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- m Margaret Day
History of the Western Reserve, p1273;
https://books.google.com/books?id=L5GPjobXdWoC&pg=PA1273&lpg=PA1273&dq=carleton+hall,+england&source=bl&ots=yxcfrfa40h&sig=f8p2eWx4LjDfpYhxP85ytPcJSVo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwidypjz6dDVAhVoqFQKHc8xDLMQ6AEIQjAE#v=onepage&q=carleton%20hall%2C%20england&f=false
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Caleb enlisted in 1776 at the age of 18; served as a private in Captain Parker's Company, Colonel Sager's Bn. General Wadsworth's Brigade. Another source (History of Portage Co., Oh. Warner, Beers and Co. 1885) shows him to be a Captain in Revolutionary war, served seven years. Caleb served as a private in Captain Jonathan Parker's company of Connecticut militia to reinforce Washington in NY.
He was at the battles of Long Island and White Plains.
The battle of Long Island on 27 August 1776, was fought on Brooklyn Heights. The British under Gen. William Howe outflanked the colonial troops and drove them from the field. Long Island reMed in British hands until 1784.
In July and August 1776 Howe's army was built up to a force of 32,000 men on Staten Island, in the Ny harbor. In NY City and on Long Island, Washington had about 20,000 poorly armed men to oppose the British. Howe sent 20,000 men across the narrow channel from Staten Island to Long Island. On August 27 this force routed the Americans on Brooklyn Heights. The victorious British followed the Americans across the East River to Manhattan. Washington held Harlem Heights for a time but then retreated to White Plains. There, on October 28, Howe's superior forces drove back his army.
Two American forts, Washington on the east bank and Lee on the Jersey shore, guarded against a British advance up the Hudson. But these forts fell quickly under British attack, and the British now held the entire NY City area. Howe was thus in a position to use the New York harbor as the chief British invasion port.
- The last Will and Testament of Caleb Carlton of Mantua
Twp., Portage county and state of Ohio.
I Caleb Carlton, considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and
being of sound mind and memory (blessed be Almighty God for the same)do
make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form
following.
(That is to say) First, I give and bequeath to my beloved wifeMargaret
Carlton all my personal estate of every description, that I may be
possessed of at the time of my decease.
To my son Caleb Carlton, I give and bequeath thirty acres of land onlot
number fourteen in Mantua aforesaid, east and adjoining land by medeeded
to him the said Caleb and intersecting from the North line of the said
lot, south to land by me deeded to my son Dudley Carlton and extending
east far enough to make thirty acres as aforesaid.
To my son Peter Carlton I give and bequeath a certain note of landwhich
the said Peter existed and gave to Chester Reed, and by me aforesaidof
said Reed, and is yet unpaid, which note was given eighty dollars and
bears date January 12th 1816.
To my son Elias Carlton I give and bequeath one dollar (in addition to
what I have heretofore advanced to him) to be paid him by my executor
hereafter named within one year of my decease.
To my daughter Hannah Rider I give and bequeath ten acres of land onthe
aforesaid lot number fourteen to be in a square from adjoining thenorth
line of the lot, and east and adjoining the land herein bequeathed tomy
son Caleb.
To my daughter Lucy Bester I give and bequeath twenty acres of land on
the southwest part of the said lot number fourteen extending north to
land by me deeded to my son Caleb, and east to land by me deeded to my
son Elias and adjoining south and west lines of the lot.
To my daughter Sally Kneeland I give and bequeath twelve acres of landon
the said lot number fourteen, adjoining the north line of the lot, and
adjoining the land herein bequeathed to my daughter Hannah Rider to
extend south thirty rods and so far east as to make twelve acres
aforesaid.
To my son Dudley Carlton I give and bequeath all the remainder of myland
which is not as above bequeathed on the conditions of his furnishingme
and my wife Margaret aforesaid a comfortable support during ourlifetime
and paying all just debts, and sickness and funeral expenses, and theone
dollar herein bequeathed to my son Elias Carlton-but in case the said
Dudley Carlton shall refuse or neglect to furnish such support andmake
such payments as aforesaid or secure the payment thereof-then my willis
that the said remaining lands herein bequeathed to the said Dudley,
shall belong to and be the sole property of my wife Margaretaforesaid.
And I do hereby appoint my son Dudley Carlton sole executor of this my
last will and testament-hereby revoking all former Wills by me made.In
witness whereof I have herewith set my hand and seal the eighteenthday
of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred twenty
three.
Caleb Carlton
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named CalebCarlton
to be his last will and testament, in presence of who at his requestand
in his presence have inscribed our names as witnesses hereunto.
Amri Stouter
Horace Ladd
Lorenzo Chahin
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