Edward Carr

Item — I give and bequeath unto my son Edward Carr, and .
to his heirs, executors, administrators an d assigns, forever, fifty acres and half acre of land at Conanicut, which I bought of
Jeremiah“fillets, andsixty-fiveacresoflandonsaidConani cut island which I bought of John Greene and Henry Bassett, as also ye right to Dutch i sland belonging to the said land all ye privileges belonging to those lands, and also one-fourth partofmyhalfofGouldisland, andmyIndianboynamedTom,
ye hall which ' I had of Moses Pachoo the Jew ,,
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In Newport; and all my woolen apparel, the

my wharf here
grate, andirons, jack for the chimney, the great tongs and fire
the hall or parlor
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my pair of little ‘ stilliards ’ my wearing linen an d whatsoever

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I have formerly given unto him, and the chest that stands in
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EDWARD CARR, son of Governor Caleb and Mercy Carr, was born in Rhode Island, in June, 1667. In 1698 he was made a freeman, and thenceforward until his death took a prominent part in official life. In 1669 he was deputy to the General Assembly from Jamestown. He filled the office again in 1702-03-05-06-07-09, serving at the same time as clerk of the Assembly. From 1701 to 1707 he served as member of a committee appointed to audit the accounts of the colony. Edward Carr was a resident of Jamestown, and was a large landowner there. On October 6, 1686, he married Hannah Stanton, who was born November 7, 1670, and died in 1712. She was the daughter of John and Mary (Harndel) Stanton, and granddaughter of Robert Stanton, founder of the family in Rhode Island.

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