseph, May 1, 1702; d. May 8, 1702
Hannah, July 8, 1703; cap. 1704 and k. on the second day's march
Lois, abt. 1705
For an account of the cap. Carter children see ante, p. 342, 353
2. Ebenezer, s. of Samuel (1) b. 1697; cap 1704; redeemed in 1707 by payment of L 24; he came home by the way of Albany to his father in Norwalk and sett. in that part of the town which became New Canaan; d. July 1774. He m. 1721, Hannah, dau. Matthius St. John; she d. Feb. 5, 1774, a. 74
Ch. Mercy, abt 1722; m. abt 1740, Ebenezer Seely; D. 1741
Mary, abt 1724; m. Dec 3, 1744, Jonathan Husted; d. 1775
Samuel, 1725; d. 1735
Hannah, abt. 1727; m. Apr. 7, 1746, Jonathan Burrill.
Sarah, abt. 1728; d. abt. 1730
John, Feb 22, 1730; m. Oct., 1753, Hannah Benedict; d. 1819
Elizabeth, abt. 1732; m., 1752, Levi Hanford; d. Sept. 1775
For later generations see "The Descendants of Samuel Carter of Deerfield, Mass., and Norwalk, Ct; by Samuel Carter of Brooklyn, NY, 1885.
Bio by Pam Wilson
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From Jack Langlois:
Descendants of Samuel Carter and Mercy Brooks and Hannah Weller and Lois Sention
1. Samuel Carter, born abt 1665 in Northampton, Mass.; died Sep 1728, son of Joshua Carter II and Mary Field. He married (1) on 4 Dec 1690 in Deerfield, Mass Mercy Brooks, born 25 Aug 1669 in Springfield, MA.; died 22 Jan 1701, daughter of William Brooks and Mary Burt; (2) on 1 Jul 1701 in Deerfield, Mass. Hannah Weller, born 1675; died 5 Mar 1704 in Lake Champlain; (3) in Jan 1706 in New Cannan, Conn Lois Sention, born 1669; died 12 Jan 1752.
Notes for Samuel Carter
1. born abt 1665 at Northampton,Mass.
2. Samuel died in 1728 He left 500 pounds to his son John,if he would come and live permanently in New England,and 100 pounds to Mercy if she and her Indian family would live in Norwalk ten years. In case of refusal they were to recieve but a nominal sum.
3. Samuel Carter was married three times and reportedly had nine children. (1st.): 4 Dec 1690 at Deerfield,Mass.a Mercy Brooks dau.of William Brooks and Mary Burt. Mercy died 22 Jan 1700/01,apparently in childbirth.
(2nd.) : 1 July 1701 at Deerfield,Mass,a Hannah Weller dau.of John Weller. She was kiled about 1 March in the aftermath of the Deerfield raid. (3rd.) :Jan 1706,a Lois Sention/St.John,she died 12 Jan 1752,at age 83.
Samuel Carter was born about 1664 He married Mercy Brooks on December 4, 1690. They were the parents of Samuel, Mercy, John, Ebenezer, Thomas and Marah. His wife Mercy died on January 22, 1700. With a large family to raise, Samuel married soon after on July 1, 1701 to Hannah Weller. They were the parents of at least 2 children - Hannah and Joseph.
Deerfield was the northernmost outpost of Colonial settlement. Not surprisingly, great hostilies between the Indians of the area and the Colonists were frequent. At dawn on February 29, 1704, a group of 247 Frenchmen, Abenaki, Kanienkehaka, Wyandot, and Pocumtuck attacked Deerfield. Fifty-six colonists were killed including 9 women, and 25 children. Of the survivors, 109 were taken captive and marched to Quebec some 300 miles. The brutal trek combined with harsh treatment and exposure to the cold weather killed many of the captives.
Somehow, Samuel survived the attack. Tragically, his wife Hannah and some of his children were taken captives on the 40 day trek to Quebec in the freezing winter. Hannah died on the trek near Lake Champlain, Canada. His son Samuel died in Quebec around 1714. His son Thomas (age 4) died on the day of the raid. His 7 month old daughter Hannah (Mary?) died enroute. His son Ebenezer was ransomed in 1707 and returned to Massachusetts.
