Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Margery Whitmore (9168) & Thomas Carter (12036)
24003. Mary Carter. Born on 5 Oct 1683 in Woburn, MA.124 Mary died on 23 Oct 1751; she was 68.344 Buried in First Burial Ground of Woburn.144 “Here [missing words] Mrs. Mary Sawyer, wife to Mr. Joshua Sawyer, who died October 23, 1751, in ye 69th year of her age”.
On 22 May 1706 when Mary was 22, she married Joshua Sawyer, son of Joshua Sawyer (13 Mar 1654/5-14 Jul 1738) & Sarah Wright (16 Feb 1651/2-), in Cambridge, MA.124 Born on 4 Jun 1684 in Woburn, MA.124 Joshua died in Woburn, MA, on 1 Mar 1738; he was 53. Buried in First Burial Ground of Woburn.144 “Here lyes buried ye Body of Mr. Joshua Sawyer, who died March 1st, Anno Dom. 1737, Aged 54 years”.

Joshua was selectman of Woburn in 1704 and 1711-1712
Their children include:
43713i.
Mary Sawyer (14 Sep 1706-22 Nov 1783)
43714ii.
Ruth Sawyer (6 Mar 1709-)
43715iii.
Sarah Sawyer (3 Sep 1711-)
43716iv.
Joshua Sawyer (5 May 1713-ca 1767)
43717v.
Abigail Sawyer (15 Nov 1714-)
43718vi.
John Sawyer (31 Aug 1716-29 Jun 1784)
43719vii.
James Sawyer (22 Jun 1718-9 Oct 1792)
43720viii.
Phebe Sawyer (3 Jan 1720-18 Nov 1765)
43721ix.
Benjamin Sawyer (24 Nov 1721-)
43722x.
Oliver Sawyer (19 Jul 1726-)
43723xi.
Jonathan Sawyer (19 Jul 1728-23 Jun 1813)
24004. Thomas Carter. Born on 13 Jun 1686 in Woburn, MA.124 Thomas died in Warren, CT, on 18 Nov 1772; he was 86.481 Buried in Warren Cemetery.

Thomas Carter moved from Reading to Weston ca 1718, then to Hebron, CT in 1726, then in 1750 to Kent, Litchfield Co., CT.

