Old Dead Relatives

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Richard CARTER

Richard CARTER

Male 1724 - Abt 1799  (75 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Richard CARTER was born in 1724 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire (son of John CARTER and Hannah BICKFORD); died about 1799 in Maine, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Sarah DREW. Sarah was born in Mar 1731 in Kittery, York, Maine; died in ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Dennis CARTER was born in 1774 in Kittery, York, Maine; died in ? in York County, Maine.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John CARTER was born on 24 May 1696 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island (son of Richard CARTER and Margaret MNU); died in 1728.

    John married Hannah BICKFORD on 21 Jul 1721 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire. Hannah (daughter of Benjamin BICKFORD and Sarah BARSHAM) was born about 1706 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died in 1728. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Hannah BICKFORD was born about 1706 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire (daughter of Benjamin BICKFORD and Sarah BARSHAM); died in 1728.
    Children:
    1. 1. Richard CARTER was born in 1724 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died about 1799 in Maine, USA.
    2. John CARTER was born in 1727 in Kittery, York, Maine; died in 1800 in Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Richard CARTER was born about 1673 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died on 13 Jun 1703 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire; was buried on 15 Jun 1703 in unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Also Known As: CATER
    • Immigrant?: Y
    • Parents Unproven: Y
    • Baptism: 23 Apr 1673, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire

    Notes:

    There is much confusion over these first American ancestors of John Carter.
    The Cater/Carter family had 4 Richards in the first generations in the New World.
    This is what the first 4 generations of the CATER family should look like:
    Richard Cater I (b.abt 1595 d. 1679)
    m1 Unknown (ch. Elizabeth)
    m2 Christian Fugg md 1632 (ch. Jane, Edward, Richard)
    m3 Mary Ricord (Richard) md 1672 (no issue)
    Richard Cater II (b. abt 1640 d. 1702)
    m —?— (ch. John, Richard, Edward, Mary)
    Richard Cater III (b. abt 1673 d. 1713)
    m1 Margaret .... (ch Elizabeth, John, Richard, Mary)
    m2 Elizabeth (no issue - his wife when he died)
    Richard Cater/Carter IV (b abt 1698 d. 1753)
    md Sarah Peavey in 1719.

    Richard married Margaret MNU in 1693 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire. Margaret was born about 1674 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island; died about 1722 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire; was buried in unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Margaret MNU was born about 1674 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island; died about 1722 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire; was buried in unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Parents Unproven: Y

    Notes:

    Parents unknown

    Children:
    1. Richard CARTER was born about 1694 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died on 25 May 1753 in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine; was buried in unknown.
    2. 2. John CARTER was born on 24 May 1696 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island; died in 1728.

  3. 6.  Benjamin BICKFORD was born on 20 Oct 1672 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire (son of John BICKFORD and Temperance HULL); died on 2 Jun 1725 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire.

    Benjamin married Sarah BARSHAM. Sarah was born on 11 Aug 1676 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 23 Jun 1752 in Newcastle, Rockingham, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Sarah BARSHAM was born on 11 Aug 1676 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 23 Jun 1752 in Newcastle, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
    Children:
    1. Abigail BICKFORD was born about 1694 in Bloody Point, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died in in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
    2. Elizabeth BICKFORD was born in 1695 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire; died in 1738 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
    3. 3. Hannah BICKFORD was born about 1706 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died in 1728.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  John BICKFORD was born in 1625 in Ratterye, Devonshire, England (son of John BICKFORD and Temperance FURBER); died on 15 Feb 1685 in Bickford Point, Oyster River, New Hampshire.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Oyster River [Durham], Strafford, New Hampshire
    • Immigrant?: Y

    John married Temperance HULL in 1649 in Northleigh, Devonshire, England. Temperance (daughter of Rev Joseph HULL and --?-- MNU) was born in 1626 in Crewkerne, Somersetshire, England; died in 1696 in Oyster River [Durham], Strafford, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Temperance HULL was born in 1626 in Crewkerne, Somersetshire, England (daughter of Rev Joseph HULL and --?-- MNU); died in 1696 in Oyster River [Durham], Strafford, New Hampshire.

    Other Events:

    • Immigrant?: Y
    • Migration: 1635

    Children:
    1. Joseph BICKFORD died in ?.
    2. Lydia BICKFORD died in 1694.
    3. Mary BICKFORD died in ?.
    4. Thomas BICKFORD died in ?.
    5. Hannah BICKFORD died in ?.
    6. Joanna BICKFORD died in ?.
    7. Temperance BICKFORD died in ?.
    8. 6. Benjamin BICKFORD was born on 20 Oct 1672 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire; died on 2 Jun 1725 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
    9. John BICKFORD was born about 1638 in Bloody Point, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died in 1690.
    10. Elizabeth BICKFORD died in ?.


Notes

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Updated 23 Dec 2023