While most ransomed captives returned to New England, some of the younger English captives were adopted into the tribes where they became assimilated and married into French or Mohawk society. Such was the case with Samuel's son John and his daughter Mercy. Mercy married a Mohawk man at age 16. John became a captive of the French, and became a pensioner of the Jesuit Fathers at the Mission located near Fort Lorette at Sault-au-Recollet. Here he assimilated into the French culture, became a Catholic, and changed his name to Jean Chartier.
Samuel married a third time to Lois St. John (some sources say Sention) in 1706. Their baby Lois died in 1708.
A version of Mercy's experiences is contained in a teen read book by Caroline B. Cooney titled, "The Ransom of Mercy Carter", New York: Delacorte Press, 2001.
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From History of Deerfield, Massachusetts: the times when the people by whom it was settled, unsettled and resettled: (1895) (Note: this volume begins with page 673, but genealogies begin after page 924 with new numbers. Carter family begins on page 100 of genealogies. Brooks, page 90)
Author: Sheldon, George, 1818-1916 Volume: 2 Subject: Indians of North America -- Connecticut River Valley; Deerfield (Mass.) -- History; Deerfield (Mass.) -- Genealogy Publisher: Deerfield, Mass. Greenfield, Mass., Press of E.A. Hall & co. Pages: 752 NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT Call number: b16991230 Digitizing sponsor: Boston University Book contributor: Mugar Memorial Library, Boston University Collection
1. Carter, Samuel, supposed by Savage and Judd to have been a son of Joshua (2); a recent discovery of old letters among his descendants, seems to prove that he was born in London abt. 1665, whence he was enticed by the captain of a ship, abt. 1677, and landed in Boston; he was one of those who came here on the permanent sett., and was prominent in the affairs of the town; his family was broken up in 1704 and the next year he rem. to Norwalk, Ct; in a petition to the Gen. Court of Ct., May 8, 1707, Samuel Carter recites that: "The French and Indian rifled his house, destroyed his cattle, killed his wife and three of his children carrying four of them into captivity, whereof one was redeemed by paying L 24 borrowed money. The Court judged his case called for charity of the good people of the towns of New Haven and Milford and also in the several towns in the County of Fairfield, and a brief was ordered him;" he d. Sept. 1728. He m. Dec. 4, 1690, Mercy, dau. William Brooks; she d. Jan 22 1700; (2) July 1, 1701, Hannah, dau. John Weller; cap. 1704, and k. on the fifth day's march towards Canada; 3) Jan., 1706, Lois Sention; she d. Jan 12 1752, at 83.
Ch. Samuel, Mar 1, 1692; cap. 1704; never returned
Mercy, Dec 17, 1693; cap. 1704; never returned; m. an Indian
John, Sept. 22, 1695; cap 1704; never returned.
Ebenezer, Sept. 9, 1697 (2)
Thomas, Oct 6, 1699; k. 1704
Marah, Jan 22, 1700-1; cap. and k. bef. the march began
Joseph, May 1, 1702; d. May 8, 1702
Hannah, July 8, 1703; cap. 1704 and k. on the second day's march
Lois, abt. 1705
For an account of the cap. Carter children see ante, p. 342, 353
2. Ebenezer, s. of Samuel (1) b. 1697; cap 1704; redeemed in 1707 by payment of L 24; he came home by the way of Albany to his father in Norwalk and sett. in that part of the town which became New Canaan; d. July 1774. He m. 1721, Hannah, dau. Matthius St. John; she d. Feb. 5, 1774, a. 74
Ch. Mercy, abt 1722; m. abt 1740, Ebenezer Seely; D. 1741
Mary, abt 1724; m. Dec 3, 1744, Jonathan Husted; d. 1775
Samuel, 1725; d. 1735
Hannah, abt. 1727; m. Apr. 7, 1746, Jonathan Burrill.
