Colonel John Carnes

John Carnes

• Birth: Apr 3 1698 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
• Death: Mar 4 1760 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
• Parents: John Carnes and Elizabeth Mortimor
• Spouse: Sarah Baker - married July 26 1722, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
• Spouse: Dorothy Farnum - Sep 15 1741, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

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Biography

He was a former commander in the Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company.

Source: "Old Copps Hill & Burial Ground With Historical Sketches" by Edward MacDonald, superintendent Copp's Hill, 20th edition, May 1902 p. 36
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Source: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcarchexhibitsonline/paddyalley.htm
John Carnes was born in Boston in 1698; he was the son of a captain in the British Navy. In 1720, he married Eliza Greenough. Eliza must have died soon after their marriage because 2 years later he married Sarah Baker. Together John and Sarah had 14 children. Sarah died in 1740, and Carnes married Dorothy Farnum. Dorothy never had any children of her own, but she took on the daunting task of raising Sarah and John's 14 children.

In 1733, Carnes joined the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, the oldest chartered military organization in the Western Hemisphere. He initially served as second sergeant, but rose to lieutenant in 1745 and to captain in 1748. He also joined the Boston militia regiment, advancing to the rank of lieutenant colonel by the time of his death.

Carnes fell ill in 1760 and died on March 10th after having been bedridden for several days with a fever. In his will he made provisions for his mother and his wife and divided the rest of his property equally among his children. To settle his vast estate, the land was sold and the proceeds were divided among his heirs. Included among his possessions were a marble table, mahogany furniture, tenement buildings, and two wells with water pumps.

John Carnes's probate inventory tells us a lot about his work as well. The list of his property taken at the time of his death lists a pewterer's wheel and 695 lbs. of pewterer's molds. This is almost twice as many molds as listed for two other Boston pewterers combined. His shop clearly produced a significant number of pewter items including tankards, buckles, and building hardware, and must have been a very busy place.

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He was John Carnes III, a distant cousin of mine. From various family writings, he was son of John Carnes & Elizabeth (Mortimer) Carnes, born 19 Aug. 1678, both also born in Boston. There are no death dates or burial listings for either, nor a birth date for John. Elizabeth was daughter of Edward Mortimer Sr., born in Ireland, died 24 July 1709 in Boston. & Jane Elizabeth (maiden name not known), born & died in Boston, but we have no dates nor burials for them either, other than they're buried in Boston. Some of this can be found at www.familysearch,org/Eng/Search/frameset_search asp, also.

Children

1. Rev. John Carnes
2. Sarah Carnes
3. Elizabeth Glentworth (born Carnes)
4. Mary Carnes
5. Ann Carnes
6. Hannah Carnes
7. Edward Carnes
8. Thomas Carnes
9. Joseph Carnes
10. Jerusha Carnes
11. Jane Carnes
12. Benjamin Carnes
13. Hephzibah Coffin (born Carnes)

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References

1. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHMC-CLG : 15 January 2020), Name John Carnes Sex Male Father's Name John Father's Sex Male Mother's Name Elizabeth Mother's Sex Female Event Type Birth Event Date 3 Apr 1698 Event Place Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
2. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-NSM5 : Wed Oct 25 23:07:21 UTC 2023), Entry for John Carnes and Sarah Baker, 1722. Boston, Massachusetts
3. "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHQW-H4Z : 28 December 2022), Name John Carnes Sex Male Spouse's Name Dorothy Farnum Spouse's Sex Female Event Type Marriage Event Date 15 Sep 1741 Event Place Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America Reference Item 2
4. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LTCN-T46
5. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172113549/john-carnes