On 11 May 1773 when Nathan was 19, he married
Beulah Butters (51301) , daughter of
Reuben Butters (34149) (17 Nov 1729-Oct 1794) &
Rachel Thompson (43365) (18 Jun 1725-bef Sep 1789), in Wilmington, MA.
399 Born on 2 Sep 1755 in Wilmington, MA.399 Beulah died on 2 Aug 1829; she was 73.344
Nathan and Beulah were second cousins; his paternal grandmother and her paternal grandfather were siblings.
Children of Nathan and Beulah (Butters) Carter, the first seven born in Wilmington:399
i. Beulah Carter, b. 22 Nov 1773, d. 12 May 1826;
ii. Louise (Lois) Carter, b. 11 Sep 1775;
iii. Anna (Nancy) Carter, b. 11 Aug 1777;
iv. Cyrus Carter, b. 4 Jul 1779, m. Adelia Ladd;
v. Sewel Carter, b. 12 Oct 1781, d. 6 Aug 1826, m. at Wilimgtion 27 Nov 1806 Louisa Jaques (b. 23 Jun 1786, dau. of Samuel & Ruth (Wyman) Jaques)615;
vi. Oliver Carter, b. 11 Sep 1783, d. 6 Dec 1834 at Wilmington399, m. at Wilmington 26 Jan 1808 Betsey Gardner (dau. of Henry & Martha (Cutler) Gardner of Charlestown)615;
vii. Simeon Carter, b. 7 May 1785, d. 8 Jun 1856 at Amherst NH, m. 11 Nov 1821 Esther Eames (b. 8 Apr 1798 at Wilmington, d. 17 Dec 1868 at Stoneham MA);
viii. Martha Carter, b. 20 May 1787, d. 4 May 1820, m. Nathaniel W. Carnes;
ix. Naomi Kendall Carter, b. 20 May 1789, d. 10 Feb 1821, m. 1 Dec 1808 Benjamin Jenkins Jr of Andover;
x. Billings Carter, b. 11 Aug 1791, d. 5 Dec 1825, m. Betsey Law;
xi. Willard Carter, b. 24 Apr 1793, m. Sally Patterson;
xii. Lucretia Flagg Carter, b. 6 Jul 1795, m. 24 Apr 1823 William Ferguson;
xiii. Rhoda Carter, b. 21 Sep 1797 in Wilmington399, d. 28 Apr 1833; and
xiv. Harriot Carter, b. 27 Sep 1799, m. 16 Nov 1821 Joseph Law of Sharon, NH.344,209
According to Dr. C. W. Carter, Aledo, Illinois: “they had fourteen children, of whom five were born blind.”615