Sarah, abt. 1728; d. abt. 1730
John, Feb 22, 1730; m. Oct., 1753, Hannah Benedict; d. 1819
Elizabeth, abt. 1732; m., 1752, Levi Hanford; d. Sept. 1775
For later generations see "The Descendants of Samuel Carter of Deerfield, Mass., and Norwalk, Ct; by Samuel Carter of Brooklyn, NY, 1885.
Bio by Pam Wilson
____________________
From Jack Langlois:
Descendants of Samuel Carter and Mercy Brooks and Hannah Weller and Lois Sention
1. Samuel Carter, born abt 1665 in Northampton, Mass.; died Sep 1728, son of Joshua Carter II and Mary Field. He married (1) on 4 Dec 1690 in Deerfield, Mass Mercy Brooks, born 25 Aug 1669 in Springfield, MA.; died 22 Jan 1701, daughter of William Brooks and Mary Burt; (2) on 1 Jul 1701 in Deerfield, Mass. Hannah Weller, born 1675; died 5 Mar 1704 in Lake Champlain; (3) in Jan 1706 in New Cannan, Conn Lois Sention, born 1669; died 12 Jan 1752.
Notes for Samuel Carter
1. born abt 1665 at Northampton,Mass.
2. Samuel died in 1728 He left 500 pounds to his son John,if he would come and live permanently in New England,and 100 pounds to Mercy if she and her Indian family would live in Norwalk ten years. In case of refusal they were to recieve but a nominal sum.
3. Samuel Carter was married three times and reportedly had nine children. (1st.): 4 Dec 1690 at Deerfield,Mass.a Mercy Brooks dau.of William Brooks and Mary Burt. Mercy died 22 Jan 1700/01,apparently in childbirth.
(2nd.) : 1 July 1701 at Deerfield,Mass,a Hannah Weller dau.of John Weller. She was kiled about 1 March in the aftermath of the Deerfield raid. (3rd.) :Jan 1706,a Lois Sention/St.John,she died 12 Jan 1752,at age 83.
Samuel Carter - a man well acquainted with grief...
Samuel Carter was born about 1664 He married Mercy Brooks on December 4, 1690. They were the parents of Samuel, Mercy, John, Ebenezer, Thomas and Marah. His wife Mercy died on January 22, 1700. With a large family to raise, Samuel married soon after on July 1, 1701 to Hannah Weller. They were the parents of at least 2 children - Hannah and Joseph.
Deerfield was the northernmost outpost of Colonial settlement. Not surprisingly, great hostilies between the Indians of the area and the Colonists were frequent. At dawn on February 29, 1704, a group of 247 Frenchmen, Abenaki, Kanienkehaka, Wyandot, and Pocumtuck attacked Deerfield. Fifty-six colonists were killed including 9 women, and 25 children. Of the survivors, 109 were taken captive and marched to Quebec some 300 miles. The brutal trek combined with harsh treatment and exposure to the cold weather killed many of the captives.
Somehow, Samuel survived the attack. Tragically, his wife Hannah and some of his children were taken captives on the 40 day trek to Quebec in the freezing winter. Hannah died on the trek near Lake Champlain, Canada. His son Samuel died in Quebec around 1714. His son Thomas (age 4) died on the day of the raid. His 7 month old daughter Hannah (Mary?) died enroute. His son Ebenezer was ransomed in 1707 and returned to Massachusetts.
While most ransomed captives returned to New England, some of the younger English captives were adopted into the tribes where they became assimilated and married into French or Mohawk society. Such was the case with Samuel's son John and his daughter Mercy. Mercy married a Mohawk man at age 16. John became a captive of the French, and became a pensioner of the Jesuit Fathers at the Mission located near Fort Lorette at Sault-au-Recollet. Here he assimilated into the French culture, became a Catholic, and changed his name to Jean Chartier.
Samuel married a third time to Lois St. John (some sources say Sention) in 1706. Their baby Lois died in 1708.
A version of Mercy's experiences is contained in a teen read book by Caroline B. Cooney titled, "The Ransom of Mercy Carter", New York: Delacorte Press, 2001.