From The Descendants of Thomas Carter:481
    Thomas Carter was born in Woburn June 13, 1668. In 1710 his father conveyed land to him on “Reading Line,” the deed being signed also by his mother, “Margaret Carter.” In a deed dated 1611 he is called “Thomas Carter of Reading, Wheelwright.”
    He married (i) at Reading, Feb. 19, 1713, Abigail Locke of Woburn. Feb. 19, 1720/21, Thomas Carter “owned ye covenant” in Weston, Mass., and his three children, Thomas, Abigail and Elizabeth, were baptized. Two other children, Anna and Benjamin, were also baptized in Weston later.
    Oct. 20, 1726, William Smith of Weston sells to Thomas Career of Weston, land in Hebron, Ct., and Dec. 12, 1726, Thomas Carter and wife Abigail “of Hebron” convey land and house in Weston, Mass. From the above and other records, it would appear that Thomas Carter removed from Reading to Weston about 1718 or 1719, where he remained until 1726, when he removed to Hebron, Ct. (Middlesex, Mass., Co. Records, vol. 44, p. 140; Hebron, Ct., Land Records, vol. 2, p. 48.)
    April 10, 1729, Abigail (Locke) Carter died leaving five children, and Dec. 9, 1730, Thomas3 Carter married (2) Sarah Gilbert, dau. of Samuel Gilbert (Samuel, Jonathan) and Mercy, dau. of Isaac and Sarah (Boltwood) Warner.
    Jonathan Gilbert, great-grandfather of Sarah (Gilbert) Carter, was the well-known Jonathan Gilbert who was so prominent in the affairs of the Colony of Connecticut from 1645 until his death in 1682. He was collector of customs at Hartford, deputy to the General Court, marshal of the colony, and often engaged in negotiations of importance with the Indians, with whose languages he was well acquainted. He was also chief inn-holder of Hartford,and in his house the General Court usually met when they did not sit at the meetinghouse.
    He was a man of large wealth for the day and acquired extensive tracts of land in different settlements, some by government grant for important service rendered, which lands he subsequently divided among his children.
    Remarried (1) Mary, daughter of Elder John White, and (2) Mary, daughter of Hugh Welles, brother of Gov. Thomas Welles, and one of the founders of Hartford.
    After a residence of some 25 or more years in Hebron, Thomas Carter, with nearly all his numerous family, some of them already married, together with several related families from Hebron and vicinity, migrated soon after 1750 to what was then the northeastern part of the town of Kent, in Litchfield county, and took up a large part of what later became the town of Warren. Rough, wild and mountainous much of it is now and always has been, and to these early pioneers it must have presented difficulties which only stout hearts and strong arms could overcome. But it is doubtless to these very obstacles which faced these and other pioneers of New England towns, that the world is indebted for those splendid specimens of manhood and sturdy character which is typified by the stern and rugged aspect of the lands which they subdued, and in many cases made to “blossom as the rose.”
    There is a tradition that one of the early Carters came first to Warren, then practically a wilderness without paths or roads, and selected a spot for a clearing. He then returned to Hebron and came back with the family, but so wild was the country that for some time they were unable to find the site which had been selected. The Carters settled in the north part of the town and never lived to any extent in the southern part, and there was always considerable rivalry between the north and the south. When the church was built each section tried to see which could bring the biggest corner stone. It is said that the " south " won in the contest.
    The church of the “Society of East Greenwich (now Warren) in the town of Kent” was formally organized Sept. 22, 1756, and as the name of Thomas Carter is first on the list of those who “owned the Covenant” on that occasion, it is believed that a copy of that first covenant will be of interest to many, and it is given herewith:
    “We whose Names are underwritten being united in the Belief of the Christian Religion as taught in the Holy Scriptures, an excellent summary whereof is contained in the Westminster Shorter Chatechism, And being united in Love and Charity towards one another, Do now give up ourselves to God through Jesus Christ to be forever the Lord's, to love him and walk in his ways, keep his Commandments, seeking his glory---. And do mutually covenant and engage from this day and forward untill regularly dismissed, to live together as a Church of Christ according to the rules of the Gospel, to attend publick worship and sealing ordinances together, to walk in the same faith, to maintain brotherly love, to be in subjection to the Government and Discipline Christ has established in his Church.
    In the Presence of God the Searcher of hearts we do now make this covenant, hoping in his mercy thro Jesus Christ to keep it in perpetual remembrance, we have hereunto set our names and do now before all this Congregation publickly ratify and confirm the same.
    Thomas Carter
    Jonathn. Sackett
    Nathel. Swift and Abiah his wife
    Nathel. Fuller and Mary his wife
    Joseph Smalley and Jemima his wife
    Abel Comstock
    Nathel. Tupper and Elizabeth his wife
    Benjamen Hutchens
    Jonathn. Sackett Jun.
    Daniel Mack
    Oliver Finney
    Justus Sacket
    Jerusha Bliss
    Elizabeth Finney
East Greenwich Sept. 22 A. D. 1756
    Then the above named Persons publickly Covenanted as above and were declared to be a Church of Christ
    Test Joseph Bellamy, Daniel Brinsmade
On 19 Feb 1713 when Thomas was 26, he first married Abigail Locke (30453) , daughter of John Locke (1 Aug 1661-3 Apr 1756) & Elizabeth Plimpton (13229) (23 Dec 1658-23 Feb 1719/20), in Reading, MA.124 Born on 2 Apr 1694 in Woburn, MA. Abigail died in Hebron, CT, on 10 Apr 1729; she was 35.

Thomas was of Reading and Abigail of Woburn when they married.124
Their children include:
43724i.
Thomas Carter (ca 1715-28 Aug 1774)
43725ii.
Abigail Carter (27 Dec 1717-15 Aug 1796)
43726iii.
Elizabeth Carter (5 Mar 1719/20-bef 1768)
43727iv.
Lieut. Benjamin Carter (13 May 1722-7 Oct 1760)
43728v.
Anna Carter (1 Apr 1725-14 Feb 1745/6)
43729vi.
Joseph Carter (Died soon) (9 May 1727-28 Jul 1728)
43730vii.
(infant) Carter (Stillborn) (28 Mar 1729-28 Mar 1729)
On 9 Dec 1730 when Thomas was 44, he second married Sarah Gilbert (29746) , daughter of Samuel Gilbert (5 Feb 1687/8-1 May 1760) & Mercy Warner (12757) (25 Sep 1685-15 Oct 1759), in Hebron, CT. Born on 10 Mar 1710 in Lebanon, CT.294 Sarah died in Warren, CT, on 12 Jul 1796; she was 86.481 Buried in Warren Cemetery.

From The Descendants of Thomas Carter:481
    Sarah Gilbert Carter died in Warren in 1796, and her tombstone is found in the cemetery there. The inscription reads: “In memory of Mrs Sarah Carter wife of Thomas Carter who Departed this life July the 12th 1796 in the 88th year of her age.”
    Her husband lies near her, and his epitaph is as follows: “In memory of Mr Thos. Carter Died Nov. 18, 1772 AE. 88. All nature must Return to dust.”
Their children include:
43731i.
Capt. Joseph Carter (13 Apr 1731-26 Aug 1824)
43732ii.
Sarah Carter (21 Dec 1732-16 Jun 1777)
43733iii.
Lieut. Samuel Carter (31 May 1734-1 Apr 1822)
43734iv.
John Carter (18 Jun 1736-29 Dec 1816)
43735v.
Mercy Carter (14 Apr 1739-2 Oct 1805)
43736vi.
Lieut. Eleazer Carter (23 Aug 1740-7 Feb 1777)
43737vii.
Israel Carter (28 Mar 1742-)
43738viii.
Benoni Carter (10 Jul 1745-11 Apr 1812)
24005. Eleazer Carter. Born on 30 Apr 1689 in Woburn, MA.124 Eleazer died in Sudbury, MA, on 3 Oct 1758; he was 69.481 Occupation: Weaver.
Eleazer married Eleanor.
Their children include:
43739i.
Eleazer Carter (29 Aug 1713-1789)
43740ii.
Lieut Jonathan Carter (17 Feb 1715-)
43741iii.
Joshua Carter (Died soon) (25 Jun 1716-20 Dec 1716)
43742iv.
Joshua Carter (16 Jul 1719-17 Apr 1782)
43743v.
James Carter (12 Mar 1724-)
43744vi.
Mary Carter (5 Apr 1725-)
24006. Daniel Carter. Born on 10 Aug 1691 in Woburn, MA.124 Daniel died in Weston, MA, on 16 Mar 1754; he was 62.481

