Nathaniel Carter

1706 - 1787  (81 years)

• Name	Nathaniel Carter
  Birth	1706	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  Offices Held	9 Jul 1740 (34 years)	Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  He was elected as a Selectman on the town's first board.
  Religion	1743 (37 years)  [2]
  He was one of the sixteen who subscribe to the covenant of the First Church of Leominster, Massachusetts thus establishing it on 25 September 1743.
  Death	20 Jul 1787	Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  Burial	Pine Grove Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Pine Grove Cemetery, Leominster, Massachusetts   [2]
  In Memory of Mr. Nathaniel Carter who departed this life July 20, 1787 in the 79th year of his age
  Siblings	5 brothers and 6 sisters
  1. Samuel Carter,   b. 1703, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 20 May 1761, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 58 years)   2. Eunice Carter,   b. 1704, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 16 Nov 1789, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 85 years) + 3. Nathaniel Carter,   b. 1706, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 20 Jul 1787, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 81 years) ▻ Thankful Sawyer,  m. 09 Feb 1731/32 ;   Dorcus Spofford,  m. 21 Jul 1758   4. Dorothy Carter,   b. 4 Feb 1710, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   5. Anna Carter,   b. Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   6. Jonathan Carter,   b. 1711, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 19 Mar 1799, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 88 years)   7. Ephraim Carter,   b. 1713, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   8. Oliver Carter,   b. 1715, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 11 Sep 1790, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 75 years)   9. Mary Carter,   b. 1718, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 3 Feb 1743, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 25 years)   10. Elizabeth Carter,   b. 1722, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 9 Oct 1755, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 33 years)   11. Prudence Carter,   b. 22 Feb 1723, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 6 Apr 1789, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 66 years)   12. Josiah Carter,   b. 26 Jan 1726, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Feb 1812, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 86 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	James Carter,   b. Abt 1578, Ipswich, Suffolk, England   (2 x Great Grandfather)  Mary Platts,   b. Wygan, Lancashire, England d. After 1678, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I4096	Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	Samuel Carter,   b. 7 Jan 1677/78, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 23 Aug 1738, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Dorothy Wilder,   b. 1686, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 20 Aug 1738, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F1292	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Thankful Sawyer,   b. 1715   d. 5 Dec 1755, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	09 Feb 1731/32	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 26 years and 2 months - She : ~ 17 years and 2 months.
  Children	6 sons and 5 daughters
  1. Elizabeth Carter,   b. 9 Feb 1734, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 24 Apr 1760, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 26 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] >   2. Captain Nathaniel Carter, Jr.,   b. 17 Dec 1735, Lancaster, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 13 Mar 1812, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 76 years) ▻ Dorothy Joslin  m. 26 Jun 1760;   Prudence Wilder  m. 20 May 1790 +   3. Elias Carter,   b. 24 Nov 1737, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 21 Dec 1821, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 84 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Deborah White  m. 15 Nov 1760     4. Susannah Carter,   b. 20 Apr 1739, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 5 Dec 1777, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 38 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Abigail Carter,   b. 10 May 1741, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 18 Jun 1813, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 72 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Prudence Carter,   b. 10 May 1741, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. After 1778 (Age 37 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. Elisha Carter,   b. 11 Sep 1743, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 8 May 1746, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 2 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     8. Samuel Carter,   b. 1 Aug 1746, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     9. Elisha Carter,   b. 12 Jul 1748, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   10. Asa Carter,   b. 6 May 1750, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 21 Jan 1822, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 71 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] > 11. Thankful Carter,   b. 6 Jun 1752, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. —, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Captain Gardner Wilder  m. 24 May 1775
  Family ID	F3338	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2017

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Dorcus Spofford,   b. Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 6 Aug 1784, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Marriage	21 Jul 1758  [1, 2]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 52 years and 7 months - She : ??.
  Family ID	F3339	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2017

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Nathaniel Carter(1706 – 1787) 2Samuel Carter(7 Jan 1677/78 – 1738) 4Rev. Samuel Carter(1640 – 1693) 8Rev. Thomas Carter(Abt 1610 – 1684) 16James Carter(Abt 1578 – ) 17Sarah(1581 – ) 9Mary Dalton( – 1687) 18 19 5Eunice Brooks(1655 – ) 10John Brooks 20 21 11Eunice Mousall 22 23 3Dorothy Wilder(1686 – 1738) 6Lt. Nathaniel Wilder(1655 – 1704) 12Thomas Wilder( – 1667) 24 25 13Anna( – 1692) 26 27 7Mary Sawyer(4 Jan 1652/53 – ) 14Thomas Sawyer(1616 – 1706) 28John Sawyer(1582 – 15 Jul) 29 15Mary Prescott(24 Feb 1629/30 – 1716) 30John Prescott(1604/05 – 1681) 31Mary Platts( – 1678)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1706 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 09 Feb 1731/32 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 9 Jul 1740 - Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 20 Jul 1787 - Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - - Pine Grove Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S227] Burrell, Alyce Adams. A Genealogy of Sherwin-Shedd and Allied Families in America , (Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc., 1990). [s234] Carter, Clara A and Sarah A. Carter. Carter - A Genealogy of the Descendants of Samuel and Thomas, sons of Rev. Samuel Carter, (Clinton, Massachusetts: W. J. Coulter, Courant Office, 1887).