_________________________________
From History of Deerfield, Massachusetts: the times when the people by whom it was settled, unsettled and resettled: (1895) (Note: this volume begins with page 673, but genealogies begin after page 924 with new numbers. Carter family begins on page 100 of genealogies. Brooks, page 90)
Author: Sheldon, George, 1818-1916 Volume: 2 Subject: Indians of North America -- Connecticut River Valley; Deerfield (Mass.) -- History; Deerfield (Mass.) -- Genealogy Publisher: Deerfield, Mass. Greenfield, Mass., Press of E.A. Hall & co. Pages: 752 NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT Call number: b16991230 Digitizing sponsor: Boston University Book contributor: Mugar Memorial Library, Boston University Collection
1. Carter, Samuel, supposed by Savage and Judd to have been a son of Joshua (2); a recent discovery of old letters among his descendants, seems to prove that he was born in London abt. 1665, whence he was enticed by the captain of a ship, abt. 1677, and landed in Boston; he was one of those who came here on the permanent sett., and was prominent in the affairs of the town; his family was broken up in 1704 and the next year he rem. to Norwalk, Ct; in a petition to the Gen. Court of Ct., May 8, 1707, Samuel Carter recites that: "The French and Indian rifled his house, destroyed his cattle, killed his wife and three of his children carrying four of them into captivity, whereof one was redeemed by paying L 24 borrowed money. The Court judged his case called for charity of the good people of the towns of New Haven and Milford and also in the several towns in the County of Fairfield, and a brief was ordered him;" he d. Sept. 1728. He m. Dec. 4, 1690, Mercy, dau. William Brooks; she d. Jan 22 1700; (2) July 1, 1701, Hannah, dau. John Weller; cap. 1704, and k. on the fifth day's march towards Canada; 3) Jan., 1706, Lois Sention; she d. Jan 12 1752, at 83.
Ch. Samuel, Mar 1, 1692; cap. 1704; never returned
Mercy, Dec 17, 1693; cap. 1704; never returned; m. an Indian
John, Sept. 22, 1695; cap 1704; never returned.
Ebenezer, Sept. 9, 1697 (2)
Thomas, Oct 6, 1699; k. 1704
Marah, Jan 22, 1700-1; cap. and k. bef. the march began
Joseph, May 1, 1702; d. May 8, 1702
Hannah, July 8, 1703; cap. 1704 and k. on the second day's march
Lois, abt. 1705
For an account of the cap. Carter children see ante, p. 342, 353
2. Ebenezer, s. of Samuel (1) b. 1697; cap 1704; redeemed in 1707 by payment of L 24; he came home by the way of Albany to his father in Norwalk and sett. in that part of the town which became New Canaan; d. July 1774. He m. 1721, Hannah, dau. Matthius St. John; she d. Feb. 5, 1774, a. 74
Ch. Mercy, abt 1722; m. abt 1740, Ebenezer Seely; D. 1741
Mary, abt 1724; m. Dec 3, 1744, Jonathan Husted; d. 1775
Samuel, 1725; d. 1735
Hannah, abt. 1727; m. Apr. 7, 1746, Jonathan Burrill.
Sarah, abt. 1728; d. abt. 1730
John, Feb 22, 1730; m. Oct., 1753, Hannah Benedict; d. 1819
Elizabeth, abt. 1732; m., 1752, Levi Hanford; d. Sept. 1775
For later generations see "The Descendants of Samuel Carter of Deerfield, Mass., and Norwalk, Ct; by Samuel Carter of Brooklyn, NY, 1885.
Bio by Pam Wilson
____________________
From Jack Langlois:
Descendants of Samuel Carter and Mercy Brooks and Hannah Weller and Lois Sention
1. Samuel Carter, born abt 1665 in Northampton, Mass.; died Sep 1728, son of Joshua Carter II and Mary Field. He married (1) on 4 Dec 1690 in Deerfield, Mass Mercy Brooks, born 25 Aug 1669 in Springfield, MA.; died 22 Jan 1701, daughter of William Brooks and Mary Burt; (2) on 1 Jul 1701 in Deerfield, Mass. Hannah Weller, born 1675; died 5 Mar 1704 in Lake Champlain; (3) in Jan 1706 in New Cannan, Conn Lois Sention, born 1669; died 12 Jan 1752.
