Thursday, September 22, 2011

JOHN CARTER 1730-1819

[Ancestral Link: Lura Minnie Parker (Stagge), daughter of Minnie May Elmer (Parker), daughter of Mark Alfred Elmer, son of Hannah Polina Child (Elmer), daughter of Alfred Bosworth Child, son of Hannah Benedict (Child), daughter of Hannah Carter (Benedict), daughter of John Carter.]



Carter Street

Birth: February 2, 1730, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Death: January 2, 1819, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Revolutionary Soldier

[He was the son of Ebenezer and Hannah (St. John) Carter, and he married Hannah Benedict in October 1753. Their children were: Hannah, Rachel, Deborah, Sarah, Mercy/Marcy, Elizabeth, Ebenezer, Samuel, Mary and John Carter. -courtesy of Mary Harrell-Sesniak]

Burial: Carter Cemetery, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Find A Grave Memorial# 11891335
found on findagrave.com

The family resided in Canaan Parish, Connecticut. John served as a Captain in the Connecticut Militia. The family resided in Canaan Parish, Connecticut.
found on ancestry.com

John: born 2-22-1730 Connecticut; died 1-2-1819 Connecticut; married Hannah Benedict; Captain Connecticut
DAR Patriot Index

John Carter (1730-1819) was a member of the Committee of Safety, 1774; served as lieutenant and captain in the Connecticut militia.  He died in Canaan.  His wife was an heroine of the revolution.  The Chapter of New Canaan is named in her honor and each of her nine children gave her name to a child.
Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book, page 232

John Carter, who had served in the militia, was captain of minute men, in 1777, to guard the coast of Long Island, and commanded a party in the successful midnight attack at Morisania, capturing Colonel Hatfield, his staff and eleven privates.
Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book, page 284

John Carter was on the Committee of Safety when he entered the militia.  He was lieutenant in the Fifth Company, Colonel Swift's battalion, raised for services at Ticonderoga, and was on duty in New York, 1776, under Captain Daniel Benedict, and commanded the company after the captain was captured.
Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book, page 263

John Carter, 1776, was lieutenant in Captain Daniel Benedict's company in the New York campaign, where the captain was taken prisoner.  His commission, dated 1777, as Captain of the Ninth Company is still in the family.
Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book, page 127

John Carter served on the Committee of Safety of Norwalk, and his commission as captain the family still possesses, as well as the original order "to march his company to Horseneck and report to Colonel John Mead."  He aided in the midnight attack at Morrisania, a brilliant and successful exploit.
Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book, page 257

John Carter, 1774, was on the Norwalk Committee of Safety.  In 1776 he was lieutenant at Ticonderoga and 1777-80 served as Captain in New York.  He commanded a company of minute men to guard the coast of Long Island.
Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book, page 142

John Carter, 1774, was a member of the Norwalk Committee of Safety.  He was a lieutenant at Ticonderoga and served at New York under Captain Damiel Benedict when that officer was captured.  His commission as captain of the Ninth Company, Ninth Regiment of militia, dated May 13, 1777, is still in the family.  He commanded a company of minute men to guard the coast of Long Island and in 1780 lead the midnight attack capturing Colonel Hatfield, his staff and eleven privates.
Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book, page 75

John Carter served at Ticonderoga as lieutenant, and was captain of minute men to guard the coast of Long Island.
Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book, page 277

John Carter commanded a company and his commission is still in the family.  He died in 1819, aged eighty-nine.
Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book, page 127

John Carter, (1730-1819), was a member of the Committee of Safety, 1774.  He entered the army as lieutenant and his commission of captain, 1777, is still in the family.  He commanded a company of minute men to guard the coast, and, 1780, led a midnight attack and captured a British colonel, his staff and eleven privates.
Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book, page 247

John Carter, (1730-1819) was a member of the Committee of Safety, 1774; served as lieutenant and captain in the Connecticut militia.  He was born in Canaan, where he died.  His wife was a heroine of the revolution.  The chapter of New Canaan, Connecticut, her old home, is named in her honor, and each of her nine children gave her name to a child.  Some of the fine linen she spun is still preserved in the family.
Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book, page 253

Captain John Carter Revolutionary War

John Carter (1730-1819) was a member of the Committee of Safety, 1774; served as lieutenant and captain in the Connecticut militia. He died in Canaan. His wife was an heroine of the revolution. The Chapter of New Canaan is named in her honor and each of her nine children gave her name to a child. Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book, page 232

John Carter, who had served in the militia, was captain of minute men, in 1777, to guard the coast of Long Island, and commanded a party in the successful midnight attack at Morisania, capturing Colonel Hatfield, his staff and eleven privates. Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book, page 284

John Carter was on the Committee of Safety when he entered the militia. He was lieutenant in the Fifth Company, Colonel Swift's battalion, raised for services at Ticonderoga, and was on duty in New York, 1776, under Captain Daniel Benedict, and commanded the company after the captain was captured. Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book, page 263

John Carter, 1776, was lieutenant in Captain Daniel Benedict's company in the New York campaign, where the captain was taken prisoner. His commission, dated 1777, as Captain of the Ninth Company is still in the family. Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book, page 127

John Carter served on the Committee of Safety of Norwalk, and his commission as captain the family still possesses, as well as the original order "to march his company to Horseneck and report to Colonel John Mead." He aided in the midnight attack at Morrisania, a brilliant and successful exploit. Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book, page 257

John Carter, 1774, was on the Norwalk Committee of Safety. In 1776 he was lieutenant at Ticonderoga and 1777-80 served as Captain in New York. He commanded a company of minute men to guard the coast of Long Island. Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book, page 142

John Carter, 1774, was a member of the Norwalk Committee of Safety. He was a lieutenant at Ticonderoga and served at New York under Captain Damiel Benedict when that officer was captured. His commission as captain of the Ninth Company, Ninth Regiment of militia, dated May 13, 1777, is still in the family. He commanded a company of minute men to guard the coast of Long Island and in 1780 lead the midnight attack capturing Colonel Hatfield, his staff and eleven privates. Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book, page 75

John Carter served at Ticonderoga as lieutenant, and was captain of minute men to guard the coast of Long Island. Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book, page 277 John Carter commanded a company and his commission is still in the family. He died in 1819, aged eighty-nine. Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book, page 127

John Carter, (1730-1819), was a member of the Committee of Safety, 1774. He entered the army as lieutenant and his commission of captain, 1777, is still in the family. He commanded a company of minute men to guard the coast, and, 1780, led a midnight attack and captured a British colonel, his staff and eleven privates. Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book, page 247

John Carter, (1730-1819) was a member of the Committee of Safety, 1774; served as lieutenant and captain in the Connecticut militia. He was born in Canaan, where he died. His wife was a heroine of the revolution. The chapter of New Canaan, Connecticut, her old home, is named in her honor, and each of her nine children gave her name to a child. Some of the fine linen she spun is still preserved in the family. Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book, page 253



No comments:

Post a Comment