Ca 1692 Mary married Nathaniel Sawyer, son of Thomas Sawyer (ca 1616-12 Sep 1706) & Mary Prescott (24 Feb 1629/30-). Born on 24 Nov 1670 in Lancaster, MA. Nathaniel died in Lancaster, MA, on 10 Nov 1756; he was 85.

Mar 1700/1 Samuel married Dorothy Wilder (26626) , daughter of Nathaniel Wilder (10617) (3 Nov 1655-10 Aug 1704) & Mary Sawyer (4 Jan 1652/3-ca 1741), in Lancaster, MA. Born ca 1686 in Sudbury, MA. Dorothy died in Lancaster, MA on 20 Aug 1738.

Children of Samuel and Dorothy (Wilder) Carter, born at Lancaster:
    i. Samuel Carter, b. ca. 1703, d. 20 May 1761 at :Lancaster, m. there 14 Feb 1725 Jemima Houghton (b. 3 Aug 1708 at Lancaster, d. there 13 Sep 1779, dau. of Jonas & Mary (Berbane) Houghton);
    ii. Eunice Carter, b. ca. 1704;
    iii. Nathaniel Carter, b. ca. 1706 at Lancaster, MA, d. 20 Jul 1787 at Leominster, MA, m. 1st 9 Feb 1731 Thankful Sawyer (b. ca. 1715, d. 5 Dec 1755, dau. of Elias & Beatrix (Houghton) Sawyer), m. 2nd 21 Jul 1758 Dorcas Spoffard;
    iv. Ann Carter, b. ca. 1708;
    v. Dorothy Carter, b. 4 Feb 1710;
    vi. Jonathan Carter, b. 4 Feb 1711;
    vii. Capt. Ephraim Carter, b. 6 Feb 1713, d. 12 Oct 1790, m. 1st 24 Mar 1736 Mary Osgood, m. 2nd 1739 Abigail Wilder (dau. of James & Abigail (Gardner) WIlder);
    viii. Oliver Carter, b. ca. 1715, d. 11 Sep 1790 at Leominster, m. 1738 Beulah Wilder;
    ix. Mary Carter, b. 1 Feb 1718, d. 3 Feb 1744 at Bolton, MA, m. 12 Jun 1735 John Whitcomb (b. 2 Feb 1712 at Lancaster, d. 17 Nov 1785 at Bolton, son of John & Rebecca (Wilder) Whitcomb);
    x. Elizabeth Carter, b. ca. 1722;
    xi. Prudence Carter, b. 22 Feb 1723, d. 6 Apr 1789 at Leominster, m. 29 Oct 1742 Steven Buss; and
    xii. Josiah Carter, b. 26 Jan 1726, d. 14 Feb 1812 at Leominster, m. Tabitha Hough (d. 29 Jun 1810).

On 25 Dec 1706 when Thomas was 24, he married Ruth Phelps (9252) , daughter of Edward Phelps (3116) (ca 1663-30 Nov 1748) & Ruth Andrews (5940) (27 May 1664-1 Feb 1744), in Andover, MA. Born on 1 Jun 1684 in Andover, MA. Ruth died in Lancaster, MA, on 25 Dec 1739; she was 55.

Children of Thomas and Ruth (Phelps) Carter:
    i. Ruth Carter, b 26 Apr 1708 at Woburn;124
    ii. Abigail Carter, b. 29 Dec 1711, d. 1 Oct 1804;
    iii. Col. John Carter, b. 23 Apr 1713, d. 8 May 1766, m. 10 Mar 1737 Abigail Joslin;
    iv. Thomas Carter, b. 12 Feb 1714, d. 3 Apr 1715;
    v. Thomas Carter, b. 30 Apr 1716, d. 2 Mar 1802, m. 19 Jan 1739 Betty Sawyer;
    vi. Elizabeth Carter, b. 17 Jan 1718, m. Feb 1740 Joseph Osgood;
    vii. James Carter, b. 8 Feb 1720, d. 15 Jul 1800, m. 1st 29 Mar 1744 Prudence Sawyer, m. 2nd 2 Jun 1747 Mary Walker;
    viii. Sarah Carter, b. 6 Nov 1722, d. 10 Aug 1723;
    ix. Sarah Carter, b. 20 Nov 1725, d. 31 Mar 1799, m. int. at Lancaster, MA, 23 mar 1743/4 Josiah Ballard (b. 14 Aug 1721 at Andover, d. 6 Aug 1799, son of Josiah & Mary (Chandler) Ballard); and
    x. Phineas Carter, b. 5 Dec 1727, m. 22 Feb 1738 Mary Sawyer.