Notes for Samuel Carter
1. born abt 1665 at Northampton,Mass.
2. Samuel died in 1728 He left 500 pounds to his son John,if he would come and live permanently in New England,and 100 pounds to Mercy if she and her Indian family would live in Norwalk ten years. In case of refusal they were to recieve but a nominal sum.
3. Samuel Carter was married three times and reportedly had nine children. (1st.): 4 Dec 1690 at Deerfield,Mass.a Mercy Brooks dau.of William Brooks and Mary Burt. Mercy died 22 Jan 1700/01,apparently in childbirth.
(2nd.) : 1 July 1701 at Deerfield,Mass,a Hannah Weller dau.of John Weller. She was kiled about 1 March in the aftermath of the Deerfield raid. (3rd.) :Jan 1706,a Lois Sention/St.John,she died 12 Jan 1752,at age 83.
Samuel Carter was born about 1664 He married Mercy Brooks on December 4, 1690. They were the parents of Samuel, Mercy, John, Ebenezer, Thomas and Marah. His wife Mercy died on January 22, 1700. With a large family to raise, Samuel married soon after on July 1, 1701 to Hannah Weller. They were the parents of at least 2 children - Hannah and Joseph.
Deerfield was the northernmost outpost of Colonial settlement. Not surprisingly, great hostilies between the Indians of the area and the Colonists were frequent. At dawn on February 29, 1704, a group of 247 Frenchmen, Abenaki, Kanienkehaka, Wyandot, and Pocumtuck attacked Deerfield. Fifty-six colonists were killed including 9 women, and 25 children. Of the survivors, 109 were taken captive and marched to Quebec some 300 miles. The brutal trek combined with harsh treatment and exposure to the cold weather killed many of the captives.
Somehow, Samuel survived the attack. Tragically, his wife Hannah and some of his children were taken captives on the 40 day trek to Quebec in the freezing winter. Hannah died on the trek near Lake Champlain, Canada. His son Samuel died in Quebec around 1714. His son Thomas (age 4) died on the day of the raid. His 7 month old daughter Hannah (Mary?) died enroute. His son Ebenezer was ransomed in 1707 and returned to Massachusetts.
While most ransomed captives returned to New England, some of the younger English captives were adopted into the tribes where they became assimilated and married into French or Mohawk society. Such was the case with Samuel's son John and his daughter Mercy. Mercy married a Mohawk man at age 16. John became a captive of the French, and became a pensioner of the Jesuit Fathers at the Mission located near Fort Lorette at Sault-au-Recollet. Here he assimilated into the French culture, became a Catholic, and changed his name to Jean Chartier.
Samuel married a third time to Lois St. John (some sources say Sention) in 1706. Their baby Lois died in 1708.
A version of Mercy's experiences is contained in a teen read book by Caroline B. Cooney titled, "The Ransom of Mercy Carter", New York: Delacorte Press, 2001.
_________________________________
From History of Deerfield, Massachusetts: the times when the people by whom it was settled, unsettled and resettled: (1895) (Note: this volume begins with page 673, but genealogies begin after page 924 with new numbers. Carter family begins on page 100 of genealogies. Brooks, page 90)
Author: Sheldon, George, 1818-1916 Volume: 2 Subject: Indians of North America -- Connecticut River Valley; Deerfield (Mass.) -- History; Deerfield (Mass.) -- Genealogy Publisher: Deerfield, Mass. Greenfield, Mass., Press of E.A. Hall & co. Pages: 752 NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT Call number: b16991230 Digitizing sponsor: Boston University Book contributor: Mugar Memorial Library, Boston University Collection
1. Carter, Samuel, supposed by Savage and Judd to have been a son of Joshua (2); a recent discovery of old letters among his descendants, seems to prove that he was born in London abt. 1665, whence he was enticed by the captain of a ship, abt. 1677, and landed in Boston; he was one of those who came here on the permanent sett., and was prominent in the affairs of the town; his family was broken up in 1704 and the next year he rem. to Norwalk, Ct; in a petition to the Gen. Court of Ct., May 8, 1707, Samuel Carter recites that: "The French and Indian rifled his house, destroyed his cattle, killed his wife and three of his children carrying four of them into captivity, whereof one was redeemed by paying L 24 borrowed money. The Court judged his case called for charity of the good people of the towns of New Haven and Milford and also in the several towns in the County of Fairfield, and a brief was ordered him;" he d. Sept. 1728. He m. Dec. 4, 1690, Mercy, dau. William Brooks; she d. Jan 22 1700; (2) July 1, 1701, Hannah, dau. John Weller; cap. 1704, and k. on the fifth day's march towards Canada; 3) Jan., 1706, Lois Sention; she d. Jan 12 1752, at 83.
