Edward Carlton, Jr.

Edward Carlton

• BIRTH 20 Feb 1691 Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
• DEATH 29 Nov 1749 (aged 58) Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
• BURIAL West Parish Cemetery Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

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Inscription: Here lies buried the body of Cornet Edward Carlton who departed this life,Nov. 29, 1749, in the 59 year of his age."

Family

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• Father: Edward Carlton b: 22 MAR 1664/65 in Haverhill, Essex County, MA
• Mother: Elizabeth Kimball b: 24 JUL 1669 in Bradford, Essex County, MA
• Marriage 1 Hannah Kimball b: 19 MAR 1691/92 in Bradford Married: 13 JUN 1712 in Bradford, (8, 9, 10, 11)
• Marriage 2 Elizabeth Putnam, b: 12 APR 1695 in Salem, Essex County, MA Married: 07 NOV 1745 in Salem (12)

Children: All born in Haverhill.

• 1. Richard Carlton b: 08 JAN 1712/13
• 2. Edward Carlton b: 04 JUL 1715
• 3. John Carlton Sr. b: 23 AUG 1718
• 4. Peter Carlton b: 06 AUG 1720
• 5. Sarah Carlton b: 20 JUL 1724
• 6. Elizabeth Carlton b: 13 JUN 1728
• 7. Infant Carlton

His last will is dated 8 Nov. 1749. His son, Peter, is appointed executor. It appears from the inventory of his estate, that it was valued £1256, 16s.

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Carleton-452

This is the bio and info provided by Andrue Carleton Carr's Family Tree[1]:

He settled in Haverhill (West Parish) in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, where we find deeds of land to him as early as 1705. He held a Commission as Cornet of the First Company, belonging to the Regiment of which Richard Salterstall was Colonel. Said commission bears the date of "the sixth year of the reign of George I" (1717). He is distinguished from the other Edward's by the title "Cornet."

Most of Edward Carleton, Jr.'s, papers are still preserved, and are now in the possession of Israel Carleton who lives on the "Carleton Place" where the Cornet lived and died. This property has been in the uninterrupted possession and ownership of the Carleton family for nearly 200 years. His monument, as well as that of his wife, is still standing in the old churchyard in West Parish, Haverhill, Essex Co., Ma, near the old homestead. There are very few of these old memorials to the dead left standing, although this ancient burial place is completely filled and has ceased to be used. Edward Carleton, Jr. was on the committee to build the first Meeting House in the Precinct of Haverhill. It appears from the Articles of Agreement, which are in his own hand-writing and are dated 8 November, 1734, that the "house was to be built Andover West End Meeting House," the pulpit to be better done than that of North Precinct Meeting House; the deacon's seat and the communion table to be as the committee will order them to be done.

Commission of his Cornetsy is from John Fletcher, Captain General and Governor-in-relief, in and over his Majesty's Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England, and is under his hand and Seal. His last will is dated 8 Nov. 1749. His son, Peter, is appointed executor. It appears from the inventory of his estate, that it was valued £1256, 16s. A very rich and valuable cane, made out of a rare foreign wood, still excellent condition with a stout copper bottom and surmounted by a silver headpiece, the initials 'E.C.' engraved upon it, is now in the possession of Ebenezer Carleton son of Ebenezer Carleton, late of Bath, New Hampshire. The barrel of a long English dueling-piece, which the Cornet left, is still in effective use (1880) and was the gift of the Ebenezer Carleton of Bath, to his grandson, Langdon G. Carleton, and is now in the possession of John L. Carleton of Bath, Grafton Co., NH.

The above mentioned relics are carefully inventoried by the County Executor. The gun valued at £3, the cane at 10 shillings. His three wigs are also valued according to their several grades and uses. The faithful Executor does not overlook his three bolts of blue Camblet and of Buckskin, striped jackets, tight long stockings, silver shoe buckles, and two neck and sleeve buttons to match.

Prepared in the late 1800's by a Moses F. Carleton. Property purchased from Worrall D. Prescott in 1973. "Here lies buried the body of Cornet Edward Carlton who departed this life, Nov. 29, 1749, in the 59 year of his age." Edward was posted at the block house. After an earthquake on 29 October 1727 in Haverhill, Edward wrote a confession as did the other parishioners. It is believed to be in the hand of the priest, and is copied below:

"I desire to bless God. I was born to worship in a Land of Light where I have the word happened to me. I believe the word of the Bible is the rule to walk by. I desire to work up to the Rule as far as he will enable me. I desire to submit unto you his disposal. I desire to be thoughtful for the good council my master thus gave me on his deathbed, or pray so I may never forget it, but may walk avoiding these events. I believe it is my duty to come to the Lords Table. I desire to yield to the command herein, and desire I may be fitted for such a mercy. I desire to depend on the Lord Jesus who died to save sinners of who I am chief. I desire the prayer of all Gods people for me that I may walk answerable to such a mercy.
Edward Carlton. I am sensible. I have been very apt to speak unadvisedly. I desire to be sorry for it. I hope God will enable me to guard better for the future; wherein I have offended him I desire forgiveness."

Sources

• Bradford Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 about Edward Carleton Name: Edward Carleton Birth Date: 20 Feb 1690 Birth Place: Bradford

Mother: Elisabeth Father's Name: Edward Sex: M (Male) Full Text: Edward, son of Edward and Elisabeth, b. 20 Feb 1690/1.

• https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Bradford/cBirthsC.shtml "(CARLTON (Calton, Carleton)) Edward, s. Edward and Elisabeth, Feb. 20, 1690-1."
• https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Bradford/cMarriagesC.shtml "(CARLTON (Carleton)) Edward, and Hannah Kimbal, June 13, 1712."
• https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Salem/aMarriagesC.shtml CARLETON (Carlton) “Edward, of Haverhill, and Elizabeth Houlton, wid., Nov. 7, 1745.*
• Edward Carlton in the Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 < AncestryImage > Name: Edward Carlton. Residence Date: Abt 1749 Residence Place: Haverhill, Essex County Will Date: 28 Nov 1749 Probate Date: 28 Nov 1749 Probate Place: Essex, Massachusetts, USA Inferred Death Year: 1749 Inferred Death Place: Massachusetts, USA
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52235104/edward-carlton
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Carleton-452

1. Andrue Carleton Carr's Family Tree: Karczmarzewski, Luce, Carleton, Edgerton, Ford, Grant, et al. Accessed Oct 24, 2016. See special section below
2. genealogies.org
3. Find A Grave: Memorial #52235104
4. Threlfall, John B. The ancestry of my children : Anna Maarit Threlfall, John Hyyrylainen Threlfall, Margaret Ellen Threlfall, Robert Andrews Threlfall, Vol. 1. Page 209.
5. Carleton, Percival Augustus. Memorials of the Carletons. Gurney, Sons, and Co., London. 1869. Page 38.
6. Cutter, William Richard, Editor. Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts, Vol. 3. Lewis Historical Publishing Co. New York. 1910. Page 1707.
7. Carleton, Hiram. History of the Carleton family, vol. 1. Page 75-76