From The Descendants of Thomas Carter:481
Daniel was living in Weston in 1723—perhaps earlier—and had several children born there.
On 1 Jan 1716 when Daniel was 24, he married Sarah Center, daughter of Ens. John Center (Apr 1660-31 Dec 1706) & Ruth (-18 Feb 1716/7), in Woburn, MA.124 Born on 20 Jul 1695 in Woburn, MA.
Their children include:
43745i.
Sarah Carter (23 Jul 1717-)
43746ii.
Daniel Carter (25 Feb 1719-)
43747iii.
Mary Carter (9 Mar 1725/6-14 Jul 1802)
43748iv.
Nathan Carter (20 Jan 1727/8-)
43749v.
Esther Carter (19 Apr 1730-3 Jun 1771)
24007. Ebenezer Carter. Born on 24 Sep 1695 in Woburn, MA.124 Ebenezer died in Wilmington, MA, on 1 Mar 1746; he was 50.399
On 15 Apr 1719 when Ebenezer was 23, he married Lydia Butters (16253) , daughter of William Butters (6055) (ca 1666-9 Feb 1746) & Rebecca Jones (15712) (15 Oct 1673-aft Feb 1746), in Woburn, MA.124 Born on 11 Jun 1695 in Woburn, MA.124 Lydia died in Wilmington, MA, on 14 Feb 1774; she was 78.399 Buried in Old Burial Ground, Wilmington.


Old Burial Ground. Wilmington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
    Here lies ye Body of Mrs Lydia Carter Widow of Mr Ebenezer Carter who departed this life Feb. 14th 1774 in ye 79th Year [the rest of the stone is buried]
Their children include:
34135i.
Ebenezer Carter (25 May 1720-21 Mar 1753)
34136ii.
Lydia Carter (Twin) (4 Jan 1722-bef 1747)
34137iii.
Abigail Carter (Twin, died young) (4 Jan 1722-7 Jun 1738)
34138iv.
Ezra Carter (2 May 1723-1771)
34139v.
William Carter (28 Apr 1725-15 Sep 1790)
34140vi.
Nathan Carter (2 Jun 1728-21 Jul 1807)
34141vii.
Rebecca Carter (10 Jun 1730-2 Aug 1792)
34142viii.
James Carter (14 Jul 1733-)
34143ix.
Mary Carter (Died young) (27 Jul 1735-26 Sep 1738)
34144x.
(Infant) Carter (Stillborn) (6 Sep 1738-6 Sep 1738)
34145xi.
Lydia Carter (11 Mar 1743/4-)
24008. Ezra Carter. Born on 22 Jun 1701 in Woburn, MA.124 Ezra died in Marlborough, CT, on 19 Jul 1774; he was 73.
On 24 Jun 1724 when Ezra was 23, he married Jerusha White, daughter of Joseph White (20 Feb 1666/7-28 Feb 1724/5) & Mary Mould (26 Jul 1665-11 Aug 1730), in Middletown, CT. Born on 23 Jul 1703 in Middletown, CT. Jerusha died in Middletown, CT, on 11 May 1781; she was 77.
Their children include:
43750i.
Ezra Carter (Died soon) (14 Mar 1724/5-10 Aug 1726)
43751ii.
Jerusha Carter (11 Jan 1726/7-15 May 1770)
43752iii.
Margery Carter (24 Mar 1727/8-8 Aug 1818)
43753iv.
Ezra Carter (Died young) (24 Nov 1730-21 Jan 1736/7)
43754v.
Mary Carter (Died young) (16 Sep 1732-29 Jan 1736/7)
43755vi.
Eleazer Carter (Died young) (21 Jul 1734-26 Jan 1737)
43756vii.
Ebenezer Carter (Died young) (24 Jul 1736-28 Aug 1743)
43757viii.
Mary Carter (Died young) (17 Sep 1738-29 Jun 1743)
43758ix.
Ezra Carter (2 Nov 1740-28 Sep 1829)
43759x.
Eleazer Carter (23 May 1743-28 Dec 1829)
43760xi.
Mary Carter (9 Apr 1745-27 Mar 1812)
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