Ch. Samuel, Mar 1, 1692; cap. 1704; never returned
Mercy, Dec 17, 1693; cap. 1704; never returned; m. an Indian
John, Sept. 22, 1695; cap 1704; never returned.
Ebenezer, Sept. 9, 1697 (2)
Thomas, Oct 6, 1699; k. 1704
Marah, Jan 22, 1700-1; cap. and k. bef. the march began
Joseph, May 1, 1702; d. May 8, 1702
Hannah, July 8, 1703; cap. 1704 and k. on the second day's march
Lois, abt. 1705
For an account of the cap. Carter children see ante, p. 342, 353
2. Ebenezer, s. of Samuel (1) b. 1697; cap 1704; redeemed in 1707 by payment of L 24; he came home by the way of Albany to his father in Norwalk and sett. in that part of the town which became New Canaan; d. July 1774. He m. 1721, Hannah, dau. Matthius St. John; she d. Feb. 5, 1774, a. 74
Ch. Mercy, abt 1722; m. abt 1740, Ebenezer Seely; D. 1741
Mary, abt 1724; m. Dec 3, 1744, Jonathan Husted; d. 1775
Samuel, 1725; d. 1735
Hannah, abt. 1727; m. Apr. 7, 1746, Jonathan Burrill.
Sarah, abt. 1728; d. abt. 1730
John, Feb 22, 1730; m. Oct., 1753, Hannah Benedict; d. 1819
Elizabeth, abt. 1732; m., 1752, Levi Hanford; d. Sept. 1775
For later generations see "The Descendants of Samuel Carter of Deerfield, Mass., and Norwalk, Ct; by Samuel Carter of Brooklyn, NY, 1885.
Bio by Pam Wilson
____________________
From Jack Langlois:
Descendants of Samuel Carter and Mercy Brooks and Hannah Weller and Lois Sention
1. Samuel Carter, born abt 1665 in Northampton, Mass.; died Sep 1728, son of Joshua Carter II and Mary Field. He married (1) on 4 Dec 1690 in Deerfield, Mass Mercy Brooks, born 25 Aug 1669 in Springfield, MA.; died 22 Jan 1701, daughter of William Brooks and Mary Burt; (2) on 1 Jul 1701 in Deerfield, Mass. Hannah Weller, born 1675; died 5 Mar 1704 in Lake Champlain; (3) in Jan 1706 in New Cannan, Conn Lois Sention, born 1669; died 12 Jan 1752.
Notes for Samuel Carter
1. born abt 1665 at Northampton,Mass.
2. Samuel died in 1728 He left 500 pounds to his son John,if he would come and live permanently in New England,and 100 pounds to Mercy if she and her Indian family would live in Norwalk ten years. In case of refusal they were to recieve but a nominal sum.
3. Samuel Carter was married three times and reportedly had nine children. (1st.): 4 Dec 1690 at Deerfield,Mass.a Mercy Brooks dau.of William Brooks and Mary Burt. Mercy died 22 Jan 1700/01,apparently in childbirth.
(2nd.) : 1 July 1701 at Deerfield,Mass,a Hannah Weller dau.of John Weller. She was kiled about 1 March in the aftermath of the Deerfield raid. (3rd.) :Jan 1706,a Lois Sention/St.John,she died 12 Jan 1752,at age 83.
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